CH 82

『That bone dragon is player Siegfried… Isn’t he?』

『… Umu』

『This kind of differentiation is good, because the two are already so similar that it’s hard to tell which one is which…』

『I have no idea where you’re looking…』

『It didn’t work?』

『No… It didn’t…』

『───』

「Then let’s get started. ─── 《Hard Thread・Weapon》」

「… I feel so uncomfortable…」

It feels very strange to hear a man’s voice coming from someone who looks like me.

───Shurururururu……

The threads from Siegfried-san’s fingers turn into the shape of a great sword.

「Haa! !」

「Fu!」

───Gyin! !

I deflected the horizontal blade so that it was in line with my sword’s blade, which was held at an angle.

「Yaa! ! 《Hard Thread》」

「Ku!」

───Kikin! !

───Basa! !

「I knew those wings weren’t just for decoration… Yo… Then…」

───Basa! !

「Ehh… ?」

How can he fly when his wings are nothing but bones?

「I’ve never been in an aerial combat before, you know!」

───Kinkinkikinkinkkin! !

「Is that! Right」

───Kikinkkinkinkikikikin! !

「Yes! So right now! I’m having the best time! !」

───Dosu ! ! ……….. Dosa…

「Gu… u…」

Kicked in midair, I fall to the ground. Eh, didn’t he just say it was his first time fighting in the air… ?

「Sei !」

「! ?」

───Dogoooon! ! !

The ground cracked around me, creating a crater.

「… Seriously…」

「Ku… !」

───Gugu… gu…

I knew that my sword would break if it was attacked by a large sword with gravitational acceleration, so I did a shiraha-tori. If I had done this before I transformed, my body would have been cut in half for lack of STR. I feel like Siegfried-san is slightly withdrawing, but it must be my imagination.

shiraha-tori

「Haaa! !」

「Ga! ?」

I kicked the side of Siegfried-san’s face, causing him to be taken aback. Because of his transformation, even with this much, Siegfried-san was easily blown away. I flew after him and tried to give chase, but he positioned himself in the air and we had to cross blades.

「…. I’m not done yetttt! ! 《Hard Thread》! !」

───Shururururururu! !

He uses his skills as we cross blades. His threads surrounded us… No, they were deployed to surround me, and he attacked me at the same time.

「─── 《Spiritualization》」

「Haa! ?」

───Powan……

The thin, sharp threads passed through my translucent body and intertwined with each other.

「Haa! !」

「Gyaa! ?」

I did the technique of slashing through the opponent that I did against that strongest Gatekeeper-san. But this time, I didn’t slash his neck, I stabbed him.

「Wahaha… I knew it, you are… strong…」

「Thank you for that…」

Then Siegfried-san disappeared.

『At last! ! It’s finally settleeeed! ! ! ! PlayerAyane really shows us something new! !』

『… Umu…… That’s… right…』

『What’s the matter? Brakija-chan?』

『Don’t call me “chan”! !』

『Ehh? I don’t want to?』

『… Haa…… That’s right. I think Ayane is really great. Because… No. It’s nothing』

『Ehh! ? Why are you cutting it there! ? I’m really curious! ?』

『M- Maa. It’s going to be a problem for him…』

『… Well, in that case, I don’t blame you!』

『In fact, Ayane is amazing, isn’t she? She can fight in so many different ways. Swords, fists, aerial combat… We’ll have to keep our eyes peeled for more of Ayane’s moves!』

『M- Maa, she’s still on the s… No, it’s nothing』

「What’s that? … Oh well」

『Kohon! T- Then! The winner, player Ayane, will receive a special title and a choice of items!』

「「「「「Uoooooo! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !」」」」」

「Oh! ? … I was so surprised that I made a strange noise…」

I saw two messages in the mail section of the menu, so I opened them.

『Ayane-sama

Since you have won this tournament, you will receive the following reward.

・Title 『1st Event Champion』

・Item Selection Rights x 1

○○June 8, 2034 From Administration』

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【Name】 『1st Event Champion』

【Effect】 Multiplies all stats except HP and MP by 1.25.

【Acquisition Requirements】 Win the 1st event.

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『The second place winner, player Siegfried, and the third place winner, player Suzuka, will receive rewards befitting their respective rankings! Everyone who participates in the tournament will receive a blaze of level up potions! !』

『And! All participants in this event will get a title as a participation prize! !』

「「「「「Uooooo! ! !」」」」」

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【Name】 『1st Event Participant』

【Effect】 Multiplies one of the statuses except HP and MP by 1.25.

【Acquisition Requirements】 Participate in the 1st event.

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「Fuwaa… I think it’s time to go to bed…」

『This concludes our 1st event! ! Dismissed! Closed! !』

『Why is it closed… Now then, I’m leaving too───』

『Ah, Brakija-chan, let’s go over there and have a good time with Oneechan here~』

『Wa! ? No! ! L- Let me go! Yaraaaaa! ! ! ! ────────』

I leave the buzzing arena and log out.

Ah, I can’t… anymore…

「………. Suu ….」

○Today’s Skills○

Today it’s 《Weapon》and 《Spiritualization》!

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【Name】《Weapon》 MP consumption: Depends on the weapon you create

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 You can create weapons using any of the following: 《Sticky Thread》, 《Hard Thread》, 《Super Hard Thread》, 《Heat-resistant Thread》, 《Cut Resistant Thread》, and 《Hit Resistant Thread》.

【Effect ② (LV. ☆)】 It will look just like the real thing.

LV. 1: Depends on the weapon you create.

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【Name】 Weapon Skills: 《Spiritualization》 MP consumption: 50 consumption per second

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】

You can enter a spirit state for only 1 second per skill level of 《Spiritualization》. Can be canceled within the effect time.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Reduces damage from magic attacks (medium).

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 It goes from translucent to semi-transparent.

LV. 1: MND＋15

※spiritual condition・・・A state of semi-transparency that nullifies physical attacks, but increases damage from magical attacks (large).

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Iyaa… A total of 35 chapters… I didn’t expect the event arc to be so long… I’m sorry for writing such a long story… The next chapter will be like a fresh start. It’s an extra chapter from the very beginning…