Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Not This Time

[In these blizzard conditions it looks like we are still being treated to quite a shocking fight.]

{Yes. I expected that someone would use that moment to attack, but I didn't expect those two to do it kufufu.}

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The sadistic smile shown by princess Norn still remembered freshly in people's minds, so many thought of not wanting to see that smile again.

Unfortunately, for some it is a charming smile.

[Ehem... Then what does Princess Norn think of this fight? As seen today the pair Franco and Juuno still dominate the course of the fight. For a magician with A rank to successfully do all that was truly an incredible thing.]

{Is it like that? After we see a lot of incredible fights that have nothing to do with rankings, does anyone still think that this is a ranking problem?}

[Sorry if it offends you. Indeed, after all that happened, using rank as the basis for the fight was something that was not right.]

{I'm not angry, it's just that if anyone still thinks like that, they're all fools. The fight will not be won by just a rank. Only people who want to work on it will be winners.}

Princess Norn sighed deeply. It showed how much annoyance he felt.

{Forget the problem. I'm also not saying that what you're saying about the ranking issue is wrong. Precisely this is another proof that ranking is not a determinant of the course of the fight.}

Norn continued.

{In this fight, I can say that the factor that made both of them excel was not only because they both had more experience than Meika and Yuko. Everyone must remember in Battle War last year, both of them were able to make my brother cornered. So this is not a surprise.}

[Oh right. When you mentioned that, I remember both of them were able to corner Victoria's daughter last year. But isn't that because of the Battle War rules?]

{Maybe, but like me, my sister is a special witch. The usual way won't work for him. Then my brother once said this, 'if at that time I fought with both of them without any rules, he would definitely lose'. Now, how do Meika and Yuko deal with the two people who can make a monster cornered?}

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As witches, Meika and Yuko are not only known as witches with SS rank, but they are also known for both having unique backgrounds.

Although she looks like a human in general, Meika is a blood mixture between elves and humans.

As a half elf, she had a unique magic that made her different from humans in general. It made him strong, but at the same time it made him weak as he is now.

Then to Yuko herself, she was one of the descendants of the founder of the Death Phantom sword stream.

Knowing the sword since childhood makes Yuko able to use the sword like part of her own body. Even that made him able to defeat other witches just by relying on his sword skills.

His sword talent can be likened to Serge or Kuro. It was just that, in contrast to the two of them mastering many streams of swords, he only mastered one stream of swords.

Perhaps it made him look weaker than Kuro or Serge, but by mastering only a single stream of swords, it made him capable of using even sharper and deadly techniques.

Unfortunately, even though both of them had incredible backgrounds, all of that did not help them in the fight this time.

"Honestly, if I hadn't strengthened my defense, I would have been eliminated. You deserve the title of Invisible Shooter."

Meika's condition is not good at all. His breathing was breathless and many received abrasions from all over the place.

He held his trembling left hand and endured the pain. Although there were no visible injuries, but it showed just how much of an impact the attacks had.

"thank you. But can you stop playing? We both know you're not this weak to be knocked out with just that kind of attack."

Meika smiles. Indeed what Juuno said is true, he is not serious yet. But this also applies to Juuno who has not shown any real strength.

"You may be right. But I have reason not to use my powers."

"Not won't, but I can't. Aren't we?"

Hearing that, Meika sharpened her eyes. How far do you know?

"This is not surprising. You have rarely used your powers. Then with your attitude that looks so arrogant, you don't seem to want to use it against anchovies. Even in the preliminaries of Battle War participants, you only rely on Yuko's sword skills to qualify. It was indeed an incredible feat, but you can't possibly fool a Battle War participant in that way."

Hearing that Meika was aware all this time she had underestimated the other participants too much. He forgot that the Battle War participants were monsters.

With just a little information, they could tell many things that Meika wanted to hide.

(So this is the reason why there is time to investigate other participants?)

