CH 63

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As I was writing this, I felt that this was going to be a very long event…. I’m sure you guessed that when I wrote ①… There will be a few more matches like this…

・Siegfried’s POV

My vision turned white, and the next thing I knew, I was at the entrance to the arena.

As I walked toward the sun, the cheers grew louder and louder.

――Ah. I’m looking forward to it…

The reason I participated in the event this time was because I wanted to fight a person named Ayane, who had been a topic of conversation in the threads for a while.

No, we don’t have to fight, but I’d like to if I could.

As I thought about this, I remembered Ayane’s face in the square, talking happily with Suzuka――another rare race most likely――as she had won as expected.

A beautiful girl and a beautiful little girl…

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「「「「「「「Waaaaaaaaa! ! ! ! ! !」」」」」」」

「……」

「Sieg-san. I will win, okay?」

I smile bitterly at Majitchi, who declares war on me.

「I’m sorry, but I’ve got things to do… I can’t lose here」

「… I see. Then I’ll win」

「…」

I raised my hand and waited for the signal indicating the start of the tournament. Then, I saw two women on the large TV that was placed opposite each other, slightly above the seats where everyone was sitting.

『Here it is! I’m Kyou, an ordinary player who has been entrusted by the administration with the job of livestreaming! I, Kyou, will be in charge of the real-time action! And! And for commentary…』

『This I! Brakiztomeja! will be in charge! !』

「「「「Uooooo! ! ! ! !」」」」

「Brakiztomeja! Daaah! !」

「Eh! ? Seriously! ? A collaboration between a legendary informant and a veteran gamer! ?」

「Brakija-san is so cuteeee! ! !」

「Kyou-san’s cute too, isn’t sheee! ?」

Oh. That Brakija-san is the commentator…. I respect that woman’s information network. She always helps me out, so I’ll have to put up a good fight. I smiled as I looked at the two women on the screen.

「What are you smiling at?」

「Hmm? No, I just thought we should have a good fight」

「I see. I don’t necessarily have to think about it, but I do believe it would be a good fight~」

「Fu… That’s right」

『――Let the match begin! !』

From the moment I heard it, my attention was focused solely on the battle.

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「《Sticky Thread》」

「If you take your time, I’ll die quickly! ! I’ll go as fast as I can! ! 《Elemental Force》!」

『Ootto! ! Majitchi has given it his all from the very first move! ! What the hell is going on here! ?』

『Fumu. I think that would be more effective against Siegfried』

『What’s in your mind?』

『Siegfried uses threads to set traps. So the longer it takes, the more traps there will be, and eventually Majitchi will get tangled up in the threads… So there you have it! !』

『I see~! Then I guess the best way to fight Sieg-san is to go all out from the very first move!』

『… No, not necessarily!』

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White threads emerge from 10 fingers.

The first step is to apply the sticky threads to this entire arena.

Majitchi wears 6 basic attributes on his body.

Normally, a magician would master a single attribute, but Majitchi was different.

He uses magic of all the basic attributes to throw off his opponents… He’s a bit of a dexterity freak, so to speak.

I’ve only seen that 《Elemental Force》 once before. It’s a skill that allows you to wear 6 attributes on your body and use that attribute only once without consuming MP if necessary.

In addition, the state of wearing the attribute is the same as physical enhancement, and the enhancement is given according to the attribute. In other words, wearing 6 attributes is equivalent to having your status enhanced except for DEX. I don’t know the details, but I’ve heard that the ratio is twofold.

「《Hard Thread》」

「《Elemental Force Revelation》! !」

The hardened thread, which cannot be cut by an ordinary sword, is twisted into a sticky thread, and the trap is set in three dimensions.

My opponent released all of his attributes at once.

「《Wasteland》!」

Majitchi floats a sphere on the tip of his staff, which has become dusky black due to the mixture of all six attributes. The space around the sphere is abnormally distorted. The sphere has an unfathomable blackness as it moves toward the center, like a black hole… I’ve never seen anything like it.

He fired it at me… Rather, he aimed it at the center of the arena.

I distance myself to the far end of the arena and prepare for the next thread.

