Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 391 - Kabak Inter-Academy Exchange (4)

Princess Evangeline, having heard the story of the Demon God Spear, understood everything.

Only then did things previously invisible to the princess begin to come into view.

And soon, Draxler X’s expression came into focus.

Beneath his seemingly calm expression, irritation was visible.

“… Teacher Draxler already knew about this.”

“He must be angry. Things aren’t going his way. Having learned under Regia, he must have experienced despair and quite a bit of frustration. Even so, it’s probably difficult for him to accept easily.”

The Demon God Spear said with a loud laugh, as if finding it amusing.

“Being controlled according to someone else’s intentions is truly an unpleasant feeling, Your Highness.”

As the Demon God Spear had predicted, Draxler was quite angry.

Like everyone else, Draxler had been looking forward to this exchange immensely.

He thought he would be able to properly experience the renowned Teacher Ethan Whiskers in this teacher exchange duel.

The new teacher who had pushed aside Claudie Hyde to become the representative teacher.

Additionally, he was the older brother of Nathan Whiskers, whom he was teaching.

He was also the opponent that the elite student Nathan Whiskers had given up on before even trying, believing he could never win.

Above all, the numerous achievements accomplished in less than a year greatly impressed Draxler.

What kind of person could Ethan Whiskers be, with rumors even circulating that he was essentially confirmed as a Master?

How strong must he be for such talk to arise?

Even for himself, it had taken over a decade of years running towards the title of Master.

Born with talent so outstanding it could be called blessed, and recognized for that talent to become the disciple of Master teacher Regia.

He had lived up to all the numerous expectations placed on him for being Regia’s disciple.

How difficult had it been to be acknowledged as Regia’s disciple?

That’s why he couldn’t help but be curious.

‘I don’t think others should take a decade just because it took me that long.’

But seeing how those who had doubted it was too early were all highly praising Ethan, he couldn’t help but be curious.

What was Ethan Whiskers like, who was evaluated as closer to being a Master than even Claudie Hyde, despite Claudie’s presence?

Based on the rumors he had heard and the stories told by Nathan Whiskers, he could sufficiently predict Ethan’s personality.

From his experience so far, those he had predicted were generally as he had thought, so he believed Ethan would be no different from his expectations.

But it wasn’t like that at all.

“…”

Ethan Whiskers was beyond all of Draxler’s expectations.

He was someone Draxler had never experienced before.

‘He’s choosing options I wouldn’t normally choose. He’s forcing my actions.’

He realized it halfway through. Ethan was naturally forcing his actions.

‘Like a puppet.’

Grr.

Since the start of the duel, he had been moving according to Ethan’s intentions.

Anger welled up. At the same time, he re-evaluated Ethan.

He wasn’t just a teacher approaching Master level.

This series of movements.

This skill in controlling the opponent.

If he had been Ethan’s student?

All of this could be seen as education to draw out a student’s potential.

“Did you know that my teacher is Lord Regia, Teacher Ethan?”

“Yes, I also received education from Lord Regia, so in a way, we could be considered schoolmates. I knew how great Teacher Draxler was. Therefore.”

Ethan said with a smile.

“From now on, I’ll go all out.”

“…”

Draxler smirked as if dumbfounded.

Going all out? Does that mean he had just been testing the waters until now?

Kkaang-!

Ethan’s sword and Draxler’s sword clashed once again.

‘All teachers with the title of Master are like this.’

Ethan had learned a lot from Draxler in Freya, so he knew all of his patterns.

Despite Draxler swinging to match that, Ethan kept following Draxler’s movements.

Belatedly but certainly.

‘He’s adapting. This is why I can’t go easy. If I’m careless, I’ll end up hurting him.’

Ethan was able to perfectly control Draxler’s movements with just a few exchanges.

‘That’s enough.’

Ethan took his stance and began to unfold his swordsmanship.

Ethan’s swordsmanship is basically centered around a single strike. Therefore, unlike other sword techniques, its process is lacking.

No, to be precise, it’s all combined.

Sswaeak-.

That’s why he unleashed it.

This is not a fight to the death. It’s just a duel for the inter-academy exchange.

So Ethan intended to show it.

