Chapter 361: Continuation of the Battle
I have returned! And this time, I"m doing commentaries when two girls I know the longest are fighting. Angela and Kayla.
They might have had sparring session many times in the past, but this is different. It"s real battle. Though no killing.
I"m in the room with Steven and Dwight so I can tell the audience what happened in the fight as someone who knows them the longest.
I wiped the blood around my body using some Blobbies to absorb the blood in front of the two shocked commentators. I turned off the magic device that let the sound from this room to be heard outside so I can talk to the two first.
"Don"t worry about my appearance. It"s something unavoidable. But it"s all good. Let"s continue with commentaries," I said.
"…is it okay already?" Dwight asked.
"It"s not a problem in this city. I have taken care of those hiding inside Melk. These wounds are from the fight somewhere else. I can say that for now, we are safe. Don"t worry," I replied.
"…if you say so. Let"s continue then," Dwight said.
The two who were supposed to be fighting were standing still and smiled as they are talking about something. Probably about me barging in here.
I can see Albert is looking this way. He must be curious about what happened. I will tell him later. For now, the match is more important.
Steven turned the magic device back on, and we started talking again.
"Wait, you"re their party leader? I don"t remember you at all," Steven said.
"I"m sorry that the leader has the weakest magic, okay? But the reason they got so much stronger is because of my guidance. That is the truth," I said.
"I don"t believe you," Steven said.
"I might not have the same elements as any of the two, but it"s undoubtedly that I"m a professor in Ca.s.sau. I"m teaching my students to be strong, you know? Though since it"s a university, I was limited to only teach one element that I have," I said.
"What element is it?" Dwight asked.
"I have two elements. Summoning and air elements. And I have the privilege of teaching air mage in Ca.s.sau University," I said.
"Wait, air element!? You taught air element!?" Steven shouted.
"If you wonder how Sara become so strong with air magic, that was because of me. And I can teach other elements as well despite not having them. But what I teach will be different. For air magic, I can teach many things. But for other elements, I taught only magic control,"
Then, I started to explain a little about magic control and how useful it is. I"m trying to popularize magic control to the world so people can get stronger despite their low level.
Well, it"s not like I can make low-level mages win against higher level mages, but I can make them survive a little longer in a direct confrontation. Though I didn"t explain more about magic control and told everyone that they can learn from not just me, but from many other universities. They have some people from the training camp after all.
"Well, if you"re interested, just find someone who has learned about magic control to teach you. For now, the final is more important. The two are waiting until my explanation is over as they are recovering. Kayla! Angela! I won"t root for either of you! Just fight however you like!" I shouted.
The match continued. Some people started to get interested in magic control now and they watched the match seriously. It"s as if they are trying to steal the skills of either Kayla or Angela.
Kayla attacked again. This time, just like before, she used Rock Throw. But the rocks are bigger and sharper than before. At the same time, she also used light magic to create another source of light which will confuse Angela. If she looked at the shadow of the rocks, she will misjudge the distance and unable to protect herself anymore.
But that"s useless for the spirited Angela. Seems like after I returned, the two are no longer holding back.
Angela creates a Tornado with her wind magic to blow away the thrown rocks. The tornado also moves toward Kayla so she could be blown away as well. And if she tries to cover herself under the earth, she won"t be able to do anything as Angela prepares the next attack.
"Oh! The tornado is so strong that if Kayla is not hiding under the ground, she will be blown away! I don"t think Earth Wall alone is enough to protect her," Dwight said.
"That"s wrong. Look under Kayla"s feet," I said.
"Under the… is she using the earth to support her legs alone? What about the upper body?" Dwight asked.
"Do not underestimate these girls. Other than practicing magic to this level, they also trained their body and stamina. And if Kayla couldn"t handle that much, she will make more supports from the ground. Hiding herself from Angela will be the wrong decision. Angela, although she"s academically challenged, she"s a genius in magic and battle. She can make a quick decision that will defeat her opponent right away. Kayla, knowing Angela"s genius, she needs to read ahead and make sure her decision is not what Angela"s expected. This battle could be very long, or be over quickly. Don"t look away from the two," I said.
