125 Episode 125: Fighting Your Friends

"I didn't know we were gonna fight."

"I could have predicted this development if I had seen the other players play"

"You're not always the same."

Me and Megri were facing each other on the game stage.

"This is a game. Then just fight as hard as you can. Even if their opponent is Mina."

Yes, this game is between me and Megri.

It's a tournament, so I knew it could happen, but I never thought anyone would win the semifinals without losing.

"Good luck to Mina and Megri."

"Good luck with that!

The gyros come at ease from the audience.

"Damn, I'm a wizard, so it's not right for me to fight with such a frontal cut"

Wizards magically cover from behind for Nambo's profession.

So it can't be normal to fight enemies in close proximity with no avant-garde.

Besides, Megri knows what's in our hands, and we can't unilaterally attack each other from the sky because we can use each other's flying magic.

Let's get this straight. We're at a disadvantage.

... To be honest, there's no reason I have to win this tournament, so I don't mind losing where it's right.

"I'm going to win"

But I want the prize money. Megri is motivated.

"Don't lose, Minaah!

Without even knowing this one, the idiot is willing to support me.

"Shh, do you want to be serious for a second"

No, it's not because that idiot's rooting for you, is it?

Losing on purpose is just not right for sex.

"Then the semifinals, the game begins!

"Huh!"

Megri jumps in with an arrow-like momentum at the same time as the signal of initiation.

Sounds like Megri is going to strengthen her flesh to the fullest with body strengthening magic and decide on a battle before this one uses magic.

"But I expected that! Stormburst!"

Predicting Megri's behavior, I unleash a range magic of wind attributes that instantly cause a storm.

The good thing about this magic was it was the perfect magic for Megri opponents, who activated quickly because they didn't need to concentrate on controlling the surgery, and besides, it was a range magic that was difficult for them to avoid.

It also has the effect of pushing the opponent backwards by a further storm released.

"I mean, the perfect magic to buy time!

Until the magic is weakened, Megri's invasion speed can be slowed.

Poking through that slight gap, I activated the magic of my destiny.

"Freeze Earth!

Ice gushes up from the game stage floor, covering it to protect my surroundings.

"This is ⁉⁉ə"

Ice fills my entire game stage as well as my surroundings.

"Wow!

The referee, surprised by the gushing ice, rushes to evacuate off-site.

"Ku⁉ı"

There's no escape because Megri tries to dodge it, but the ice springs up from the entire game stage.

Most importantly, with the magic of earlier, Megri is in the center of the game stage.

We can't afford to run off-site like the referee did.

"Then in the sky...... ⁉ ●"

It was Meguri who tried to escape into the sky, but I was stunned to realize that the sky was already covered in ice.

"Heh heh, this ice can move according to my will."

"Hey! Windblast!

Megri destroys the ice wall with the magic of the wind, but it's water on the burning stone.

The rate at which ice is produced is higher than the rate at which Megri destroys the walls.

"Sounds like Lex taught me that magic, but it didn't go well with you. If it was at least the magic of the fire attribute, we could have melted the ice."

Even though Megri continues to destroy the ice without giving up, she is finally covered in ice walls and invisible.

Ice covered the game stage even thicker and eventually completely trapped Megri.

"Yes, I'm done."

On the ice that filled the game stage, I announce victory.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What's that magic?"

"Wow! The game stage is getting icy!

"I've never even seen magic like this!

The audience is shouting surprises when they see the ice marinated game stage.

Pfft, as a wizard, you can be a little proud that you were able to boil the audience with your own magic.

Well, thanks to you, the magic shredded.

Honestly, I couldn't afford it as much as it looks.

All the magic Lex tells us is powerful, but the problem is that it drains a lot of magic for it.

I've also been trained to increase my magic power, but I don't really feel like I've gained more magic because I've been made to remember magic with a lot of magic consumption from the edge of increasing magic.

Nevertheless, if you eat this, there's nothing you can do about it, even though it's megli.

Because this magic of locking away without permission is a natural enemy for light warriors and bandits.

"But is that girl who got trapped okay? Are you frozen?

