Chapter-60 Nearing the True Beginning

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Erik flicked the safety off; his secondary C.A.D was fully optimized for the upcoming battle, the last event which would mark the end of the Newcomers Division.

The [Nine-School Competition] was finally coming to an end for the first-year participants.

The scoreboard was in [First-High School] favour, even if somehow Erik lost the [Monolith Code], it wouldn't affect the outcome at all.

Raising the gun-shaped C.A.D within his hands, he let out a sigh.

To be truthful he wasn't all that comfortable with using another C.A.D other than his pocket watch.

Not to mention, a secondary C.A.D can't bear the burden placed on it due to the massive psion count that Erik possess.

Suzune had already tried her level best to calibrate his secondary C.A.D, to maximum resonance but Erik wouldn't feel 100% comfortable while using it.

Unfortunately, he couldn't use his primary C.A.D in the event.

His [Pocket-Watch Edition C.A.D] was a gift from [Outer-God], also the heart of Erik's master plan, the only piece of [Dream-Chaser Technology] that he possessed, yet.

To maintain proper integrity the [Organizers] would submit all equipment that may be used during the events for a data inspection, to make sure that no one cheats during any events.

Erik would never allow anyone to even touch his primary C.A.D, all the secrets hidden inside that simple pocket watch are enough for him to kill anyone in contact with his C.A.D for any reason.

Of course, according to the future knowledge that Erik had, [Organizers] "integrity" does seem to get corrupted in the upcoming years.

Just in two years, The [No-Head Dragon] would successfully infiltrate the security within the competition, instigating different events and winners.

Anyway, back to the topic. Erik, Katsuto and Cthulhu were representing [First-High School] in the Newcomers category of the event, [Monolith Code].

Cthulhu was an ace first-year student.

Also an [Bloom] as you will say. A genius at ancient magic, specifically in illusions and tricking the enemy's senses it believing something which isn't.

[Monolith Code] had certain rules, one of which states that the highest level of magic allowed in the event was, B-rank.

Participants weren't allowed to use A-rank spells or highly lethal spells against each other, the goal of this event was to measure the versatility and IQ of the various individuals participating.

The strategy for winning the last event was pretty straight forward; Erik and Juumonji would rush towards the enemy to open the opponent's Monolith whereas Cthulhu would stay near their own Monolith and protect it from the enemy.

[Phalanx] was uncategorized magic, meaning that Katsuto was allowed to use his strongest magic passively, within the boundaries of a B-ranked spell. This gave their team a powerful defence whereas Erik was very much capable of taking care of the enemies.

The person in question kept looking at the secondary C.A.D in his hand, lost in thoughts.

'Once finished with the [Nine-School Competition], I need to initiate my plan of finding the other pieces of the [Dream-Chaser Technology].....'

'[Ten-Masters Conference] is just around the corner...'

'Katsuto understands my vision for the future, having lost people he cared about, the fear of losing other too, seeing what happened to his friend when faced with the cruelty of this world, all of this allows him to see the world through my perspective...…'

'With him as an accomplice, my plans will be much easier to implement, not to mention the strength he has gained from being exposed to Daichi's forbidden Magic will perfectly complement my powers...…'

'I would need to first find two more worthy accomplices for making the plan turn into reality. I, alone am not enough, even with Katsuto, it wouldn't be enough…..'

'Old G.O.A.T and Baldy are ideal candidates.....'

Juumonji Katsuto, W̸̡̬̬̱͕͙̯̾̅̇͂̏͐̍̕͝ẩ̵̡̹͖̤͔̰̊̈̕̕r̵̢̨̮͍̜̱͔͊͐͐̇͝ͅ....(War)

A very powerful individual who has achieved a power higher than other magicians, the only individual who can actually defend against Erik's trump card, [Time-Magic] if the said person doesn't use [Hollow Abilities].

Kokonoe Yakumo, F̵̫̪̄͐͆̈́͂́̕͠͠a̷̛̳͚̯͌̑m̴̢͔̘̤̝̟̻͎̄́̎̌̔ï̴̛̛̩̳͇̞̘̟̩̣̫̰̊̓̈́͐̈́́͠n̸̤̞͕͚̓͜ͅȩ̵̥̪̙̰͇̫̭͍͋̊̽ͅ...(Famine)

Kokonoe Yakumo, a famous ninjutsu-user and someone who passes on traditional shinobi magic, a well-known master martial artist and illusionist among fighting circles.

Someone considered by many to be one of the authorities on Ancient Magic.

Kudou Retsu, P̵͎͈̦̉͌͐̀e̸̬͆̌̎́̽̎̍͠s̸̯͊̉̇̕t̴̗̘̟̭̪͇͕̲͈̎̀͛̀́̑̅ḯ̷̛̓̌̅̃̀̀͂̆͜ļ̷̦̰̪͈͉̰̦̳̓e̴̯̠̙̖͍̫̤̰̟̿̑̕n̵̝̲̖̪͇̳̽̇̓͘c̵̨̃̔͝ę̴̯̤̻̬̹̉̈́̎̚ͅ...(Pestilence)

Elder Kudou was once known as the strongest Magician in the world. In the world of Magic, he is regarded as the "Sly Warlock" from his reputation as being the most "Pinnacle" and "Craftiest" among Magicians.

His words can shake the very foundation of modern magic society today.

He is considered to be the head of the Japanese Magic Community

Erik Saltzman, D̴̝͙̗͕͈͙͉̦̺̎͒͊e̸̛͙̣̙̓̑̊̐̀͑̀̆̚a̵̪̩̜̔͋̆̈̌̀̎̓ṯ̸̡̫̱̙̭̥͋̐́͌ͅḩ̸̖̜̫̈̑̓̉͂...(Death)

The Emperor of World's biggest business Empire, arguably the strongest magician, someone who sees the world for what it is and is willing to go to any lengths to accomplish his goal of "True Peace".

[𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕱𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝕬𝖕𝖔𝖈𝖆𝖑𝖞𝖕𝖘𝖊]

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'And I exactly know how to get those two on my side...'

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"Everyone! We are nearing the last event for the Newcomers division. We have been able to witness some of the greatest performance of all time but as they say, all good things come to an end..."

"[Monolith Code] is the one last event for our participants to compete in...…"

"We have been able to witness many outstanding performances by all our participants..."

"Now only one final performance left for us to look and marvel at..."

"Similar to [Ice-Pillar Break], this event is also divided into 3-rounds, each school will compete against each other and we will have a grand showdown in the finals."

The commentators were doing their job, hyping the crowd for the last event. The nine teams were already standing near the arena, waiting to be called to compete against each other.

"For the first round, we have [First-High School] V.s [Seventh-High School]...…"

Erik and the others stepped forward, standing in front of the arena where they would confront the opposing team and hopefully win.

A member of the Organizers Committee came up to the two teams, explaining small bits of understood information.

"The first battlefield is located inside a deserted building; the two Monoliths are placed at the two opposite ends of the building, the structure of this seemingly weary building is based on a maze..."

"Any kind of attack other than magic is not allowed, lethal spells are not allowed, spell under A-rank are allowed but anything above that mark will get you and your team disqualified....."

"Do you all understand the rules?"

"Yes sir!"

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"3...2...1...Begin!"

As soon as the Buzzer rang, both of the teams burst into action. Cthuhlu immediately activated his magic and cast an illusion spell to cover the area around him and the Monolith, from the opposing team whereas both Erik and Katsuto immediately moved forward to find the opposing team.

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