"Shut up!"
The same interruption rang in Jarvis and Khonshu's ears at once.
Wings formed of white ribbons of light fluttered slightly as Schiller floated into the air. He said to Khonshu in his mind, "I couldn't beat Stark before becoming a superhero, and I still can't beat him after becoming one? Then what was the point? Stop talking and hit him!"
"It's time to prove you're not a cleaning robot, Jarvis. Even in terms of brute force, this is at least your chance to beat Schiller once. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Go!"
Jarvis and Khonshu sighed in unison.
Schiller gripped his staff with his other hand, switching from one-handed to two-handed. Stark's chest reactor finished charging, and magical radiance covered his entire body.
There were no flashy movements. The white and blue figures collided, light bursting from the tip of the staff as the reactor instantly unfolded an energy shield.
"Sizzle—bang!"
Both were blasted backward, then crashed into each other again. Schiller swung his staff at the armor's head. Stark ducked beneath it, then spun and kicked the tip of the staff. Schiller turned the staff with the motion and drove its tail end sharply downward.
There came another sizzle as cracks appeared in the magical shield before Stark's chest. He crossed his arms before him. The hand lasers finished charging, the emitters opened, and dazzling energy gathered in his palms.
"Hum—" In the fraction of a second before the magical lasers fired, Schiller vanished into the moonlight. Then another beam of moonlight descended, and Schiller appeared at Stark's side. As he rushed backward, his long cloak suddenly came alive and swept toward Stark like a wave.
Caught off guard, Stark was snagged by one arm. But he rolled with it, spinning once through the air. Once he steadied himself,