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Gilbert’s giant soldier with his iron sword drawn was unstoppable.

Ian’s giant soldier was confidently fighting as if he was going to cut down everything that stood in his way, and he didn’t even give him a chance to breathe and attacked him repeatedly.

It was different from the way Gilbert played the game before the final. While previous games had the cadets’ growth in mind and the circumstances in their hands, now they were focused solely on destroying their opponents.

In fact, Gilbert was full of thoughts of destroying Ian’s new recruit. The reason was simple. As I had decided before starting, it was for the purpose of a cool-headed evaluation of Ian.

It was his first time dealing with Ian, who was attacking him with all his might, but as he had been a tactical combat player for a long time, he quickly began to analyze Ian’s control habits and patterns.

Changing his patterns to match his opponent’s manipulation techniques has always been an area in which he is confident. This was not something he had developed through tactical combat, but rather his original skill in commandeering.

It was because of this talent that he was able to survive so many flying battles.

Of course, Ian was not an easy opponent. Ian, the playable character and main character, had outstanding abilities and talents compared to his peers. Just as Gilbert was reading Ian’s manipulation patterns, Ian was also reading Gilbert’s manipulation patterns.

No matter how good Gilbert was at improvising, certain patterns, like human habits, were bound to exist. Ian tried to dig into that part somehow and gain the upper hand on Gilbert.

So what began was a high-speed mobile battle using characteristic skills.

Ian’s characteristic skill integration was a skill that improved the synchronization rate of the Giant God Soldier to an extent that was incomparable to that of other people. Although it is said that there is an artificial spirit, the skill of infinitely reducing the gap created by not actually moving the body was bound to be advantageous in the fight of controlling a gigantic god soldier.

As a result, he always had the upper hand in high-speed maneuvering battles with giant god soldiers, and I had no doubt that he would do the same this time as well.

He opened his shoulder armor and released multiple fireballs. Gilbert’s Colossus easily escaped death from multiple fireballs, but hitting it wasn’t the goal.

The purpose was to block vision using the dust created when multiple fireballs exploded on the ground. Even with the assistance of the artificial spirit’s search magic, it was bound to take time to pinpoint the exact location.

Moving like water, he quickly turned back and occupied the back of the defenseless giant soldier.

As expected, I can’t keep up with the speed of this body!

His mouth suddenly split from side to side and he smiled with confidence.

Ian thought that even if he were his rival, if he were to step forward in earnest, it would be natural for him to be unable to do anything, and deployed all of the magic weapons currently built in.

Ice, flames, lightning, and wind swirled around the stadium.

– what? Does it end this easily?

– Gilbert lost?

Although the audience felt lethargic as the match ended in an instant, they looked in amazement at Ian, who had beaten Gilbert, who had incredible manipulative skills.

Okay, this is it. This is the appearance of the protagonist.

When Ian realized that all eyes in the stadium were on him, he felt a sense of satisfaction filling his heart.

It occurred to me that this was exactly the attention he wanted and deserved from people.

Until the dust that filled the stadium disappeared.

– Look over there!

– Not yet. Gilbert’s giant soldier is fine!

– Of course!

The audience was once again enthusiastic about the silhouette of the giant soldier seen as the dust gradually cleared.

The appearance of a majestic giant soldier with an iron sword drawn and aimed without a single scratch despite the bombing.

It had all the ingredients to make the audience cheer.

As the crowd gradually began to chant for Gilbert, Ian, who had been immersed in his own delusions, returned to reality. I took the lead on the defenseless rear and fired a barrage, but I couldn’t understand how they looked unharmed.

No matter how Ian was, it was impossible for him to come out of that situation unscathed.

“As expected, you are the biggest obstacle.”

In order to become a main character who fully attracts the world’s attention, Gilbert must be gone. Ian came to that conclusion and rushed towards his destined rival.

Meanwhile, Gilbert, who blocked Ian’s bombardment with an iron sword, responded by looking at the charging Ian with cold eyes. It was commendable that they took over the rear in an instant and fired without hesitation, but that was all.

Because his targeting was a mess, there were only a few shots that were threatening to him, and even those he couldn’t easily escape using parrying. Although he acknowledged his natural manipulation skills using characteristic skills and his superior senses compared to his peers, there were many people like him, even if he wasn’t Ian.

