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35 - Chapter XXIII

"Nice teamwork. I clearly saw how you executed your offense." Pinuri ni Charlotte si Misaki sa pagkapanalo nito kay Dominic. "Now, that dumbass will make me clean up his mess. Let's go Yukina!"

Niyakap ni Yukina si Charlotte. Pagkaraan ng ilang sandali, parang kaluluwang pumasok si Yukina kay Charlotte at biglang nawala. Ang suot ni Yukina na puting kimono ay napunta kay Charlotte. Pati ang buhok nitong mahaba at kulay nyebe ay naging buhok ni Charlotte. Ang armas niyang bow ay naging armas na rin ni Charlotte. Tila naging isa lang sila.

"Wh-What just happened?!?" Malaki ang gulat at pagtataka ni Misaki sa nangyari.

"In this game, the master can only do support to its guardian. Therefore, is the dead weight of the guardian. But what if the master become the guardian? There'll be no dead weight anymore and can focus to the battle! No need to order around if the master can use the guardian's skill, right?"

"So that's the same case with Dom-san but with his own other guardian? Does it apply to the others?" Misaki curiously asked.

"S-San? Are you Japanese? Well, almost but not all. Though we are in a team, we have different styles of fighting. I decided to be in this form on my own. Ya good in archery?"

"Quite. I'm in an archery club in school."

"Really? Me too. So, shall we start? I'm Charlotte Alyssa Ainsworth. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu."

"Yes. Let's. I'm Misaki Natsume. Ditto. Douzu yoroshiku desu."

Charlotte smiled as she recognize Misaki as a worthy opponent. She thought if they are not opponents as they were right now, they might be good friends. "*Frozen Field!" Charlotte used her skill. A wide area of the wasteland froze with ice. The ice also tries to climb and freeze Misaki's feet.

"W-Wait. I am not fused with my guardian so it will appear like it's two versus one. Are you fine with that?"

"H-Huh?!? Th-That's very obvious! Why ask a very obvious question?!?" Charlotte lost her focus with Misaki's question.

Misaki smiled and said. "To distract you. *Master Skill: Switch Locations!" Biglang naging si Raiden si Misaki.

"*Wind Direction Strike!" Tumira ng arrow si Raiden patungo kay Charlotte. Iiwasan sana ni Charlotte ang tira ni Raiden pero nag-iba ng direction ang arrow at pumaitaas ito. Nang habulin niya ng tingin, nasa itaas pala si Misaki. Pababang direction at handang tirahin si Charlotte ng sword ni Raiden.

"*T-Towers of Ice!" Tumira si Charlotte ng arrow paitaas. Mula sa pinanggalingan ng arrow papuntang paitaas, nagkaroon ng mala-tower na ice. Gumamit ng evade master skill si Misaki para makaiwas. Akala ni Charlotte napigilan niya ang offense strategy ni Misaki pero nakaligtaan niya yung arrow na naging dahilan ng pagkatusok nito sa kanyang kaliwang dibdib.

Napaluhod si Charlotte habang hinahawakan nito ang natamaang parte. "Players who are saying masters in this game are only dead weight of the guardian are not actually serious in playing this game. They should just quit as they don't know what support really means. This is just the beginning. I'll show you what a master can do rather than standing and ordering their guardian around. Hope you can cope up with our dance and change your mind about this game." Misaki confidently said. She recovered her mana with potions.

"Hahaha!" Charlotte laughed at what Misaki has said. "Th-This is becoming interesting! You're the very first opponent that entertained me in this game! I don't care about Sebi's plans anymore. I will have my fight of a lifetime!"

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Wind and Ice