[Star’s Flow Fantasy Chronicle Tournament Nanaoiz Team! The goal is victory! Wooooooo!!! #IzumiKainoh#NatsuneNanase#Star’sFlow]
We achieved a complete victory against Utsumi’s team with a score of 7 to 0.
“W-We did it…!”
[Yeay~!]
Normally, we should have been at a disadvantage since specialized items came out, but Tsurusaki seemed to be nervous due to the overwhelming score of 5 to 0 and made repeated mistakes.
We capitalized on that and managed to secure a complete victory.
– Mei and Natsune are both incredibly skilled!
– Let’s go all the way to the finals!!!
No one, despite most of the Izutomo being critique-heavy, pointed anything out in the current situation.
Well, we were literally perfection itself just now.
[Wow~. The match between teams 5 and 6 also ended 7 to 0.]
[Isn’t this… too one-sided to be true?]
[Please don’t say terrifying things like that, Tsubaki…]
In Mizuki’s broadcast, where the sound had been turned off for gameplay, a conversation with team 5 was ongoing.
[Natsune did way better than we expected!]
[It’s a bit embarrassing to say “We were careless,” but we definitely overlooked Izumi Senpai a bit too much.]
Utsumi and Tsurusaki credited Natsune’s impressive performance for their defeat, and I completely agreed with them.
It was a bit slow on the reaction, but the precise skill distribution when needed made Tsurusaki’s Bastet unable to shine in the game.
[Hehe… The result of working hard with Izumi is showing!]
Natsune was happily laughing at their compliments.
So cute….
[Since we lost, shall we go for a back hug with Ayaka Senpai if we win next time?]
[Agreed~!]
…Huh?
Was that for real?
Anyhow, the conversation with team 5 ended, and the next topic was of course team 7.
[Next up is the match between team 6 and team 7, right?]
[Team 7 has Yukari-chan and Kaede, right?]
[I personally think they are the most balanced team.]
[Come to think of it, Tsubaki definitely said something like that after the team draw.]
[Yeah. In fact, the majority of votes predicted that the finals would be between Rinze’s team 3 and Yukari’s team 7.]
Indeed, as Senpai Namikawa said.
A pervert….
No. Hatakawa was in group B when the teams were divided, but she was the best player among them.
Until today’s tournament began, Rinze Senpai’s team 3 and Akabane’s team 7 had been the most favored to win in the community.
[But considering how strong team 6 was just now, I wonder if team 7 is feeling anxious?]
[Indeed…. But, well, since we just saw team 6’s play, they should be thinking of strategies to respond.]
[‘However, all of the predicted winning candidates in the last team draw fell out.’ …Haha! Now that I think about it, Tsubaki said they would win if teamed with Rinze and Tsukasa.]
[She said it would be advantageous; she never said they were winning candidates?!]
Kyaaaah! Namikawa was yelling.
Seeing that, I let out a giggle, and then a DM arrived from Mizuki.
[Mizuki Shoko: Start getting ready, Izumi-chan~! (°▽°)/]
[Izumi Kainoh: Yes.]
Sending such a DM while having that conversation.
Mizuki’s communication skills are impressive, right?
[So, before we proceed with the game! Let’s hear team 6 and 7’s resolve too!]
And with that, I turned off Mizuki’s broadcast sound and moved to a call room with Natsune.
[Akakak!]
We were welcomed by Akabane’s cheerful laughter.
[First, let’s hear team 7’s self-introduction and resolve!]
[Sure. Since I’m in a good mood, I’ll indulge you. The world shall soon be dyed red! I am the crimson witch, Yukari Akabane!]
[Okay. I’m Kaede Hatakawa, serving as a guide for Atlas….]
Should we call them favorites for winning, right?
Akabane’s introduction was overflowing with confidence, more than usual.
Perverted lolicon….
No. Hatakawa was pretty much the same as usual.
[The opponent is the team that defeated Tsukasa’s team 5 to 0, the team of Izumi-chan! How do you feel?]
[Hey! That’s rude not just to me but to Ayaka and Tsukachi too!]
