2-19: Science vs Fantasy III (1/3)

2-19: Science vs Fantasy III (1/3)

Magic Raiment Battle Law was not only a technique that could strengthen ones body. It was also a technique that could strengthen the things one was in direct contact with.

Exceptions to this rule would be other living creatures with mana and objects with special traits like Shinichis claw.

But bolstering the flexibility of a soft curtain while covering it with a layer of mana and strengthening a janitors mop to deflect lasers was a trivial job for the Magic Raiment Battle Law.

Of course, this was mostly due to Shinichis high Skill stat.

This sure turned into something troublesome.

Still, Shinichi was plenty impressed with the real exoskeleton (power suit).

The simple exoskeletons from earlier couldnt compare to it at all. Its defense and barrier were far beyond what Shinichi had expected.

Moreover, this crimson armor even had a shock absorbing function.

It was true that he was able to penetrate its barrier and land a direct hit with his strengthened fist, but the magic raiment battle law had raised his strength and resistance all the way to C.

With an S rank in Skill that should have been enough to knock the enemy out in one blow.

It was the strongest non-lethal punch he could deliver against an armed human.

But despite that the most he could accomplish was to leave a dent on the crimson armor. And this crimson enemy of his was still able to pick himself back up immediately.

Shinichi had intended to destroy the crimson armor.

After all, this guy was also trying to hide his identity, so if his exoskeleton was destroyed, he would have no choice but to retreat.

Shinichi calculated his strength based on the simple exoskeleton and presumed the real exoskeleton would be five times more durable, but it turned out that it was actually ten times more durable.

A layer of the mana on his fist was shaved off in order to penetrate the barrier, and the crimson spear was also able to reflexively move backwards, which further reduced the strength behind his punch.

Evidently, this crimson spear had a wealth of experience far beyond that of thugs or mercenaries.

It could even properly react to him despite Masquerades functioning Recognition Interference.

After he deftly handled the spear that Crimson thrust at him, sweeping with the other spear was indeed the correct decision, so not only was this crimson able to make good decisions, he also made them quickly and decisively. He had so many spears on him, but he was able to make the decision to abandon them and try to complete his objective by relying on weapons with greater power.

Shinichi himself has never before seen laser weapons as a soldiers equipment outside of Sci-Fi and special effects, so when he reflexively deflected it toward the ceiling and opened a hole big enough for an adult to fit, he couldnt help but look at the sky.

Shinichi froze up as he remarked to himself how ridiculous the strength behind that laser was, but that wasnt really something he should be saying given how he deflected that very laser with nothing but a mop.

As expected, even this crimson enemy froze up at his antics.

That saved him, but at this rate, theyll never finish.

If he werent so picky with his methods, he would have been able to solve this ages ago, but unfortunately, he had to be picky.

Lets go.

As such, he intentionally called out to the enemy and kicked off against the ground.

Shinichi was impressed that Crimson still managed to use his sword as a shield despite the state he was in.

Unfortunately, there was no power behind this kick and Shinichi had only sent it out to confirm something.

Blow him away, Gravity (Ga Gorga)

Right before his leg made contact with Crimsons sword, Shinichi muttered that and casted a gravity spell on this simple kick.

He wanted to confirm whether or not this Crimson could tell without seeing if he used magic (something) or not.

He wanted to find out during this battle if magic was an option or not.

It was for that purpose that he made this attack.

Tch, hmm?

What!?

Thats why Shinichi was surprised when Crimson wasnt blown away after he had given the command, and Crimson was similarly surprised when the impact behind Shinichis kick was weaker than expected, though very soon that surprise turned into a mix of shock and confusion.

What!? Im rapidly descending? Is the system seriously malfunctioning now of all times!? Wait, could it be? Is this your doing too!?

So thats how it is!

GUAH!?

Shinichi clicked his tongue internally. The decision to use magic was a mistake.

He immediately brought down his leg and thrust his T-shaped mop into Crimsons dented chest.

Pushed by that pure power, Crimson once again left two long marks on the floor.

I dont know if my favorite magic is just incompatible with this thing or its not as effective, but

Shinichi didnt really know how the exoskeleton worked, but he could more or less infer from the results.

His gravity spell didnt work, and the crimson exoskeleton thought it was falling.

If so, then its likely that the crimson armor had a device related to gravity inside it thats responsible for neutralizing the effects of his spell.

This is something that Shinichi would only find out later, but the exoskeleton had flight capabilities that relied on anti-gravity to function. With that came an anti-gravity stabilizer to help control its altitude.

It was also equipped with a system that would kick in to protect the pilot in case of rapid descent.

When the exoskeleton detects that a strong pressure is weighing down on it, it will work to mitigate the source of that pressure.

In fact, that is also the mechanism behind the Shock Absorbing Function that Shinichi kept bringing up.

Thats why when Shinichi tried to rely purely on gravity to push the crimson armor, it was able to completely neutralize it.

With this system in place, gravity attacks were simply not an option.