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Chapter 57 Part 1

 

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Translator: “Kousei” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

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As a matter of course, both Lenia and I won the first and second bouts of the preliminary round, and advanced on to the finals.

Lenia’s opponent was pitiful to watch. After all, she was not the usual Lenia. That was Lenia that couldn’t help how much she wanted to show off her good side to me.
She was probably 50 percent stronger and more merciless than usual. Although according to Selina and Fatima, I fought in a similar way.

Making it to the finals guarantees a spot on the team, and some spectators are wondering about their necessity or if we will take the fights seriously.

However, on top of making it into the team, we have to put up a worthy fight in order to convince the other players who have already been selected, as well as those who were defeated in this preliminary round and those who were not even able to participate.

With the adjustments made to Lenia’s soul and Caravis’s seal, Lenia’s fighting ability is now completely beyond the bounds of humanity.

It seems the synchronization of her soul with her body is going well these days, so she should be capable of taking out dragons.

After filling my stomach with the lunch that was brought into the waiting room, I felt great. But at the moment I was more interested in seeing what Lenia is capable of, so it was hard to call my current mood very combat oriented.

After the lunch break, I arrived back at the grand stadium and caught a glimpse of Dean Olivier in her special seat at the top of the student-filled stadium.

I wonder how far this beautiful fairy-like headmistress had seen through Lenia.

Connecting the fact that Lenia has been unusually fond of me since the return from Slania with my previous life, even if she has nothing concrete, she at least should be suspecting that Lenia is a reincarnator.
It’s easy enough to find out by reading her thoughts, rudely intruding into the realm of other people’s minds happens to be what I hate the most, so fumu, I guess I’ll just wait and observe.

The sun is now over the zenith and tilting, but there is still quite some time before it starts setting.

Although the stadium had regained its original form, it was obvious that the battle between Lenia and I would destroy it beyond recognition.

Thinking about the hardship of the teachers who would be repairing this place after the final, I apologized to them in my heart. Let’s help them out later.

Now, there is one thing to keep in mind when fighting Lenia.

And that is destroying the protective barrier of the arena and the barrier separating the fighting area from the spectators’ seats.

Both of these wards are extremely strong, deployed by using the mana flowing through the grounds of the Galois Academy of Magic, and the structures built within it.

In the event of an emergency, the barriers are extended to the entire city of Garoa and function as another firm defense of Garoa in addition to its city walls.

This barrier is sturdy, comparable to that of a high-level ritual defense spell, as it can withstand a series of high-level fortress or city annihilation-grade spells.

However, there are limits to these barriers as well. For example, if one were to use the golden bombs, the fusion of magic and alchemy, that Bran used, one would be able to break this barrier if used ten of them at once.

I can of course break such barriers akin to blowing the dust away with a breath, but the problem is Lenia.
Even with all the adjustments I’ve made, Lenia, with Caravis’ seal still intact, can’t generate the power to break this barrier.

But Lenia’s soul is essentially that of a higher dimensional being, comparable to a god.
Due to the sealing, the volume of her power is small, and the quality of her power has been diminished, but it is not that different to that of the gods.

The quality of this power is absolutely superior to the quantity, and if Lenia is at the peak of her spirit, she may be able to use that quality to break the barriers.

If that were to happen, I would have to repair the barriers before anyone else knew that they were broken.

Lenia came out of the opposite aisle and walked forward, looking straight at me, until finally meeting me at the center of the arena.

Smaller than most girls her age, Lenia has a beautiful face that will remain an everlasting memory of those who see her, from which could be read an excitement about being able to play around with me to her heart’s content.

「Lenia, you look excited.」

「My heart is pounding in anticipation of being able to fight fathe… Dran-san without care.

It is truly a great stroke of luck that I’ve received the opportunity to show those gathered here my power that was bestowed your grace and your own greatness.」

This girl seems very keen on making known my power, the one who she idolizes as her soul’s father, to everyone, constantly looking for opportunities to make other students and teachers submit to it.

To put it simply, she wants to show off her father.

This event, which naturally attracts the attention of the entire school and teachers, is the perfect opportunity for Lenia.

「Well, as long as you’re having fun, I have nothing to object to. 」

「Yes! 」

Lenia snorted with excitement in a way unbecoming of a young lady raised in a noble house. Not appearing vulgar in spite of that must be a product of education by her human parents.

By the way, I’ve never asked Lenia how she feels about her human parents. I’ll ask her when I get a chance.

I’d like to think that they treat us a little better than other humans, but I’m not sure if that’s the case.

The curiosity and enthusiasm of the people in the audience was growing, and they were looking forward to seeing what would happen in the battle between Lenia, who was one of the current top four even though she was participating in the preliminary round due to her schoolwork, and me, who had won against Christina, who was called the strongest among the students. I’m sure you’ll have a great time.

This was not limited to only students and many teachers also were sharing the same enthusiasm, some of them are using various analysis magic, recording magic, or magic tools that have these functions in order to record every single detail of the battle that is about to take place.

Will it be a battle that can be analyzed?

As we waited for Professor Cochran to signal the triple signal for the start of the match, Lenia and I focused our attention on each other as the attention of the people gathered in the grand arena was concentrated on us.

I don’t know what this fight looks like to others, but to us, the people involved, it’s a fight where I go easy, allowing Lenia to practice.

As for me, I have to prepare myself in case Lenia gets overzealous and breaks the barriers of the arena, and personally I wonder if this battle might disappoint the audience.

I’m quite sure I know the extent of Lenia’s ability, but will the girl with the soul of a divine magical beast be able to overturn my expectations?

And then the signal for the start of the match shook our eardrums.

「The final match of the preliminary round for the selection of the representative of the Festival of Magic, Doran of Bern Village versus Lenia Rufful Blaster Blast, begins! 」

At the same time as Cochran-sensei signaled the start of the match, the magic power that had been building up from the semifinal match until now began to overflow from Lenia’s body.
The mana was rushing out like a flood that broke through a dam, was split into countless colors, some of which had their origin in my power, while others sourced from Caravis.

This is the beginning of a battle that will later be referred to as “the strongest battle in the history of Galore Academy of Magic”, “the great battle of monsters”, “the battle from legends”, “incarnation of insanity”, and “the hell is that, they are not human”.

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