Dreamy Magical
Race against time. The Battle of Aces

Akiko was still carefully watching Lalah's movements. 'I'm a little lucky because I'm a witch with long-range attacks. But I can't let my guard down.' It was Akiko's mind that was watching Lalah's every move.

While on the other hand, Lalah was also still watching Akiko's movements. 'This girl is quite shrewd in avoiding my attacks. I can't look him in the eye.' Think of Lalah while concentrating.

After a long silence the two now began to attack each other with their respective mainstay magic.

"Ellab eremul."

"teleif ed ereimul"

Akiko's balls of light turned into nets and held the Crystals from approaching him.

"esab-llab regel." Now with her light-ball magic, Akiko attacks Lalah without giving him any gap to fight back.

It was Lalah who saw the gap from every attack of Akiko, being able to dodge it easily. After their close distance, Lilah swung her stone hammer but managed to be held back by Akiko's mace.

"Since the first time I saw you, I've always wondered what your true abilities are." Said Lalah trying to make Akiko's mace detach from her hand.

"According to rumors, you're known as the Ace of St's pride. Emillion. Therefore, I am very interested in fighting against you." Continue Lalah.

"I'm flattered by your pain. But I thought that your flattery would never make me take my watch off YOU." With an emphasis on her last word, Akiko managed to keep Lalah's stone hammer away from her.

'I don't have much time. I must immediately end this match and save Kenichi and Kurohana from the Crystals.' Inner Akiko looked at her two friends who were still trapped inside the crystal.

He then saw Lalah smiling cynically at him. "If you give up, I'll let them go." Said Lalah giving an agreement to Akiko.

Akiko did not believe Lalah's sweet words. Because he knew that Lalah was just bragging.

"I can't believe your bullshit. I can free them with my own abilities." Reply Akiko is confident in his abilities.

"You're pretty stubborn as well apparently." Knowing the deal he was given was rejected, Lalah now began to get ready to attack Akiko again.

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Azuna who had been watching the match between Akiko and Lalah suddenly felt a great dizziness in her head.

"Azuna-Chan are you okay?." Thalia asked worried about Azuna.

"I'm fine. No need to worry." Reply Azuna tried to endure the pain in her head. 'What's wrong with me?.' His mind asks itself.

"Azuna." Calling Jake slowly made Azuna turn her head.

"What's up?." Azuna asked after feeling called.

"Since when have you worn a cracked mask?." Jake asked nicely as he watched Azuna's cracked mask.

"Eh?."

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Meanwhile, Akiko still dodges the attack of a Lilah crystal bullet that targets her like a missile.

'I must make the crystal far away from me.' Inner Akiko. "Ecnal ed erimul." One or two crystals Akiko managed to drop.

"If it's just that, I can too." Challenge Lalah took out some long-shaped crystals that were ready to attack Akiko. "Tolevaj ed latsirc." Lalah's attack was successfully carried out by him well.

Akiko then uses her mace to destroy any crystals that belong to Lalah. Whether due to fatigue or not paying attention, one of the fragments managed to hit Akiko's body.

"Aakh." Rintih Akiko while holding the part of his body that was attacked.

"Maybe you're a little tired." Tell Lalah to find Akiko who was hit by his attack. Not long after, the part where the crystal had slowly started to appear and took away Akiko's energy.

"So how?.Wanna surrender?." Said Lalah again making her offer.

"I *hah* still *hah* haven't *hah* surrendered." Reply Akiko gasps.

"Why do you care so much about winning or losing?. Look at you now!. Because of your selfishness you accepted my attack. Look at your two friends!. If you want to give up early they'll be free early." Lashe said

"Indeed I admit that I'm selfish because I want to win this game." Akiko was still holding onto the injured part of her body.

"Then why are you....."

"But."

Akiko cut off Lalah's unfinished speech.

"I know that giving up is not a good choice to choose. I know there must be another way to save them without giving up on you." Confidently sure.

These words made Azuna who heard them feel stunned. I don't know why he ever heard those words.

"You're really stubborn." Said Lalah then attacked Akiko with one of her crystals.

"What is..." He was shocked when he saw his crystal stopped.

Not only that, slowly the crystal on Akiko's body began to peel off and the same thing happened to the Crystal coffin that locked up Kenichi and Kurohana.

"What did you do to my crystals?."

"What happened to your crystal is none of my business." Reply Akiko prepared with her mace.

"Prepare." Akiko then disappeared for a moment and then appeared behind Lilah. When Lalah tried to attack Akiko, Akiko had already disappeared and was again attacking Lalah from the other side.

"I won't let you beat me."

"With me attacking you twice those words no longer apply to me." Akiko again swung her mackerel hard at Lalah.

"Ereimul etavarc" From below around the place where Lalah stands, light appears that binds Lalah's body tightly.

"This is a reply for injuring my comrades." By concentrating his magic on the unity of the point Akiko began to launch his final attack.

"Esuf eroetem." The Light Meteor now attacked Lalah mercilessly until Lalah was knocked down and collapsed. With Lalah's defeat, the victory became Akiko.

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"Girl Grim. You're great." Shouted Sasuke knowing that Akiko had won the match. "As expected of you, Rella." The heavy sound made Sasuke flinch and turn to the right and left to look for the source of the sound. Seeing the confusion on Sasuke's face, Igarashi asked Sasuke.

"What's up?." Tanya Igarashi brief.

"It feels like someone is talking behind my back. But who?." Sasuke's reply was still confused.

"Maybe it's just your gut feeling." Reply Igarashi without taking a headache. Sasuke just agreed with Igarashi and thought it was just a hunch.

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Elsewhere, Azuna did not pay much attention to the final part of Akiko and Lalah's match because something was troubling her mind.

"I'm not sure if giving up is the best option."

"I think there must be another way to get rid of this problem."

"Azuna-chan."

The voice of the Little Child continued to ring in Azuna's head until she was not aware that Thalia was taking her out of her daydream.

"The game is over." Obviously Thalia was a little concerned about Azuna's condition.

"Sorry to trouble you." Reply Azuna tried to behave as usual so that Thalia would not worry. He then takes Thalia and Jake out.

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After six days of intense competition, now the students of Edelweiss Sanctuary Academy have to leave to continue their studies at school.

"Thank you for coming by." Akiko said as a farewell to Lalah and his friends.

"We also thank you for being well received here." Reply to Lalah with a sincere smile on his face.

Afterwards, the Students of the Edelweiss Sanctuary Academy left St. The Emillion Magic Academy.

"Akiko-chan's." Annie's call made Akiko look over. He found seventeen of his friends carrying party equipment.

"What is this for?." Ask Akiko to be confused.

"Festival."Answer Ichika briefly.

"It can, can it?." Akiko wasn't sure if partying in class was allowed.

"We've asked for permission, with the promise that when it's done we'll sort out all the mess." Sasuke answered confidently.

"Well?!." Akiko who was still unsure, could not say anything.

Seeing the anxiety on Akiko's face, Kenichi and Igarashi whisper something that might make Akiko willing to accept.

"We are silent enough to be cornered." Kenichi whispers slowly.

"If anyone does something wrong. Let Sasuke and Danny take responsibility because this is their idea." Now Igarashi whispers to Sasuke and Danny not listen to them.

Akiko fell silent for a while before agreeing to this invitation of her friends.

It never hurts to have a little fun, ... right?.

TB