1453 - - 39-38 Catch-up






"After the first aid repair, number 6, fast! Too fast, I'd say!"

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 Marcia seemed to be driving the ship at full speed, without any regard for the strategy.

(Yes, the screw seems to be working well. (Yes, the screw seems to be working well.)

 ) Even if the balance is a little off, if the boat is strong enough, it should be able to hold up well enough for the duration of the competition.

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 Jin judged so by looking at the ship with the number 6 on the screen.

(However, the vibration seems to be coming quite a bit. ......)

 Jin guessed that the vibration would be tremendous since the ship was turning the unbalanced screw forcibly.

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"We can go! Arrow, I'll keep going!"

"Yes, Miss Marcia!"

The lead ship has just rounded the island of Trieu.

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 Marcia, number 6, is now in last place, less than a kilometer behind in 7th.

"We're not going to give up!"

 Marcia is not concerned about the vibration coming from the screw shafts, but she is trying to reduce the drag as much as possible by lying down on the hull and looking ahead through the transparent shield.

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 Waves rocked the hull, and splashes drenched the hull.

 With a single white wake, the boat, number 6, pushed forward.

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The boat was going forward.



The hull of the number 6 is a good one, isn't it?

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"Is that so?"

 The presenter got into Jin's words.

"Yes. One of the telltale signs of a good or bad boat is that white wake it makes after running.

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"Yes," said the moderator.

If the boat is balanced, it will be symmetrical. And the less drag, the smaller the wake.

"Ha-ha-ha, I see."

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 The presenter nodded.

"I see that the number 7 is equally well done."

"Thank you. ...... Magecraft Meister Jin-san explained.

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"Marcia, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm sure she'll be fine."

 Hannah and Licia look worried,

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"I have the arrow. I'll be fine."

 Elsa assured them.

"Arrow is a golem that my brother Jin made especially for Marcia. That's why Marcia won't be defeated.

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The Arrow is a golem made by Jin's brother, and it is specially designed for Ms. Marcia.

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 The eight boats returned to Io without missing a single boat.

 The standings are 3,7,1,8,4,2,5,6.

 Marcia is still in last place, but the distance between them is now less than 50 meters.

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"Number 6, he's catching up!

"Come on, Marcia!"

Come on, number 6!

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 Marcia is cheered on by the crowd.

 After the technical stage with floats near Io Island, the rest is an unlimited high-speed stage to the goal.

 Here, the number 1 driver, Reece, sped off.

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"Oh, number 1, he's picking up speed! He's going fast! He's right on the line with number 7!"

"That boat has a nice finish too!"

 Jin said in admiration.

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 The boat Reece is sailing is a genuine Marcia Workshop boat. The workmanship is still very different.

 Einey, wearing a yellow swimsuit, is competing for the first time. Einey, wearing a yellow swimsuit, is competing for the first time.

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 They have been in the lead ever since the start of the race.

 7 and 1 are in hot pursuit of number 3.

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 The battle for the lead in the top group is intensifying.



 In the second group, number 8 is trying to overtake.

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"Oh, Miss Trine of the Kingdom of Egelea is finally getting serious!

"I heard that the Kingdom of Egelea is also putting a lot of effort into ship development. Let's hope for the best.


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I'm sure we can expect a lot from them.



"Well, I didn't know that. ......"

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 Ernest, the third prince of the Egelea Kingdom, was tilting his head in the guest of honor's seat.

"Master Nest, even royalty does not know everything. You seem to be concerned about that.

"Yes. ......"

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 It seems that he cannot hide his shock at the fact that his own ship, which he did not know, was competing in a competition in the Kingdom of Elias, where he had come to learn about ships.



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"That's the last boat! Number 5, huh? I think it's called Norun. Let's go!

 The course around Io Island is almost over.

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 Marcia's boat swings slightly to the right in a big arc, and she will try to pass from the outside.

 Noln was keeping an eye on the inside of the arc, and he was staring sideways at Marcia's boat as she passed him from the right side.

"We did it! We're in seventh place! If we can get past six more boats, we'll be in the lead!"

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 Then the stage was set for a long straight course.

 The eight boats increased their speed and headed for the finish line at Potrock.


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(Arrow is in good shape. (Arrow is in good shape. The screw shafts are just barely reinforced, but they will keep it until the finish line.)

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 Jin, who was sitting in the special guest seat, let out a sigh of relief in his heart.



"Everyone has entered the straight line stage. We're going to race at speed until the finish line!

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 The host's voice rose in tone.

 The crowd is getting excited.

 And it is the participants who are the most excited.

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"Here comes the spurt! We're going to put everything we've been saving into it!

We're not going to lose! We'll give it everything we've got!

Let's go!

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 Each of the competitors was determined to give it all they had.



 But when it comes to a pure battle of speed, the performance of the boat is the deciding factor.

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"Arrow! Is the shaft okay?

"Yes, Miss Marcia. It will hold until the finish.

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"Yes, we'll do our best!"

Yes, I'm on it.

 Marcia, number 6, is now making her last spurt.

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