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In-iregards-iwith-ithat,-iWilliam's-iconjecture-iwas-ithat-ithe-ireferees-imay-ihave-irealized-ithat-ithe-iMana-iShell-ialready-ishattered-ibut-idecided-ito-iwait-ifor-iNeil-ito-ifinish-icasting.-iAfter-iall,-iNeil-imay-ireceive-ibacklash-iupon-iabrupt-icancelling-iof-imagic-ispell-ispecially-ithat-ipowerful-iCrimson-iBolt.-iIt-iwouldn't-ibe-igood-iif-iit-iharmed-ithe-iyoung-imagician.
The-ibattle-icontinued-iagainst-ithe-iPhoenix-iacademy.-iEveryone-ifrom-iPhoenix-iuses-ia-ilightning-ispell-ias-iwell-iand-iit-ihas-ia-ivery-ifast-iattack-ispeed.-iAlphonse-iand-iLina-iuses-ifire-iand-iwind-imagic-ito-idefeat-itheir-iopponent.
Alphonse-idelibately-itook-iall-ithe-idamages-iand-ialthough-ihis-imana-ishell-iwas-ishattered-iin-iprocess,-iit-iwas-ialright.-iLina-iwas-iable-ito-ifinish-iher-iGrade-i2-imagic-ispell.-i
"Multiple-iActive-iAir-iShots!"
A-isingle-i'Air-iShot'-iis-ia-iGrade-i1-imagic-ispell-ithat-ihas-icomparable-ipower-iwith-iWind-iBlade-iand-iWind-iCutter-ifrom-iArchon-iSeries.-i
The-ispell-iLina-icasted-iwere-ilike-iIce-iShard-iExplosion-iof-iRay.-iBut-ithis-itime,-iLina-icreated-iseveral-istationary-iorb-iof-imana-iwith-iwind-ielement-isurrounding-iher-iopponent-ibefore-iactivating-ithe-ispell.-iBoth-iRay's-iand-iLina's-ispell-irequires-ito-igather-iand-isurround-itheir-iopponents-iwith-itheir-imagic-ispell-ibefore-icommencing-ithe-iattack.
It-iresulted-ito-itheir-i2nd-ivictory.-iTheir-iteam-icoordination-iwas-isuperb-ias-ithe-itwo-ihadn't-ieven-italked-iin-ithe-ientire-iduration-iof-ithe-ifight-ias-ithey-iseems-ito-ibe-iaware-iof-itheir-ipartner's-ithought.-iMaybe-iaside-ifrom-ipractices,-ibeing-ia-icouple-iwould-isometime-ihelp-iin-ithis.
The-ithird-ibattle-icommenced-iand-iShirley-ifought-iagainst-ithe-ienemy-iteam's-iace-iand-ias-iexpected,-iShirley-iwon.-iThe-ilightning-icould-inot-ipenetrate-iShirley's-idefenses-iand-iMana-iShell.-iIt-iwas-ia-igood-iattempt-ithough.
Unfortunately,-iafter-ihis-iattack-ifailed,-ihe-iwas-iaffected-iby-iShirley's-iUltrasonic-iBurst.-iHe-ifelt-inauseated-ias-ihis-istomach-ifelt-iupside-idown-iand-ihe-icouldn't-imaintain-ihis-iMana-iShell-iactivation-iand-iwas-iunvoluntarily-ideactived.
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Kyla-iin-itheir-iacademy's-icamp-iwatched-iall-iof-ithis-ihappen-iin-ithe-iplasma-iscreen.-i
"So-iif-ithe-iattack-iis-ifast-ienough-ithen-iwe-icould-istill-iland-ian-iattack-iagainst-iher.-iIts-ijust-ithat-ieven-iif-iit-ilanded,-iit-iwould-ibe-iquestion-iwhether-iit-ican-idestroy-iher-iMana-iShell."
