By the time me and Currier-san and I returned to the bleachers, Cecily-san and President Koudelka were already standing on the central battle platform.

　I sat down next to Ray-senpai.

''Welcome back, Kurohiko.''

　Senior Lei, who had been overcome with tears and emotion after the game, was now back to his normal self.
　Her eyes were still a little red, but........

''How was Isla's condition?''
There are some burns, but there don't seem to be any wounds that leave a mark.
Good, I'm so relieved. Did you catch Kurohiko's when he did that?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
Ha-ha, you don't have to apologize for that. You're a very responsible guy in some weird way, aren't you?

　By the way, Ira has decided to rest in the medical room until the final in the afternoon.
　As far as I was concerned, the semi-finals were going to be very exhausting.
　I wanted her to regain as much energy as possible, even if it was only a little, for now.
　If anything happened in the semifinals, I'd tell Ira-san exactly what happened.
　And I'll make a plan to deal with it.
　That's my role.

　Ray-senpai called out to Currier-san, who was sitting to my left.

''Currier, have you been able to see Cecily?''
Yeah. He didn't seem to be doing too badly.

　Currier-san's gaze was on Cecily, who was standing on the battlefield - no, no.
　She was looking at President Koudelka.
　Did she notice it too?

Chairman Koudelka, there's something different about you, isn't there?
You're on to him now, aren't you, Blackie?

　I don't think it's just that the scabbard that's inserted into my waist is two different scabbards than before.
　There is something fundamentally different about them.

It seems that Koudelka, in his own way, has some strong feelings about this semifinal, right?

　From behind me, I heard a voice.
　I turned around and saw President Dristos sitting in the seat directly behind me.
　He smiled at me and said, "It's no problem for me to be here to watch the game.

It's not a problem for me to watch the game here, is it?

　Chairman Dristos quickly rearranged his legs.
　I hurriedly turned forward and blushed, kaaah.

''And of course!''

　I don't know if it's because of the height of the seats in front of and behind me, or if it's because of the position of my gaze, or if it's because the back of my head is right at the back of the student body president's crotch. So there's that.........

"Kurohiko........perks?

　Rei-senpai, who had attached his shoulders to mine, said in a whispered tone in my ear.
　
　Kuh!
　Chairman Dristos, you're not doing this on purpose... are you?
　However, it's impossible to guess the emotions from the student council president's seamless smile.

It's a force majeure," he said.　The game is about to begin!

　Totally..........
　Chairman Dristos lets out an amused smile with a chuckle.

You're really weak with people who treat you like one of your own, aren't you?　Kurohiko is a man too, so why not just tell the women to take it harder and get it over with?
Leave me alone.
'Oh my, isn't that very kind of you?　Huh, oh dear. You're so nice to everyone in that way that you can be cruel to some people, you know?
?
Come on. The game is about to start.

　At my prompting, I refocus on the two men on the war table.
　Cecily-san and President Koudelka are holding their weapons at the ready.

　Cecily-san is the twin swords.
　Chairman Koudelka is a two-sword weapon.

"My chairman is very strong.

　The tone of the language hasn't changed.

Maybe more than ever.

　But Ray-senpai's eyes had completely changed to a serious mode.
　Everyone can sense it.
　You can sense that Chairman Koudelka's atmosphere is different from what it was before.
　Perhaps because of this, Currier-san in particular has a tense look on her face.

　I focused my attention once again on the two men facing each other on the battlefield.

''Two swords, is it?''

　Cecily said.

'It also means a bizarre plan. 'Because you must not know how to fight my two swords,'

　Up until this semifinal, President Koudelka has fought with a single long sword.
　I don't know her who uses two swords either.

''I'm sure she knows how to use it....

　President Koudelka's shoulders slump loosely to match his stance.

Hopefully this game will prove that.

　Then the judge, Lili, announced the start of the match.

　The audience erupted in excitement.
　The air in this semifinal was slightly different from the previous semifinal.
　This was the air characteristic of Cecily Arkwright's match.
　The crowd that creates this air wants a dance by the gem of Renowthred, who fights brilliantly and brilliantly.
　In a previous world-like way, it might be similar to the feeling of being at an idol event.
　But soon everyone understands that this match has a different kind of air to it.

　Immediately after the announcement of the start, Cecily-san closed the distance at once.
　''I'm coming for you, Chairman Koudelka.
　I could tell from the feeling in her eyes.

　We have already entered the state of "Polar Void".

　There's no stalling.
　In the match with Chairman Dristos, a surprise strategy was established in anticipation of conserving energy.
　But Chairman Koudelka - from the beginning, full throttle.

　Sword and sword clashed and echoed together.

　Two blades catching, two blades of the opponent.

　The timing of the step.
　The speed of the sword strike.
　The sharpness.

　Everything about Cecily's attack seemed ideal.
　However, Chairman Koudelka prevented it with such ease that it seemed to be easily received by the viewer.
　It was as if he had already seen the attack coming.

　Cecily-san, whose attack was blocked, took a pause for two steps only, wary.

''As I thought, [Polar Sky].......will the attack on that one be the crux of this match......''

　Miss Currier bent forward and put her hand on her shapely chin.

'But it's funny,'

　It was Chairman Dristos who expressed that question.
　Senior Ray turns around and asks.

''Funny?　What?
Think about it. Koudelka is already in the Polar Void. And yet, she was unable to make an effective counterattack.

　Senior Lei let out a voice, "Ah.
　That's right.
　The 《極空》, which uses extreme concentration to anticipate the opponent's movements, is an ability that shows its true value in the state of interception.

　In a nutshell, compared to going on the offensive, the interceptor has less of a thought process to follow.
　In other words, the interceptor will be able to focus his thoughts on the counterattack from the start.

　The ultimate equation for victory in battle is probably born when the futility is reduced to the extreme.
　The equation that eliminates all the waste is the one that creates victory.
　The ability to reduce the amount of thought processes is a tremendous advantage in battle.

　In short, Chairman Koudelka was almost at his best, waiting for Cecily's attack.
　Despite this, he was unable to take an effective strike with the so-called 《afterwards》.
　Simply put, Chairman Koudelka should have had an overwhelming advantage--

For Koudelka, it seems that Cecily's speed of attack was more than he could have imagined.

　Mr. Currier said so in his analysis.
　As if to prove his words, a phase of surprise was recognized on Chairman Koudelka's face.
　She is in a cold sweat.
　Perhaps Cecily-san's attack was far beyond her imagination.　

''But--''

　Chairman Dristos said.

'It sounds like the other side was more than you could have imagined, too, don't you think?

　Once, Cecily's expression took a pause.
　She too had a look of surprise that resembled confusion.
　The "Polar Sky" that she had experienced with her own body was probably more than she had ever imagined.
　I think she was prepared for this, but the raw Polar Sky easily surpassed that preparedness - probably something like that.

　In both cases, the competence and abilities of the other party had far surpassed his own imagination.

　Or maybe that was proof that the two of them had grown significantly in this short period of time.
　I held my breath.

　The two of them are about to surpass our expectations in this game.
　I had a feeling that they were.