Just like that, the men's "Secret Monument Decoding" competition ended, and the newcomer competition came to an end.
Frankly speaking, the ending was within everyone's expectations, but it was also unexpected at the same time.
On one hand, no one doubted that Fangzheng would win. But on the other hand, Shouhui Ichijō's failure was too shocking. From the audience's point of view, the battle between Shouhui Ichijō and Fangzheng should have been a stalemate based on their own abilities.
But the reality was that Shouki Ichijō was no different from the other contestants in front of Fangzheng. He was easily defeated by Fangzheng.
Even the next head of the Ichijō family was no match for Fangzheng. No one could say for sure how strong this man really was.
In fact, Ichi High School was sure to win the championship by now. Even if they forfeited the "Secret Monument Decoding" and "Fantasy Star Picking" competitions in the last two days of the regular competition, they would still be first according to the total score. But this made the contestants of Ichi High School even more excited. They found that they were about to create an unprecedented record...
In the Nine Schools Tournament, Ichi High School won all the competitions!
If word of this got out, they would be so proud!!
Therefore, in the "Secret Monument Decoding" competition the next day, the two senior students were even more enthusiastic than Fangzheng. So, Fangzheng simply let them vent while he stayed at the back. Even so, they still won in the end.
While Fangzheng leaned against the secret monument and yawned in boredom, the women's regular competition, "Fantasy Star Picking", was about to begin.
"Are you nervous? Suika? "
Looking at his good friend in front of him, the Northmont Bear asked in a low voice. The latter shook his head and clenched the stick in his hand. Today, Suika Mitsui wasn't wearing a swimsuit. On the contrary, she was wearing something that looked like a combination of a ballet dancer and a cheerleader. This was the uniform for the Fantasy Star Picking Tournament. The contestants had to dress up nicely and hit the balls of light in the sky with a bat.
"It's okay."
Suika nodded and pulled the hem of her skirt.
"Fortunately, it's this kind of skirt. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to fly."
The dress that Mitsui Suka was wearing wasn't an ordinary long dress, but a puffy skirt with layers of underlining. This way, even if someone looked up from below, they would only be able to see the layers of underlining. As for the thighs and undergarments … well, there was no need to even think about it.
"Besides, Haruhino-san has already taught me."
As she spoke, Mitsui Suika shook the bracelet on her right wrist. Upon seeing this bracelet, the Northmont Sea's eyes lit up.
"This is it?"
"Yep, I've already tried the second-generation product that was modified by Haruhino-san. It feels as if I've grown wings."
When Sibo Sheepshead demonstrated her brother's improved flying technique, Fangzheng was grinning from ear to ear while cursing in his heart. Hence, he turned around and modified his original Hoverboard, creating a second generation product. The principle was the same as a Hoverboard, but the difference was that the wind that was sucked in would flow directly around Mitsui Suika's body. To put it simply, it was like turning the wind into a suit of armor.
The advantage of the second generation was that it was lighter than a Hoverboard, but the disadvantage was that it consumed more mana. Of course, it wasn't as much as anti-gravity magic, but from Fangzheng's point of view, it was a design that "emphasized elegance over warmth."
But as the saying went, being strong was only a matter of time, while being handsome was a matter of life.
Even godly weapons would have a day when they were worn out, but beautiful weapons could be preserved, right?
Looking at the grinning Mitsui Suika, the Northmont Sea sighed.
"You seem to have changed."
"Eh?"
"It's nothing."
The Northmont Sea shook his head and looked at his good friend again.
"Good luck."
"Yep!!!"
Facing the Northmont Sea's blessing, Mitsui Suika smiled and nodded vigorously.
Soon, the regular season "Fantasy Star Picking" was about to begin.
Standing on a tall pillar and looking around, Mitsui Suika couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. If it was her usual self, she would definitely feel very nervous and uneasy at this time. But it was different now. Mitsui Suika still remembered that before the start of today's competition, Kasugano had specially looked for her. Not only did he accompany her for morning exercises, but he even gave her some pointers. For Mitsui Suika, this morning had already begun like a dream.
So, what she needed to do now was to have a perfect ending.
"Beep beep —!!!"
Following the sound, the next moment, the girls standing on the pillars flew into the sky. Due to the influence of the incident with Sibo Deep Snow, all the high schools had now obtained flying magic. Since they were all using it in the Newbie Competition, the regular season naturally wouldn't miss it either. One by one, the girls floated into the sky, flying towards the colorful ball of light that appeared in the sky.
But at this moment … … …..
"Whoosh —!!"
Suddenly, the wind roared.
The swirling airflow startled everyone. They turned around and saw Mitsui Suika standing on the pillar, her hands tightly gripping her staff with her eyes closed. The violent air currents swirled around her, condensing, and in the next moment, with a swoosh, the air currents calmed down. At the same time, a pair of light green butterfly-like wings appeared behind Mitsui Mitsui's back.
