A cheer went up in the distance.

　Sheila, who was relative to the "Gemmistress" canal, stopped for a moment.
　When he stopped fighting, he looked up.

　From the direction, it must be Sarasa and her friends.
　Thanks to the huge wall, it's hard to tell who won.
　But Sheila knew.

　It was definitely Sarasa and the others who had won.

'What are you laughing at?'

'Excuse me. That was inappropriate while we were fighting.

'The cheers you just gave..... You think Marmaria and her friends have been defeated, don't you?

Yes, sir.

　Sheila is convinced.

　Because her brother, Lacel Singh Stark, has sworn to win it all.
　He would win the entire championship........
　For that, my brother trained Sarasa and the others with all his knowledge and time.
　And the girls responded in kind.

　Eventually, he was convinced.

　He would win the whole tournament.

　That prediction would not come off.

　Because, that is exactly what Sheila's respected brother is.
　You can't get rid of it," he said, "because that's Lasser Singh Stark, Sheila's respected brother.

'So what about you, Sheila Singh Stark?

　Canal looks up.
　The reflection in her crystal-like eyes was a girl in a tattered uniform.

'You look like you've been working on Canal's jewelry for quite some time.

Uh.....

Did I say something funny?

No, no. I'm glad you feel that way.

It sounds to me like you're saying it was all an act.

'Yes. That's right.

　Canal's gems are powerful and accurate.
　But by all accounts, it's a backup type of magic.
　It works by being with the party.

　Hence, what Sheila feared most was the joining of Canal and the party.
　Even if she didn't go beyond the wall herself, she could still send the gems flying.
　Canal is a genius.
　I found out from fighting her, she's a head and shoulders above the rest in terms of controlling magic power.
　Even if you can't see it, it will still be able to attack you.

　To begin with, Canal Doc Wendeau is blind.

''When did you start doing that--!　I was so careful not to let him know.

You should know better than that when you're fighting.

　It wasn't until Sheila was hand in hand with Canal that she was convinced.
　But apparently her brother had noticed it before the fight.
　And not only that, but he was also taking advice.

　To be precise, Canal wasn't blind.
　It's the opposite. They see too much.
　It's a congenital disease called 'Hyperspectrosis'.
　This disease causes one to be able to see the magical power in the air that one would normally be unable to see.

　Therefore, it is impossible to see properly because your vision is constantly in a state of harelation.

　It seems that my brother can do something similar consciously.
　Hence, he's concluded that it's 'hyper-spiritual vision' by working backwards from Canal's gaze and the direction he's seeing.

(As expected of my brother.)

　Sheila once again turned her reverence to her brother.
　Hearing that commentary, Canal was the one who made his voice rise.

''Oh, no......... From such a casual gesture, I know about Canal........ Who are you?　Lacelle Singh Stark.

'Your brother is your brother. No more, no less. Sheila respects him. My hero.........

Shh....

　Canal turned on his heel.
　He started running towards the wall.

　Not good..........
　Absolutely not good.........

　Sheila, but Lacelle is worthy of caution.
　No matter how strong Iolada is, I still feel uneasy.
　Then we'll meet up with them.
　The two of us will take care of things together, and then Sheila........

''Cat!''

　A pretty voice echoed across the battlefield.
　The canal has slipped and fallen.
　I look at my feet.
　Thick vines were twisting around the little legs.
　It's an earthy bondage magic.

''Where are you going, Mr. Canal?''

Hee!

　Surprisingly, the voices sounded close together.
　Canal couldn't help but cower his shoulders.
　When he turned around, Sheila was already standing ten paces away from him in an empty spot.

'I won't let you go, Mr. Canal.

d*mn!

　The normally expressionless face of the genius distorts.
　He took the jewel from the jewelry box.
　For a change, he moved to the offensive.
　I manipulated the nine demonic gems and closed in on Sheila.

　[Summoning Lightning Formation]

　Lightning attribute intermediate magic.
　It was made with just one beat and activated.
　The magical gems that were gathering around Sheila were knocked down.

　Canal's eyes widen.

