'Elias, may I ask you to fight against me?'
Ilsa-san proposed a match.
It is an established annual event at the magic academy.
The results of the entrance examination take into account the results of the written examinations, so the pure strength of the students is unknown.
The best opponents in the practicals, those who are picky, may be ranked first in the pecking order.
So it has become a regular occurrence that every year the first and second in the pecking order at the beginning of the entrance exam fight each other to make it black and white.
"Yeah, all right."
We moved to the magic arena.
When a teacher is notified that a match is to take place, it is officially accepted and the match is arranged.
Matches to be held on the day are posted and the most notable matches are clearly displayed at the top of the list.
Embarrassingly, our match was chosen as the match of interest, and the spectator seats in the magic arena were packed.
The referee will be Axel Schneider, the homeroom teacher of the upper secondary class 2 S, who will be the referee.
He is the homeroom teacher of Sister Leah and Lady Louisa.
Basically, it seems that the homeroom teachers of the students who play against each other do not act as referees.
This is because there is a possibility that they may unknowingly become too close to the students while teaching them on a daily basis.
If there is a shortage of manpower, they may decide to do it, but basically, homeroom teachers do not referee.
So this time, Schneider, not Marine, will be the referee.
Schneider-sensei is already preparing on the playing field.
Then I and Ilsa-san enter.
A magical barrier is deployed on the playing stage and in the audience.
'Kuku, this is an annual event. The first and second place at the entrance exam fight. I'm Axel Schneider, homeroom teacher of the upper secondary class S. I'm not very good at being formal, so why don't you tell me about it? Please don't be formal with me, so just call me Axel. Please don't keep me boring. I hate boredom the most. So what do you want to do? What do you want to bet on the pawns?
I bet on the pawns.
Albert and Derek bet each other a king in the game, but that was an anomaly.
I'll bet a pawn.
"'I'm a pawn too.'
Naturally, Ilsa also bet a pawn.
The king has the effect of catching the opponent by surprise and shaking them up, but unlike the irregular characters, Ilsa has been playing a basic, faithful bet.
'Are you ready?"
'Yes.'
"Then begin!"
Immediately after the match starts, Ilsa-san makes an ice block appear.
She is an ice attribute user.
It's a battle of the same attribute.
'Here I come!'
She sends that ice block towards me, but I evade it.
'What's with your speed, as usual? It's absurd.'
Is it? I had my doubts about the inescapability of magic as a common sense in RPGs in general, not just in the Heroes of the Deadly Sins and Heroes of Destiny I played before my reincarnation.
I always thought that it would be better to avoid magic that is linear, not to mention if it was tracking you.
I had to some extent assumed that some force would be at work and that it would be impossible to avoid, but it was possible to avoid it as a matter of course without such a situation.
'Kuku, indeed. Elias, you're doing a crazy thing."
'Hey, Axel-sensei, you're a referee, don't interrupt me!"
'Kuku, don't talk to the referee during the match either. You can afford it, can't you?"
'Hey, you two, don't talk over me".
Ilsa has now changed her attack from ice cubes to ice arrows.
Although the size is smaller, the pointed tip is likely to cause serious damage if it hits the target.
It won't hit me, though.
I'll avoid it.
Furthermore, it has changed its attack magic from ice arrows to spears.
It is powerful, but it was more convenient for me.
The reason is that it is easier to evade a spear than an arrow.
'Ha ha ha, you are very quick. At this rate, I'll only wear myself out, and the match will be obvious. It can't be helped, I'll show you the trump card I didn't play in the entrance exam.:
Ilsa-san's words are not a bluff.
There is a sense of tension in the air.
The magic power is gathering around Ms Ilsa.
That magical power is changing its shape.
Just as Albert turned his magic into a scythe.
In the case Ilsa-san's, it was not a scythe, but a living creature.
Gradually, its shape becomes clearer.
A dragon.
'How would you like it? 'This is my inner hand. I named it the Magic Ice Dragon to distinguish it from the actual ice dragon. It's a complete turnaround."
