The water wave attack continued to push me as I tried to block it.

  "It seems like this attack won't stop until I hit the wall. It would be better for me to stop this attack before it hits me against the wall. However, I can't use 'Counter Slash' to counter this attack because I don't know about this technique yet. If I block it with a slash like 'Water Destroying Slash' it would be too late because I'm now in a defensive position using my sword. If I switch to attacking, I will definitely get hit by this attack. Besides, even if I can use a slash, 'Water Destroying Slash' isn't a good option to block this attack because it takes quite a long time to destroy all of this attack, so I better use another technique," I thought.

  I fell silent and tried to think of a good solution to stop this attack. Then finally I found the solution.

  "It seems like I have to use that technique. It might make a scene for the audience, but it seems like there's no other choice. Besides, from the start I didn't intend to hide my strength, except for light and dark magic," I thought.

  I, who was originally defending by holding the hilt of my sword with 1 hand, now held the hilt of my sword with 2 hands. Then I silently concentrated. After that, I used this technique on the attack.

  - ?Secret Sword Art, Elemental Flow -

  I still defended with my sword from the attack. But I moved my sword and pointed my sword to the left quickly.

  - ?Deflection -

  The attack turned to the left following the direction my sword was pointing. And the attack hit the wall of the arena on my left and caused a fairly strong bang and vibration. Because of that attack, the wall of the arena that was hit was quite badly damaged. And the water attack also broke apart when it hit the wall and made the arena filled with puddles of water due to the breaking of the attack.

  "That was close. If I was a little late, I would have hit the wall with that attack," I thought.

  Indeed, my distance to the arena wall was very close.

  "I could have easily blocked that attack if I used magic. But if I can overcome it with just a sword technique, it seems like I don't really need magic," I thought.

  The students looked surprised after seeing him deflect the attack.

  "The attack that the prince made was very strong and powerful but Rid was able to deflect the attack with just his sword,"

  "You're right, but that situation was also very dangerous. If Rid was late in deflecting the attack. He would have hit the wall with the attack,"

  "Before deflecting the attack, being able to block it that far was a great thing. I doubt I could block the prince's attack that far without using magic," said the students.

  "Haaaah.....Haahhhh...Haaaaah..Even with that attack it still couldn't hurt you, Rid. And again, you were able to deflect my attack just now easily," said Charles who seemed to be starting to get tired.

  "I was just lucky to deflect your attack in time, Charles. If I was late, ?I would have hit the wall and gotten hurt. Your attack just now was very powerful. It was reckless of me to try to block that attack. I don't think I will try to block that attack again in the future," I said while looking at my sword.

  There was a crack in my sword after blocking Charles' 'Great Waves Thrust'.

  "My sword is starting to get damaged, should I have used 'Water Resistance' ?when I first started fighting Charles? I think I'll ask for a new sword later," I thought.

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  Then I looked at Charles.

  "It looks like you're getting tired, Charles," I said.

  "Well, as you can see," Charles said.

  "Then, I'll end this match soon," I said with a smile.

  "Go ahead, Rid," said Charles who also smiled.

  After that, I advanced towards Charles to attack him. The floor that was flooded with water due to Charles' water magic made it difficult to walk but that didn't apply to me. I could still move quickly towards Charles.

  - ?Waves Slash -

  However, Charles did not just wait for me to come to him. He kept trying to attack me with his long-range slashes. The attacks launched by Charles made the water level that was flooding the arena slowly start to rise.

  -

  "Supervisor, shouldn't the water that is flooding the arena be removed first?," said one of the students who asked the supervisor Elgin.

  "For what? During the daily match, if there is something in the arena like fire or stagnant water, the supervisor will not remove it. The supervisor will remove it when the match is over. In fact, these things can be used to defeat your opponent," said the supervisor Elgin.

  -

  "It seems that Charles can't manipulate the elements yet. In fact, the water that floods this arena can be used as your attack if you can manipulate the elements. In that case, it's better for me to use this water," I thought.

  I dipped my sword into the puddle below me. Charles seemed confused by what I was doing but he continued to launch his attack at me.

  - Waves Slash -

  The attack was aimed at me.

  - Sacred Sword Art, Elemental Flow -

  While submerged, I slashed the sword towards Charles' 'Waves Slash'.

  - Water Slash -

  A water slash was created from my sword slash and hit Charles' slash. Both slashes were destroyed.

  "A water slash? Did Rid use magic?,"

  "No, that's not magic, he just used a sword technique,"

  "How can he make a water slash with just a sword technique?," said the students who seemed surprised.

  Then I moved back towards Charles while bringing my sword that I was holding down. I kept letting my sword dip in the puddle while moving. When Charles attacked with his 'Waves Slash', I slashed my sword towards his slash and from that slash a water slash was created to destroy the water slash. This situation happened continuously.

  Until finally I almost approached Charles and prepared to attack him.

  - ?Sword Art, Half Moon Slash -

  I attacked Charles with my sword technique.

  - Great Waves Slash -

  Charles also attacked me with his sword technique.

  Our attacks collided and resulted in a powerful clash of attacks. The first year building shook. The clash of attacks between the two of us lasted quite a long time until finally we were each thrown back because of the impact.

  After being thrown back, we both prepared to do continued attacks. But Charles seemed very exhausted. But Charles didn't seem to want to give up.

  - Magic Boost 3x -

  - Power Boost 3x -

  - Defense Boost 3x -

  - Speed ??Boost 3x -

  Charles increased his strength again. Then the movement of the water on his sword was also faster and more irregular than usual. Charles took a stance to attack.

  - Strom Waves Thrust -

  Charles used a long-range thrust attack and released a large wave attack from the thrust. The attack was bigger and more powerful than the attack I had previously held back.

  "I don't want to try to hold back that attack. "Then I think I have to use that technique," I thought.

  Then I looked back at my sword that was starting to break.

  "I don't think I need to use 'Water Resistance' for that technique, this sword will be destroyed soon anyway," I thought again.

  Then I prepared to face the attack. I formed a stance as if I was going to slash.

  - Secret ?Sword Art, Aqua Slayer Slash -

  I slashed the wave attack in two. After being split, the wave turned into a puddle of water that flooded the floor below. Due to the additional puddle of water from the wave attack, the water level in the arena increased again.

  "After the previous fire, this time it's water?,"

  "Can all elemental attacks be cut by him?,"

  "What is he really?," said the surprised students.

  I shot quickly towards Charles. Although the water level in the arena increased, I could move as usual when the arena was not flooded. Then I arrived in front of Charles.

  "Looks like this is the end, Charles," I said.

  "You're right, Rid. But I won't regret it," Charles said.

  We both prepared our attacks.

  - Strom Waves Destroyer -

  Charles launched his attack.

  - Sacred Sword Art, Roaring Dragon Slash -

  I also launched my attack.

  Our attacks clashed again and this time the impact and impact were greater than before. The shaking that occurred in the first year building was greater than before. Almost all the students who were watching began to panic. The collision of our attacks also made the puddle of water that was under us both spread away from us both.

  We clashed for quite a while until finally Charles' attack power suddenly weakened and I was able to outdo him in this attack match. Weakening and getting weaker until finally I managed to throw Charles into the arena wall for the second time.

  -To be continued