by James K
William-iadded-iin-ihis-imind-iand-ias-isoon-ias-ihe-ireached-ithis-ithought,-isounds-iof-igasp-iand-isurprise-iwas-iheard-iagain-iin-ithe-iaudience-iarea.-i
"Eh,-iit-iseems-ithat-iIsolde-iwere-ihaving-itrouble-iwith-iAbuxorth-iAcademy."
"The-iscore-iis-i2-2.-iTo-ithink-ithat-ithe-ibattle-iwill-ilast-iuntil-i5th-imatch."
"Hmm,-iit's-ieither-ithe-iIsolde-ihas-igone-iweaker-ior-iAbuxorth-ihas-irecruited-istrong-istudents-ithis-itime."
"Don't-isay-iit-ilike-ithat,-ithey-iwere-ifirst-iyears-iafter-iall.-iAs-iyou-ican-isee,-ialmost-iall-ithe-imagic-ispell-ithey-iare-ireleasing-iare-iall-istandard-iones.-iIt-ijust-idepends-ion-itheir-istrategy.-iIt-iseems-ithat-iAbuxorth-istudents-iheavily-istudied-itheir-iopponents-ithis-itime."
"That's-itrue,-iI-inoticed-ihow-ithey-icould-icalmly-iact-iin-ivarious-ispells-ireleased-iby-iIsolde's-istudents.-iToo-ibad,-ithe-ivariation-iof-itheir-imagic-ispell-iis-itoo-ilimited-iso-ithey-iare-ilosing-ithe-ione-ion-ione-imatch."
"Unfortunately,-ithe-i5th-imatch-iwould-ibe-ianother-i1v1-imatch.-iAbuxorth-iwill-ihave-ihigh-ichance-iof-ilosing-ithe-ibattle-ithen."
William-iheard-ivarious-icomments-ifrom-ithe-iaudiences.-iHe-iwas-iactually-iglad-ithat-ithe-imatch-ibetween-ithe-itwo-ischool-iwould-ilast-ithat-ilong.
After-iall,-ithis-icompetition-iis-iround-irobin-iso-ithey-iwill-ibe-ifighting-iall-iother-ischools.-iIt-iwould-ibe-ibetter-ifor-ithem-ito-ibe-iaware-iof-iall-imagic-ispells-iand-icapabilities-iof-iother-imagic-iacademies.-iOf-icourse,-iit-iwould-ibe-ithe-isame-ifor-iother-ischools.-i
Since-ithe-ibattle-ibetween-iLeonhearts-iand-iHoneysuckle-iwas-ifinished,-isome-istudents-ifrom-itheir-iacademy-ileft-ito-itake-ia-ibreak-ibut-iWilliam-istayed-ias-ihe-iwas-iquite-iinterested-inow-iin-ithe-ilast-ibattle-ibetween-ithe-iother-itwo-ischools.-i
Apparently,-ithe-iround-irobin-ibattle-ibetween-ithe-ifirst-iyear-istudents-iof-i12-iacademies-iwill-ilast-iuntil-ithis-iafternoon-iand-iwill-icontinue-itomorrow-imorning.-iSo-ia-iday-iand-ia-ihalf-iis-iallocated-ifor-ieach-iacademic-iyear.-i
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Tracy-iand-iRoss-iapproached-iWilliam's-igroup-ias-iit-iseems-ithat-ithey-iwere-ialso-iinterested-iin-ithe-ibattle-ithat-iwas-iabout-ito-icommence.
"Hey,-iare-iyou-iinterested-ion-iwhy-iwe've-imet-iwith-iour-iinstructors?"
Tracy-iteased-iWilliam-ibut-ihe-ionly-ismiled-iat-iher.-iHe-iknows-ithat-iTracy-iwould-istill-itell-iher-ieven-iif-ihe-ididn't-iask-iknowing-iher-iattitude.
###-iChapter-i52-i--iNews-iand-iPlans
"Something-ihappened-iin-iTanza."
