Moto Sekai Ichi – 191 | Sousaku – 創作

191　Tenmouza Match Part 2

【Thread Manipulation】
《Dragon King Thread Manipulation》 The most powerful single attack, limited to the restrained target.
《Dragon Horse Thread Manipulation》 Simultaneously emits multiple threads, forcibly restraining the touched object.
《Rook Thread Manipulation》 Very powerful single attack using a bundle of threads
《Bishop Thread Manipulation》 Powerful penetrating attack using thread like a needle.
《Gold Thread Manipulation》 Thread restraints on objects within a 4-meter radius.
《Silver Thread Manipulation》 Powerful single-target attack with a bundle of threads
《Knight Thread Manipulation》 Manipulate monsters, humans, and puppets with strings for a certain period of time.
《Lance Thread Manipulation》 Penetrating attack using thread like a needle.
《Soldier Thread Manipulation》 Single target attack with a bundle of threads
(Gold + Lance or Bishop can be Combined)

Clear and sunny.
The day of the Tenmouza match was a beautiful sunny day, with last night's rain blown away into the wind.

And being like this, I feel slightly sorry for this one.

"…………"

Facing me is Yve, a maid dressed all in black.

She has a sensitive skin. Prolonged exposure to direct sunlight is enough to cause her burns. She is what they call an "albino." Ras taught me that.

Hence, she is dressed in a very hot and uncomfortable outfit, covering all her skin in this way.

Her fingertips were hidden by leather gloves, a wide-brimmed hat blocked the sunlight on her head, and she wore large sunglasses over her eyes.

She looks more like a weird wizard than a Thread Manipulation artist. ...... but it's also a fact that she has no choice but to do it this way.

"Is it hot? "
"Ye……wo……"

Yes, but it will only be for a short while, so don't worry, Master, huh?

You're trying to keep me from worrying too much so that I can fight to my heart's content. How remarkable.

"I understand. Let's play the match with no regrets."
"……ay"

Yve nodded her head. Although her expression is completely obscured by her hat and sunglasses, her pure white-skinned cheeks appear to be lightly tinted red.

She hid her face with the brim of her hat as if embarrassed, as she brushed her pure white silky fringe that fluttered in the wind.

"Bow to each other! Get ready! "

Following the referee's order, we took the threads out of our inventories.

There are various types of threads used as weapons in 【Thread Manipulation】. It varies depending on the application, such as wire, which specializes in firepower, spider silk, which specializes in reach, and dragon whiskers, which combines both firepower and reach. Each has its advantages and disadvantages.

This time, Yve seems to be using spider silk. Although it has low firepower, this thread is flexible, easy to handle, and has a wide attack range, making it suitable for beginners.

I, on the other hand, will be using a 16-pound fluorocarbon line. What is this? You may ask. It is just a fishing line.

"Eh……? "

See, a bewildered voice leaked out of Yve's mouth.

Well, of course. This is essentially a normal fishing line. Few people use it as a weapon for 【Thread Manipulation】.

But I can only go with this. It is relatively heavy, thin, transparent, low-stretch, and strong, and you need this fluorocarbon ―that is, the 16-pound one― to be able to manipulate it as you wish.

After much thought and poking and prodding to find the subtle difference in the feel of manipulation, and to thread the end of this thread through the hole of a needle ten meters away, I finally arrived at this.

A fishing line in 【Thread Manipulation】. In other words, it would be a common "not-so-usable weapon" in the game. Some players laughed at it as a joke weapon and even made fun of it.

……That is until I started using it in my Tenmouza fights.

"――Begin! "

I will teach you.

What is the most important aspect of the Tenmouza games.

It's neither firepower, nor reach, nor flexibility―― it's accuracy.

"! "

Yve, who sprinted at the same time as the order was given and closed the distance at once, reacted midway.

I can't really tell with the sunglasses, but maybe she just widened her eyes.

The fact that she is surprised here means that she has a firm grasp of the "reach" of the threads. It's really wonderful.

If she takes even one more step, she will be in between them. Despite that, I don't take any action. I haven't even tried to ready my skills. Hence, she was surprised.

However, if you think about it, it is rather simple. If I, with my short reach, take action here, I'm bound to lose. Because I still can't reach her. Then it is best to stand still and not make any unnecessary movements. It was a given from the beginning.

