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"Hilda-iwill-igain-imore-ipopularity."
It-iwas-iwhat-ithe-iduo-ithought.-iEven-iif-iLillian-idislikes-iHilda,-ishe-ihas-ito-iadmit-ithat-iher-idomineering-iperformance-ileft-iher-ilonging-ifor-isuch-ipower.-iShe-iknows-ithat-iwithout-iHilda-iholding-ithe-iground,-ithey-iwould-ihave-ilost-imultiple-itimes-ialready.
###-iChapter-i54-i--iFirst-iYear's-iDivision-iConclusion
Hilda-istood-icalmly-ias-ishe-istared-iat-iher-iopponent-ifor-ithis-imatch.-iThis-itime,-ishe-iwill-ibe-ifighting-ithe-icaptain-ion-ithe-ifirst-iyear-irepresentatives-iof-iMystic-iGate.-iHis-iname-iwas-iArt-iand-ijust-ia-ihead-italler-ithan-iher.
She-inoticed-ihis-iconfidence-istemming-ifrom-ihis-iposition-ias-ithe-iteam-icaptain.-iNormally,-iteam-icaptains-iwere-ipositioned-iat-ithe-ivery-ilast-imatch-ibut-ito-iensure-itheir-ivictory,-iThey-ipositioned-iArt-iat-ithe-i3rd-imatch-ito-iimmediately-ifight-iHilda.
"He's-idefinitely-iprepared-ifor-imy-iTraceless-iOscillation,-ibut-ilet's-isee-ihow-iyou-ican-iresist-ithis."
As-isoon-ias-ithe-ibattle-istarted-istarted,-iArt-iactivated-ihis-iMana-iShell-itogether-iwith-ianother-ispell-ifrom-ihis-imana-iartifact.
So-ias-isoon-ias-iHilda-iactivated-iher-iMana-iShell-iand-iTraceless-iOscillation,-ithe-iopponent-iwasn't-ithat-iaffected.-iArt's-iMana-iShell-ionly-itrembled-ifor-ia-ibit-ibefore-istabilizing-iagain.
"How-idid-ihe-ido-ithat?!"
"Oh?!-iSomeone-icould-iresist-ithat-ifirst-iyear's-ipowerful-ispell!"
"This-itime,-iit-iwas-iunlike-ithose-ifrom-iPhoenix-ischool-iwho-iwere-istruggling-ijust-ito-ifend-ioff-iHilda's-iattack."
"Indeed,-iArt-ilooks-ilike-ihe-icould-istill-itake-iseveral-iof-ithose-iattacks."
Series-iof-iexclamations-iwas-iheard-iin-ithe-iaudience-iarea-iafter-iArt-idisplayed-ihis-iamazing-idefense.-iIt-ihalted-iyet-iagain-iHilda's-ialmost-iunstoppable-ione-hit-ivictory.
Hilda-inodded-iat-ithis-ias-ishe-isomewhat-iexpected-ithis-ioutcome-ias-iwell.-iAfter-iall,-iher-iattack-ihad-ibeen-icompleted-ianalyzed-iby-inow-iby-iother-iacademies.-iEspecially-iMystic-iGate,-iwho-iis-iin-ithe-iforefront-iin-iMana-iArtifact-idevelopment-ifor-itheir-istudent-icourses.
"This-itime,-iwe-iwon't-ilet-iyou-iwin-ianother-iround!"
Art-iwas-ialso-ihappy-ias-ihe-iresisted-iHilda's-iattack.
'Senior-iSheryl-ireally-idid-ia-igood-ijob-ianalyzing-ithe-ispell.-iSince-iI'm-iconstanly-ichanging-ithe-inatural-ifrequency-iof-ithe-iMana-iShell.-iI-icould-isomehow-iresist-ithe-iskill-iHilda-iwas-iusing.'
Art-isaid-iin-ihis-imind-ias-ihe-ithanked-iSheryl-ifor-ithe-iplan-ishe-imade-iyesterday-inight.-iThere-ihas-ibeen-isome-iplans-iin-imaking-ichanges-iin-iusing-iMana-iShell,-iwith-ithe-ibattle-itoday,-ishe-icould-itest-iher-itheory-ias-ishe-iwas-isomehow-iexpecting-ithat-ithe-i2nd-iyear-ior-ieven-i3rd-iyears-ifrom-iLeonhearts-iwill-iuse-ithe-isame-itrick.
"Archon-i---iWater-iBullet!"
"Piercing-iFire-iShot!"
