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Chapter 47: I'm Not an Idiot

Right after the match began, Michela immediately launched an attack.

When facing peers participating in the fierce festival, there's fundamentally no room for underestimating the opponent.

However... within Michela, Flura's abilities were actually more highly regarded compared to Estelle, who was also a mage with the same advanced occupation.

"Hmph!!! Your skills have improved even more since last time!!!"

"That's my line!!"

Flura's weapon, as a mage, is a staff that assists in magic.

Its primary role is to aid in mana manipulation, increasing the power and effects of cast spells.

While it doesn't have many other functions... Flura has mastered a rare skill among mage skills, known as staff techniques.

Michela's powerful start was impressive, but the strikes Flura unleashed before her magic was complete... were all deflected by the sturdy staff. Michela had to choose evasion to avoid the completed magic.

(Truly, it's a troublesome defensive technique!)

Stating that her skills had improved was not to provoke her opponent but rather an expression of her genuine experience.

Michela had initially thought she could at least inflict minor cuts, but in the end, she couldn't land any damage and found herself forced to keep her distance.

(And... water is indeed troublesome.)

The ring used in the fierce festival is not just an ordinary ring; it has the ability to repair cracks and damage by consuming magic. However, it doesn't include functions like water absorption.

"What's the matter? Are you just running away?"

"Relax, I'm not!!!"

The wetter the ring became, the more disadvantageous it was for Michela, who fought at high speeds.

Previously, when she inquired about this aspect to Ishud without expecting much, he responded with something like, "Don't be an idiot, think about it yourself, you big-boobed idiot." Upon closer inspection, it could be interpreted as him acknowledging her combat abilities and sense to some extent. However, the last words acted as a trigger, and her anger exploded.

In the end, as expected, she didn't get any hints or information she hadn't anticipated.

"Hah!!!!"

As long as she crossed a certain line, the wind cutting blades would slice through water-based attack magic.

"Ha!!!!"

"Ice Wall!"

"What!?"

Having dodged through a storm of water bullets and water spears to get close, Michela found herself blocked by an ice wall.

"Kuh!!"

It was an ice wall large enough to conceal Flura's entire body, and unable to cut through it entirely, Michela promptly chose to retreat.

"Heh... You're good, aren't you?"

"I thought that last one hit perfectly... hehe, truly, Michela-san."

After deploying Ice Wall, Flura also immediately retreated from her position. 

Having moved to the rear, Flura aimed for a moment when Michela couldn't see her to unleash a water spear.

Michela's sensory perception, which was originally intended to completely hit rather than just restrain, momentarily decreased. Flura seized this opportunity and aimed for the first clean hit since the start of the match with a water spear. It seemed like Michela would take the hit, but with a quick decision, she concentrated wind magic intensively to somehow mitigate the painful damage.

(Hmm. She didn't just move to the left or right but actually retreated to the rear... Was that why she made it larger than necessary? With her staff techniques for close combat and now this, is Big Boobs truly superior in an all-around sense compared to the mage I fought in the first round?)

Ishud silently observed the battle between Michela and Flura.

(Not that Big Boobs' movements are bad or anything, but if the other Big Boobs can use water and ice magic... the situation might be a disadvantage for Big Boobs~)

Ishud completely dismissed any notion of remorse as he asserted, "You should be able to figure it out yourself" when it came to finding solutions in unfavorable situations.

(Well, she'll figure something out somehow... She's not an idiot.)

Muttering the words he had conveyed at some point, Ishud continued to watch the confrontation between the two well-endowed individuals with an unchanged calm expression.

(Huh!! The skill in staff techniques, as well as this prediction... Is it of a different caliber compared to Philip!?)

Having her movements seemingly predicted at every turn, Michela found herself skillfully hindered at crucial moments, making it difficult for her to launch a successful attack. 

While she hadn't caused Flura any substantial damage, there were still shallow cuts here and there.

The unease of potentially losing, something that crossed her mind before she slayed that damn disrespectful guy Philip, lingered in her thoughts.

However, it wasn't easy to assert from an external perspective that the match was favoring Flura relatively well.

(She really moves well!!! I think there will be a bit of an opening soon!!!)

Flura, who maintains the same cheerful expression as before the match, was feeling a burning pain in her brain.

Flura isn't disrupting Michela's decisive movements with innate intuition or sense, but rather predicting the future moves Michela will make from the numerous possibilities... guiding the best move based on the changing situation on the battlefield.

Not based on past experiences, but rather reading the information entering her eyes from the practical field of the battlefield.

It's different from the intuitive moves that encapsulate the thoughts of professionals like chess players.

The headache is a hundred times worse than what those who have just heard the story might imagine.

At this rate, my brain might overheat.

Even if I think that... contrary to the smiling expression, I naturally have the fighting spirit as a warrior who doesn't want to lose.

In addition... just like when I temporarily hit her with a water lance using an ice wall as a shield, I have successfully landed several attacks on Michela without scoring a clean hit.

(It's about time, isn't it?)

The ring is getting wet in a good way.

There is still plenty of magical power.

The preparations to finish it off... are complete.

"Ice Bullet!!!"

Ice magic skill level one, attack magic that can be used, Ice Bullet.

Almost forty ice bullets were simultaneously released.

While the number of ice bullets is somewhat surprising, the power of each individual Ice Bullet is not that high.

They can be deflected with dual swords... and, above all, the barrage of ice bullets was mainly released from positions targeting the upper body.

The trajectories are all straight lines, and by sneaking in and getting closer, a chance comes all at once.

This time, there was also a plan to somehow deal with the Ice Wall.

Closing the distance with a quick attack.

Kneeling down with a decided determination, at the moment of readiness... the body and mind prioritized intuition over the best possible image.

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