While Conrad was questioning his entire life over Lucia's bizarre performance—
Meanwhile, after relying on her swordsmanship to gain the upper hand and spending quite a bit of energy, Lucia finally defeated the boy from the Hellman Empire. She let out a slight sigh of relief, followed by an unexpected sense of satisfaction.
She discovered that although the Dad version of the battle technique was inferior to the Witch version, it was not entirely without its own advantages.
For example, opponents who would instantly defeat her if she used the Witch version could exchange a few proper moves with her under the Dad version. Victories won through pure swordsmanship also gave her a greater sense of accomplishment.
However, not long after the previous battle ended, the next challenger had already leaped onto the arena.
Unlike the previous boy ranked twelfth, this time it was the boy ranked fourth: Paris Komodo, from the wolf clan branch of the Orcs. Unlike humans, the Orcs often had poorer magical talent, but possessed innate beastification abilities buried deep within their bloodlines. With that ability's enhancement, the Orcs generally held a greater advantage than humans in battles between opponents of the same level.
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Before long, after recovering her stamina and mana with potions, Lucia's battle with Paris began.
Although Lucia gradually gained the upper hand at first with her superb swordsmanship, the wolf-clan youth did not hesitate in the slightest. He immediately entered his beastified state, dense wolf fur surging across his body.
In this Second Stage state, Lucia indeed lost her original advantage and began shifting from offense to defense.
"Not bad swordsmanship. Either she has excellent talent, or she received guidance from a famous teacher." From the tower stands, Ignatius gave a brief evaluation, lowered his head, and