Kyla-imuttered-ias-ishe-iwatched-iShirley's-ilast-ibattle.-iAfter-iall,-ia-ihastily-ireleased-imagic-ispell-iwould-inormally-ihave-iweak-ipower.-iAlthough-iit-icompensated-ifor-iquick-icasting,-iit-ihas-iweak-ipenetration-ipower-ithat-icould-inormally-ibe-ihandled-iby-iMana-iShell-iunless-iyou-icasted-iplenty-iof-ithose.
She-iwas-ianalyzing-ithe-ibattle-ias-ithe-ifirst-ifight-itomorrow-imorning-iwould-ibe-itheir-iMystic-iGate-iAcademy-iagainst-iLeonhearts.-i
###-iChapter-i63-i--iLast-iBattles-i(Part-i2)
Tomorrow-iwill-ibe-ithe-i4th-iday-iof-ithe-iTwelve-iMagic-iAcademies-iCompetition.-i
All-ithe-iacademies-iwere-ipreparing-ithemselves-ifor-ithe-ibattle-ithat-iwould-icommence-ithe-inext-iday.-iThey-iall-ihad-i4-imatches-ithis-iday-iand-iallowed-ieveryone-ito-ihave-ia-ipeek-ion-itheir-iprowess.-iThey-isomehow-ilearned-ieach-iand-ieveryone's-iability-iso-ithey-iexpected-ito-ihave-itough-ibattle-itomorrow.
Of-icourse,-itheir-imana-iartifact-iwon't-ibe-ichanging-ior-ipossibly-ibe-iupgraded-ias-ithe-imana-iartifact-ican-ionly-ibe-itaken-ibefore-ithe-ibattle.-iBut-ithey-icould-icome-iup-iwith-ia-istrategy-isince-ithey-iwere-iclearly-iaware-iabout-ithe-icapabilities-iof-itheir-iown-imana-iartifact.-i
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In-ithe-ihotel-inear-ithe-iZairus-iIV-iArena.-iA-icouple-iof-iMagicians-iwearing-icasual-iclothes-ican-iseen-iresting-iin-ithe-ilobby.-i
The-itwo-iweren't-iunknown-imagicians-ibut-ihas-ibeen-ipopular-irecently-ibecause-iof-itheir-iappearance-iin-ithe-iwhole-icompetition.-i
"All-ithis-itime-ieven-iduring-ithe-iprevious-iTMACs,-iwe-ionly-iknow-ihow-ito-iuse-imana-iartifacts-ito-icast-imagic-ispell-iand-ithrow-iit-ito-ithe-ienemies.-iBut-ithis-itime,-iLeonhearts-iwere-ishowing-iinteresting-iways-ito-ishatter-ior-ideactivate-ithe-iMana-iShell."
The-ifemale-imagician-isaid.-iShe's-ionly-iwearing-ia-icasual-iattire-iof-ia-iwhite-ishirt-iand-ia-iskirt-iinstead-iof-ia-ifancy-iclothes-ishe-inormally-iwears-iwhenever-ishe-iworked.-iShe-iis-iFelicia,-ithe-iannouncer-iin-ithe-icompetition-iand-icurrently,-ishe-iwas-itogether-iwith-iClarence,-ia-iBattle-iMage.-i
"Mhm.-iThis-iyear's-icompetition-ilooks-imore-iinteresting-ithan-ibefore.-iAlso,-iI've-iseen-iseveral-istrong-imagicians..."-i
Clarence-inodded-iand-isaid-ias-ihe-iagreed-iwith-iFelicia.-i
"Hey,-ithey-iare-istill-istudying.-iDo-iyou-iplan-ion-irecruiting-isomeone-ialready?"
Felicia-iwas-isurprised-ithat-ia-imagician-icaught-ithis-iman's-iattention.-iClarence-istatus-iwasn't-isimple-iand-iFelicia-iwas-iclearly-iaware-iof-iit.-iShe-iwas-ionly-ian-iaverage-imagician-ibut-iClarence-ihas-iprominent-ibackground-ibehind-ihim.-i
He-ionly-ilaughed-iat-iher.-i
"I-ididn't-isay-ithat.-iI'm-ijust-ihappy-ito-isee-imagicians-ithat-ihas-ia-ilot-iof-ipotential."
