Chapter 105: TIER 3 VS TIER 1

Logan and Rowan stood face to face. Finally, the duel was about to begin.

Daliah was standing with great interest. She could even hear her own heartbeat from the excitement.

Many servants were also staring from the veranda. But unlike Daliah, they weren’t watching with excitement.

Rather, they were watching with doubts—wondering why something like this was starting right after lunch.

The guards at the main gate were also looking this way.

Even though they were standing far away, they too were getting a slight sense that a sparring match was about to begin.

But they also watched with the same doubts—why was something suddenly starting right after lunch, and why was the prince dueling with a brat?

Only one person was watching not with doubt, but with curiosity—from outside the training ground.

Gilbert, the royal guard who had been present during the dungeon break.

He had seen what Logan was capable of.

But back then, he was under pressure himself, so he couldn’t watch it properly.

But now it was different.

Now, he could truly see just how sharp Logan’s skills were—

and that too, against the Third Prince Rowan, who was an extraordinary prodigy even among royal blood.

Rowan and Logan both took their positions.

Both leaned forward slightly.

And then suddenly—

Whoosh!

Both dashed toward each other.

Rowan clenched his fist, crackling with lightning.

While still in motion, he hurled a punch straight at Logan.

but Logan bent sharply at the waist and slid forward across the floor, his body almost parallel to the ground, slipping right under the punch and bypassing Rowan in one smooth motion.

Then without even turning back, he flung his hand behind him—

A fireball burst forth from his palm and shot toward Rowan.

Rowan, already off balance from his missed punch, was caught completely off guard by the sudden spell.

The unexpected attack gave him no time to react—

The fireball struck him directly on his lat.

He was thrown back a few meters, skidding across the ground before managing to stand again.

Rowan stared at Logan with his wide eyes in disbelief.

He knew Logan was strong—but what had just happened? That was hard to swallow.

“You have fire affinity too?” he finally asked, with clear disbelief in his voice.

Logan gave a faint smile.

“Not just fire. Water too.”

Then he raised his right hand, and water began to gather around it—

morphing into a large, icy fist.

Rowan was completely speechless.

He couldn’t believe what he was just seeing with his own eyes.

During the dungeon break yesterday,Logan had already used fire and water magic—

but Rowan didn’t notice it then. He was busy fighting the monsters himself.

Until now, he was still under the impression that Logan only had three affinities.

But now that the truth was finally out, Rowan had no idea how to even react.

Sensing his shock, Logan let out a light chuckle.

“Come on, Rowan. Weren’t you the one who said I shouldn’t hold back?

If you’re going to look that surprised already, how are we supposed to keep this fight going?”

Rowan snapped back from his daydreaming.

“I have to admit, Logan… you’re not just talented. You’re downright peculiar.

Five affinities? Seriously?

What—did you go affinity shopping at the market or something?”

For the first time, Rowan felt a twinge of irritation—not from arrogance, but from witnessing sheer overwhelming talent.

He could handle someone being gifted. Even a genius? Fine.

But five elemental affinities?

That was just pushing it.

He took a deep breath, steadying his thoughts.

Then he looked straight at Logan and said,

“Let’s see if hard work can actually beat talent.”

Without another word, Rowan dashed forward again.

But this time, a massive fireball swirled violently in his palm—

he had no intention of giving Logan a chance to dodge the second time.

“You talk like you’re the only one who works hard,” Logan said quietly.

“You have no idea what I make myself go through.”

Instead of charging in, Logan stood his ground—waiting.

Just as Rowan’s fireball came within range, Logan suddenly launched himself upward,

then hurled a medium-sized fireball downward to intercept.

It may have been medium in size, but it carried everything Logan had.

His magical output at its peak.

As he was still Tier One, against Rowan’s Tier Three spell, Logan’s maximum devastating fireball looked medium.

BOOM!

The two fireballs collided in midair.

The explosion rippled through the air, and despite the mana-reinforced ground, a thin crack spread across the surface.

Logan was thrown back from the blast, landing several meters away.

Rowan had also leapt back at the last second—

and landed smoothly on the opposite side of the field.

Before Logan could even let out a steady breath,

Rowan raised his hand again and began casting his next spell.

And this time, it wasn’t just one fireball—

but four.

All aimed from different directions, closing in on Logan from every side.

Each one blazing with full force.

Being a Tier 3 mage, Rowan could easily conjure multi-directional attacks from a distance simultaneously.

With a swift motion, Rowan brought his hand down—swoosh—

and all four fireballs shot toward Logan at the same time.

Logan didn’t move.

He stayed right where he was and conjured a wall of water that spun around him in a circle.

Each fireball struck the barrier—

but instead of the explosion everyone expected, there was… nothing.

No booming blast.

No flying debris.

Just a hiss—

as the water shield consumed all four fireballs, snuffing them out completely.

That’s the nature of fire and water.

No matter how wild or destructive fire may be, it always submits to water in the end.

Logan let out a small, satisfied smile as he released the barrier—thinking he gained the edge in this clash as well.

But just then—

A sudden buzz of lightning filled the air—

followed by a punch.

Rowan’s fist, crackling with lightning, slammed into Logan’s chest.

And Logan?

He flew back like a ragdoll,

crashing into the ground with two brutal bounces before finally coming to a stop.

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