As a Ninja, I Only Want to Live Off Others in Type-Moon — Chapter 39

Higashino Kanade's small attempt to suppress his smile naturally did not escape the challenger standing close to him.

Magus usually cared greatly about appearances, especially those born into prestigious magecraft families.

Feeling slighted, the challenger forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and silently vowed to expose Higashino Kanade's hypocritical true face. Only after torturing him into a cripple would he let him go.

"Since both sides have agreed to this duel, begin whenever you're ready."

The referee was not affected by the atmosphere and diligently carried out his duties.

Once both men had retreated behind the yellow lines, the signal to begin was given.

The first challenger immediately tossed a large handful of jewels from his pocket and shouted, "I'll use my finest Jewel Magic to teach you what it means to respect nobles!"

Illusion Technique: Naraka Perception!

Higashino Kanade did not waste words. He immediately cast the Genjutsu, amplified by the Sharingan.

P.S.: Fourth update!

Section 81: 79. Love's Sapphire

The completely unguarded first challenger was hit directly. After a brief silence, he grabbed his hair in terror and yanked wildly at it, his eyes bloodshot as he screamed like a madman, "Don't come closer! Don't kill me! I don't want to die!"

It had to be said that although Naraka Perception was only D-rank, it was indeed an incredibly useful Genjutsu for crushing both body and mind.

"He's fallen under my illusion magecraft. He has already lost. Announce the result," Higashino Kanade said to the referee.

"Yalman has lost the ability to fight. The winner is Uchiha Kanade!"

Higashino Kanade did not release the Genjutsu and simply watched as two medical staff carried the challenger away.

In the Clock Tower, the holy land of magecraft, there were surely many ways to break the Genjutsu. As for the torment Yalman suffered before it was dispelled, that was none of Higashino Kanade's concern. People had to take responsibility for their words and actions.

The audience continued murmuring, though there was far less of it than before.

If Higashino Kanade had defeated Olga Marie through a despicable sneak attack, then what about Yalman? Why had he been instantly defeated the moment the match began?

Only after being slapped in the face by absolute strength would people recognize reality.

"Next."

Higashino Kanade said it calmly, then narrowed his eyes and rested as if he were dozing.

Higashino Kanade's casual attitude once again enraged many self-proclaimed geniuses, and another man quickly jumped down.

"My name is Lindsay Shelley. I'm from the Astronomy Department, and I am one of Lady Olga Marie's admirers."

The man looked fifteen or sixteen years old and had beautiful blond hair. He was quite handsome, and the look he gave Higashino Kanade was calm and cold.

"The Shelley Family? I heard they're a branch family of the Animusphere Family. Lord Animusphere has not yet arranged an engagement for his daughter. It seems there are quite a few people who want to cling to the Animusphere Family."

"To be honest, I like Lady Olga Marie too. It's a shame I'm not strong enough, or I would have gone up there to avenge her myself."

Higashino Kanade caught the murmurs around him and formed a basic judgment of his current opponent.

"I'll beat you to a pulp and use your blood to wash away Lady Olga Marie's humiliation." The man's tone was exceptionally steady, as if victory were already in his grasp.

"Begin!"

At the referee's command, Higashino Kanade used the same trick again, first throwing out a Genjutsu to test him.

The man was immediately caught in it, but after just five seconds, he returned to reality drenched in sweat. Panting heavily, he said in a trembling voice, "Y-your Mystic Eyes truly have more than just perceptive abilities. You can also cast illusion-type magecraft directly without chanting."

"That's right. How did you escape my illusion magecraft?" Higashino Kanade asked curiously.

With trembling hands, the man took a crystal pendant from his clothes. Though he had successfully broken free of Higashino Kanade's Genjutsu, he had not done so without paying a price.

"This is a magical tool my father prepared for me. It can forcibly pull a person's mind back to reality. I'd never encountered an enemy like you before, so I didn't expect to use it today."

The man smiled in relief, then straightened his back and said calmly, "I've seen through the method you used to defeat Lady Olga Marie. If you have no other tricks, you can surrender now."

A wave of cheers rose from the audience. Clearly, the man had vented the anger of most of them.

Glowing Magic Circuits lit up across the man's body. Seeing that Higashino Kanade ignored him, he decided to use magecraft to teach him what manners were.

But just as the man had been aiming at Higashino Kanade one second earlier, Higashino Kanade's body vanished the next.

"What?!"

