I’m Trembling with joy.

I had high expectations from before, but I didn’t think it would be to this extent.

I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. When I was the same age as Felis, would I have been able to have the same abilities as him?

When Felis was eight years old, I happened to see his strength and it surpassed me when I was the same age. Certainly, in terms of the strength of magic or martial arts alone, our values ​​cannot compare to Felis. However, if you combine both, Felis easily surpasses us.

It sounds good to say that we were specialized, but in short, Jito and I were clumsy. However, Felis was able to combine both at a high level.

If you have the potential, the values ​​will increase. Because you’re happy with your own growth, you try to further increase it. The thought process of someone who chooses combat is generally like this, and especially so for children.

However, in such a situation, Felis continued to train both calmly while saying he had no talent. Surely, there was no falsehood in his self-evaluation, and he truly believed he had no talent.

He continued to train without being forced or evaluated. Felis’ mentality was both terrifying and reliable.

No matter what he says, Felis continues to do what he thinks he should do.

So, I have always wanted to know how much power he obtained through his efforts.

I’ve been hoping that he could alleviate this boredom.

Ah, my right arm hurts.

It’s enjoyable.

Felis, you are amazing.

————–

If Miru-nee had been serious from the beginning, it would have ended easily. But the desire to probe endlessly is keeping me alive.

Dodging the light bullets coming straight at me, I lean my whole body to withstand the delayed heat rays. Attacks made of dots and lines are easy to deal with.

However, the swirling flames that spread to crush my movement range are not good.

I create a water wall to push back the swirling flames. As a result, another swirl approaches. I use water to counter again.

The battle has taken on the appearance of a territorial dispute. But my lack of experience is a liability.

“Damn it…!”

Desperately scattering poison mist from the tip of my stick. Since it’s troublesome to handle, I automate the generation of poison mist. I mix poison into the nearby debris and shoot it as bullets. However, Miru-nee intercepts everything with her swirl. It can serve as both a shield and a weapon.

Still, I can’t win in magic battles.

However, there’s no opportunity to attack. I’m screaming inside my head from overusing “concentration”. One mistake could lead to death, it’s too stressful.

What else can I do?

I shoot a water ball high into the air and try to make it rain as heavily as possible. Suppress the heat, don’t let the opponent move freely. Make the situation even slightly favorable.

Despite our desperation, the air becomes dry as it approaches.

“What’s wrong with you?!”

My irritation increases. Continuing like this won’t improve the situation.

I click my tongue and take a step forward. I can feel my skin burning and drying out. This distance is probably my limit.

But I dare to go further.

“Guh, aah, aah, aah!”

I cover my body with water. If I can withstand it even for a moment, it’ll be enough. I give more magic to “health” which is at its limit, and maintain my shape, which is about to turn into charcoal.

I jump into the swirling flames.

I can’t breathe, my vision is red, and most of all, my entire body is hot.

But I know. It’s there.

“There, ah!”

I swing my stick as far as I can. The spewing poison slightly touches something. I can’t see anything with my burned eyelids, but I continue the pursuit with my intuition.

“Ugh!”

I hit again. The opponent’s condition should worsen as much as I hit. Not yet, as long as I can breathe,

“Don’t get carried away!”

Flash. Consciousness broke for a moment, and the impact of being slammed onto the ground immediately woke me up. My brain shook, and nausea welled up. Even so, “Concentration” did not let me forget what I had to do. Once again, I covered my whole body with water and restored my body’s condition with “Health.”

Apparently, I’m still alive.

“This is a mess.”

I barely stood up with the support of the stick. Without “Health,” how many times would I have died?

Why am I pushing myself so hard? Gradually, as my vision was repaired, I saw Miru-nee, who had no strength in her right half.

“… This is ridiculous, what’s wrong with you?”

No, I knew. It was obvious that the opponent was not someone with easy-to-reach strength.

But I only knew it after experiencing it. In the first place, it was not an opponent to stand in front of.

“You too. I can’t believe you’re still alive after doing this much.”

“Are you trying to kill me?”

“I didn’t intend to, but I didn’t plan on holding back either.”

If I died as a result, so be it.

I somehow understood.

I was serious, but I didn’t use any killing techniques because I was afraid of the worst-case scenario. However, Miru-nee was not like that. This must be the difference in resolve for the match.

“Well, it’s too late now.”

If I used a more vicious spell, such as hitting her with decay, there would be a possibility of killing Miru-nee. But I couldn’t use such a spell against my family, and even if I had the consciousness to use it, my body wouldn’t keep up anymore.

