The Honor at Magic High School (魔法科高校の優等生)

2095-08-08

Day Six of the Nine Schools Competition!

Today, the Battle Board and Ice Pillars Break Rookie Events will be held!

Amy! Good luck!

If I win here, I'll be through to the finals!

Miyuki and Shizuku are already there!

I have to give it my best shot!

Whoever strikes first wins! Go!

I see.

Because she's altered the phenomena by moving her pillar,

it's impervious to any changes from my magic.

I already knew you'd try an attack like that!

Nice going, Amy!

Just keep going and lock up the win!

It's still too early to tell.

Eh?

You're right. Surely, Third High must've researched Amy's strategy.

Here's my next move!

All according to my calculations.

That's our Shiori!

Yes. She certainly kept pace with her opponent.

What... What just happened?

Those pillars should've fallen over...

but they just kept sliding away!

I see. Pretty brilliant.

Who would've thought she'd reduce the ice's coefficient of friction to zero?

All right!

Right before the collision with the opponent's pillar,

she minimizes the coefficient of friction of her own pillar.

The instant the three pillars become one,

she increases the coefficient of friction to the max.

The only one who can pull off this move is Kanou, a magician adept at detailed calculations.

By now, Contestant Akechi is out of options.

I'm going to take care of her now in one fell swoop!

Airi...

I felt trapped by my family's issues and tormented by my inferiority complex,

but it was you who taught me.

There was something more important that I could trust.

I'm not going to look back anymore.

I'm only going to look ahead and not hold back. Just watch me.

Airi!

Wh-What should I do?

Amelia? Amelia?

Amelia, listen closely...

Why now at a time like this?

Come to think of it, what was it that Grandma said that day?

It looks like I overestimated First High's engineer.

Oh no! It's over!

Not yet.

There's no way that Onii-sama doesn't have a counterattack in mind.

Well, we have no chance against them in terms of control.

Still, Amy...

that's not your field, is it?

Is this going to end with me losing?

But I've worked hard to make it here.

So everyone will forgive me, right?

I...

No...

I...

Look at Amy's Psions!

I'm not...

just like this...

No!

No way! She's not capable of an advanced move like that!

I...

What did I just do?

Amelia...

That's right. With Magic Sumo.

Yeah.

I came really, really close...

but I lost!

Amelia, listen closely.

You mustn't lie.

Huh?

Magicians like you and me turn lies into reality.

That's why we must be careful about lying.

Without our knowing it, a lie can rewrite reality and become the truth.

U-Um... Uh...

I suppose that's still a little too hard for you.

One day you'll come to understand.

One day...

Grandma, I get it now.

The truth is, I want to win!

I don't want to lose!

So, I'm going to do all I can as far as I can go!

She did it!

Really, Amy, who knew you had all that hidden power?

But come to think of it...

Those card games we've been playing every night...

Have you noticed that Amy seems to be losing just as much as she's winning?

Now that you mention it...

No way! That was on purpose?

Well, I can't say for sure.

If Amy has a habit of letting up without knowing it,

but now she's unrestrained...

then this might be Amy's true power.

Who would've thought she was this powerful? But most likely, Contestant Akechi, you're...

Three pillars versus two now! This should do it!

Huh?

This is bad! It's sooner than we thought!

I knew your stamina wouldn't hold up forever.

I haven't lost yet!

I don't want to lose!

The only way to win is to hurl a pillar and bring down her opponents' three remaining ones.

But even if she did manage to fling it,

those three are fused together as a single unit now.

Smashing into it to knock it over will be nearly impossible.

Now, it's only a matter of how she'll bend reality with her magical power.

For a magician, images are reality.

Isn't that right, Grandma?

That's why I imagined myself smashing my opponent's pillars over and over!

Please, let me deliver it!

All of my power in my final blow!

Go!

She still has that much power left?

I won't go down in defeat!

I'm focusing all of my Psions on defense!

No good, huh?

No! Hold up!

Well played.

An utter defeat.

Yippee ki yay!

First High School

Ice Pillars Break

Akechi Eimi (First High School)

Kitayama Shizuku (First High School)

Shiba Miyuki (First High School)

Honoka, congratulations on making it to the Battle Board final!

Congratulations to you and Shizuku, too!

This is amazing! I mean, First High's swept all three spots in the final!

You guys...

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Amy!

Don't overdo it!

You should be in bed.

I-I'm fine, okay?

Everyone!

The Tournament Committee has approached us with a proposal.

Proposal?

First High has swept all three spots in the Women's Ice Pillars Break Rookie Event final.

So, they want to know

if we'd like to skip this afternoon's final and have all three of you share first place.

U-U-Um, I was thinking of withdrawing anyway before you mentioned this proposal.

Well, I guess I don't blame you!

This is awesome! All three of you in first place!

Congratulations, all of you!

All right, then, we'll accept the proposal, and you'll all take first place.

Hold on a second.

I'd like to compete against Miyuki.

Shizuku...

You heard Kitayama-san.

Miyuki-san, what do you want to do?

I...

If Shizuku wishes to compete against me, then I have no reason to refuse.

I see.

In that case, I'll let the Tournament Committee know.

Right!

Yakisoba

Okonomiyaki

I didn't see that coming. You going up against Miyuki.