Matches 1 through 3 have concluded. Kotaro and Lily, who competed in the second match, finally achieved their first victory. Then the fourth match finally began.

  "Please step forward, Enzo, Lucy, Rid, and Julie," said Mr. Alan.

  "The four of us stepped forward to the center of the training ground.

  "I never thought I'd have to fight you, Rid. It looks like I'm going to lose today," said Enzo.

  "What are you talking about? Who knows, maybe you can beat me. Besides, we haven't had a single match yet, have we?" I asked.

  "Are you four ready?" asked Mr. Alan.

  "Ready," all four of us said.

  "Then, let the match begin!" said Mr. Alan.

  Enzo and Lucy appeared ready to attack, readying their weapons. Lucy wielded a spear imbued with her electric magic.

  "So Enzo and Lucy possess the same magic, huh? But it's possible that one of them possesses other magic besides that. Although I rarely see students who can use two or more elemental magics at the academy. Besides Leandra, who demonstrated three basic elemental spells at once yesterday, students with advanced elemental spells like Irene and Princess Amelia can definitely use two basic elemental spells," I thought.

  "Julie, you'll be facing Enzo's partner, the spear user. Can you do it?" I asked.

  "I'll try. I can handle it at range, but it looks like it'll be difficult at close range," Julie said.

  "Don't worry, if you're having trouble, I'll help you," I said.

  Then I quickly dashed toward Enzo and tried to attack him. Enzo, with his electric sword, immediately tried to attack me as well as I dashed toward him. Our swords clashed. But as Enzo and I were clashing swords, Lucy suddenly attacked me with her spear from behind me.

  "They're not trying to fight one-on-one, but they want to defeat me first, huh, two-on-one," I thought.

  I quickly increased my strength and won the swordfight by sending Enzo flying several meters back. Just as Lucy's spear nearly hit my head, I quickly dodged to the side, sending Lucy's spear crashing to the floor. Seeing an opening, I struck Lucy in the stomach with my palm strike. It was just like Lily's attack yesterday, but I didn't use elemental magic in this attack. After my attack hit her stomach, Lucy screamed in pain and was sent flying several meters back.

  I immediately moved toward Enzo. Again, this time I imbued my sword with water magic and attempted to slash Enzo.

  ~Water Sword Art : Calm Water Slash~

  Meanwhile, Enzo also attempted to counter my slash.

  ~Electric Waves Slash~

  Our two attacks collided, creating a powerful collision.

  "You said you were going to lose this match? Why didn't you just accept my attack?" I asked.

  "I'm sure I'll lose, but that doesn't mean I'll let you attack me like that, Rid," Enzo said.

  Enzo was knocked back again after clashing with me, but immediately got up and attacked me again. I also attempted to attack him. Meanwhile, Lucy had gotten back up and was fighting Julie.

  Then a few moments later,

  The fourth match ended with Julie and I winning. We defeated Enzo and Lucy, but I felt something strange after the match.

  "I don't know why, but it seems like Enzo isn't showing his true abilities. He's full of secrets. I couldn't find anything suspicious even after reading his mind," I thought.

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  Then, several matches after mine concluded. Chloe and Mauro secured their first victory. Meanwhile, Leandra and Ray also won again. This time, they won three matches in a row, just like me. During the match, Leandra still didn't help Ray when the enemy attacked him and focused solely on the enemy attacking her.

  The match then entered the final match of the third day. This match was highly anticipated by the other students. It was a match between Noa and Irene against Charles and Lotta.

  "Please step forward, Noa, Irene, Charles, and Lotta," said Mr. Alan.

  The four of them stepped forward to the center of the training ground.

  "I never thought I'd have the opportunity to fight you, Prince," said Irene.

  "Even though we've met several times, you still address me so formally, huh? But never mind. I won't give up in this match against you," Charles said.

  "I won't give up even if it's against you, prince," Irene said.

  "We will defeat you, Charles," Noa said.

  "Are you four ready?" asked Master Alan.

  "Ready," all four of them said.

  "Then, the match begins," said Master Alan.

  The four of them prepared to attack.

  "Are you confident in fighting the prince one-on-one?," Irene asked.

  "I'm not so sure, because I usually lose against him, but this time I have to," Noa said.

  "Okay, if anything happens, I'll help you. For now, I'll fight the prince's partner first," Irene said.

