Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou:Volume 4 Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 – Secret Special Training and, Secret Assault and, Secret Sweet Night

Part 1

Once school was over, every team began preparing for the battle election and performed special training.

Although there were a great number of schoolyards and gymnasiums in the Knight Academy, when sixteen teams were trying to do special training for plans that couldn’t be shown to each other, the places became insufficient. Kazuki who was still a first year was reserved against the other candidates and gathered everyone in the garden near the Witch’s Mansion.

The visibility of the place was a little bad, they must be careful not to damage the surrounding forest.

“How should we train our cooperation specifically? I’m always by myself so I don’t really understand.”

Kazuha-senpai crossed her arms and she inquired while pointlessly acted high-handedly.

“This one and Kazuki still haven’t gotten married, so we couldn’t hope for cooperation like a couple that had been husband and wife for many years. That’s why Kazuki, first let’s get married.”

“I won’t do it. Kohaku, how could you repeat that stupid line so many times with that serious face?”

“I, it's not a stupid line, this one is serious that’s why…”

“Whether it's a stupid line or a serious face, right now is not the time for that kind of talk.”

Kohaku’s shoulders dropped despondently from Kazuki’s scolding.

“If we are talking about cooperation then it is Heaven and Earth Formation right?”

The honor student Mio stated the model answer. Heaven and Earth Formation―with the swordsman as the vanguard to protect the Magica Stigma, the Magica Stigma would prepare a powerful Summoning Magic from the rearguard, it was that kind of formation.

“The foundation is like that, but…the Heaven and Earth Formation has the premise that the swordsmen would be sacrificed. I think this formation is not suitable for this battle election that is going to decide the Chief Student Council.”

Hearing Kazuki’s words, Kohaku who wished for the improvement of the swordsmen’s position was nodding repeatedly with great enthusiasm while humming ‘right right’.

In this battle election, a voting would be conducted after the tournament. For the sake of the voting, not only just winning, but they had to show to everyone the way of fighting that could be recognized as appropriate for the Chief Student Council. Liz Liza-sensei called it, not a [manifesto] but a [battle pledge].

“Moreover the interval between each match is really hard on the participant, so I think we shouldn’t fight in the way that would concentrate the burden on somebody and also to focus on the next match. If we bear damage that couldn’t be healed in each fight, then when it’s the time for the finals we might fall into magic intoxication.”

“In that case we are not going to chant attack magic while sacrificing the frontline swordsmen, it’s better to chant Summoning Magic that supported the front line swordsmen isn’t it? For example something like [Self Burning]!”

Mio clapped both of her hands. Kazuki nodded at that.

“If we chanted [Self Burning] to the frontline swordsmen, they could defend against the enemy’s attack with the flame that covered their whole body while also using Psychokinesis to move the flame into the sword to increase their attack power, such way of fighting is possible. It’s necessary for such scheme to be shared with everyone beforehand.”

“I see, doing that kind of tactics in straight from the bat in that place, with doing it after practicing it beforehand, there is a big difference in result between the two. Moreover as a swordsman, this one is not good at Pshycokinesis. It’s necessary to train beforehand if this one is to do that way of fighting. So this special training also included something like that.”

Kohaku reached an understanding and nodded even more. The swordsmen typically piled up training specializing in Enchant Aura. Even if they were told to suddenly use Psychokinesis, most of the swordsmen would get bewildered for sure.

“Eh, something like moving flame can be done easily even if you have to adlib it right?”

Kazuha-senpai said such thing nonchalantly, making Kohaku getting startled.

Kazuki-senpai loved swords very much, however she was a peculiar person whose magic proficiency was far better even more than her kenjutsu.

From what Kohaku said, it seemed that her magic proficiency was at the level of a genius.

“It’s better for me too to train beforehand to apply defensive magic to other person though.”

The spell chanting of Summoning Magic was divided into four stage of process, those were [Access], [Order], [Targeting], and [Cast].

There was no need of [Targeting] when casting a defensive spell that was targeted to the user’s own body. Because of that there are a lot of defensive magic that could be casted quickly. But in the case that it was not targeted to one’s own body and rather to other person then there would be a need for [Targeting] just like other Summoning Magic. For Kazuki who still couldn’t be said to have the general magic as his strong point, this small twist became a not so small hurdle.

If he performed the special training, guessed how his ally would move beforehand, and changed his own pattern toward how it would relate to his own position, the [Targeting] too would become absolutely smooth.

“Summoning Magic that could be used to cooperate with swordsman is not only [Self Burning]. For example…I think Kaguya-senpai’s team will use this kind of cooperation.”

Kazuki knew the general about the magic that Kaguya-senpai and Koyuki used. …When Kazuki conveyed his own prediction to everyone, all his team members tightened their expression in understanding of the threat right there and then.

“If we challenge them with a normal Heaven and Earth Formation with no scheme at all, there is no doubt that we are going to lose to advanced high cooperation attack. I think it’s better for our side to also prepare several patterns and increase our proficiency with them.”

This tournament would develop into a point where the team that created a new way of fighting would trample the team that kept clinging to the old Heaven and Earth Formation, that was how it would be.

All of a sudden, Kazuki noticed how Kazuha-senpai was staring at him from the side while fidgeting.

“I, is there something wrong?”

“No…just thinking of how serious you are considering about this tournament. You are unexpectedly a direct person, huh.”

