The Greatest Sinner

Most people think that being overconfident is a bad thing. A person can be overconfident or arrogant only for a short time. Sooner or later such people encounter an insurmountable obstacle. At such times, self-confidence disappears and is replaced by self-doubt.

In such a case, the person's progress slows down considerably and most likely he will never be able to be fully confident again. And this means he will not be able to overcome some barriers and become even better because he no longer believes in himself.

So don't underestimate or overestimate yourself and your strengths, then you can understand what you can improve in yourself and how to avoid making mistakes in the future.

But maybe some arrogant people just don't have enough confidence in themselves and that's why they give up so easily?

Evan was walking slowly toward Roland lying on the ground. Ronald could have gotten up, regrouped quickly, and continued the fight, but he had other things on his mind at that moment. He was rethinking what had just happened to him.

<I`ve almost lost, he outclasses me in so many ways, it turns out I'm not the best?>

Most likely, every person in a situation like Roland's would think in a similar way. It's never too late to realize and accept that you made a mistake or overestimated your strength. It is always possible to correct it, the main thing is to cope with the consequences of such a life-changing moment and endure them.

As for Roland his thoughts went in a completely different direction.

<No, that's bullshit. No one is better than me. I guess all the previous opponents were just too weak for me to need all my genius. To beat Evan I just have to find the strength, that`s all who was amazed. For a great genius like me, that's not a problem, is it?>

Roland's arrogance and self-confidence were so enormous that even a seemingly complete defeat and failure could not shake his unshakable confidence.

It was Gilbert, of course, who was most worried about Roland. He watched his son closely, hoping that he would be all right and that this fight would not break him.

However, when the young man slowly stood up, Gilbert's eyes opened wide with surprise, and he was not the only one who was amazed.

Koen, Fane, Marcel and Zak, all of them looked at Roland in disbelief, they couldn't believe that a rookie magician could be capable of such a thing.

Roland stood up calmly after the crushing blow from his opponent and looked at the leisurely pacing Evan, with a calm face.

From the outside it might seem like nothing had changed, but it wasn't. There was a strange aura emanating from Roland at that moment, it was like a revived emotion, namely an absolute calm because of his self-confidence.

The five strongest magicians of Mossy Vulture quickly realized what was happening. At that moment, each of them thought, <Roland has entered the "Gust">

"Gust" is a special magician`s state that not everyone can enter. Only some magicians and only in special situations are capable of it. Roland's boundless self-confidence allowed him to do it.

In this state, magicians often surpass themselves, and the changes that occurred to Roland did not end there.

Crack.

In Roland's "Nirvana" something had also changed. The last remaining chain around his "Warp" was shaking violently and soon was completely destroyed.

At that moment, Roland not only entered the "Gust", but also broke through his last "Barrier". It was a truly incredible experience. Virtually no one in the arena had ever seen anything like that before.

Next up was the "Splash," a phenomenon that occurs after a magician breaks through one of his "Barriers".

Immediately after that, strange changes began to happen to the area around Roland. The ground next to it began to get wet until it was completely covered with a layer of water.

It was as if Roland was standing in the middle of a small pond.

Evan didn't know exactly what was going on, although he had been in a similar situation himself. No one knew that Evan had already entered the "Gust" and broken the "Barrier", followed by the "Splash".

Neither Evan nor Roland knew what these things were called, but that didn't stop them from understanding what was happening now.

Roland looked at the pond beside him and grinned, dipping the blade of his katana into the water. He slowly ran the point of his weapon along the edge of the pond. As he did this all the water overflowed into the katana making it much stronger.

It's no secret that the denser the stream of water, the more powerful it is. At this moment, something similar was happening. The water on Roland's katana became denser with each passing second, until the water around him was completely gone.

Evan felt intuitively that the situation was clearly not developing in his favor. He could easily see that, for some reason, Roland had become not only stronger, but even calmer.

Swing.

The next moment Roland swung his katana and dozens of drops flew toward Evan with incredible speed. He tried to dodge, but he didn't quite succeed. The drops were moving too fast.

Bam. Bam.

One of the drops hit Evan's left shoulder and pierced through him, while another hit his right leg.

Whoosh.

Roland reached Evan in one swift motion, grabbed his katana with both hands and struck with it from top to bottom.

Despite the pain, Evan reacted instantly and blocked Roland's blow. Suddenly, he felt it getting harder and harder to hold his weapon with each passing second.

Bam.

His hands quickly went numb from the weight of Roland's sword. Evan loosened his grip and instantly flew back several meters. Roland's katana could not cut his "Reverse Death", but now he had enough strength to overpower his opponent.

Evan was surprised by Roland's unexpectedly increased strength. At one point, a strange change occurred with Roland, causing Evan to start losing. He did not have enough strength and speed to compete with Roland.

As a result, Evan was injured, while Roland was at the peak of his powers.

Not only were the spectators surprised by this scene, but the tournament participants as well.

Fien watched the fight between Evan and Roland in disbelief. She was amazed at how strong Evan really was, but most of all she was shocked by Roland's power.

<It turns out...he wasn't even at his best then, but...I still lost as soon as our fight even began...>.

Fien was amazed at how different people could be in terms of talent and strength. If she was a genius, then who was Roland then?

But, she was to be surprised one more time.