——Reality Manipulation. “So it was something one can get from a Unique Magic Acquisition.”Amongst the crowd, a woman flared her emerald eyes across the arena. She had a pen and paper that she listened upon, and with only two matches, there was not much to write from the first. “Sabrine. Cian looks a bit different. He still fights aggressively but... there's this feeling that I am getting.”Narrowly closing her right eye, Teresa would look at Cian's personality. Right now, he was being pinned down by such an ability yet he seemed to be calm.“It could be because he is fighting assertively, instead of being aggressive. It's indeed a change.”Knowing the exact reason for that change, Sabrine left out the details of how it was possible for Cian.Teresa was once again with Sabrine as they both observed the fights that started. The first match had nothing to be observed as it ended within a second by forfeiting.“...You said that they could be using magic that they were granted through u

“——Would you like to explain yourself...? Aspiring Champion?”With both hands on his back, Michael Hudson had inquired Cian. He had a smile that was hard to discern if fake or not, but he had done it so to show courtesy.His staff was grouped at the sides of the corridor as Cian and Michael faced each other.“Mr. Mayor! We meet again!”As Cian instantly recognized him, he rubbed the back of his head as he leaned and bowed, greeting the Mayor who appeared before him. It was a display of courtesy and gratitude, yet it was something unwarranted for someone who was causing the Mayor trouble. “Why aren't you following the staff's instructions? It was strictly advised for your stay in the mezzanine after winning. You are in luck that I like you a lot and I don't want you to get disqualified by something like this.”Michael confronted Cian, maintaining a smile of an affectionate mayor. Michael had seen how the staff were barely able to hold Cian back, but that was because he abstained fr

——As the cheers of the audience in the colosseum become loud, their sword becomes stronger as well.“Hmph! Parry this you filthy imbecile!”Using the thin yet long, serrated blade, Poppo started to attack the offensive, pushing Magi back as his distance to the side of the arena closes. “——!”He was being pushed back somehow, he wouldn't win a match of sword fighting. However, he had an idea.“Glazier. Ground Zero.”Unholsting his Grant, he would aim Glazier at Poppo as he parried the next attack. Poppo wasn't as surprised as before as he tried to break away, however, due to the serrated nature of his blade, it was stuck as Magi turned his blade nature. He fires away, creating a sudden rumble across the arena, creating a huge floor of ice as everything around it freezes around his area. Yet, Poppo was able to save himself from it at the last second.“Geh. Ice. You never learn, do you?”Poppo only had a disgusted face. Elemental Magic was just as pitiful and weak as he thought it w

“Where's Sabrine!? She's taking longer——!”“Where are you looking? Lose focus and you'll lose your head.”Pinned back by Baji, Vincent would lean his head to the side to dodge the gun's barrel. Baji fired only to miss, barely scratching Vincent's neck with it. It was a close call.Vincent would swirl his blade around, attempting to stab Baji by his leg yet he had also been able to avoid it by stepping back.“Tch. For someone your age, you move pretty quickly.”Vincent would click his tongue in frustration, complimenting Baji's agility despite his age.“I've been doing this job since I was young. If I can say so myself, I'm not in my prime anymore.”With those words that gave Vincent a sign of inferiority before him, he couldn't let such a remark slide. However, Vincent was at a disadvantage. Although he kept closing the distance between him to avoid getting shot, Baji's quick thinking and movement were far superior. Vincent was only able to keep up due to his tricks used with the

After the siege on the headquarters ended, Vincent, Bahamut, and Saeko were left inside to care for Violet's body had been reconnected to the console. Several stab wounds prevented the synthetic skin from regenerating, and the hull of the exoskeleton torso was exposed.“Your body... is it——?”[It's useless now. All you can use it for is scrap metal. You can throw it away.]“——!?”Bahamut had been worried that her physical, yet artificial body would become unusable anymore, yet it would become a reality when Violet herself had said it. “But——?!”[The gasoline container was stabbed through, the temperature regulator had short-circuited, and the pressure fibers had been cut. I cannot use this body anymore, Bahamut. I have no use for it.]Bahamut somehow stubbornly wanted to keep the body. He had grown attached to it, seeing Violet's face on it as he brought it back.“———”He would make a small gasp, looking at Violet who had decisively spoken through the monitor of the console. Despit