To Save My Favourite Character, I Decided To Destroy the Game’s Plot

"And another young talent is Lucy von Bartheim! She is the girl who inherited the talent of Schneizel, Arcadia's greatest fool ------ hero!"

　Almire's voice echoed through the place, and Lucy appeared from the opposite aisle from me.

　At that moment, I felt a sensation of being pulled away from all the gazes that had gathered on me.

　All the people in the crowd who were cheering for me were drawn to Lucy, including my own eyes.

　Including myself.

　This is the real deal.

　The brilliance of someone who was born qualified to be the strongest.

　It' s really hard to win, isn't it?

"Now, today's main stars are all here in the arena. They are fighters, so no further words are needed. The talk is with swords and spears, and all that's left is to decide the winner."

 

　I was clad in the original magic that Haiyan had given me, Shiden, and with the addition of physical enhancements, I held my spear with the tip pointed at Lucy.

Now I''ve caught up with her speed.:

　I didn't think I would be forced to play my trump card so soon, but if I had to do this to win, I had no choice.

　I'm going to finish it before she can deal with it.

　---Both sides, ready.

　Hearing Almire's words, we readied our weapons.

　I was loose and natural in my stance, and Lucy was relaxed and just holding her sword.

　Because we are both quick and efficient, our postures are automatically similar.

　Their stiff, heavy, sturdy stance is nothing more than a fetter.

"Good."

　I cannot afford to lose this fight.

　I had to use this as a stepping stone to get closer to Crescencia.

"Lucy, if you lose, please don't hate me."

"------? I won't hate you."

"Let the match begin!"

　At the same time as the signal, I retreat as fast as I can, and Lucy comes stepping over the open gap and releases a sword flash that scoops her up from below.

　The duel started in the same way as the one a year ago. However, there is one thing that is definitely different from then. Both sides have the edge.

　As soon as Lucy attacked, I was caught in the middle of her skillful swordsmanship, and my spear was violently bounced up. At about the same time, I took another step closer and slammed my fist into Lucy's abdomen.

----:-- I see you."

　She wasn't going to be so naive as to take a bite out of my fist.

　The fist was grabbed by an empty left hand and twisted up.

"Ah, gh!

I resist, but Lucy's force is too great for me to break free. On the contrary, her wrist was twisted in a direction beyond its range of motion.

　I was prepared to self-destruct, so I launched a fire-attribute first rung magic around the wrist that Lucy was holding.

"------!"

　Lucy, who had hurriedly removed her hand, stepped back. A slight burn had formed on her hand.

In return, my wrist was burnt by the intense heat, and I was left in a miserable condition, but...

The area was enveloped in a white glow, and when the light subsided a few seconds later, the severe scald was completely healed. Naturally, there was no pain.

"----- that's what happened."

　Lucy frowned slightly as she looked at the small burns left on her palms.

My aim is to fight the long battle with recovery spells.

　I'm going to keep inflicting small wounds like this and win the race against Lucy, who has no means of recovery.

"I told you not to hold a grudge. I'm sorry, but I don't intend to fight you properly."

"I'm not going to hate you." "That's okay."

　I answered, and as Lucy approached me again, I decided to use my magic without hesitation.

　This is the finals. There was no one more to hide my abilities, and there was no need to prepare for the next match.

　I created water to cover my opponent's face, quickly shot out flames to create a barrage, and then aimed at Lucy's feet to turn them into mud.

　But even after all that...

" Indeed, you're a genius!"

　I involuntarily pull a face at Lucy, who dodges the water, cuts off the fire with her sword, and forcibly steps on the muddy ground, pushing her way through the magic.

　No, well, this is not my natural ability.

　If it were not in this field, where activation is limited to the first rung, there would be a higher level of magic, more powerful and more numerous.

　So in a real battle, this would not have happened.

　But right now, under the conditions of this situation, Lucy is superior to my sorcery.

---"--- I will win."

　If approached in this way, countless slashes were played at close range.

If I thought she swung her sword with her right, she would switch hands to attack by throwing her sword to her left hand with just a snap of her wrist, and then she would even set up a series of kicks and physical attacks of a super-high level!

　The skill level was several levels above what was shown to Lieselotte.

　She managed to fight back with her spear and magic, but Lucy's sword was even better than that.

　The spear was destroyed in the first moment of the technique when she tried to swing it, and she was unable to manipulate her magic precisely under the strain of not even being allowed to take a breath, so she was able to respond instantly to any magic that was too crude.

"Gggggh!"

　After all, a proper fight would have highlighted the differences between the two.

　The understanding of the battle, the brilliance, and the skill of the left and right sides. Lucy was superior in everything.

　Especially the left hand. Even if they are ambidextrous, their skills are very different.

　The genius had developed her left hand in the fight to the death, while I, an average person, had only used my left hand for the first time in about a year and a half for a few final touches.　

　The "Mere Old Man" thinks that this is too much bullshit, because Lucy did not use any physical enhancement.

"Damn it!'

　In the midst of the one-sided attack and defense, I regained my distance by blasting her and myself away with wind magic.

　　　　　　　　　"No, this is not" good. It's really bad.

　Lucy has it all: skill, physical ability, fighting instincts, understanding, and nerve.

Lucy is superior to me in every way. She is a perfect superior.

The difference is in the magic, but in the midst of an attack and defense in an extreme situation where one cannot even blink, there is no time to perform complicated magic.

　I had trained my thinking ability desperately, and as a result, I could only manage to release some kind of magic to stop her in her tracks.

　Oh God, Lieselotte was right.

I recall the final adjustments with Lieselotte that I had just made.　

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　I was blown away by a battle axe without being able to take a single move, and Lieselotte looked down at me and said coldly,

"If you continue like this, you won't even be able to compete with Lucy. Her real strength is her skill, but she is strong enough to resist me. You are inferior in strength, and even in skill, aren't you?"

'That is true, but..."

"Of course, I take into account the fact that you are not using magic right now. . Just as you have a secret weapon, so she will go over the limit if you push her."

It was true. Even if there is no hidden pitch, it is the genius who makes one at the last minute.

　That's why I don't think he can beat Lucy in any ordinary way.

"I'll go further and say that no matter what kind of magician you are, if you lose your concentration, you'll never be able to show your true colors. And her left-right attack is not as easy to deal with as it would be if she had her mind on something else. Therefore,  he will never win."

"Absolutely?"

"Oh, no, there are several ways. If you can catch up to her "
her skill, strength, speed, or something else, you can use it as a springboard, if you're handy."
　

　That is tantamount to saying that there is actually nothing.

　I have worked this hard, squeezed it to the limit, and then they tell me I'm not good enough.

　I am not a genius.s, and I can't improve in a short period of time.

　So, normally, I would have lost.

　But...

　Lieselotte saw my face and laughed.

"I see. You have a plan. It was really a shame. I wanted to fight with you for real."

　At that moment, Haiyan laughed in the underworld.

　I had the feeling that the same kind of being was coming one step closer to our side.

　The atmosphere is still far below us. It would take a tremendous amount of time for it to catch up with me.

　Still, it was coming closer.

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I was clad in the original magic that Haiyan had taught me, Shiden, and with the addition of physical enhancements, I held my spear with the tip pointed at Lucy.

"Now I''ve caught up with her speed."

　I didn't think I would be forced to play my trump card so soon, but if I had to do this to win, I had no choice.

　I'm going to finish it before she can deal with it.

T/n Sorry . that's it for today . will relese bunch of chapter tomorrow up to chapter 100 . hope it make up for today