He-ismile-iat-iher-ibut-iFelicia-ionly-ishook-iher-ihead.-i
"You-isound-ilike-ian-iold-iman.-iYou're-ionly-i23."
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The-iday-ihas-iarrived-iand-ithe-istudents-iwere-iexcited-ito-iwin-itheir-imatches-itoday.
"Is-ieveryone-iprepared?"-i
Kite,-ithe-iteam-ileader-iof-ithe-i2nd-iyear-iteam-iin-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-iasked-ihis-imembers.-iHe-ihad-ionly-ifought-ionce-iwhen-iRay-ihad-ilost-ionce-iin-ia-ifight.-iCurrently,-ithe-icouple-iLina-iand-iAlphonse-itogether-iwith-iShirley-ihadn't-ilost-ia-ifight-iyet.
"Yes!"
Everyone-ianswered-ifull-iof-ienegy-ias-ithey-ipicked-iup-itheir-imana-iartifacts-idelivered-iby-ithe-iautomatons.-iEvery-iafter-ifight,-ithe-iautomatons-iwill-itake-ithe-iartifact-iand-iwill-ibe-imaintained-ito-ikeep-iit's-iperformance-ialways-ion-itop.
The-ifirst-ifight-iwas-iwith-iIsolde-ivs-iSacred-iPeak-iand-iLeonhearts-ivs-iMystic-iGate.
A-ilot-imore-iaudience-iwatching-ithe-iarena-iwere-imore-iinterested-iwith-ithe-ilatter's-imatch.-iAfter-iall,-iboth-iteams-iwere-icurrently-iundefeated-iand-ithe-itwo-imade-iamazing-iperformance-iduring-itheir-iprevious-imatches.
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Instead-iof-igoing-ito-ithe-iarena,-iWilliam-iis-icurrently-iwatching-ithe-ilive-ifeed-iwithin-iLeonhearts-icamp-itogether-iwith-iRoss-iand-iTracy.
His-iother-iclassmates-ior-iGilbert's-igroup-iwere-istill-iin-ithe-iaudience-iarea-iand-iwere-icheering-ifor-itheir-ifellow-istudents.
"Leonhearts'-iRay-ivs-iMystic-iGate's-iLawrence."
An-iexciting-imatch-iis-iabout-ito-iensue-ias-ithe-itwo-iparticipating-imagicians-iis-iknown-ifor-itheir-itoughness.-i
Lawrence-iwere-iusing-itwo-imana-iartifacts.-iA-iblack-ibaton-iand-ia-ibracer-itinted-iwith-igold.-i
Ray-iused-ihis-isignature-imove.-iFreezing-iMine-iField-ito-irestrict-ihis-iopponents-imovement.-iBut-iLawrence-iwas-iclearly-iaware-iabout-ithis-ifield-imagic.-iThis-ispell-ican-iused-itogether-iwith-iIce-iShard-iExplosion-ithat-icould-ieasily-idestroy-ihis-iMana-iShell.-i
Lawrence-idecided-ito-iattack-iwhile-ithe-ifield-imagic-istill-ihas-ismall-iinfluence-ion-ithe-istage.-iAfter-iall,-iwhen-ithe-ifield-imagic-istays-ithere-ilonger,-ihe-imay-ibe-iat-idisadvantage-iunless-iRay-iconsumed-ihis-iMana-iPool.-i
"Royal-i---iWind-iWave!"
"Archon-i---iPiercing-iWind-iArrow"
Simultaneous-icasting.-iLawrence-iused-ithe-iartifact-ialmost-iat-ithe-isame-itime.
His-ifirst-iskill-icleared-iany-iobstruction-iso-ihe-ithe-iWind-iArrow-icould-ieffortlessly-ihit-iRay's-idefense.-iThe-ifield-imagic-iweren't-iable-ito-istop-ithe-iarrow-ias-iit-iwas-itemporarily-ihalted-iby-ithe-iWind-iWave.-i
Unfortunately,-ithe-ipower-iof-ithis-iWind-iArrow-icasted-iby-iLawrence-iisn't-ienough-ito-ishatter-iRay's-iMana-iShell-iand-ibase-ion-iit's-isturdiness,-ithe-ilatter-iwill-ijust-irecover-ihis-iMana-iShell-iin-ia-ifew-iseco
nds.-i
Ray-iuse-ithis-imoment-ito-icast-ihis-iattack-ispells.-iBut-ihe-iwas-isurprised-ithat-ihe-iwasn't-iable-ito-icontrol-ihis-imagic-icasting.-i
"You--!"