Startled, the man hurriedly activated a defensive magical tool and anxiously searched the surroundings, trying to find Higashino Kanade.

Konoha Whirlwind!

A whipping kick came from behind him. After effortlessly shattering the defensive barrier, it slammed into the man's face and sent his entire body flying.

This was the Body Flicker Technique!

Unlike Space-Time Ninjutsu such as the Flying Thunder God Technique, Higashino Kanade's Body Flicker Technique was a form of taijutsu that achieved its effect by rapidly moving the body over a short period of time.

Since this ninjutsu did not involve releasing Chakra, magus would only think that Higashino Kanade's physical speed was extraordinarily fast. That was why he felt safe using it.

The man skidded across the ground, leaving a long trail behind him. Half his face had been mangled by the kick, and he fainted without even managing a cry of pain.

The facts proved that not every magus valued physical training like Tohsaka Rin and Luvia did.

"Next."

Higashino Kanade sighed in great disappointment, returned behind the yellow line, and began pretending to doze again.

"What a crude barbarian!"

One magus shot Higashino Kanade an extremely displeased glance, deeply disdainful of such a battle method only barbarians would use.

In the eyes of most magus, battles between magus should involve magnificent magecraft being fired from afar, contests of skill and intelligence—not rushing in like a barbarian and fighting with fists. Close-combat magus were heretics!

Some more knowledgeable magus looked at Higashino Kanade with complicated expressions that held both contempt and fear. They had realized that Higashino Kanade fought more like a Mage Killer than a magus: completely inelegant and willing to use any means necessary.

Although magus despised Mage Killers and considered them lunatics who abused magecraft, Mage Killers were undeniably powerful, and that made magus deeply wary of them.

Soon, another magus came down to challenge Higashino Kanade, only to be utterly crushed and eliminated.

The third...

The fourth...

The fifth...

Before long, the tenth challenger also fell beneath Higashino Kanade's taijutsu and was eliminated after having three ribs broken.

Higashino Kanade wiped the sweat beading on his forehead and reflected that he had won these ten battles with exceptional ease.

Aside from one Spiritual Evocation student who summoned an undead spirit and forced Higashino Kanade to hurriedly throw out ten Explosive Tags to eliminate him, the rest had all been dealt with in a few moves. They were far weaker than the clone Araya Souren had once used to hunt him down.

So this was what magus were like? What a joke.

Though Higashino Kanade laughed inwardly, he also knew that he had only fought a group of students. Not a single truly formidable person had appeared, which was why he had won so easily.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the special mission "Fight for a Friend." Reward: one Special Treasure Chest. Open the reward?

Open it.

Higashino Kanade had asked the system before. Special Treasure Chests were a kind of Easter egg and could only contain useful items. He had no intention of saving it up for a five-pull guarantee like ordinary treasure chests.

Within his consciousness space, an ornate multicolored treasure chest opened, radiating dazzling seven-colored rainbow light. The outline of an item gradually became clearer.

Love's Sapphire

Description: This jewel contains a large amount of Mana and can automatically block one fatal attack for the Host.

(This product was provided by a certain Miss Hyena who wished to remain anonymous. Contains love.)

P.S.: Fifth update!!!

Section 82: 80. Do You Want to Dance Too?

After Higashino Kanade's clean and decisive ten-win streak, there was almost no doubt left at the scene. Most people looked at him as though he were a monster.

After being brutally slapped in the face by reality, the once-proud magus nobles gradually changed from haughty disdain to shock and numbness.

Higashino Kanade was too strong—so strong that he hardly seemed human.

With only his Mystic Eyes and combat skills that did not lose to a Holy Church Executor's, he had nearly defeated talented students from every department. Moreover, it appeared that he had not even used his full strength.

"Is he really only twelve years old? Why do I feel like his true body is a Dead Apostle who has lived for centuries?" one spectator sighed with an ugly expression.

Overwhelming physical abilities and bizarre Mystic Eyes—those were practically standard traits of a High-class Dead Apostle.

"Why not say he's a True Ancestor? At least he isn't afraid of sunlight!" another spectator mocked jokingly.

"Do you think the Lords would be a match for him?"

"Of course! How could he possibly be a match for the Lords? This mercenary looks strong, but he's still nowhere near a Lord."

"That's true. How could he compare to a Lord? Still, with his strength, defeating the daughter of the Lord of Celestial Mechanics shouldn't have been difficult, right?"

