Possesssor'S Memory
Ch. 15 - Du-du-du-du!

I was standing in an arena staring at the man at the end of the arena on the other side with a smile, pale yellow hair dancing in the twilight breeze, he put a serious expression on his face.

Cadets and disciples were seen gathering in droves to be curious and wanted to watch the duel between us.

Looks like the reputation of the special line cadets and also added our achievements have a considerable value here.

thud - thud thud

A woman with purple eyes climbed into the arena and turned her head towards me and Tristan as well.

“Alright, at 16:30 cadets Tristan Holmberg and Max Goldwel will duel on condition, without the use of magic, tools and skills. If there is an action that violates these conditions, it will be borne by the parties concerned. The duel will end if either side admits defeat or cannot continue the duel, Do you agree?”

''‘Agree!’'''

Answer me and Tristan simultaneously.

“Tristan you ready?”

Lilith asked Tristan with her charming voice.

“Of course!”

Reply Tristan who used a serious expression.

“Max are you ready?”

Lilith asked towards me, I just nodded and raised my eyebrows while smiling which signified I was ready.

Me and Tristan then did our respective battle stances.

I did the basic horses in boxing, a favorite of my horses, simple but efficient. 

Tristan was seen doing the same thing, but clearly there was still the influence of the horses.

I smiled cunningly as if to humiliate Tristan to provoke him, but unfortunately he did not appear to be provoked.

“Tch.”

Seeing that, I could only click my tongue.

Lilith was seen raising her hands up.

“Then the duel begins!!!”

Along with the statement, Lilith's hand that was originally on top was quickly swung down which signified the duel had begun.

Tristan instantly disappeared into place and with a short time he cut the distance between us.

I opened my eyes in shock at his speed which was very fast even without magic.

He appeared to be spinning a kick at a frightening speed to the right side of my head, in response I also raised my arm.

- BUAKKK

My wrist made contact with her feet which made a loud noise.

Looking at his agile kick, he immediately carried out the same attack, but this time Tristan used a different leg and attacked the other side of my head.

But I won't fall for the same trick, my hands swiftly catching his feet.

Then by holding his leg, I threw Tristan's body so hard that it floated into the air.

Tristan who was in the air agilely twisted his body so that he could land perfectly.

I was actually able to give Tristan a strong attack when I caught his leg due to his own mistake, but it was not interesting, I wanted to enjoy this duel further.

Tristan who saw my smiling face seemed to be aware of what I was thinking, he then again took a combat stance which this time looked more sturdy than before.

I unhesitatingly advanced towards Tristan and started the attack by jumping forward and swinging my fist towards Tristan.

Of course he easily dodged it and retaliated with a kick that I fielded without much effort.

I then grabbed his forearm and pulled it and then hit him in the face many times, which forced him to take a few steps back.

Blood was seen dripping from Tristan's lips, but he didn't seem to care about it.

He kept looking at me with his sharp gaze, without warning and then jumped at me with an amazing speed.

I quickly repelled his first attack, but he easily overcame my strength and launched the next attack. I was forced to retreat and avoid the next attack.

He seems to realize his past mistakes and quickly correct them, he is arguably a genius. 

“Not bad, but if you want to beat me in a hand-to-hand fight you need more than that Tristan, you need a miracle.”

I said with a big smile then to prove my speech, with strong cues I attacked and managed to hit my opponent with a crushing blow on his stomach so he flew into the air.

But my attack did not stop from here, I jumped up and instantly over Tristan who was still in the air and kicked him down very hard.

His body then helplessly flung out and smashed onto the arena floor.

Dust and debris lifted and blocked my view and the audience.

Suddenly Tristan came out of the dust and gave me a punch in the face and a kick in the stomach.

In order not to be hit by further attacks, I swiftly retreated a few meters and observed Tristan who was in front of me.

His appearance looks more shabby than at the beginning of the duel, blood that was originally only dots under the lips now envelops the mouth to his chin.

But for some reason he seemed more sturdy, sharp, and looked more serious.

My eyes lit up and smiled widely with adrenaline from the aura I felt from Tristan.

- BUAAAKK

His attack did not stop there, he then carried out a barrage of attacks towards me with his incredible physical strength and speed.

Luckily I was able to fend off, dodge and retaliate for the attack.

Then our two hands locked onto each other, without a second thought I slammed Tristan's nose with my forehead.

As a result, the force on his arm weakened so that I could pull his hand and strike his nose back with my knee.

He was inevitably forced to retreat, now his appearance was very messy with blood filling his face.

But Tristan's expression was still sharp as if not caring about her appearance, I smiled looking at that and raised my hand and gave a gesture to go forward to her.

With our incredible physical strength, then our two powers clashed again.

The two of us continued to fight, hitting and kicking each other, producing great sounds and shocks in the air.

The audience seemed speechless and could only focus on our fight over the arena.

after more than ten minutes of attacking, Tristan finally looked very exhausted.

Seeing this, I casually picked up the cue to punch.

MANAMA

A loud voice rang out and along with that Tristan's body fell to the ground, helplessly onto the arena floor.

Looking at Tristan who was not moving, Lilith went up to the arena floor and checked her condition.

Then Lilith stood up and walked towards me and then grabbed my hand.

“The winner of this duel is Max!”

Along with his words he raised my hand up which signified my victory over this duel.

“Woaaah!!”

“Wow!”

“Are they really first-year cadets? Especially that black haired one, he is really strong.”

The audience that had been silent, instantly rumbled and noisily as Lilith announced the winner.

I can only smile still affected by the adrenaline I got from the duel, while seeing Tristan being transported to a stretcher by medics. 

Although without magic, my [Unbreakable Body] and [Fast Recovery] traits will always be active.

But even without it I can confidently defeat Tristan.

“Are you okay? Need medical treatment?”

Lilith asked that in a quite worried tone, probably from seeing a fair amount of blood on my face.

“No need, with a little break I will be able to move as usual”

Hearing that Lilith simply nodded and went towards Tristan.

Seeing that I can only think that he is a very considerate person and on the other hand is also very firm.

It is really suitable to be the chairman of all students and cadets in the first year.

***

In a health room there was a man lying unconscious on a bed.

Then he slowly opened his eyes and a little confused, he was a little confused as to why he was here.

But quickly he got the answer he was looking for, he fainted from losing a duel he proposed.

The man was Tristan Homberg, he could only cover his face with one hand and chuckle.

‘I seemed to be becoming overconfident as a result of the [STR] and [SPD] upgrade reward from beating Vern’

Thinking in his mind, he challenged Max because he felt he could rival Max in pure physical strength, but as can be seen he was outdone.

At that very instant, Lilith came into the room and was quite surprised to see Tristan who had woken up.

“You've woken up, feel better?”

Lilith asked Tristan, to which Tristan replied,

“Yup, fine.”

Tristan nodded slightly to Lilith.

“Partially I was also quite surprised by the level of dexterity and skill that Max showed, he seemed to have the same agility as an experienced Awakener.”

Lilith said and was surprised by the dexterity 

“When I first met him on the train, I also thought like that.”

Tristan sambari smiled bitterly.

“This makes me wonder what happened to him in the past to have such dexterity.”

Lilith's words that make Tristan recall Max's past in [World of Magic and Might], a dark past that forms Max's character now then he opens his mouth.

“Whatever it is, but definitely not a normal thing.”

“Agree.”