Jaewick began reciting his incantation. Since he used all his might to escape and grab his staff, this was only natural. However, this did not mean that Jaewick was able to use magic first.

“El! Win! Duon! Luwaz!” 

Jaewick opened his eyes wide; it was the same for the audience as well as Elena. Lyla, who had been demonstrating incredible abilities one after another, said an incantation aloud like a traditional magician. 

While this was not the case when dealing with an extraordinary monster like Lyla, winning a magic duel was normally decided by a mage’s ability to control mana and the speed of their incantation time. In other words, the person who first completed their incantation usually ended up winning. Of course, there were cases where mages could evade magic attacks or say incantations while moving like Jaewick or complete such a powerful spell that it overpowered the other magician’s magic, but most duels were decided by the person who made the first attack. For that reason, a mage’s mana control and incantation ability was crucial in a magic duel, and many people were amazed by Jaewick’s incantation abilities.

However, Lyla’s incantation was on a completely different level. She moved her lips slightly and let out words that non-magicians had...