episode_0034

“Part of the fun of this game is watching cool models clash.

Painting your crew properly is a necessary courtesy for opposing players to enjoy the game.”

It’s a nice thing to say, but if you think about it, it’s strange.

Why am I, who is responsible for supervising both games, leaving the left table and coming to the right table and talking about Confucius like this?

Well, of course, there is no need to worry about Mina and Graven’s match.

There was an hour cut.

Let me turn back time a little and go back two hours.

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At that time, I was looking through the crew submitted by senior Mina.

red horse crew

17 points Imperial Intelligence Kite Agent x2

24 points Red Horse Dormitory Leader Serah Knizia x1

23 points 4th grade swordsmanship club member (imperial) x1

19 points Marquis Gygax Loong x1

A total of 100 points, 5 units, 5 models.

“Hmm.”

The sound was so close that I turned around to see the president with his face almost right next to my ear.

“It’s fun. There are three members of the imperial family, and the chosen families are the Duke of Knizia and the Marquis of Lung.”

“Me. President… ”

“Huh?”

“That… A little too close… ”

“Ah. Sorry.”

The chairman said his last words in a very unusual tone.

I’m not embarrassed, I’m not ashamed, I’m not surprised…

The chairman scratched the bridge of his nose expressionlessly before quickly returning to his smiling face and continuing his conversation from an appropriate distance.

“So Coleman, what do you think about this crew of Mina?”

“It’s a typical rush combination.”

“Dash Combination?”

“Intelligence agents and swordsmanship club members have fast basic movement and have movement skills such as leaping. Marquis Long can support allies’ movement with beast and wind spells, and Serah Knizia can support allies’ movement with aura effects.”

“Indeed.”

The Crown Princess nodded and said.

“You mean to stick to it and stab it with a knife. Because red horses are strong in close combat.”

“That’s right.”

“On the other hand, I’m not sure what Graven’s Black Swan crew is supposed to do.”

10 points Black Swan 1st Year Apprentice (Water) x1

10 points Black Swan 1st Year Apprentice (Year) x1

10 points Black Swan 1st Year Apprentice (Land) x1

25 points Black Swan Magic Engineering Crystal Chariot x1

15 points Black Swan Special Recruitment Freshman (Eternal) x1

15 points Black Swan 4th grade student (water) x1

5 points Cat Familiar x3

Total 100 points, 9 units, 10 models

“Isn’t this the typical Black Swan crew that wants to win by driving Ace’s magic power?

Black Swan 4th year students have an unknown unit with 3 magic power, and special recruit freshmen can choose any dual attribute they want. It seems like the game plan is to fill those two with mana with apprentices and support them with crystal tanks.”

“Mmm. That’s right, but why on earth did you keep the cat familiars? It doesn’t have any special features.”

“You’d better see it for yourself.”

Unlike the table on the right, which was noisy back and forth, the game on the table on the left was progressing at lightning speed.

It was enough for Vice President Tangaroa, who was watching the referee, to not say a word.

“My turn. Choose your first cat familiar. Walk 10cm twice. End of turn.”

“My turn. Choosing a kite agent. Wire firing action. The target is an anchored ship to the east. Due to the effect of firing the wire, the entire ship goes over and moves. End of turn.”

“My turn. Select a second cat familiar and walk twice. End of turn.”

“My turn! Select a member of the swordsmanship club! Martial Arts: Use Chukji! After that, walk twice!”

“My turn. Select your third cat familiar – ”

Wire Firing – Power Action. Select one impassable terrain within 24cm. Move this unit until it touches the terrain, then reposition it within 6cm of that location.

Chukji – Quick action. 1 mana no attack. Increase your movement by 4 during this round.

Mina’s units move at high speed. We have already crossed the halfway mark of the table and infiltrated the enemy camp.

Even though the opponent’s units are getting closer by the minute, Graven only activates his familiar.

Incredulity began to erupt from the audience.

“What are you doing? Why aren’t you moving your main troops?”

“ Stick hot! Spread magic!”

However, that was just an uproar from some audience members who were showing off their beginner skills.

Now, more than a month after the release of Age of Romance, most players were able to see through Graven’s intentions.

Even the president, who rarely plays games, nods and mutters.

“That’s why they added the cats. If you use three cats, you can watch the opponent’s actions three times before entering.”

“You can take more time. Because first-year apprentices can move it.”

“Magic auxiliary action, right? If I use that as you said, I can force the actions of all five of my opponent’s units.”

Mina Karcic also seemed to have figured out Graven’s intentions.

She no longer advanced her units in depth, but stopped moving at a suitable location.

When it was his turn, Graven took a tape measure and started measuring the distance.

“30cm… 30cm… It would be nice here.”

After selecting the member of the Imperial Swordsmanship Club who was at the front, a special recruit was placed exactly 30cm away from him.

“End of turn.”

“I’ve moved all my units so I can’t move any more.”

“It’s my turn again. Let the 4th graders move to this point 30cm away from the swordsman. End of turn.”

Finally, Graven completed all of his turns after placing the crystal tank nearby.

Graven won the initiative roll in the second round.

But what he declared was-

“I will take the latter.”

“What? Why?”

“I don’t think there’s a need to tell you that.”

Mina seemed to be thinking for a moment.

30cm. If it is 30cm, it is possible to break through it at once by using a sword club member’s mobility device.

What follows is the family’s treasured sword.

Family Treasured Sword – Attack 4, Accuracy 6, Penetration 2, Damage 2

Of course, you have to use it to walk once and then charge as a second action.

In other words, there is a high probability that a freshman with 8 health will survive, and one fourth-year student with a 2-model unit with 5 health will definitely survive.