Heh, don't worry about that.

Rex's protective equipment is also highly capable of defending against magic.

And Lex also said that this magic is not the magic that's meant to seal the target, or the magic that's meant to kill him.

... Well, it's a little scary because it explains Rex, but let's just say I believe in the performance of the protective equipment Rex made for me there.

If that's what you need to do, let Gyro help you melt the ice after the victory and defeat are decided.

"Judge, will you confirm your victory or defeat?

"Huh? Oh, yes!

The referee, who was staring at the game stage, returns to me with my voice.

And go around outside the game stage looking for Megri trapped in the ice.

The ice is white and cloudy, so I can't watch Meguri do that.

"But the ice was transparent when Lex used it."

When Rex used the same magic, the bigger ice was as transparent as a gem.

"What's the difference?

I guess it's strength, huh?

I'm a little sorry to admit it.

What a thought, the referee will come around and come back.

"I can't confirm who Megri is, but I've decided that it's impossible to move in this situation. So, this game! Mina's..."

Victory, that's the moment the referee tried to tell you.

Bogong!

The ice at my feet broke.

"What?"

"Ha!

It was Megli who emerged from under the ice.

"Liar!? Why!?"

"I'm sharpening it with a dagger!

"Ha!?"

What's that!? Shredded!? HOW!?

Totally out of balance, I'm easily ambushed by megli.

"Duh, how..."

"I magically broke the ice and made lots of gaps. This dagger is made for me by Rex, so it has a great cut."

"That's what that is!?"

Well, Megri was magically continuing to destroy the ice, not to create an escape, but to make it easier to sharpen the ice on the trapped end.

And if you use a dagger that cuts like the idiot that body strengthening magic and Rex made for you, isn't it impossible to dig into the ice?

"It was a breeze. We should have been more alert to the performance of Rex's gear."

If you knew the performance of the armor and hit this hand, you should have considered the performance of the weapon.

Are you saying that the ice was unnaturally white because Megri was crushing it depending on allowances?

Maybe I was blind too?

"I mean, I never thought I'd be digging through the ice chunks with a dagger."

Ha, this was an insult to Megri's imagination. My mistake.

"My loss."

"Mina's gibberish helps Megli win."

"" "" "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" ""

It receives a proclamation of judgment, and the audience becomes noisy.

"It ended in an instant, but it was a great game. Ooh!

"Oh, that girl who won in that situation is amazing, but so was the magic of the losing kid!

"I didn't expect to see such an amazing game outside of Princess Ryu's fight!

"That was awesome, ladies!

"The loser's sister will fight again!

Oh? I don't know, but you lost and you reacted favorably.

I'm a little surprised.

Nevertheless, when I see the audience's reaction this way, I realize that I've lost.

"Uh, did I lose?"

Uh, I guess I just regret it a little bit.

But I have no choice.

You're wrong at the point where the wizard plays melee in the first place.

Because it's weirder that Ning Lo has won the game so far.

"Congratulations Megli"

I change my mind and bless Megri.

"Thank you, but this victory was in my favor, so I was able to get it. If this hadn't been a game in a small venue, I'd have lost without being able to get close by magic from a distance."

"That's what we should talk about. You won, so keep your chest up."

"... yeah, thanks"

Maybe Megri is sorry she beat her people.

But when I say that, I do quite a bit to win, so I can't blame Meguri.

... It's just, well, I might have been a little sorry to lose, even though I got his back in the corner.

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"Good luck"

"Good luck!

When I come back to the audience after the game, the Liliera and the others welcome me.

"What about the gyros?

"Those two took their seats off because it was time to start their own game."

Well, the guys have a game, too.

He even bothered to watch the game.

"He was there for you during the game."

Niyali and Liliera smile.

"You were rooting for Megri anyway, weren't you?

"Well."

I know, I know. Something I've known that fool for a long time.

Because you're on the same team, I know you were there for both of them.

And if you think about it, Lilliella adds.

"He was so sorry when you lost."

"... Really?

"Yes, it is."

... I regretted it, huh?

... Yeah, well... I lost... but I just feel a little less sorry for you.