"Exactly. I always thought he defeated the Young Lady of the Animusphere Family through sheer strength. You all insisted on doubting him. Now look, ten people have already been carried into the infirmary."

"Bullshit! You were the one cursing him the hardest just now! You even said he was the Edelfelt Family's lapdog!"

"I wasn't! Don't make things up! It's not like I resent him because I lost tens of thousands of dollars betting against him!"

"Hmph. You only know to admit defeat now. He really is strong. This time, I'm truly convinced."

"I'm convinced too. We can't beat him, and we can't afford to provoke him. The Edelfelt Family really found a treasure."

"Damn it, he has that kind of strength at such a young age, yet instead of being a proper person, he insists on becoming the Edelfelt Family's dog. No! I need to find a chance to poach him. Whatever the Edelfelt Family is paying, I'll offer three times as much!"

"Well said. I was thinking the same thing. For the sake of our many years of friendship, how about giving him to me?"

"Heh heh."

Humans naturally admired the strong, and magus were no exception.

Aside from a few stubborn fanatics devoted to aristocratic ideals, most magus had been conquered by Higashino Kanade's overwhelming strength. They either admired him or envied him.

The clever magus had already begun planning how to recruit him. The ruthless ones had set their sights on Higashino Kanade's Mystic Eyes and body. Many had already mobilized their families to investigate his background, while those who resented him had placed bounties on his head in the assassin world.

Though different magus held different views of Higashino Kanade, one thing was certain: Higashino Kanade had become famous. From now on, half the magecraft world would hear rumors about him.

"Wahahaha, what incredible Mystic Eyes! I want them in my collection so badly!"

In the audience, a pink-haired twin-tailed girl in a white Gothic dress stared fixedly at Higashino Kanade's eyes. Her uncovered eye was filled with appreciation and possessiveness.

The beautiful girl was named Yvette L. Leyman. Born into a Mystic Eye family, her family's main business was collecting and processing Mystic Eyes. Like Higashino Kanade, she was from Waver's classroom, and she was a remarkable girl who claimed she wanted to become Waver's mistress.

"Are those Mystic Eyes Gold-level? Or perhaps the rare Jewel-level? No, no, I want to appraise Uchiha's Mystic Eyes right now!!!" Yvette's body trembled excitedly, startling the spectators around her.

"Finally, it's over." Higashino Kanade let out a long breath and played with the sapphire he had just drawn in one hand.

Getting such a good item for beating ten weaklings made Higashino Kanade want to say only one thing: give him ten more missions like this in the future.

The mission issued by the system was complete, and the Sharingan's reputation had spread. Higashino Kanade's trip had been a complete success. He planned to end this farce and return to the library to continue being a merciless Quantum Butterfly Reading machine.

Just as Higashino Kanade turned to leave, another magecraft apprentice jumped into the arena.

"W-wait! You still have me as an opponent!"

This challenger was a young magus girl. Her expensive clothing showed that her family background was likely quite good. She was probably another magus noble coming to offer experience points.

However, unlike the previous ten challengers, her face was not filled with confidence and pride. Instead, she was forcing herself to be brave, like a martyr heading to the execution block.

At least I have to fight him to a draw. Otherwise, our nobles will lose all face completely. The girl encouraged herself inwardly, but her legs still could not stop trembling slightly.

"What are you even doing this for?" Higashino Kanade muttered so quietly that it was almost inaudible. How could an old hand like him fail to see what the girl was thinking?

If the system mission had not been completed yet, Higashino Kanade would not have minded being ruthless and sending the girl to the infirmary for a few days.

But the mission was already complete, and Higashino Kanade was tired of playing. He had no desire to keep wasting time in the arena.

An idea suddenly came to him. He used the Body Flicker Technique to appear before the girl, placed one hand on her shoulder, and aimed his scarlet Sharingan at her eyes. In an incomparably cold tone, he said, "Do you want to dance too?"

In an instant, the girl felt immense pressure. A blood-red word—death—appeared in her mind.

The aura radiating from Higashino Kanade crushed her so thoroughly that she could barely breathe. Her entire body stiffened, unable to move.

Madara-sama's posturing technique really is useful.

Seeing the girl too frightened to move, Higashino Kanade chuckled inwardly and turned to walk off the field.

With the girl's example before them, no one dared challenge Higashino Kanade any longer. Higashino Kanade's debut at the Clock Tower ended there.