NOVEL WEB Chapter 745
August 11, 2054, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas.
[The Legend is Back]
[NoName vs Paul Löw]
“Woooooah!”
Just the display of the matchup poster on the big screen caused an enormous uproar.
Once you set foot in the stadium, it was natural to have expectations.
The nonsensical battle that the irregular girl would unfold ahead.
[Last year, NoName proved she was the only sun in a realm unreachable by anyone. This year, many thought she had vanished, but just three times—that was enough for her to rise again in this Arlington Stadium. 2054 Texas National Exchange Tournament, Round 7 match. NoName faces Paul Röpke. We bring you the live broadcast with analysis from Choi Woo-joo.]
[Paul Röpke must feel like he’s hit by a bolt from the blue. My opponent is NoName? But she wasn’t even on the participant list.]
“Hahahaha. Truly an elusive athlete.”
└ How did she even enter? 🤣
└ Yeah, yeah, Na-me is everywhere.
└ What’s up with the size difference in the poster? 🤣🤣🤣
└ This doesn’t look like a magic duel; is it a ‘Stop Kidnapping’ poster instead?
└ Is that you again, Da-Name?
[One thing to be concerned about is that NoName has trained for just under two months.]
[Exactly. Yes.]
[I hope we can see how much she’s improved in her first match.]
[But one thing I can definitely say is that NoName has improved compared to last year.]
[Aha, age.]
[Yes, that’s right, age. Can an 11-year-old wizard be weaker than her 10-year-old self? That shouldn’t be possible. She might show a little struggle in the early part of the match, but she certainly came back stronger.]
└ She was a champion last year; if she’s stronger this year, it’s a calamity. 🤣🤣🤣
└ NoName should have come as Korea’s representative.
└ There’s no national flag, everything just feels off!
└ Is there a CEO participating in the National Exchange Tournament every vacation season?
The commentators continued their introductions of NoName and Paul Röpke.
“Casting calculations per minute: 26. We can say she casts about 5 level 3 spells in a minute.”
“Hehe… I’ve been a magic duel commentator for over 10 years, but I never imagined we’d see such numbers.”
“It seems that the existing figures just can’t explain NoName’s abnormal performance. The players are entering now! From Austria, Paul Röpke, and from the Luxembourg National Exchange Committee, NoName!”
└ Kyahhh!
└ NoName has appeared! wwwwwwww
└ I love NoName!
└ Seriously, the lack of a national flag is frustrating. 🤣
└ Luxembourg National Committee, LOL.
└ Na-me’s battle tank is coming out!
└ Look at the cheers!
└ Pyakpyakpyak!
└ That graffiti outfit is so hip! 🤣
└ Hehe, LOL!
└ I’m not even XX, but…
└ What is this? Why does the aura look so clear?
└ This is serious?
└ It even has a video, so how could it be fake?
[🟢‘Demon King’s Horn’ ON]
As soon as the two athletes set foot in the arena, the aura surged.
Golden afterimages spread out from Na-me, flickering like flames.
At the moment their afterimages brushed past each other in the center of the arena.
Ping-!
“Uooooooh!”
Like repelling magnets, the audience erupted into excitement.
[Is this the effect of the Demon King’s Horn that I’ve only heard about? It’s a technique newly introduced this year in the Texas National Exchange Tournament.]
[The technical prowess of Janjeol is beyond imagination every time. The thickest afterimage surely indicates the players’ focal points—i.e., the weight of their auras.]
└ Sandevisthan!
└ Is this not cyberpunk? 🤣
└ I’m clearly seeing the ‘movement’ that happens through your abilities. However… we will never reach the ‘truth’ of what happens!
└ It’s already a festival of fanfare! 🤣🤣🤣
└ I just watched the match before this, and it was seriously so fun! 🤣
└ If I had known this was a thing, I would have watched earlier!
└ All broadcasting networks should broadcast every match live right now!!!
[Round of 64 Group D Match 7]
[#2 Paul Röpke (Austria)] [100% | 100%]
[#4 NoName (Luxembourg National Exchange Committee)] [100% | 100%]
[Ready?]
[30s]
[29s]
Na-me slowly took out her wand.
The blade of the Ice and Snow Black Shadow Sword appeared.
With the wand strapped to her wrist and the handle made of hologram.
[It appears to be a non-contact wand, right? Hehehe…]
“Wow… Röpke is going to be quite triggered if he finds out about this!”
└ What the heck is this? 😂
└ Na-me’s wand looks super unique!
└ Is this even considered a sword…?
└ There’s nothing normal about this! 🤣
└ Na-me’s looking great today!
└ Na-me special: Even when opening scary eyes, she’s still harmless! 🤣
[Get Set!]
Shuuuuuuuu—!
Painstaking efforts for just 10 seconds.
[Go, go, go, go!]
[Alright, please keep this going!]
The aura spun violently through her entire veins and circuits, and the afterimages began to widen, exerting their territory.
“3! 2! 1!”