‘It’s a perfect opportunity to demonstrate my teaching method.’

Kkaang-!

Ethan began to push Draxler back.

But it was different from before.

The movements were similar, but the speed had increased.

As the speed increased, the movements he could force on Draxler became limited, which actually worked in Draxler’s favor.

As the forced choices decreased, he was able to swing his sword more freely than before.

Of course, that didn’t mean he could choose options at will.

That’s why Draxler instead used Ethan’s forced choices.

Slash-!

As he met Ethan’s diagonal slash head-on, he used that force to spin around and swing his sword from bottom to top.

Kwagakak-!

A battle of strength against strength.

A battle of speed against speed.

Draxler had excellent reflexes. The moment an attack was about to land, Draxler’s sword would somehow follow and block it.

A body that moves smoothly and flexibly.

It was because he had the physical ability to support his reflexes that he could keep up with Ethan’s sword.

Slash-!

Seeing Draxler keeping up with his attacks, Ethan increased his speed even more.

Kkaang-! Kkaang-! Kkaang-!

Now all that could be perceived was the sound.

About half of those watching the duel could no longer follow Ethan and Draxler’s movements with their eyes.

And that wasn’t the end. Ethan increased his speed even more, and Draxler followed that speed without difficulty.

Each time the swords clashed, small bursts of light exploded in succession, creating the impression of a constellation unfolding between the two.

Kkaang-!

“…”

“…gulp.”

People were so deeply immersed in the fight between the two that they didn’t even realize they had swallowed dry saliva.

Ethan’s sword was fast. And it was kind.

It felt as if it was showing how to follow along, like a teacher instructing a student.

When Draxler once again kept up with Ethan’s speed, Ethan raised his speed another notch. Now, only the representative teachers from each academy could see the swords of the two.

After several intense exchanges, white steam puffed out from Draxler’s body as he exhaled a long, deep breath.

Ultra-speed.

To respond to Ethan’s sword, Draxler also strongly spread mana throughout his body.

Before receiving the title of Master, he had trained to the point of exhaustion every day.

Not satisfied with just becoming stronger himself, he researched how to teach this realization to students easily.

As these days continued, he reached a high level and obtained the title of Master, after which the occasions to use his full power decreased.

It was because his abilities had improved.

As his abilities improved, there were more things he could resolve without using his full power. So the occasions to exert strength gradually decreased.

Because he could teach students well with just a little strength.

Since then, Draxler had never used his full power.

He didn’t use it because there was no need to.

It was because he had become satisfied after obtaining the title of Master.

However, Draxler was now using his full power. It wasn’t that he had raised it himself wanting to improve.

‘That man is pulling me up!’

Draxler was instinctively swinging his sword following Ethan’s attacks.

His body had already reached its limit. But his whole body was overflowing with excitement.

‘Right now, Teacher Ethan Whiskers is forcibly drawing out my full power!’

Draxler’s eyes could clearly see Ethan’s movements as he gradually increased his speed and pressured him.

All those movements were a form to draw out Draxler’s full power.

“… Ha.”

Draxler laughed, baring his teeth.

He had forgotten for a moment.

That this was a duel for the inter-academy exchange.

Ethan was now drawing out his full power and doing a kind of education.

He hadn’t thought that Ethan would have that much leeway.

No, it’s not about leeway. He simply understood this exchange festival, understood the duel, and saw much further than Draxler.

Compared to Draxler who was breathing roughly, Ethan’s breathing was steady.

Inhale. Exhale.

And he strongly stepped on the ground and charged as if running.

Ethan, who reached in front of Draxler in an instant, condensed the swordsmanship he had been using until now.

Ethan Swordsmanship First Form

Frost Thunder

Cold air and lightning swirled and struck Draxler’s sword.

“Ugh.”

Draxler groaned.

The cold air and lightning energy tried to penetrate Draxler’s body for a moment. The fact that he didn’t suffer internal injuries was thanks to Ethan weakening the force at the last moment.

But he could no longer stand.

As Draxler fell to one knee, the eyes of all those watching the duel widened.

Not even the slightest sound of breathing could be heard.

“The winner! Teacher Ethan Whiskers!”

The winner had been decided.