In conclusion, we decided to rule out the deserted island.
We decided to fight somewhere in the mountains, choosing a location where people rarely pass by as our standard.
It wouldn't do to just build a house for no reason.
If you're not going to use it even if you set it up elsewhere, who would?
So we decided to face off somewhere in the mountains, keeping a distance of 500 meters between us.
In the process, Artoria also had to cooperate.
The two Casters started, wearing blindfolds and keeping their distance, while communicating via telepathy with Artoria.
First, Tamamo nimbly ran around the forest.
As for Medea, she set up detection, cast defensive spells, applied buffs while preparing overwhelming firepower, and sent out Dragon Tooth Warriors for patrol.
Tamamo used human-shaped paper to create divine fox familiars, and sent these divine foxes on patrol.
Well, it's surprising that she's using techniques that don't even appear in the Fate series, but since she has Onmyoudou EX, it's not strange for her to use such skills. However, it seems she didn't use them properly in the past because she got badly burned once before.
So, who would win in a fight between Onmyoudou EX and High-Speed Incantation A?
That was the conclusion.
In the midst of this, Tamamo scattered paper humans to create her clones, and they all charged towards where Medea was.
"What is this!"
"Mikon! They're Onmyoudou clones~"
"Seriously, the Onmyoudou system and the Magecraft system are different!"
"Yah!"
Tamamo's divine familiars were being cut down by the Dragon Tooth Warriors, and the Dragon Tooth Warriors were being sliced apart by the kicks of Tamamo's clones.
It was a sheer difference in combat power.
"Kicking for a Caster!!!! You brute of a fox!!!"
It seemed Medea's true feelings came out, but as Artoria and I met up, we shared the beef jerky we bought on the way and watched.
As for the surroundings... we had applied refraction for mystery concealment and even magic to repel people, so there was no one to witness this battlefield.
And then, Medea spread her cloak like wings and bombarded with lasers, beginning to scorch the surrounding area.
"Flying in the sky, how cowardly!"
"Hmph, seems a fox can't fly."
"Of course! If a fox could fly, wouldn't it be a divine beast?"
"No, that's not what I meant.... Sigh, never mind. Let's finish this."
Meanwhile, Tamamo formed a bow from a talisman and began an incantation.
"Hifumi yo imu ne kotomo chiro rane shikiru yui tsua so o tahaku meka!" (*Part of the Hifumi incantation.)
And the completed Onmyoudou formed into an arrow and flew.
Its power was beyond imagination.
Medea's defensive magecraft was shattered in an instant, and the shockwave sent her crashing to the ground. However, Medea didn't miss Tamamo, who shot the arrow, and bombarded her with high-speed incantation.
Tamamo swiftly dodged with her agile body, and in the process of rushing towards Medea...
"Mikon!?"
She was caught in a binding trap created by Medea's magecraft.
"Uggh.... To end like this at the last moment!?"
"Too bad. I almost lost. I never imagined you'd actually head straight for the obvious lure, but it seems you're just a beast after all~♡"
"Uggh... to end so futilely like this..."
Both the Dragon Tooth Warriors and Tamamo's clones all crumbled.
"Huh... please surrender."
"Uggh..."
Artoria and I, who saw that, came to a conclusion.
"This match goes to..."
"Medea's victory."
"Who says I lost?"
"Huh? Well, obviously...?"
"Look below."
Then, we looked below Medea. Around Medea, centered on her, about five talismans were arranged in a pentagon shape.
"All those talismans~ are ice Onmyoudou. I'm deliberately not activating them right now~ If you want to freeze solid like this, then claim victory~"
"From the moment I'm bound by magecraft, usage is impossi..."
Then, an icicle shot out from one of the talismans.
"Mikon? Do you believe me now?"
"Tch, to think talismans would be arranged below..."
"Really~ Did I look like a Tamamo who would fall for an obvious trap? I can make traps too, you know~"
As a result, we judges had no choice but to reach a conclusion.
""A draw.""
"Tch, let's go again."
"Alright. I'll prepare properly this time."
"So, what shall we do now?"
"Let's decide who attacks and who defends."
"Okay. Whether it's defense or offense, Tamamo welcomes it~"
"Tch, be prepared!"
