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C458: Trump Card / Nanami
In the midst of a defensive battle with no way out, I remembered what Rafishal had said when he explained Vajra Kai abilities to me.
After the explanation of the weapons and armor, he told me about one of the hidden abilities that could be used in an emergency…
“Heroic enhancement?”
“Yes, it’s a new ability of Vajra that can be called trump card. I intend to make it a standard feature of the Iron Knights, so I have implemented it in Vajra Kai as well.”
“What kind of trump card is it?”
“The new function is a generalized version of the Musou Mode that was previously implemented in Arleo and it is a boost function that temporarily boosts all abilities. It’s a simple boost to combat power, so it should be useful in any situation.”
“I see. I’m going to use it a lot if it’s that useful.”
“No, I’m sorry, but don’t do that. Heroic boost is powerful, but it puts a heavy burden on the magicraft and the rider. I recommend that you use it as a trump card only when the situation calls for it.”
“Really? I thought it would make things easier.”
“It’s not that easy and even if you don’t use your trump card, you are strong enough to win most of your battles.”
“But in the mock battles with Alana and Brünnhilde, I lost all the time. Nanami has a higher Ludia value than them, but I can’t beat them at all.”
“I think it’s the difference in your fighting skills. Nanami is good at controlling a magicraft, but I don’t think you’re good enough to compete with those two.”
“What should I do?”
“I think you just have to be diligent. In my opinion, Nanami has the most potential in the Iron Knights.”
“More than Yuta?”
“No, he’s special, so you can’t compare with him.”
“I see……Nanami wants to be able to protect Yuta……no, I want to be able to protect everyone. I want to have the power to fight against any number of powerful enemies.”
“Power can only come from daily devotion but before you gain strength through daily devotion, I want you to use the Heroic Boost when a strong enemy appears. It is a trump card that allows you to borrow power from your future self.”
──I think Rafishal, like Nanami, wants to protect all of his friends. That’s why he gave me the strength I needed to get through any pinch.
Even this situation, which Nanami of today cannot handle, the power of Nanami of the future will be able to help……──
“Emergency Approval! Heroic Boost Activated!”
Rafishal’s trump card, Heroic Boost, was activated by voice input, his specialty. The devices in the cockpit reacted violently to the voice.
Heroic Boost not only improves the performance of the magicraft, but also the rider’s reaction speed by activating the devices in the cockpit.
A blurred sensation comes and the enemy’s movement becomes slower and slower.
The enemy attacks became slow and it was easy to avoid them.
As I did so I lightly shook Gaia Rubulus to smash them. The other side cannot follow the movement of Vajra Kai at all and they’re beated one-sidedly.
I could completely see through the movements of the pink magicraft and the flying magicraft.
It was as if it was a lie that I had no way to respond to the situation until a moment ago. While avoiding the scythe of the pink magicraft, I catch the spear of the flying magicraft that unexpectedly attacks from the sky.
I kicked the pink magicraft with my right foot and hit the flying magicraft with my shield.