The Asterisk War, Vol. 15 by Yuu Miyazaki and okiura

Author:Yuu Miyazaki and okiura [Yuu Miyazaki and okiura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2021-01-20T00:00:00+00:00

“Saya’s quite the go-getter. She’s more than a match for that new autonomous puppet, don’t you think?” Claudia asked with a relaxed smile. She was clearly impressed.

“…She is now,” Ayato answered, sitting beside her.

After his match at the Sirius Dome, Ayato had come to join Claudia in Seidoukan Academy’s special viewing lounge at the Procyon Dome to support his classmate. He had originally meant to go and watch Sylvia’s bout, but that one started before he had been able to finish his winner’s interview and the other formalities. He had been lost for words when he heard she had gone into cardiac arrest, but fortunately she had been quickly resuscitated and was being treated now at the hospital. Nonetheless, his concerns were only truly allayed when she had contacted him directly just a short time ago.

But as for Saya’s match—

“Oh dear, you don’t sound very confident.”

“You can’t have missed it. Saya might have the advantage right now, but she won’t be able to keep this up for long.”

“Well, now… I suppose you’re right,” Claudia answered with a short nod and a forced smile.

Lenaty was strong. In terms of raw performance, she was probably on par with Ayato himself or with Xiaohui or Gigoku, while her defense was probably the best of all remaining contestants, surpassing even that of the Black Knight (although technically the Black Knight’s abilities had allowed him to withstand even physical shocks). And with her armor powered by urm-manadite, Ayato doubted that even the Ser Veresta would be able to break through it with ease.

Indeed, the only reason why Saya was dominating the battlefield was due to Lenaty’s guileless fighting style.

Apart from when she engaged in a processing battle with another autonomous puppet, as she had in her match against Rimcy, Lenaty’s behavior was seemingly completely random. It was as if she was only ever thinking about her next move, without ever planning in advance.

From the very beginning of the tournament, nothing she did suggested any form of strategy. She had pulled through the qualifiers using no more than the brute force of her superior specs, and even in her bout with Rimcy, she had performed relatively poorly up until she’d overwhelmed the other puppet with her raw power.

Saya, no doubt having realized that, was making sure Lenaty kept moving in order to prevent her opponent from truly capitalizing on those specifications. She had her experience and preparation to thank for that, but the problem would be Lenaty’s quick learning abilities.

Ernesta’s puppets never fell victim to the same trick twice. That had been the case for Ardy and Rimcy and no doubt applied to Lenaty, too. Even now, it was clear she was continuously adapting to Saya’s attack patterns little by little.

“And she still hasn’t revealed all her tricks,” Ayato noted.

Saya was no doubt on guard against that incredible power output Lenaty had demonstrated at the end of her match with Rimcy, but Ayato couldn’t help but wonder whether she would be able to keep it at bay.

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