Tracy-isaid-ito-iWilliam-ibut-ishe-ididn't-imind-iif-iothers-iheard-iher.-iAnyway,-iit-iseems-ithat-ithe-inews-ishe-iwas-iabout-ito-itell-iwould-ibe-icascaded-ito-ithem-isooner-ior-ilater.
"Oh?-iSomething-ithat-iwould-irequire-iboth-iof-iyou-ito-icoordinate-iwith-ithe-iinstructors-iabout-iit's-idetails?"
William-iasked-ithough-ihe-istill-iseemed-inot-itoo-iinterested.-iUpon-iseeing-ihis-ireaction,-iTracy-ismiled-iand-iadded.
"It-iseems-isome-imutated-imagicians-iattacked-isome-igovernment-ifacilities-iin-iTanza-iCity.-iIsn't-ithat-iquite-iinteresting?"
"Mutated-iMagicians?!"
As-isoon-ias-iTracy-irevealed-ithe-inews,-iEricka-iblurted-ithose-iwords-iout-iattracting-iattentions-ifrom-iother-istudents-iin-ithe-iarea.-iShe-iducked-iher-ihead-iin-ishame-iand-iasked-iagain-iin-ilowered-ivoice.-i
"Uhmm..-iThere-iare-istill-iMutated-iMagicians?"
Tracy-inodded-ito-iher-ibut-isince-ithe-ilast-imatch-ibetween-iIsolde-iand-iAbuxorth-iwas-iabout-ito-istart,-ishe-ididn't-imade-ia-ifollow-iup-ion-ithe-inews-iand-iwatched-ithe-ibattle-iinstead.-i
On-ithe-iother-iside,-iGilbert-iwas-ijust-ilooking-iabsentmindedly-iat-iTracy's-igorgeous-iappearance.-iAnd-isince-ithere-iwas-ia-ivacant-iseat-ibeside-ihim,-iTracy-idecided-ito-isit-ibeside-ihim-iwhich-imade-iGilbert-ieven-imore-iconscious-ito-ihimself.-iThere,-ihe-iremained-iquite-iuntil-ithe-iend-iof-ithe-imatch.-i
Ericka-inoticed-iGilbert's-istiffness-iand-iupon-iseeing-iTracy-iseated-ibeside-ihim,-ishe-iimmediately-iunderstood-iand-irolled-iher-ieyes-iat-ihim.-i
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'Mutated-iMagicians?-iIf-iI'm-inot-imistaken,-ithis-iterm-ionly-iappeared-idue-ito-isome-ikind-iof-ihuman-iexperimentation-imade-iby-ian-iunderworld-iorganization-ifew-idecades-iago-iand-ithey-ishould-ihave-ibeen-ieliminated-iby-ithe-igovernment-ias-isoon-ias-ithey-iappeared.-iPerhaps-ithey-ihave-isurvivors?-iWell-ieven-iif-ithat-iwas-ithe-icase,-ithey-ishouldn't-ibe-iable-ito-ifinance-ithat-imoney-eating-iproject.'
William-ithought-iquickly-ias-ihe-iremembered-ithe-ihistory-ilesson-ihe-ilearned.
'Well,-iI'm-inot-irelated-ito-ithat.-iLet's-ileave-iit-ito-ithe-igovernment.'
He-ilooked-iat-ithe-imatch-iup-ion-ithe-istage-ithat-iwas-iabout-ito-istart.
"Isolde'-iSana-ivs-iAbuxorth's-iElaiza"
As-isoon-ias-ithe-iwhistle-iwas-iblown-isignalling-ithe-istart-iof-ithe-ibattle,-itheir-imana-ishell-iwas-iactivated-ibut-iit-ican-ibe-iseen-ithat-ithe-iintensity-iof-itheir-ishell-iweren't-ias-istrong-ias-ibefore.-iBoth-iof-ithem-ihas-ialready-ifought-ionce-iafter-iall-iand-ithey-ialso-idon't-ihave-ienough-itime-ito-ibe-ifully-irecovered.