Hilda-iused-ithe-istandard-imagic-ispell-iof-ithe-iartifact-iwhich-iis-iin-iArchon-iseries.-iThe-i2nd-ispell-icame-ifrom-ithe-iexclusive-iMana-iSpell-icoming-ifrom-ithe-iScourge-iStaff.
Art-imade-ia-idodge-ion-ithe-iattack-iinstead-iof-idefending.-iHe-iwas-iclearly-iaware-ihow-iHilda's-istandard-iGrade-i1-ispell-icould-ieasily-idestroy-iother's-imana-ishell-iif-inot-icareful-iabout-iit.
Art-iutilized-iwind-ielement-imagic-ispell-ito-idrag-ithe-ifight-iwith-iHilda.-iHe-iwas-iusing-iPrime-iand-iEnchant-iSeries-iMagic.
After-idodging-icouple-iof-iattack-icoming-ifrom-iHilda.-iHe-ifelt-iit-iwas-inow-itime-ito-icounter-iattack.
"Enchant-i---iWind-iArrow!"
"Prime-i---iWind-iWave!"
He-iused-i2-imagic-ispell-ito-itry-icornering-iHilda,-ibut-ishe-idid-isomething-iunexpected.-iInstead-iof-idodging-ithe-iattack-ior-isummoning-idefense-ispell,-ishe-iactually-iprepared-ito-icounterattack.
'Do-iyou-ithink-ithat-imy-imagic-ispell-iis-icomparable-ito-iothers?'
Art-ifelt-ioffended-ithat-iHilda-iwon't-ieven-ibother-idefending-ion-ihis-iattack.-iAlthough-iit-iwas-ia-istandard-imagic-ifrom-iPrime-iand-iEnchant-iSeries,-iit-iwas-ia-ispell-isummoned-iby-ihim,-ithe-iteam-icaptain-iand-istrongest-ion-itheir-iteam.
He-isneered-iat-ithe-ithought-ithat-iHilda-iwas-itaking-ihim-ilightly.
As-isoon-ias-ithe-imagic-ispell-ilanded,-ieveryone-iexpected-ithat-iHilda-iwould-ihave-itrouble-istablizing-iher-iMana-iShell-iwith-i2-imagic-ispell-ilanding-isolidly-ion-iit.-iBut-ithey-iwere-iwrong,-ithe-i2-imagic-ispell-ilanded-iwith-ia-istrong-isound-iof-icollision-ibut-iit-idid-inot-idestroyed-iher-iMana-iShell.
Instead,-iit-iwas-iArt's-iMana-iShell-ithat-iwas-idestroyed.
***
"Another-iTraceless-iOscillation-iwith-isuch-itiming-iand-iprecision,-ithat-imagic-iis-ireally-ia-itrouble.-iBut-iat-ileast,-iwe-iconfirmed-ithat-ionly-iHilda-ican-iuse-iit-iand-iit-ireally-iexhaust-iher-ia-ibit-iwhenever-iusing-ithe-ispell."
"That's-itrue,-ithere-iseems-ito-ibe-ibuffering-itime-ias-iwell.-iAs-iyou-isaw,-ishe-iwas-iusing-iother-imagic-ispell-ito-iattack-ibefore-ishe-iuse-iagain-ithat-ispell."
Sheryl-iand-ione-iof-iher-iteammate-iwere-idiscussing-ithe-ioutcome-iof-ithe-i3rd-ibattle.
"It-iseems-ithat-ithe-ioutcome-iis-ireally-iinevitable."
"That's-ialright-iSheryl.-iWith-iyou-iat-iour-iside,-iI-ibelieve-ithat-iour-i2nd-iyear-icombat-imagicians-iwill-ihave-ia-ihigh-ichance-ito-iwin-imost-iof-itheir-ibattle-ithis-iafternoon."
Sheryl-ionly-ihad-istoic-iexpression-ion-ithis-iflattery-iand-iwas-ifocused-ion-ianalyzing-ithe-ibattle-iinstead.
***
Their-ibattle-icontinued-iuntil-ithe-i5th-imatch-iand-ias-iexpected,-iHilda-inever-ilost-ia-ifight.-iBecause-iof-ithis-ioutcome,-itheir-iteam-iwon-ithe-imost-ifight-iand-ithe-iconclusion-ifor-ithe-ifirst-iyear-ibattle-iwas-isoon-iannounced.