"……co……"

I'm coming, she said. Yve politely declared and stepped forward.

Okay, then I have to go too.

As soon as she is in between, she takes one more step and closes in about a meter and a half. This is my reach.

"――! "

Yve's 《 Soldier Thread Manipulation》 grazed my right cheek.

" "

It was twice as fast as I expected. I'm not kidding.

The trajectory is also beyond reproach. Probably made to crawl through the ground. It is the least visible route.

……I'm impressed.

"! ! "

Time to pay back. I'll show you exactly the same thing with even greater precision.

Yve frantically pulled her left leg back and shifted her stance, narrowly avoiding my 《 Soldier Thread Manipulation》. The decision to put the second 《Soldier Thread Manipulation》, which had been prepared as a follow-up attack, on the defensive was not a bad one.

In 【Thread Manipulation】, the right hand and the left hand basically divide the labor to manipulate the threads. In doing so, the second strike can be performed many times more quickly if the right hand is followed by the left hand than if the right hand is followed by the right hand again.

In other words.

"Yoo."
"! "
"Yoho."
"----! U! "
"Hoi hoi."
"----! Tsu! "

It's not one-two, one-two, it's more like onetwo, onetwo.

To the first two shots of the first player, the second player responds with two matching shots.

Two shots, one beat. Two shots, one beat.

Up until 4 meters ――In other words, the process repeats itself until the "Gold zone" is approached.

【Thread Manipulation】, which uses a thin, hard-to-see weapon called a thread, is often thought of as unrefined by those who don't know it, can you believe it?! That is definitely not the case.

This is a martial art. A hand-to-hand combat. The two sides are fighting with their fists, called 《Soldier Thread Manipulation》, and while exchanging fierce blows as if they were fighting scenes from a martial arts movie, they slowly approach each other until they are within four meters of each other, whereupon they decide to use their 《Gold Thread Manipulation》 skill to restrain the target within a four-meter radius.

That's why it's so intense.

The two players use their entire bodies to the fullest in a back-and-forth battle, clashing thread against thread, repeatedly attacking and defending one another, meticulously calculating the distance between each other, and closing to within four meters of each other without missing a beat. It is well worth watching.

"Aa……! " Sighs could be heard from the audience.

I was annoyed. It's simple

What is that "Aa……! " for?! They are surely looking down on 【Thread Manipulation】.

Yve probably thinks so.

"…………? "

It seems so.

"Let's go."

We are within Gold's range.

This moment of maneuvering, no matter how many times I do it, is irresistible.
A huge amount of information explodes in an instant, and my head feels like it is boiling over.

Immediately after getting into the fray, when I prepared Gold without thinking, the Soldier crushed it and that ended it. In other words, I need to create time to prepare Gold.

There are several steps, but the better way is this.

"! ? "

Connect 《Lance Thread Manipulation》 to 《Knight Thread Manipulation》.

To take on a piercing attack by Lance, you must use a piercing attack as well. In other words, Yve has no choice but to use Lance.

Since the stagger delay time after Lance is slightly longer than that of Soldiers, the player can use this time to fiddle with the next Knight.

A Knight that's used to take control of a "Torch".

The torch was taken from my inventory. Lance was used to buy time for this.

Title fights are basically unrestricted in terms of weapons. Just as it did not matter if I had a sword in the Reiou battle, it does not matter what weapon I use, as long as I do not use any skills unrelated to the match.

And this torch was the revolution in the Tenmouza battles. This is the strategy for the combo within the Gold's range discovered by the world's top 5th ranked "Arrogant Princess".

All the threads except for the wire and the dragon's whiskers had to suffer because of this torch strategy.

Because they can cut. Without question. Originally, this weapon was weak against the fire attribute. But since 【Magic】 was not allowed during the Tenmouza battle, it should have posed no threat ...... until the appearance of the torch.

As a result, everyone started carrying a torch in their inventory, and Tenmouza battles became all about wires or dragon whiskers.

Later, diversity was restored to the Tenmouza fight again due to the influence of an idiot who was practically an elementary school graduate who started doing all sorts of things with a fishing line, but it was really a big craze for a while, reminiscent of the Black Fal boom of Issenza, and it was really a very troublesome time.