Boom!-iA-iweak-iexplosion-iwas-iheard-iand-iRay's-iFreezing-iMine-iField-icrumbled,-ihe-ifelt-idizzy-idue-ito-ithe-ibacklash.-iHis-iopponent-iused-ihis-iMana-iShockwave-iperfectly-istopping-ihim-ifrom-isuccessfully-icasting-ihis-imagic-ispell-iand-iinterrupted-ihis-iField-iMagic.-i
"Tsk!"
Lawrence-iwould-iactually-ilike-ito-ifollow-iup-ian-iattack-ito-iquickly-ifinish-ioff-iRay-ibut-ihe-iwas-idisappointed-ias-idue-ito-iabrupt-icancelling-iof-iFreezing-iMine-iField,-iit-icaused-isome-ichaotic-imana-iinterference-iand-ihe-iweren't-iable-ito-iproperly-icontrol-ithe-imana-ito-iattack-iRay.
Although-iit-ionly-ilasted-ia-icouple-iof-iseconds,-iit-iis-ivery-ito-icrucial-ito-iboth-imagicians.The-itwo-iof-ithem-iis-iutilizing-i5th-igen-imana-iartifact-ithat-ihas-ibrain-iboosting-imagic-istructure-iwithin.-iTheir-isenses-iand-ireaction-ispeed-iwere-ienhanced-iso-ithe-ibattles-iwere-inormally-ifast-paced.-i
Ray-iwas-iable-ito-isurvive-ithe-iMana-iShockwave-ias-iLawrence-iweren't-iable-ito-isuccesfully-ido-ia-ifollow-iup-iattack.-iHe-itried-ito-iretreat-iand-igain-isome-idistance-ibetween-ihis-iopponent-ibut-iLawrence-ididn't-iallow-iRay-ito-ihave-imore-itime-ito-irecover.-i
Lawrence-iunleashed-ihis-ionly-iGrade-i2-imagic-ispell.-iIt's-ieven-ian-iexclusive-imagic-ispell-ifrom-ihis-iWind-iHaze-iBracer-iartifact.-i
"Cyclone-iSlash!"
A-itwisting-imana-islash-iaimed-iat-iRay-ipressuring-ihim-iand-ialmost-iunable-ito-icounter-ithe-iattack.-iRay-isaw-iin-isplit-isecond-ithat-iLawrence-ilooked-ivery-iexhausted.-iThe-iMana-iShockwave-itogether-iwith-ithis-iCyclone-iSlash-imight-ihave-idrained-ihis-imana-ipool.-i
Although-ihe-ifelt-ithe-idanger-iof-ithis-imagic-ispell-iand-istill-ifeeling-ia-ibit-idizzy.-iRay-itook-iout-ithe-iMirror-iof-iTrace,-igritted-ihis-iteeth-iand-iactivated-ithe-iartifact.-i
"It's-iall-iup-ito-iyou!"-i
As-isoon-ias-ihe-ipoured-ihis-imana-iinto-ithe-iartifact-iand-icontrolled-iits-iactivation,-ia-iblinding-ilight-ithat-ilasted-ia-isecond-icame-iout-iand-ithe-iCyclone-iSlash-iwas-iabsorbe-iby-ithe-imirror-ifor-ia-imoment-ibefore-ireappearing.-iBut-ithis-itime,-iit-iwas-iheaded-ito-iLawrence.
"What-imagic-iis-ithis?!"