The girl then opened her eyes and looked at the sky. Then, she leaped up and flew directly into the sky!
"What is that!!!"
Seeing this scene, the audience stood up one after another and looked at the young girl flying in the sky like a fairy butterfly in astonishment.
"It's flying magic! This is the paper published by North Mountain Industries. It's actually being used?! "
For those who were familiar with magical engineering, this scene was even more shocking.
Ordinary people might not know, but they knew very well that just a month ago, North Mountain Industries published a signed paper, claiming to have solved one of the three major problems, the "generalization of flight magic", and almost at the same time, the mysterious and world-famous magitek expert, Trust Silver, also published a paper that solved the "generalization of flight magic" problem.
At that time, because it was too difficult for the journal to choose one, they simply hung up both papers at the same time, which immediately caused a controversy in the magic world.
After the papers were published, many magic engineering institutes also conducted experiments based on these two papers, and the conclusion was that the results of both papers were valid.
What followed, then, was the subject of much scholarly discussion as to which of the two methods was better.
Beishan Industries' method was to manipulate air currents. Trust Silver's method was to manipulate gravity.
At first glance, it seemed that neither side was better than the other. There were many who trusted Trust Silver more, and there were also many who thought that the methods and ideas of North Mountain Industries were closer to reality. Both sides were also engaged in a fierce battle of words, with no end in sight.
Originally, Sibo Sheepshead's "Gravity Manipulation" version of flight magic was already shocking enough, but in the regular season, they actually saw the "Airflow Manipulation" version of flight magic!
So, between the two, who had the upper hand?
This question might be difficult for the audience to imagine, but for Fangzheng, he didn't have to think about it at all.
Of course, his method was better.
And that was the truth.
Just like what Fangzheng had thought before, under the effect of Gravity Manipulation, the way people moved was different from their usual habits. To put it bluntly, they weren't flying in the sky, but being pulled here and there by gravity. Strictly speaking, it was more like driving a dog sled, with the force in front and the person in the back.
But the Airflow Manipulation flight magic had the force in the back and the person in the front, so it was easier to adjust the direction and accuracy, and it didn't require too much energy to adjust and pay attention.
To put it bluntly, it was a bit like driving in front and driving behind.
Suika Mitsui's competition clearly showed this point.
She was like a butterfly dancing in a cluster of flowers, flying around in a beautiful arc in the air. Coupled with the flashing light and bright spots on her wings, she gave people the feeling that she was a real fairy. On the contrary, the other Gravity Manipulation contestants couldn't catch up to Suika's speed and reaction speed at all. After all, they couldn't do a 90-degree turn or a high-angle glide like Suika …. After all, even if gravity could be manipulated, inertia still existed.
If they changed direction too quickly, they would be sent flying like a softball.
"Miss Suika is so beautiful."
Shibata Miyuki couldn't help but clench her fists and sigh. Erika, on the other hand, was staring at the competition in the sky with a subtle expression on her face.
"It's pretty, but I still prefer skateboarding …."
"Huh? Is that so? "
"Yeah. Isn't it fun to step on a skateboard?"
While Erika and Shibata Miyuki were chatting, Sibo Shenxue looked at the scene with a complicated expression. She was speechless.
Of course she knew about the flying magic Fangzheng came up with, but when Sibo Shenxue saw it, Fangzheng was still holding a skateboard. But now, it seemed that they had made some improvements. Moreover ….
Sibo Shenxue clenched her fists as she stared at the competition. She specifically asked her brother for permission to use this magic in order to show the world her brother's strength and skills. And Sibo Shenxue did it perfectly. Because of this, after the rookie competition, Sibo Shenxue saw a lot of media reports about the flying magic based on "Gravity Manipulation".
At that time, Sibo Shenxue was very happy.
But now, she couldn't feel happy at all.
In front of the enhanced version of "Airflow Manipulation", the biggest flaw of her brother's "Gravity Manipulation" flying magic was exposed. In front of Mitsui Suika, the other contestants looked as clumsy and inflexible as snails. Of course, Sibo Shenxue didn't have such a performance when she used it herself. That was because she was strong, and her brother had trained and taught her.
If Fangzheng hadn't invented this version of flying magic, then her brother's goal would have been achieved. He really invented a flying magic that anyone could use.
But ….
She wasn't afraid of not knowing the goods, but she was afraid of comparing the goods.
Sibo Shenxue was, of course, familiar with Mitsui Suika. The two were good friends. Although it wasn't appropriate to say this, Sibo Shenxue always thought that Mitsui Suika was weaker than her, and confrontation was not her forte. But even so, she could still use this flying magic to trick others ….
Thinking of this, Sibo Shenxue lowered her head.
Could it be that her brother had lost?
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