allendalepharm #143 - After a bad start and repeated stupid moves, he finally made his last stand and was already d
#143 - After a bad start and repeated stupid moves, he finally made his last stand and was already d
“As expected of the Deep Sea Witch, the water output is extraordinary.” Zunzun looked at the scene of the arena already flooded and sighed slightly.
This is the 12th match of the selection battle.
His encounter battle with Kurogane Shizuku.
Neither of them had lost before and were considered dark horses among the freshmen, but today one person's undefeated myth will be broken.
Zunzun stood on the water surface.
His steady figure was exceptionally stable, surprising many people.
“Oh oh oh! As expected of contestant Zunzun, he remains unmoved even with his opponent's flood engulfing the entire arena!”
The commentator in the broadcast room exaggerated.
This is certainly not comparable to a real flood, but it doesn't stop her from stirring up the audience's enthusiasm.
But then… …
Zunzun didn't move.
“Oh ya?”
The commentator said with slight surprise:
“Although contestant Kurogane Shizuku is water-attributed, lightning is nullified against her due to the existence of super-pure water. However, contestant Zunzun also has a very strong wide-range attack skill, why isn't he using it? Teacher Nishikyo, who is in charge of commentary, can you tell us why?”
“Probably nullification.”
“Nullification?”
“That's right. Water is a relatively excellent buffer medium in nature. Even if the opponent possesses enormous impact force, that little girl cleverly filled the entire arena with water to counter the impact. Not only that, but she also established her own turtle shell.”
Nishikyo Ninon gestured for her to look at Kurogane Shizuku behind the water curtain.
This move was exactly the Blade Art she used to isolate armed militants from hostages at the open-air plaza.
—Barrier Wave Water Lotus.
“So that's how it is!”
The commentator shouted again: “Could it be that contestant Zunzun is once again in trouble! … … Wait, haven't I said this many times before?”
Unfavorable start, frequent blunders, desperate struggles, inevitable defeat, giving an acceptance speech.
Almost every time Zunzun appears, it's like this.
Of course, she doesn't mind, after all, such reversals are more interesting and easier to commentate on.
“But the two of them have been staring at each other like this for 30 minutes, Teacher Nishikyo, what exactly are they doing?”
“They are competing.”
“Competing?”
The commentator was confused.
Not only her, but even the audience at the scene couldn't figure it out. After all, ordinary duels involve the combatants attacking each other with their Device, and the one standing wins while the one who falls loses.
“They are competing in magic power control.”
Nishikyo Ninon covered her mouth with her iron fan.
She slowly said: “Everyone thinks that water conducts electricity, but that is wrong. The reason why water conducts electricity is because it contains ions, microorganisms, and so on. These impure substances are the conductors.”
The purer the water, the closer it is to an insulator.
When the purity reaches the limit, it is super-pure water, which infinitely approaches an insulator and cannot conduct electricity.
“Yes! This is contestant Kurogane Shizuku's secret to making water non-conductive! If you want to know the details, please read Chapter 4 of Volume 1 of the original work! Ehe~”
“Who are you talking to!”
“… … It hurts!”
Nishikyo Ninon hit the commentator's head hard, and the commentator clutched her head in pain.
Kurogane Shizuku is very strong.
Although her method is simple and easy to understand, other water-attributed Knights cannot imitate it.
No, not that they won't imitate it, but that they can't do it.
To filter out impure substances the size of ions without leaving a single one is like finding gold in the desert. Kurogane Shizuku can do it purely because her magic power control is strong enough to perform such precise operations.
If other Knights try to imitate this move, their own heads will burn out first.
“Teacher Orikaze has already explained this to us.” The commentator asked curiously: “Then Teacher Nishikyo, you just said that the two of them are competing in magic power control, how exactly are they competing?”
“Very simple. Since there are no media in the water, wouldn't it be good to insert media yourself?”
Nishikyo Ninon said this lightly.
Because it was too light, the commentator didn't react for a while.
“… … Eh?”
“Eh my butt! It means that if you can remove the media in the water, you can naturally insert media into the water. One removes, one inserts, and that's how the two of them are competing.”
“How could it be… …! ! !”
The commentator suddenly shouted: “They can actually do this! So fine, it's really too fine! … … It's just a pity that we can't see the real picture.”
This kind of competition is the least visually appealing.
Clearly, the two people on the field are engaged in a high-difficulty competition beyond the scope of students, but those of them outside cannot perceive or see it, which is really frustrating.
Seeing that the venue was a bit cold, the commentator quickly looked for a topic.
“Then Teacher Nishikyo, this competition must be more difficult for contestant Kurogane Shizuku, right?”
“Why?”
“Look at that… … After all, she has to remove impure substances the size of ions one by one. Such a painstaking and precise operation must be more difficult for contestant Kurogane Shizuku.”
“Let's just assume that's the case.”
Nishikyo Ninon didn't really want to explain.
Admittedly, it's hard for Kurogane Shizuku to remove them one by one, but the difficulty of Zunzun inserting them one by one is no less.
And it's not known whether the two of them are now competing in magic power control for the sake of victory, or whether it has evolved into a pure competition of magic power control.