The 20cm diameter black hole flew slowly and stopped at the center, expanding rapidly. Immediately after…

――Zugooooooooooooooooooo! ! ! !

It made a sound several times louder and lower than that of a vacuum cleaner, sucking in everything in its path. Of course, the threads are no exception to this.

「… I’ll have to stretch it again… 《Super Hard Thread》」

In front of me, I wound a thin thread, many times harder and thinner than 《Hard Thread》 from earlier, and made it into a shield. Hiding behind it…

――Su…… Dogooooooooooooonnn! ! ! !

The black hole exploded as if it were spitting out everything it had inhaled. It also vibrated the wards that had been set up in the arena.

『――This is amazing! ! Even Sieg-san was taken aback by this…』

『No, not yet』

『Eh?』

The white smoke gradually ceased.

As the entire floor of the arena slowly comes into view, a figure is seen.

『W-WWWhat! ! He survived that horrific explosion that shook the wards! ! ! ! ! !』

『Before the explosion, Siegfried used a skill called 《super Hard Thread》 to create a shield. To reduce the power, he also used the 《Sticky Thread》 to attach the shield to the ground』

『I see. I see! But then, isn’t he invincible?』

『That’s right. Siegfried can defend against most attacks if they are known in advance』

『… Isn’t that a cheat!』

『No, no. He still has a weakness, you know?』

『What’s that?』

『It’s Fire』

『Fire?』

『Humu. His thread is unbreakable even with the best of swords, but that’s all. The fact that it is weak against fire has not changed!』

『So we should just attack with the fire attribute! !』

『… No. Not necessarily』

『Not again! ?』

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As the cheering continued, I smiled ferociously as I extinguished my threads.

○Today’s Skills○

Today’s 6 skills are 《Thread》, 《Sticky Thread》, 《Hard Thread》, 《Super Hard Thread》, 《Elemental Force》, 《Elemental Force Revelation》, and 《Wasteland》!

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【Name】《Thread》 MP consumption: depending on the skill

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Grants the user 2 skills: 《Sticky Thread》 and 《Hard Thread》.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Grants 3 skills: 《Slash Resistant Thread》, 《Hit Resistant Thread》, and 《Heat Resistant Thread》.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 By combining threads with each other, the properties of the threads will change.

LV. 1: DEX＋25

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【Name】《Thread》: Sticky Thread MP consumption: 10 consumption per meter

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 You can produce a sticky thread. The longer it is extended, the higher the MP consumption becomes.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 You will be able to adjust the strength of the stickiness.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 Weapons with skill level below ☆10 will not be able to cut it.

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【Name】《Thread》: Hard Thread MP consumption: 10 consumption per meter

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 You can produce a thread that cannot be cut by ordinary swords.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Weapons with skill level below ☆5 will not be able to cut it.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 Twisting three of them together will turn them into a 《Super Hard Thread》.

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【Name】《Super Hard Thread》 MP consumption: 30 consumption per meter

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Weapons with skill level below ☆ will not be able to cut it.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 It becomes thinner than 《Hard Thread》.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 It becomes several times harder than 《Hard Thread》.

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【Name】《Elemental Force》 MP consumption: 200

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 All 6 attributes can be worn on the body.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 You will be able to unleash the magic of the attribute you want to use once without consuming any MP.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 Grants 《Elemental Force Revelation》 to the user, and can only be activated when the user is clad in all 6 attributes.

LV. 1: All + 5

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【Name】《Elemental Force》: Elemental Force Revelation MP consumption: None

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 It can release all 6 attributes.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Grants the user 2 skills, 《Abundant Nature》 and 《Wasteland》, which can only be activated when all 6 attributes are released.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 Increases the potency of 2 skills (Medium): 《Abundant Nature》 and 《Wasteland》.

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【Name】《Wasteland》 MP consumption: 1000

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 You can produce a sphere that sucks everything in.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 After sucking something, you will be able to make it explode. The power depends on the amount absorbed.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 You will be able to absorb the power of Nature and multiply its power. However, Nature will wither. Only 《Abundant Nature》 can restore it.

LV. 1: INT＋20