"What a surprise, Ilsa-san."
?
I've been thinking about naming it after an actual ice dragon too. I was thinking that since it's a dragon shaped by the power of the law, a magic ice dragon would be good. That's a really odd coincidence."
"What are you saying ......?"
I created a dragon with the ice's magic power.
It's a magic ice dragon.
For the past five years, I've been training in swordsmanship, but I've also been training in magic.
This is the conglomeration of all that.
Moreover, its size was far more gigantic than Ilsa-san's magic ice dragon.
'It ...... can't be that ...... huge ......, far bigger than my magic ice dragon."
'What should I do? Can you give up?"
I don't think it's necessary to cause unnecessary damage.
It is also courageous to recognise the difference in ability and give up.
I'm not joking! I'm not going to back down until you make it clear that it's black and white. Elias, you're going to have to stick with me to the end."
'All right, let's settle this.'
Ilsa-san's magic ice dragon is coming towards me.
'Ah....'
Ilsa-san's body was blown into the air.
'Ha...... not yet, I haven't lost yet.......'
Ilsa-san, who fell to the ground, has not yet lost her will to fight.
I'm not sure what to do with the money.
I have to respond to that too.
I was going to fight this match only with the ice attribute, but I decided to use the lightning attribute as well.
As before, I deployed the Magic Ice Dragon and also deployed the Magic Thunder Dragon.
'In addition to the magical ice dragon,...... I don't even have the strength left to create a magical ice dragon anymore,...... but here I am! ...... I have lost.
'It looks like we're done there, Winner Elias.'
Axel-sensei declared me the winner.
'Wow, that's great!
"Elias, you're so cool!"
The crowd goes wild.
In contrast, Ilsa-san in front of me was ......
'It's so ...... frustrating that after all the ...... bloody hard work... ... I didn't reach ......."
"You're not looking good, Ilsa. You have lost. The weak will lose. It's the natural order of things. Give up."
"!"
I was angry at Axel Sensei's insensitive words.
They're not the kind of words to speak to someone who has fought with all his might up to this very point.
Axel Sensei, is that what you say to someone who has fought with all his might? Please take them back."
'Well, that's interesting. Then will you play with me for the king's piece here and now? It would be fun to see if you are right or wrong.
'As you wish. I'm not so patient that I'll stand by and let my classmates be humiliated and insulted.
'I'm joking, I'm joking. Sorry, forgive me.'
Axel Sensei waved his palms in the air.
?"
I'm not your homeroom teacher, so I'm just testing you a little bit. Let's see what they're like. Especially Elias, you've heard so much about interesting people from Luisa and Leah. My bad habit came out. Sorry."
Axel Sensei held out his hand to Ilsa-san, who had collapsed.
Ilsa took his hand and stood up.
'What Axel-sensei says is not wrong, Elias-kun. I lost because I was weak. I am not so weak that I can be destroyed by such a thing. I hope you do not underestimate me. The girls of the Felsenstein family are strong."
Ilsa-san is a strong girl with a stronger core than I thought she would be.
I must learn from her.
"By the way, Professor Axel..."
"What is it, Elias?""
"Are you going to accept my challenge?"
I told you that's finished! Did you hear what I said? ......"
'I'm asking if you're willing to put aside Ilsa-san's case and accept my challenge because I want to fight to test my skills."
"Are you ...... serious, ......?"
I'm joking, 'm just trying to get back at you."
'You ...... are a hilarious one.' You are just like Louisa and Leah said you were. I'm not going to be bored for a while.'
I was half joking, half serious when I said that.
I think Ilsa has forgiven him, but I haven't forgiven him completely.
I'm also half-serious about wanting to test my skills.
But if you look at reality, I don't think I have the ability to beat Axel Sensei right now.
I'll have no choice but to settle for being the one to do it.
This was my first magic match since entering magic academy.
I managed to defend my first place in the pecking order to the bitter end.
The match was fun, with no fear in sight.
I wish I could have such a match again.
