Konjiki no Moji Tsukai
Chapter 90

XJ: Sup, viewers of ELYSION TRANSLATIONS. XCrossJ has invaded this chapter. Sorry Panda, but Ill be taking over.

Now, what happened? Why has Loliquent been credited with the Translation?

Well, Id tell you to go ask Rei_Hunter but Ill give you the short of it.

ELdid 90. ELfinished and posted. Rei asked Loli to TL 90. Loli TLd 90. XJ merged Lolis 90 and ELs 90.

Why? Rei said it was beneficial for the quality if there was another translator working on the same chapter (paraphrased quote, but basically the message). If you want to know more, go ask ReiEL, Loli and I are just too tired to deal with this anymore.

I just dont want Lolis efforts to go to waste. And, no. Weve rejected posting 2 alternatives up. Thus, you get the merged chapter.

It should be fine. I promise(My apologies to all, espescially EL and the newly joined Loli.)

Camus thought that he had finished Hiiro. However,it seems that his attacks weretoo shallow. In which case, he will just attackagain. However, this time, he would make sure he would get a diret hit.Thats what Camus thought while staring at Hiiro.

Yet, seeing Hiiros eyes, Camuschangedhis mind. There was a thirst for blood dwelling within Hiiros eyes. Camus assumed that Hiiro wouldnt fall for thesame attack twice. Hiiroseyes conveyedthat if Camus were toapproach him, Hiiro wouldmake him regret it. It was true that, as long as Camus had notconfirmed the identity of Hiiros magic, it wouldbe dangerous to focus on close-quarters combat.

Approaching.Dangerous ? Then, with my sandI will finish it ! (Camus)

The sand on Camusright hand scattered as it fellontothe ground. After seeing that Camus had no intention of approaching him,Hiiro faintly smiled.

(It was effective..however, I have also made my preparations as well. This time, I will let you taste my true power.) (Hiiro)

He wrote twice, activating them consecutively in order to createa synergetic effect.

Hiiro flew straight towards Camus. However, Camus pressedhis hand ontothe ground.

How bold.Here I go. (Camus)

Camus dischargedhis magic power. He intended to use the same magic, yet,it seemed likethe situation didnt turn outas he had expected.

eh ? (Camus)

sfx ; Shi~n !

The sand wouldntlisten to him. There was no response at all. Then, he suddenly felt something odd with the sand underneath his feet.

(The sand is hard?) (Camus)

He touched the sand with the tip of his toes in order to confirm it. As expected, he could feels that the sand hadbecome harder than he had expected. It was similar to thedirt found on normal ground. As Camus was bewildered by the sudden change in the sand, Hiiro had already approachedhim.

Sfx : Dosu !

Kaha-!? (Camus)

Using the momentum from the rush, Hiiro punched Camus in the stomach. Camus let out a big breath due to the sudden attack he received.

Confirm your footing clearly, Nitoryuu? (Hiiro)

Gu.? (Camus)

While holdinghis belly, Camusattempted to leave that place immediately. However,Hiiro pursued him as he tried to land the final blow.

(Ku-compared to beforeits faster !?) (Camus)

Camus was reduced into a state ofpanic. This frenzy was caused not only by Hiiros Hiiros abnormal speed boost, but because Camus was no longer able to use his sand for his magic.

Sfx : Baki-!

This time, it was Camus who got blown awayby Hiiros punchto his face. He tried torotate his body in order to safel descend. However, the moment Camus landed, in front of him wasHiiros fist.

Sfx : Dogo- !

Upon receiving another blow to his stomach, Camus once again releaseda largebreath.

(Why.. is he..so fast ?) (Camus)

SeeingHiiros sudden change, Camusgrinded his teeth as he thought Hiiro was goingeasy on him until now. He thought, at this rate, he was going toget beaten up as much as Hiirodesired. For now, he needed to place a large distance between them first.

After he escaped, Camus took out his katanas as the pain inhisstomachdistortedhis face. However, inthe very next moment, the blade waspulled by something.

-!? (Camus)

The source of the pull was coming from the ground below. However,there was nothing there but the sand on the ground. Camus thought the reason the katana fell into he ground was because he hadnt gripped it strongly enough. Camus hurridley tried to pull it out of the sand, however,it seemed thatitsweight increased considerably.

You sure its alright tolook away ? (Hiiro)

When Camusquickly turned his head, Hiiros kick imminently approached. Then-

Sfx : Doga-!

Gaha-!? (Camus)

Beingkicked in the face, Camuswas launched off into the distance. He tumbledacrossthe sand, just like Hiiro had before. Blood flowed from his mouth. He was unable to stand straight. Hiiro faintly smiled as he spokesay..

I told you, right ? Watch your footing. (Hiiro)

In the next instance-

Sfx : bushubushubushu-!

T-Thats.. this isMy? (Camus)

Numerous sand needles appeared from under Camus feet. Camus realized that it was just like the magic he had used before. While he was trying to figure outhow Hiiro was capable ofusing it, Camus received several wounds on his body.

