Chapter 46 Shocked

  Not only Yuien, Setsuna, Kofi, Nagase Kaede, but also Kotaro gave him encouragement.

  "Negi, what's most important in a match is to take control from the very beginning." by Nagisa Hazuki.

  "Although there is a gap in strength, as long as the initial attack hits, it will be possible to grasp the dominant position of the game" by Satsuna.

  "Calmly watch your opponent!" by Goofy.

  "Negi, go get 'em!" by Kotaro.

  So many people's encouragement is enough to boost Negi's confidence, but in my opinion, it's still far from enough.

  Jiang Wenli also knew this, but didn't say it.

  "Negi, come here for a moment." I called out to Negi, stretching out my hand. "Let's find somewhere with fewer people and talk, I have something important to tell you."

  "But the match is about to start..."

  "Don't worry, I've already informed Hatsune Miku and she's going to postpone the match for five minutes."

  At this time, reporter Asakura's voice echoed. "Uh... due to special circumstances, the next match will be delayed for five minutes, please forgive us..."

  After pulling Neku to a place with fewer people, I looked at Neku who seemed puzzled and smiled.

  "Negi, I'll just say it straight out, you can't beat Long Dao."

  "Huh?" Negi muttered in surprise.

  "Very surprised, others are all encouraging, but I am the only one who told the truth."

  "No... it's not like that, just..."

  I waved my hand to interrupt Nekomata, "Don't talk, just listen."

  "Listen, Negi, Ryūdō is like your father, active on the battlefield since he was a child, and it can be said that he has survived from among thousands of soldiers. His combat experience is hundreds of times richer than that of the True Name of Dragon Palace, not something you can compare to now."

  "I know you might not agree with me because you've also worked hard, but Negi, think about it. Long Dao's age is two or three times yours, he also worked hard when he was young and still continues to improve now. A gap of over 20 years, how can the current you possibly bridge that?"

  "Do you know, Negi said he'd have a man-to-man showdown with you, but he absolutely won't use his true power. He's definitely thinking 'how much has Negi grown', 'what will Negi do', and 'how will Negi fight me next'."

  Looking at Negi's gloomy face, I smiled and said: "Are you very unwilling?"

  "Yes...yes." Negi replied softly after a moment of silence.

  I smiled and patted Negi's head, saying: "Cheer up, Negi. I didn't call you over here to get depressed. The way you are now, you might get knocked out by Long Dao with just one punch."

  Nagi opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

  Still seems to be in despair...

  "Negi, do you know what they call victory? Is it winning or losing a match?"

  "I..."

  I smiled and shook my head, "No need to answer me now, I'll tell you the purpose of calling you over right away."

  Taking a deep breath, I patted Negi's shoulder heavily. "Negi, let's surprise everyone."

  "Huh?"

  "Negi, you're incredibly strong. At your age, you can be said to be an unbeatable existence. Perhaps even people older than you wouldn't be a match for you. The current you is completely different from when you first arrived at this academy."

  "No need to be humble, nor think of those useless things. You only need to perfectly showcase your own strength."

  "The match with Long Dao, perhaps you will find him very strong, stronger than what you can resist. However, how about that? He wants to see your growth, so use your growth to tell him. If Long Dao doesn't bring out his true strength, he won't be able to win."

  "It is... it is!!"

  Negi got excited, a ten-year-old kid is easily deceived, in the blink of an eye Negi had already walked out of his previous depressed state, full of fighting spirit all over.

  "And one more thing." I held out a finger and looked at Negi, whose confidence was soaring.

  "Just follow your feelings, the road is very strong, but as long as you follow your own feelings, fear and fear are just paper tigers, not worth worrying about."

  And then...the sixth game began.

  "On one side is the dreaded school-wide guidance counselor who strikes fear into the hearts of even the worst students in the academy - Ryouta Tsubaki."

  "On the other hand, there's Negi Springfield, the young teacher who transferred to Mahora Middle School last year and has been getting a lot of attention!"

  The two contestants' entrance undoubtedly brought the atmosphere to a boiling point, and reporter Asakura further heated up the atmosphere with his own words.

  “fight！”

  With one loud shout, the game officially began.

  Just as I imagined, due to Long Dao's underestimation, Nyegei had the absolute upper hand from the start, using Instant Movement and Wind Shield, then circling behind Long Dao, and smoothly unleashing the Eight Trigrams Fist's Golden Eight Styles.

  Fierce attack, no extra movement, Negi started the fight right away.

  Made a good start.

  A string of attacks didn't even have a half-point pause, and all Long Tao could do was reveal several shocked expressions.

  With a loud crash, Negi unleashed his own special technique,

  Three Magical Archers, Thunder Arrow Cluster, Mixed Fist Style used to create... Raihakōken.

  Ryota strikes the drum directly and crashes into the water surrounding the drum platform.

  Like the original work, Negi takes the upper hand from the start, only to be nearly defeated by a serious Kotaro...

  Then let me see if you can break through the so-called plot and thoroughly suppress Long Dao.

  Force him to bring out his true strength!

  "Is the champion alright?! Did he take that move without a scratch?"

  "Not bad at all! You've really surprised me, Negi. You're truly amazing!" Lun said with a face full of admiration, seemingly astonished by Negi's progress.

  What's astonishing is yet to come.

  In an instant, the two of them were entwined again, exchanging blows in a flurry of movements that seemed to flash by in the blink of an eye.

  "If you're going to fight me with the attitude that you've grown up with, then you can't win against me, Lóng Dào."

  After parting ways again, Negi said with a serious expression.

  "So, bring out your true strength."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Negi vanished instantly, and two crisp footsteps echoed in the air.

  Instant movement? Three layers

  This is one of the ultimate techniques I once taught Negi, although Negi can't quite bring out triple sonic speed.

  However, it is enough to boost the speed to Mach 1, surpassing ordinary Instant Movement.

  With a loud thud, Long Tao was once again knocked flying by Negi, and he heavily crashed into the swimming pool.

  "I've said it before, bring out your true strength, Long Dao."

  From start to now, Negi has thoroughly suppressed Long Dao. If he doesn't think of a way to turn the situation around, the initiative will really fall into Negi's hands.

  "Alright then, let me show you my true strength, Negi." With a calm tone, Long Dao stood on the surface of the water once again.