CH 59

「Ayane-taaaaan! !」

「Hey! Wait――mugyu… ! !」

Ah. I’m being hugged by a woman whose name I don’t even know…. I feel ashamed of myself… Yes, I am.

「… Puha! So, who are you… ?」

「Hmm~? Ah! That’s right! My name is Myuu! Including me and Ayane-tan, there are 5 of us left, so let’s do our best!」

「Yes. Myuu-san, right? So, why are you hugging me… ?」

「Ah, well~」

「Please let go of me!」

「Sorry, sorry!」

「Ko hon… T- Thank you for your help earlier」

「……」

I’m a little displeased, but I have to return the favor. I think about it, but I look away.

「W- What’s the matter?」

「Cute tsundere! ! !」

「Uwa! ? You scared me… Tsundere?」

「I never thought I’d come across a scene like this! ! Oh! O God! O Buddha! It’s Ayane-tan! ! !」

「……」

… Let’s go somewhere while I still can… Yeah. Let’s do that.

So I retrieved the broken Mizuzanmaru, left Myuu-san still mumbling by herself, and opened the big door.

Beyond the door, as I predicted, is a room for an audience… hall? That was it.

「――Mu. What is it? Has Sebas been defeated?」

As I was walking and scurrying around, I suddenly heard a voice from ahead.

The owner of the voice was a girl who was sitting on a chair that looked like a throne. She’s probably about my size. I’m not small, though.

「My name is Aria. I commend you for coming this far… But you must repay your debt to Sebas」

「…」

「… Is there a problem?」

Aria-chan asks me fearfully perhaps worried by the lack of any response.

「… No… I guess that’s called role-playing」

「… Don’t say anything about that! !」

I think she is the Ojousama that Sebastian was talking about. And I don’t know what role play is, but I think she’s acting too.

Maybe next time Suzu and I will go see a movie together――

「Kuu! !」

―――Kyiiin! !

「The battle has already begun」

I was thinking about movies when suddenly a block of ice appeared in front of me. I managed to repel it with my Homurakazezanmaru and readied myself.

「… That’s what I’m talking about! 《Ice・Rink》!」

――Pakipaki… Pakipakipaki… Pishi! !

Aria-chan was holding a silver staff with many butterfly designs on it, and when she poked it into the floor with a thud, the floor froze as if it were spreading from there.

Finally, the entire floor froze and became slippery. It was like a skating rink.

「I’ve created my own stage!」

With a big smile on her face, she jumps down from her throne and comes down to the same level as me.

「Will I be caught first or will you be frozen?」

「… Ah, you’re skating」

With that, Aria-chan began to skate like a skater and began to chant magic.

「《Ice・Bullet》!」

「Sei! …Ugya! ?」

――Hyu… Baki! !

As soon as I slashed it in half with Homurakazezanmaru, I slipped and hit my butt.

I managed to stand up and watch my opponent’s movements.

「What’s the matter? If you’re always on the receiving end of things like that, you’ll be in trouble. 《Ice・Ice・Ice・Ice・Ice・Ice―――」

「! ? Not good!」

Aria-chan chants magic at a very fast pace. One by one, balls of ice with a diameter of 5 cm float behind Aria. This is not good, so I stop staring and immediately practice what I saw.

――Suーーーー……

「I see… So this is how to become faster…」

By observing Aria-chan, I now know that sliding skill.

「―――・Ice・Ice・Ice・Ice・Ice・Synthesis・Injection》! !」

A myriad of 5 cm diameter ice balls appeared, merged with several others, and were launched. Their size increases tenfold to a diameter of 50cm.

――Bakoooooonbbakoooonbbakooooonbbakoooon! ! !

I skate and dodged, or used my sword to change the direction of the force, and survived until the ice bullets stopped.

「《Flame Blade》」

「I see! A magic sword!」

I don’t know what a magic sword is, so I ignore it and unleash 《Flame Blade》 as I match my opponent.

「Muu. Ngunngu… I’m not done yet! !」

Aria-chan drank a mysterious blue liquid and chanted magic again. Incidentally, Aria-chan skates and ran away, and I skate and chased after her.

「《Ice・Ice・Ice・Lance》！」

――Dogooodogoooodogoooooooon! ! !

Three large icicles of ice form from the floor in my path. I swiftly avoided them and moved into action as well.

「《Flame Wind Blade》!」

The flame on the blade is larger than that of the 《Flame Blade》. Is this strengthened by the wind?

And then…

「Ryaa!」

――Boooboooooooooo! ! ! ! ! !

Two flames fired straight at Aria-chan, who was skating in front of me, leaving her with nowhere to go.

The flames that I released are still roaring and burning.

「You can’t run away from this!」

「Ku… but!――」

Aria-chan’s next move was a very beautiful one.

○Today’s Skills○

Today we have 7: 《Ice・Rink》, 《Ice・Bullet》, 《Ice・Lance》, 《Synthesis》, 《Injection》, 《Amplified Chanting》, and 《Flaming Wind Blade》!

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【Name】《Water Magic》: Ice・Rink MP consumption: 200

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Able to gradually freeze a radius of 100m square.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Each time the level increases, the heat resistance and strength will increase.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 You will be able to unleash Water Magic or Ice Magic from a frozen location.

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【Name】《Water Magic》: Ice・Bullet MP consumption: 40

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Able to release a fist-sized ice bullet.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 You will be able to release it as long as your MP lasts.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 Increases size, attack power, and speed by increasing the MP consumed.

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【Name】《Water Magic》: Ice・Lance MP consumption: 50

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Able to produce large ice spikes from the ground.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 You will be able to release it as long as your MP lasts.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 You will be able to produce more from where it was produced.

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【Name】《Synthesis》 MP consumption: 10

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 You can synthesize the magic you release. However, only the same attribute is allowed.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Increases the effect of synthesized magic.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 You will be able to synthesize all attributes freely.

LV.1: INT＋25

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【Name】《Injection》 MP consumption: 10

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Increases speed and power when used with ball-type magic.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Speed increases with each level (small).

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 You will be able to use it for all magic.

LV.1: STR +10

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【Name】《Amplified Chanting》 MP consumption: 100 consumption per round

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Once, if the magic used is said in succession, it will be doubled.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 You will be able to double it up to 5 times.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 You will be able to double it as long as your MP lasts.

LV.1: DEX +10

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【Name】 Weapon Skill: 《Flaming Wind Blade》 MP consumption: 75

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Able to coat the sword with flames enhanced by wind. In addition, you can unleash it. The power is proportional to the materials used for the weapon and the skill level.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 The more MP you consume, the more powerful it becomes, and the flames on the ground will not disappear as they consume 10 MP per second.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 You will be able to release up to 5 wind-enhanced flames in a row.

LV.1: STR＋30

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Incidentally, Myuu-san was later squeezed tightly by Luna-san, who was watching the live broadcast, but that’s another story.

? ? ? 「I wanted to hug her too! ! !」

? ? ? 「Fufufu. I’d be good for a hug any day of the week」

? ? ? 「Ku! ! I’m so jealous! !」