Chapter 65 - 64: Semi-finals(1)

"The first person that will be fighting from team number 10 is---- Ulrich!!" announced the commentator. 

Following the commentator's announcement, Ulrich walked into the ring.

"The person that will be fighting from team number 16 is ----" the first person that will be fighting from our team was Idiot A.

{Author note: I will absolutely refuse to give away Idiot A's name.}

This match is kind of---, well I hope Idiot A wins.

With a sharp stance, readying his sword Idiot A spoke up saying, "Let's have a good match!!."

To which Ulrich replied with a simple single nod.

Ulrich's weapon of choice is a slender and sharply pointed two-edged blade, that looks kind of like a rapier.

Holding tightly to his rapier Ulrich took a ready defensive stance.

As I was looking at Ulrich, I noticed something interesting.

That sly fox, Ulrich was synchronizing his mana signature with the ground. He is planning to start the match with a long-ranged attack to catch Idiot A off guard.

After making sure both the competitor have taken their stance, the referee tossed the coin. The metallic sound of the coin crashing the ground signified the beginning of the match.

The sound of the coin was followed by the attack of Ulrich, as three vines emerged beneath the ground behind him.

On the tip of the vine bloomed flower which shot set of seeds aimed at Idiot A.

Idiot A tried to defend himself with a wall of water, but will the thickness of his water wall be enough to stop the incoming attack from Ulrich?

The incoming seed attack was scattered as soon as it came in contact with the water shield. The seed attack of Ulrich was completely blocked off.

[What the seed attack was stopped?! how did it happen the water wasn't even that thick?]

{Author: the lines written between [] means that it is spoken by the commentator.}

Well, it wouldn't have been able to stop the attack if the water in the 'water shield' would have been stationary. but that wasn't the case with Idiot A's shield, the water in his 'water shield' streamed all around his shield rather than staying stationary giving it an effect that would push things outside of the shield if came in contact with it.

This effect of moving water constantly around his shield scattered the incoming seed of Ulrich's attack.

[What will be Ulrich's next attack to pierce the superb defense of his opponent!!]

A smile curved on Ulrich's lips as he watched his attack get deflected by the opponent's shield. Rather than being a mocking smile, it was a smile that admired the opponent's defense.

Without wasting any more time Ulrich dashed towards Idiot A. He persistently kept on attacking Idiot A with his seed attack as he closed the distance between them, to keep idiot A busy while he closed the distance.

Upon reaching a certain distance, Ulrich halted his seed attack as he switch to a physical attack rather than using a magic attack. Readying his rapier he thrust it into Idiot A water shield to pierce through it.

[What a beautiful play by Ulrich!!! but will he be able to break his opponent's defense?]

"Not so quick!" said Idiot A, as he shot a razor-sharp stream of water towards Ulrich, which Ulrich barely was able to dodge at the last second. This attack was known as 'Water Jet'.

A water jet is a basic level water type magic attack, where the user shoots a highly concentrated beam of an extremely high-pressure jet of water.

But he couldn't completely dodge the attack as the water jet barely grazed his cheek leaving a small cut.

[What an excellent reaction!!]

Without furthering his attack, Ulrich retreated with caution. 

"What kind of attack with you direct towards me now?!!" asked Idiot A, which oddly didn't sound like trash talk, it sounded like raw excitement.

Inhaling a small breath, Ulrich opened his mouth to speak for the first time during this match, "I am not going to attack." he said in a tone of voice that was barely audible, and yet it was still loud enough to not be inaudible.

"Eh? Why aren't you going to attack? are you giving up?" 

"No, because I already won," said Ulrich pointing towards Idiot's A leg.

Intertwining between Idiot A's legs, the vines wrapped around his leg. Gowing bigger the vines wrapped around Idiot A immobilizing him between them.

Trapped in vines, Idiot A struggled to get out, but his efforts were for naught as Ulrich placed his rapier pointing towards Idiot A's neck.

The match was over.....

"As the opponent can no longer fight!! the winner, Ulrich!!", the referee made the declaration.

[What a victory!! with an amazing battle sense Ulrich has emerged victories.]

If you are wondering about how Ulrich won, well he had made his winning move at the very first move of the match as he shot seed. Even though the seed was scattered it did its job by growing vines and entrapping Idiot A in it. 

I did notice it, but it's against the rule for outsiders to give any kind of information in between the battle.

Even though Ulrich is not adept with his rapier, since he had never received training in it. But his intelligence makes up for it along with his terrifying battle sense.

We lost the first match, now we have to at least win three out of four remaining matches to proceed to the semi-finals. We are at a disadvantage since we have to send a member first and Ulrich's team will get to decide whom they are sending based on the member we are sending.

The member we are sending second is---, well she insisted on going herself.

[The member that will be fighting from team number 16 is!-- Our princess Lora!!]

Yes, the person that will be fighting from our side is Lora and now I want to see who they will send to fight Lora.

[The member that team number 10 have decided to send against princess Lora is ----]

Walking towards Lora, she entered the ring. By she I mean---

[---Is Aetna!!]