I hate that kind of trend. It reduces the excitement. Therefore.

In this world, I want to get it over with early. Those were my thoughts.

I want them to learn about the existence of the strategy of the torch, and then learn how to overcome it.

Hey, Yve. You've got a hell of a fighting sense, so I'm sure you'll come up with something.

"Ahh."

Yve, whose corresponding 《Silver Thread Manipulation》 was cut off by the fire of the torch I wielded, uttered a small voice.

……I like her sense of preparing Silver here.

Silver is a powerful single-target attack. There's justification for preparing it against Knight. Perhaps Yve was expecting me to manipulate and hit her with weapons such as stones or swords with my Knight. The Silver is used to cut Knight's threads with its strong force. If the Knight's thread is cut, the user is hit with a long after-skill stagger. In other words, if I had not taken out the torch, I would have been outplayed and made stiff by the Silver, and then must have fallen prey to the Gold.

Well, thanks to the torch, it didn't happen that way.

"……u……！ "

While Yve was suffering from post-Silver stiffness, I finished preparing my 《Gold Thread Manipulation》.

It was immediately activated. Yve was helplessly wrapped up in a fishing line.

Without a moment's pause, I began to prepare 《Dragon King Thread Manipulation》. It is the greatest attack of 【Thread Manipulation】, targeting the bound opponent.

This is not a lenient restraint from which one can struggle to escape. Yve's arms are especially carefully restrained, so she cannot even use a thread.

……Game set. There is no way to escape it.

It was over too soon. Perhaps it was still too much to bring out the torch.

That's right, I now need to think of a way to show them how they should be countering the torch next time――

"――"

I was surprised. You're kidding me, right?

You, how ―― in the world are activating 《Lance Thread Manipulation》? You shouldn't be able to use both hands,

"! ? "

This is bad! So that's how it is……!

"Guoo!! "

Immediately after, something shining white pierced my eyes.

……I've been had. Hair.

This girl had that in mind from the very beginning! So the hat was to hide her long hair……!

Amazing. That's amazing, Yve. This particular method of attack had not been discovered even in Mobius. Hair? What kind of life do you have to live to be able to think like that? How long hair is enough to be judged as a weapon? What about firepower? And reach? How comfortable is it to use? Interesting, interesting, interesting……

"That's way too interesting."

"……co……"

The words just came out of my mouth. I could see Yve gasp.

Hey, hey, don't be scared. You have the overwhelming advantage. I'm blind right now, remember?

……From the way it felt in my hand after you blinded me, you cut my threads again with 《Lance Thread Manipulation》 to get out of your restraints, right? The second shot was too slow. In other words, it seems that the hair does not alternate one shot at a time like the two hands. Did you delay it on purpose? No. If so, the follow-up would already be coming. That's not the case. In other words, there are less than two seconds left of grace.

"It will take roughly four seconds for the threads in your arms to come off."
"! "

I'm glad I wrapped her up carefully, just in case she slipped out of her restraints. I always do this. Every once in a while, there's someone like Yve who gets out of it in a surprising way. It's not a big hassle, so there's no harm in doing it.

Well, I've finished preparing 《Knight Thread Manipulation》 as I thought of that.

It's about time for Yve to do Gold or something with her hair.

……Gold would be unresisting as it is. If it is Bishop or higher, I will take the first move with Knight. Otherwise……

"…………"

You're not coming. Gold's preparation time was out. In other words, above Bishop. Or, does she stand by and wait without daring to invoke Silver or below?

If it is Silver or below, I would counter with 《Gold Thread Manipulation》 after getting hit by one shot. If it's above Bishop, I want to crush it first.

On the other hand, if I make the first move with Knight against Silver, the string will be cut and I will be forced to take a long stiffness period. It is truly suicidal to take a shot against anything other than Bishop or above.

Win or lose, it's almost a gamble. Or rather, it is a complete gamble.

…………So I prepared 《Knight Thread Manipulation》.

"N――！? "

No way, Yve said.

Well, it may seem like a lie, but it's happening. She was on the verge of untying herself.

I manipulated the threads still entangled in her arms with Knight and restrained her again. That's all there is to it.

