In the stadium, the spectators cheered at the scene unfolding before them... no, they couldn't even raise their voices of surprise, they could only catch their eyes.
　a magical sword and scythe wielded in the center of the stage
　Almost everyone who has seen the game so far in the arena knows that each of them is a first-rate magic item.
　I am also a first‐class person who wields such magic items.
　a dragon bear and crimson ray
　The sight of two notorious adventurers circling was a battle that felt like a dance.

"Come on, Spirit of Water,"

　Spirited magic is invoked with Digma's chanting, and water suddenly appears from nowhere.
　However, the water was not the kind of arrow or whip that would attack Ray as it had been, but it really just showed up there.
　But it's water produced by someone nicknamed Mizuryu. Unseemingly meaningless, Ray slashes it into the water with a death-size blade, avoiding the blow of the wielded magic sword.
　a death size that cuts water polo with a whizzing sound
　Nothing in particular happens, and the water that has just been cut falls down onto the stage.

"What...?"

　I didn't think it was just plain water, but for a moment... yes, just for a moment, but I was dumbfounded.
　When I understand that that is the opportunity that Digma was aiming for, the blade of a magical sword that is already close to me.
　Before Ray realizes that the enemy's aim is to slow down his feet... he puts his death size in front of the blade.
　It's a handle because there's not enough time to pull the blade back and accept it.
　There's a clink of metal around.
　A scene where the spectators gathered in the stadium feel something as if they had already seen it.
　Yes, he packs it to the point where he doesn't let it swing, and he takes it with a death-size handle.
　I saw it some time ago.
　However, there is one thing that is different from that time.
　The last time the bear made a big backward leap -- exactly blown away -- this time it stayed there.
　The reason was already understood by Ray.
　The water that Ray himself cut off and is present on the stage.
　The water is entangled like a thread under a bear's feet, preventing it from being blown away.

(d*mn it, when used in conjunction with Spirit magic and close combat, it must have been so troublesome!)

　Spitting it away inside, he shrugs off the sword that is striking against Death Size along the hilt.
　The next thing to look at is a digma.
　I was clashing with the handle, but suddenly the resistance disappeared.
　It was usually a move that could immediately recover its position, but the timing of Ray's attack completely knocked him out of the blue.
　Attacked away, the upper body loses its balance.
　Still, the lower half of the body was fixed with water, so there was no perfect gap. But...

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

　a death-size blade that is wielded using the very movement of a magical sword
　The magical sword that should prevent the attack has been ignored by Death Size, and there is no time to get it back to hand.
　Digma screams immediately after judging so.

"Wall, Spirit of Water!"

　In an instant, the water beneath Digma and Ray's feet emerges and turns into a wall.
　It was a thin... a wall that could easily be broken even if it wasn't Ray, but it was enough for Digma if her death-size movement weakened even for a moment.
　The water that held the feet was not already stuck because it was diverted to the water that formed the wall.
　Cutting through a wall of water, he squatted off the approaching death-size blade and slashed it into Ray's ankle.
　It delays the attack even for a moment, and even dazzles the opponent.
　Although it was a quick decision to make because of his years of combat experience as a Rank A adventurer, Ray is also short but very dark in terms of combat experience.
　Leap on the spot according to the intuition of the fighting experience. Shake the death size as it spins in the air and slashes it at the bear.

'Spirit of water, turn into a whip!'

　The spun chant invokes the magic of the spirit and waves the water whip to the ray.
　It was Digma's judgment that Ray's leg, which was also a target of attack, had disappeared while he was crouching, but the move was a little slow.
　Surely the water whip was swung at Ray, but he activated Slapnil's shoes as he spun in the air and slashed them at the digma. He kicked forward in the air.
　The movement, wagging death-size and twisting through the air, was completely unexpected, even for a digma.
　Still, it would be unique for a bear to lean back and just scratch the death-size movement that swung down upon his body.
　He leaps forward and opens up his distance, replacing Ray, who runs back.

『……』

　The two, facing each other, look at each other silently, just as if they were holding the center of the stage between them.
　The spectators watching the two games naturally fall silent.
　There was so much silence all around... it was Digma who broke it.
　She opens her mouth with a smile on her cool, elf-like face.

"You are a strong enemy, indeed," I'll admit it."

　Digma's words buzz the audience.
　Even though Ray and Noise have completely taken over the headlines in this competition, Digma remains a notorious Rank A adventurer. Naturally, he was a very famous figure in the imperial capital, and his recognition of Ray had a great impact on the audience.
　But of course that's not the end of Digma's words.
　Spin words with a smile peculiar to those who are confident in their own power.

"That's why I'll challenge you with all my might." I know you have made a tornado of flames, and as a result you have taken the nickname crimson."

