I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit - Chapter 77

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Biatone felt as though his heart had stopped.
Isabel’s body had grown cold.
‘The magical power she expelled was far too overwhelming.’
It was magic so potent that Isabel’s young body could not withstand it.
Due to the backlash of that power, her body was draining of vitality.
‘First, I need to warm her body.’
Biatone pulled Isabel into a tight embrace.
Nothing else mattered now.
His mind held only one thought—he had to protect Isabel.
‘I need to raise her body temperature.’
He drew upon his own magical power.
Originally, he was a Mage Swordsman, using magic as a supplement to his swordsmanship.
But his primary magic was destruction and combat, not healing and stabilization.
Because of this, he was confused about what image he should create to warm Isabel.
His heart grew urgent.
It was an urgency Biatone had never experienced in his entire life.
‘Sunlight. Yes, sunlight.’
And for Biatone, sunlight was Isabel.
Biatone quietly closed his eyes.
Behind him lay a frozen First-Class Monster, and at any moment the freezing spell might break and it could rampage, but even so, in Biatone’s world right now, there was only Isabel.
‘I’m thinking of the Princess.’
The space around Isabel was always warm and bright.
Isabel always shone like sunlight.
That was how she was to Biatone.
As he recalled and imagined Isabel, his magical power began to give the image form.
Gentle warmth seeped out and enveloped Isabel’s body.
Warm-natured magical power that Biatone had never wielded before began to warm Isabel’s body.
‘Her pulse… it’s recovering.’
The faint pulse that seemed about to fade was gradually growing stronger.
Her breathing had returned.
Though she had not yet regained consciousness, her life seemed to be out of danger.
‘Thank goodness….’
Biatone suddenly sensed killing intent.
It was a familiar presence.
The aura of the club he had evaded dozens of times before.
The One-Eyed Giant that had been frozen broke free from the spell and leaped onto the City Wall.
Normally, the One-Eyed Giant would never leap onto the City Wall.
In that brief moment, it seemed to have gained intelligence it never possessed before.
‘Damn it.’
Had Biatone been alone, he would have evaded. But now he was holding Isabel.
I couldn’t flee while carrying Isabel in this situation.
If we tried to escape together, we’d both die.
He made a swift decision.
‘I’ll take the blow with my body.’
Instead of pouring mana into evasion, he concentrated his mana where the club would make contact with his body to defend himself.
He’d have to brace for considerable injuries, but as long as he protected the vital point at the back of his head, he thought he could somehow endure it.
He couldn’t allow Isabel, cradled in his arms, to be harmed.
But then, Kim Beolggwol stepped on Biatone’s head and sprang upward.
[Come on, fatso.]
[Mighty Kim Beolggwol is going in.]
Kim Beolggwol’s tiny body soared through the air.
Though his frame was absurdly small compared to the club, Kim Beolggwol was brave.
Just as the One-Eyed Giant’s massive club was about to strike Kim Beolggwol’s body.
Thwack!
Kim Beolggwol was sent flying after being struck by something.
Kim Beolggwol lost consciousness without even a chance to scream.
“Good grief.”
A voice rang out.
“Don’t misunderstand, my student. I’m only moving because of a promise I made.”
“…Master?”
It was Duke Robena.
In Duke Robena’s right hand was a bluish blade.
One of the continent’s seven legendary swords.
The name of that blade, from which white cold radiated, was ‘Frost’.
“This child promised to give me five years in exchange for his life. But he can’t die here, can he?”
“You didn’t just dislike seeing your beloved student get hurt?”
“So I’ve found some composure?”
“Master, while you’re certainly an irritating type, you’re not one to speak out of both sides of your mouth.”
At least in this moment. In this moment alone, safety was secured.
With Duke Robena here, that One-Eyed Giant could be subdued with ease.
Robena spoke.
“Stop.”
At those words, the One-Eyed Giant’s body went rigid.
Even a First-Class Monster couldn’t defy Robena’s command.
Robena asked leisurely.
“But was that wide-area spell just now cast by you?”
“How could I have cast it? I can’t use magic like that. You know better than anyone, Master.”
“Then?”
“The Princess cast it.”
“How did the Princess cast magic like that?”
Robena’s swift arrival at this location was made possible because Isabel unleashed her formidable magical power.
“The Princess can do anything.”
“Hmm….”
Robena approached the city wall and swept her finger across it with a soft whisper.
Ice crystals clung to her hand.
“It’s not mere ice—it appears to be finely ground ice.”
She tasted the ice.
Through it, she deciphered and read Isabel’s magic.
Her body stiffened.
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m not certain what image she imagined to manifest this magic, but….”
Robena gathered the ice powder in her hand and shaped it like a snowball.
