Chapter 302: Chapter 302 Uproar.
Well, it was not his first time dealing with some changes in the plot, but he was surprised to find that the opponent Hina must fight was way above her in every aspect of basic combat.
Her trained movement and the way she swung that broadsword like a stick made his body stiffen in worry that Hina would get bisected by it.
Thanks to the legendary equipment Hina used, her basic stats in Agility had been enhanced by additional points. So, at least, she could follow the senior movements.
The battle heightened its pace as Hina used her Magic slightly. The temperature around him rose, and a bright pillar of fire erected in the middle of the Arena triggered the spectators\' exclamation of awe.
However, the senior was fine, and they began to resume the fight. Gradually, as the senior began to change her attack pattern, Hina was slightly pushed back.
With her keen observation and physical reflexes, Hina manages to deal with the relentless attack that comes knocking on her door. But using that much mental power drained her.
Soma could see her breathing was rough, and her movement became much duller, losing its fierceness when she took a counter.
"Is she going to lose?".
The moment Soma muttered those words, his heart thumped, and a rush of adrenaline heightened his senses. His blood started to accelerate, bringing his heart to a fast rate; slowly, the World around him slowed down, and he could faintly feel a trace of mana surrounding him begin to get sucked into one place.
"What is going on?".
Within the dull World, only gray color filled his eyes. A blazing red flame showed its presence. Its radiant heat, shimmering like the sun in the summer, brought forth life into the dull World, and everything returned to how it was supposed to.
"That was?!". Soma\'s muttered words were filled with a feeling of deep awe and affection.
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"What is happening?".
Hina stood on the border between her consciousness and that which assimilated with the World, feeling empty. Her limbs had lost their function, and she couldn\'t even comprehend what was actually happening in her disoriented senses.
The only thing that matters is that the figure of Mona, who was convinced by her win and her sword that hung above her head, stopped in place.
"I am going to lose!". Hina muttered those words meekly. She tried to figure out a way to break away from the relentless pursuit of Mona, but she couldn\'t figure out how.
Hina realized that her sword techniques were nothing compared to Mona, even her control over Magic. Mona could easily deflect it or even take cover using her Earth elemental magic.
Gradually, the flame that blazed inside her heart dimmed, and Hina felt strength start to leave her stopped limbs until.
"(Bathump!)".
A loud thump echoed in her ears, and because of that, it sobered her clouded mind, and light started to fill her eyes. Strength began to return in her limp limbs, and the flame that dimmed in her heart started to burn once more.
"No, I won\'t lose here!".
The dull and slow World that was captured in her sight began to find its time, and it moved slightly in slow motion. At this time, Hina began to focus her mind, racking her brain in search of the possible ways for her to win this match.
First, she dismissed the thought of prolonging the battle, for she had already run out of breath, as she couldn\'t get a breather. Second, Magic could make her escape from this predicament, but only for a moment, for Mona herself also specialized in Magic that could block her flame. Hina soon realized that she was lacking in firepower.
What Hina wanted was the power to gain a significant advantage in this match, a power that could carve a path in her dream. An equal power that will take her to stand beside the boy she always chases. She wants that kind of power.
However, how? How can she manifest it? Is it because she is still lacking in her training? Or maybe because she lacks the development in talent that everyone around her has?
Then, when her eyes looked toward the glittering light that reflected from the sword that kept descending above her, her mind started to replicate yesterday\'s battle when that blazing red hand holding a sword hung majestically in the air.
Her crystal-clear blue eyes shone, and the World turned slightly different from what she used to see. A vibrant light that entered her retina began to get sucked into her consciousness as she softly whispered.
"Original Magic - Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi!".
The World turned blazing orange in an instant as the katana in her hand slowly coated by a magical power of flame, turning the pattern of its blade Hammon into blazing red.
Hina gritted her teeth and raised her blade upward, letting her blade and the broadsword clash. Everyone in the stadium was taken aback by the events that transpired before their eyes.
They thought that the match would be finished the moment Mona delivered her vertical slash, but a surprise happened when the green katana on Hina\'s hand turned blazing red.
The heat that permeated from the blade evaporated the moisture around the Arena, and the red color of its sharp blade reminded them of the silhouette of the sun, which brings life to the World as the center of the universe.
When the two swords collided, the spectators thought that maybe Hina would get pushed away, but Mona\'s sword was sliced to the middle part, greatly flustered her as she leaped back to take a distance.
Once she got a distance from Hina, who still raised her katana in a defensive position, Mona glanced at her broadsword. Part of its sword tips, blazing red, melted after contact with Hina\'s blade.
As for Hina, she breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her katana, and stood up straight to regain her breath.
Hina stood in the center of the swirling vortex of flames, her eyes glowing in an intense, fiery red light. The air crackled as the katana on her hand raised upward, readying her middle stance.
Flames danced around her in a display of power. The heat was intense, but she stood perfectly still, her short crimson hair swaying in the scorching winds as the fire swirled around her with a fierce and protective aura.
The natural beauty Hina possesses, and the way her figure stood amidst the display of power captivated everyone in the place, including Mona herself.
Lee, who saw the change in Hina\'s knit, knit his brows and felt hesitant about the matter. Earlier, he could feel that her katana was surrounded by a mysterious power of wind, but now it had turned into something different.
"Student Hina, what was that? Is that the skill in your Katana?".
"No!".
Hina glances toward the blade that is still permeating immense heat, and because, in the spur of the moment, she created the spell, it began to drain her mana pool rapidly. She could feel her head start to ring in alert.
"This was my Original Magic".
Her voice was low, but the news managed to travel around the stadium as it echoed in their ears that an Original Magic had been manifested once more in the competition.
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Mona and Lee stood flabbergasted upon hearing what Hina had said. Mona raised her brows in awe; never had she thought that Hina could grow to this extent. This was clearly different from what that person had said. Meanwhile, Lee knitted his brows in wonder, wondering when Hina had managed to create one.
Her behavior in the class or even in the P.E. Class they met, Hina has never shown any sign of her developing some original Magic. Of Course, the news that she joined the research magic club was known to him, but to develop Original Magic at that age.
{Eh? What? Original Magic? Teacher Lee, is that true?}
With an oblivious gaze, the emcee asked teacher Lee, who finished his observation regarding the katana.
"Yes, it is".
{Woah, what a surprise the truth is contestant AkabaneHina hides some fearsome ability in her sleeves}
A deafening roar shook the entire stadium as they realized that another person who was still in their teens had developed an Original Magic that was deemed difficult to manifest.
"Okay, you can continue the match".
Lee raised his hands about this matter. He couldn\'t just force his students to reveal her founding, for this was her own accomplishment that was worth prided on. This makes him pleased to see the students in the Academy grow explosively.
Hina, who heard Lee\'s instruction, nodded her head and shifted her attention toward Mona, who had turned muted ever since earlier.
As their eyes met, Hina tightly gripped the Katana hilts. Then Mona, seeing the ignited spirit inside Hina\'s eyes, hurriedly raised her hands up and loudly announced.
"I surrender!".
As those words traveled into the entire stadium,
{Eh~!}
"Eh~!".
The emcee, then followed by the spectators who were silenced earlier, expressed their stunned minds in a stupid manner.
"The match is over!".
{Um, with this, the match is over, and Akabane Hina from the first-year division won in this round!}
Hina stood still and seemed still couldn\'t comprehend the situation that was happening in front of her.
"Eh?".