　In the meantime, Digma's body is filled with magical powers.
　Ray had no ability to sense magic, but I understand that the force and pressure felt by the bear were increasing.
　And what was most extraordinary was that water was being produced one after another behind the bears.
　Even the water used as a wall or whip has been absorbed, and the water is already large enough to swallow nearly a dozen people.
　Knowing that Digma is openly preparing to move on, Ray dared not touch it.
　I just listened to Digma in silence and waited for her to move on.
　It's not that hard to if you want to interfere with the action.
　Still, Ray waits patiently for the next move without touching the bear.
　It's meaningless to win by taking the opponent by surprise and keeping him from doing his best.
　That would certainly win this game. However, even if you try to fight against noise in such a situation, you cannot nod with confidence when asked if you can fight.
　That's why I was trying to overcome this semi-final opponent... against some of the greatest adventurers in the imperial capital.
　He decided to use even the hand of skill, which would have been hidden in the face of the final battle against noise.
　You didn't read Ray's idea, did you? But Digma opens her mouth to see if there was anything she felt about Ray who was waiting for him to touch her.

"Well, let me show you," Why am I nicknamed Mizuryu? If you are able to survive this, you can admit that you are already capable of the rank A level."

　Along with the sound that reverberates into the stadium, the large amount of water behind the bear grows even larger and transforms itself.

"Spirit of water, bite him with the jaw of a dragon!"

　a magical chant As the chant says, the water behind the bear transforms itself into a giant dragon's head.
　The water, transformed into a dragon's face, pushes toward Ray, as Digma said.

"I could only make faces to match the stage... but this is enough to deal with individuals. Now, Ray, can you do anything about this dragon?"
"GYAAAAAAAAAA!"

　The water dragon approaches Ray with such a cry.
　Ray increases his magical powers while staring at such a water dragon with a death size in his hand.

(It's amazing... but doesn't it go against the rules of obedience? Is it OK because it's just manipulating water in the shape of a dragon?)Shake your death size to use your first skill after taking part in a competition.

"Fly off!"

　What was released with the words was a flying sword attack.

"What!"

　It was probably because Ray thought he was a specialist fire wizard. The sudden discharge of a bear dazzled me.
　The slashing from Desize definitely hit the water dragon's head. But even if it's modeled after a dragon's head, it's true that it's only a mass of water.
　In fact, the shot goes straight through the water dragon's head, and then passes through to the head and reaches high into the sky and disappears.

"Well, why don't you cut it off?"

　It was a blow he fired to confirm, but when he saw that it didn't work as expected, he was very disappointed.
　Still, choosing the next move immediately is a lot of work... perhaps because of the skill of the death size itself.

"Magic Shield".

　A shield of light emerges with the words muttered from Ray's mouth.
　But the size of the shield of light itself is not large enough to prevent water dragons, which is why the bear sees it and decides that Ray has failed in his means of attack.

"Don't think you can defend yourself against the attack of the water dragons with such a small shield. Go, my dragon!"

　the head of a water dragon attacking Ray as if responding to Digma's words.
　and his wide open jaw tried to bite the Magic Shield with its huge tusks. . . . .
　A thud echoes around.
　Audiences can't believe their ears and their eyes when they hear the sound.
　This is because the mouth of a water dragon of overwhelming size, but its tusks were protected by the shield of light produced before Ray.
　Or perhaps it would have been a different story if we had taken the means of swallowing rather than chewing it, but anyway the dragon's tusks were brilliantly prevented by the Magic Shield.
　What surprised me more than the audience was... no, it was Digma who was stunned.
　Even though he used a water dragon, also known as his own, he did not expect to be attacked, even if it was a water dragon with only his head on the stage.
　be completely taken by surprise and dumbfounded That's why I didn't notice Ray chanting a spell on the other side of the Magic Shield, where the water dragon still sticks his tusks and tries to destroy them.

'Flame, thyself is made of flame. Gather, with the flames. Flap with the wings of the great flame!"

　As the magical chant progresses, a palm-sized flame gathers at the blade of the death size, which turns into a bird.
　The size of the bird of fire grew with each magic, eventually reaching over five meters with its wings spread out.

"The immortal bird conquering the sky!"

　And the magic that comes into play.
　Wings of fire fluttered wide, and in an attitude as if to say he were the ruler here, he headed for a water dragon whose actions were restricted by the Magic Shield.
　Under Ray's control, the firebirds head straight to the water dragon.
　And the moment the firebird hit the water dragon's protective Magic Shield, Ray extinguished it.
　Although Mizuryu had been desperately trying to break through the Magic Shield until now, the object suddenly disappears like a haze, and there is a momentary gap as if to swallow it.
　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
　Without hesitation, the bird of fire pushes straight to the water dragon... to its head.
　Firebirds rush into water dragons.
　And the moment the water dragon and the bird of fire touch, the water dragon foams.

"What!"

　How many surprises was it since this game started?
　Firebirds entering the water dragon continue to move through it without being wiped out by water, while the water dragon spouts a large amount of steam from all over its body.
　It's all about visibility... no, the steam that covers everything in the arena blocks visibility, and the bear immediately wields its magic over the sword.
　I did the deed because of my years of experience.
　But... Ray's magical powers had even impressed him, and when the steam inside the stadium had cleared, his sword was received by Ray's death size, and even though it had broken straight through the water dragons, a slightly smaller, flaming bird was thrusting it into his face.
　In a game-winning sight, Digma breathes a little sigh, releases her magical sword, and raises her hands.

"Oh, my God, my God!"

　The referee's voice echoes through the stadium when he surrenders clearly.

"That's it! Winner Ray!"