Speedmage Tournament

84TH GEAR - IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A METEOR! NO, IT'S MISS TERROR!

84TH GEAR - IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A METEOR! NO, IT'S MISS TERROR!

As soon as the whistle was blown, Fluonessia and Professor Azure used their respective speed spells!

"Stardust Accel!" Glittery pink contrails followed Flu's trail.

"Crystaldust Accel!" Sparkling blue contrails tailed Professor Azure all the way!

Just before they reach the 2nd Checkpoint Tower, we can see both Speedmages overtaking each other! Flu got the lead for a few seconds, but Professor Azure took over, and then Flu caught up and recovered her position as the faster of the two!

However, when there is only fifty meters left, Professor Azure overtook Flu once more and touched the 2nd Checkpoint Tower!

Beep!

Point for Comette, at 0:1!

This is nuts! Professor Azure is a Striker, and she can still compete in terms of speed against a Counter like Flu! That's a world contender for you!

"Go for it, Big Sis!" Ericka can be heard cheering in the background.

Flu was just a little bit late to touch the 2nd Checkpoint Tower by one second. She swiped her hand on the tower, and it glowed pink!

Beep!

Point for Fluonessia, at 1:1!

"Good work, Flu!" Ericka cheered in the background once again.

"Wait, are you cheering for Professor Azure? Or are you cheering for Flu?" Cruzo asked.

"I am cheering for them both!" Ericka angrily answered.

"Make up your mind, dammit!" I cried.

All of a sudden, I saw Professor Azure no longer chasing the hologram line leading to the 3rd Checkpoint Tower. She made a U-Turn and immediately boosted towards Fluonessia who was caught by surprise!

"Eeeek!" Flu cried.

Bzzzt!

Both magical barriers collided, launching the Speedmages in opposite directions due to repelling effect. After doing that, Professor Azure went ahead and made chase to the 3rd Checkpoint Tower!

"Heh!" Professor Azure chuckled.

That was a simple but effective technique to gain a huge lead and push the opponent further away. I think that technique is called Knock-Off, an old-school tactic that only requires skill and experience to pull off. There's no mana cost in using that trick.

"Flu, make chase!" I said through my mic.

"Roger!" Flu said as she immediately created a Stardust Trampoline and used the repelling force of the Knock-Off to boost in the opposite direction! "Here I go!"

Thanks to the Stardust Trampoline triplicating her speed, she managed to catch up, no, overtake Professor Azure by over ten steps! She is taking the lead!

"Oho? This kid has a talent." I heard my father mutter with a smirk.

"I told you, Old Coach. Miss Asahime has what it takes." Professor Azure said to her navigator with a satisfied smile. And then she boosted once more with a stronger Crystaldust Accel!

A glittery blue streak chased after the pink sparkling contrail. The two-toned rainbow full of glitters made it an eye candy to look at.

"Yaaaah!" Flu swiped her hand on the 3rd Checkpoint Tower!

Beep!

Point for Fluonessia, at 2:1!

"Keep it up, Flu! Leave them in the dust!" I cheered.