'Elias, may I ask you to fight against me?'
Ilsa-san proposed a match.
It is an established annual event at the magic academy.
The results of the entrance examination take into account the results of the written examinations, so the pure strength of the students is unknown.
The best opponents in the practicals, those who are picky, may be ranked first in the pecking order.
So it has become a regular occurrence that every year the first and second in the pecking order at the beginning of the entrance exam fight each other to make it black and white.
"Yeah, all right."
We moved to the magic arena.
When a teacher is notified that a match is to take place, it is officially accepted and the match is arranged.
Matches to be held on the day are posted and the most notable matches are clearly displayed at the top of the list.
Embarrassingly, our match was chosen as the match of interest, and the spectator seats in the magic arena were packed.
The referee will be Axel Schneider, the homeroom teacher of the upper secondary class 2 S, who will be the referee.
He is the homeroom teacher of Sister Leah and Lady Louisa.
Basically, it seems that the homeroom teachers of the students who play against each other do not act as referees.
This is because there is a possibility that they may unknowingly become too close to the students while teaching them on a daily basis.
If there is a shortage of manpower, they may decide to do it, but basically, homeroom teachers do not referee.
So this time, Schneider, not Marine, will be the referee.
Schneider-sensei is already preparing on the playing field.
Then I and Ilsa-san enter.
A magical barrier is deployed on the playing stage and in the audience.
'Kuku, this is an annual event. The first and second place at the entrance exam fight. I'm Axel Schneider, homeroom teacher of the upper secondary class S. I'm not very good at being formal, so why don't you tell me about it? Please don't be formal with me, so just call me Axel. Please don't keep me boring. I hate boredom the most. So what do you want to do? What do you want to bet on the pawns?
I bet on the pawns.
Albert and Derek bet each other a king in the game, but that was an anomaly.
I'll bet a pawn.
"'I'm a pawn too.'
Naturally, Ilsa also bet a pawn.
The king has the effect of catching the opponent by surprise and shaking them up, but unlike the irregular characters, Ilsa has been playing a basic, faithful bet.
'Are you ready?"
'Yes.'
"Then begin!"
Immediately after the match starts, Ilsa-san makes an ice block appear.
She is an ice attribute user.
It's a battle of the same attribute.
'Here I come!'
She sends that ice block towards me, but I evade it.
'What's with your speed, as usual? It's absurd.'
Is it? I had my doubts about the inescapability of magic as a common sense in RPGs in general, not just in the Heroes of the Deadly Sins and Heroes of Destiny I played before my reincarnation.
I always thought that it would be better to avoid magic that is linear, not to mention if it was tracking you.
I had to some extent assumed that some force would be at work and that it would be impossible to avoid, but it was possible to avoid it as a matter of course without such a situation.
'Kuku, indeed. Elias, you're doing a crazy thing."
'Hey, Axel-sensei, you're a referee, don't interrupt me!"
'Kuku, don't talk to the referee during the match either. You can afford it, can't you?"
'Hey, you two, don't talk over me".
Ilsa has now changed her attack from ice cubes to ice arrows.
Although the size is smaller, the pointed tip is likely to cause serious damage if it hits the target.
It won't hit me, though.
I'll avoid it.
Furthermore, it has changed its attack magic from ice arrows to spears.
It is powerful, but it was more convenient for me.
The reason is that it is easier to evade a spear than an arrow.
'Ha ha ha, you are very quick. At this rate, I'll only wear myself out, and the match will be obvious. It can't be helped, I'll show you the trump card I didn't play in the entrance exam.:
Ilsa-san's words are not a bluff.
There is a sense of tension in the air.
The magic power is gathering around Ms Ilsa.
That magical power is changing its shape.
Just as Albert turned his magic into a scythe.
In the case Ilsa-san's, it was not a scythe, but a living creature.
Gradually, its shape becomes clearer.
A dragon.
'How would you like it? 'This is my inner hand. I named it the Magic Ice Dragon to distinguish it from the actual ice dragon. It's a complete turnaround."
