God of Tricksters

"My Version of Induction Fist."

Bam.

A shock wave appeared as Mami's body flew in the same direction. Her body was spinning in the air and unable to get back up immediately.

"Magic Bullets."

Theo released all his Magic Bullets to end her, but Mami had already used her Invisibility which confused the Magic Bullet's Tracking ability.

The bullets hit nothing and Mami reappeared next to the explosion, glaring at him.

"It seems I can't defeat you with only some tricks. You are stronger than I thought…" Mami sighed.

"Is that so? Then you can give up now." Theo smiled.

"Don't be too complacent. I can still defeat you." Mami gritted her teeth as three golden-colored tails appeared on her back. "Celestial Fox Transformation."

"…" Theo narrowed his eyes because he knew Mami never used this technique. From the past matches, she seemed to have situated herself in an easy position, but this one seemed to be inevitable.

"I applaud you for making me go all out in this competition. However, I am also desperate to get that bronze medal, you see. It's not about money, but pride." Mami smiled and disappeared.

"!!!" Theo raised his spear as quickly as possible because Mami suddenly appeared before him.

She struck his spear's handle and blew him away without Theo being able to do anything.

"What?" Theo's hand felt numb in that instant as her strength seemed to have doubled. "Seriously?"

"I hope you can entertain me." Mami smirked as she took a few steps back.

"This is… Demon Fox." Theo shook his head helplessly. "Since you wish to do it, then I shall do it. Let me see whether your Celestial Fox Blessing can defeat me or not."

…

Meanwhile, Alea and Masahiko still clashed their swords, unable to push each other's backs. However, Alea seemed to be on the losing side since Clone Theo occasionally helped her.

"Magic Bullet." Clone Theo released forty Magic Bullets to give Alea another second to breathe.

Masahiko clicked his tongue, wondering if he could withstand both of them for another ten minutes since Theo wouldn't go down that easily.

"Theo…" Alea called Theo. When she saw Theo's eyes turn to her, she said, "Do you trust me?"

"No."

"…" Alea's expression darkened as he replied without hesitation. Still, she continued. "I can handle him by myself. You should use your Clone to fight her. I'm afraid the situation will just get worse if your clone doesn't return."

Theo squinted his eyes, not believing what she just said. She had been getting overwhelmed this whole time, so he needed to think about it carefully.

However, Alea simply took a deep breath as he recalled what had happened during the past decade. Despite saying it was just a trauma, Alea indeed learned a lot during the past ten years.

She learned to wield the sword with her right hand instead of left. Her left hand was indeed powerful, but her right hand couldn't be underestimated either. With that right hand, she managed to become the top expert of the school.

Hence, she decided to take another risk. If she failed, she could simply throw it away and get suppressed a bit, but she might fight Masahiko toe to toe or defeat him if she managed to do it.

After considering it in her head, Alea pulled her scabbard from her belt and raised it like a sword with her right hand. "These past ten years are real. I will turn my misfortune into a blessing myself."

"Huh? Two Sword Style?" Masahiko widened his eyes, wondering if this was a bluff or not.

However, Alea showed him something even more interesting.

"Enchant Blade." She released all energy in her body and poured them to enchant both of her Swords.

Although the scabbard wasn't that sharp, Enchant Blade should be enough for now.

"The past ten years are really bountiful experiences to me." Alea smiled and leaped to him. "And I am gonna defeat you alone by using that experience."

Little did she know, she was influenced by Sihan's String Technique. After all, even Sihan released his last trump card, which might cost him dearly, so she needed to take some risk to defeat her opponent.

"I am ready." Masahiko waved his sword from the right and started his dance.

After clashing the blade with Alea's first strike, Masahiko tried to hit Alea's body, but the latter raised her scabbard and pushed him back.

"!!!" Matsuhiko saw what happened and used the handle to block it, making his wrist twist a bit.

"Two Sword Style, huh." Masahiko clicked his tongue.

"I have noticed that your technique may look elegant and complicated, but you have one fatal mistake. You don't have enough weight to defend my attack." Alea smiled.

"Strength doesn't determine everything." Masahiko shook his head and marched to her in a zig-zag pattern as if trying to confuse her.

Alea spun her body and used that gesture to make a full swing from the left, stopping his advance.

"As I said…" Masahiko tilted his sword a bit to throw Alea off-balance, but the latter struck him again at the spot next to her first target, blowing her away.

Alea chuckled and said, "Strength may don't determine everything, but fighting requires strength too."

She quickly leaped to Masahiko, trying to clash with him by using two swords.

Seeing her state, Clone Theo decided to go back to his Original, finding Theo getting overpowered by Mami.

"Haha, you may be able to predict my Invisibility, but you can't keep up with me if you rely on your physical ability alone, you know." Mami smiled as she managed to regain her advantage by using her new speed and Invisibility to confuse Theo.

Suddenly, Theo raised his hand and waved it down, using his Telekinesis to move the air downward. This created a bit of pressure on the ground.

Although it didn't manage to crush someone, it was enough to locate Mami, who managed to trick his Awareness.

He turned around and raised his spear. "So, that's where you are."

"!!!" Mami widened her eyes as she reappeared.

When Theo was about to thrust his spear, another presence intruded the battlefield as Mami turned around, finding Clone Theo plunging his spear to her heart.