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

"Wait."

　Lieselotte stopped me as I was about to return to the guest of honor's seat after making final adjustments.

I turned around and was surprised by her face.

　She had only shown dignified behavior since the first day I met her, but she had lost it here.

　Her fine appearance was a mask for her royalty.

　Perhaps in frustration, it had fallen away, revealing the face of a helpless, ugly, loser.

She had a bad character," he said. I would rather you win than that the one who defeated me should win.

Why is she showing this to me? Without realizing her true intentions, Lieselotte continued to speak.

"So I will tell you a way to defeat Lucy."

"A way to defeat her?"

"Yes,. If you could just repeat it, you would have a much better chance of defeating her."

　Is there such a way?

　Of course, I want to win, I urged Lieselotte ahead with a glance. Then she told me...

"Speed, that's the only way."

'Speed?"

'It's a strategy that will only work on Lucy right now, but it will have an extraordinary effect. Do you remember what I said earlier?"

"There are so many ------ things I don't know which one you're talking about.'

". I told you that you have to catch up to her in one way or another, be it strength, skill, or speed. If possible, increase your speed. If you're still to the left, you can use your speed to shake it off.'

The speed can shake it off.

Oh, that's what I was thinking!

　I immediately thought back to my match with Raymond.

　Toward the end of that match, Raymond, who had really worked hard to beat me, had increased his speed, but his moves had become more monotonous.

　The higher the speed range, the more he could only demonstrate the martial arts that were ingrained in his body.

Half-baked, or "fake-edged," moves would always fail at some point.

　The current Lucy is just beginning to get used to using her left hand.

　Even that is tricky because it is incredibly strong, but if she could increase her speed, she might be able to limit her movements to the right hand only.

"I hadn't thought of this. Thank you very much. It will be helpful."

"Hmm. I think I'm on to something. But you should remember one thing. I tried that myself. And still, I couldn't get her to fall down".

In other words, the left can only be blocked by a faster attack.

　Yes. That's good enough. Enough to get through to Lucy.

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"Ah!"

While stepping into a higher speed range by the combined use of physical reinforcement and Haiyan's original magic.

　The one thing I had was a headache to the point that my head felt like it was going to explode.

　It's different from the conventional continuous firing of single-shot magic.

What I was firing now was magic with a lasting effect. Therefore, it is said that firing two magic spells at the same time, and at a time when the attention is focused on Lucy, places a heavy burden on the brain.

　I had tried to use both at the same time several times before, but I had never had such a bad headache.

　If this is the case, the cause must be Haiyan's original magic.

　The technique he had devised to surpass the geniuses was so complicated that it put a heavy burden on the brain.

　'Ha, ha."

 

This is going to be bad if it's not a quick fight.

　Lucy is getting more wary of me in purple.

　Let's just wait and see how things go at about 60%.

　I decided so and kicked the ground with a certain amount of force...

"Ohoh!"

　I screamed at the scenery that was passing by in an instant. But my astonishment was only momentary. I knew the speed with one step, stabilized it with two steps, and took hold of it with three steps.

Then the spear was thrust with all its might.

The spear was the fastest one ever seen, and Lucy gently took the flash of the spear, which would have approached Raymond's realm.

"-----?"

　As the speed increases, so does the power. The most important thing to remember is that the best way to get the most out of your spear is to be precise.

　The most important thing to remember is that the best way to get the most out of your spear is to be careful.

Lucy's attack was being pressured from the front.

I'm going to keep pushing in!

　With that decision, I pushed the spear in even harder, aiming for a quick resolution. But suddenly, the flash of the spear was deflected.

　What? What happened?

--- I mean, why is Lucy gone from in front of my eyes!

　Huh!　

　Oh no. Oh no. I don't know what's so dangerous, but it's bad.

　It's bad enough that Lucy is out of my sight at this point in the game, but it's even worse that she's out of my sight.

　I jumped forward, at the maximum speed I could muster in my current state, toward the direction where Lucy was not.

