"I just wanted to py around a bit before I decided to fight you seriously," said Senior Vyn.

  "A little py around, huh? For some reason, your words sound like you're underestimating me," I said.

  "No, no, that's not it. I did say I wanted to py around a bit, but it was more of a warm-up. Maybe you don't know that I'm actually looking forward to this match. I want to enjoy this match a little longer, so I don't want to rush into getting serious and finishing it. You're not serious yourself, are you?" asked Senior Vyn.

  "Yeah, you could say that," I said.

  "Then we're both equal. How could I underestimate you, who made it to the final round. Even so, the winner of this tournament is still me," said Senior Vyn.

  Senior Vyn pointed his right hand to the ice surface below him.

  ~O fire, turn this arena into a bzing hot pce~

  ~Fire Magic : Burning Area~

  After Senior Vyn touched the ice beneath him, the ice melted and turned into water, flooding the arena again. However, the water gradually diminished until it all evaporated. After the water evaporated, fmes appeared in the arena. However, the fmes only appeared in a few spots on the arena, not the entire arena. In addition to the fmes, the air in the arena also became hot.

  "A spell, huh? So this area magic is a high-level one. That means it's on a different level than regur area magic," I thought.

  ~Enhanced Weapon : All Element Resistance~

  I decided to enhance my sword's resistance with all elements because I knew Senior Vyn could use all five basic elements. I did this to prevent my sword from being damaged or affected by the elemental magic used by my opponent. If I only had one resistance to a specific element, it would be a hassle if Senior Vyn used another element that I couldn't defend against with my sword. After that, I immediately dashed towards Senior Vyn and unched an attack.

  ~Water Sword Art : Great Water Ssh~

  I unched a water ssh at Senior Vyn.

  ~Fire Creation Magic : Fire Wall~

  However, Senior Vyn quickly created a wall of fire to block my attack. My attack was blocked by the wall of fire, but it also shattered under my attack. The collision between my water ssh and the wall of fire created by Senior Vyn produced a rge amount of water vapor that obscured my vision. Even so, I continued moving forward to approach Senior Vyn.

  However, suddenly, a massive fire attack appeared from ahead. I immediately dodged the attack by moving to the side. The fire attack caused the water vapor that had previously appeared to dissipate. After the water vapor disappeared from the arena, the field of vision returned to normal. I could see the fire dragon created by Senior Vyn in front of me. There wasn't just one fire dragon, but three, created by Senior Vyn. Senior Vyn was seen standing on the head of the fire dragon in the middle of the three dragons.

  "So that fire attack came from that fire dragon, huh? Luckily I was able to quickly dodge the attack, otherwise I would have been seriously injured," I thought.

  Then, that dragon's began to breathe fire again through its mouth.

  ~Fire Dragon Burst~

  The fire burst was aimed at me, but I managed to dodge it again. However, the bursts didn't stop there, as the three fire dragons took turns breathing fire from their mouths. I dodged the attacks continuously.

  "You're quite impressive, Rid. Even though the air in this arena has become much hotter, you can still move so nimbly as if this heat is nothing to you," said Senior Vyn.

  "If you want to limit my movements with this heat, at least use hotter fire magic, Senior," I said.

  "Ahahaha, you're so arrogant, Rid," said Senior Vyn.

  While continuing to dodge the three fire dragons' attacks, I also gradually reduced the distance between me and them. Once I was at the right distance, I prepared to attack them.

  ~San Fulgen Art Water Technique: Waves Sword~

  I imbued my sword with a powerful surge of water magic.

  ~Great Waves Ssh~

  I immediately unched a ssh at the three fire dragons. The three fire dragons were struck by my ssh, sending them flying and falling backward. My ssh also extinguished the fmes surrounding them. Meanwhile, Senior Vyn, realizing that his dragon was about to fall, immediately leaped into the air.

  "Previously, you used a royal technique against Darryl, and now you're using it again. How did you learn that technique when you're not a member of the royal family?" asked Senior Vyn.

  Seeing Senior Vyn leap into the air, I also leaped high off the arena floor and approached him.

  "I apologize for not being able to tell you. Besides, I'll end this match soon, Senior," I said.

  I had already transformed my sword into a frozen ice sword and intended to defeat Senior Vyn immediately with ~Freezing Air Ssh~, when Senior Vyn suddenly spoke to me casually.

  "I happened to think so too," said Senior Vyn.

  Sensing something strange about Senior Vyn, who was still speaking so casually even though I was preparing to attack him from close range, I immediately looked around. When I looked down, specifically at the arena floor, the three Fire Dragons, still lying on the ground, were preparing to breathe their fmes at me again. Senior Vyn noticed that I was focused on the three Fire Dragons. Senior Vyn silently unched a powerful kick at me. But I noticed and blocked the kick with my left hand.

  "Your reflexes are so fast, I wanted to help you get hit by the fire," said Senior Vyn.

  "Thank you, Senior Vyn. But I don't need your help," I said.

  The three Fire Dragons then breathed fmes from their mouths at me. I used my right hand to hold my sword and sshed the fmes.

  ~Secret Sword Art : Fme Syer Ssh~

  The fmes split, and the split fmes fell to the arena floor. After that, I quickly threw Senior Vyn using my left hand, which I had previously used to block his kick. I threw Senior Vyn at the fire dragon to the left of my vision. My throw at Senior Vyn sent him through the fire dragon's body and directly into the arena floor. Smoke appeared where Senior Vyn had hit the arena floor. Meanwhile, the fire dragon whose body Senior Vyn had pierced slowly began to disintegrate and transform back into ordinary fmes.

