Chapter 102

　　Chapter 102

　　Final Match .

　　Lux and the “Dragon Knight” were already on the arena facing each other .

　　Lux’s body was still enveloped by light, and if one looked carefully, they would notice that the light flickered in concert to Lux’s breathing as he took a deep breath .

　　“Suu, haa, suuu, haaa” (Lux)

　　I could almost hear Lux’s breathing .

　　Of course I could hear him, for I was the “Dragon Knight” now .

　　After the second semi final match, the tournament entered a short break to allow “Dragon Knight” to recuperate a little .

　　Ayla took that chance to switch places with me, and thus it was decided that I would be the one fighting in the finals .

　　Why did I become the “Dragon Knight” instead?

　　It was because of the damage that Ayla had sustained .

　　The dragon scales couldn’t prevent the impact from hurting Ayla’s body, but it was also thanks to it that she hadn’t suffered more injuries than she had now .

　　The victory against the demon just now was a narrow one .

　　To be honest, I actually thought to give up on the final match . Since even if we lost here, we would still get the second place reward .

　　I didn’t need the holy sword in the first place, so it was not a loss to me .

　　“I-I can still, fight . “Dragon Knight” won’t back off from a battle no matter the situation . ” (Ayla)

　　That was probably Ayla’s acting as a “Dragon Knight”, I thought to myself .

　　You still cared about keeping your act now?

　　“…don’t be discouraged from watching the real battle . ” (Hibiki)

　　“I won’t, my master will always be the coolest to me . ” (Ayla)

　　To that end, I could only tell Ayla that it couldn’t be helped .

　　I decided to have a little fun by having a rematch against Lux .

　　“Let’s do our best, ‘Dragon Knight’ . ” (Lux)

　　Since I was afraid that my ident.i.ty would be known if I said anything, I remained silent under the guise of the armor .

　　So I simply nodded my head in affirmation .

　　『Alright then, we are finally at the final match . Honestly, I feel it’s almost like witnessing heroes from mythology about to face off . 』(Commentator) 『I concur, both seem to have the abilities and prowess suitable to become a hero . 』 (commentator)

　　The referee signalled the beginning of the match and promptly retreated from the arena .

　　Lux didn’t carry a sword this time since he couldn’t wield one while under his current state .

　　The sword would’ve disintegrated if he tried to wield it .

　　Because of that, Lux took a karate-like stance instead .

　　As for me, I held out the star sword and let the endless supply of magic power flow inside my whole body .

　　On my left hand was another sword .

　　I didn’t have the courage to use star sword to attack Lux with him still enveloped in his “Fierce Zone”, and so I decided to bring a regular iron sword as well .

　　I circulate as much magic power as possible to the iron sword .

　　From our previous match, I found out that I could prevent instantaneous disintegration from direct contact by doing this .

　　I should imitate Ayla’s “Dragon Knight” as much as possible .

　　In short…

　　“As fast as Ayla!!” (Hibiki)

　　I asked Ruby to cooperate, adding more momentum to my feet as I kicked the ground .

　　It became a boost of mobility for me .

　　Even when I slashed my sword sideways, Ruby helped by increasing the speed in which I twisted my waist .

　　In such a blinding speed, the sword clashed with the light enveloping Lux’s body, but was still deflected .

　　Even so, the blade was still intact . The magic power coating it was no longer there anymore though .

　　“It’s fast, that attack just now . ” (Lux)

　　That attack earlier should’ve been able to reach Lux’s body .

　　The light did deflect it, but I should’ve been able to nick Lux a bit if not for his firm reaction to the attack .

　　He had twisted his upper body to evade the sword .

　　I retreated back hurriedly . Ruby’s a.s.sistance just now had placed too much burden on my body .

　　Especially at my waist . I had to let 【Self Regeneration】 do its job first .

　　“Not going to attack? In that case, it’s my turn!!” (Lux)

　　Lux’s speed without his sword was nothing to scoff at .

　　Moreover, I would be put at a disadvantage if I were to fight in close quarters against him in his full body “Fierce Zone” state .

　　I tried to keep my distance while shooting 【Fire Magic】 with my right hand .

　　But for some reason, Lux evaded the fire . Even though the attack shouldn’t even be able to touch him .

　　He evaded, despite that he could just shrug off the attack and cause me some trouble by charging in at that timing .

　　The reason he did so was because…

　　“There is a fix amount of attack that ‘Fierce Zone’ can take on?” (Hibiki)

　　In other words, the light would diminish the more Lux had to rely on it .

　　I produced fog using 【Water Magic】, and went around Lux .

　　“This is, fog?” (Lux)

　　The fog that came in contact with Lux’s body instantly dissipated . The light reliably still showed its effect .

　　“No way, you had noticed!?” (Lux)

　　Lux panicked . So it was true . There was a limit to how many times the light can do its trick .

　　“Haaaaaaーー” (Lux)

　　Lux quickly rushed to my position .

　　I also poured a lot of magic power to my sword immediately .

　　His fist swept past my sword . The 【Water Magic】 that I had used to coat the sword had also disappeared .

　　But it was alright .

　　I kept using harmless water to attack the impatient Lux, whilst continuously applying an unnoticeable breeze to put pressure on the “Fierce Zone” .

　　And then, when the light finally waned, Lux’s face was drenched with water .

　　Lux had left his sword at the edge of the arena in the beginning of the match . Whether he could reach it would be up to his opponent .

　　And because his opponent was me, he wouldn’t be able to of course .

　　But that was only the case if it was the regular me . I was currently fighting as Ayla the “Dragon Knight” .

　　It won’t be a problem if I show off a bit here .

　　I stayed where I was and looked on as Lux retrieved his sword .

　　“Ahaha, what a fine fellow you are . ” (Lux)

　　While he took his sword, I once again coated mine with water .

　　I promptly attacked, but Lux wasn’t a slouch in a sword fight either .

　　It seemed that he was still capable of using “Fierce Blade”, seeing that the magic power coating on my sword disappeared every time our swords clashed .

　　The audience’s excitement was raised to the brim due to this relentless sword fight .

　　Our positions kept changing, sometimes in a blink of an eye .

　　When I lost count on how many times we had clashed, suddenly the cheering ceased .

　　Odd silence enveloped the previously booming stadium .

　　Lux seemed to be aware that something weird had happened too, he looked extremely alarmed .

　　“What happened?” (Hibiki)

　　When I gave a look at the audience, I saw that all of them had fallen asleep .