Then, in the fourth quarter-final, Charlotte VS Goma closed the scene with Charlotte's victory.

It wasn't like they were such famous magicians to each other, but as the head of the Grimm Rior generation, they were magicians who were sometimes told alongside Loki.

Grim Rior, Yunfe Tao, Luc Elbado, Velvet Roa.

Their number two is located below one of the best of generation number one.

These are the ones who sharpen their nails in the shadow of their fame when they become the most powerful sorcerers.

Was this tournament a hope for their number two, or was it the beginning of a new despair?

Best four left me and Velvet Lower from Ulra, Grim Rior from Cornix, and Charlotte Aivas from Anguis.

With Misaki and I defeating Yunfe and Luke respectively, Best Four must have been quite different from the original expectation.

If I keep going, I will defeat Belle and Rio after Yunfe.

You're finally losing your excuses.

Well, it feels even better now, but...

Just thinking about the noise after the tournament makes me feel a little troublesome.

Homura-san will get tense, and Cyrus will get nervous. Kuro is likely to be in trouble and may be in some way approached by schools and the magician community.

"─ ─ ─ ─ Ha!"

With that in mind, I hold my head and carry the lunch distributed in the waiting room vaguely to my mouth.

Still, since we've come this far, we'll have to win.

There's only one purpose left for me. It's a promise to Len.

Defeat Bell and Rio, and I'll be at the top.

The morning part of the second day ends, and the lunch break is sandwiched as on the first day.

The only four people left in the waiting room are the top four.

Everyone is focused, and no one speaks.

Even Bell and I used to talk about the right people for a while, but now we don't have to talk anymore and we're focused on ourselves.

--Yes, what are you hiding? The first match of the semi-finals, the next match... My opponent is Bell.

A Rohr girl of comparable strength and visibility to Grim Rior and original blood.

Two girls in Elena who fought together a thousand years ago.

But, poor Bell, I know almost everything about my ancestor Elena's magic.

That's why it's easy to fight honestly.

Apparently, the peculiar magic has changed considerably over the long months of a thousand years, but its essence will not change.

But even so, I can't be alarmed. Because it is the descendant of Elena even if it rots.

Sure, Bell's attack was somehow unexpected, but it was only during the entrance exam that I actually saw Bell's game, and I didn't see it very well yesterday and today. On the other hand, Bell will probably see my battle through and come up with a plan.

It is the sorcerer's battle that easily covers his victory and defeat depending on compatibility.

If you are too distracted, you may be caught in the footsteps.

If I can hit him directly, I can win in one shot, and as long as there's a tie, Bell's attack pattern can be roughly predicted.

Probably a long-range battle dominated by restraint with a good chain.

Bell has almost no chance of winning in brachytherapy. Bell should know that.

The rest depends on how much magic Bell uses that I don't know.

--Well, I can't tell from thinking deeply before I start.

I'm just twisting my opponent down in the game as usual.

◇ ◇ ◇

The lunch break is over and the semi-finals finally begin.

The sighing of the venue changed even further until noon, and there was a feeling of tingling and tension.

It's not just the venue, it's the waiting room, of course.

Bell and I nodded and entered the venue without saying anything to each other.

"Now, it's finally time!! It's finally semi-final time for rookie matches with the early ones!! Athletes enter!! No one doubts his strength anymore!? Ulra belongs to a man with the name of a hero, the sudden appearance of the expected supernova!! Gilford Eura!!"

Ooooooo!! A loud cheer burst out all at once.

I unexpectedly glanced around at the audience's reaction to me that had not existed before the previous match.

"It was accepted a long time ago."

No offense, but don't laugh at the sudden return of your palm.

--Well, I don't feel bad.

A man who broke Yunfe and broke Luke's Masaki.

It's articulate, but it means we've beaten two of the winners to get here. Perhaps not many people in the audience are already looking at it as a winning candidate.

Let's answer that expectation.

"Continue! Authentic, a girl with six heroes inheriting Elena Lower's blood!! This tournament is headed by a candidate!! The overwhelming strength of this tournament without explanation is alive!! Likewise, the Witch of the Chain who belongs to Urla... Velvet Lower!!

Another loud cheer envelops the venue.

I wonder if there's anyone who hasn't spoken up yet.

In that cheer, she walks calmly from her usual bell, completely unthinkable.

The look on her face is exactly Elena.

I'm nostalgic enough to catch on to Belle's face.

"- What's the matter, Gil?

"Ah, no... I knew it was someone else before the battle."

Then Belle laughed fufufu.

"I wonder if the adrenaline will overflow when the battle begins in the old days, and my feelings settle down." A strange feeling of coexistence between a calm self and an excited self. Isn't that funny? "

"It's not funny, but... You're still a genius, aren't you?"

"As always..."?

Oops, I slipped my mouth.

After all, when I look at this bell, I let Elena stroke me on her own.

You have to be careful.

"Ah, no, gohong, don't worry. I didn't know you were going to fight Bell.

"Surprised. Honestly, Gil, I believed in your power, but I was surprised to see you lose sooner because of Gil."

"Hahahahaha" is often said.

"Gil, I wanted to see you fight."

"Why?"

"Because Gil felt the same smell..." I didn't think it was anybody else. It's weird. "

Does Belle's blood make you think so?

I don't know if Belle just remembers my intimacy.

But you dream of fighting beyond a thousand years.

Loa's blood, passed down from Elena's pulse, is now in front of me.

It's like revenge on Elena for the first time in a thousand years, raising a little tension.

The power of your descendants... let me feel it with my own body...!

"I don't need to know. I've been looking forward to fighting Belle, too, ever since."

"Ahahah, that's good. No matter which way you go to the finals, there's no grudge.

"Oh, of course."

When Bell and I shake hands hard and hard, we're in position.

The venue calms down.

"--Now, the first match of the semi-finals: Here we go!!

The bell to announce the start of the semi-finals rang now.