It’s normal for a person to feel intimidated when facing a stronger opponent.

But Kaine, having worked in a company on Earth, didn’t feel intimidated as he stared at Ortin in front of him.

Ortin, seeing that Kaine wasn’t intimidated by him, showed a surprised expression.

“Hmm. Let me ask you one thing. Did you know I would come out?”

“Well, anyone would have known that your brother would bring you in, seeing his thuggish personality.”

Kaine answered without hesitation, as if he had expected Ortin’s question.

Suddenly, Ortin’s forehead veins bulged as Kaine insulted his brother and called him a ‘bastard’.

“You’d better watch your mouth. Otherwise, I won’t go easy on you.”

“….., Look at this bastard getting all worked up over the facts.”

As Kaine’s words ended, Ortin’s veins bulged even more, and he kicked and punched.

-Whoosh!

Kaine, as if he knew the attack was coming, dodged by spinning his body to the side. Then he kicked back.

Ortin, seeing his attack, widened his eyes.

He’s going to dodge and counterattack?

I intentionally held back my strength to test him, but I didn’t expect him to counterattack.

-Thud!

Kaine blocked the kick with one hand and stepped back.

What the hell is this guy?

I’ve heard that he’s become stronger, but this is…

Too strong?

The attack I just swung was at a level that most first-year students couldn’t dodge. Well, dodging it isn’t a problem.

Honestly, dodging it once is understandable.

The problem is that he counterattacked.

It’s as if Kaine knew that I would attack like this, and he spun his body before punching.

Let’s check again.

Ortin, with a calm expression, swung his fist at Kaine, who was standing still. Then he looked at him closely.

-Whoosh!

And it wasn’t a coincidence that he counterattacked; he ducked his head back to dodge and then punched upwards.

-Thud!

“Ugh!”

Ortin, who was hit on the chin, momentarily lost his vision but regained his composure. I can’t go easy on him.

Ortin took out a wooden sword from his pocket dimension ring, and Kaine released his mana. At the same time, blue mana slowly flowed into Kaine’s body.

Ortin, seeing Kaine’s Physical Enhancement, narrowed his eyes.

“So it’s true that you learned magic, not just a rumor.”

“Why? Are you jealous? If you are, you can use your aura~”

Kaine smirked and waved his hand.

Ortin, with a frown, kicked, and Kaine kicked at the same time.

The two of them clashed.

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Meanwhile, at the same time,

Most of the students who were watching the duel between the two men gulped.

“Hey, is that really the same Kaine who used to be a loser?”

“I don’t know. I remember he was really weak in the first semester.”

“What kind of training did he do during the vacation?”

“….., I wonder.”

As the students were talking to each other in surprise, Kim Soo-yong crossed his arms and examined Kaine’s movements.

Kaine dodged all of Ortin’s attacks with ease and counterattacked. It was as if he knew how Ortin would move.

Is he seeing the future or something?

But according to what I heard from the Constellation, even a transcendent like her can’t see the future.

It’s impossible for a mortal like Kaine to see the future.

Well, that’s beside the point. Hmm. But I didn’t expect him to refuse my help.

In fact, when Ortin came out in the training ground, I offered to be Kaine’s proxy to repay my debt.

But Kaine refused, saying that it was something he had to handle himself.

So it seems that the rumors about his broken personality in the first semester weren’t true.

As I thought this, I watched Kaine overwhelming Ortin.

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“Jenny, what do you think?”

“….., I think Kaine will win like this.”

At Jenny’s words, Eileen nodded in agreement.

But I never expected him to be so dominant.

I knew that Kaine had changed, but I never imagined that he would be so dominant against a third-year student.

-Thud!

“Ugh!”

Even now,

Kaine, as if he knew Ortin’s attack patterns, dodged with ease and broke his wooden sword.

As Eileen was impressed by Kaine’s Physical Enhancement, Jenny smiled at her, and Eileen smiled back.

“Eileen, you’re drooling over Kaine’s moves.”

“What, what! I was just analyzing his movements out of curiosity!”

Eileen, pouting, turned to Jenny, who smiled mischievously.

“By the way, what will you do after this duel?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Hey… Did you forget that Kaine lied to Ogteen, saying that you two were engaged?”

“Oh…..,”

Eileen had forgotten about it as she was admiring Kaine’s flashy moves. But why did he lie like that?

As Eileen was trying to understand, Jenny spoke seriously.

“Eileen, I don’t know why Kaine lied, but this is an opportunity.”

“An opportunity?”

“Yes. Think about it. Right now, Kaine owes you a favor.”

“That’s true…..,”

Ogteen probably didn’t know that Kaine and Eileen had broken off their engagement, so he made that proposal.

But Kaine didn’t tell the truth and accepted the proposal.

In the end, Kaine used Eileen to lie. Hearing Jenny’s words, Eileen nodded.

“So you’re saying I should use this favor?”

