Dragon Powers/Strength 10 Volume 9

(I’ll pretend to mess up here!)

Ikki chose one of Stella’s sweeping attacks to take with his sword and stumble backwards.

This was to invite a full powered attack from Stella.

Then again, this level of trickery shouldn’t work on Stella.

Stella should definitely recognize that he was baiting a full powered attack.

(But Stella’s nature is to say “So what?”)

Just as Ikki had read, with her returning fire just because she could, she threw a low attack at Ikki.

(I’ll retaliate with this!)

He had finished re-measuring Stella’s potential.

Just as he predicted, her response was a Karatake-wari.

Neither the angle nor speed estimation would be off at all.

He would respond with just enough. If he used just that much power, Stella should show an opening.

Then he would use Ittou Rasetsu and end the match.

“~~~!!!”

Ikki discarded that thought in an instant and twisted his body away to avoid the Karatake-wari.

Lævateinn found only air and as its force continued and struck the ground-

The ground ripped.

「S- Scathing! As soon as Fighter Stella’s longsword hit the ground, fissures opened in the ring all the way to the audience seats! What power!」

Seeing the crevasse that extended all the way to the audience demanded the attention of all in the arena.

Even Ikki shuddered, his breath taken away at the sight of those scars in the ground.

Calculating based on the destruction, the power of the slash far exceeded Ikki’s expectation again.

Just like the first time.

However, there was a crucial difference.

In the second time, Ikki had observed Stella to measure her specs and as he sought to turn the fight with Madoka, her attack’s power increased.

More power, to overcome Ikki.

She was developing. In the middle of the match.