Chapter 9
Line . 4 The Revenge Match Begins!
The day of the match— .
Our [Sekiryuutei of Blazing Truth] team arrived at the Tournament venue which was located in the Fallen Angels’ Underworld territory, [Armaros Colosseum] . The round stadium was named after a certain Cadre — the Cadre of the Grigori who was a master of anti-magic . Enormous statues of Armaros stood on both sides of the main entrance, and it felt as though they could suddenly cry ‘Gahahahahaha! Gri — gori —’ at any moment .
We had already lined up inside the arena, and the game was about to begin . All members of the [Sekiryuutei of Blazing Truth] team and the [Sona Sitri] team had already assembled in the centre of the stadium ring . Both teams stood in a line facing each other, waiting for that moment to arrive— . The Fallen Angel responsible for the live broadcast shouted into their microphone,
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A variety of rulesets were spun around on the gigantic stadium screen like a high-speed roulette wheel . Shortly afterward, the ruleset was determined . What appeared on the screen was — [One Day Long War]! In response, not only our team, but also the Sitri team frowned . It was my first time playing under these rules…but it was actually this one! The announcer bellowed,
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Indeed, this ruleset was the exact opposite of the [Lightning Fast] ruleset that had been used in the previous match between Sairaorg-san and Cao Cao! It was long and drawn-out — the rules enforced a full-day time limit during which we would traverse a vast area and take down our opponents . Due to the size of the prepared field, the ability to search and locate an opponent became important, and it was a test of each player’s stamina and endurance . …However, in professional Rating Games, there were also rulesets which involved multi-day battles…so in a multitude of ways, Rating Games were all about stamina and patience .
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While the announcer explained the rules to the audience, I locked eyes with Sonsenpai who stood before me . …Since we were both ranked as [King], Sonsenpai stood directly in front of me . Sonsenpai candidly said to me,
“A year ago, I never would have imagined that the Ise-kun whom Rias introduced me to would now be a [King], standing before me with his own team — congratulations on coming this far . ”
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…Her generous welcome to me as a High-Class Devil made me feel so overjoyed that tears nearly overflowed from my eyes…but I held them in . Sonsenpai’s expression changed into one filled with competitive spirit as she declared to me,
“Since you’re standing here before me, I have to defeat you in order to achieve our goals . ”
Her words were a calm and simple declaration of war . Facing her, I countered with
“—We’ll be the ones to win . ”
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I also turned to Saji, and we both stared deeply into each other’s eyes .
“Saji, let’s finish our fight from a year ago . ”
“Yeah, that’s exactly what I want, Hyoudou . ”
After confirming each other’s intent, and while both teams were high on morale, the announcer declared,
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Our bodies were enveloped in a shroud of light for the teleportation .
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Amidst the gradually intensifying teleportation light, I looked over at Ravel . Ravel had a faint smile — because the chosen ruleset was something that she had ‘sought’ . I recalled the battle plan that we had previously deliberated with Ravel . At the time, Ravel had presented the Sitri team’s battle record for us to view .
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[This is the Sitri team’s battle record…have you all noticed anything?]
After reading through the record, Rossweisse-san immediately seemed to notice something, and she expressed her view .
[I see, so when pit against teams possessing high offensive firepower, their win rate is not as good . ]
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I see, so they’re more likely to lose against teams with high offensive power .
Ravel said,
[Yes, that is a major weakness of the Sitri team . In fact, they do not perform well when faced with teams that possess high offensive power and a solid strategy . After all, the level of power that they’re capable of dealing with has limits . ]
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After listening to Ravel say that, Irina revealed an expression of surprise .
[Eh? So you’re saying that they’re unlikely to defeat a team like us that relies on power? I thought that their team specialised in counterattacks and various other techniques to deal with opponents that rely on power…isn’t that why Rias-san and the others struggled last time?]
Ravel shook her head in response to Irina’s line of thought .
[That game was only a challenging struggle because the destruction of the field would result in a point penalty . Naturally, our opponents will also prepare various tactics to subvert our power…but only up to a certain extent . On our side, we have the fierce offensive power of Ise-sama and Binsama . A direct assault would blow them away . ]
Ravel exposed a fearless smile as she said,
[Naturally, I also have to think about how to deal with any rules which may limit damage to the field, but if there are no restrictions in that regard — I’ll plan for total destruction . ]
At the time, she exuded a somewhat creepy aura . When we lost to Dulio’s team…no, when we lost to Rudiger Rosenkreutz-san — Ravel gained various things, and she also cast aside various things .
So, after being transported to the battlefield…and having studied and confirmed the field’s map — Ravel’s eyes became filled with resolute determination .
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