Still, it’s true that it can cause quite a bit of damage… It looks like it is.

I sat back and smiled softly.

Sure enough, Mina stretched out her hand toward the sword club member’s base.

But then-

“Mina!”

A familiar voice heard from the entrance to the venue.

Oh really. What is it again this time?

Mina and I both turned our heads and looked at the uninvited guest.

A former imperial army colonel waving his steel arm in the air.

A beautiful woman with sky blue hair was stopping him. Her stomach is very slightly swollen.

“Honey. It’s a nuisance to students.”

“You too. Can’t you even wave to your sister?”

A lovebird couple who gets along well. At that moment, a bad memory came to mind.

The last sighting of my sister Hayley Cantor. The sight of him running away at night, holding on to his swollen belly –

I closed my eyes and forced the memory down. It’s all in the past. It’s all in the past.

If you decide to forget, just forget about it.

When I opened my eyes again, Mina was shaking her head and smiling as if she couldn’t stop her.

However, our platypus vice-president, who was not a romantic at all, cleared his throat and tapped the hourglass.

“Mina. Please focus on the game.”

“Sorry, Vice President. Seeing my brother and sister-in-law get along so well made my heart swell for a moment.

When my brother came back with a frozen arm, I could not have imagined something like this…

My arms are frozen… Because it’s frozen… ”

Mina froze in place for about a second, then began furiously searching through the Graven Crew’s reference list.

I guess you noticed.

“I see. This was it. Your aim is!”

“What do you mean?”

Graven accepted it with a natural attitude. But it’s no use.

His strategy has already begun to be visible to the audience.

“On the surface, your crew doesn’t seem to have a win plan at all.

They do the Black Swan style ace driving, but the aces don’t have any dealing spells.

The crystal tank brought as a support unit is a solid unit with higher defense than attack power.”

“So?”

“So what on earth are you planning on catching the enemy with? I did it, but there was this spell.”

Ice Prison – Water 3, 12cm, 1 single enemy model unit, disarmable, diagonal, power, moisture reaction

Generates 1 hit – 3 penetration, 1 damage, target unit is frozen.

Units that are frozen cannot take action and their defense is reduced by 3.

“Ice Prison?”

“Stop being so pretentious, it doesn’t suit you!

There are four problems with the ice prison. The range is short, it is blocked by resistance, it automatically releases when the round ends, and it can be disengaged!”

“Yes.”

“Among them, the short range and being blocked by resistance can be solved with the crystal tank’s conductor ability!

The original range is 12cm, the range is increased by 12cm with the conductor ability, and the huge base of the crystal tank increases the range by an additional 6cm!

In other words, you can hit an ice spell without moving from exactly 30cm away!”

Conduit – When a friendly Black Swan unit within 12cm of this unit casts a spell, their line of sight and distance can be measured from this unit. The penetration of spells cast this way is increased by 2.

“However, this does not change the fact that it is a spell that exchanges 2 actions for 2 actions.

Ice Prison is a spell that temporarily holds Ace, not a spell that can be used as a means of victory.”

That’s right. Ice Prison is a powerful spell that renders a person as good as dead for one round.

However, since it is a power spell that uses two actions, it cannot be maintained, so the action efficiency is very poor. If the opponent wants to melt the ice quickly, they can melt it with a dispel spell.

but-

“It’s different if you have this! You brought a special new student’s eternal attribute spell, engraving!”

Engraving – Sun 2 Earth 2, 18cm, 1 spell on unit, permanent, undispellable, diagonal

The target spell gains permanent and undispellability.

“If the engraving is correct, the spell turns into a vicious instant kill that permanently erases one person from the table! Combined with the apprentices’ assistant and magic support abilities, and the 4th grader’s catalyst ability, this spell combo can almost certainly be used every turn!”

catalyst

Some of this unit’s magic dice are fixed as a result of catalysts.

assistant

At the start of the magic stage, select a unit within 6cm of a higher or equal grade than this unit.

Sets one of that unit’s magic dice as this unit’s attribute mana.

horsepower assist

action. power. Choose one unit that is in a higher grade than you. That unit gains 1 mana matching its attribute. The mana obtained through magic transfer can exceed the magic maximum.

“Oh!”

The crowd is full of admiration for Mina, who saw through the trap.

I also gave a round of applause.

Even Graven’s monkey must have been nervous, climbing on its owner’s bald head.

“It’s a shame I didn’t bring my own model, Graven.

With the Karcic family’s freeze immunity, I would have destroyed this trick in one fell swoop!

doesn’t care. Now that I understand your plan-”

Mina stopped mid-sentence.

The applause for her also died down.

Because Graven was smiling faintly without any movement.

[Today’s unit]

Black Swan Magic Engineering Department Crystal Tank – Academy, Black Swan, Machine

Tall Giant Single Model Unit – 25 points

Movement 12 / Defense 8 / Resistance 6 / Magic Power 4 / Learning 0 / Stamina 15

strike armament

Impact – Attack X / Accuracy 3 / Penetration 5 / Damage 1

X is the distance traveled by the charge action

shooting armament

Crystal Ray – Range 36 / Attack 3 / Accuracy 10 / Penetration 2, Resistance Attack / Damage 2

ability

Conduit – When a friendly Black Swan unit within 12cm of this unit casts a spell, their line of sight and distance can be measured from this unit. The penetration of spells cast this way is increased by 2.

Mechanical Brain – This unit is immune to psychological effects.

Tank – This unit can only hit with a charge action.

Pressure Field – A 4cm area around this unit’s model is rough terrain, and any unit that enters it loses flight.