First-iYear's-iBattle-iResults
Leonhearts-i:-i11-iwins
Mystic-iGate-i:-i9-iwins
Skywalker-i:-i9-iwins
Isolde-i:-i6-iwins
Honeysuckle-i:-i6-iwins
Odrexelt-i:-i5-iwins
Phoenix-i:-i5-iwins
Neon-i:-i5-iwins
Sacred-iPeak-i:-i5-iwins
Stoneheimer-i:-i3-iwins
Abuxorth-i:-i3-iwins
Eternal-iFey-i:-i3-iwins
***
Everyone-iate-ia-ibit-ifor-itheir-ilunch-ibefore-ithe-i2nd-iyear's-ibattle-ithis-iafternoon.-iThe-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-iwas-iespecially-iin-ia-ifestive-imood-ias-ithey-icelebrated-itheir-ivictory-ifor-ithe-iFirst-iYear's-iDivision.
"Hilda-iand-ieveryone,-iyou-idid-ian-iamazing-iperformance-ithere.-iI-ihope-iyou-iguys-iwill-istill-ibe-ithe-ione-iparticipating-ifor-inext-iyears-icompetition."
"Hey,-iaren't-iyou-ithinking-itoo-ifar-iahead?"
"Haha.-iAnyway,-ithe-ibattle-iin-iSecond-iYear's-iDivision-iwould-istart-iin-ione-iand-ia-ihalf-ihours-iso-ifor-ithe-icontestant,-imake-isure-iyou-imind-iyour-ifood."
Some-iseniors-iwere-ihappily-ichatting-iwith-ithe-ifirst-iyears-ias-ithey-icongratulated-iHilda's-iteam-ion-itheir-iamazing-iperformance.-iThey-ipraised-ithe-iother-ias-iwell-ifor-iusing-iBlinding-iFog-ieffectively-iin-ithe-iprevious-imatches-ithat-ieasily-igave-ithem-ia-iwin-iin-isome-ibattles.
Hilda's-iteam-iof-ifive-iand-ithe-ithree-imana-itechnicians,-iEscanor,-iAlice,-iand-iSamantha-iate-itogether-ias-ithey-ihappily-ichatted-iabout-itheir-iexperiences-iin-ithe-imatches.
***
"William,-iwhat-ido-iyou-ithink-iwill-ibe-ithe-ioutcome-ifor-ithis-i2nd-iyear-icompetition?"
Tracy-iasked-iWilliam-isuddenly-ias-ithey-iate-itogether-iwith-iRoss.
William-ismiled-iwryly-iat-ithis,-itheir-i2nd-iyear-iroster-idoesn't-ihave-iabsurdly-istrong-icombat-imagician-ilike-iHilda.-iBut-ialthough-ithat-iwas-ithe-icase,-ithey-iwere-ihighly-itrained-iin-ibattle-iand-ilearned-ito-iutilized-ia-iwide-irange-iof-imagic.
"We-ihave-ia-ichance,-iof-icourse.-iYou-ijust-ihave-ito-itrust-ithem-ithat-ithey-ican-ialso-iproperly-iuse-ithe-imana-iartifact-iyou-imade-ifor-ithem."
William-ianswered-iafter-ithinking-ia-ibit.-iHe-ilooked-iat-ihis-ilunch
,-ia-iseafood-imeal-imatched-iwith-icold-idrinks-ifor-ithe-ihot-iweather.
He-idid-inot-imade-iany-imore-icomment-ias-ihe-ialready-idid-ihis-ibest-ifor-ithe-i2nd-iyears.-iIt-imust-ibe-iremembered-ithat-ihe-imade-ia-ilast-iminute-ichange-iduring-ithe-iForging-icompetition.
He-icreated-ia-imana-iartifact-ifrom-ithe-imaterial-ithey-iunexpectedly-ifound.-iAs-ifor-ithe-ioutcome,-iit-iwould-ibe-iup-ito-itheir-icombat-imagicians-inow.
###-iChapter-i55-i--iSecond-iYears
The-ibattle-ibetween-ithe-i12-iAcademies-iin-ithe-i2nd-iYear's-iDivision-iis-ifinally-iabout-ito-istart.-i
William-ilooked-iat-ithe-ischeduled-imatches-iand-ifound-iout-ithe-ithe-isame-iarrangements-iwith-ithe-ifirst-iyears-iwill-ibe-iused-ifor-ithe-i2nd-iyear.
