Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

Earth magic is generally used for defense. However, if it is intermediate magic, that's one thing, but if it is just basic magic, Kyrie Irving is absolutely confident that he can shatter Wood's defense and stun him with one blow.

The long leg made a whistling sound as it kicked through the air, and just as it was about to hit Wood, Gilead suddenly felt his body lose its balance. The whip kick that was originally aimed at Wood's neck was forced off course, and Wood ducked to avoid it.

As for why Gilead failed at the crucial moment, the reason is quite simple: it was the basic earth magic that Wood had just used.

The basic earth magic that Wood just used was not for defense, but for counterattack!

Previously, Gilead used both hands to hold his sword and block Wood's slash, while one leg completed a difficult whip kick. This means that the only way he could maintain his balance was with his other leg.

Wood's earth magic was quite ordinary, merely causing a small, uneven stone cone to rise from the ground.

Under normal circumstances, magic of this level would be quite difficult to kill even a small animal, let alone deal with Gilead.

However, if the stone cone appears at the very spot where Gilead is standing, then the situation is different!

Clearly, although the stone spike did not cause any harm to Gilead, it disrupted her balance under extreme conditions, causing her to lose her center of gravity and miss her kick.

It was while Gilead was distracted and out of balance that Wood decisively chose to release his grip on the sword.

Then he stretched out his hands and quickly gathered the magic power within his body.

A crimson magic circle was quickly drawn in front of Wood, and then a tongue of fire radiating high temperature shot out from the magic circle in an instant.

"Intermediate Fire Magic: Exploding Flame Pillar!"

It wasn't that Wood didn't want to use higher-level magic, but without a wand, intermediate magic was already his limit.

Moreover, even with a wand in hand, gathering the magic power required for advanced magic in a short period of time is not an easy task.

Fire magic is the most lethal type of magic. Even a "Sword King" like Kyrie Irwin would not be able to escape unscathed if he were hit by a mid-level spell at such close range!

A torrent of flames erupted, making the surrounding air scorching hot for an instant.

Seeing the raging flames sweeping towards him, Kyrie Irving could only quickly separate the two iron swords in his hands, then, with a sword in each hand and his body surrounded by powerful battle aura, he directly tore apart the huge pillar of fire in front of him!

"boom------!"

The effect caused by the explosion of flames was like an iron tree blooming with silver flowers, and the dazzling sparks fell like a meteor shower, directly landing in every corner of the entire training ground.

Wood, who was covered in dust and dirt from the close proximity of his magic attack, was also covered in dust.

As for the longsword he had previously held, it was taken by Kyrie Il-saurus because he needed to quickly gather magic power with both hands.

As the flames gradually subsided, a small crater appeared on the once flat ground, which was also covered with charred marks.

Just as everyone was craning their necks, trying to see what was happening to Gilead in the crater, a longsword suddenly pierced through the thick smoke, and as it was swung, the powerful pressure of the sword instantly blew away all the smoke on the field!

At this moment, Gilead, holding two longswords that were red-hot and chipped, slowly emerged from the deep pit.

As for her injuries... none! Apart from a few burn marks on her already meager clothing, there wasn't a single place on Girenau's body that could be described as an injury.

Seeing this scene before them, the Boreas family members slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

If their strongest warrior, Kyrie Irwin, known as the "Black Wolf Sword King," were to lose to Wood's mere seven-year-old children, then the entire territory... no, the entire kingdom, and even the continent, would be shaken.

The fact that Wood has used all his skills but still cannot harm Gilead in the slightest is the normal situation that Sholos and his men imagined.

“A brilliant comeback. You won this bet, Wood.”

After quickly cooling the two iron swords and planting them in the ground, Gilead chose not to continue the attack, but instead looked at Wood with admiration.

Upon hearing Gilead's words, Wood politely gave a noble knightly salute in thanks, then dusted himself off and left the arena.

"Gilead, what's going on?"

Philip and the others, lacking the ability to understand what had just happened, asked a question.

"I apologize, Lord Sauros, but I did indeed lose your bet with Wood."

Although it was only a very short time, I still used Sword King-level battle aura when facing the final fire magic.

In other words, at the very last moment, I unleashed a level of skill that could be considered serious, so in this match, I truly lost..."

Gilead was not inferior in terms of strength, but Wood's condition for victory was merely to force him to take things seriously, so in the end, Gilead still lost.

Chapter 252 Wood, beloved by the entire Boreas family

"Good morning, Lord Wood. Breakfast is ready. Please come to the dining room to have your meal."

The next day, Wood didn't seem to have changed much, but his status within the Boreas family had significantly improved.

Yesterday's sparring match ended in a result that surprised everyone.

However, old man Saloth is also a man who can afford to lose. Because of the bet agreement, Wood now receives treatment equivalent to that of a legitimate son in the Boreas mansion.

Not only did he have maids to take care of him, but he also ate with Philip and Alice. Wood also had the same monthly allowance that Alice received.

