Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent

Chapter 151:

Translator: MarcTempest

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Chapter 151: If You Want to Play with Fire, Burn Yourself First “…”

April grimaced openly.

There was no clash of multiple contract magic. No melee.

The match was decided by Trixie’s single use of magic.

In the middle of the pit, January was stuck.

‘That doesn’t make sense.’

January was not as good as April, but he was a person who had learned White Flame with her in the Great Forest.

In other words, he was not supposed to lose to Trixie.

April felt awkward seeing January, who had always been arrogant, lying on the ground.

‘Was my command wrong?’

There was a vague point to think so. ‘Fire Whip’ was a magic that January was especially confident in.

“…”

April shut her mouth first.

If she made a mistake, she had to cut it off at once. If she added more words, she could end up pressing the wrong buttons, not just the first one.

On the other hand, Trixie looked at her palm.

‘I won.’

January was stuck in the pit, only spewing steam. He looked so pathetic.

Relatives.

They were the ones who had always terrified Trixie in the past. But one of them was lying on the ground as if to show off.

“Dad.”

She had become a completely different person from her past self and her present self. By inheriting the blue soul that Isaac left behind, she once again surpassed her limits.

Also, what changed was not only her body.

How hard did Isaac work to give her such power? What was his mindset?… Those thoughts changed the girl’s heart as well.

Trixie glanced at her relatives.

Faces soaked in confusion.

Would they have tried to verify if Dad was alive?

No, they would have bowed their heads. She felt angry again as she thought of that. She had to step on them. That was what Trixie had to do.

“Trixie! You were really cool!”

“Haha, Trixie is amazing. I’m proud of you.”

From behind, she heard Becky and Louis cheering.

It was not that they imposed strict standards on her, but that they gave her pure support.

Trixie still felt awkward about that feeling.

Instead, she threw her gaze at April.

“Come out. April.”

April, the person concerned, kept her composure even after hearing that, but the others on both sides did not.

“That cheeky thing!”

“She’s acting so arrogant just because she verified one person!”

As they were about to step into the center of the arena, April flicked her finger. Then a white flame was drawn in front of their toes in the shape of a line.

“April?”

A puzzled voice came out from around.

It was natural.

April was the strongest among them and had been assigned the last order because of that.

“I’ll do it right away.”

“Right away? The order is…”

“It doesn’t matter. You’re all going to lose anyway.”

April’s eyes turned to January, who was lying down, and the others’ eyes naturally followed.

Then one person came forward and retrieved his body.

“Everyone, back off.”

April muttered and everyone followed silently.

April walked to the center and faced Trixie.

She glanced at the representatives of the magic department behind her.

Especially Flan.

“You’ve grown a lot. Trixie.”

“…”

Trixie didn’t say a word.

She just stared at April with sharper eyes than ever.

“You don’t even answer when I compliment you.”

“I told you to shut up.”

“Yeah? Well, I will. But.”

April pointed to January behind her with her chin.

“You know that if you treat January like that, you’ll end up the same, right? Right?”

It was a cold word, but the surroundings started to heat up. Trixie swallowed a dry saliva at April’s heat.

It was hot.

Even though Trixie was always close to the flame, she felt the heat was quite unpleasant.

April had a different strength than January, who had just fought. Her body recognized that, not her head.

That’s when it happened.

“Trixie.”

The owner of the voice was Flan. His cool tone hit Trixie’s ear.

“Look at your opponent well.”

“…”

“And don’t let yourself be consumed by anger.”

It was an abstract statement, and I couldn’t understand it yet. But the second sentence was undeniable.

“Hoo.”

Trixie took a deep breath and calmed her mind.

Yes, being eaten by emotions would only ruin everything.

Especially if that emotion was anger.

Finally, her blue eyes settled down.

Flan’s advice was short and blunt, but it worked.

All the noise died down.

They were just standing still and facing each other, but soon the arena was filled with mist.

April looked at Trixie without a word.

There was no distraction on Trixie’s face.

She seemed to have shaken off her fear, and at the same time, she radiated an intense focus.

No, maybe it was more accurate to call it a fighting spirit.

April thought to herself, without realizing it.

‘…Mia von Fritz?’

The creator of the blue flame, whom she had seen in her childhood.

The woman who had reached the peak of the fire element, but who resembled the harsh winter.

That was nonsense.

She shook her head.

April still didn’t think she would lose.

If she had to put it in words, it was like a cornered mouse trying to bite a cat. It was ridiculous.

Crack.

She slowly gathered the energy of the white flame.

The ground was already sinking, even though she hadn’t manifested the flame.

Crack crack.

The speed increased, and so did the sound. It was as if it was announcing that the fight was about to begin.

And then, at one moment.

When Trixie blinked once.

April’s figure disappeared completely. Instead, the flame dogs replaced her and slammed into the ground.

Six in total.

They had the shape of dogs and moved like dogs, but it was all a trick to deceive the opponent.

Rrrrr!

They transformed into swords again, and they were already at Trixie’s forehead.

By then, Trixie’s eyes opened again, and they were like a deep lake.

Wham!

The blue flame wiped out five of them. But she couldn’t block the one that came from behind.

Trixie bent her body as hard as she could.

Whoosh!

But April made the flame sword in the air ‘overlap’.

It became possible to bend the trajectory in an impossible way.

Six more white flame swords flew at her.

“Huff.”

She took a breath, and then Trixie exploded under her feet.

It was a stupid way to take the risk on herself, but the recoil of the explosion made her body dodge all the white flame swords.