Sana-iimmediately-imoved-ifurther-iaway-ifrom-iElaiza-ias-ishe-iwas-iaware-ithat-iher-iopponent-ispecializes-iin-ishort-irange-ibut-ipowerful-iburst-imagic.-i
Elaiza-iactivated-iWind-iHaste-iskill-iallowing-iher-ito-ihave-ifaster-imovement-ito-icatch-iup-ion-iSana.-iAs-ishe-itried-ito-iget-icloser,-iSana-ithrown-iher-ia-ispell-ito-ieither-islow-iher-idown-ior-idamage-iher-imana-ishell.-i
"Plant-i--Elemental-iWhip!"
"Earth-iEnchant-i---iStone-iWall"
Elaiza-ihid-ibehind-iher-iStone-iWall-ito-iavoid-igetting-idamaged-iby-ithe-iElemental-iWhip.-iBut-ialthough-ishe-istopped-ithe-iwhip-ifrom-ihitting-iher,-ithis-idefense-ionly-ilasted-ifor-ifew-iseconds.-iShe-icasted-iher-imagic-ispell-iand-ireadied-ito-iget-iin-irange-ito-idestroy-iSana's-iMana-iShell.-iShe-ineeded-ito-iadvance-ito-ithrow-ithis-iand-isoon-ifound-ian-iopportunity.
Bam!-iBam!-iBaaam!!
Due-ito-ipowerful-istrikes-iof-iElemental-iWhip.-iThe-iStone-iWall-iwas-idestroyed-iand-itorn-ito-ipieces,-ibut-iit-iserved-iit's-ipurpose-ias-iElaiza-iwas-iready-ito-irelease-iher-imagic-ispell.
"Lava-iStone-iSpike!"
Sana-iimmediately-inoticed-ithe-iconjuring-iGrade-i2-imagic-ispell-ibehind-iher-iand-irealized-ithat-ithere-iwas-ino-itime-ito-idodge-iso-ishe-iinstead-ireleased-ithe-ispell-ishe-iwas-ireadying-ito-isupposedly-idefeat-iElaiza.
"Prime-i---iWater-iJet!"
The-iskill-ishe-ireleased-iwas-ithrown-ibehind-iher,-ithe-icollision-ibetween-ithe-itwo-ispell-imade-iher-imomentum-imove-iforward.-iAs-ishe-igot-icloser-ito-iElaiza,-ishe-ireleased-ian-ialmost-iinstant-icast-imagic-ispell-icalled-iMana-iExplosion.-i
"Booommm!!"
This-imana-iexplosion-iwas-itargeted-iabove-iElaiza,-ishe-itried-ito-iresist-ithe-iexplosion-ifrom-idestroying-iher-imana-ishell-ibut-iit-iwasn't-ienough.-iShe-iwas-istill-idefeated-iand-iher-imana-ishell-iwas-idestroyed.-i
"Haaa~-iThat-iwas-itough."
Sana-iexclaimed-ias-ishe-isaw-iElaiza's-imana-ishell-ishatterred-iinto-ipieces.-i
"So,-iyou-iactually-ihave-iMana-iExplosion.-iWell,-iat-ileast-iI-iforced-ithat-iout."
Elaiza-isaid-iafter-ishe-irealized-ithat-ishe-ilost-ithe-ibattle.-iIt-iwas-inormal-ito-ihide-isome-iskills-ias-iyou-iwill-ibe-ifighting-ithe-iother-i11-imagic-iacademies.-iHaving-ian-ielement-iof-isurprise-ito-idefeat-ian-ienemy-iin-ithe-iupcoming-ibattles-iwould-ibe-ia-igood-istrategy.-i
Sana-iwas-ialso-iexasperated-iat-ithe-ilast-imoment,-itheir-iteam-iplanned-ito-iuse-ithe-iMana-iExplosion-ionly-ifor-isome-ispecific-iMagic-iAcademies-ithat-ithey-iwill-ibe-ifighting-ilater-ion.-iFor-iit-ito-ibe-irevealed-ion-ithe-ivery-ifirst-ibattle-iwould-idestroy-itheir-iplans,-ibut-idue-ito-iLava-iStone-iSpike-ia-iGrade-i2-ispell-icasted-iby-iElaiza,-ishe-ihad-ino-ichoice-ibut-ito-ireveal-iher-itrump-icard.