But what is certain is that.
Kurogane Shizuku is almost unable to hold on.
The reason is that the barrier that was originally 3 meters wide is now only a little over 1 meter.
This means that she doesn't have time to filter and has begun to abandon excess territory.
The scene did not become boring because of the inaction of the two, but instead, as time passed, all the audience unconsciously held their breaths and became more and more focused.
They are all waiting for a turning point.
The moment the winner is decided.
Suddenly, Kurogane Shizuku behind the Barrier Wave Water Lotus swayed. Because the water curtain was blocking it, it was not very clear.
Zunzun would not miss this opportunity.
He seized the opportunity and slammed his hand down at this moment.
“Light of Saber!”
Lightning instantly surged and spread towards the water flow, rushing towards the water curtain in front, and after only a few seconds of stalemate, it tore it apart with a snap, revealing Kurogane Shizuku inside.
At this time, she was kneeling on the floor, with a short sword in her hand supporting her body, her small face pale and her forehead sweating, obviously not in good condition.
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“How could this be!?”
The commentator stood up and shouted: “At that moment! Kurogane Shizuku's proud defense against lightning—super-pure water—was actually cracked by contestant Zunzun!”
This caused cheers from the scene.
Zunzun stepped on the water and slowly came to Kurogane Shizuku. She stared at her for a while before reluctantly lowering her head.
“I concede.”
“—The winner has been decided! Contestant Kurogane Shizuku concedes, and the winner is contestant Zunzun! This is his 12th victory! Will his undefeated myth continue? Let's wait and see!”
Amidst the commentator's passionate shouts, Zunzun helped the weak Kurogane Shizuku up, and the two left together.
After all, they have no hatred or grudges. On the contrary, they are like-minded friends.
“Oh my~”
The commentator said with lingering interest: “Teacher Nishikyo, do you have anything to say about the competition just now?”
“Immature.”
“… … Eh?”
“Fortunately, this is the academy's selection battle. The Seven Star Sword Art Festival would not have such a pure competition. Everyone will do whatever it takes to win. Depleting one's magic power and mental strength is the most undesirable thing.”
“Yes, yes, that's right… … Ah haha… … Thank you for Teacher Nishikyo's guidance. Okay, let's quickly start the next match! Oh ya, the next match is actually… …!”
It's not easy to partner with Nishikyo Ninon either.
Hopefully, the chairman will give her worker's compensation later.
At this time, Zunzun had already arrived at the contestant preparation room with Kurogane Shizuku, and Kurogane Ikki, Stella, and Arisuin Nagi were already waiting there.
“Shizuku, are you okay?”
“Yeah, I'm fine. If brother could hug me, I'd be even better.”
Kurogane Shizuku threw herself into Kurogane Ikki's arms. She seemed to be using this defeat as an excuse to act coquettishly, which made Stella very angry.
“Hmph, as expected, you lost. Although I guessed this before the match.”
“… … What are you so smug about? Didn't you also lose to Zunzun?”
“I… …!”
Stella's face flushed red.
Arisuin Nagi quickly came up to smooth things over: “Don't say that, you two, don't quarrel. You have to know that people lost, and they are still very sad now.”
That's right, all three of them lost to Zunzun.
The disadvantage of Arisuin Nagi's Device is that he cannot become invisible in sunny places, so Zunzun used lightning magic to create light, making him nowhere to hide and ultimately forcing him to concede.
Although he felt that he was still hiding something, Zunzun, as a friend, did not intend to get to the bottom of it.
Stella had it even easier.
After this idiot princess learned that Zunzun had a line-of-sight guidance technique, she surrounded herself with violent magic power to prevent Zunzun from getting close, and then chose to attack forcefully to avoid accidents.
This is her usual tactic.
The advantage is that ordinary people can't stand her high temperature, but the disadvantage is that she is easily taken advantage of.
Zunzun kept luring her to the edge of the arena, and then kicked her round butt as he flashed past, knocking her down on all fours and causing her to lose because she fell out of the arena.
That day, the Crimson Princess almost became the Comical Princess.
“Now, only Ikki hasn't lost.” Arisuin Nagi seemed to be deliberately adding fuel to the fire.
Stella immediately said: “Ikki won't lose! Because he won against me!”
“… … Zunzun also won against you.”
“Hey, whose side are you on!?”
“Of course, I'm on brother's side.”
Kurogane Shizuku hugged Kurogane Ikki's arm and said, “Brother, I believe in you, you must win.”
“Well… … I'll try my best.”
With others having such expectations, Kurogane Ikki's response was so spineless.
This is not his fault.
He, who has been practicing swordsmanship with Zunzun all along, has no idea of the other party's depth. Swordsmanship, Blade Arts, and magic power are all unfathomable. This time, even his sister's proud magic power control was defeated, and he couldn't see any hope of winning.
But… …
In order to graduate smoothly, even so, he must go all out!
Kurogane Ikki looked at Zunzun with fighting spirit, but found that his gaze was lingering in the corner of the preparation room.
“… … Zunzun?”
“I want to ask, is that person… … your friend?”
“Eek!?”
The girl who was pointed at let out a whimper.