  "It seems that because the three fire dragons were hit by my wave ssh, their strength and durability have been drastically reduced, making them easier to defeat. In that case..." I thought.

  I immediately dashed down toward the two remaining fire dragons. As I approached them, one of the fire dragons tried to devour me, but I managed to dodge by moving to the side of its head. Then, I prepared to unch an attack.

  ~Mana Strike~

  I kicked the fire dragon's head from the side with my Mana-imbued foot. The fire dragon was sent flying and immediately transformed into ordinary fmes. Meanwhile, the other fire dragon attempted to unch another burst of fmes. The fmes shot at me, but I managed to dodge them. After that, I immediately aimed my attack at him.

  ~Great Water Ssh~

  I unched a water ssh formed from a kick I had fired from a considerable distance. The ssh struck the fire dragon, splitting it in two. After splitting, the fire dragon transformed back into a normal fme. The audience looked shocked and amazed at what I had done.

  "So it's true, since the fire dragon had lost its strength and resilience after being hit by ~Great Waves Ssh~, defeating it was easy without using ~Fme Syer Ssh~," I thought.

  After I had defeated the two remaining fire dragons, Senior Vyn suddenly shot out from behind the smoke and dust that had enveloped the area where he had hit the arena floor. Senior Vyn shot towards me with great speed. His hand grabbed my head, and he then intended to sm it into the arena floor. But before he could do that, I kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying.

  "Yet again, your reflexes are truly amazing, Rid. In that situation, when I was almost about to sm your head into the arena floor, you still managed to kick me and make me miss the sm," said Senior Vyn.

  "Are you getting serious this time, Senior?" I asked.

  "Yes, it seems it was my fault for pying around a bit. Because of that, I've sustained some injuries," said Senior Vyn.

  It was obvious Senior Vyn already had some wounds on his body, though they were only minor.

  "By the way, why didn't you transform this arena with your area water magic?" asked Senior Vyn.

  "I don't have much trouble being in this area fire magic, even though the air is getting hotter. But the fmes in this arena aren't all over the pce, so it's still manageable. If I transform this arena with area water magic, it seems to be to your advantage, because you can use the flooding water as a material for your objects. Maybe I can handle it with area ice magic again, but then you'll transform it again with your area fire magic. This situation won't go away. But if I really have trouble with the area magic you created, I'll convert it to my own without you asking," I said.

  "It seems like you're very confident that you can change this area magic with your area magic. You should know that to change the area magic used by your opponent into your area magic, your area magic must be stronger than your opponent's area magic. Even if the area magic you want to create is a weakness for your opponent's area magic, if your created area magic is not stronger than your opponent's area magic, then your area magic will not be created and your opponent's area magic will remain,"

  "For example, right now I'm using fire area magic in this arena, then you decide to change this area with water area magic. If the area magic you want to create is stronger, then this arena will change according to your water area magic. But if my fire area magic is stronger, my fire area magic will remain in this arena and your water area magic will evaporate,"

  "But this only applies to area magic that has the same type, namely area magic that changes the arena's terrain. Area magic that has a different type can still be activated without having to 'defeat' the existing area magic. An example can be seen from Gretta's match with Alisha, they were both able to use both area magic at the same time without having to defeat one of that ?area magic,"

  "Surely you know this, right, Rid?" asked Senior Vyn.

  "Of course I know, and that's why I'm confident I can change your area magic at any time," I said.

  "Well, seeing as the water magic you used earlier didn't evaporate in my area magic, I'm sure your water magic is stronger than mine," said Senior Vyn.

  "However, I already said I wouldn't use area magic again if I didn't feel uncomfortable in your area magic," I said.

  "Hmm, okay, enough pying around, from now on I'll be serious about fighting you," said Senior Vyn.

  Senior Vyn transformed the fmes around him into a fire dragon again. Then, wind magic energy flowed through his left hand and water magic energy flowed through his right. From his two hands, he created a wind dragon and a water dragon in less than 30 seconds. Then again, Senior Vyn changed the flow of magic in both hands to earth magic in his left hand and electricity magic in his right. From his hands, an earth dragon and an electric dragon emerged. Behind Senior Vyn stood five dragons made from the five basic elements.

  Since Senior Vyn decided to get serious, I decided to get a little serious too.

  ~San Lucia Art: Snow Bde Dance Technique~

  I created six swords made of ice and made them move around me. I prepared to attack Senior Vyn and his five dragons.

  "Looks like I'll have to use my advanced elemental magic in this match," Senior Vyn said.

  Senior Vyn seemed focused on combining several basic elements into his advanced elemental magic. A stream of magic flowed through his right hand, and then he immediately pointed his right hand to touch the arena floor.

  ~Iron Magic : Iron Floors~

  The arena floor, originally made of stone and ceramic, suddenly transformed entirely into iron. Coupled with the area-based fire magic still active in the arena, this area-based fire magic made the already iron-based floor extremely hot to walk on. Meanwhile, Senior Vyn still had his hand firmly pnted on the arena floor.

  ~Iron Creation Magic: Iron Dragon~

  Suddenly, a dragon made of iron appeared from beneath Senior Vyn. Senior Vyn stood on the iron dragon's head. In addition to the iron dragon, this time there were six dragons created by Senior Vyn. All six dragons also prepared to attack me.

  "Let's finish this match to determine who will win this tournament, Rid," said senior Vyn.

  -To be continued