　The hard magical gems were shattered with intermediate magic.
　Moreover, nine of them at the same time.
　A huge magic output and difficult to control lightning attribute magic.
　Like a limb, Sheila was handling it like a limb.

''Monsters........''

　I mutter to myself.

　I can't win.
　It will be hard to escape.
　Canal understands.
　But I can't give up yet.

　If I can't win or escape.

　As long as we don't lose!

　Canal takes out the magic jewels again.
　The magic gems that he had already unearthed and [refined] were empty.
　The last nine.
　Handle them carefully.

　I expand the controlled magical gems around myself.
　Then, what appeared was a [Warding].

'How about this?　If you can break it, break it.

　We can't cover Iolada.
　Then we'll at least make it durable here.
　We will stall the enemy in front of us and not let them come in contact with our friends.

　If Iolada defeats Lacelle, we still have a chance!

　Sheila also grasped the intent.
　She nodded as if to say, "I see.
　Slightly impressed, the genius, the girl who was described as a 'monster', concocted her magic power.

　My eyes hurt.
　It looks like blood is about to spurt out at any moment.

　The 'Excessive Spiritual Vision' canal could see it.

　That's how enormous Sheila's magic power was.

　And then she activated her magic.

　[Dragon Emperor Great Fire]
　[Long Emperor's Great Fire]
　[Long Emperor's Great Fire]
　[Long Emperor's Great Fire]
　[Long Emperor's Great Fire]
　[Long Emperor's Great Fire]

　He suddenly showed a single six-fold activation by advanced magic.
　The battlefield surrounded by stone walls and spectators' seats was dyed in red lotus.
　It's as if you're looking into a boiling pot.

　The six-fold activation that Lacelle had shown in the first round.
　My sister also easily activated it.

''Ooohhhhhh!

　A cheer goes up from the audience.

　However, the person who pointed it at wasn't Sheila.
　Against the 【Dragon Emperor's Great Fire】 like a dragon's breath, the 【Warding】 that Canal had put up didn't freak out.

''It won't work. All of these demonic gems use 【Warding】. Furthermore, Canal has applied a special treatment to amplify its power. Even if it's a multiple activation of advanced magic, it can't be broken.

　We will endure this.
　And we'll wait for Iolada to come to us.
　I'm sure she will come.

　Io is strong...!

　Canal believes.

　But Sheila smiled thinly.

'Mr. Canal, I hope you can't lose. I must win, too.'

　For your brother.........

　We don't have to lose, we have to win!

　Sheila piled on more magic.

　[Dragon Emperor Great Fire]

You can't be serious.

　Canal's thin eyebrows twitched.
　No, it should be fine.
　There are nine magical gems.
　Each one of them is designed by the genius himself to withstand a single advanced magic.

　There is no way it can be broken.
　Only Iolada is the only one who can do that.

''I'm going to go further.

　[Long Emperor's Great Fire]
　[Long Emperor's Great Fire]

　Easily, it started nine-fold.

　A large sweat droplet ran down the bridge of Canal's nose.
　The wide open eyes never closed.
　I could feel the magic power painfully.
　Even so, he couldn't miss it.

　That divine contraction of magical power........

''Goodbye.''

　Tenfold activation........

　Huge flames pierced the [Warding] of the canal.
　All the magical gems crushed.

　The moment she was caught in the flames, she was 【Transferred】.
　She falls on her buttocks.
　When I looked up, I saw Sheila right beside me.
　Her beautiful hair is tinged with light like a circle of angels, and the goddess is smiling.

''I've won, haven't I?''

　Sheila hit Canal hard on the neck.
　She lost consciousness and collapsed easily.

''Ooooooooooooooooooh!

　The crowd cheers.

'It's settled!
She's strong, too.
''What's a tenfold activation of advanced magic...''
I've never seen that before.
You're probably stronger than my brother.

　Sheila's ears twitched as she heard those words.

　Eventually, she smiled with a giggle.

　That can't be true.
　Lasell Singh Stark is strong.

　He's much stronger than I am....