Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter's Hero Dream - Chapter 253 p2

Chapter 253 Supreme Martial Art Festival ⑤
Part 2
　I leaned forward and looked closely.
　However, Master’s~ body-double also seems to be doing a surprisingly good job. Kryhi Andrichhi laughed at Fake Master~ who approached him while miraculously avoiding the lightning.

“I know, I’ll hit you with everything I got! Can you avoid this!? 『Lightning Arrow (Kaminari no Ya)』!” (Kryhi)

　In no time, countless Magic Lightning arrows were created and attacked the Fake Master~.

　Arrow Magic is rudimentary among offensive magic. But still, Lightning Magic is more difficult, and to begin with, the Kryhi is shooting arrows in parallel with making lightning rain.
　I don’t like the fact that he has a name that sounds exactly like Master~, but I can understand why he calls himself the “Lightning Emperor (Raitei)”. Even Ark Rodin would not be able to manipulate lightning to this extent. Well, he is a Magic Swordsman, so he is not a pure Magi――.

　The Fake Master~ jumped to avoid the arrows flying at his feet at high speed. But that was obviously a bad move.
　No matter how much power you have, avoiding attacks in mid-air is――Extremely difficult.

　Kryhi must have anticipated his move. The top of the staff was pointed at Cry who was in the air. Then, Kryhi shouted as if he couldn’t contain his feelings.

“I’ve been waiting for this moment, Cry! Receive the power of the heavens――『Heavenly Destruction, God’s Raining Flower, Spear of Lightning (Raisou Tenmetsujin Raika)』!!” (Kryhi)

“………… An original spell, huh.” (Lucia)

　Lucia Onee-sama muttered in dismay.

　A spear was generated at the tip of the staff. It was a spear of lightning with a violet glow around it. But its substance was not that of mere energy, it shone like metal.
　A mass of compressed magical power. Just like when Mana Material converges to create the substance of a Relic, the excessively compressed power creates a substance.

　The spear boasts a mystical brilliance. It has more than enough destructive power when it is just a lightning strike, but how much more powerful would it be if it were compressed?

　Even high-level Hunters who allocate Mana Materials to their durability will not escape death if they take it directly.
　A lethal blow was fired without hesitation at Master~ who was in mid-air.

　And then――The Fake Master~ created the very same spear to intercept his attack.

“!???” (Kryhi)

　In a cloud of dust, a shining spear collided with another shining spear. During the collision and shockwave of that destructive energy, Tino certainly heard cracking sounds on the barrier protecting the audience.
　The audience screamed, but it was quickly suppressed. It was the power of the shockwave. The light, impact, and heat hit the audience. Anthem Nii-sama, the other hunters in the front rows, and the Magi who had been standing by in case of emergency stood up to suppress it.

　A cloud of dust blew away. The lightning had already stopped. Swirling clouds floated in the sky above.

　And then, what came into Tino’s view was――.

“I can’t believe it………… You could cast the same magic as I did, at the exact same time, and without a wand. ――How amazing are you?” (Kryhi)

　It was Kryhi Andrichhi who was standing in the middle of the battered and blackened arena, and the Fake Master~ who was collapsed by the wall.

　The screams in the audience subside. Kryhi Andrichhi looked at the staff and said seriously.

“Did you duplicate my original magic in that split second? Without this wand――I would have lost. It’s as if you are a mirror of me. ………… No, it’s rude of me to say this.” (Kryhi)

　Aaaah, Master~…… I knew it, after all, I am going to lose my entire fortune, right?

　The audience was also in an uproar because of the excessively fierce battle that had unfolded from the first round. Even Kruz, who had bet all her money with Tino at Tino’s suggestion, was pale.

　But the battle was already decided. No matter who that Fake Master~ is, I don’t think that he could withstand that blow. In the first place, it seems that the Fake Master~ has not transcended Lightning attack, unlike the True Master~.

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　Even though Master~ would have won if he was fighting…… It’s frustrating but it’s not like I can say that he is a fake. Because using a substitute would be more disgraceful than if he were to fight and lose, after all.

Kryhi shouted in a clear voice.

“Referee. He can’t get up again. Our attack seems to have offset each other――But the original was stronger, as expected. Cry fought well, get him a doctor.” (Kryhi)

　Hearing his voice, the referee finally starts to move as if he had just remembered his job. The doctors and Magi who were waiting rushed over to the fallen fake Master~.

　And then, Tino saw.

　――The fighter entrance. Master’s head was sneaking out from behind a pillar, and his eyes were blinking frequently.

　The fake is lying on the ground, surrounded by rescuers. Two Masters~. As for which one is the real one, there is no need to guess.

　In an unusual behavior, the True Master~ seemed to be in a hurry. I don’t know what in the world he was thinking when he appeared on the stage, but he was *kyorokyoro* checking around suspiciously.
　Was he in a hurry, or was he looking for something, or did he not expect to be defeated?

　No one seems to have noticed it yet due to the aftermath of the fierce battle, but it’s only a matter of time before someone does.

“Ah, it’s Cry-chan.” (Liz)

　Probably because Onee-sama noticed him too, she said that in a light tone. Onee-sama must have been looking forward to Master’s~ battle, but her voice hardly contained any astonishment.

　But not for Tino.

　Master~…… For once, please reflect on this. I will say it when I have to say it! I will definitely say it!
　Onee-sama may half-kill me, but for once I have to say it. Tino was really looking forward to the day I would see Master~ fight.

　However, looking at it this way, the True Master~ was Master’s true embodiment of himself. Looking back on it now, the Fake Master’s~ attitude was a little too fearless compared to the True Master~.
　Of course, I don’t dislike the fearless Master~, but it is obvious when you compare the two.

　How is he going to get out of this? Does the fact that he is showing up now mean that he has a plan? He wouldn’t show up without a reason. But it’s not like he can look for a rematch――.

　――It was at the moment when Tino was thinking about this that 『It』 fell from the sky into the arena.

　It appeared majestically without hiding. It fell like a leaf amidst countless gazes and landed soundlessly on the ground behind Kryhi.

　The audience, who had been excited by the afterglow of the heated battle, was filled with confusion.

　It was a human being. A tall human wearing a long, jet-black robe. But how could a mere human fall from the sky?

　Its face was――Covered with a white fox mask.

　Maybe noticing its presence, Kryhi turned around.
　Kryhi’s eyes widened for a moment at the suspicious intruder, but without shrinking at all, he approached the intruder and called out.

“What are… You?. Where did you come from? I’m sorry, but if it is the next match――” (Kryhi)

“Enough talk…… You, don’t have, to say, anything, anymore. 《Infinite Variety (Senpen Banka)》. Die.” (Kitsune’s Boss)

　And the man wearing a fox mask and a tattered black robe raised his arms widely.