The Martial Unity

Fiona threw herself at Mia multiple times, being blown away each time. She could have chosen a route where she used evasive maneuvering to dodge Mia's aim, but instead she thrusted herself headfirst into Mia's super-powered attacks.

Yet each time, she managed to reach further and further.

FLICK

She managed to touch Mia's face, earning Mia's shock, before the sound bullet touched her.

BAM!

She swiftly landed a blow before the attack could push her away

Mia skidded back despite guarding it, immediately setting up a sound attack.

Yet it was too late.

POW!

A swift kick to the jaw sent her flying across the arena. Fiona didn't even wait for her to gain her bearing.

BAM BAM BAM!

She pummeled Mia ruthlessly.

POW!

The second strike to the jaw.

THUD

Mia collapsed as she lost consciousness.

Roschem." The

will be taking her spot in the finals against Representative Rui Quarrier! The finals will be conducted here

crowd erupted in

at that sight, deep in thought. He had expected as much, so he

was that Fiona had had to exert herself more each round. In

gotten three rounds worth of data on her.

need to employ the higher-end data science-driven pattern recognition systems of the VOID algorithm. But he was currently unable to use it because it was too difficult, the amount of data he had to memorize and process on the spot was just too much even for his

limitations. So far, even his incomplete and partial mastery of an insufficient VOID algorithm had always been enough, but in this tournament, he had been

and now Fiona Roschem. This tournament had exposed him to

VOID algorithm had grown much deeper than it was before.

twenty-four hours, and he could

he vowed to tackle the problem of the VOID algorithm more seriously

find some way to defeat

left the viewing balcony, exiting the colosseum accompanied by his instructors as they headed towards the living

have to talk once you get some rest." Squire Kyrie told

headed down towards the cafeteria to get something to eat. He was lost in thought, he didn't even notice

He paused

She said. "Going to

"...Yeah." Rui replied.

said. "Let's go together, there's nobody else

stared at

were going to be fighting against each

was surprised that you haven't named

asked, curiosity flashing across her

Aronian did say that the significance of naming Martial Art was not something they revealed to Martial Apprentices, so he did not know if she knew. He did not want to meddle and make things inadvertently harder for her by telling her the importance

strong." He said. "Not to mention you've been a Martial Apprentice for a long time, I thought you would have named

no more than collections of techniques anyway, what's the point of naming such a

did not have much, if