Aaron-kun produced his boasted signature fireball and fired it at Lina-chan.
「 What’s this? What a boring attack 」
It’s very subtle from my view. It’s small, slow, and contains too little power.
It made a direct hit to Lina-chan’s chest part of her uniform and she was defenseless, but not a single scorch mark remained. The blast just shook her twin tails.
「 What? 」
「 Could that be your full power? 」
「 N-Not yet! This is my true power! 」
Lina-chan’s not even ridiculing him, she was just uninterested when she asked.
Aaron-kun’s flustered, and he released his mana and tried his best to knead it, but he was slow. And the fireballs he made were very poor, despite the time it took him to make it.
It was barely a good match compared to Lina-chan’s fireball before I had my way with her.
Of course, there’s no way it would work on Lina-chan who has already awakened.
「 You’ll regret making me spend my time! Burn! Aaron Strike! Now that’s decided!!!–What? 」
「 Haa… At least do this much 」
Lina-chan’s fireball, which she made naturally as she breathed, easily swallowed Aaron’s best work and erased it.
「 M-My fireball?! No way! 」
「 Are you sure you want to look away? 」
「 !! 」
Lina-chan’s fireball wasn’t losing momentum and it hit Aaron-kun directly.
「 Uwaaaa!!!! 」
「 That’s enough. Winner, Lina from the Reya Village 」
「 You’re too much of a small fry that you’re not even worth talking to. Are all boys like this? 」
Nobody answered Lina-chan as she looked around. A few boys glared back at her, but nobody seemed to have the guts to fight back.
We’re currently having a PE class. Buono-sensei’s supervising one-on-one mock battles.
There’s a circle duel arena in the outdoor playground, where the students fight each other, but due to the boy’s request, it is a girls vs boys showdown.
Lina-chan spearheads the girls. His opponent was Aaron-kun, who’s also a Junkiryu, and has the magic attribute of fire, but the result is as you can see.
「 Then, Anastasia, Leonard, you’re next 」
「 Anastasia-sama I dedicate this battle to you! 」
「 Please fight with all you got 」
Leonard-kun tossed Aaron-kun out of the circle and entered, full of enthusiasm. They’re sturdy, but he’s handling them too carelessly. Aaron-kun’s servant, a Zatsuryu doesn’t seem to be around, so he’s really just left on the ground because no one cares. Ah, I’m taking care of Lina-chan who just finished her fight.
「 Towel 」
「 Yes, sure. Good job. That was cool 」
「 Yeah 」
「 Lina-chan makes me wipe her face with a towel, even though she’s not sweaty. Where did she learn that? Did she see someone doing it in the village? 」
「 You two… Cheer on Nasha-chan will you? 」
「 I don’t care about Ana 」
「 Hmm, it’s not that I don’t care, but… 」
A change from earlier, this time, it’s an ice vs light dragon
I wondered what kind of battle would take place between attributes I’d never seen before, but Nasha-chan created a wall of ice covering all directions and caged the other guy inside.
「 Kuh! This! This! 」
Leonard-kun desperately shoots a light ball in desperation, but it lacks in power, heat, magic, and everything.
And while waiting, the wall of ice grew thicker and thicker, swallowing almost everything in the field.
I thought that Leonard was going to be pushed out of the ring and lose, but it seems like he’ll do some all-or-nothing play.
「 I’ll stake my everything on this blow! A blade of light that cuts through everything in my hand! 」
An exaggerated huge sword of light comes from Leonard-kun’s hand. With a blade as long as a skyscraper, it would have room to cut vertically through the field.
If this weren’t some Mana matter, he wouldn’t be able to wield such a huge weapon.
「 Death in One Blow! Shining Blade!! 」
Shouldn’t a death-in-one-blow attack be a kill? Also, boys sure do love to shout special moves.
「 That won’t work, right? 」
「 Yeah, it’s too lax 」
It’s just flashy. But it’s got no substance. It’s like a child waving cotton candy around.
「 If it had matter, it could make a cut, but it’s impossible with Nasha-chan’s barrier. Look 」
Ga..Parin!!!
「 W-What? My shining blade was deflected that easily?! 」
Nasha-chan magic ice approached Leonard-kun who just unleashed his special move (lol) which was full of gaps.
「 –That’s enough! Winner, Anastasia! 」
「 It’s bothersome to have you devote your everything to this fight. Try again 」
She took off her defensive walls but left Leonard-kun frozen. Nasha-chan returns, looking a little tired after using a lot of mana.
「 Good job, Nasha-chan. Congrats! 」
「 It’s Anastasia! What are you doing? 」
「 Towel. I’m just wiping your sweat 」
「 I’m not even sweating!! 」
I wiped Nasha-chan with a towel, but she brushed me off. That’s unfortunate.
「 Well, it didn’t seem to make much difference, but you’re tired, aren’t you? 」
「 Do I look like I’m tired to you? 」
「 Yeah. Nasha-chan has a bit more mana than me, but that’s not enough to make a clear difference 」
It wasn’t the amount of mana that won or lost the battle. It was her skill, affinity, and the plays.
「 From what I’ve seen, ice attributes are great at defense. Then, the light attribute is good at fast attacks, but the power doesn’t seem to be that high. And so, Leonard-kun’s all-out attack didn’t work on Nasha-chan who’s on the defensive. On the other hand, if Leonard-kun attacked sooner, the game might’ve been over 」
「 But I still won. There’s no way I’ll fall behind people of that caliber. Also, it’s Anastasia 」
Nasha-ojousama didn’t deny my inquiry but still insisted that she was the last one standing. I want to smash her pride to pieces.
Also, there are differences and special characteristics to each attribute in the magic of this world. Buono-sensei seems to have earth attributes, so he might be better at defense.
「 Lastly, Mira, forward! 」
「 Okay~ 」
The final match. Mira-chan enters the duel circle, and the remaining 16 boys follow in.
「 Okay then, Let’s go! 」
Mira-chan didn’t wait for the start of the match and released her mana.
After all, this isn’t a contest.
—Zugaaaaaaan!!!
A lightning strike. A hammer of heaven that shakes the earth.
A single hit. After Mira-chan’s lightning hits, nobody is left standing.
「 You lack in skill. You’re not even qualified to fight Mira! You’re all so pathetic that you can’t defend against this level of lightning! Put some mana in your body! Get up quickly, you fools! 」
The lightning magic penetrates deep into their body and Buono-sensei’s scolding pep-talk flies to the boys who were paralyzed.
From Buono-sensei’s perspective, he magically reinforced the ground of the dueling arena with his mana, so he knows that the current attack was a tame one and not an all-out-attack effort.
「 Ah~ It’s over~ That got my nerves~ 」
Mira-chan returns with a cheerful look. She took them in an instant, but she seemed nervous about it.
「 Good job. Here’s a towel 」
「 Woah~ Thanks~ 」
Mira-chan was happy that I wiped her, even though she was not sweating. She’s such a friendly girl.
Lina-chan and Nasha-chan were making some complicated faces. They’re probably thinking about how to prevent the current attack and how to fight Mira-chan.
Lightning attributes combine speed and firepower. Mira-chan’s growing fast, and she has more mana than other students.
If I were to fight Mira-chan, then it’d be hard. I’m looking forward to that.