He-icouldn't-ibelieve-ithat-ihis-iexclusive-imagic-ispell-iwas-ireflected-itowards-ihim.-iHe-idon't-ibelieve-ithat-ihis-iopponent-iuses-isame-imagic-istructure-ias-iRay-ispecializes-iin-iice-ispell.-i
He-iremembered-ithat-ihe-ionly-ilost-icontrol-iof-ihis-ispell-iin-ia-imoment-iwhen-ia-ibright-ilight-iblinded-ihim.-i
As-ihe-iopened-ihis-ieyes-iand-itried-ito-isee-ithe-iresult,-ithe-iCyclone-iSlash-iwas-ialready-ia-ifew-ifeet-itowards-ihim-iand-icouldn't-icast-ia-istrong-ienough-ispell-ito-idefend.-iAfter-iall,-iit-iwas-ia-iGrade-i2-imagic-ispell-iand-ieven-ifelt-istronger-iafter-iit-iwas-ireflected.
Lawrence's-iMana-iShell-ishattered-iand-ithe-ireferees-iannounced-ithe-iresult.-i
The-icrowd-iwatching-ithe-ifight-icheered-ias-iRay-iachieved-ianother-ivictory-ifor-ihis-iteam.
"Hehe,-ithat-ifeels-iawesome."
He-irecovered-ifrom-ihis-idizziness-iand-iwas-iappreciating-ithe-icheer-icoming-ifrom-ithe-icrowd.
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Inside-ia-icertain-iroom-iwithin-ithe-iarena.
"Urghh..-iIt-iwas-ireally-imade-isuccessfully.-iSuch-ia-iwaste."
A-ifat-iand-ibalding-imiddle-iaged-iman-isaid-iwhen-ihe-isaw-ithe-iactivation-iof-iMirror-iof-iTrace.-iHe-ifelt-ihis-iheart-ibleeding.-i
There-iwere-itwo-imore-icompanions-ibeside-ihim-iin-ithe-iroom.-iAnother-imiddle-iaged-iman-iwearing-ifull-iblack-isuit-itogether-iwith-ia-iyoung-ilady-iin-iher-iteens.
"Uncle-iKurt,-iwhat-ihappened?-iWhy-iis-iSir-iMace-ilooking-iheart-ibroken?"-iThe-iyoung-ilady-iasked.
"The-iguy-iused-iMirror-iof-iTrace,-iit-iwas-imade-ifrom-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass-iand-ionce-icreated,-iit-ican-ionly-ibe-iused-ithrice-ibefore-iit-ishatters...-iApparently-ithis-iartifact-iis-isaid-ito-ibe-icapable-iof-ireflecting-ieven-iGrade-i4-imagic-ispell."-i
###-iChapter-i64-i--iLast-iBattles-i(Part-i3)
The-igroup-iof-ithree-iwere-irelated-ito-ithe-iMinistry-iof-iMagic-iEducation-ithat-ihas-isponsored-ithis-icompetition.
The-ione-iwho-iorganized-ithe-iforging-icompetition's-imaterials-iwas-ithis-istout-imiddle-aged-iman-iwho-ifelt-ihis-iheart-ibleeding-ibecause-iof-ithe-iwasted-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass.
The-i12-iof-ithis-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass-ithat's-iavailable-iin-ithe-icompetition-iare-ithe-ionly-iexisting-igeniune-imaterial-ithat-ican-ibe-ifound-iin-iZairus,-ilegally.
Although-ithe-iscarcity-iof-ithis-iitem-istops-imany-imagic-iengineers-ito-iexplore-iwhat-ithe-imaterial-icould-ifurther-ido,-ithis-iitem-ihad-imany-itheories-ipublished-iby-iresearchers-ion-ihow-iit-ican-ibe-iused-iif-iit-iwas-isuccessfully-iforged.