The second round of Battle War is not so important for some participants, but some use the moment to increase the chance of winning even if only a little.

Juuno and Franco are one of those types of participants.

"By just thinking about the background and magic elements you have, it has already left us with many ways to fight you. So this is your choice, fight or lose?"

"..."

Hearing all of that, Meika did not feel any fear at all.

The enemy knows a lot about him. They had also made a lot of preparations to fight against the two to the humiliation they were now in.

Then why?

Even if they know, it doesn't mean they know everything. In this case he felt it was appropriate because it hid a lot of information.

"I wouldn't have chosen those two options. I'll beat you."

"Good try."

Juuno attack. Two shots, three shots, then five shots. All attacks had a stronger attack power than before.

But all of the attacks were held back by an invisible wall.

"Oh. O great spirit of the giver of life. Come fulfill my call to defeat all my enemies, Gnome!!!"

A figure emerged from the gathering clump of clay. The figure resembled a 20 cm clay doll. Wearing a robe and a small stick. Then a funny face appeared on the head.

There is no doubt that it is spirit.

"Oh... I didn't expect you to make a contract with one of the high-ranking spirits."

"You're not surprised at all, huh...?"

"That's how..."

As the owner of elf blood, it was not strange that Meika could use spirit art (spirit magic). In this case what was quite surprising was the high rank spirit that made a contract with Meika.

But...

"I heard that if you make a contract with a spirit, you have some kind of compensation. In that case I don't know what kind of compensation you should pay, but I can be sure that's one of the reasons why you don't really want to use spirit art."

Suddenly Meika's face reddened in embarrassment. Of course Juuno didn't really understand why Meika arrived like that.

Then, suddenly Meika's outer clothes crumbled as if weathered eaten by age. And of course that made Meika's underwear exposed.

Pink with lace. Another surprising thing, the size is larger than it looks.

"Wow... I didn't expect to be dealing with a perverted girl."

"YOU'RE WRONG, DAMN IT!!!"

Shouted Meika with tears in her eyes.

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Meanwhile, Kuro is currently hunting in the middle of a blizzard. Perhaps many think doing so in the middle of a snowstorm is foolish. But Kuro has no choice.

As a former Shadow Knight, he was used to not having to eat for days. Of course there was a risk of reduced combat power, but such a thing was extremely rare with magic technology today.

But he is not alone at the moment. Other than his wife, Laila there were three other people who had not eaten since the Battle War began.

Then because they have all gone through an incredible fight, not eating will make the fight ahead even harder.

Taking that into account, hunting in the middle of a blizzard is the only option. At times like this, participants also do not do much movement.

"I think this is enough..."

Kuro has got his fifth hunt. All of them were rabbits with snow-white fur. It's normally hard to find them, but Kuro's eyes are special.

He then returned to a small black house that resembled a fortress. Although made of iron sand, but the house is reinforced by magic to keep watch if anyone tries to attack.

There's no door in that house. The door will appear automatically with detection magic.

"..."

But even though the door has appeared. Why did Kuro feel bad things would happen if he entered?

He shook his head to keep his bad thoughts away. Inside there was only his wife who discussed about the second wife.

Indeed it is not a good topic to hear, especially they do not care so much about his opinion. But that doesn't mean anything bad will happen when he comes in.

Unfortunately, his naive thinking was wrong.

After he entered, he found three female figures that showed frightening smiles that were more terrifying than demons.

He wanted to ask where Mitra was, but he paused that intention.

"Everyone, I brought dinner. Let's get it ready."

"good. We're also thinking about eating dinner soon."

For some reason, Kuro's fur is goosebumps. He even felt such a loud alarm from the three of them.

"So, who eats first?"

Suddenly lightning, iron sand and fire curb Kuro's body to make him a caterpillar.

"oh.. shit!!"

Kuro instantly used Authority to break their restraints. And after that hit the back of the heads of the three of them to make them unconscious.

