Cecil drew his sword.
　He slashes at Cecil (who is in front of him).
　Cecil barely catches it.
　He flicked his sword as it was.
　He manages to get him out of range once.
　He tries to counter-attack and is evaded by backstepping again.

　Cecil shouts.

'Sarasa!　I'm real. Cover me!

　Sarasa looked up with a huff.
　She drew her bow in a hurry.

　But--'

''Hey!　What are you talking about?　I'm the real thing!

　Another Cecil shouts.
　Even the way he's angry is exactly the same.

　Sarasa is lost.
　She looks right past the arrowhead.
　Even though she used [Appraisal], her recognition was blocked.
　I can't help but see Cecil as two people.

　Perhaps he is double activating 【Phantom Body】 and 【Phantom Vision】.

　The 【Illusion】is a magic that changes perception of appearance.
　You're going to have to make sure that you're not going to have to worry about it.
　By mixing the two magic effects, the effect is similar to 【Scholars (Professor)】's 【Forced Recognition】.

　If you don't cut off the [Illusion] and [Illusion], you have no chance of winning.

''Rowan-kun!

　Rowan would be able to stir up the magic in the area and erase the effects of the magic.
　Sarasa judged that.

　The idiosyncratic [Warrior (Warrior)] realizes her companion's intentions.
　She tried to knead the magic power, but before she could, Delifin attacked her.

''Stretch!　如意棒!

　As ordered, the cudgel extended.
　A sharp thrust struck Rowan.
　It's fast.
　It's all I can do to dodge it.

　I shrink that cudgel one more time.
　He easily dives into Rowan's bosom.
　I thrust the cudgel up from underneath.
　Rowan dodged it by turning his upper body away.

　All barely.

　I can manage to keep up with the speed.
　It was light compared to Lacelle's squeezing.
　But Derrifin's movements were too anomalous.
　The rule of thumb is useless, and his reactions are inevitably one step too late.

　I want to cover Cecil behind me, but it's hard to look away.

''What's the matter?''　It's huge!　Looks like you're doing your best to dodge. What's up with you guys?　You can't do anything without that bastard Lacelle!

　Against the awkward Rowan, Delifin's thrusts were even faster.
　He got into a unique rhythm and cornered Rowan.

'You know what?　It's called goldfish shit! It's called goldfish shit!

　The fastest thrust of the day.
　It left even the sound behind and scorched the air.

　Jang!

Huh?

　His face was contorted--.

　It was Delifin's (I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry).

　A full-throated thrust.
　It was stabbed into Rowan's midsection.
　It would have been a level blow that would have caused a normal human to fall into a coma.
　From the looks of it, he didn't even use magic.
　However, Rowan's eyes were not dead.
　On the contrary, he caught Delifin's cudgel.

　I tried to dislodge it, but it didn't falter.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. I'm sure you're not the only one. How can you do that without magic........?

Sorry about that. I'm sorry. I'm a little ridiculously tougher than most people. My body!


　Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!


　Rowan shouted.
　He lifted the cudgel again, this time with his delphin.
　He took his hand away and threw it in the direction of Cecil.
　In the direction of Cecil.

"Cecil!

　Rowan exclaimed.
　Cecil looks up when he hears his name.
　He catches Delifin flying with a cudgel in his hand.
　The moment he saw it, the [Blacksmith] who has worked with Rowan hundreds of thousands of times, realized all of his intentions.

　Activate the magic.

　[Giant]

　Pouring out the magic.
　I inflate the sword anyway.
　I raise it towards Delifin in the air.

''Tch!

　It was the other Cecil who clicked his tongue.
　He closes in on Cecil, trying to stop the attack.
　But she is one step too late.
　The one who appeared in front of her was Rowan.
　The magic power had already been concocted.

　[Magical Power Killer]

　It's not magic or anything else.
　If anything, it's a "special move".
　Rowan slams his fist into Cecil's stomach.
　What was beyond that was the magic power stirred up in his disordered magic circuitry.

''Guhaha!

　The impact of the magical power struck.
　And a further blow from the bottom of the palm.
　With the double attack, Cecil was blown away.

　At the same time, Cecil's huge sword also stabbed into Delifin.

　The two breathtaking attacks successfully defeat the main school students.

　They each slammed into the wall.
　They went limp and fell into a stupor.

　The 【Phantom Body】 and 【Illusion】 that was on Benita were destroyed and returned to their original form.

''That's disgusting. Just because she's a woman doesn't mean she's in a state where she can take it easy.''

　Rowan, who believes in not hitting women, raises an eyebrow.
　But that's how strong our students were.
　If I had made one wrong decision, maybe it would have been Rowan and the others who had been hit.