A small heart was flying from her chest, it was sucked into Kazuki’s Solomon’s ring.

With the goal of the battle election, even one second was precious, but to overdo it in the special training for magic cooperation until exhaustion was also not allowed. Early morning and evening became free time slots.

When the team special training was over, Kazuki did not only his usual early morning practice, but he also did the kenjutsu practice together with Hikaru-senpai and Kazuha-senpai diligently during the evening too.

With the addition of the third member in the training, the things they could do also increased. So that Kazuki could see the two’s real strength objectively once again, he had both Hikaru-senpai and Kazuha-senpai exchanged blows with each other.

“…Ooops…wawawaa!”

The one who immediately let out a panicked voice was Hikaru-senpai.

Kazuha-senpai swung variegated slashes with a smooth movement like flowing water and cornered Hikaru-senpai.

“Kazuha-senpai, you have become entirely strong compared to when you fought me, haven’t you?”

“Really!? I have become strong!?”

Kazuha-senpai turned back after hearing Kazuki’s words and her expression turned bright.

The origin of her change was from her total lack of unneeded strength. Her swordsmanship was not flabby like before but serene and resolute like a falling star.

That smoothness was none other than the product of her persistence practice-swinging and form practice.

That swordsmanship of her told the story clearly of what a hardworker she was normally everyday.

“…But I can fight like that when practicing. Despite that in a real fight I was completely no good.”

“Was it because senpai thought of absolutely not wanting to lose against those guys in class, or senpai didn’t want to show any uncool side of yours, so you strained yourself in the fight?”

“Y, yes! That’s right! That kind of feeling!”

“There is a problem psychologically with senpai isn’t it? But in reality senpai is strong so please have faith in yourself.”

“…In reality, I am strong…? Even though everyone made fun of me…”

Hearing Kazuki’s words, Kazuha-senpai’s cheeks were slightly colored by a hope called [by any chance].

“I too thought that I had learned the forms and beat those movements properly into my body however.”

Hikaru-senpai tilted her head in looking like she was unconvinced.

Hikarus-senpai too had Traced Kazuki’s movement using telepathy, the forms of the kenjutsu had been mostly beaten into her body.

“Even though senpai had learned the forms, but to know how to move your body in various kinds of situations really effectively, experiences mean everything for that kind of situation assessment. Moreover not only simply Tracing the movements, when you strongly persevered in your practice-swinging and form-practice over and over, your movement would become purely serene. Whether in body’s physique or the optimization in the body’s movement’s kink…in those aspects, Kazuha-senpai’s sword is above.”

The swordsmanship that was polished to its utmost limit wouldn’t be able to be predicted even with Foresight. When Kazuki fought against Yagyuu Nyounsai, even until the end he still couldn’t see through that master swordsman’s <Tengushou> perfectly.

Even if Hikaru-senpai’s learning ability was really excellent, but the depth of kenjutsu was even deeper.

“So it’s like that? A perfectly clear swordsmanship…that’s super cool! Understood, then I’ll do even more practice-swinging just you see! I’ll show you!!”

“But that’s not something that could be achieved in a day, so for now let’s polish our sense of discernment. You two, how about exchanging blows with me this time in turn?”

Kazuki too drew his sword from the sheath. The practice of Hayashizaki-style used real swords. Even if they used real swords, as long as the defensive magic power was still there it would be safe. It would be more economical in magic power if they used bamboo sword, but it would create a large gap in their sense.

When she faced against Kazuki who drew his sword, Kazuha-senpai froze in surprise.

“It’s okay, I am not thinking of something like returning the resentment of being unjustly accused at all. Fuffuffu.”

“Stoo―pp! Are you actually an S―!?”

“…But to learn sword from the enemy team, for some reason it might be unfair.”

Hikaru-senpai was laughing while taking a stance with her katana.

“Hikaru-senpai doesn’t really feel like an enemy. Besides, the students of the Magic Division cannot use a sword by the rule at any rate.”

“That’s not the case you know, my Baal has a magic that can create a weapon after all.”

Is that so, using weapon that was created from Summoning Magic was not a problem in the end.

Hikaru-senpai’s Baal had a lot of magic that increased a person’s close-quarter combat ability that was to Kazuki’s liking. Kazuha-senpai’s Futsunushi no Kami was also identical.

If he raised these two’s positivity level, then he could become even stronger…

A calculating thought was crossing his mind, Kazuki quickly shook his head in fluster.

When both senpais became completely exhausted, the color of the sky had completely become the color of night.

“By the way Hikaru-senpai. Where is the area in this academy that is located in the blind spot of the security cameras?”

Just before they returned to the Witch’s Mansion after the training was over, Kazuki glanced at Hikaru-senpai and inquired.

“Why are you asking that kind of thing? Well, I don’t think Kazuki will do anything bad so it doesn’t matter though.”

She didn’t even have a shred of doubt toward Kazuki, Hikaru-senpai obediently taught Kazuki about the here and there of such areas.

Kazuki was nodding while he was listening thinking that so far the situation was good.

Of course he didn’t plan to do anything bad. Though if Mio or Kaguya-senpai knew, they would get angry.

“I understand. Sorry, there is something that I really need to do tonight, so is it okay if I take a rain check on spending time together in my room?”

“Ok-kay―, it’s fine. In a friendship between men, there is no such thing like prying too deep into a friend who is having a circumstance after all!”

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