Kuro sighed deeply after seeing them fall down safely

"Sorry Laila, but it won't go your way this time."

Despite having Charlmilia's feelings, that doesn't mean she wants to touch him.

In addition, Kuro feels that a romantic relationship is not something that must be resolved in such a way.

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Yuko felt the pressure of Meika's magic become stronger. She knew this was a sign that Meika had used a power she did not want to use except in urgent circumstances.

This was not only proof that Meika had been serious, but at the same time it was also proof that the opponent she was facing was so strong.

As her partner, she was told the advantages and disadvantages of the strength unleashed by Meika. In his heart he felt it was truly a force that could change the course of battle. Only, when he knew the weakness of that strength, he had absolutely no idea what to react to.

Every time Meika called Gnome, she would lose the clothes she was wearing randomly and could be anything. I don't know if it's outerwear or inner wear.

There was an event where Meika lost ****** ********. Thank goodness they were in a closed training ground.

In the Battle War event that was shown to the entire country, such an incident would be fatal. That's why Gnome summoning is only done when the conditions are really urgent.

As a couple and friend, Yuko has promised to try to protect Meika as best she can. But that only happens when they are together.

Could this be just a coincidence or was it planned?

Whatever the reason, Yuko can't stay away from Meika. He must immediately defeat his opponent as soon as possible.

But-the

"Kahh!!!"

Yuko could feel seven pains in her body. All the attacks hit the vital part. If the real fight, he would have been dead.

Whether this is luck or not, the system where defeat only applies if Doll has been severely damaged makes Yuko still survive so far.

But that didn't make him happy at all. After all he understood that he had already lost this fight.

"This is not the time to think about the circumstances of others. In terms of ability you may be superior, but that doesn't mean it makes you win."

"I know that. And stop being so low. We are both superior here. Why don't you just beat me and end this?"

"That's a good question. I was planning on doing it."

After saying that, Franco's aura arrived enlarged. Yuko felt a heavier pressure than before.

In a condition where he could not see the enemy attack completely, provoking was a foolish act.

For now he used his detection magic and instincts in full. He concentrated everything on evading.

Then, Yuko tilted her head, jumped back one step and spun around then tilted her body. If you look at it now, maybe Yuko looks like an expert dancer.

But in reality he was currently dodging an invisible attack.

"It's shocking... "

"..."

Yuko broke out in a cold sweat. Although he could dodge, but he had absolutely no chance to attack. This kind of situation only he experienced when dealing with his teacher.

How could an A rank mage be this powerful?

Wrongfully. A is among the best. But they were not the best when compared to the higher ranks.

To face Franco the only way out Yuko is to use her Soul power. But in a snowstorm situation like this, his strength was not so effective.

If only the blizzard stopped or at least the wind started to slow down...

Maybe Yuko's prayer was delivered or because of a stroke of luck, the weather began to improve. The snow stopped and the wind stopped.

Franco's not-so-clear figure is now visible. And of course the attack.

With a clashing sound, Yuko finally repelled Franco's attack.

"It seems your luck is over. I'm gonna make you sorry I didn't finish us off right away."

Franco's expression did not change. It's just that the look of the face that always looks wild is now so calm like flowing water.

"Sword Creation!!!"

Yuko finally uses her Soul magic. The ability to create a sword with the effect of his will.

In this case what he created was a sword that could defeat all enemies.

10 Swords appeared in the air. The sword blade moved like it was held by an invisible swordsman and started attacking Franco simultaneously.

"Sword Spirit Knight, go!!!"

From various directions the sword attacked Franco. Yuko also attacked with incredible coordination as if she was fused with all the swords.

Franco who always looked superior began to be pushed back. He was able to withstand several attacks, but it was not enough.

And maybe because luck once again sided with Yuko, suddenly Franco's footing vanished and finally he lost balance.

Of course Yuko did not waste this opportunity to attack.

"With this it's all over."