She threw it to Biatone.
Biatone caught the ice lump without thinking.
“Taste it.”
“Why?”
“When your teacher speaks, listen properly for once.”
“Will you give me 500 Delans if I eat it?”
“500 Delans? Not a chance.”
‘Delan’ was a currency unit used in the Empire five hundred years ago.
Though it was no longer in use, Robena spoke the word with oddly natural ease.
“Don’t keep testing my patience and then think about running off with Isabel. Either way, she belongs to me for five years.”
“Whether then or now, you’re remarkably perceptive, aren’t you?”
Biatone was still constantly watching for an opportunity to escape.
He could never surrender Isabel’s five years to Robena.
First, he tasted the ice powder.
“Huh?”
“Do you feel it?”
“It tastes similar to your magic, Teacher. Did you perhaps teach the Princess magic?”
“How could I have?”
“….”
Biatone fell silent for a moment. Then he smiled broadly.
“The Princess copied your magic without even realizing it herself.”
Isabel had watched Robena conjure coldness with her own eyes.
It seemed she had unconsciously mastered what she witnessed.
Robena’s brow furrowed.
“Why aren’t you surprised? You’re a practitioner of magic yourself—you should understand how extraordinary this is.”
“I decided long ago not to be surprised by such things. That’s the only way I can surpass my father.”
Meanwhile, the Level 1 Giant freed from Robena’s command swung its club once more.
Robena’s beloved blade, Frost, exhaled its frigid aura.
With a single sword strike leaving its mark, the Level 1 Giant’s body tilted—and collapsed.
Even a First-Class Monster called a calamity was nothing before Robena.
Robena sheathed her sword and asked again.
“What do you mean I can defeat my father?”
Biatone, who had regained his composure by then, grinned and answered.
“I’m not telling you.”
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Kim Beolggwol suddenly came to his senses.
He had been struck hard by something and lost consciousness, yet he had completely forgotten the fact that he had even been knocked out.
[Come at me.]
[I won’t go easy on you.]
Kim Beolggwol showed no intimidation even before a First-Class Monster far more powerful than himself.
It wasn’t merely a lack of intimidation—he genuinely believed he could win.
Strangely, the One-Eyed Giant, a First-Class Monster, was nowhere to be seen.
[It seems I’ve already defeated it.]
[As expected, I am strong.]
I don’t remember the details well, but in any case, I must have defeated it.
Kim Beolggwol affirmed this once more and walked forward with confidence.
Isabel’s scent was drifting from some distance away, so I needed to get closer to her.
The floor was slippery and I fell several times, but such things were no obstacle to Kim Beolggwol.
Having overcome the difficulty of the slippery floor and approached Isabel, Kim Beolggwol discovered a suspicious figure.
It was the strange woman who had tried to kidnap me.
[I cannot forgive her.]
There was something oddly familiar about her.
However, Arun in Kim Beolggwol’s state did not recognize Robena at all—his aunt, the Dragon of Wisdom and Duke of the Flying Island.
[Stay away from Isabel.]
He bared his teeth and lunged at her.
And once again he was struck with tremendous force and lost consciousness, and around that time, Isabel regained her senses.
“Bumblebee!”
She saw Kim Beolggwol knocked out by Robena.
Fearing Robena might harm Kim Beolggwol, she quickly embraced him.
“I haven’t finished his education yet. You promised to take my five years, so the period of forgiveness is still valid. I will educate him properly.”
“How am I supposed to understand you if you speak so quickly?”
Robena spoke with a half-grumbling tone, yet her eyes themselves were quite gentle.
‘The moment she regained consciousness, she threw herself forward to protect Arun.’
She accurately assessed Isabel’s physical condition.
Her body had not yet fully recovered, making it difficult to move properly.
Yet the fact that she could still rush forward so quickly meant that Isabel truly cherished Arun.
‘Arun. You are truly loved.’
Her mood improved slightly. At the same time, watching the unconscious Arun, she felt a bit uncomfortable.
‘If Kadelina found out I’d done this to Arun, she’d throw a fit.’
Kadelina had a habit of saying something.
‘I’m not the brightest dragon around, but when it comes to fighting among dragons, I’m the best. So if there’s a dragon getting cocky, just say the word. I’ll teach them a lesson.’
Absurdly enough, there was some truth to her words, and I felt a bit anxious that this time, the dragon getting punished would likely be myself.
In any case, that was a problem for later.
“I won’t hit you. Just get up.”
“Really?”
“I said I really won’t.”
“You can’t hit me. I’m serious.”
Isabel rolled only her eyes backward to look at Robena.
It was strange how she kept talking despite trembling with fear.
Suddenly, a certain emotion flickered through her mind.
‘Could it be….’

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