Therefore, I have no more cards to play in this situation.

However, well…

“If you’re up for it, let’s continue.”

“What can you do with that body?”

“Hahaha.”

I laughed.

Even with this kind of body, there are things I can do. It’s just a matter of choosing options that I wouldn’t normally choose.

The point where I surpass Miru-nee is in the amount of magic power I have. Just like how stamina increases with running, the more magic power I use, the more it increases. Considering the amount of magic power I consume daily through processing magic nuclei, it can be said that my amount is quite significant.

I’ll challenge her to a battle of attrition while taking that into consideration.

Even though I already feel like I’m at my limit, she wants to prolong the battle. The recoil will become stronger and I’ll definitely regret it after it’s over. However, it’s better than not doing it at all.

“Things are going to get troublesome from here on.”

I block the incoming light bullets with an ice wall. While repairing the wall that gradually cracks, I block the view with darkness and mist. I create mud and seal off her approach. I lower the temperature within my reach and use “Healthy” to restore my body.

She only shoots sporadic stone bullets, as if her attacks are desperate.

“Same as before?”

“I wonder.”

Miru-nee creates an advantageous space and takes a defensive position, attacking one-sidedly. I’ll change it a bit and focus more on defense rather than offense. It’s a repeat of the early stages of the battle, but this time I’m not thinking about crushing the opponent.

I’ll wait for her to tire out while recovering myself. Since there won’t be any close-range battles, I put away my axe and free up one of my hands.

Now, let’s retreat.

I create multiple ice walls and line them up. While surrounding myself with the walls, I calculate their consumption. Although the walls have been continuously destroyed since earlier, I can create them a bit faster than she can.

Even though a full-powered heat beam could easily break through, I’m observing her, so I can avoid it if it comes.

It took some time, but I finally managed to build a forward base, and I retreat there.

“Ah, my body hurts.”

With a loud noise, my skin regenerates as I consume magic. The moment I cut off “health,” I feel like I’m about to die.

When was the last time I was in such a terrible state?

“G-guh…”

I glare at the wall and try to anticipate my opponent’s movements, but my knees give out. Even if I put up a front, my body is honest.

It seems like I’m just going to be tortured until I’m defeated, but I’ll try to prolong the end as much as possible.

“Just a little more, just a little longer.”

I throw a large boulder in the direction where Miru-nee is likely to be. I can see a beam of heat that shot out from the darkness cutting the boulder in half. It might only be a single shot, but it’s still impressive.

So, what if I try attacking from different directions?

This time, I use poison-tipped flying needles from above, below, left, and right. However, a towering wall of flames blocks everything.

…Am I overdoing my defense?

No, maybe not. Shadow techniques have a subtle effect. If I’m aware of that, perhaps I can create a different outcome.

I change the color of a larger water bullet with my shadow technique before shooting it into the air. It doesn’t look like it has any attack power, but a swarm of light bullets shatters the water bullet. Just to be safe, I repeat the process, but the outcome remains the same. I probably still have plenty of magical power, but Miru-nee is clearly wasting hers.

I didn’t notice because the attack never let up, but if I’m rendered half-incapacitated, of course I’ll be cautious.

While continuing my recovery, I assemble an attack with a sphere lightly imbued with shadow technique. Occasionally, I interweave serious attacks to prevent my opponent from letting her guard down.

“Tch, how troublesome.”

Ah, this is why ninjutsu is unpopular. But even this isn’t an easy way.

If I let my guard down, walls could be shattered, and my heart would start racing. I have to keep repairing the walls repeatedly while wearing down the opponent and waiting for them to make a mistake.

Because I’m using multiple types of magic at once, my consciousness is about to slip away. I want to become free from this quickly.

“Haa–”

Breathing becomes difficult, and my head starts to spin. I manage to raise my arm to block the barrage of attacks, but I can’t spare any thought for the trajectory of the attacks.

A flame whip approaches me as if crawling on the ground. I can’t muster the power to jump and dodge. I sink the ground rapidly and crawl into a hole, and a red band passes overhead.

I’m finally getting to the point where “health” can’t keep up. How long will it take until I can move normally… No, wait, the attack missed!?

Surprised, my vision clears. Oh no, since when have I been loosening up–

“When you inhale burnt air, you feel dizzy, don’t you? You taught me that a long time ago.”

A gentle voice.

Even a strong person like this is using such dirty tricks.

“Damn it.”

Shrinking myself, I cover myself with full-strength ice.

Immediately after, the heat wave that ran hit me and sent me flying into the air.

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