Baek Jongmyung admitted his defeat with a feeling in his heart that he hadn’t felt for a long time. He had been able to cut through Theo’s mysterious spell, but his method had been the issue. His instincts had led him to cross the line they’d set for the spar.

Baek Jongmyung apologized to Theo with a red face, “I am ashamed, Sir Ted. I broke the rules… I shouldn’t have done it.”

That’s right. The fearsome blow which stabbed through Theo’s magic was his Aura Ability. This was the unreasonable equalizing ability of a sword master, who could not match a magician’s firepower, that went beyond tactical magic and the power of a god.

Magicians who faced it for the first time usually panicked or were traumatized. However, Theo was far from normal.

Master Baek’s ability… Is it 【Penetration】or 【Breakthrough】? No, I can’t be sure after only seeing it once...

Theo was busy analyzing the abnormalities in the auras, rather than being angry at Baek Jongmyung’s foul play. The audience watching them from afar might not know, but Theo, who had faced Baek...