Divine Protection of Many Gods

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Final Match .

Lux and the “Dragon Knight” were already on the arena facing each other .

Lux’s body was still enveloped by light, and if one looked carefully, they would notice that the light flickered in concert to Lux’s breathing as he took a deep breath .

“Suu, haa, suuu, haaa” (Lux)

I could almost hear Lux’s breathing .

Of course I could hear him, for I was the “Dragon Knight” now .

After the second semi final match, the tournament entered a short break to allow “Dragon Knight” to recuperate a little .

Ayla took that chance to switch places with me, and thus it was decided that I would be the one fighting in the finals .

Why did I become the “Dragon Knight” instead?

It was because of the damage that Ayla had sustained .

The dragon scales couldn’t prevent the impact from hurting Ayla’s body, but it was also thanks to it that she hadn’t suffered more injuries than she had now .

The victory against the demon just now was a narrow one .

To be honest, I actually thought to give up on the final match . Since even if we lost here, we would still get the second place reward .

I didn’t need the holy sword in the first place, so it was not a loss to me .

“I-I can still, fight . “Dragon Knight” won’t back off from a battle no matter the situation . ” (Ayla)

That was probably Ayla’s acting as a “Dragon Knight”, I thought to myself .

You still cared about keeping your act now?

“…don’t be discouraged from watching the real battle . ” (Hibiki)

“I won’t, my master will always be the coolest to me . ” (Ayla)

To that end, I could only tell Ayla that it couldn’t be helped .

I decided to have a little fun by having a rematch against Lux .

“Let’s do our best, ‘Dragon Knight’ . ” (Lux)

Since I was afraid that my identity would be known if I said anything, I remained silent under the guise of the armor .

So I simply nodded my head in affirmation .

『Alright then, we are finally at the final match . Honestly, I feel it’s almost like witnessing heroes from mythology about to face off . 』(Commentator) 『I concur, both seem to have the abilities and prowess suitable to become a hero . 』 (commentator)

The referee signalled the beginning of the match and promptly retreated from the arena .

Lux didn’t carry a sword this time since he couldn’t wield one while under his current state .

The sword would’ve disintegrated if he tried to wield it .

Because of that, Lux took a karate-like stance instead .

As for me, I held out the star sword and let the endless supply of magic power flow inside my whole body .

On my left hand was another sword .

I didn’t have the courage to use star sword to attack Lux with him still enveloped in his “Fierce Zone”, and so I decided to bring a regular iron sword as well .

I circulate as much magic power as possible to the iron sword .

From our previous match, I found out that I could prevent instantaneous disintegration from direct contact by doing this .

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I could’ve just coated my sword with fire like before, but I was afraid that would give out my identity .

I should imitate Ayla’s “Dragon Knight” as much as possible .

In short…

“As fast as Ayla!!” (Hibiki)

I asked Ruby to cooperate, adding more momentum to my feet as I kicked the ground .

It became a boost of mobility for me .

Even when I slashed my sword sideways, Ruby helped by increasing the speed in which I twisted my waist .

In such a blinding speed, the sword clashed with the light enveloping Lux’s body, but was still deflected .

Even so, the blade was still intact . The magic power coating it was no longer there anymore though .

“It’s fast, that attack just now . ” (Lux)

That attack earlier should’ve been able to reach Lux’s body .

The light did deflect it, but I should’ve been able to nick Lux a bit if not for his firm reaction to the attack .

He had twisted his upper body to evade the sword .

I retreated back hurriedly . Ruby’s assistance just now had placed too much burden on my body .

Especially at my waist . I had to let 【Self Regeneration】 do its job first .

“Not going to attack? In that case, it’s my turn!!” (Lux)

Lux’s speed without his sword was nothing to scoff at .

Moreover, I would be put at a disadvantage if I were to fight in close quarters against him in his full body “Fierce Zone” state .

I tried to keep my distance while shooting 【Fire Magic】 with my right hand .

But for some reason, Lux evaded the fire . Even though the attack shouldn’t even be able to touch him .

He evaded, despite that he could just shrug off the attack and cause me some trouble by charging in at that timing .

The reason he did so was because…

“There is a fix amount of attack that ‘Fierce Zone’ can take on?” (Hibiki)

In other words, the light would diminish the more Lux had to rely on it .

I produced fog using 【Water Magic】, and went around Lux .

“This is, fog?” (Lux)

The fog that came in contact with Lux’s body instantly dissipated . The light reliably still showed its effect .

“No way, you had noticed!?” (Lux)

Lux panicked . So it was true . There was a limit to how many times the light can do its trick .

“Haaaaaaーー” (Lux)

Lux quickly rushed to my position .

I also poured a lot of magic power to my sword immediately .

His fist swept past my sword . The 【Water Magic】 that I had used to coat the sword had also disappeared .

But it was alright .

I kept using harmless water to attack the impatient Lux, whilst continuously applying an unnoticeable breeze to put pressure on the “Fierce Zone” .

And then, when the light finally waned, Lux’s face was drenched with water .

Lux had left his sword at the edge of the arena in the beginning of the match . Whether he could reach it would be up to his opponent .

And because his opponent was me, he wouldn’t be able to of course .

But that was only the case if it was the regular me . I was currently fighting as Ayla the “Dragon Knight” .

It won’t be a problem if I show off a bit here .

I stayed where I was and looked on as Lux retrieved his sword .

“Ahaha, what a fine fellow you are . ” (Lux)

While he took his sword, I once again coated mine with water .

I promptly attacked, but Lux wasn’t a slouch in a sword fight either .

It seemed that he was still capable of using “Fierce Blade”, seeing that the magic power coating on my sword disappeared every time our swords clashed .

The audience’s excitement was raised to the brim due to this relentless sword fight .

Our positions kept changing, sometimes in a blink of an eye .

When I lost count on how many times we had clashed, suddenly the cheering ceased .

Odd silence enveloped the previously booming stadium .

Lux seemed to be aware that something weird had happened too, he looked extremely alarmed .

“What happened?” (Hibiki)

When I gave a look at the audience, I saw that all of them had fallen asleep .