As-ithe-ifour-iacademies-ileft,-ithe-iautomatons-icleaned-ithe-istage-iwhere-ithey've-ibattled-ibefore-icalling-iout-ianother-ifour-imagic-iacademies.
It-iwas-inow-ithe-ibattle-ibetween,-iOdrexelts-iand-iPhoenix-itogether-iwith-iNeon-iand-iSacred-iPeak-iAcademies.
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Within-ithe-imeeting-iroom-iallocated-ifor-iMystic-iGate-iAcademy.
"Have-iyou-irecognize-ithe-iMagic-iSpell-icasted-iby-ithat-istudent-ifrom-iLeonhearts?"
A-ithird-iyear-istudent-ifrom-ithe-iacademy-iasked-ithe-iquestion.-iHe-iwas-itogether-iwith-ialmost-iall-ithe-iparticipant.-iThey-ihave-ito-icome-iup-iwith-ia-iplan-ito-iavoid-ior-iresist-ithat-imagic-ispell.
"I-iheard-iit-iwas-icalled-iTraceless-iOscillations,-iit-iwas-ialready-ichecked-iby-ithe-iorganisers-iand-inothing-iis-iuncanny-ion-ithe-ispell.-iIt-iwas-ia-ilegal-iGrade-i2-iMagic-iSpell."
It-iwas-ianswered-iby-iSheryl.-iAs-isomeone-iwho-itransferred-ifrom-iLeonhearts,-ishe-iwas-ia-ibit-icurious-ion-ithe-ibackground-iof-ithe-imagic-ispell-ithat-iwas-iused-ibefore,-iso-ishe-ialready-iconsulted-ithe-iorganisers-iin-ithe-ipremise-ithat-ishe's-iaccusing-ithem-ithat-ithey've-iused-iillegal-imagic-ispell.-i
But-iof-icourse,-ishe-iwas-iignored-iby-ithe-iMinistry-ihandling-ithe-iaffairs-iand-iprovided-ibrief-iintroduction-ion-ithe-imagic-ispell-iused.-iBut-iit's-ispecifics-iis-ihighly-iconfidential.-i
"How-ido-iyou-ithink-iwe-icould-ifight-ithat-iback?"
As-isoon-ias-ithis-iquestion-iwas-iheard.-iThe-iroom-iremained-isilent.-iA-iminute-ihad-ipassed-ibefore-iSheryl-isuggested-ian-iidea.
"We-idon't.-iI-ibelieve-ithat-ithe-imagic-ispell-irequires-ithe-imagician-ito-ihave-istrong-imana-ifluctuations-ifor-iit-ito-ibe-ireleased.-iBecause-iif-ithe-imagic-ispell-iwas-ithat-ieasy-ito-irelease,-ithe-ifirst-i3-icombat-imagicians-icould-ihave-iused-ithe-isame-ithing-iand-idominated-ithe-iwhole-imatches."
Sheryl-isaid-ithese-iwords-iwhile-iwatching-ithe-ireplay-ishowing-iin-ithe-imonitor-iplaced-iwithin-ithe-iroom.
She-iwas-ialso-ilooking-iexpectant-ifor-itomorrow's-ibattle-ifor-i2nd-iyears.-i
'Let's-isee-ihow-imy-imana-iartifacts-ifair.'-i
Sheryl-ismirked-ia-ibit-iand-isaid-ito-iherself.-i
"Hmm,-iI-iwas-ialso-ithinking-ithat."
Agreed-iby-ia-ithird-iyear-imana-itechnician-inear-iher-ito-isave-ihimself.-iAfter-iall,-iplanning-ior-istrategizing-iwould-inormally-ifall-iunder-ithird-iyear's-ihands.-iHe-ialso-iadded-isome-imore-iwords-ito-isupplement-ior-iexplain-iSheryl's-iplan.
"So-iwe-ican-iexpect-ia-ilost-ifrom-ithe-ifirst-iyear,-iHilda,-ibut-iwe-ihave-ito-imake-isure-iwe-iwin-ithe-iother-ifights.-iNow-iabout-ithe-iMana-iExplosion-iused-iby-iIsolde,-iwas-iit-isomething-isimilar-ito-iour-iMagic-iSpell?"
