"All right, let's start testing the third form."
"What? There's a third form too?"
Leo was even more shocked. The first form had opened his eyes, and the second had astonished him even more. But now Tatsuya Shiba was telling him there was a third form.
"Yes. Because the initial form of the CAD in your hand is a blunt sword, it has to be broken down into individual pieces when it forms a shield, then recombined through a magic sequence.
"So, when Honored Brother succeeded in developing the second form, he separately developed a third form. It's just that I don't know whether you can control it."
Tatsuya Shiba looked at Leo with some uncertainty. The second form relied on a magic sequence, but he had tried the third form before, and it required a great deal of precision in controlling Psions.
"That's so complicated."
Leo had trouble understanding what Tatsuya Shiba said afterward. But given his intelligence, expecting him to understand it really was asking a bit much.
"All right, let's test the third form first."
Tatsuya Shiba spoke.
"Okay, but Tatsuya, do I press it three times for the third form?" Leo asked.
"No, turn the handle once."
"Oh, okay."
As Leo turned the handle he was gripping slightly, the blunt sword in his hand instantly changed into eighteen fragments, just as it had when the second form broke down and reassembled. But this time, the fragments didn't reassemble after breaking apart. Instead, they floated directly above Leo.
"Leo, input Psions and try to control those fragments."
Tatsuya Shiba hurriedly reminded him.
"Oh, okay."
Hearing that, Leo hurriedly input Psions into the CAD.
As he input Psions, the floating fragments changed. One of them began spinning rapidly.
The remaining fragments wrapped tightly around the hand holding the handle, covering it and turning it into an iron fist.
"What is this?"
Leo looked at Tatsuya Shiba in confusion.
"Try firing that fragment, just like you're throwing a stone."
Tatsuya Shiba explained.
"Oh, okay."
After Leo fiddled with it for a while, the rapidly spinning fragment shot out and struck a dummy in the distance.
"This is...?"
Seeing that, Leo was completely overwhelmed with admiration.
"Do you remember the breakdown process for the second form?"
Tatsuya Shiba asked.
"Yeah. The CAD in my hand broke into fragments and then reassembled into a shield," Leo said.
"There are eighteen fragments in total. If you become skilled enough, you can control all eighteen at once. Now use your Psions to recall the fragment you just fired."
Tatsuya Shiba spoke.
"I can call it back too?" Leo asked doubtfully.
"Actually, you can control the flight paths of these fragments the whole time. You just can't do it yet," Tatsuya Shiba explained.
"Oh, right. Tatsuya, you have to introduce me to your older brother. He's way too amazing!"
Leo's eyes were full of reverence.
Looking at Leo, Tatsuya Shiba felt helpless. If you knew Honored Brother was right beside you, I wonder what you'd think. But he had no intention of telling Leo outright.
Besides, Honored Brother had said before that his identity had to be kept secret. After all, the Demon Hunters' minions could be hiding among the people around them.
The next day...
At the surfing competition venue.
Baifeng Uesugi hadn't planned to come watch the competition, but he couldn't say no to Shizuku Kitayama and Miyuki Shiba. In the end, he accompanied them to watch.
"Ready."
At the sound of a gunshot, the contestants all shot forward, with Mari Watanabe holding firmly to first place.
But Lisa Kuroki was right on Mari Watanabe's heels.
"She's tricky to deal with, just as expected," Tatsuya Shiba said.
"She lives up to the name 'Seventh High of the Sea,'" Honoka Mitsui said.
"I remember she's a finalist who competed last year," Mizuki Shibata said.
Just as they entered a bend, Mari Watanabe took the turn beautifully. But for some reason, Lisa Kuroki, who should have slowed down behind her, accelerated instead.
Mari Watanabe noticed something was wrong. Lisa seemed about to fly off the course.
If she flew off the course like that, her life would probably be in danger.
Mari Watanabe didn't hesitate. She slowed down and used magic to separate Lisa from her board, then prepared to catch her.
But another accident occurred. Mari Watanabe suddenly felt the water turn turbulent, and the board beneath her became unsteady, making her stumble.
Although she managed to catch Lisa Kuroki, their momentum sent them both flying off the course.
"Tatsuya, come with me. Let's go check on them."
Although Baifeng Uesugi had known this would happen, he was still somewhat worried when he saw it in person.
"Yes, Bai Feng."
Tatsuya Shiba followed Baifeng Uesugi as he started to leave the stands.
"Honored Brother."
Although Miyuki Shiba was calling to Tatsuya Shiba, her eyes were fixed on Baifeng Uesugi.
"Miyuki, you all stay here. Tatsuya and I will go take a look."
"I... I understand," Miyuki Shiba said.
"Honored Brother, you felt it too?"
On the way there, Tatsuya Shiba spoke of the oddity he had noticed earlier.
"Yes, there were magic fluctuations. This wasn't a simple accident. A third party used magic."
Baifeng Uesugi spoke.
When the two arrived where Mari Watanabe was, Baifeng Uesugi hurried forward to check their injuries.
Thanks to Mari Watanabe's protection, Lisa Kuroki wasn't badly hurt, but Mari Watanabe was in worse shape. Several of her ribs were broken.
"Quick, a stretcher! Mari's ribs are broken. She can't be moved carelessly."
At the same time, he discreetly used healing magic on Mari Watanabe.
As for why he had to do it when no one was paying attention, most medical magic was currently used in conjunction with medical equipment. For now, he was the only person who had mastered healing injuries with magic like this.
To avoid drawing attention, Baifeng Uesugi could only use a low-level healing spell discreetly for now. High-level healing magic caused a great commotion and was easily noticed.
"Bai Feng, is Mari going to be all right?" Mayumi Saegusa had arrived by then as well.
"Mayumi, several of Mari's ribs are broken, but don't worry. I've already taken emergency measures."
Seeing that it was Mayumi Saegusa, Baifeng Uesugi spoke.
"That's good."
Learning that Baifeng Uesugi had already taken emergency measures, Mayumi Saegusa finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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