After managing to give the contestants who had barely advanced a full two days to rest, the grand tournament on the floating island finally resumed on schedule today, once again in full swing.
"Lyon!"
"Lyon!"
"Beat her to a pulp! Beat her to a pulp!"
"Go for it!"
"Go, Tohsaka Rin!"
"Long live magical girls!"
"Magic will prevail!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!!!!"
"Raaah!!!!"
See?
Now, when the magical girl duo—one of the top hundred contestants—and Tohsaka Rin appeared in the arena alongside one of the Scions of Light, the legendary figure, the peerless general, one of Emperor Bernhardt's Four Generals, the head of the Blue Dragon Knights of the Rayguard Empire, the man hailed as the strongest knight on the continent, Lyon, the spectators watching the match erupted into cheers and shouted at the top of their lungs, not sparing a single vulgar insult.
"..."
"..."
In the arena, neither of them was affected by the spectators. They simply stood facing each other from dozens of meters apart, silently waiting for the match to officially begin.
"Ahem!"
"I really don't want to duel a mage..."
"Especially when my opponent's a little girl?"
After staring at Tohsaka Rin for a while, Lyon covered his forehead and let out a regretful sigh.
"Is that so?"
"Fair enough!"
"I don't really want to fight some old man who picks his feet, either!"
Crossing her arms, Rin reached out and tapped her chin with a fair, tender finger. Then, as if she'd suddenly realized something, she sneered at the man across from her who dared to look down on her.
"An old man who picks his feet?"
"I suppose I do count as an old man to you, but..."
"What does 'picks his feet' mean?"
Lyon scratched his head, puzzled.
Over the years, he had