This-ikind-iof-imeeting-iwasn't-ijust-itaking-iplace-iin-iMystic-iGate's-imeeting-iroom.-iOther-ischools-iwere-ialso-iplanning-iand-ieven-imade-ithe-isame-iconclusion:
Expect-ia-iloss-ifrom-iHilda-ibut-iyou-imust-iwin-ithe-iother-imatches.-i
###-iChapter-i53-i--iScores
It-iwas-inow-ianother-iday-iof-ithe-iweek-ilong-icompetition.
Each-iacademy-inow-ionly-ihave-ito-ifight-ionce-iand-ithe-iround-irobin-ifor-ithe-i1st-iyear's-ibatch-iwould-ibe-icompleted.-iApparently,-ionly-ithe-iLeonheart's-iAcademy-ihad-iachieved-ia-icomplete-ivictory-iin-ithe-ipast-ibattles-ialthough-ithere-iare-itough-itimes-iwhen-ithey-ireached-i5-ilong-imatches-ito-iattain-ivictory.-iThose-ibattle-iwere-ifought-iagainst-iSkywalker-iand-iIsolde-iAcademy.-i
Their-imatch-itoday-iagainst-iMystic-iGate-iwould-ibe-itheir-ilast-ibattle-iand-iif-iwon,-ithey-iwill-iachieve-ian-iundefeated-irecord-ifor-ithe-icompetition.-i
It-iis-isurprising-ito-ihave-ian-iAcademy-ithat-idoesn't-ihave-ia-isingle-iloss-iin-i11-imatches-ithey-ifought.-iAfter-iall,-iyour-istrategy,-imana-iartifacts,-ihabits,-iand-idecision-imaking-iwould-isomehow-ibe-ianalyzed-iby-ithe-iother-iteams-imaking-ithem-iprepared-iin-ithe-inext-imatches.
But-iLeonhearts,-idue-ito-isome-isuperiority-iin-itheir-imana-iartifact-iespecially-ithe-iinclusion-iof-irising-istar-iHilda,-ithey-iwere-iable-ito-iachieve-idominance-iagainst-iother-iacademies.
The-iMystic-iGate-iAcademy-ialready-ilost-ionce-iagainst-iSkywalker-iAcademy.-iAlthough-ithe-ilatter-ilost-iagainst-iLeonhearts-iand-iPhoenix-iAcademy-ialready.
The-icurrent-iscore-iwas-ishown-iin-ithe-ihuge-iplasma-iscreen-iin-ithe-iarena.
Leonhearts-i:-i10-iwins
Mystic-iGate-i:-i9-iwins
Skywalker:-i8-iwins
Isolde:-i5-iwins
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Looking-iat-ithe-icurrent-iscore,-iif-iMystic-iGate-iwon-ithe-ifight,-ia-itie-ibreaker-iwould-iensue-ias-ithere-icould-ionly-ibe-ione-ichampion-iin-ieach-iacademic-iyear.-iOf-icourse,-iit-iwould-ibe-ifine-iif-i2nd-iplace-iwould-ihave-itie-ion-itheir-iwin-istreak.-iIt-ican-istill-ibe-iweighted.-i
"The-istudents-ifrom-iMystic-iGate-iAcademy-iwere-itough,-iso-iour-ifirst-iyears-imust-ibe-ireally-icareful-ihere."
"Well,-iwe've-imade-ienough-ipreparations,-iit-iwould-ibe-iup-ito-ithem-inow."
"Since-ithey-idefeated-iSkywalker,-ithe-iacademy-iwho-imade-iMystic-iGate-itaste-ia-iloss,-iour-iAcademy-iwould-ihave-ia-ihigh-ichance-ihere."
"Hilda-iwould-icertainly-iachieve-ivictory-ifor-iour-iAcademy.-iShe-inever-iexperienced-ia-iloss-ianyway-iand-ialso,-ionly-ithat-ione-ifrom-iSkywalker-iwas-isomehow-iable-ito-iresist-iher-imagic-ispell."