Because-iof-ithese-itheories-iand-iresearch-ion-ihow-ito-iutilize-ithe-imaterial,-imany-iaspiring-imana-itechnician-ior-ieven-imagic-iengineers-ifelt-ithat-ionce-ithey-ihave-ithe-imaterial,-ithey-icould-ialso-icreate-ian-iamazing-imana-iartifact-ifrom-iit.-i
Even-iWilliam's-iclassmates,-iTracy-iand-iRoss,-ifelt-ithat-ithey-icould-ialso-icreate-ian-iartifact-iusing-ithe-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass-isimilar-ito-iwhat-iWilliam-imade-ibut-ithey-ineeded-ilonger-itime,-imaybe-ihalf-ia-iday-iwould-ibe-irequired-ito-ifinish-ithe-iMirror-iof-iTrace.-iAll-ibecause-ithey-iknow-ithe-itheory-ifrom-ithe-ibooks-ithey-ihave-iread-ion-ihow-ito-imake-iit.-i
Also,-ithe-imagic-istructure-ifor-ithe-iMirror-iof-iTrace-iis-ian-iopen-isecret-isince-ifew-icould-ireally-imanipulate-ior-imold-ithe-imaterial-ito-icreate-ione.-iWith-iTracy-iand-iRoss-iresources,-ithey-icould-iget-ia-icopy-iof-ithis-imagic-istructure-ieasily-ibut-iunfortunately,-ithe-imaterials-iwere-itightly-iheld-iby-ithe-iMinistry.-i
What-iothers-ido-inot-iknow-iwas-ihow-idifficult-ithis-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass-ito-ibe-iprocessed-iand-ito-isuccessfully-icreate-ia-imana-iartifact-ifrom-iit.-iOnly-ithose-iwho-iwere-ilucky-ienough-ito-iuse-ithe-imaterial-iknows-ihow-idifficult-iit-iwas-ito-iforge-ithe-imaterial.-i
If-inot-ifor-ian-iadditional-imemory-icrystal-ihe-iconsumed-ithat-iwas-igiven-iby-ithe-iPathfinder-ias-ia-ireward,-ihe-iwon't-ibe-iable-ito-iforge-ithis-iMirror-iof-iTrace.
[-iHigh-iLevel-iUnhindered-iMana-iGathering-iFormation-i]
[-i12-iCycles-iof-iMana-iStabilization-iArray-i]
These-i2-imemory-icrystals-ithat-ihe-iconsumed-iwas-iwhat-iWilliam-irelied-ion-ito-ibe-iconfident-iin-iforging-ithe-iartifact.-iWithout-ithis-i2-iknowledge-iprior-iin-ithis-icompetition,-ihe-iwould-inot-ipick-iup-ithis-imyterious-imaterial-ithat-ican-ionly-ibe-inormally-ifound-iin-ithe-inorthern-icontinent.
Not-ionly-ithat,-itogether-iwith-iWilliam's-iknowledge,-ihe-iperfectly-iassimilated-ihis-iother-iMagic-iStructure-ithat-icould-ibe-iused-iin-iany-imana-iartifact,-iMavis-iPrayer.-i
Apparently,-ithe-iknown-isuccessful-iMirror-iof-iTrace-ithat-iwas-iever-imade-ican-ionly-ibe-iused-i3-itimes,-ibut-iwhat-iWilliam-idid-ihere-ican-ibe-iused-itwice-ithat-inumber-ibefore-ithe-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass-iloses-iits-ipower.-iIt-iwas-iall-ibecause-iof-ithe-icombination-iof-ihis-iskills-ithat-iit-iwas-imade-ipossible.-i
Of-icourse,-iif-iSir-iMace-ihere-ilearned-iabout-ithis,-ihe-iwould-ibe-ieven-imore-isurprised-iand-imay-idirectly-ihire-iWilliam-ito-iwork-ifor-ithe-iMinistry.
"Sigh..-iThe-i12-ipieces-iof-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass-ithat-iwe-iput-ithere-ishould-ionly-ibe-ias-iused-ias-ia-idecoration-iso-iI-ican-iuse-iit-ito-imake-ia-ispeech-iat-ithe-iclosing-iceremony-iabout-ihow-ithey-iare-istill-iincompetent-iand-ineeds-ifurther-iexploration-iand-iimprovement-iin-itheir-ijudgement."
Sir-iMace-itook-ia-ideep-ibreath-ithinking-iwhat-ihe-iwould-ido-inow-iin-ihis-iprepared-ispeech.
