Chapter 1-51 : The Head Hunting Princess VS The Tempest Queen (part 1)
『Without further ado, let us begin the next match! Both contestants, get ready… FIGHT!』(Taurus)
As we shifted our gazes toward the arena, Taurus had already given the signal to start the match.
Rin was facing her opponent, who seemed to be a ranger/archer since he was holding a bow.
Before Rin could make a move, he crouched and touched the ground with his free hand. He then summoned a few trees, surrounding him.
「Oh, he’s using trees just like Alice-san.」(Kururu)
「Yeah, but it’s completely different.」(Leone)
She’s right. He was using a tactic similar to mine, but it was different.
First of all, he didn’t use tree seeds and grow them with【Rapid Growth】like I did, but he summoned the trees with some kind of ability.
Second of all, he only summoned a few trees, while I turned the entire arena into a forest.
「Haha! That dude’s hiding. I bet he’s scared!」(Shuu)
「Well, it’s Rin he’s facing after all~」(Leone)
「There’s no point in hiding. Rin’s wind and lightning spells are immensely powerful.」(Kururu)
「I have high defense, but honestly, I don’t want to fight a magician class like her.」(Gaul)
Everyone said what was on their minds as they watched. They’re Shougo’s party members, but it seems that they also respect Rin so much.
As Shuu said, Rin’s opponent was hiding behind the trees. He started shooting arrows from there.
He must have thought he would be safe shooting arrows from behind the trees, but before his arrows reached Rin, Rin cast one of her strongest spells she used in the preliminary round,【Sturm】.
The violent storm Rin summoned with magic repelled all the arrows. Not only that, but the storm was so strong that it also blew away the trees along with the ranger hiding behind them. The trees and the guy then crashed into the wall separating spectators’ seats from the fighting ground.
「…..」(Alice)
I was planning on using the forest strategy to fight Rin, but after watching her blow the trees away so easily, I confirmed that it wouldn’t work.
The match wasn’t over yet since there was no ring-out rule.
After hitting the wall, Rin’s opponent slowly got up. He took huge damage but still had some HP left.
Now that he no longer had a place to hide, he desperately launched an arrow barrage at Rin with his archer skill, hoping they would hit, but predictably, Rin was able to deflect them easily with her wind spell.
Realizing he had no chance to win, the ranger fell to his knees.
Rin looked at her opponent, who had lost his will, with a sinister smile and then finished him off with her powerful lightning spell.
Being hit by the lightning from the sky, the poor ranger lost all his remaining HP, and his body scattered into numerous pixels, disappearing into thin air.
『The match is over! The winner is Rin!』(Taurus)
As soon as Taurus declared Rin’s victory, the spectators began to cheer while mentioning her nickname, “Tempest Queen”.
Rin casually waved her hand and smiled as she left the arena and returned to the spectator seats.
「I’m back~」(Rin)
「Good job, Rin~!」(Leone)
「You’re merciless as always.」(Kururu)
「Rin-chan, nice fight!」(Shuu)
「Such a good match.」(Gaul)
「Thank you, guys~」(Rin)
After replying to Leone and the others, Rin sat in her seat next to mine and Ruka’s.
「Well done, Rin.」(Ruka)
「Well done, Rin…」(Alice)
I praised Rin while folding my arms and looking away.
「Ara~ What’s wrong, Alice? You don’t look so happy.」(Rin)
「Not really. It’s just… you looked like a demon when you finished the poor guy off.」(Alice)
It’s not that I’m not happy for her victory. I’m currently brainstorming on a strategy to beat her, but of course, I can’t tell her this, so I lied a bit.
「Fufu. Thank you for the compliment~」(Rin)
「It’s not a compliment…」(Alice)
「But I think you looked scarier than me when you finished off your opponents. Right, Ruka?」(Rin)
「Yeah. Alice, you’re more frightening…」(Ruka)
「Ugh…」(Alice)
It looks like Ruka is still scared of me for a bit.
Putting that aside, I continued thinking. I wonder what I should do to fight Rin.
My forest strategy won’t work. Even if I plant hundreds of trees, she will just blow them away with her storm. I have to think of another way before our match starts.
「Rin, you made the fight look easy. You’re amazing as always. As a fellow magic user, I’m proud of you.」(Kururu)
「Fufu, thank you. Well, that was an easy fight, but my next match won’t be easy for sure.」(Rin)
As she said that, she glanced at me and smiled.
Leone noticed it.
「Ah, next you will be facing each other, right?」(Leone)
「Head Hunting Princess VS Tempest Queen. I can’t wait.」(Kururu)
「Gaaahh! Alice-chan or Rin-chan! I don’t know which one I should cheer for!」(Shuu)
「I’m rooting for both of you.」(Gaul)
Everyone is looking forward to watching our match. That’s the reason why they left Shougo alone and came here.
Ruka brought her face closer to my ear and whispered.
「Alice, I will be cheering for you.」(Ruka)
「Ruka…」(Alice)
For these people’s sake, especially for Ruka, I can’t show a miserable fight.
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After waiting for our match to begin, Rin and I went downstairs together into the arena and faced each other.
「Alice, are you ready?」(Rin)
「I’m ready to beat you.」(Alice)
「That’s the spirit~! I won’t lose either.」(Rin)
Rin smiled at me with full confidence.
We’ve been friends for a very long time, and we have played countless games together, but I’ve rarely won against her, especially in competitive games.
This will be my toughest match so far for sure.
I said I would beat her, but I haven’t come up with any good strategy.
Now that I can’t use my forest tactic, all I have left is speed. I could keep dodging her attacks until she runs out of MP, but I don’t think it would be easy. Besides, I’m pretty sure she has maxed her【MP Boost +】so that she can spam her spells for a long duration.
『Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sure a lot of you have been waiting for this very match! Honestly, I’ve been waiting for it as well. Anyway, without wasting any more time, let’s begin the match!』(Taurus)
Seems like I’ve run out of time. Before I could think of a strategy, Taurus signaled that the match was about to begin.
「Well then, Alice, let’s have a good match and entertain these people, shall we~?」(Rin)
「Un! Let’s do our best, Rin!」(Alice)
『Both contestants, get ready… FIGHT!』(Taurus)
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“Anyway, without wasting any more time, let’s begin the match!』(Taurus)”
promptly ends the chapter, you said no more time waste 🤦♂️😭