Skywalker-ivs-iEternal-iFey
Mystic-iGate-ivs-iStoneheimer
Leonhearts-ivs-iHoneysuckle
Isolde-ivs-iAbuxorth
Odrexelt-ivs-iPhoenix
Neon-ivs-iSacred-iPeak
But-iapparently,-ionly-ithe-i1st-imatches-iwill-ibe-ithe-isame-iand-iit-ifollow-idifferent-iarrangements-ifor-itheir-i2nd-imatch.-i
William-iwas-iactually-ihoping-ithat-itheir-iacademy-iwill-ibe-imatched-ilater-iagainst-istrong-iacademies.-i
'It-iwould-ibe-ibetter-iif-iwe-ican-isave-isome-itrump-icards-ibefore-ifighting-iMystic-iGate-ior-iSkywalker.'
This-iis-iwhat-ihe-ithought-isince-ialthough-ithey-icreated-i12-imana-iartifacts,-ithey-ionly-ihave-ifew-itrump-icards.-iHe-iwas-iworried-ithat-iif-iit-iwas-irevealed-itoo-iearly,-ithe-ienemies-imight-icreate-isome-istrategy-ito-icounter-iit.
But-iof-icourse,-iWilliam-iwas-ijust-iworrying-iunneccessarily-isince-ithe-imana-iartifact-ithat-ithe-imagicians-iwill-ibe-iusing-iwas-ialready-imade-iand-ican't-ibe-ialtered.-iAlso,-icreating-icounter-imoves-iagainst-itheir-ihidden-imagic-ispells-iwouldn't-ibe-ithat-ieasy.
***
The-ifive-imembers-iof-ithe-iteam-ifrom-iLeonhearts-iwere-inow-iin-ithe-iwaiting-iroom-ipreparing-ibefore-itheir-imatch.-iThey-iwere-itogether-iwith-ian-iinstructor-ifrom-ithe-iacademy-igiving-ilast-ibit-iof-iadvice-iand-imoral-isupport.
"I-iknow-iyou-iguys-iare-ia-ibit-ipressured.-iOur-ifirst-iyears-iperformed-isplendidly-iafter-iall.-iYou're-iprobably-ithinking-ithat-iyou-ihave-ito-iachieve-icompletely-ivictory-ilike-ithem-ior-iyou-ishouldn't-ilose-iat-iall-icost.-iIt's-iok,-iif-ithat-iwill-imotivate-iyou.-iBut-iif-iit-ihinders-iyou-ifor-iperforming-iyour-ibest,-ithen-iyou-ineed-ito-ichange-iyour-imindset.-iYou've-iall-itrained-ienough,-ijust-ishow-ithem-iwhat-iyou've-ilearned-iin-iall-ithose-itraining."
Unexpectedly,-iit-iwas-iInstructor-iEve-iLuxford-iof-i3rd-iyear-iclass-iwho-iis-igiving-ithem-isome-ilast-iadvice.-i
Shirley-inodded-iand-iclenched-iher-ifist.-iShe-isaw-ihow-iHilda-idominated-iall-iher-ifight-iand-ishe-iadmits-ithat-ithe-ilatter-iwas-itoo-istrong.-iShe-iwas-iwell-iaware-ithat-ishe's-icertainly-inot-icapable-iof-idefeating-iHilda-iwithout-iWilliam's-iMana-iArtifact.-i
As-ithe-iace-iof-ithe-iteam,-ifighting-iwith-ithe-isame-iposition-ias-iHilda,-ishe-imust-itry-iher-ibest-ias-ishe-iknow-ithat-ishe'll-idefinitely-ibe-icompared-ito-iher.
She-ishook-iher-ihead-iand-igathered-iher-imind.-i
'You-ican-ido-ithis,-iI'm-ialso-istrong.-iEven-istronger-iwith-ithose-imana-iartifact-ireadied-iby-iWilliam.'-i
Shirley-iwas-iactually-italking-ito-iherself-ias-ishe-itried-ito-igain-iconfidence-ibefore-ithe-ifight.
Inside-ithe-iwaiting-iroom,-ithey-icould-iwatch-ithe-imatches-ibetween-ithe-ifour-iacademies-ithat-iare-ischeduled-ito-ifight-ifirst-ion-ithe-iplasma-iscreen-ibut-ithey-ionly-iglanced-ia-ibit-ion-ithese-ifight.-iThere-iis-ia-iteam-iin-itheir-iacademy-iwho-iwill-ibe-irecording-ithese-ibattle-iand-icreate-isome-iplans-ionce-ithey-ihave-ibeen-imatched-iwith-ithat-iacademy.