''It worked, Rowan.

　Cecil stretched Rowan's back.

　Benita's [Illusion] and [Illusory Body] were perfect.
　It was so perfect that even her best friend Sarasa couldn't make a decision.
　However, no matter how perfect they were, they couldn't attack their friends.
　Even if they followed, they would be one step too late.
　Seeing that reaction, Rowan attacked Benita, who was disguised as Cecil.

''Ah. I'm glad I didn't hit you.''

　If Benita had anticipated the attack and reacted first, Rowan would have definitely hit the real Cecil.

　But Cecil reacted quickly.
　It was a gamble that could be made because they were friends who usually worked together.

'Delifin!　Benita!

　Marmaria's cries echoed.
　I activated my magic and tried to recover them.
　If she used [State Recovery] [Remote Recovery], she could still fight them.
　She decided that and put her magic power into it.

　But before she could do that, what attacked her were three arrows.
　Canceling the recovery magic, Marmaria put up 【Warding】.

''It's useless!　A physical attack on me would be....

　It's not as good as Iolada's 【Heavy Iron Horseman】.
　However, Marmaria's 【Warding】 also boasts of an iron wall.
　If it's at least a student-level magic or physical attack, it won't freak out.

''Yes........ I understand.

　I heard voices.
　Right beside me.
　It was Sarasa Vargard.

"N--!

　When did that happen!

　There must have still been some distance between him and this [Scholar (Professor)].
　Did he take advantage of the moment when Delifin and the others were struggling to get close to him!

　But--.
　It's the same thing if they get close.
　I'll stick with [Warding] and wait for the two of them to notice.
　If we do that, we still have a chance to win.

"We can't afford to lose!　For Io-kun's sake!

'You must be very fond of Miss Marmaria, Iolada.

Huh?

　Instantly, Marmaria's face turns red.
　The place is a battlefield.
　However, the excellent [Cleric (Cleric)] is still an adolescent girl.
　If I suddenly heard the word "like", I couldn't help but get upset.

　Sarasa smiles while looking at the maiden's reaction.
　It was as if she was being pitied.

''I'm with you. I can't afford to lose for Lacelle-kun.'

　Lacelle said.

　He said he would win the entire championship.
　He raised his voice and swore in front of the whole school.
　You can't say that if you only believe in your own power.
　I believe in all the students, so I can say those words.

　So!

　We can't afford to lose.
　Even if we lose ourselves, I'm sure Lacelle would still win.
　But that would be a betrayal of our promise.
　You must win the whole thing if you also win.

'Nope. That's not true either.

　So--

　It must not happen.

　That Lacel Singh Stark is not a man to be defeated...!

　So I have to be strong.
　And to get Lacelle to turn around!

　A moment later, Sarasa disappeared from Marmaria's view.
　Out of nowhere.

'Here we are........'

　This time I was behind.
　It wasn't like he was fast.
　I was standing there, almost at the level of instantaneous movement.

''No way......... [Forced Recognition]........

　At first I thought so.
　With that magic, I could change my perception of myself into something else.
　But Marmaria had considered that possibility.
　She had also prepared a countermeasure, and she didn't want to miss the moment of its invocation.

　So it's different.

　It's not a [forced recognition].

　Then--.

''Haha........ What if--

　Marmaria notices.
　What she saw were Sarasa's eyes.
　Boh, they were glowing blue.
　They were not Sarasa's eyes.
　It was Marmaria's eyes, reflected in hers, that were glowing blue.

''You......... Give me [Future Vision]........

Yes. You were looking at me thirty beats later.


　Thirty beats later..... What conversation have you had with me?


　What 【Future Vision】 can see is only the future within the information it holds.
　What Marmaria was seeing was nothing more than a convenient future.
　It was only a convenient future.

　Sarasa takes out a cudgel.
　Marmaria concocted a magic power and tried to prevent it with 【Warding】.
　However, the cudgel reaches the 【Cleric】 a moment faster.
　Instead of the kryptonite, it gouged its rim.

　My vision distorts.
　Within the fading consciousness, Marmaria asked.

''Such 【Future Vision】 is a magic of its own effect...''

Yes, I thought so. Yes, I thought so too. But someone told me that it was not true, and that's what they told me.


　Lacelle.


Oh, no...!　Such knowledge......... He's an Imperial [scholar]........

　Marmaria is comatose as she leans on Sarasa.

　The main school vs. Chapter 5.
　The battle that is the prelude to this battle comes to a conclusion here.
　No winner is named.
　And there was no lingering sense of victory for Sarasa and the others.

　They just looked up at the wall.

　All I could do was hope that the two fighting over here would win.