Magi Craft Meister

It was time for the break to come to an end, so Jin and the others decided to leave the hangar.

"Speaking of which, Marika, I think I've interrupted their maintenance time... is that good?"

"It's all right. It's not exactly 'maintenance' but only 'inspection', so there should have been plenty of time."

"Oh, that's what you said."

"Yes, you must not do anything during the competition until the finals are over."

That's tough.

In other words, you have to play three games with one round, semi-finals, and finals, and it becomes strategically important not to take damage in the process.

"... what? Hey, Daiki, Cocona, let's go!"

Ren, who had left the hangar, noticed that the two had not followed him, and looked back and raised his voice.

"... ah, yes... goo, see you again"

Goodbye, Mr. Gow.

"Yes"

And Daiki and Cocona left the hangar early.

Somehow, you've gotten along a lot.

Jin said, Daiki and Cocona nodded.

"Yes, I'm just a stranger, and I was honest with him."

"It's just a step backwards for adults... I wonder if the accident is being traumatized."

How could you spot it in such a short time, Jen was impressed by Daiki and Cocona's insights.



Well, this afternoon, it's the semi-finals!

At 1 p.m., the competition resumed.

This tournament is a way for participants who have won one round to draw lots again and decide their opponents!

Well, Jin remembered that there were times when he did that in Koshien in the summer.

The result of the redraw is:

Zeken 2 Rubina Garrett Delta Wing "Nile V" vs. Zeken 8 Florence Farheight Retreat Wing "Fogel"

Zeken 3 Gow Agat Delta Wing "Mastom" vs. Zeken 6 Verner Randall Delta Wing "Mercury"

It became.

Soon, it seemed to be a battle between women and men.

First, Rubina and Florence.

Now, the first match in the semi-finals is Zeken 2, Rubina Garrett's Delta Wing "Nile V" vs. Zeken 8, and Florence Farheight's retreat wing "Fogel"!

There was cheer and applause.

Together with the start signal, the two planes began to run.

It took off almost simultaneously and entered a steep ascent.

... I thought, Rubina's Nile V stopped the surge and shot Fogel from below.

Florence, who understood it as soon as possible, contacted the pilot Golem, so it was quite a novel strategy, although it was avoided.

"I see...."

Jen was convinced that these types of airplanes have a suitable method of warfare.

Existing tactics and maneuvers are good, but we also need the flexibility to think of new tactics.

"Brother Jin, I think this will be even more interesting if we limit the number and speed of bullets."

Elsa, who was watching the match in silence, suddenly said such a thing.

"Oh, sure. The number of bullets is unlimited, the aim and impact are almost simultaneous, and it seems like a violation.Fighting will change. "

However, Jen added that it was unknown whether it would be interesting or not.

I also wonder if it would help me get closer to a realistic fight.

That's probably true, too.

"The judgment should be made by the competitor/viewer."

"Nh"

While we were talking about it, the two planes went up into the air and started a battle.

I know what's going on.

That's right.

Jin's technology-provided shooting method allows you to crush battles at high altitudes on magic projection windows (magic screens).

I'll do both of them.

He uses his full mobility and moves around to avoid being hit.

When this happens, it's hard to settle.

At that time, Reiko noticed something interesting.

"Father, Elsa, it's that ray gun, but there's a time lag between the trigger button being pressed and the rays being fired."

Huh?

"In my opinion, about a second."

"Hmm...."

I don't know whose idea it was, but Jen thought it was an interesting attempt.

"That would be quite interesting... and the color wouldn't change if the irradiation time wasn't longer than a certain amount of time?"

"That may be difficult. If you slightly shift it, it will be disabled."

"I see....."

Even during such a conversation, the two aircraft are about to leap behind, and the main wings are about to collide with each other.

Wow, I thought the nightmare of the last finals might be over again, but the pilot Golem got away at once with agile piloting and the collision was avoided.

But after a short distance, the dogfight started again.

Looks good to me.

Yes, you are.

Rheinhardt and Berche are also in this fight.

The spectators watched the incandescent battle that took place at 2000 meters above the sky, drinking hard saliva.

And finally, the time has come to settle.

White clouds flowing through the blue sky, one of which happened to float between the two aircraft.

Two planes penetrating into the clouds.

Two seconds later, when two planes came out of there, there was no winning or losing.

"Ah...."

The paint around Florence's Forgel engine turned bright red.

It's finally decided!After the dogfight, it was Zeken 2, Rubina Garrett's "Nile V"!! "

A loud cheer boiled.

"... the performance difference of the aircraft seems to be almost non-existent, so perhaps it's the performance difference of the golem."

"Brother Jin, what do you mean? From what I've just seen, there's almost no difference in golem."

Elsa asked Jin a question.

"From what I've seen, Rubina's Golem's 'visual sensors' were pretty good.Particularly sensitive to infrared radiation. "

"Ah, that's why we know where the other aircraft is in the clouds?"

"That's what I'm talking about. Probably a reflection of the last time frost stuck to the windshield, blocking vision and causing a collision accident."

"Florence wasn't a party, so he didn't really feel that way?"

"I don't know unless I ask him."

Rubina's pilot golem did not differ greatly from the other participants in the reaction rate and operating speed, but the visual sensor, or "eye", was good.

It divided the light from the dark.

Next are Zeken 3, Gow Agat vs. Zeken 6, Werner Randal.