When Wood arrived at the dining room, guided by a maid, Philip and his mistress Hilda were already there.

When Philip saw Wood, he smiled kindly, while Hilda showed obvious disgust and then turned her face away.

At first, Wood thought that he had made the other party wait for a long time, which caused the other party to be angry.

Wood believes he has a knack for pleasing married women.

After all, Senis and Lilia were both like that in the original family.

So Wood, at that moment, also revealed the innocence of a child, and then apologized to Hilda with an impeccable noble courtesy.

"I am merely a guest here, and as a junior, I am truly sorry to have kept Lord Philip and Lady Hilda waiting for so long."

Wood believed that his apology was sincere enough, after all, even the maid standing nearby was filled with maternal love because of Wood's politeness.

Even if Lady Hilda doesn't like me, she should be able to forgive me now.

However, to Wood's utter surprise, after his polite apology, Hilda's expression towards him became even more subtle. She then left the restaurant without a word, refusing to even finish her meal…

This is completely unpredictable! In the Boreas household, not only is Alice a troublesome character, but the married woman Hilda is equally difficult to deal with.

Seeing Wood's bewildered expression, Philip also looked embarrassed. He was about to explain something when Alice, who had been making a ruckus the whole way, arrived.

Alice seems to have a terrible temper when she wakes up, so she throws a tantrum every time she's woken up for no reason.

Philip glanced at the polite Wood in front of him, then at his daughter who had been grumbling since early morning, and couldn't help but show a headache.

Although Wood was also of noble birth, Paul had already renounced his noble status by the time of his birth, and Wood grew up entirely in the countryside.

Yet Wood, who grew up in such an environment, behaved and acted exactly like an outstanding aristocrat.

In contrast, Alice... grew up in the Bereas family and was showered with love, yet she didn't have the demeanor of a noble lady at all; instead, she was like a female hooligan.

"Alice, you should learn from Wood; he's two years younger than you."

But in my opinion, in every way, you're like a child compared to Wood.

Alice, who was already grumpy in the morning, became like a powder keg after hearing Philip's words. She glared at Wood and then turned and left.

Wood was speechless. He had only been in Boreas for a few days and had already offended the two most powerful women in the family.

And the key point is that Wood himself didn't even understand how he had offended them...

In the days that followed, Wood settled into a more stable life, writing letters to Senis and Lilia at home while learning swordsmanship from Kyrianu.

It must be said that the swordsmanship in this world also has some merits. After mastering what Kyrie Irvine taught him, Wood felt that his swordsmanship improved rapidly.

As his body grew, his strength also increased rapidly. In just a few months, he had already achieved swordsmanship skills at the level of a "Sword Saint".

As for his magical abilities, he is currently stuck in a bottleneck period, only at the "Saint-level" level for the time being, with what appears to be an intermediate level.

In return for Kyrie's swordsmanship instruction, Wood began to teach him some basic magic and how to use "sword energy".

At first, Alice was quite arrogant and dismissive, but whenever she saw Wood using those dazzling combat skills and Kyrie Ian gradually mastering the rudimentary magic, she eventually couldn't resist joining in.

"Wood, are you holding something back?! Why did Gilead learn so quickly, while I'm so slow?!"

On the training field, the spoiled red-haired young lady threw her iron sword to the ground and threw a tantrum again.

The reason was that she wanted to learn Wood's cool sword kicking move, but Gilead learned it in one go, while Alice tried several times without success.

Therefore, Alice believed that Wood must have only told the secret to Gilead and kept it from her.

“Young Miss, Kyrie Irvine is the Sword King, and also an orc. His motor skills and reflexes are naturally much stronger than ours.”

"I studied for six months back then, and I still couldn't do as well as you are now."

After spending several months together, Wood had a pretty good grasp of Alice's temperament.

You have to go along with the young lady's temper, otherwise she'll easily get angry. And if you praise her a lot, you can also make her anger level drop sharply.

And over the course of a few months, Alice's way of addressing Wood changed from "Hey" to his current name.

At times, Alice was even able to listen to Wood's opinions, a phenomenon that surprised Gilead and Philip for a long time.

The reason Alice's attitude towards Wood changed was not only because of Wood's own strength and almost omnipotent skills, but also because Wood had rescued Alice from being kidnapped a few months earlier.

In short, the favorability that Rudy was supposed to gain ended up being gained by Wood by some twist of fate.

Furthermore, compared to Rudy, Wood had only stayed in the Bereas household for a few months, yet he had already earned the respect of most of the residents.

Leaving aside Sholos and Philip, Wood's talent was evident, and unless they were too short-sighted, they would know that they should take advantage of Wood's young age to get closer to him.

With his terrifying talent, he will inevitably become one of the strongest figures on this continent sooner or later.

Furthermore, because Wood's current status is equivalent to that of the direct descendants of the Boreas family, he is also forced to learn various aristocratic etiquette and knowledge from Alice.

However, the teacher who taught them etiquette said after only three days that he had nothing left to teach Wood.