Demon King of the Royal Class

Our swords had broken, but neither Ludwig nor I were surprised. Ludwig immediately struck out with the pommel of his broken sword, aiming for my head.

“Hup!”

The power of Mana Reinforcement could be used for physical protection.

I took the hit, allowing his blow to land, then drove my fist into Ludwig’s abdomen.

Thud!

Thwack!

“Ugh!”

“Hup!”

Ludwig, who had struck my head, took the return blow in his abdomen and was sent rolling across the ground. Our weapons were broken, and there was no time to rearm.

Both Ludwig and I discarded our broken swords.

Ludwig charged at me. I knew that the longer I maintained Mana Reinforcement, the harder the next bout would be, so I had to end it quickly.

As soon as Ludwig got up, I charged at him, settling on a ground-and-pound strategy. I had to tackle him to the ground and then beat him into submission.

Crash!

Ludwig tackled me, and we both fell to the ground.

The bout was over.

Or so I thought.

As he fell, Ludwig grabbed my waist and flipped me over.

Mana Reinforcement provided protection, but didn’t increase my weight.

Crash!

I lost my balance and was thrown backward.

‘This guy is insane.’

His physical strength...