I’d seen something like this in a game. There was an attack that had been some kind of finishing move and could only be used once because it required you to sacrifice your weapon. The trade-off for the power was that your weapon would be destroyed, and you could never use it again. To think a weapon like that existed in this world!

“That could be dangerous if you let it hit you in the wrong spot, just so you know.”

Nadia threw the broken harpoon at Raphtalia’s and Filo’s attacks, and it smashed right into them. In the same instant, a blinding light flashed and the harpoon exploded.

“Kyaaaahhh!”

“Ahhh!”

Raphtalia and Filo were thrown backward by the force of the explosion. A protective membrane that must have been some form of support magic appeared around Nadia, and the explosion blew right by her like a strong breeze. I was standing by her side, and it was the same for me.

This support from outside the match was a real pain in the ass! Damn them! All of their support had been going straight to Nadia for a while now, too!

“You sure are tough, woman!”

“You think so?”

“We’re not done!”

“Yup! Take thiiis!”

Raphtalia and Filo sprung forward out of the cloud of dust, ready to strike.

“Oh! I like your spunk!”

Nadia use the remaining half of the harpoon—the piece that had been broken off by the lightning magic—to intercept Raphtalia’s katana.

“Argh . . .”

Raphtalia struggled against Nadia’s harpoon while being electrocuted, and Filo used that as her chance to attack. Nadia twisted around in an attempt to dodge the attack, but Filo’s claws dug into her skin.

“Oh my . . . Impressive!”

Nadia’s harpoon had taken on the form of a lightning bolt. But she changed it for just an instant, which was long enough for her to swipe at Filo and send her flying away.

“Kyahhh! Awww . . . I almost had heeerrrr!”

“That leaves one more now, doesn’t it?”

Raphtalia was still struggling with Nadia, who then used the remaining half of the broken harpoon to . . . deliver a swift jab to Raphtalia’s chest. The way she pulled off these ridiculous attacks, so casually, made it seem like it was all some kind of big joke or something.

“Huh? Uhh . . . ?! Ahhhhhh!”

A small explosion sent Raphtalia flying right in front of my eyes, as if she had been hit by a grenade. But Raphtalia broke her fall skillfully and sprung to her feet with her katana held out in front of her.

“I guess expecting to finish you off with that would be overly optimistic, now wouldn’t it? I already used the bigger explosion earlier, unfortunately. Taking that one point-blank might have been dangerous, even for a girl like me.”

To top it all off, Nadia had the nerve to use my cloak, of all things, to shield herself from the force of the explosion.