For-inow,-ithey-ihave-ito-ifocus-iand-iremember-iall-ithe-iinformation-ithey-ireceived-iabout-itheir-iopponent-igathered-iby-itheir-istudent-icouncil.-iAlthough-iHoneysuckle-iwasn't-iin-ithe-itop-iteams,-ithey-istill-ihave-ito-ibe-icareful-ias-ianything-ican-ihappen-iwithin-ithe-istage.
As-isoon-ias-ithe-ibattle-iended-iwith-ithe-ifirst-i4-iacademies,-ithey-ichecked-ithe-iresults-iand-ias-iexpected,-iSkywalker-iand-iMystic-iGate-iachieved-itheir-ifirst-ivictory.
A-ifew-iminutes-ihas-ipassed-iand-ithe-idoor-iopened-iand-ithe-icoordinator-ifrom-iMinistry-iof-iMagic-iEducation-itogether-iwith-ia-ifew-iautomatons-ibrought-ithe-imana-iartifacts-icreated-iby-ithe-iWilliam's-igroup.-i
This-iis-ithe-ifirst-itime-ithey-isaw-ithe-iartifact-ithey-imade-ibut-ithere-iwere-iobviously-ibriefed-iby-iWilliam's-igroup-iabout-ithe-iartifact-iand-iduring-ithe-ipractices-ithey-idid-iin-ithe-ipast-imonth,-ithey-ihave-iplanned-ithe-imana-iartifact-ithey-iwill-ibe-iusing-ifor-itoday.
They-imade-i12-imana-iartifacts-ias-ithe-ithree-imana-itechnicians-icreated-ifour-ieach.-i
Shirley-itook-ithe-ifirst-i3-imana-iartifacts-icreated-iby-iWilliam.
Ray-ias-ithe-ivanguard-itook-ithe-i4th-ior-ilast-imana-iartifact-iand-itook-ianother-i2-imana-iartifact-imade-iby-iRoss.-iHe-ithen-ichecked-ithat-icircular-iflat-isurface-imana-iartifact-ior-ia-imirror-imade-iin-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass-iand-isome-iother-ialloy-ion-iit's-iedges-ias-ia-iholder.
"So,-iit-iwas-ithis-imana-iartifact?"
"What's-iso-ispecial-iabout-ithis,-iRay?-iHe-iwas-isupposed-ito-icreate-iyou-ian-iAsura-iGauntlet,-iright?
Alphonse-iand-iLina-iasked.-iThey-iwere-ithe-iduo-iwho-iwill-ibe-ifighting-ifor-ithe-i2nd-imatch.-iAlso,-ithey-iare-ia-icouple-iso-itheir-iteamwork-ican-ibe-iconsidered-itop-inotch-iamongst-ithe-igroup.-iThey-itook-itwo-ieach-ior-iall-imana-iartifact-imade-iby-iTracy.
"Hmm,-iI-iheard-iit-iwas-imade-iin-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass.-iSo,-iyou-ican-ijust-iimagine-ihow-iamazing-ithis-iis."
It-iwas-iKite-iwho-isaid-iat-ilast.-iHe-iwas-ithe-iteam-icaptain-iand-itook-ithe-ilast-i2-iartifacts-imade-iby-iRoss.-i
"Eh?-iI'm-inot-iquite-isure-iabout-ithe-imaterials-ibut-iI've-iheard-iabout-iit.-iIsn't-ithe-iTMAC-isponsors-iso-iextravagant-ito-iuse-isuch-itreasure-ias-ia-imaterial-ifor-ithis-icompetition?!"
Lina-iwas-isurprised-iupon-ihearing-ithis.-iShe-ionly-ilearned-iabout-ithis-imana-iartifact-inow.-iAlso,-iRay-idid-inot-itell-ithem-iof-iit's-ispecifics-iso-ishe-ihas-ibeen-iunaware-iabout-iWilliam's-iadvice-iabout-ithis-iartifact-iand-ihow-iit-iis-iutilized.-iWilliam-ionly-itold-iRay-iabout-ihow-ito-iuse-ithis-imana-iartifact.-i
"I'm-iactually-imore-isurprised-ithat-iWilliam-icould-iforge-isomething-iout-iof-iit.-iI-iheard-ithis-imaterial-iis-idifficult-ito-iuse-ias-iforging-imaterial.-iEspecially-iwith-isuch-ilimited-itime-iin-iforging."
