VOLUME 1 CHAPTER 5 : THE FIRST MATCH
“The third match. Competing partic.i.p.ants, please enter from the field from the gate”
Akito stands up and finally comes while hearing the announcement.
“Hey. Please make way–”
“Ah, sorry”
The moment he is told that by the teacher with stretcher, he opened the way.
On the stretcher the teacher brought, there is a student that lost in the previous match.
“Uwah… I don’t want to be like that….”
Akito thinks that while drinking his own saliva. From now on, the spirit that he will fight is AA-ranked spirit. Depending on situation, He may end up worse than that.
“Well then, Let’s go”
Stretching his body, He pa.s.ses through the gate. Then, his opponent has already come to the field.
Both she and Akito walk to the center of the field. “Oh? The Dunce’s match?”. The students who come to watch the match personally let out a jeer.
(Chi… Just watch quietly)
While clicking his tongue to the situation around him, he keeps walking and stand in front of his opponent. Then, the opponent in front of him, his childhood friend Alca comes smiling.
“You didn’t run. I praise you”
“I won’t turn my back to my opponent even if it’s a woman”
“Heh, Aren’t you a bit cool”
Akito declares that while suppressing the his feeling that really want to go back within his heart. Then, Alca suddenly came extending her hand.
“Let’s shake hands! Aki-kun”
“Aa, Let’s do our best?”
Grabbing her hand, Akito stared at Alca’s eyes, then suddenly Alca averted her eyes.
“Wha, What? Even if you stare at me like that, I won’t hold back, okay?”
“I see. It’s a shame. Well, I will get serious too”
Akito really thought from his heart that the words Alca said while blushing is unfortunate. Honestly, He will probably die if she doesn’t hold back.
This is Akito’s strategy to make Alca hold back, but it ends up in failure. After that, he releases her hand and takes a distance. Then
“Both partic.i.p.ants. Ready.”
Akito lower his waist after that announcement. “Bzzz, Bzzz”. Electric shocks also start zapping from Alca who stands in front of him.
“Aki-kun. I will specially show you…. How serious I am”
“Honestly, I want you to stop. I’m helped if you are going easy against me”
He tell her a bluff, exactly inside some kind of prompting atmosphere, waiting for the announcement to start the match.
“Match…. Start!”
The moment It was announced, Akito was running in a straight line towards his childhood friend.
(If I don’t defeat the opponent before they use magic…)
Clenching his fist, he steadily reduces the distance. 2 more meters…. 1 meter….
Then after one more step, his fist will reach her.
“You’re naive. Aki-kun”
“Bzzzzzzzz!!!!”. Electric shocks surged from her body. However it’s not magic. She was only released her magic power.
However, it’s the special ability from her contracted spirit, her magic power can be converted to electric shocks. Akito was surprised and jumped back with all of his power.
“Heh, Even though until now everyone will come running to me with all of their power,to suddenly jump back, you are good.”
Looking at him, Alca give him her praise. However, that kind of thing is easy for Akito. For him who have devoted himself for a year to improve his combat skills, this is a piece of cake–––
(Ouch… It really hurts because I twisted my body… And moreover I wasn’t able to fully avoid it!)
––––Of course he didn’t mean that. As expected even for him, forcibly twisting his body is impossible. Suppressing the pain in his waist and letting his left hand that becomes numb after grazed by the electric shock dangle, he stands up.
“Well, as I expected you didn’t come out unhurt, huh. But what will you do Aki-kun? Don’t come close to me? ”
She say it with composure expression. Certainly, If Akito’s body touches Alca who put on electric shocks, it will be the end of the match at that time.
However, if he doesn’t touch her, he won’t be able to win. His way of attacking are only punching and kicking.
(What should I do…! What should I do…!)
The color of impatience appears in his forehead. Can’t I somehow do something to this situation… Akito thought desperately.
“Oi! Do you best, Dunce!”
“Ahahaha! Won’t he die?”
“Do your best!~ dunce-kun~”
From the spectator seat, probably those jeers come from the uppercla.s.smen. He doesn’t only hear it as a mere noise now. He was really desperate.
(d.a.m.n it! I will absolutely win!!)
Hiding his determination in his chest, He faces forward. There is the figure of his childhood friend that is wrapped by lightning all over her body.