One sand needle directed itselfatCamus neck. It didnt stop at his neck, rather it was stopped from reaching his neck. Whereit to continue its path, Camuswould have undoubtedly died.

Camus stoodshocked ashe had no idea what was even going on anymore. He had already sustained countless wounds on his body. He did not havehis katanas. Furthermore, due to thelast attack, he no longer hadany strength left.

Itsmy defeat.. (Camus)

Not only Camus, but everyone who observed the fight were shocked by the results, their mouths gaping wide. I was as if time hadstopped. Following this, Hiiro spoke softly

Itsmy win. (Hiiro)

In that moment, the match had truly reached a conclusion.

(Fuuh. Seems like it went well) (Hiiro)

This time, the fight proceeded as Hiiro had planned.

First, Hiiro would confirm what Camus would use the sand. In doing so, his primary objectivewould be to analyze precisely what Camuswouldreact. Thats why Hiiro confronted Camus katanas with his own. He wantedto understand Camusmovements and thoughts.

Following this, as Hiiro couldnt simply allow himself to receive Camus magic head on,he planned on using theword in order tograsp the magics casting intervals and special characteristics. However,since the footing was worse than he expected, Hiiro wasunexpectedly forced to use the word earlier.

As Hiiro had somehow succeeded in agitating Camus enough to make him use his magic. Using the word to defend, Hiiro was able to identify a flaw in Camus magic while successfully lowering his guard. It was at this time when Camus used his magic tsunami.(XJ: No. This is not the skill name. Raw : )

At that time, Hiiro wrote aword and shot it below Camus feet. As it was an installation word, it disappeared,absorbedbythe ground. Hiiro then cut through the tsunami and rushed towardsCamus. However, to Hiiros denuine surprise,Camus avoided his attack.

Even though Hiiro attacked from an opening in Camus defences, Camus managed to avoid it. Hiiro then wrote another word and, once again, shot it under Camus foot. This was the second installed word.

Afterwards, Hiiro wrote another word and jumped right above Camus. The word was aimed and shot at Camus. However,he managed to avoid it as the words disappeared into the ground once again. This was the third and final wordinstalled. In actuality, Hiiroclickedhis tonguein order to preventCamus fromrealizing what he wasdoing. Hiirothought that if he appeared to be frustrated due to the fact that hemissed, Camuswould lower his guard.

Atthat moment, Hiirothought that everything was inorder. He didnt expect Camus to counter attack. Receiving an attack from the Sand Armor, Hiiro was almost rendered unconscious. He swore to pay him back in full.

The next phase of the plandepended on timing. Yet,by some luck, Camus decided to use a long-range attack after looking into Hiiroseyes. It seemed that Hiiros act of pouring the feelings of do not come closerinto hiseyes was effective. In addition, Hiiro could only grin as he saw the place where Camus wasstanding. The reason for this was becausethat was the spotwhere Hiiro hadplacedthe trap.

He immediately activatedone of the installation words, . The sand suddenlyhardened.It seemed that Camus wantedto use his bestmove, yet,the sand would not respond to him.

The reason for this was because the sand around Camus was no longer the sand he was familiar with. It was essential to be ableto form an imagine whenmagic. Itseemed that Camus magic allowed him to control the sand freely. However, as he could not imagine how to control sand as solid as concrete, Camus magic misfired.

Magic is the process to completely understand and operate a phenomenon. However,Camus was unable to understand the state of the sand at that time. As a result,he was unable tomove the sand. Of course, it was still sand. If Camus understoodits true nature, he might have been able to move it. (XJ: Mahouka Koukou no Reitousei?)

However, as Camys still had some MP remaining, he was confused as to why his magic misfired. Since he couldnt calm down and analyze the situation, he was rendered unable to manipulatethe sand.

Given this chance, Hiirointended to pay Camusback for the attack he received a while ago. He used two words to create a synergetic effect and rush in to punch Camus in his abdomen.

Of course, Camus definitely attempted toescape. However,Hiiro attacked Camus in order tocorner him into the place that Hiiro hadprepared earlier before he launched another attack. When he escaped to that place, Camus should feel something unnatural happening tohis katanas. Because of that, the katanas fellto the ground.

That was to be expected, Hiiro hadused the word . Camus felt that hiskatanas were being sucked into the ground. If it was the normal Camus,he wouldnt have dropped it. However,ashe had taken damage, his strength wasdepleted. Being unable to maintain a strong grip on the katanas, Camus helplessly lost against the magnetic force. As expected, he managed to deprive Camus ofhis katanas.

Then, in order to deliver the final blow, Hiiroattack him once more. Of course, Camus was launchedto the place Hiiro wanted.

This time, the word was invoked. The reason Hiiro wanted to use this was because Camus was a practitioner of sand magic. Hiiro wanted to harass Camus by casting a spell identical to his own. Hiirojudged that it would reduce Camus fighting spirit. As a result, it had somehow turned out well. Hiiro had won. All according to plan.