The commentators were wide-eyed, attentively watching the finishing scene.
[Go!]
[The match has started! NoName was faster! For the first time in her magic duel career, she takes the initiative!]
Na-me dashed across the arena.
Black cushioning masses rose behind her feet.
[Cast: Ventus Remus]
[Cast: Black Aurora]
Na-me approached Röpke in the blink of an eye.
[Imperial Palace Swordsmanship, Technique 422 – Cross Stabbing]
Zzzzzzzzz—!
[Cast: Terrarium Lacrimosa]
Röpke desperately unfolded his magic circle.
He blocked it. But at the same time, his feet slipped.
‘Why is this so powerful…?’
[Ah! Clean hit! As expected, Röpke’s solid! But NoName’s attack was great too!]
[Continuing with a flurry of strikes! She still retains the advantage of the initiative!]
She was unlike the NoName that people remembered.
A shrewd strategist countering attacks and searching for openings.
But now, she charged head-on, pressing forward with strength and speed until the defense broke.
Swish-!
NoName sliced through Röpke’s crossed defenses with precision from the right side.
Clang-!
[#2 Paul Röpke (Austria)] [100% → 95% | 100% → 99%]
Röpke had no choice but to lean back and escape.
[Technique 5, Technique 20, Technique 138! Truly beating him to a pulp, we’ve landed effective hits!]
[What combo was that?! The management changed completely from start to finish!]
└ Wow, that’s insane! 🤣🤣🤣
└ The skill gap is just outrageous! 🤣
└ Da-Name!!!!!
└ You can gradually see the ‘Theory of Magic’!
└ Every movement feels predictable… huh?
└ Even if you show me the Demon King’s Horn, I can’t keep up! 🤣
The audience immediately fell into a frenzy.
[NoName continues to be greedy! She hasn’t passed the turn yet!]
└ Just… stop already!
└ How long are you going to keep this up!
└ Last year, I started by getting hit all the time, and I had so much fun this year! 🤣
Na-me kept the pressure on Röpke until his aura output dropped.
[Oh! Dangerous counterattack towards the head! Fortunately, NoName escapes without taking serious damage!]
└ Whoa, that was close! 🤣
└ Please don’t do that when you’re in a favorable position! 😭😭
└ She’s driving everyone crazy in just 1 minute! 🤣
└ 100 to 90! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Barely dodging the dangerous wave that could’ve hit, she contained her aura.
[Haha! She looks quite thrilled, doesn’t she?]
[Yes, indeed. I can’t help but watch with my heart racing.]
The commentators masked it as ‘thrilled’, but in truth, it would be more accurate to say it was filled with madness.
The opening sequence ended in just 3 minutes, and a fierce back-and-forth battle had erupted.
As time passed, Na-me became even bolder.
[Alright, we must be careful. Be cautious! Be cautious!]
Was she drawing on the heat of the stadium’s rising excitement?
Pwaaah-!
After taking a punch wrapped in localized barrier waves, Na-me’s head spun violently.
Stagger—
Her delicate, light body suddenly soared briefly.
[Oowwww! Toward the head! It’s dangerous! Whoa!]
[How is she holding on like this?! Hold on tight!]
Woooosh—
The celestial sword switched to left-handed handling.
Swoosh—
Simply slashing from left to right.
‘She must have taken a solid blow to the head, right?’
Just at that moment, as Paul Röpke evaded with a backstep,
[Minor Cast: Demon King’s Horn]
[Cast: Aqua Monolith]
[Cast: Momentum Adjustment]
Na-me unleashed an astonishing quadruple casting at point-blank range.
Would even one in a hundred be able to properly see the scene that unfolded right after?
Wings burst forth from NoName’s back.
Simultaneously, the Ice and Snow Black Shadow Sword bound Röpke’s legs.
The wings gained rotational acceleration, mercilessly slamming into Röpke’s torso.
[Woooooah! Woah! Woooooah!]
The caster could only let out a cheer.
[It seems we’re entering a mount position here!]
[Who? NoName?]
[Can’t you see it?!]
[What am I even looking at right now?!]
The bewildered Choi Woo-joo screamed in disbelief.
Kraaack-!
Röpke’s long arms twisted, putting immense pressure on his elbow joint.
“Graaah!”
“Ugh, heeek…!”
At under 130 cm tall, Na-me put Röpke’s 190 cm frame in a submission hold.
An utterly nonsensical sight unfolded.
Yet the technique using arms and legs, along with her two wings as a third aura organ defied physical laws.
As she began to tighten her grip around his neck and then his throat,
“Graaah!”
“Tap, tap, tap!”
“Haha!”
Na-me successfully earned the tap-out from the reddening Röpke’s face.
[#2 Paul Röpke (Austria)] [86% → 61% (full penalty) | 90%]
[#4 NoName (Luxembourg National Exchange Committee)] [87% | 83%]
‘Yes! Success!’
Lying flat on the ground, Na-me gave a shy smile and tightly clenched her adorable fist.
“Players to your respective positions!”