Chapter 74 – Aria VS Massai - 

Aria’s side

「… Wait for me, Ayane!」

Inspiring myself, I walked out into the arena where there had been a lot of excitement and screaming.

『The last match of the first round is player Aria vs. player Massai! !』

『Fumu! Aria is good at Ice Magic! With the power to freeze entire fields, Ice Magic is a threat, don’t you think? Massai doesn’t have any physical strength, but he does have potions in hand. That will be a powerful weapon!』

『I see…! But if you ask me, I think player Aria has the advantage』

『…… We don’t know that yet, do we?』

『… What is it this time…』

『───』

「I’m here to meet Ayane. So I can’t lose to you」

「I see! Let’s put all that aside! Would you like to cover your head with my acid?」

「…… Can’t we just talk normally… ?」

『Let’s begin the match!』

「Here!」

「! 《Ice Wall》」

───Parin…… Shuuuuu… ! ! !

A flask of yellow liquid was thrown at the signal to start the game. It melted the wall of ice that I had created and made a hole in it.

「My acid is specially made! It’s stronger than that Royal Water! ! ! That’s why this glass is also specially made, because ordinary glass will melt, you know? ? ?」

「I don’t care about that! 《Ice Rink》!」

───Hyuoooo… Pikipikipiki… ! ! …Kachin! !

『There it is, 《Ice Rink》! ! It’s frozen this entire vast arena! ! !』

『Hoo. It’s so much more powerful than watching it on broadcast…』

「Will you skate with me?」

「That’s good! I used to be a skater, you know?」

「《Water Wave》! !」

「Huh! That’s not how it works! !」

───Bashan ! ! Zabuzabuzabu…

A wave of water appears out of nowhere. Originally, this was just magic for pushing people away…

「《Ice Rink》」

───Hyuoooo ! ! ! Kachin! !

Freeze the wave at the timing when it is the highest. The waves that froze in a distorted way also distorted the field.

「Ku… ! Thi is acid!」

Massai, who had just been caught in the waves, was unable to move his legs due to the sudden freezing. However, he immediately used the acid in his hand to melt the ice around his feet.

「Damn it! My pants are a little melted! !」

「You did this to yourself! ? 《Ice Bullet》!」

I think he’s a little crazy… ? Well, that doesn’t matter! ! I want to fight Ayane as soon as possible! But even 《Ice Bullet》 was dissolved by the acid that was thrown. That guy’s throwing technique is amazing…

「Okay, then! 《Ice Hand》!」

───Bakibakibaki! !

Suddenly, multiple ice hands appear from behind Massai. They grab both of Massai’s hands and feet, making him unable to move.

「《Ice, Ice, Ice, Ice, Synthesis, Lance, Injection》! !」

「Wait! ? That’s───Ugh! ?」

───Dosu! !

I thrust the reinforced Ice Lance at his defenseless belly. After watching Massai turn to light, I headed for the waiting room.

『What the hell was that move! ?』

『That’s a great one! The power was doubled by 《Double Chanting》, and then combined by 《Synthesis》 to increase the power. Finally, he increased the speed at which it was fired with 《Injection》 to make it even more powerful!』

『Oh, it’s overkill… ?』

『… M- Maa, there are times like that, aren’t there?』

『… Maa, okay… So that’s it! ! The last game of the first round is over! ! There were some great moments along the way! ! The second round will be held in 10 minutes! ! See you there! !』

And so the first round was finally over.

○Today’s Skills○

Today we’ll be looking at 《Water Wave》 and 《Ice Hand》!

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【Name】《Water Magic》: Water Wave MP consumption: 100~

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 You can generate water and create waves.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 Increasing the MP consumed will allow for larger waves.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 You will be able to release water magic from waves.

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【Name】《Water Magic》: Ice Hand MP consumption: 50~

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 You can create and manipulate Ice Hands that are the same size as your own hands. The ease and speed with which the hand can be manipulated is proportional to the skill level of the 《Water Magic》.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 You will be able to grow 5 hands simultaneously.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 Increasing the MP consumed will allow you to make the hands harder and larger.