Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger! - Chapter 497

Chapter 497: One Last Advice
‘I’m trying! If only you didn’t…’ Shye inwardly retorted, feeling extremely wronged.

Naturally, he knew that he was partially at fault for suddenly becoming uncontrollably lecherous, hence, he could only grit his teeth while trying to focus on calming his little brother down.

Well, a part of why he was struggling was because his skills were mostly for killing people or monsters, and he of course wouldn’t use such skills in a simple duel, especially against his respected instructor, Fienna.

On the other hand, Fienna’s skills were mostly focused on enhancing her already top-notch combat techniques.

Despite her remarkable combat finesse enabling her to employ skills like [Parry] even against monstrous creatures, these abilities were better suited for adventurer duels.

Hence, Fienna was truly at a huge advantage in terms of skills.

Naturally, though, if the two of them were fighting inside a simulation dome, Shye would instantly destroy her in a few moves as there was no need for him to hold back.

Fienna also just realized this fact and was unsatisfied with the current situation.

Thus, after going through an internal struggle, she ultimately decided to temporarily step back, allowing Shye to finally fix his manhood problem.

Fienna then retrieved a blue talisman which appeared incredibly rare even at first glance.

“F-Fienna! A-Are you serious?! Why are you using such an important life-saving item for a friendly duel?!” Adrian said, clutching his head in absolute disbelief and horror.

“Hmph! Crowley, you’re holding back because this isn’t a simulated environment, right? Well, this talisman will let me transform into an azure light and return to my guild headquarters if you manage to kill me. So, no need to hold back. Go all out and show me the true capabilities of Valenzia’s strongest rookie in history!”

Of course, Shye himself was dumbfounded upon witnessing his former instructor’s decisive actions.

‘There was no need to go to such lengths, was there? This is only a friendly duel…’ Shye inwardly thought, realizing something soon after. ‘Maybe not to her, though…’

He would naturally respect his instructor’s wishes.

If he still held back despite Fienna’s decisive actions, he would be nothing but a disrespectful wuss.

This time, he was out to kill his former instructor.

With one flap of his wings, Shye reappeared in front of Fienna, causing her eyes to widen in a slight panic.

She only encountered such speed whenever she sparred against her big brother, who was an adamantite-ranked adventurer.

‘Hmph, If you think you can catch me with just this, you’re underestimating me!’

It wasn’t just that, though.

Just when Fienna was anticipating an attack from the front, Shye disappeared once more, reappearing behind Fienna the next moment using [Blink].

‘Crap! [Bracer]!’

Despite her initial panic, Fienna’s battle-hardened senses enabled her to use the appropriate skill for the situation, [Bracer].

This skill allowed her to absorb 90% of Shye’s next attack and prevented her from being knocked back, giving her the opportunity to counterattack immediately afterward.

Unfortunately, Shye was smart enough to determine that Fienna, with her immaculate combat sense, would be able to respond to his series of maneuvers.

Hence, to make sure that he would be able to catch her off-guard, Shye decided to feint two times.

This allowed him to lure out one of Fienna’s important skills.

Naturally, Shye wouldn’t be stupid enough to attack the orange octagonal barrier that emerged from his instructor’s back, opting instead to use [Dash] to once again reappear beside her—close to her right ear.

*ROAR!*

A mighty roar sounded the next moment, allowing the instructor herself to understand what Shye’s opponent felt after being on the receiving end of such a strong psychological skill.

Utterly confused and horrified, Fienna couldn’t think or move.

Still, after promising that he would go all out, Shye naturally wouldn’t hold back, deciding to use one of his trump cards to mercilessly finish Fienna off.

Replacing one greatsword with his ruby-tier elemental staff, Shye aimed it straight at Fienna’s forehead.

‘Ninth Devastation Ray!’

*FWING!*

“Fienna!!” Adrian exclaimed worriedly, almost drawing his sword and shield out to attack Shye in anger after momentarily forgetting that Fienna crushed her life-saving talisman just for this.

As the azure ray of hyper-condensed mana pierced through the former instructor’s head, she turned into a ray of light that shot toward the headquarters of the Akuga Adventurer Guild, the fifth-ranked guild in all of Valenzia.

Naturally, the guild staff assigned to watch the guild’s emergency station was startled upon seeing an azure ray of light materialize into a human.

“M-Miss Fienna Evans, correct?”

“Yes, I am indeed Fienna Evans.”

“M-May I ask what happened? Did a monster do it? Or were you ambushed? The guild will naturally issue a hunt order as long as you report this to the quest receptionist desk.”

“No need for the guild to interfere. You may forget this even happened.”

“I-I see…I wish for your safety, Miss Evans…”

Nonchalantly nodding at the guild staff, Fienna exited the guild headquarters and headed once more to the dueling grounds.

However, although it appeared that she was unbothered by what happened, the bittersweet feeling in her heart intensified at least three times after her defeat.

Her feelings were hurt after being surpassed, yet, at the same time, she was very happy upon seeing how strong her former student already was.

It seemed that her hunch was correct.

Shye was undoubtedly destined for greatness, likely extending beyond their region to impact the entire world.

‘Sigh…it was meant to happen. No need to dwell much on it.’

If Shye only knew how easily Fienna solved her internal struggles, his respect for his former instructor would probably burgeon to the high heavens.

His growth rate was indeed way more explosive than Fienna’s, however, in terms of mental fortitude, Shye was simply no match.

…Arriving at the dueling grounds, Fienna had the urge to facepalm upon witnessing the scene of his older brother picking a fight with Shye.

“Y-You! How could you heartlessly kill your former instructor?!”

“C-Calm down, Big Bro Adrian! I just respected her wishes!”

“Hey, you idiot! I’m still alive, so why are you picking a fight with an emerald-ranked rookie? It was my idea to see my former student’s full strength. Stop embarrassing me.”

“F-Fienna! You’re alive! O-Oh, right! Sorry, Crowley. I forgot she used an emergency talisman,” Adrian said with a sheepish smile, awkwardly fixing Shye’s clothes after messing them up.

“I-It’s fine.”

Sternly gazing at Shye, silence ensued between the former student and former instructor.

It was only after a short while that Fienna was able to speak.

“I have to admit, you’re incredibly strong. As frustrating as it was, I clearly lost. However, don’t get complacent. Your combat techniques still need work. Don’t rely too much on overwhelming your opponents with attributes, understand?”

“Y-Yes, Instructor Fienna!”

‘Ah…crap! I forgot she wanted me to stop calling her that!’

Contrary to his expectations, though, instead of another earful, his response elicited a sweet smile from his former instructor.

“Good. Now, my stupid brother and I shall take our leave. If you need anything or have questions about combat techniques, don’t hesitate to find me at the Akuga Adventurer Guild headquarters.”