“Hey, Aki-kun. I understand that you want to show that you are cool, because the juniors are watching, okay? But let’s end this, okay? I don’t want you to have a bad injury”
Alca quietly say it. It seems that she says it thinking about him. But, She also has a feeling that she doesn’t want to lose to him.
“Don’t joke with me! Just look, I will absolutely win!”
“Ok, It seems that anything I say to Aki-kun will be futile. Then, I will end this”
Alca says it as she gave up. She started chanting. The deployment if the advance magic she practiced for a long time.
“—Together with me. O great thunder! Now, granting that blessing in this hand, Show your great power!”
The moment she finished chanting, electric shocks which are too dazzling, are gathered in her hand. While holding that, She gives her last warning to Akito.
“Aki-kun. This is my strongest magic… So I don’t want to release it. Just give up”
“Absolutely not. Just release it already. Don’t be stingy”
Alca’s last wish, Akito rejects it while smiling and grinning. Looking to the eyes that harbor strong willpower, Alca gave out,
“I understand. Well then… ––––Pierce! Lightning Lance!”
She release her skill and then the entire s.p.a.ce in front of her is. .h.i.t by her full power. Then, an enormous lightning spear is released.
…. To the completely different direction from Akito
“””Ugyaaaaa!!!!!!!”””
There are sounds of explosion and sparks of electricity. The advance magic she released flew above Akito’s head to the spectator seat.
“….Ha?”
Akito looks at the situation too, opening his mouth wide. Before his eyes are the annihilated spectators.
“””Gatagatagatagata[1]“””
Somehow It seems that the things that is destroyed just now is the seat where the uppercla.s.smen are. The freshmen who saw that are trembling in fear.
Then, Akito didn’t stop trembling too. Even though he is standing properly, his vision is shaking. Looking down, his knees were shaking.
“Acha~. I missed again”
Even looking at that kind of situation, the perpetrator who released it is still having nonchalant look. Is this guy not a demon? Akito really thought that.
(So, Some people has take a defensive measure… As expected from the uppercla.s.smen. It seems that no one dies)
Akito felt relief just from that. He wants to avoid making his childhood friend a murderer. When he thought about it flew to the direction of the freshmen, he didn’t stop shaking
(That said, the defensive techniques of the uppercla.s.smen…. They are pierced through no matter how much they are, what a guy!?)
He looks slowly at his childhood friend. A strong magic to that degree, without hesitation…. No, she seems have hesitation once, but she released it normally ot the direction of her childhood friend. Moreover, toward Akito who doesn’t have any contracted spirit.
“I, from today I will think a way to deal with you”
“Ehh!? Why!?”
still surging the electric shocks. What to do about this situation? The girl in front of him will definitely make various slip up.
For now, Akito gets ready to get back to the match that has become dragged by various reason. His legs are still shaking, but he will manage it somehow.
“Fueen! I will be hated by Aki-kun-! It’s enough-!”
While still shaking, Akito looks at his crying childhood friend. What..!? A cute being is crying…!? Akito suddenly become sad.
Akito immediately relaxes his stance, then walks before her and hugs Alca gently. The small amount of remaining electricity runs through Akito’s body, but he endures it somehow.
“Alca. Sorry. It’s my fault. So don’t cry”
“Fue.. But, but, Aki-kun is…”
“That’s why, I’m sorry. I beg you please smile. Alca is cuter that way.”
“Re, Really?”
Alca looks up at Akito with crying eyes. To that direction, Akito smiles.
“I’m serious. Alca. So please don’t cry! Then will you withdraw from the match?”
“I understand! I smile! Then I will withdraw from the match!”
He say it, while hugging Alca gently. In the end he just say it because he has nothing to lose, but with her current state, she wasn’t able to go against Akito.
To Alca that smiling happily, Akito becomes blissful, and pat her head. Then Alca smiles “Ehehe♪””
Only that s.p.a.ce that somehow seems unusual.
“””(Those guys should just die….)”””
Looking at them, the students in spectator seat and the students who watch from the monitor, All of them had the same feeling.
“Ma, Match end! Winner! Hiiragi Akito!”
Meanwhile, the announcement is announced fl.u.s.teredly and late at this moment.