And then, Kayla shows the giant robot that she used once back during her fight against Jack in Monsters World. This time, the robot is much smoother. Which mean, her movement should be better than back then.
"What is that! Is she a summoner?" Steven asked.
"No. That is earth magic. Using her precise control of magic, she created a huge golem like creature that she can control from the inside. She"s now well-protected and can fight in close-range," I explained.
"Earth magic can do that!?"
"Like I said, magic control. Angela should also be able to do that, but she"s more focused in attacking than defending. As building a golem like that is complicated, it"s a magic that the smart Kayla is perfectly suited for. One that can protect her, and attack at the same time. And if you look at the golem, you can see that the legs of the golem are short, while the length of its arm is long. That means Kayla inside the golem is closer to the ground and can cast earth magic, while the arms of the golem can reach far," I explained.
I can"t say that it"s a robot because no one knows what a robot is. Only Victoria and people from her world. Golem is more well-known by the people and what I introduced to the people. Though I still call it robot myself.
And seeing the giant robot, the children watching got excited.
Kayla used the long reach of her robot to slap Angela, but Angela dodged and fly to the sky.
"Oh! This time, Angela managed to fly! She was blocked the first time she tried to fly. This time, Angela should have the upper-hand!" Dwight said.
"That"s wrong. Please watch," I said.
Kayla"s robot swung its arm. And as it reached its furthest length in a punch, the arm detached from the body as it flew toward Angela. There"s a small string of sands connecting Kayla and the detached arm, and manipulating the thrown arm, she made the arm spin.
Angela tries to dodge, but as the arm was spun and in an unpredictable way, she can only try block it while trying to escape.
Angela was. .h.i.t by the spinning arm as she falls back down to the ground. She slides on the ground using Ice Armor.
"Oh, she falls again! Luckily, she slides on the ground instead of hitting it and received an impact. I thought that golem can only hit something close, but seems like Kayla"s control of the golem is too good. But this time, Angela should be injured considerably from the spinning arm. And look! The arm regenerated and the golem returns back to normal! What an insane ability!" Dwight shouted.
"But don"t you think that she"s wasting mana? I don"t think she can use that golem for a long time no matter how well her magic control is. Well, Roy, what do you think?" Steven asked me.
"As everyone knows already, in this tournament, Angela is the strongest partic.i.p.ant. It"s impossible to hold back against her. Kayla"s only way to win is if she goes all out against Angela without reserving her mana at all. The moment Kayla let down her guards, victory will be in Angela"s hand. And I have seen the two spar many times, but this is the first time Kayla fight this way against Angela. Angela must be confused on how to win against Kayla as well. The only way any one of them can win is to go all out. They are just that good," I said.
"I just no longer care about who will win! You two, fight to your hearts content!" Steven shouted.
"Huh? Aren"t you betting on Kayla? You don"t mind if she loses?" Dwight asked.
"Just look at the match! Do you think anyone would regret watching it? No matter if we lost the bet or win it, I don"t think anyone will be sad. In fact, they will train hard so they can partic.i.p.ate in the next tournament. Though they need to get into university first," Steven said.
"Not really," I said.
"What do you mean?" Steven asked.
"Well, this is a tournament arranged by his majesty. But you can arrange a tournament yourself so you don"t need to attend university. Though you can"t partic.i.p.ate in the same tournament next year, you can make your own. You just need to gather rich people to prepare the reward, and people will come. Melk already have an Arena. You just need the reward," I said.
"That"s right! One year is too long! Let"s gather all the rich merchants and n.o.bles to sponsor the next tournament! That way, we don"t have to wait until next year!" Dwight said.
Hearing that, the people, especially hunters who are unable to partic.i.p.ate here, got fired up. They can"t wait until that free-for-all tournament. As for the merchant, they should be able to realize the profit they can get from the tournament.
But that"s not my problem. Kayla and Angela are still fighting. This is the most important event today. I"m glad that I finished my business quickly and return here before the match is over. Even with the injuries I had, I have to watch it until it"s over.