“…Sis…Sis Kyouka. Are you okay?” (Mirack)
The winner Mirack walks towards the fallen Kyouka.
It looks like Kyouka was temporarily out of commission, but she soon regained consciousness and borrowed the hand of Mirack to stand up.
“…I lost huh. This time for sure. It was great, Mirack.” (Kyouka)
Kyouka was sportsmanlike to the result.
Her original nature must have been her straightforwardness as well.
“But ‘Fire Blade’ huh. To think you would instead concentrate the fire divine power that has the highest spread out power. I am surprised you thought of it. Well, it was exactly because of it that you were able to break through my ‘Flame Burst’.” (Kyouka)
“The Mother Monsters that we are going to be fighting in the future are of a size that is out of the norms. An area of effect attack from a single human would make scant a difference against them. In that case, we should instead concentrate it all in one place and become bees that attack all at once.” (Mirack)
“I see. Your fighting style just now has already reached a point that is far from our common sense huh.” (Kyouka)
Saying until that point, the expression of Kyouka clouded.
“…I didn’t notice at all. I didn’t know that you hated me.” (Kyouka)
“I am truly sorry.” (Mirack)
“I was always keeping you in mind when I acted. That’s how much I respected that straightforward effort of yours…… But when I ask myself ‘was there no sense of superiority there?’ I myself can’t answer.” (Kyouka)
“I think that no matter the person, they can’t move with just a single pure emotion in mind. I was jealous of Sis Kyouka’s strength and felt an inferiority complex towards it. But at the same time, I admired it. I tried to become stronger with you as my goal. But the me that was simply trying to move while only facing forward had ended up seeing nothing aside from what was in front of me. Even though there were a lot of things that I should have been looking back to.” (Mirack)
“Are you saying…they are the ones who have made it possible for you to see it?” (Kyouka)
The comrades in the audience seats that were happy at the victory of Mirack.
Karen-san who had finished her examination was waving both hands vigorously. Mirack answers this by raising her fist high in the sky.
“Sis Kyouka called it being domesticated, but it was exactly because of it that I ended up thinking about getting further strength. There’s a limit to how strong a person can become on their own. The Mother Monsters are opponents that make you understand this. Moreover, there are existences even stronger than that that might be born…” (Mirack)
“It is fine. No need to say anymore. I lost. There’s no words to say to the loser!” (Kyouka)
Kyouka patted the cheek of Mirack.
“Do it properly, fire hero.” (Kyouka)
This is of no importance, but when I looked at the noble area of the audience seats, the Fire Founder was wailing in manly weeping.
For him, the two of them are his cute disciples after all.
***
Just like this, the first match of the old and new heroes had ended with the victory of Mirack.
So we are leading by one point.
A bitter voice greeted Kyouka who had lost and was about to leave the place.
“How pathetic. Displaying such an unrefined match like that and still losing. As I thought, the heroes of other churches can’t be relied on.”
Words close to abuse.
Passing by the owner of that voice, Kyouka silently says this.
“Then show it to me, this so called refined fighting style of the water hero that you boast of.” (Kyouka)
“Of course. I will show you the difference between a true hero and a fake hero.” (Sarasa)
The second match is the water hero battle.
The previous hero that stood on the battle stage replacing Kyouka was Ra Sarasa.
Facing her was of course…
“…Good job on the opening. Thanks to you winning, I am now in a good mood to sing.” (Celestis)
“The song will obviously be a victory song, I hope. If that’s not the case, I will drag you out of the stage, you got it?” (Mirack)
Exchanging a high five with good momentum, the one who substituted Mirack and went on the stage was the water hero Celestis that had a big smile and shining eyes, dazzling everyone in the audience seats.
“Oooh!! It is Celes-tan!!” “I have been waiting!” “Celes-tan, kyuuuutttt!!” “Hoh! Hoh! Hoh! Hoh!!” “C-C-C-Celes-tan!!!”
Incredible cheers were coming from the audience seats.
The person that even when she is a hero, she is also working as an idol.
This match where there’s many spectators actually felt like the live performances she habitually holds. Just for this moment, the dome had become the sole stage of Celestis.
With practiced movements, Celestis makes a smooth turn as she waves at all directions.
Even bigger cheers burst.
In this venue that was being covered with a sense of unity, there was a single person that lwas scowling at this.
“…What a vulgar voice. I am surprised at how those adults can let out such strange voices. It is way too embarrassing.” (Sarasa)
Sarasa covered her face with her opened folding fan and hides her mouth that was frowning.
“Ara, could it be that it is tough to keep up with your granny stamina? But too bad. I still haven’t considered how to give live performances to people of age, you see.” (Celestis)
“Keep barking.” (Sarasa)
Sarasa said in a strict voice.
“Since I have the chance, I will put it clearly here. I definitely won’t forgive you. You are the shame of us Water Church. Today in this place, I will be handling judgment upon you. Prepare yourself!!” (Sarasa)
That’s right.
The emotions that Sarasa was directing at Celestis had clear hostility.
Just why does she hate Celestis so much?
“…Well, I don’t understand things like the formalities and traditions of the other churches. But why is it that you can talk so unfavorably about others with just that reason alone?” (Celestis)
The Miki-Moses covers the body of Celestis.
That divine tool was being clad in water divine power.
“Of course, I am an idol, but I am also a hero. I will buy that fight you are selling me. Especially the fight you are picking, not only on me but also on my important friends. I will be returning it all ten-fold!!” (Celestis)
Second match.
Current hero Re Celestis vs previous hero Ra Sarasa.
“Match, begin!”
- 197: Mixing without being mixed
“[Water Rage]!” (Celestis)
“[Water Blade]!” (Sarasa)
The water bullet shot from the Miki-Moses of Celestis, and the high pressure water blade released from the water folding fan, Dahyu, of Sarasa.
Both of them clash in the air and, no matter the times, the high-pressure blade won and would cut the water bullet in half.
Celestis had to avoid the water blades that continued on with its original speed.
And I was busy erasing them with dark matter to make sure the water blades didn’t attack the audience.
“Hohohohoho~~, how is the sharpness of the ‘Water Blade’ released from the water folding fan? That childish water play of yours doesn’t even serve to delay them.” (Sarasa)
“The water folding fan, Dahyu, was made from the same cloth as my robe, Miki-Moses. The biggest trait of the folding fan is that it is firmly serving as the bone for the cloth which makes the water bullet take that blade-like form.” (Celestis)