Then the restraints were tightened even tighter, pulling the strings as far as they could go.

The strength of 16lb fluorocarbon is no joke. It is all connected. All the threads of the Gold General that had bound Yve's entire body just a few seconds ago were all back in place.

In an instant, the threads crawled up Yve's entire body and bound her fully, as if a snake were constricting its prey. Naturally, the neck, the head, the eyes, even the hair. With the reminder that "I will never let my guard down again."

"……"

Snap! Yve's hair broke the thread of my Knight. Apparently, her hair doesn't have much of a reach. And then 《Silver Thread Manipulation》…… I see, so Yve was waiting all along with a skill ready. A brilliant schemer.

Oh. This is the so-called final wish. Yve confronted me with one last test, "Please make a mistake".

Considering that I have zero visibility, it's a satisfactory way to do one last struggle.

Good. Let's stay together until the end.

"It's Rook."
"! ? "

No matter what comes, I'll play Rook. That's what I decided.

You're the one who made the last mistake, Yve. You must have just perceived that you had cut my Knight's thread, but ...... that was not the case. You've been lured in. You cut the string on the Gold's side that I was controlling. In other words, you cut the reeler, not the main line. Because as soon as the restraints started, I pulled the strings as far back as I could. So the thread of the Gold that was being manipulated appeared to be the thread of the Knight.

Hence, I'm not staggered. I can immediately cancel Knight and move on to prepare for the next skill, 《Rook Thread Manipulation》.

Rook is an extremely powerful single-target attack. Unfortunately, with the difference in status between me and Yve, it would be almost a one-hit kill.

Ah, the wonderful Fluorocarbon 16lb. Even if I can't see, I can still move it as if it were part of my body. It's like antennae.

"……a……u"
"Thank you very much. It was a lot of fun."

Truly, I was entertained.

Yve, I don't have to tell you, do I? It's only in the early-mid stages that the eyes are heavily used. The endgame does not require them very much. Therefore, it is a good idea to aim for a blind as early as possible.

I expect the next one to be more interesting.

Ahh……My eyes hurt.

"――That's enough! Winner, Second Firstest! "

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Thank you for reading.

Cheat sheet

Status Details

HP　Hit Points
MP　Magic Points
SP　Stamina Points
STR　Short range attack skill power, strength, physical power.
DEX　Long range attack skill power, dexterity, hit rate.
AGI　Quickness, avoidance rate.
INT　Attack Magic skill power.
LUK　Good luck, critical rate.
VIT　Simple defense.
MGR　Magic defense.

Skill Ranking

From lower (16th) to higher (1st) class, then it changes to the “Dan” system of martial arts, which means Grade

16th class
15th class
14th class
13th class
12h class
11th class
10th class
9th class
8th class
7th class
6th class
5th class
4th class
3rd class
2nd class
1st class
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9 (Can challenge Title when all related skills are at this level)

Types of combat skills

Named after shogi pieces (The word in bold is the one being used in this translation). From easier to acquire to harder.

Pawn/Soldier (Fuhyou)
Lance(Kyousha)
Knight (Keima)
Silver General (Ginshou)
Gold General (Kinshou)
Bishop (Kakugyou)
Rook (Hisha)
Promoted Bishop/Dragon Horse(Ryuuma)
Promoted Rook/Dragon King (Ryuuou).

List of Swordsmanship skills

【Swordsmanship】　Damage： STR Dependent.

《Dragon King Swordsmanship》　Powerful ranged attack forward + stun.
《Dragon Horse Swordsmanship》　Powerful ranged attack in all directions.
《Rook Swordsmanship》　Very strong single-target attack.
《Bishop Swordsmanship》　Quick and powerful penetrating attack.
《Gold Swordsmanship》　Ranged attack in all directions.
《Silver Swordsmanship》　Strong, single-target attack.
《Knight Swordsmanship》　Precision attack＋added damage against vital points.
《Lance Swordsmanship》　Penetrating attack.
《Soldier Swordsmanship》　Normal attack.