Seeing the 11 swords directed at him, Franco did not panic at all, he did not even change his expression.

It was at that moment that Yuko's instincts warned her harshly.

Without a second thought he tilted his body. It was at that moment that he felt something pass in its original place. Then a loud explosion occurred in the distance.

What was that?

Surprised by what happened, Yuko caught her guard down.

(Watch!?)

As a swordsman, Yuko knew in a careless battle was a defeat.

The figure of Franco who had originally fallen suddenly appeared beside him. Or rather if the figure of Franco becomes two.

"As I said, I will end this fight, Soul Piercing!!!"

With a single look Yuko knew, Franco's attack was different from the previous one that relied solely on accuracy and speed, this time a great magic energy was felt from Franco's rapier.

Defense magic would be useless and the impact of the attack would definitely be great. And as Franco said, this is the end for him.

"Earth Wall!!"

A wall of earth appeared blocking Franco's attack. But that was not enough, Franco's attack easily penetrated the wall and destroyed it.

Although only temporary, it gives time for Yuko to avoid.

"Tch!!"

For the first time Franco looked annoyed, but he quickly picked and immediately continued his attack.

Yuko did not stay still and used the Sword Spirit Knight to resist the attack, but they all shattered easily like broken glass.

Once again Yuko was taken aback, but they had already done their duty well. Yuko managed to keep her distance. And not only that, he was finally able to regroup with Meika.

"Thank you, Miss Meika. If there's no you, I'm done."

"No problem. But seeing yourself as you are now is a rare thing."

Yuko laughed wryly.

"My family always said I was the best. But now I realize there are still many people better than me."

"me too. I didn't think there was anyone stronger than me. Or I call him more cunning than I am."

The two stared at each other for a moment, then nodded simultaneously.

"Gnomes!!"

"Sakura!!"

The magic arm and spirit gave off an aura that was stronger than before. Simultaneously, 2 magic circles 100 meters wide appeared below the two.

Anyone could see that the two were currently preparing for high-level magic.

"Sword Creation..."

"Gollem Creation..."

From the magic circle, came the figure of the sword and the clay knight. Their numbers reach thousands.

"Please be the sword that defeats all my enemies!!"

"Prize, O knight who surpasses all my enemies!!"

The two knights eyes glowed and instantly grasped the sword that appeared in front of them. Their figure was finally perfect like a knight devoted to their master.

With this, the completion of the creation of an army that can change the course of a war.

""Union Sacred Magic Art, Unlimited Sword Knights!!!"""

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At the sight of the number of clay knights created by Yuko and Meika's combination magic, Juuno and Franco had no choice but to be surprised.

"Retreat?"

"That's a good idea. Defeating them all was only done by fools."

"You've said it like we're going to win. Well. If we fight seriously maybe we will win, but this is really troublesome."

Franco was the type of person who was calm when he had grasped his sword, but beyond that he was a thruster. And the worst of his nature he was the impatient type of person.

The clay knight army started advancing on the two. The first thing they did was run away.

"They're faster than they seem. What about defense?"

Juuno shot one of the knights. Bullets easily penetrate the body, but equally have no effect. Even the hole quickly recovered.

That's not surprising. The knights were made of clay. A small attack will not have much effect.

(They sent 2 per 3 troops just to defeat us. Geez, could it be that we made them angry?)

It may have happened, but no one knows the real reason.

But it's not the time to think about that now.

"Hey., Juuno."

"I know what you want to say. Indeed keeping the promise to fight back with princess Victoria is something that is important to us, but. -"

"After they've used their strongest magic just to defeat us, doesn't that make us cowards if we run away?"

"Maybe... But you're right. If we don't take both of them seriously, this will only make our final fight a bad one."

"No regrets."

"I'm gonna apologize to Victoria for not keeping my word."

Both closed their eyes. Simultaneously auras shot out from their bodies as a sign of them releasing power.

""Limit Release!!!""