“Are you disappointed that you lost? Or are you saying that you lost because of bad circumstances?”
“What, ……?”
“You beat me once. Afterwards, everyone told me that I only lost because I was taken by surprise and that I was the better fighter. But I lost to you. —That’s the truth.”
Kaisaf continued.
“When I lost to you, I made excuses too. That’s why, as everyone says, if I had known that Owen would fly, I could have shot him down. With wind magic, you can attack your opponents as much as you want, even if they are in the air. In fact, it’s an easy target. In fact, I’m confident that next time we fight, I won’t lose.”
“Kaisaf……?”
“I think the fact that you can’t use magic was a disadvantage for you. I can’t fight if I can’t use magic either. I know how you feel. So, what do you want to do? Do you just want to say that you could have won if you could have used magic?”
‘No, I don’t.’
I’m not trying to make excuses for losing.’
“That’s not cool.”
I had a goal to become a great wizard.
Did I lose because I couldn’t use my magic?
Was it because the situation was bad?
Or was it because you were deceived by your opponent?
If all of those things were true, I had to admit defeat.
I couldn’t become a top-notch wizard if I kept making excuses here.
“I want to be strong.”
I hated myself for being weak.
But I couldn’t be strong without admitting my weakness.
“Yes. That’s a good answer, just like you.”
Kaisaf said, “Yosh” and sat up.
He stood up and brushed the grass from his clothes.