"You should be the one to prepare~"
Heatedly, the battle between Onmyoudou and Magecraft did not end.
"Then, this time, Tamamo attacks and Medea defends. Next, Tamamo defends and Medea attacks."
"Let's settle it in two rounds."
"That's my line!"
And so, keeping their distance, when they were about 100 meters apart.
『Akira, we're ready. Shall we start?』
『Yeah. Let's start.』
With the telepathic signal to start, I looked at Tamamo and nodded. Tamamo, with the pride of a Caster who cannot lose, began the offensive and defensive battle.
This time, using human-shaped paper, the divine fox familiars and her own clones scattered with the intention of disrupting Medea as they charged in.
She had an unimaginable number of talismans, enough to hand out to her clones as well.
"Let me show you how terrifying a supreme quantity can be!"
"""""Mikon!"""""
And against the Dragon Tooth Warriors blocking their way, the Tamamo clones consumed talismans to burn, freeze, and slash through the enemies with wind.
And while turning the Dragon Tooth Warriors into bone powder with kicks, Medea's bombardment continued.
Trees fell with loud thuds, resulting in a complete mess.
"Hey.... Akira? Can we restore this later?"
"Hmm.... Probably. Maybe."
The ground was completely scorched, trees fell en masse, and the two of them fought as if they'd tossed any notion of magical concealment to the dogs. No one could know their true intentions.
And the moment Tamamo, who challenged Medea to close combat, went for a kick.
Medea blurred, and Tamamo realized it was an illusion.
And as bombardment continued from above, Tamamo consumed talismans to make plants grow rapidly, blocking the bombardment.
"Now just fall already!"
"Fuhu, that's my line!"
And so, eventually using ice Onmyoudou and fire Onmyoudou together for an aerial bombardment, Medea blocked with all her might using a shield made of magecraft. However, the sudden heat and cold met, instantly creating a fog.
Then Medea, as if seeing through the fog with magecraft, bombarded towards Tamamo. Tamamo, seeing through the fog with Onmyoudou, again consumed talismans to attack.
Theoretically, if it becomes a war of attrition, Medea would lose if she ran out of mana, and Tamamo would lose if she ran out of talismans.
Judging by that, it would depend on who prepared more. However, unlike Tamamo, Medea hadn't been living for 10 years without any preparation.
It was clear she had significantly increased her capacity beyond her original mana. Since Medea had prepared a lot, she would have the advantage. But, unlike the magecraft system, Tamamo's abilities specialized in Onmyoudou were completely unknown, so Medea was fighting without understanding the Onmyoudou system at all.
In conclusion, if it were a magecraft duel, Medea would have won. But now it was a battle between Magecraft and Onmyoudou, so the process of understanding each other seemed very long.
Artoria, watching this, looked at the two with an expression that said "They're fighting well," while munching on beef jerky. I let out a deep sigh, worried about how long it would take to restore the forest.
Now, the lasers continued their bombardment, about 30 of them. Tamamo was having a hard time, consuming talismans and using her clones to consume talismans for attacks using fire, ice, and wind Onmyoudou.
And Medea was boldly blocking them, but the outcome wasn't easily decided.
"Just fall already!"
"I wonder whose line that is~"
Eventually, after 2 hours passed.
It ended with Medea's victory.
After fighting an enormous war of attrition, Tamamo had no talismans left. The only means left to fight was hand-to-hand combat. Medea's mana was precarious, but she was still in the air, so the battle could no longer proceed.
"Huh, I won.... I'm currently making a rejuvenation potion. Since we're testing it, you'll have to drink it."
"Mikon? Are you telling me to abandon my figure and beauty!? No, before that, that potion is perfect, right? You didn't just choose me as a human test subject because you didn't have one, did you?"
Medea's expression wasn't like that. It seemed Tamamo was quite a nuisance to her due to her own figure-related complexes.
In the end, because Tamamo lost the bet, she had no choice but to drink the rejuvenation potion, and as a result, she became Tamamo Lily.ъ
"I won't forget this grudge."
"You've become cute~"
It seems Medea ignored Tamamo's grudge as if it were nothing.
Afterwards, it's said that Tamamo and Medea restored the forest.
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