And above all.

visor!

The movements were monotonous. At the beginning of the semester, Gilbert once told Ian the importance of physical training. Ian, who didn’t look like a junior high school student at the time, seemed to have accepted his advice, but it was confirmed with a few bumps that he actually just ignored it.

Therefore, the continent’s top-ranked knights never neglected physical training.

However, like a knight who did not know the basic circumstances, the current Ian, who focused solely on training his magic power, had a figure that far exceeded Gilbert’s in terms of magic power alone. Obviously, if it was a long-term battle or a battle with a lot of horsepower, Gilbert could lose.

This was entirely possible for Ian, who had a characteristic skill specialized in fighting giant soldiers.

However, neglected physical training ultimately made a difference.

No matter how high the output you can produce, if you don’t have a body to support it, that’s the limit.

And in Gilbert’s opinion, Ian’s breaking point was right there.

I lightly struck away Ian’s iron sword, pulled the control stick, and dug inside. He pushed back the giant soldier using his frequently used shoulder strike and used the Lightning Bolt, which boasts the fastest firing rate among magical weapons.

With a flash of light, Ian’s magic barrier was struck. Ian had no way to avoid the extremely close magic weapon. No matter how much integration skill was used, it was impossible to completely defy the laws of physics.

Gilbert’s sometimes three-dimensional maneuvers were not movements that completely broke away from the laws of physics. It was just a matter of incorporating actions that could be done with the actual body into giant recruit manipulation techniques.

Bang bang bang!

When the barrage that pounded the barrier mercilessly ended, Ian tried his best to control the shaking giant soldier. I somehow concentrated on the screen, prepared for the next attack, and activated my fortitude magic armament, but it was impossible to take down Gilbert even in a stable position.

Moreover, he was not a great man who would obediently receive the magic weapons poured at him in an anxious position. He easily dodged the ice-type magic fired diagonally and stabbed the iron sword through the small gap.

bang!

The damage from the iron sword struck by the correct hit was completely transmitted to the deployed magic barrier. Ian, who was attacked in an unstable position, flew straight into the air, and Gilbert quickly followed behind him at high speed.

“That’s ridiculous!”

Ian shouted, feeling anxious for the first time since entering the competition. Did you say that even if you are rotten, you are still good enough? Even as it was being blown away by the attack, it was blocking it with minimal damage by activating its magic barrier.

Of course, this wasn’t Gilbert who would watch that in silence.

Winter Sword – Icicle

When he turned the sword containing the spiral’s secret and stabbed it sharply, Ian’s giant god soldier was unable to absorb all of the shock and collapsed again. Gilbert was not an idiot who threw away that golden opportunity right before his eyes.

Winter Sword – Cold Wind

A diagonal slash from the giant soldier’s iron sword struck the barrier.

thud!

There was a loud roar as the heavy giant soldier fell.

” That’s ridiculous. This is absolutely ridiculous!”

I grabbed the control stick of the fallen giant soldier and forced him up. I screamed as I looked at the sharply forged golden blade.

Ian couldn’t understand the current situation.

Are you rolling around on the ground when you have to win overwhelmingly?

This was nothing short of a terrible lie.

Even at that moment when Ian was shocked, Gilbert’s sword did not stop. In fact, it would have been more accurate to say that he was mechanically beating Ian’s giant soldier. Cooking something like a giant god soldier that only showed monotonous movements was no task.

This would be a good idea.

I thought it would be a waste to delay any more time. I may be doing it to help Ian grow, but since I thought of it as a discarded hand, I didn’t want to waste my strength pointlessly.

Now, after kicking Ian, who was attacking in a random manner rather than any pattern, and knocking him down, he deployed all his magic weapons.

It was not a random bombardment like Ian, but a concentrated barrage with a fixed target. Just like before, ice, flames, lightning, and wind swirled around the stadium.

– Gilbert! Gilbert!

– Is this the end? Is it over?

The audience continued to cheer for Gilbert, who showed the same concentrated fire that Ian had produced. There were also people who were excited about whether it would be over this time.

Eventually, the dust cleared and the figure of the fallen giant soldier appeared.

The cheers were loud enough to echo throughout the stadium.

However, Gilbert calmly waited for the referee’s declaration without any emotion.

***

Competitive first year division

winner

Gilbert the Lionheart.