Although she said she would fight Rin to the death, the recent situation had already made Aoko realize the huge gap between her and Rin in terms of physical combat. It was like heaven and earth.
At least Aoko didn't want Rin to be intoxicated again. It would be troublesome if she got addicted... listening to music with human ribs. Rin really had the potential to be a sadistic younger sister.
"Damn it, since you were hiding this move, no wonder you defeated Alice."
"Don't misunderstand, I was able to defeat the descendant of the Great Witch purely because she didn't understand me, while I had already gained a deep understanding of her from various ancient texts about the Great Witch. So, my victory was due to information. If we fought again, the outcome probably wouldn't be the same," Rin explained.
"But a battle itself shouldn't have a second time." Aoko looked at Rin seriously and said, "Rin, you must have met my Older Sister."
Rin paused slightly, then nodded, admitting, "Yes, I did."
"What's your impression of her?"
She's a good Older Sister who is willing to sacrifice for her younger sister.
But unfortunately, I can't tell you that. This is her wish and hope. Speaking it out would be harmful to both you and her.
"She's a genius in Magic, impeccable in both talent and will. She's a pure Magus." Rin could only tell Aoko the current assessment of Aozaki Touko within the Magic world.
Aoko suddenly became serious and said to Rin, "Then tell me, who is stronger, my Older Sister or you?"
"Uh, wouldn't it be better to ask Alice that question directly? After all, she knows your Older Sister much better than I do," Rin said with some difficulty.
"I asked her. Alice told me that her Magic system is unique and not comparable. So I want to ask you. You are the one who defeated Alice, so you should have more say," Aoko suddenly began to press her relentlessly.
"As for me and Touko, I've only met her once and haven't fought her. I don't know her that well either. And Touko is a Puppet Master. If she prepares more than ten Color-rank puppets plus hundreds of Rank-level puppets, she would definitely be stronger. If the Color-rank puppets are fewer than six, then I can easily get rid of the puppets' entanglement. As long as I get within one step of her, no one is my opponent unless they are a close-combat Magus of the same series and rank! But Touko is not just a Puppet Master; who knows what other methods she's hiding."
"Okay, then can you fight a match with me?"
"Huh?"
"A full-power battle. I will use all my current strength to fight you. I want to know what level I'm truly at right now." Aoko's expression was uncharacteristically serious as she spoke earnestly to Rin.
"To prepare for the decisive battle with Touko in the near future?"
"Mm."
Rin looked at the serious-faced Aoko and suddenly felt a sense of sorrow for Aozaki Touko. Aoko, oblivious to the truth, believed that Touko would fight her to the death for the Magic Crest, but she didn't know that she had already won that battle before it even began.
Never mind. If Touko saw Aoko working so hard to deal with her, she would probably be very happy, right? I'll help Aoko one more time, as a favor for Touko giving her life's work to me.
Hmm, maybe that was her purpose in giving me the puppet technology. What a foolish Older Sister, she prepared everything for her younger sister. When the truth is revealed, it will be even more devastating. However, it seems no one can reveal this truth, except for me.
"Alright, come on," Rin agreed.
"Okay, here I come! Two-layer activation, direct current numerical patterns!"
The Magic system Aoko cultivated was called "Numerology Patterns." It was an aggressive Magic system that purely used Magic arrays for processing, transforming, and releasing. It was a Magic that could be fully controlled and transformed according to the user's will.
This type of Magecraft is used by many in the Nasuverse, but their expressions differ; in Shirou's hands, it releases lightning, while in Aoko's hands, it's a pure magic cannon!
Even if Aoko is currently only a novice, Rin will not show any contempt or carelessness.
Aozaki Aoko's talent as a Magus is ordinary, but she has unparalleled talent in destructive Magecraft. Aoko has only studied Magecraft for one year, but in the practice of'simple Magecraft formulas that can be activated by merely flowing magic power,' she has already surpassed Alice.
Although her Magic Circuits are smaller in scale than Alice's, Aoko's Magic Circuits' rotation speed, durability, magic power quality, and low fuel consumption are all extraordinary.
Her Magecraft characteristic is 'Mana Burst,' which can destroy objects. Unlike Rin, Aoko's Mana Burst is not an applied magical technique but an innate magic power characteristic. Aoko is skilled in aggressive Magecraft with high-speed incantations, feared for their infinite rotation. In terms of destruction, she is a 'rare witch.' In the future, she will be known as a human missile launcher; if the situation calls for a single-point breakthrough, she is an unrivaled Witch of Destruction.
Numerology is a highly malleable Magecraft system. How magic power is released depends on the Magus's associations. For Aoko, it seems that exploding sparks and self-rotating stars are easy things to associate with. Magecraft activated by instant incantation will inevitably become natural interference based on these.
Accompanying Aoko's shout, a sky-blue magic array materialized around her right arm. Without needing further incantations or processes, eight magic missiles, like meteors, instantly flew towards Rin.
Reinforcement: Strength, Speed, Coordination, Defense.
Mana Burst: Deploy!
Rin raised her hand, and the magic power fluctuations she released detonated the magic missiles Aoko had fired. Then, she instantly left her original position, dodging a subsequent magic cannon attack!
"Boom!"
Rin truly had no good defensive measures against Aoko's attack style. The End Magic's 'Mystery Analysis' was completely useless against a move that simply compressed and released magic power, as it had no mystery whatsoever.
How can it be analyzed if it has no mystery?!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"... Fighting Aozaki Aoko was just explosion after explosion after explosion! If Rin hadn't set up a barrier beforehand, the towering explosion smoke and deafening explosion sounds would have been visible and heard ten miles away.
But to say that Rin was suppressed by Aoko, this idiot who only played with magic cannons, is impossible. After all, magic missiles are something any Magus can use! It's just a matter of whether they want to play with them.
While using external magic power to detonate Aoko's magic missiles, Rin rapidly approached Aoko. In a purely Magecraft-technical duel, Rin did not use the 'Wolf's' body techniques and footwork; otherwise, she would never have been repeatedly forced into dangerous situations while dodging attacks from Aoko, whose speed and technique were inferior to hers.
"Boom!!!"
A punch slammed into the ground, causing an earth-shattering tremor. The earth churned up several meters high, and almost every one of Rin's blows could create a swimming pool-sized crater on the ground! If Aoko failed to dodge even once, a single hit would absolutely shatter her to pieces, making any rescue attempt pointless.
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