"You won. ......"

Garik Ash let out a small sigh.

"Well, we're back on schedule. Now it's up to you."

The mutterings were conveyed to the old man by , who had been watching him since his <> had disappeared.

This revealed the connection between Jix and Garik. What remains is the purpose.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

3:00 PM.

The awarding ceremony is over, but there is a little too much time left.

"Shall we have some entertainment?

The convention directors consulted with each other and came to such a conclusion.

"<>, could you do something for us?

Jin received such a request.

"If possible, I'd like to ask you to do a mock battle."

Jix offered.

This was just what Jin had hoped for. It would give him the opportunity to analyze the Phantom.

Then armor?

No, no armor will be fine. If the weapon is a wooden sword...

Well, yes.

"Well, it's not like I'm going to grade them."

So, the wooden sword and no armor are used for the <.

Ladies and gentlemen!　We will now have a mock battle between the winner, number 41, <, and the golem <> of the head judge of this tournament, Mr. Jin Nido, the Magecraft Meister <>!

At this announcement, the audience erupted, and those who had been sitting up to leave sat down again.

< and have longswords in their hands. The conditions are the same.

(Now, can you analyze the details of <>?)

Jin in Horai Island is also looking forward to this battle.

(His martial arts skills are ...... good enough for an ordinary soldier of the Shoro Empire. The rest is just physical ability.)

(We can steal their skills, but not their physical abilities.

<>

The <> is in a waiting position to see how things go.

In contrast, <> approaches slowly.

When the distance between the two is less than two meters, <> steps forward.

A light "kaaan" sound is heard. It is the sound of longswords clashing with each other.

From the sound, it is clear that neither of them put much force on the other.

After a quick hit, the two swordsmen jumped back about one meter and faced each other again.

So, they're both just waiting to see what happens.

It seems so. But the speed of both of them was quite high. I wonder what would happen if they were to fight seriously?

I'm looking forward to it!

"A golem of the Magecraft Meister. This is a great opportunity. Jix, you'll do fine, won't you?

Garrick Ash.

"Mr. Jin Nido. I met him once before in the ruins of the Kingdom of Egelea. Even then I thought he was an excellent magecraftsman. ......

Lukor said.

（Jin-san, you must have something on your mind. I'll have to keep an eye out for it).

Vivian also paid attention to this match.

The two on the playing field faced each other for a while and then started to turn slowly to the right.

Just when the observers thought that they were going much faster, there was a loud bang, and the movement stopped.

As they looked, the swords swung at each other clashed, and they were in a fierce clash.

The swords appear to be evenly matched in strength.

The swords, which had been subjected to <> and <>, flexed, and even those watching could imagine how much force was being exerted on them.

Almost simultaneously, the wooden sword shatters.

>

The two halted for a moment at the shout of the management, received the wooden sword and faced each other again.

>

The match is resumed.

This time, the two players suddenly step forward and exchange sword blows.

A series of light cracking noises are heard.

"Wow. ......"

one of the spectators suddenly said.

That's amazing swordsmanship!　It's as good as the semifinals and the finals!

I'm impressed with your work. ...... No, it goes both ways. Jin Nido lives up to his name and Jix, as the winner of the competition, is a top-notch engineer. Both are engineers of the highest caliber.

* * * *

"...... What is that commentator looking at?　That's the highest level.

In Horai Island, Erza, who was staring at the magic screen, muttered a disapproving look.

She was dissatisfied that Jin's ability was underestimated.

And true to her word, the output of <> is still at about 30 percent.

"But they don't seem to be at full power yet either.

The two are cutting back and forth between each other, partly because the wooden sword would not be able to hold up at full power.

"Well, well. "Well, well... it's not a bad thing to be able to buy time. We've got a lot of data."

The other party must have analyzed and mastered the 's martial arts and movements, but his martial arts are at the level of a common soldier of the Shoro Empire, and his movements are at 30 percent of the output.

They have more to gain from this.

"Hmm, as I thought, the armor is made of foamed light silver, the same material as the . It seems to be impregnated with a fluid metal.

It is possible to analyze the data at such a close range of the Tsubagakure. They sent us quite detailed data.

"And if you watch how they move, you can see it. That armor is almost hollow inside. That's why it's so light."

The law of inertia is still valid in this world. The heavier the object, the more force is needed to stop it.

"And the center of gravity seems a bit high. The head is not hollow, but may be filled with a control core or mana tank.

In that case, the head would have the disadvantage of being a vital point, but with that much movement, it seems unlikely that it would take a blow to the head.

"So, if you fill it with , does it become heavier?"

Erza's guess was correct. Jin nodded.

"I suppose so. Now if we could only figure out what the fluid metal is.

But that would be difficult.

Even if we use , we can't know anything about a material that Jin doesn't know.

"Also, I wonder where he is getting the mana to generate such a large amount of movement.

< equipped with a .

Even if the output is only 30 percent, it's still impressive that it can operate for such a long period of time.

"This is not to be underestimated."

Jin reminds himself once again.

The battle between the two fighters was becoming more and more heated on the playing field.