"That's-itrue,-iI-idoubt-ithat-iMystic-iGate's-icombat-imagicians-iwould-ihave-iweird-iMana-iShell-ilike-ithe-ione-iin-iSkywalker."
A-ifew-istudents-ifrom-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-ican-ibe-iheard-ianalyzing-ithe-ibattle-ibefore-iit-ieven-istarted.-iThey-iwere-iall-iproud-iand-iexpectant-ithat-ithe-ifirst-iyears-iwould-iachieve-ivictory-ifor-ithis-ilast-imatch.
During-iyesterday's-icompetition-ithere-iwas-ionly-ione-imagician-iwho-iwas-iable-ito-igive-iHilda-ia-igood-ifight.-iAlthough-iit-iwasn't-ienough-ifor-ihim-idefeat-ito-iHilda,-iit-igave-ia-igood-ireminder-ito-iothers-iand-imade-ithem-irealize-ithat-ishe-ican-istill-ibe-idefeated.
Unfortunately,-iafter-iSkywalker-iwas-idefeated-iby-iLeonhearts,-itheir-inext-ifight-iearned-ithem-ianother-iloss-iagainst-iPhoenix-ilosing-i2-ifights-iin-ia-irow.
The-iSkywalker-ihave-ilost-itheir-imomentum-idue-ito-itheir-ilost-iagainst-iLeonhearts-ibut-iquickly-igathered-ithemselves-iand-iwon-ia-itotal-i8-iwins.-iSkywalker-iwere-ialso-iexpected-ito-ihave-ianother-iwin-iin-itheir-ilast-imatch-itoday.
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As-iplanned-ithe-ifirst-imatch-iroster-ifor-iLeonhearts-iwill-ibe-iMichael-ifollowed-iby-iLillian-iand-iAxel-iduo.-iThe-ithird-imatch-iwould-ihandled-iby-ithe-ireliable-iHilda.-iThe-ifourth-imatch,-iif-ithere-iwill-ibe,-iwould-ibe-ifought-iby-iEnrique-iand-iHilda.-iEnrique-iis-iwhat-iyou-iwould-icall-ithe-iteam-icaptain,-ialthough-ihe-iwasn't-ias-istrong-ias-iHilda,-ihe-iwas-ia-ireliable-isupport-ifor-iteam-ifight-idue-ito-ihis-imana-iartifact-iespecially-imade-iwith-icompatibility-iin-ihis-iexpertise.
The-ilast-imatch-ior-i5th-ibattle-iwere-istill-iundecided-ias-iit-iwill-idepend-ion-ithe-ioutcome-iof-ithe-ifirst-i4-ifights-ibut-iwould-imost-ilikely-ibe-ifought-iby-iHilda.
In-ithe-ifirst-imatch-iof-ithe-ibattle,-iMichael-ifought-iwith-ithe-ibest-iof-ihis-iability-iand-iutilizing-ihis-iArchon-ispell-ias-imuch-ias-ihe-ican.-iUnfortunately,-ihe-iwas-ideafeated-iby-ihis-iopponent,-iit-iwas-iChloe-iand-icombat-imagician-ifrom-iMystic-iGate-iwho-ispecializes-ion-iEnchant-iSeries.
Although-iMichael-iused-iup-ialmost-iall-ihis-iskills-iand-ieven-iVacuum-iGrip,-ian-iexclusive-imagic-ispell-iof-ihis-imana-iartifact,-ihe-iwas-ionly-ibarely-iclose-iin-idefeating-iChloe.-iOn-ithe-ilast-iseconds-iof-ithe-ifight-iwhen-ihe-itried-iactivating-iVacuum-iGrip-ito-idestroy-iher-iMana-iShell,-ishe-iactivated-ia-ispell-isimilar-ito-iMana-iWave-idisrupting-ihis-iMana-iArtifact-ifrom-iactivating-ithe-ispell-icompletely,-ialthough-iit-ihadn't-ifully-istopped-ihim.-iIt-idelayed-ihim-ia-ibit-iand-igave-ichance-ito-iChloe-ito-iretaliate.-i
It-icaused-iMichael's-iteammate-ito-iworry-ia-ibit-ibut-inot-ienough-ito-ilose-itheir-imood.-iAfter-iall,-ithey've-ialready-ibattled-i10-iacademies-iand-iit-iwasn't-iMichael's-ifirst-itime-ilosing-ithe-ifight.-iAlso,-ithey-ihave-iHilda-ion-itheir-iteam.
