The third day of the Nine Schools Battle was the most important day of the regular season, because it was the finals of the "Surfing Race" and the preliminaries and finals of the "Icicle Attack and Defense".
The "Surfing Race", as its name suggested, was a competition where contestants surfed on skateboards. Of course, there was a rule in this competition, which was that the contestants were not allowed to directly attack the other contestants with magic. They could only interfere indirectly through water interference.
As for the "Icicle Attack and Defense", it was actually a bit similar to tower defense. Contestants from both sides would stand on a high platform, and a few rows of huge rectangular icicles would be erected on the platform in front of them. All the contestants had to do was protect the icicles on their side and use magic to destroy the icicles on the opponent's side.
The "Icicle Attack and Defense" was also the most popular competition apart from the "Fantasy Star Picking" and the "Secret Monument Decoding". The reason was that this was the only competition that allowed the contestants to wear the clothes they wanted in order to calm themselves down. As long as it did not violate public order and good morals, the contestants could dress up as a maid, a witch, or anything else.
Therefore, this was also the most popular competition among the audience. Who wouldn't like to watch legal cosplay?
For Fangzheng, the "Surfing Race" was not difficult at all. He basically did not need to use any tricks at all, because no one was faster than Fangzheng when it came to the activation of magic. Often, when the whistle sounded, Fangzheng had already disappeared from everyone's sight.
However, to Fangzheng's surprise, something happened to the women's team on the other side.
"What's going on?"
After the semi-finals of the men's team ended, Fangzheng received a call from Mayumi Shichiusa, asking him to come back immediately. So, Fangzheng hurried back to the camp of Ichikawa High. As soon as he walked in, he saw that everyone had a serious expression on their faces. It seemed that something big had happened.
"You're finally back, Haruhino-kun."
Seeing Fangzheng appear, Mayumi Shichiusa breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's Mori. Something happened to her."
"Something happened?"
"Yes, there was an accident in the match...."
According to Mayumi Shicusa, in the semi-finals of the women's "surfing race" that Watanabe Moli participated in, the contestant from Seventh High School seemed to have lost control, causing her to flip and rush forward. Watanabe Moli wanted to catch her, but for some reason, he made a mistake. Both of them were directly knocked off the track, so the semi-finals of the women's group were stopped.
"How is Senior Watanabe?"
"A few of my ribs are broken. The doctor has already treated them with battlefield first aid magic, but I won't be able to move freely for at least ten days."
"In other words, not only will she not be able to participate in the surfing competition, but she will also not be able to participate in the illusory star-picking competition?"
Hearing this, Fangzheng raised an eyebrow, while Mashumi Shichikusa nodded with a solemn expression.
"What about now? What did the Chairman say? "
"They announced that the women's competition will start again in half an hour. Naturally, Moli can't go on stage. As for the contestant from Seventh High School, she has already lost the right to compete."
At this point, Mayumi Shichinose looked at Fangzheng.
"Haruhino-kun, I think …"
"I know what you want to say, but we can talk about it later."
Fangzheng waved his hand, then glanced at the crowd.
"The most important thing right now is to find a substitute … Suika."
"Huh?!"
Hearing Fangzheng call her name, Mitsui Suika, who was standing next to him, suddenly jumped up in surprise.
"You will replace Watanabe Senpai in the semi-finals of the surfing race. Take her to change her clothes."
"Okay."
Hearing Fangzheng's order, the Kitayama Bear nodded, then pushed Mitsui Suika, who was still puzzled, away. As for Mayumi Shichia, she looked at Fangzheng in surprise, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Haruhino-kun, you …"
"I know what you want to say."
Fangzheng waved his hand again.
"You suspect that this is not an accident, but a conspiracy against us. Yes, I think so too."
"But if that's the case …"
"That's why we can't let them succeed."
Fangzheng stared at Mashumi Shichinose.
"At present, we're not sure if this is a conspiracy or an accident. If it's really an accident, then it's fine. But if it's a conspiracy, then obediently giving up will only make the other party more arrogant. Besides, Watanabe-senpai finally made it to the semi-finals. You don't want to see her hard work go to waste, do you? I'm sure that if she wakes up, she won't want to face such a scene. "
"…"
Hearing this, Mashumi Shichinose did not say anything.
"That's it then. I'll go check on Suika. I'll leave it to you to apply to the competition committee to change the contestants. Also, ask the committee for the surveillance footage of the previous match."
"Okay."
Mashumi Shichinose nodded, but she showed a puzzled expression again.
"But is Mitsui really going to be okay? Although she also signed up for the 'surfing race' in the newbie competition, the level of the newbie competition is completely different from the regular competition. "
"You don't have to worry about that, President."
Fangzheng chuckled and walked out.
As it turned out, Suika had the same idea.
"Harukino, can I really, really participate in the regular competition?"
Suika Mitsui appeared in front of Fangzheng once again. She had already changed into her competition attire. It was a tight-fitting, full-body swimsuit that resembled a diving suit. Although it covered her skin well, there was no way to hide her protruding curves. Suika did not seem to care about such a trivial matter at all. She stared nervously at Fangzheng and asked. Hearing Suika's question, Fangzheng chuckled.
"Don't worry, Suika. Relax. Trust me, I've already built an optical magic system for you, right? And you've practiced it. It won't be a problem. "
"But …"
"Don't be too nervous."
Looking at Suika's still pale face, Fangzheng reached out his hand to touch her hair.
"You should know that Watanabi-senpai can't participate in the semi-finals now. If we don't participate now, it'll be equivalent to forfeiting. So you don't have to worry about whether you'll get a good result or not. Just treat this competition as a practice session … Understand? "
With that said, Fangzheng lowered his voice. His voice seemed to have some sort of magical power that drilled into Mitsui Suika's ears. It made her nervous and uneasy feelings gradually calm down.
