Julius, the reincarnated hero, encouraged his brother Gaius.
A few hours later.
It was the second day of the school competition. The first competition is about to begin.
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Gaius and his team are on the open sea in the northern part of the empire.
The representative athletes are in swimsuits and standing on a sandy beach.
"No, no, no!ãWait a minute!ãChancellor!"
It is Anti, the head of the Imperial Academy, who objects.
"I know the first and second!ãWhat's the third thing about long-distance flight?
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"Are you allowed to use magic ...... magic?"
The chancellor answers Anti's question.
At the signal, the athletes from the Holy Empire and the Empire jump into the sea.
Only Gaius and Historia are left on the beach.
"Kill ...... kill kill kill kill!ãKorooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
A black mist spews out from all over Historia's body.
Upon closer inspection, it turns out to be a small insect.
A storm of insects, so large in quantity that they paint the wide sandy beach black, is brewing.
"............"
Gaius' mind is filled with thoughts of his defeat the other day.
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The voice of his partner, Saber the Warriors' Sword, echoes.
"Yes, I'm afraid. I'm not strong enough like you to defeat any enemy with ease.
Gaius draws the sword from his waist and holds it at the ready.
"So, Saber, fight with me."
In the past, Gaius had looked down on Saber as a mere tool.
But he no longer feels that way.
He has learned.
He has learned it keenly.
He is weak.
The more he fought, the more he trained, the more he learned.
Unlike my brother, I cannot be strong alone.
My friends and my partner.
I can only maximize my strength when I have other people in my life.
It was my brother Julius who made me realize this.
He always gives Gaius advice on how to become stronger.
I say this with gratitude to my brother and respect for my partner (Saber).
"Help me, partner!"
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Gaius holds up his twin swords.
Then he says quietly
"[Spiritual equipment] deployed."
Spiritual equipment .
The art of merging with a spiritual being to gain power equal to that of a god.
By merging with the God of Swords (Saber), Gaius becomes even stronger than before.
Unlike his brother, however, Gaius's spiritual attire is incomplete.
He is dressed in pure white and wears a small hand made of ice on his left hand.
<<50%. I am amazed that you have mastered your spiritual attire so far.
"I'm not there yet. I'm not as good as my brother."
Incomplete spiritual equipment.
However, a terrifying amount of magical power blows up from Gaius' body.
"So what!ãYou lost yesterday!ãYou can still lose today!ãI'm stronger ...... than you, much, much stronger than you... oh, oh, oh, oh!"
A storm of black bugs rushes toward Gaius.
But he calmly captures it all in his eyes.
"Yes, I may have lost yesterday. But I won't lose today. Better today than yesterday, better tomorrow than today. ......That's how we (we) always keep evolving. We have become demons, unlike you.
"f*ck you!ãDie, you f*ck!"
A storm of bugs.
Gaius is the opponent.
In his left hand, he thrusts his blue sword into the ground.
"Musou-teki [Cocytus]!"
At that moment ...... everything was covered in ice.
Not only the bugs in front of me.
The ocean spread out in front of me also turned into a glacier covered in thick ice.
Fifty percent of the ocean that encompasses this planet is now frozen solid in an instant.
"Phew. ......"
Gaius draws his sword.
Historia is transformed into a pillar of ice with all her bugs.
Alto and the other Imperial players are safe, but they are stunned by what has just happened.
"What the hell?ãIs it an ice age?ãYou're a monster for freezing an ocean in an instant, in the blink of an eye!"
Gaius sheathes his sword and strolls out across the frozen sea.
"No way. Don't you dare to be with a real monster!
When I look back, I see Historia, her whole body covered in ice.
Her eyes were wide with astonishment.
"......Sorry. I'm going to move on.
Gaius walks, stomping on the ice.
"Up ahead, everyone is waiting for us."
Thus, Gaius walked across the sea and took the top spot, beating out the other three schools.