"Next-imatch-iup.-iLeonheart's-iLillian-iand-iAxel-ivs-iMystic-iGate's-iDerrick-iand-iVivian."
"
Both-iduo's-iwinning-irate-iwere-iabove-i60%,-iwe-ican't-itell-iwho-iwould-ihave-ian-iupperhand."
"Looking-iat-ithe-iprevious-imatch,-ithe-iLeonheart's-iBlinding-iFog-ino-ilonger-ihas-ian-ieffect-iwith-ithe-iMystic-iGate's-ispell.-iThis-imagic-ispell-icalled-i'Mana-iWave'-iwas-iable-ito-iremove-ithe-ifog-ithat-iwas-ia-ibig-iproblem-iwith-iother-iAcademies."
"That's-iright.-iThe-iWind-imagic-ispells-iweren't-iable-ito-iremove-ithe-ifog-ibut-ithis-ispell-iwas-iable-ito-ieasily-inullify-ithe-iskill-inot-igiving-iLeonhearts-itheir-iadvantage."
"I'm-iquite-icurious-ion-iit's-imagic-istructure.
The-ione-iexchanging-iwords-iwere-ithe-iannouncers-idoing-ipost-fight-ianalysis-iwhile-ithe-i2nd-imatch-icombatants-iwere-istill-ipreparing-iand-ithe-iautomatons-idoing-itheir-icleanning-ijob.
As-isoon-ias-ithe-ibattle-istarted.-iThe-iBlinding-iFog-iwas-iactivated-iagain-iby-iLillian-ibut-ithe-iopponent-iwas-iobviously-iprepared-iand-icasted-ithe-iprepared-iMana-iWave.-i
There-iwas-ia-igap-iof-i3-iseconds-ibefore-ithe-ifog-iwas-icompletely-iremoved.-iDuring-ithis-igap,-ithe-iLeonhearts-iduo-idid-inot-iremain-iidle-iand-iseparated-ito-iattack-iin-idifferent-idirections.-i
Although-iit-isurprised-ithe-itwo-ifrom-iMystic-iGate,-ithey-iimmediately-imade-itheir-imove-iand-itried-ito-igain-idistance-ito-igive-ithem-imore-ispace-ifor-idefending-ior-idodging-iif-irequired.-i
"Archon-i---iEarth-iBind"
"Archon-i---iDouble-iWind-iBlade"
Series-iof-imagic-ispells-iwas-ithrown-iand-icasted-ito-ialso-idefend-ithemselves.-iThe-ifight-ilasted-ifor-i11-iminutes-iwhich-iis-iconsiderably-ilong-isince-ithe-ionly-iaim-iis-ito-idestroy-ithe-iGrade-i1-iMana-iShell-ithey-iall-ihad.-i
After-ianother-i3-imore-iminutes,-ithe-ibattle-iconcluded-iin-ifavor-iof-iMystic-iGate.-iLillian-iand-iAxel-igloomily-ileft-ithe-istage-ibut-iit-ican-ialso-ibe-iseen-ithat-ithey-iwere-ialso-isatisfied-iin-itheir-iperformance-ialthough-ithey-ihaven't-iwon-itheir-ifinal-iround-iof-ibattle-ifor-ithis-iTMAC.-iThey-ionly-ifelt-igloomy-ibecause-ithis-isequence-iof-ibattle-ifelt-ilike-ithe-ione-iin-itheir-iSkywalker-imatch.
During-ithat-itime,-iSkywalker-iwon-ithe-ifirst-i2-iround-ibut-iweren't-iable-ito-iwin-ithe-ilast-i3-imatches-ibecause-iof-iHilda's-iexistence.