　Immediately after that, I heard the sound of a sword splitting the wind right behind me.

　I looked back after I had gained enough distance. There she was, Lucy, her sword swinging sideways.

　If I hadn't advanced forward, would I have been hit by that sword?

　What the hell? What happened to Lucy to get behind me?

　I don't know. I don't know, so I can't attack carelessly.

　I can't believe that the magic that Haiyan taught me could be broken so easily.

　No, this is not at full strength. If you activate it with a strength beyond the first rung, it will be stronger and faster, is that any excuse?

" Are you coming ------?"

"I told you, I'm not going to fight you properly!"

　Once I had released the physical reinforcement, I released the fire magic as a check.

　The first one to fire was fire. However, it was the later Shiden that was ahead of her with overwhelming speed.

　Lucy was distracted by the first flame and was late in responding to the Shiden that arrived after it.

　She avoided the first one with a small crouch and doused the next flame with her sword.

　Her reaction speed was superb.

　The fact that she was able to block even a barrage of attacks that included first-time kills at the first attempt is nothing short of spectacular.

But my magic doesn't stop here.

　I hit Lucy, who was knocked out of her stance, with wind magic to break her down even further.

　Then, I use earth magic to make her feet not turn to mud, but rather to rise up in a complicated manner. This stopped her, and Lucy fell on her butt on the spot.

　Well, all I've ever shown her is how to turn it into muck.

　It's like a poison I've been keeping in my pocket for a year and a half.

It was only because she thought that I could only trick her with that one earthy trick that she fell for such an easy trick.

"With this!"?

　The ground, which had belatedly turned muddy, greeted Lucy, who was on her ass and one hand on the ground.

The swamp, which had gently and profoundly enveloped Lucy, was soon fixed firmly in place by my magic.

'It's over!"

　She was completely blocked from moving.

　Lucy should no longer be able to take a step, let alone stand up.

I threw my all-out strike at her defenseless body.

　The final blow. This is the last trump card I have left in case Hyang's original doesn't work.

If this is broken, there will be no more secret ball.

That is why the spear was thrust at full throttle, without letting one's guard down.

　A perfect response, a flash of the spear touches Lucy's one-handed sword. The antagonism is instantaneous. The sword, unable to stand its ground in a seated position, is pushed and bounced downwards---no, no, this!

　I rush to pull back my spear, but it is already too late.

　Lucy's sword used the force of my strike and struck the ground hard with a force that one hand could not produce.

　A large crack appeared in the perfectly hardened ground. I tried to re-harden it again with magic, but Lucy was the first to jump out.

------ I' m not stuck anymore.

"Ha, ha, seriously."

 

I could not win in a simple match, and the magic of Haiyan, which I had prepared as a trump card, was defeated by a move that I did not understand, and even the last resort was defeated in this way.

　It was a short time, but it was an attack and defense in which I put everything I had into it.

I was already empty because it was over.

'Huh."

　---I really didn't think this would happen.

This is just a last ditch attempt in case I don't get through.

　I have one last plan left, and I can't even call it a plan.

"Hooo!

　In order to put it into action, I once again applied Hyann's magic and physical enhancements.

My aim was to win the battle of stamina in this situation.

　I knew from our earlier clash that fighting in this speed range would cause a strong impact on both me and Lucy.

　I would let it build up for a long time, so long that my magic power would run out, and then I would defeat Lucy.

　My thinking power will be exhausted, or my magic power will be empty, or Lucy will fall. Or Lucy will fall.

There is a possibility that Lucy will further evolve at this point in time, right?

　What the heck. What intention did the makers of Arcue have in making Lucy a broken character?

This game will never catch on.

"------?　I don't know, but are you going to continue it?

"Yes, that's right. I've got nothing left, so I''m going to end up playing it as hard as I want to, you idiot!

I'm trying my hardest, and she just skipped right over it.

　While screaming this inwardly, I ran toward Lucy.