Kite-isaid-ias-ihe-ipondered-ihow-iWilliam-iaccomplished-isuch-itask.-iHe-icould-ionly-ithink-ithat-ihe-ihas-idifferent-istyle-iof-iforging-imana-iartifact.-iThough-ihe-ididn't-icare-itoo-imuch-iabout-iit-ias-ilong-ias-ithey-iwould-ihave-ibetter-ichance-iof-iachieving-ivictory.
Kite-ithen-itook-ithe-ilead-ito-ihead-iout-ion-ithe-istage-ito-iface-iHoneysuckle's-iteam.
Shirley-ionly-inodded-iand-ifollowed-ithe-igroup-ias-iher-iadmiration-itowards-iWilliam-iincreased-imore.
"Good-iluck-ito-iall-iof-iyou."
Instructor-iEve-isaid-ibefore-ithey-ileft.-iThey-ithanked-iher-iand-imoved-iout.
Shirley-icaressed-iher-i3-imana-iartifacts-imade-iby-iWilliam.-iThese-iwere-ifamiliar-imana-iartifacts-ias-ithis-iis-ithe-icopy-iof-iartifacts-ithat-iWilliam-imade-iduring-ithe-imonth-iof-ipractices.-iShe-ireally-iliked-ithese-ithree-ibut-iof-icourse,-ishe-ialso-iknows-ihow-ito-iutilize-iother-imana-iartifacts-iand-ishe-iwas-ionly-iaccustomed-ito-ithese-idue-ito-icompatibility-ithat-iWilliam-ihas-iconsidered-iprior-ito-iit's-imaking.
William-imade-isomething-ispecial-iabout-iher-imana-iartifact-ias-itrump-icard-ias-iwell-ithat-ieven-iher-iteammates-iwere-iunaware-iof.-iShe-ismiled-iat-ithis-iand-inow-ifelt-iexcited-ifor-ithe-iupcoming-ibattle.-iShe-ino-ilonger-ifelt-ipressured-ias-ishe-iconfidently-istride-itogether-iwith-iher-iteammates-itowards-ithe-iarena.-i
As-ithey-iwalked-iout-iof-ithe-idimmed-ihallway,-ithey-iwere-ibasked-iby-ithe-isunlight-iand-isaw-ithe-istage-ifull-iof-iaudiences-ias-ithey-icheered-ifor-ithe-iteam-ith
ey-iwished-ito-iwin.
###-iChapter-i56-i--iBattle-iBegins
Ray-itook-ithe-istage-ias-ihe-iwill-ibe-ifighting-ion-ithe-ifirst-imatch.-iHe-ihas-ia-ilong-igolden-ihair-ifor-ia-imale-ias-iit-ireaches-ihis-ishoulders-iand-ihas-ia-ifair-iskin.-iHis-ilooks-iwere-iattractive-ithat-ihe-iimmediately-icharmed-ithe-iaudiences-ijust-iby-istanding-ithere.
He-ialready-iwore-ithe-itwo-ibracelets-iand-iplaced-ithe-imirror-ion-ihis-ileft-ichest-ipocket.-iHe-ifelt-ithat-iwith-ithese-ithree-imana-iartifact-ihe-ihad,-ihe-icould-iconquer-iall-ihis-imatches.
As-isoon-ias-ihis-iopponent-ishowed-iup,-ihe-iconfirmed-ithat-iit-iwas-iindeed-isomeone-ihe-iknew-ifrom-ithe-iintelligence-ireport-igathered-iby-ithe-istudent-icouncil.-i
'Lauren-iYoung,-ishe's-iknown-ifor-iher-iperfect-iutilization-iof-iWood-iElement-ispells.-iHer-icasting-iand-ireaction-ispeed-iare-iboth-itop-inotch,-iher-ionly-iknown-iweakness-iis-ithat-ishe's-inot-icompatible-iwith-iother-ielemental-ispell.'
Ray-iremembered-ithe-ireport-iabout-iher-iopponent.
'Although-ishe-ican-iutilize-iother-ielements,-ithe-icasting-itime-itakes-imuch-ilonger.-iSince-ithat's-ithe-icase,-iI'll-ijust-ihave-ito-iuse-iit-ias-imy-iadvantage.-iBut-iI-ialso-ihave-ito-iconsider-ithat-iour-iopponents-iare-iaware-iof-iour-iintelligence-ireport-ior-ithey-iknow-itheir-iown-iweakness-ithat-iwas-irevealed-iso-ithey-ican-ibe-iprepared-ias-iwell.'