(Rook＋Knight, Silver＋Knight, Lance＋Knight, Soldier＋Knight are possible for Combine)

List of Jojutsu (cane) skills

【Jojutsu】Thrust・Strike・Sweep

《Dragon King Jojutsu》　Extremely powerful wide-area attack
《Dragon Horse Jojutsu》　Wide range defense + knockback
《Rook Jojutsu》　Very powerful ranged attack
《Bishop Jojutsu》　Rush piercing attack
《Gold Jojutsu》　Very strong defense
《Silver Jojutsu》　Powerful ranged attack
《Knight Jojutsu》　Rush attack
《Lance Jojutsu》　Piercing attack
《Soldier Jojutsu》　Conventional attack

List of Spearmanship skills

【Spearmanship】

《Dragon King Spearmanship》　Extremely powerful single-target attack
《Dragon Horse Spearmanship》　Powerful long-range attack (shockwave)
《Rook Spearmanship》　Rush attack (charge thrust)
《Bishop Spearmanship》　Powerful ranged attack (Cleave)
《Gold Spearmanship》　Counterattack (Counter)
《Silver Spearmanship》　Powerful single-target attack (charge thrust)
《Knight Spearmanship》　Forward leaping attack (leaping thrust)
《Lance Spearmanship》　Ranged attack (Cleave)
《Soldier Spearmanship》　Normal Attack (Thrust)

List of Archery skills

【Archery】

《Dragon King Archery》　Powerful on-impact ranged attack.
《Dragon Horse Archery》　Powerful piercing ranged attack.
《Rook Archery》　Very strong single-target range attack.
《Bishop Archery》　Strong piercing range attack.
《Gold Archery》　Range attack with added knockback.
《Silver Archery》　Strong single-target range attack.
《Knight Archery》　Precise sniping range attack.
《Lance Archery》　Piercing range attack.
《Soldier Archery》　Normal range attack.

List of Shield Arts skills

【Shield Arts】

《Dragon King Shield Arts》　Very powerful ranged attack to the front.
《Dragon Horse Shield Arts》　Reinforced defense + all-range attack.
《Rook Shield Arts》　Powerful forward Rush attack (VIT converted to STR and added to net STR)
《Bishop Shield Arts》　Great Reinforced Defense (16th class: 250% ~ Grade 9th: 600% Defense)
《Gold Shield Arts》　Range homing defense ＋ Knockback（While active, attacks within a certain range would redirect themselves towards the shield）
《Silver Shield Arts》　Reinforced defense (parry grace time reduced by 0.01 second, successful parry triggers counterattack effect)
《Knight Shield Arts》　Defense + Knockback.
《Lance Shield Arts》　Piercing Reflective Defense
《Soldier Shield Arts》　Normal defense.
Success condition for parry: Activate the skill 0.287 to 0.250 seconds before the attack reaches the target.

List of Magic skills

【Magic】 (Four attributes: fire, water, wind, and earth)
Advantages and disadvantages: Fire>Earth>Wind>Water>Fire
・First Form　Normal Attack （Preparation time： Super short. Cooldown： Super short）
・Second Form　Extended range attack （Slow. Long）
・Third Form　Strong single-target attack （Short. Short）
・Fourth Form　Powerful extended-range attack （Super slow. Super long）
・Fifth Form　Very powerful extended-range attack （Slowest. Longest）

【Magical Magic】
《Combine》　Combines two magic skills into a single attack.
《Synergy》　Overlays two magic spells on top of another magic spell.
《Charge》　Magic attack that increases in magnitude the more it is charged up.

List of Thread Manipulation skills

【Thread Manipulation】
《Dragon King Thread Manipulation》　The most powerful single attack, limited to the restrained target.
《Dragon Horse Thread Manipulation》　Simultaneously emits multiple threads, forcibly restraining the touched object.
《Rook Thread Manipulation》　Very powerful single attack using a bundle of threads
《Bishop Thread Manipulation》　Powerful penetrating attack using thread like a needle.
《Gold Thread Manipulation》　Thread restraints on objects within a 4-meter radius.
《Silver Thread Manipulation》　Powerful single-target attack with a bundle of threads
《Knight Thread Manipulation》　Manipulate monsters, humans, and puppets using strings for a certain period of time.
《Lance Thread Manipulation》　Penetrating attack using thread like a needle.
《Soldier Thread Manipulation》　Single target attack with a bundle of threads
(Gold + Lance or Bishop can be Combined)

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