The-iman-ibeside-ihim-iwhom-ithe-iyoung-ilady-icalled-iUncle-iKurt-itwitched-ihis-imouth-ion-iwhat-ithis-ibald-iman-isaid.-i
"You-ican-ijust-icall-iyour-isecretary-ito-imake-iyou-ia-inew-ione.-iThere's-istill-ia-icouple-iof-idays-ibefore-ithe-iclosing-ianyway."
Kurt-isaid-ias-ihe-isho
ok-ihis-ihead-iand-igiven-ihim-ian-iadvice.
"Let's-icontinue-iwatching-ithe-ibattle-ifor-inow.."-iKurt-iglanced-iat-ithe-iyoung-ilady-ibeside-ihim-ibefore-icontinuing.-i"The-ibattle-ibetween-iyour-ifriend-iand-iKyla-iis-inearing."
"Shirley-iwill-idefinitely-iwin."-iThe-iyoung-ilady-isaid-iconfidently.-iShe-ihas-ialready-iforgotten-ithe-igrumbling-iSir-iMace-iand-ifocused-ion-ithe-icurrent-imatch.
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The-ibattle-ibetween-iRay-iand-iLawrence-ibrought-ieveryone-iwatching-ithe-ifight-ion-itheir-iedge-ias-iit-imade-ithem-ifeel-ihow-iexciting-ithe-ibattles-ibetween-imagicians-icould-ibe.-iMagicians-iare-ifull-iof-imysteries-iand-icouldn't-ibe-ijudged-ion-ihow-ithey-ilooked.-iThey-iseem-ito-ialways-ipull-isurprises-iand-ia-ibattle-ibetween-ithem-icould-ialways-ichange-iits-ifavorability-iin-ian-iinstant.
Because-iof-ithis,-ieveryone-iwas-iexpecting-ithat-ithe-isecond-ibattle-ior-iin-inext-ibattles-iwould-ialso-ibe-iintense.-i
Now,-ithe-icouple-iLina-iand-iAlphonse-ifought-iagainst-iEdward-iand-iTim.
The-istyle-iof-icombat-iof-ithe-iformer-iwould-ibe-ione-iassigned-ifor-idefense-iand-iother-iis-ifor-ioffense.-iLina-itook-ithe-iattacking-iposition-ias-iher-iMultiple-iActive-iAir-iShots-iwere-ialso-igiving-ithem-ieasier-itime-ito-idefeat-itheir-iprevious-iopponents.-iThis-iskill-irequires-ihigh-ilevel-iskill-icomprehension-iand-ishe-ihad-ipracticed-ithis-imagic-ispells-ifor-iyears-ithat-ishe-icould-iprefectly-imanipulate-ieach-iAir-iShot.-iNot-ianyone-icould-ijust-icopy-iher-istyle.-i
Her-ipartner-iAlphonse-iwere-iused-ito-itake-imagic-ispells-ias-ihe-iwas-ialways-iLina's-itarget-ipractice.-iHe-iuses-i"Five-iLayered-iElemental-iCoating"-ito-iprotect-ihimself.-iAlthough-iit-iis-ia-icommon-iGrade-i2-iDefensive-iMagic-iSpell-iand-ieasy-ito-imaintain,-iit-iis-istill-ia-iGrade-i2.-iTracy-ialso-idid-ia-ivery-igood-ijob-icreating-ithis-imagic-istructure-iallowing-iAlphonse-ito-ihave-ia-ivery-ismooth-iusage-iof-ithe-iskill.-iThe-ispell-iwas-ivery-istable,-iwhatever-ihit-ihim,-ihis-imana-iartifact-iwouldn't-imalfunction-iand-ithe-iFive-iLayered-iElemental-iCoating-iwill-ionly-ibe-idestroyed-iwhen-ihis-imana-ipool-iwas-iall-iconsumed.-iNo-iother-iGrade-i2-iMana-iSpell-iwas-iyet-ito-ipenetrate-ihis-idefenses.-iIf-ihe-ihas-ia-ilarger-imana-ipool,-ihe-iwould-ibe-ia-iperfect-imeat-ishield.