"Don't … worry too much?"
"That's right. Don't worry too much. Just treat it as a rehearsal for the newbie competition. You can also get a feel for the atmosphere of the regular competition. You're a substitute and a freshman. No one will think you can be a threat to them. So just go ahead and do it. "
"Hmm … I understand."
Suika nodded hard, then turned around and left. Only then did the Northmont Sea walk over.
"I really didn't expect you to be able to calm her down. This really surprised me."
"Really?"
"Of course."
The Northmont Sea nodded.
"Suika's strength is actually about the same as mine, but her personality has become the biggest problem. She doesn't like to fight with others, nor does she like overly intense confrontations. This is a very obvious weakness. "
"People will always grow."
Fangzheng shrugged and retracted his gaze.
"Okay, let's get ready to enjoy her performance."
Soon, Fangzheng and the Northmont Sea came to the audience and sat together with the others. At this time, the organizers also announced that everything was ready. Then, the semi-finals of the women's "surfing race" began again.
Soon, the contestants were in position again. Suika also stood on her skateboard — compared with the other contestants' surfboards, her skateboard was obviously different.
Of course, as for what was different, that was another matter.
"Beep —!!!"
The moment the starting gun sounded, the competition began.
At the same time, with Suika as the center, the water around her suddenly emitted a dazzling light. The other contestants were completely unprepared, and their rhythm was immediately disrupted by the flash of light, causing them to fall into the water one after another. Without waiting for the light to fade, Mitsui Suika took the lead and charged out.
"I really didn't expect this."
Seeing this scene, Mayumi Shichikusa, who was next to her, also sighed with emotion.
"I did think that the CAD that Haruhino-kun adjusted for Suika would definitely be unusual, but … I see. Is it a flash ability?"
"No matter when, light is a very powerful ability."
Fangzheng crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at the arena in front of him.
"Let's see how she uses it."
At the same time, the other contestants also came to their senses and hurried forward.
"Damn it! How dare she play tricks like this!! "
As seniors of the third years, the strength of these contestants was naturally not much weaker than Suika. Moreover, they were actually teased by a first year substitute, which made them even more furious. Soon, a contestant from Second Year had caught up to Suika. She looked at the girl in front of her with a smug smile.
"Take this!"
As she shouted, the contestant from Second High School stretched out her hand and pressed forward. Along with her action, a huge wave suddenly appeared on the water surface in front of her, rolling towards Mitsui Suika. Then, a wave came crashing down and engulfed Mitsui Suika.
"Not good!!!"
Shibata Miki and Erika also screamed when they saw this. The other students of First Year also stared at the arena nervously.
But soon, an unexpected scene appeared.
As the rolling waves subsided, Mitsui Suika once again appeared in front of everyone. Compared to before, she did not seem to have changed at all. It was as if the raging waves did not affect her at all.
"Huh? What's going on? "
Everyone was shocked. When Suika was swept into the big wave just now, they all thought that she would definitely fall into the water, but now it seemed that... that was not the case?
"What the hell is going on? Haruka? "
Faced with everyone's questions, Fangzheng just smiled.
"Miki, you can take off your glasses and look at the arena."
"Okay."
Shibata Miki nodded obediently when she heard Fangzheng's words. She then took off her glasses and looked at the arena. The reason why Shibata Miki always wore glasses was not because she was nearsighted, but because of her special ability, "Crystal Eyes", which allowed her to see magic directly. It was to control this ability that Shibata Miki chose to study in a magic high school. If she did not have this pair of strange eyes, she would probably never have any contact with a magic high school for the rest of her life.
As for Shibata Miyuki's eyes, Fangzheng naturally gave her special training. Although Shibata Miyuki couldn't use them freely, she could still control them to a certain extent.
Shibata Miki took off her glasses and stared at the arena carefully. Then...
"Huh?"
She screamed in surprise. Shibata Miki put on her glasses and looked at the arena again. She took off her glasses again and did this several times, as if she was comparing something.
"What's wrong? Miki? "
Seeing her friend's movements, Erika asked in confusion. The latter looked at Fangzheng.
"Haruka, that's..."
"I told you, there are many ways to use light."
Faced with Shibata Miki's question, Fangzheng chuckled. Of course, he knew why Shibata Miki was surprised. The position she saw when she took off her glasses was completely different from when she put them on.
This was the use of optics.
As everyone knew, when you inserted a chopstick into the water, you would see that the chopstick, which was originally straight, was tilted. This was the phenomenon of light refracting through the water.
In fact, someone had used this ability in Gakuen City. During the "Fantasy Driver" incident, Shiroi Kuroko, who was a member of the Morals and Discipline Committee, encountered a delinquent who used the "polarized light ability". His ability was to use light to distort his position, thus causing his opponent to misjudge.
At that time, Shiroi Kuroko also fell for this ability and was badly beaten. What Mitsui Kuroko was using now was the same principle.
In other words, Mitsui Kuroko appeared to be at point A, but she was actually not at point A. What was at point A was just an illusion created by refraction and deflection.
This was also why the Nippon High School contestant's attack did not pose a threat to Mitsui Kuroko.
In fact, in the end, no one was able to see through it. Suika Mitsui had canceled her ability right before she crossed the finish line. Everyone only saw a blur in front of their eyes, and in the next moment, Suika Mitsui, who they had been chasing, had actually crossed the finish line without hesitation.
Seeing this, Fangzheng nodded in satisfaction.
The outcome was decided.
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