Extra Of The Magus Academy-Chapter 44: Water Fight

"Okay… you may begin!"

As soon as Beatrice’s words echoed in the air, wafting into the ears of both students, they took instant action.

VWUUSH!

Arius Inkwell’s first priority was to utilize his Familiar’s powers to summon a large body of water. With this water, he could simply drown his target or draw from its huge pool of liquid to initiate multiple attacks.

By doing so, he would reduce the time necessary to go on full Spellcasting.

However, as the Magia within him bubbled forth, rapidly forming the huge bubble of water above his head, Dustan charged forward with zero hesitation.

His narrowed eyes leaked out bright blue color, trailing like lights as he became a blur.

"W-what are you—?!"

Before Arius could complete his sentence, and his mass of water, Dustan reached his position and thrust a clenched fist towards his face.

WHAM!

The blow connected, and thanks to the force exerted from Dustan—as a result of reinforcing his punch with Magia—the shocked and hurting teenager who was struck found his body hurtling backwards.

… Towards the edge of the stage.

"YOU—!" Arius swiftly took action, utilizing the body of water that he had summoned as a cushion to stop his descent off the stage.

Thankfully it worked.

Unfortunately for him, Dustan was already marching forward again, his eyes displaying a relentless spirit as he prepared his fist for another powerful shot.

"Stay back!"

With a shriek, Arius sent a burst of liquid from the remnants of his water bubble.

Thankfully, it worked.

Like a geyser, the powerful pressure of the water sent Dustan’s body skidding backwards, even as the boy blocked a direct impact to his face.

Using this as a way to buy time, Arius began to summon the body of water once again.

This time, he wasn’t so nonchalant about it.

After receiving the first strike from Dustan, he was feeling very annoyed and extremely impatient. He simply couldn’t believe that a Beta Student—especially one of Dustan’s low commoner status—could land a hit on him.

’He didn’t even use Spirit Arts to do it!’ Arius gritted his teeth. ’I’ll make him pay for humiliating me!’

More water bubbled up above Arius as Dustan remained occupied with the burst of water hurtling towards him. However, the rushing water soon got exhausted, granting him freedom once again.

"[Whiplash]!" He chanted, directing his Mana towards the water that connected Arius and him.

Instantly, the liquid rose up and formed a whip—one that could be controlled by Dustan.

"Hup!"

He stretched out his hand and controlled the single whip to wrap around Arius’ hand, dragging him towards himself.

"Y-you bastaaaaaaaard!"

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Arius felt his body get pulled towards Dustan, once again failing to complete the huge body of water that was still gathering above his head.

BAM!

Yet another strike from Dustan connected to Arius, this time sinking directly into his stomach.

"Guh!" The boy’s eyes nearly whitened as soon as he received the blow.

However, Dustan wasn’t done.

Another strike to his right cheek sent Arius’ body plummeting to the floor.

"Ack!"

Arius felt the back of his head hit the reinforced stage, already tasting blood in his mouth. His body bounced up a little, and Dustan seemed to be taking advantage of the inertia, readying another blow for good measure.

’D-don’t think you can hit me again!’ Arius growled, controlling the large body of water that still hovered above his previous position using the tether of Magia that he still had with it.

’[Water Bullets]!’

Small droplets of water instantly shot from the water bubble, moving at speeds beyond what a normal human could react to.

Due to their small size, the [Water Bullet] Spell was easy to cast, which meant Arius could deploy them before Dustan got even close enough to hit him again.

’Hehe! Just like that!’ Arius grinned to himself. ’You’ll be shot by all those bullets from behind!’

Shockingly, his expectations weren’t met.

In a sudden twist of motion, Dustan leaped away from Arius, his body glistening with a Reinforcement Spell.

’W-what?!’

Arius was too stunned by the sudden action of the boy that he failed to recognize what that would mean for him.

After all, if the bullets couldn’t hit Dustan… there was only one place they could go.

RAHTAHTAHTAH!!!

Arius found himself assailed by a barrage of water bullets, causing his skin to turn red as his muscles instantly grew sore from all the damage.

Even with Reinforcement, he could not eliminate all of the damage done to him.

’Damn… it hurts! It hurts a lot!’ Arius growled as his body remained still on the ground. ’How is he doing this? How is he reacting to all my moves with precision? It’s almost like he can see what I can do next?’

Arius called for the bubble of liquid, allowing it to hover above him once again—like a cloud.

"[Droplets Of Restoration]." He whispered.

Instantly, the water began to glow with a bright blue hue as it began to rain on Arius, releasing restorative water that eased his pain and slowly healed his wounds.

This wasn’t an all-powerful Healing Spell, though. It could only treat very surface injuries and was especially useful for pain relief.

However, for someone like Arius, it was akin to a miracle.

"And… I haven’t forgotten about you!" Arius huffed, glaring at Dustan who now stood in a distance, chanting a Spell.

"You think I’ll let you finish?!"

Moved by sheer rage and the pain he felt at that moment, Arius ceased his current Spell cast another one, directing all of its power at Dustan.

"[Rainstorm]!"

Instantly, the bubble of water rumbled like a thundercloud and released long and sharp projectiles. Forget the small droplets that made up the [Water Bullets], these looked more like spears.

They were even faster than the bullets, and their sheer numbers made them increasingly deadly.

Since they also covered a wide range, Dustan could not run away or escape the impending disaster.

However, it didn’t seem like he was going to run.

No… this looked like something else.

"[Externalization]!"