“Yes.”

“….., But how?”

At her question, Jenny lowered her voice so that no one else could hear and said, and Eileen looked a little embarrassed.

“But… is that okay?”

“Of course. To be honest, that’s more than fair. And who knows? Maybe Kaine also wants to get engaged to you again, so he accepted Ogteen’s proposal.”

Eileen wanted to nod at Jenny’s words, but she couldn’t bring herself to agree, having been rejected twice.

“I don’t think that’s the case, but your proposal seems like a good idea.”

“Right?”

“Yes.”

With that, the two of them turned their gaze back to the training ground, where Ortin was getting beaten up.

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It wasn’t just the students who were surprised by Kaine’s movements. Lise was also surprised and turned to Skaya.

“Skaya, what kind of training did you do?”

“Hmm. I just did Physical Enhancement and Mental Enhancement training.”

“But even so…”

Kaine had grown too much. I knew how much Kaine had grown during the vacation.

Because of that, I was even more surprised than the other students. What happened in a week that made him grow so much?

At the beginning of the semester, Kaine’s strength was only mid-level or lower in the Academy. It’s undeniable that he had great strength and endurance, but that was all he had.

He didn’t have anything else.

But now, his movements, even with Physical Enhancement, were overwhelming his opponent, who had more experience and better skills.

Lise, with a serious expression, was deep in thought when Kage interrupted with a cute punch and shouted,

“Master! Don’t hold your fist like that!! Make it more concise!”

At her shout, the students around them all looked at her with wide eyes, as if they had found a cute puppy.

Lise, feeling embarrassed by Kage’s behavior, smacked her on the head.

-Thud!

“Ouch!”

The students around them pretended not to see anything and turned their gaze elsewhere. Kage rubbed the bump on her head with both hands and shed a tear.

“Ugh. I was just cheering.”

“Cheer quietly. You’re bothering the people around you.”

“I don’t think that’s the case…..,”

Lise glared at Kage, who quickly changed her attitude and quietly cheered for Kaine.

“Go, Master…..,”

Lise, satisfied with her smile, turned to Skaya.

“Skaya, who do you think will win?”

“Hmm. It looks like Kaine is dominating, but I don’t know. The outcome will depend on how long Kaine can maintain Physical Enhancement.”

“I see.”

“Huh?!”

As the students around them reacted in surprise, the two of them also turned their gaze to the training ground. Just then, Kaine’s Physical Enhancement ended.

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“Haa! Haa! Haa!”

“Phew. It seems like your Physical Enhancement has finally ended.”

Ortin took a deep breath and raised one corner of his mouth.

Now it’s my turn.

Although Ortin had also been beaten up by Kaine and was tired, he was still less tired than Kaine, who had forced himself to use Physical Enhancement.

Ortin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his arm and turned his gaze to Kaine.

He looked exhausted, with sweat pouring down his forehead, even though he was relatively cleaner than Kaine.

Kaine didn’t have Physical Enhancement anymore, and his stamina was lower. My body was also injured, but it wasn’t enough to stop me.

Ortin took out a new wooden sword from his pocket dimension ring and showed his white teeth.

“Okay, let’s get your education, junior.”

“…..,”

Ortin’s words were met with silence from Kaine. Ortin thought that getting angry at this point wouldn’t help, so he maintained his composure and swung his sword horizontally.

-Whoosh!

Although Ortin was injured and tired, his attack was still sharp, as befitting a third-year student.

Kaine realized that it would be dangerous if he took the hit and barely dodged by tilting his head back.

But unlike before, he was too tired to counterattack. Ortin was confident.

That guy is definitely tired.

If I keep going like this, I can win. I’ll pay him back double for what he did to me!

Ortin imagined what was about to happen and raised one corner of his mouth as he swung his sword. Kaine blocked the sword with his hand.

-Thud!

I felt it in my hand. It hit perfectly.

Even though Kaine blocked it with his hand, the damage would be significant since his body was already exhausted.

Ortin tried to pull out his sword to swing again, but it didn’t move. What’s wrong?

I tried to pull it out with all my strength, but it didn’t budge. Something’s wrong. I turned my gaze to Kaine, who was looking at me indifferently.

The problem is not that he’s holding my sword. The real problem is…

What’s going on? How did he recover? Is it an item?

Ortin, not understanding the situation, looked at William in confusion.

William looked at Ortin and said coldly,

“No cheating. Continue the duel as it is.”

At William’s words, Ortin bit his lower lip.

If I stay like this, I’ll lose. I have to attack.

I thought this was my last chance and clenched my other hand into a fist, ready to strike.

-Thud!

“Cough!”

Suddenly, my vision spun. What happened? I lifted my upper body and saw that I had fallen to the ground.

Ortin was surprised by the sudden attack, and Kaine looked down at him with a smile on his face.

“Don’t be too upset. You and I are on different levels.”

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