– LOL
– Somehow, I feel like those two would actually take joy in losing to Izumi-chan
[That does sound likely….]
[Akakak! If we’re aiming for victory, it doesn’t matter who the enemy is! As I said before, I only have one thing to say. The victory will be ours!]
[Yeah. And I heard that if we beat team 6, Izumi will give a back hug as a reward…. Honestly, I’m looking forward to that reward more than winning.]
[Of course, I joined this tournament to aim for victory and I have no interest in such rewards… But still, since Izumi would give a back hug shyly, I’ll gladly accept it.]
“That, that reward doesn’t exist?!”
[Exactly! The back hug reward is only if Izumi wins, and there’s nothing else about it!]
“Natsune too?!”
Didn’t I just say that earlier?!
– LOL
– Everyone really loves Mei-chan
– I think we need to change the name of this tournament
Wait, isn’t everyone too serious about teasing me?
Lately, not just the Izutomo, but even the members all seem to enjoy torturing me….
[So, what about the resolve of team 6 against that self-assured team 7?]
…There wasn’t much to say.
After all, the important thing is only one.
“We, we will win.”
[Exactly. Izumi and I are aiming for victory! We cannot afford to lose here~.]
“Bu, but Akabane has hardly ever won against me. It’s only natural that I will win again this time….”
[Izumi?!]
[Huh?]
As those words escaped, I chuckled, and Akabane let out a scoff in disbelief.
– Is that the kuso-gaki Mei-chan?!
– She has gotten more skilled thanks to her collaboration with Natsune recently
[Akakak! Well, yeah. It’s natural for war to be like this. But Izumi…? Since you said that, you better brace yourself if you lose.]
…Huh?
Akabane isn’t actually mad, right?
I said it purposely thinking everyone would enjoy it more….
[You brought this upon yourself, Izumi.]
I had this strange feeling like Koga said that….
★
The reason why Akabane’s team was seen as the winning candidate was simple.
As Senpai Namikawa said earlier, perverted lolicon’s skills were the best in group B.
So, what’s the scale of that ability in Fantasy Chronicle?
It was simply the number of characters they could handle.
With nearly 50 characters, being able to switch characters according to opponents and situations gave an incredible advantage.
I didn’t teach Natsune Estelle and Satori for nothing.
In other words, there’s a reason why team 7 is strong.
They were a team whose character combinations in the tournament were impossible to predict just by watching the broadcast.
That was team 7.
And the first character team 7 picked was Estelle.
They definitely knew that Natsune had practiced Estelle and chose her, a clear sniping pick.
– Ah
– It was taken away
[Wh-What should we do in this situation, Coach Izumi?!]
Even Natsune seemed surprised by the current situation and her voice was trembling.
Given this, the only character Natsune could use is Satori.
Making the Kagami Satori combination to defeat team 5 wouldn’t work… now that the enemy has Estelle.
Satori, a character known for her area stun effect, loses her power the moment the opponent picks a range support character like Estelle.
In such a case, we should also bring out our own range support character….
Of course, I could handle it.
But could Natsune hold the front line?
Satori isn’t incapable of holding the front line.
She has tons of area stuns for melee characters after all.
But what Natsune practiced with Satori was playing by turning the game around using area stuns while I held the front….
My head was filled with numerous thoughts.
Should I just go with what I’ve prepared even if it gets a little difficult?
Or should we rethink the battlefield to ensure we can fight one on one?
The remaining character selection time was 10 seconds.
I need to decide quickly….
[Let’s do it, Izumi.]
“…Huh?”
[If I hold the front with Satori, I’ll do my best.]
“…Okay.”
Natsune’s voice shook slightly.
But still, I decided to trust her words.
I knew how hard Natsune had been working up to this point.
With that, character selection was complete.
Our combination was Satori and Hiyori.
Akabane’s and the perverted lolicon’s combination was Gamma and Estelle.
Using balance as the standard, we had an easy time with technique linking while they hit hard all at once.
“D-Don’t be nervous… let’s take our time.”
[You seem to be more nervous than me, Izumi….]
“Haha….”
And so began the battle to head towards the finals.
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