I hope I can continue to earn an effective hit as far as I can.
　But it seems that it's still not so easy.

''It's gone!　Dristos has suddenly disappeared!

　The crowd shouted.
　It was activated.
　That unique technique.
　Even looking at it like this from the audience, that scene can only be described as bizarre.

　It's out of recognition.

　It's not like he's going to disappear.
　Nor are the footsteps.
　And the air flow that you touch.
　And a hint of...

　Disappear.

　I try to squint.
　I'm trying to listen closely.
　I'm trying to keep my senses sharp.
　You can't take it.　

'What!　Ira Horne is running in the opposite direction!

　While running, Ira-san starts swinging his sword with minimal movement.
　That's the method of warfare as instructed by me.
　Even though I'm out of recognition, it doesn't mean that the existence itself disappears.
　It will always be somewhere on this battlefield.
　So even just swinging the sword around the body would have a certain defensive effect.
　Besides, it should be more difficult to be caught by an attacker if you run around rather than stay still on the spot.

　And the destination is the edge of the battle platform.
　According to the rules of the Holy Martial Arts Festival, if you fall from the battle platform, depending on the judge's decision, it will be ruled an effective strike.
　Therefore, the edge of the battle platform is a place you don't want to get close to.
　However, if you stand with your back to the edge, you don't need to pay attention to your back.
　If you're dealing with someone you can't recognize, I think this is an effective move.
　With this, you won't have to worry about the chairman standing behind you and getting an effective strike.

　Ira-san reaches the edge.
　Quickly she drew an abbreviated formula with her free left hand.
　Then, she unleashes a series of attacking techniques.
　The audience shouts in admiration.

''Oh!　That's a plan that says if you fire off a bunch of attack techniques, you might hit it!
'I see!　You're quite a thinker, Ira Horne!

　That's part of it, but the actual aim is a little different.
　Chairman Dristos should be able to avoid an attack jutsu formula of that magnitude.
　In fact, that one is continuing to release the attack technique in a certain direction, crushing part of the route that Chairman Dristos took to reach Ira-san.

　Even though he no longer needs to pay attention to his back, Ira still needs to pay attention to the five positions in which he appears: left, left-slanting, front, right-slanting, and right.

　So, she would crush the route by continuing to intermittently and quickly unleash her attack technique to the left and left diagonal directions.

　Then, the range in which the sword needs to be swung around becomes three, front, right-slanting and right-slanting, and the direction in which the Chairman's attention is drawn to at the moment he appears can be narrowed down to those three directions.

　This was a strategy I came up with because Ira-san's speed in releasing her abbreviated formulas was much faster than I thought it would be due to the voluntary special training she was doing.
　In addition, she had acquired an enormous amount of stamina through her special training.
　So she could unleash a lot of jutsu.

　The crowd was amazed.

''But to be able to release abbreviated formulas at such a speed... that girl is amazing...''


　Two products of Ira Horne's constant and diligent training.

　The unparalleled speed with which he draws abbreviated formulas.
　The stamina that lasts even if she keeps firing the abbreviated formulas.

　This method of warfare was made possible only by those two.
　With this, the range of consciousness that was 180 degrees of a semicircle can be narrowed down to about 90 degrees, half of that.

''Ah--''

　It was then that Chairman Dristos appeared.

　The route was narrowed down.
　After all, he had avoided the left and left slant that was being crushed by the technique.
　No, rather--.

Front...

　Mr. Currier said.

　Head on.
　Straight up.

　Directly in front.

　The sword that Ira-san had scattered for defense passed by, right after that--

　From the front, Chairman Dristos appeared, already in attack position.

　Ira quickly moves to intercept him.

　However, she couldn't do it in time.

　Bash!

　Furthermore, Ira's counterattack was played by Chairman Dristos' quick return blade.

''Effective strike!''

　One effective hit counts for President Dristos.

　It's catching up to him.
　It was a surprise attack, a valuable and effective hit.

Oh!　No chase?
It may have been different right at the start of the fight, but now Dristos looks like he's on his guard!

　I'm not going to be reckless.
　I'm not going to take any risks.
　He's going to make sure that he takes effective hits one by one from here.

　Chairman Dristos misses recognition with 《Peyerkantar》 again.
　I can see that he is out of range of Ira-san's sword.
　However, I can't tell if she is close or far away.

''Kuch........!

　I put my hand over my mouth.

　It's much faster than when I did it.

　The speed of Chairman Dristos's attack has increased tremendously since the last time he did it with me.
　You could even say it's something else.

　Chairman Dristos appeared about five meters away from Ira-san.
　As I thought, the <> just before was used to get a distance.
　Both of the Chairman's eyes widen into a thin line.

''Thanks to that mock match with Kurohiko I felt something changed within me.

　The way he stands is full of confidence.
　But there is no pride.
　An unadulterated confidence that is accompanied by certainty.

"And now I'm in touch with a very pleasant sensation... yes, the sensation that all the blood-soaked effort we've put in every day since the day of the mock match with Kurohiko until today has finally come to fruition, Or should I say,

　Grown up, I guess.
　Compared to the time of the mock match with me, Chairman Dristos has grown so much.
　Ira wasn't the only one who had been building up.

'I thank you, Ira Horne.

　Golden eyes that shine mysteriously.

Your effective strike just before........it reminded me so much of that mock-up match with Kurohiko. Because of this, I feel as though something more is being brought back to me now.

　The Chairman of the Board has come to a further awakening here--

I just...

　A warlike spirit began to rise from Chairman Dristos, numbing his skin.


"I don't think anyone can beat me.


　Gone.

　Next, the 《Peyerkantal》 for the attack.

　If the speed of the attack just now was given out, Ira-san's sword interception wouldn't be able to intercept it in time.
　Even if I narrowed my prediction of the appearance position to about 90 degrees - no, even if my prediction of the appearance position was correct.
　With that attack speed, against the chairman--

Hey!　Ira Horne, I've stopped firing off offensive techniques!
Maybe I'm going to focus on intercepting them with my sword!

　Chairman Dristos appears right in front of Ira.

　We're going to lose him.

　If he attacks from that position at that speed, we're going to lose him.

　And evasive maneuvers.
　And sword intercepts.
　I can't get there in time.

　Ira probably won't be able to keep up with his reflexes.

　That's how fast - and strong - Chairman Dristos is getting now.

'This is not good.'

　Mr. Currier opened his mouth.

"When the student body president decides to attack...


　Boom!


　A moment later, an explosion occurred.

Wha.........an explosion?

　As if played, Currier floated his hips.

　I bit my lip.
　If I could, I didn't want him to use that method.
　But to defeat President Dristos now--

　That's the only thing that matters.

　With that thing, there's no need for an interception motion.
　The moment you recognize that Chairman Dristos has appeared, you can simply write the last part of the 《Activation Ceremony》 at the moment you recognize that Chairman Dristos has appeared.
　That would only require a level of action like scratching with a claw.

　In order to prevent the lethal power from being produced, there is a rule for wearing an arm band that limits the amount of holy elements in this Holy Martial Festival.
　Therefore, the power is suppressed from normal.
　That is why it can be said to be a technique that can be shot.

　Normally, that is a technique that is not recognized as useful.
　It can be said that the time for the effect to occur is overwhelmingly short.
　But other than that, it is usually regarded as a technique that has no use.
　However, the technique may be useful only in this phase.

　It's a self-destructible--

Explosive. Technique.