Clang!

But April’s flame manipulation was beyond imagination.

The flame swords turned into eagles and swooped at Trixie. The end of her torn clothes fluttered in the air.

She jumped up and saw everything.

The eyes of her relatives who wanted her to fall, and the stupid Becky who clasped her hands and cheered for her.

…And Flan, who was also looking at her.

─Look at your opponent well.

His words came to her mind at the same time. Trixie’s eyes rolled and faced the white flame.

‘That’s also the manipulation of the flame.’

It was different from just admiring it. When she tried to focus and examine it, she saw new things.

Flame sculpting.

The art of shaping the flame precisely and controlling it like a summon.

The number of five was impressive enough.

It was a perfect manipulation, as if it was a ‘summon’ category.

And the enhancement that didn’t give the opponent a chance to react.

“How is it? I learned it from the Great Forest. It’s amazing, right?”

April shouted without showing herself.

Only her voice came from somewhere unknown.

Still floating in the air, Trixie faced eight flames that changed their shape every second and rushed at her.

‘The point of transforming it freely.’

The flexibility to roast the opponent according to the situation. And the combination that didn’t let go once it hit.

Zap!

The white eagle that burned brightly grazed Trixie’s cheek. If it had hit directly, the fight would have been over.

‘She’s strong.’

Always enough to look down on others.

Always enough to be confident in her flame.

Always enough to despise Trixie.

But.

‘Even so.’

Trixie bit her lips until they bled.

The design in her head was not enough. Her body was upside down in the air, but she started to make a connection.

“I won’t let anyone take the position of the head of the family.”

I was determined not to give up that spot to anyone.

I didn’t care if they despised me.

I didn’t care if they trampled on me.

I didn’t care if they denied my efforts and talents.

I didn’t care if they scorned me as a half-baked mage.

But.

I was a mage.

And more than that, I was the heir of my father’s will. I was the next head of the von Fritz family.

Yes, as long as I could be the ‘head’, I didn’t mind any insults. I wouldn’t pay attention to any prefixes that came before it.

Whoosh─!

Soon, a blue flame erupted in the air like a wave. It engulfed all the white eagles that flew at me.

But Trixie flinched before she could counterattack.

Thud─!

A white flame sword that she had missed pierced through her shoulder blade.

“Ugh….”

As soon as her shoulder was pierced, a tremendous pain surged through her body. She could feel that she had been hit by a powerful blow.

Hiss─

And the next moment, the white flame sword that was stuck in Trixie’s shoulder twisted strangely and changed its shape.

It was a venomous snake that flicked its tongue threateningly.

“I can shape flames into snakes too, you know.”

Trixie’s face turned pale at the voice of April that came from somewhere.

The white flame that sprouted from her shoulder and turned into a snake opened its mouth wide.

“Trixie, Trixie!”

“No!”

Becky and Louis shouted with pale faces.

“…!”

But the one who was in the situation, Trixie, had her eyes glowing with a deeper blue.

She focused and moved her feet.

She ran to find April who was invisible.

Crack!

Then, with a sound that made her whole body bristle, the snake-shaped flame bit Trixie’s neck.

Trixie spat out blood right away.

The girl staggered. Her veins on her neck were purple.

“It’s over.”

The moment April muttered that.

Trixie turned her body quickly and grabbed April’s neck with her hand.

“Ugh!”

April’s eyes widened as her neck was caught.

‘How?’

The white flame was burning at an extreme temperature. She had used the mirage to hide her appearance.

There was no way that a mere blue flame could overcome that.

Squeak─

Trixie tightened her grip on her hand.

Their eyes met in the air.

But Trixie’s mouth was full of blood, and her face was already pale as death.

“Ha…”

But what was this, Trixie was sneering.

“April.”

Cough─!

Trixie spat out blood again and continued.

“Do you know what the motto of the von Fritz family is?”

“Motto?”

“Yeah.”

Trixie put more strength into her hand.

A dense and blue flame was burning in Trixie’s eyes, as if it was indescribable.

“To protect the flame, burn yourself first.”

“To protect the flame, burn yourself first.”

They both murmured the same words at the same time.

But their expressions were opposite. April looked puzzled, and Trixie smiled faintly.

“Yeah. From now on.”

Trixie coughed up blood and muttered.

“…You and I, let’s burn together until we die.”

In an instant.

April felt an ominous sign.

Rumble─

A huge flame that was hard to describe surrounded Trixie’s body and burned with a blue color.

Whoosh.

It started with a small spark that attached to her. But April’s face was filled with a sense of defeat.

She felt it in her instinct. This was the precursor of something terrible.

The next moment.

Roar─!

Trixie and April’s bodies were both wrapped in flames.

White and blue mixed together and fought for dominance for a while.

However, soon, what rose up was a blue flame.

A flame that bloomed in the shape of a jasmine.

The symbol of the von Fritz family.

‘Mia…?’

Mia von Fritz.

April felt as if she was tasting her blue flame, and she unconsciously thought of her for a moment.

Thud! ​

When the flame disappeared all of a sudden. ​

There was only one person standing on the ground with both legs. ​

Trixie von Fritz. ​

April was lying at her feet.

That arrogant relative who coveted the seat of the lord, now looked like she could never get up again in anyone’s eyes.

“Haah, haah, haah….”

Trixie gasped several times.

“Cough─.”

Even as she spat out blood, she seemed to have something to say to her.

“Remember.”

The owner of the blue flame spat out bitterly. ​

“From now on, I’m the lord.”