  They both advanced toward Charles and Lotta.

  "Sorry, Lotta, it looks like you'll have to hold off Irene alone. I have to fight Noa first," Charles said.

  "It's okay, Prince. Although I'm a little scared of having to hold off the Ice Princess alone," Lotta said.

  "I'll help you if you have trouble," Charles said.

  Then they prepared to receive Noa and Irene's attacks.

  "Take this, Charles. ~Great Wind Thrust~," Noa said, launching a thrusting attack with her spear.

  "You're in such a rush, Noa," Charles said.

  ~Thick Water Wall~

  Charles created a thick wall of water in front of him to block Noa's spear attack. However, Noa easily destroyed the water wall, but it was only a trap set by Charles. As the wall shattered, Charles launched an attack at Noa, who was caught off guard by the destruction.

  ~Waves Thrust~

  Charles tried to stab Noa with his technique.

  "Since when did he activate ~Waves Sword~?" Noa exclaimed in surprise.

  Noa had no time to dodge or defend, and the attack struck her squarely in the stomach. Noa screamed in pain and was thrown quite far back. However, Charles didn't just wait for Noa to attack him again. When Noa was thrown, he immediately chased after her to deliver another attack.

  ~Waves Slash~

  Charles immediately attacked Noa, who was lying on the ground, knocked out by the previous attack. However...

  ~Glacier Strike~

  Irene suddenly appeared in front of Charles and blocked his attack with her own.

  "Irene? How could that be?" Charles said, shocked.

  Then Charles looked at Lotta, who lay there with ice slash marks on her body.

  "You really didn't hold back, Irene. You even defeated my partner with that family technique of yours," Charles said.

  "If I had held back, there was a chance I would have lost," Irene said.

  "I told her I'd help her if she had trouble fighting you, but she was defeated instantly when I wasn't paying attention. Looks like I'll have to apologize to her later," Charles said.

  Suddenly, Charles's wave sword froze upon contact with Irene's ice rapier. Charles then retreated, but suddenly, Noa was behind him, preparing to attack him with ~Magic Martial Arts~.

  "Take this, Charles," Noa said.

  Noa tried to attack Charles, but Charles managed to dodge her first attack. However, Noa continued to attack Charles until finally, Charles had no chance to dodge anymore and could only defend with his sword, which had returned to its original state after being frozen.

  "25,"

  "35,"

  "45,"

  Noa continued counting her combo attacks until she finally reached 49.

  ~Wind Champion~

  Noa attacked Charles with her final combo.

  Meanwhile, Charles retaliated by launching an attack at Noa.

  ~Destruction Waves Slash~

  The two attacks collided, creating a powerful impact. After the exchange, they were both thrown back. As Charles was thrown, Irene prepared to launch another attack.

  ~Glacier Thrust~

  Irene attacked Charles with a long-range thrust that hit him squarely in the stomach. Charles groaned in pain, sending him flying even further, crashing into the training ground wall. The watching students were shocked.

  "Their combination attacks are quite good, even though Noa seemed nervous when he first learned he would be paired with Irene. But now their combination has even earned them recognition as the strongest pair in the second exam in this class," I thought.

  Despite hitting the wall, Charles still managed to stand up and prepare to attack again.

  ~San Fulgen Art Water Technique : Rain Swords~

  Suddenly, numerous water swords appeared surrounding Charles. Then, Charles immediately advanced toward Irene.

  ~San Lucia Art : Snow Blade Dance Technique~

  Irene also created several ice rapiers that surrounded her.

  Charles and Irene clashed at close range. Charles's water swords and Irene's ice rapiers surrounded them, attacking each other. Irene's ice rapier always destroyed Charles's water swords, but after being destroyed, the water swords reappeared. The battle between the two was so intense that Noa could only watch without helping.

  But moments later, Charles lost focus, and Irene noticed. She immediately attacked Charles with a ~Freezing Air Slash~, leaving Charles unable to dodge or defend, and he was instantly knocked out.

  "Is it just me, or has the Ice Princess become stronger than before?"

  "I feel the same way too, even the prince was defeated so easily. I wonder what the Ice Princess's match against Rid would be like," the chattering students said.

  But their curiosity would be answered, as the match would take place on the fourth day.

  -To be continued