"Lose."
Ten minutes later, in the training ground of the basement workshop of the Matou family, Medea looked at the knife on her neck with dejected look.
"If you're not convinced, you can choose again." Shinji put the "divine spear and bow sword" back into his sleeve and said with a smile.
Ten minutes ago, Medea finally accepted Shinji's proposal to choose a member of her family as an opponent for a friendly match. As expected, she chose Shinji.
Although they had not been together for a long time, the observant Medea had already seen that he was the backbone of the family, the one who truly had the power to make decisions, and also the one with the strongest strength. If she could get him, her status in the family would be greatly improved.
The result is the scene at the beginning of this chapter.
By the way, Shinji answered the phone in the living room, and Medea performed the "Clairvoyance" magic in the living room. It took the two of them five minutes to get from the living room to the underground training ground, and the actual decisive battle lasted only five minutes.
The specific manifestations are as follows.
The two were ten meters apart. Shinji opened the Rune. Medea commented on the Rune magic and said that although Shinji's magic was good, it was far worse than hers.
He then showed off a series of skills, performing all kinds of magic tricks as if they were free, directly covering the ground between the two of them, which looked extremely exaggerated.
Just when she thought she had won and was about to declare it as a winner, Shinji suddenly rushed out from the light and shadow of the magic at an extremely fast speed, put a knife on Medea's neck, and completed the reversal.
Medea's smile froze on her face, and she could only helplessly admit defeat.
But admitting it is one thing, and being able to accept it is another.
"Ugh—you, as a magician, you actually use a knife!"
In Medea's opinion, the battle between magicians should be elegant, an honest competition of magic. How could they just rush up and chop people
"I'm sorry, but nowadays, self-defense is a compulsory course for magicians. She should be able to implement the tactics I just used - if you tried, you might be dead now."
Shinji chuckled. This was Medea's biggest weakness. Her magic skills were second to none in human history. But in terms of fighting, it was just the opposite. Not to mention those warriors who left their names in history, ordinary people who practiced martial arts like Mizue and Issei could easily defeat her.
"I know you're not convinced. So, you can pick another opponent and have another friendly match."
Medea agreed. Unconvinced was not the main reason. She had been on the Argo before and had seen many heroes, many of whom were stronger than her. She was not so arrogant. She just didn't want to be looked down upon, especially by that nasty Medusa. From the first moment she saw that woman, she felt that Medusa and she had a very bad compatibility and were completely opposite in character.
She chose Fujino as her opponent for a simple reason - Shinji couldn't be chosen, the underground training ground was not large, and fighting a martial arts master in this place would be disadvantageous. Sakura was the Master, and she had already killed a Master, so fighting the current Master would have a bad impact and was inappropriate.
Of the remaining two, Kirie is slim but full of energy all day long, and looks like someone who exercises regularly. Fujino, on the other hand, has fair skin and a gentle personality, and is very similar to him in temperament. If it weren't for her lack of magical skills, she would be the most suitable Master for him.
Since she wanted to clear her name, she had to ensure her chances of winning and chose the one who looked the easiest to bully - I have to say, Medea was really sinister.
However, Medea forgot that people should not be judged by appearances. She was not very good at judging people and chose the most inappropriate opponent.
This friendly match was shorter than the previous one, with only three seconds from the time Shinji shouted start to the end.
Yes, you read that right.
Start—Fujino glares—End.
It was exactly three seconds, so short that Medea didn't even perform a single magic trick. As soon as her magic power gathered, she was frightened by the air exploding next to her head. With her vision, she naturally knew what the result would be if the distortion acted on her head.
"Are you convinced?" Shinji chuckled. "I know you'll win if we fight again. A magician like you is invincible once you're well prepared. But there are no ifs in a fight, and a single blow can often decide life or death. Modern magic is far inferior to that of the Age of Gods, but it's much better than the Age of Gods in terms of unexpected means - don't judge modern magicians by Atram. You can look down on their magic, but please be cautious in a fight."
This is what Shinji wants to tell Medea, and it is also the biggest reason for her failure in the original world line.
Medea is a very contradictory woman. When dealing with her servants, she is very cautious and careful, knowing how to consolidate her position and keep a low profile. But when dealing with modern magicians, she takes a condescending attitude.
Among the masters we know so far, except for Atram who died, none of them are weak. If Medea keeps this mentality, she will probably be killed soon. This is not what Shinji wants to see. He wants her to wake up.
Unlike Medusa, who was bullied since childhood and used to obeying orders, Medea is deep-minded and very opinionated. It is difficult to change her mind with just verbal reminders. Therefore, Shinji used this extreme method to wake her up directly.
Judging from Medea's reaction, the effect was very good, even a little too good. Her distraught look was no different from when she left Atram's workshop two days ago, except that she had a sign hanging around her neck.
"I'm a useless magician."
"I'm incompetent."
Shinji had a headache watching this, and he didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only sit there like a fool with Fujino, staring at her. It wasn't until Kirie came over and told him that Bazette had summoned a Servant that they were able to escape.
Facts once again prove that Bazett is a simple-minded and stubborn guy.
Even an upstart like Atram knew how to disguise himself and enter the city in a low profile, build a workshop in advance, and make all the necessary preparations before summoning. But she went straight to the nearby seaside park, found a suitable spiritual place, cut her wrists and drew the summoning circle.
The catalyst was not such precious relics as the "Golden Fleece Fragments", "The Most Ancient Snake Shedding Fossil", or "Holy Sword Scabbard", but rather an earring with runes carved on it that was taken directly from the ear - it was not bad from the perspective of a magic prop, but the value of the relic was basically zero.
There are countless heroes related to Rune, both strong and weak. This summoning method is just like spending money to draw cards in the game, which depends entirely on luck.
"Whether it's right or wrong, it all depends on this one shot!"
Bazette grasped the Command Seal in his hand, as if he had grasped the future!
PS: I have to say that Fujino's eyes are really convenient. You become distorted when she looks at you.
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