"What a surprise, Ilsa-san."
?
I've been thinking about naming it after an actual ice dragon too. I was thinking that since it's a dragon shaped by the power of the law, a magic ice dragon would be good. That's a really odd coincidence."
"What are you saying ......?"
I created a dragon with the ice's magic power.
It's a magic ice dragon.
For the past five years, I've been training in swordsmanship, but I've also been training in magic.
This is the conglomeration of all that.
Moreover, its size was far more gigantic than Ilsa-san's magic ice dragon.
'It ...... can't be that ...... huge ......, far bigger than my magic ice dragon."
'What should I do? Can you give up?"
I don't think it's necessary to cause unnecessary damage.
It is also courageous to recognise the difference in ability and give up.
I'm not joking! I'm not going to back down until you make it clear that it's black and white. Elias, you're going to have to stick with me to the end."
'All right, let's settle this.'
Ilsa-san's magic ice dragon is coming towards me.
'Ah....'
Ilsa-san's body was blown into the air.
'Ha...... not yet, I haven't lost yet.......'
Ilsa-san, who fell to the ground, has not yet lost her will to fight.
I'm not sure what to do with the money.
I have to respond to that too.
I was going to fight this match only with the ice attribute, but I decided to use the lightning attribute as well.
As before, I deployed the Magic Ice Dragon and also deployed the Magic Thunder Dragon.
'In addition to the magical ice dragon,...... I don't even have the strength left to create a magical ice dragon anymore,...... but here I am! ...... I have lost.
'It looks like we're done there, Winner Elias.'
Axel-sensei declared me the winner.
'Wow, that's great!
"Elias, you're so cool!"
The crowd goes wild.
In contrast, Ilsa-san in front of me was ......
'It's so ...... frustrating that after all the ...... bloody hard work... ... I didn't reach ......."
"You're not looking good, Ilsa. You have lost. The weak will lose. It's the natural order of things. Give up."
"!"
I was angry at Axel Sensei's insensitive words.
They're not the kind of words to speak to someone who has fought with all his might up to this very point.
Axel Sensei, is that what you say to someone who has fought with all his might? Please take them back."
'Well, that's interesting. Then will you play with me for the king's piece here and now? It would be fun to see if you are right or wrong.
'As you wish. I'm not so patient that I'll stand by and let my classmates be humiliated and insulted.
'I'm joking, I'm joking. Sorry, forgive me.'
Axel Sensei waved his palms in the air.
?"
I'm not your homeroom teacher, so I'm just testing you a little bit. Let's see what they're like. Especially Elias, you've heard so much about interesting people from Luisa and Leah. My bad habit came out. Sorry."
Axel Sensei held out his hand to Ilsa-san, who had collapsed.
Ilsa took his hand and stood up.
'What Axel-sensei says is not wrong, Elias-kun. I lost because I was weak. I am not so weak that I can be destroyed by such a thing. I hope you do not underestimate me. The girls of the Felsenstein family are strong."
Ilsa-san is a strong girl with a stronger core than I thought she would be.
I must learn from her.
"By the way, Professor Axel..."
"What is it, Elias?""
"Are you going to accept my challenge?"
I told you that's finished! Did you hear what I said? ......"
'I'm asking if you're willing to put aside Ilsa-san's case and accept my challenge because I want to fight to test my skills."
"Are you ...... serious, ......?"
I'm joking, 'm just trying to get back at you."
'You ...... are a hilarious one.' You are just like Louisa and Leah said you were. I'm not going to be bored for a while.'
I was half joking, half serious when I said that.
I think Ilsa has forgiven him, but I haven't forgiven him completely.
I'm also half-serious about wanting to test my skills.
But if you look at reality, I don't think I have the ability to beat Axel Sensei right now.
I'll have no choice but to settle for being the one to do it.
This was my first magic match since entering magic academy.
I managed to defend my first place in the pecking order to the bitter end.
The match was fun, with no fear in sight.
I wish I could have such a match again.
