“…”

In the luxurious palace, Hermione was casually following their terrible little teacher (professor), Mikoto Misaka, Kuroko Shirai, Indyx and the magical beauty group, namely Rin Tosaka, Sakura Tosaka, Ilia, and Luvia, who were having their dinner together.

As she ate, Hermione turned her head and looked at the still empty position beside her, and she couldn't help but frown slightly.

Which empty seat belongs to Irena!

In fact, they would have dinner together happily almost every night, and it looked like a big family. Therefore, the position of Irena still neatly arranged various tableware, plates and napkins.

Unfortunately, until now, Irena has not appeared.

Hermione didn't think much about this, because, in the past, Irena would occasionally be late once or twice, sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes for more than ten minutes, and they were actually a little used to it.

However, I don’t know what happened today. Until now, almost half an hour later, and they all ate almost half of it, but Irena still didn’t see her coming back, and she didn’t know what the other party was busy with.

But anyway, Hermione knew that the other party must not be in the palace. She had just come to have dinner after changing clothes and taking a shower in their room. She didn't see any signs of Irena coming back. I guess, the other party must be wandering around somewhere in the city now, right?

Shaking her head, she felt a little complaining that Irena didn't come back to eat on time and didn't leave a message in advance, and she struggled for a while, and then did not think about it anymore. Instead, she continued to slowly eat the delicious food on her plate.

After all, if you don’t eat quickly, the two guys Mikoto Misaka and Rin Tosaka and the other two were still fighting openly and secretly, and then they would hold the plate and overturn the table at the instigation of a teacher Wuliang. She had to hurry up and eat her own.

“…”

"Hello!"

"Mikoto, how about you, are you confident of reaching the quarterfinals?"

As she ate, Hermione, who couldn't figure out why Irena didn't come back for dinner, simply stopped thinking about it, but asked Mikoto Misaka next to her.

There was no competition at night, but, starting today, in order to speed up the process and to the over 10,000 tourists stranded on the floating island had something to do at night and would not cause trouble (for example, Harry was now under surveillance because he burned a hotel and was now under surveillance). After research, the competition committee unanimously decided that starting today, the competition would be held to strengthen the competition at night until the last four rosters of the semi-finals were decided!

Tonight, the quota for the eighth finals was decided, and the final knockout round was decided by sixteen of the thirty-two players.

Whether it is Hermione himself, Mikoto Misaka, or Rin Tosaka and Ilia who looked up at them from across the table, they all need to make relevant preparations after dinner.

Until now, it is less than two hours before the start of the competition.

"Um……"

"Am I a match?"

Stopped the eating action in his hand, Mikoto Misaka bit the spoon and turned her head, looked at Hermione, and then immediately remembered her many secret weapons.

She and Heizi secretly went to an uninhabited place on the edge of the floating island. If the gold coins given by Annie were used to fire the "super electromagnetic gun", the range could reach at least several kilometers or even further, which was not the same level as the original fifty meters range!

As for the rate of fire, it increased from the original eight rounds per minute to twelve rounds per minute, which is every five seconds, which fully ensured that she could react quickly and counterattack in the game, making her more confident of winning.

Moreover, because gold is the best conductor, and they have been "enchanted" and can really withstand high temperature burning and will not melt too quickly. Then, the weight is several times that of ordinary game coins. Therefore, after a brief estimate of the specific power, after she and Kuroko, she felt that if there was enough acceleration distance, it would be a big problem to penetrate a mountain?

Anyway, power or something is really scary anyway!

"fine!"

"After solving the ammunition problem, I think there should be no big problem, right?"

"I still have a little bit of confidence."

However, Mikoto was not too stupid to tell her everything about the secret weapons. She just smiled so vaguely and responded to Hermione's question.

After all, she is not stupid. Although Hermione has a good relationship with her and has known that she is worried about ammunition, the other party is also one of the competitors. Moreover, there are two powerful competitors across the table who have not been eliminated, so her killer moves and gold coins will definitely not be easily told.

In fact, after receiving the gift from Annie, she and Kuroko went to the city to exchange some silver coins of suitable sizes. Then in the previous games, she only used ordinary silver coins with a small increase in firing rate, range and power, but not obvious, so she did not directly use the heat-resistant gold coins that were said to have been enchanted by an old dragon.

That was her killer move. Before the most critical moment, Mikoto Misaka would definitely not easily take it out or say it out.

She even discussed with Heizi that those gold coins would only be used at the decisive moment or at the critical moment of necessity, and would give a fatal sudden blow to the competitors.

Think about it, the "super electromagnetic cannon" that usually has a range of more than 50 meters and can be defended suddenly became a dimensional reduction attack that ignores distance in the entire field, and its power and penetration ability have been improved by countless levels. That kind of thing must be a surprise to the competitors, right?

"Is that true?"

"Um!"

"fine!"

Nodded, then Hermione looked at Ilia and Rin Tosaka, who were listening to the situation on the other side of the table with their ears erected.

Of course, the two of them also entered the top 32, so there will be their game tonight.

"So!"

"Rin, and Ilia, where are you?"

"Are you sure?"

While Hermione asked, she also looked at the spell on the hands of the two people with some fear.

She knew that it was the magic seal they summoned heroes from another world, and it was improved by her Professor Anne. After being eliminated, she could actively transfer it to another person. It can be said that it was a very cunning and shameless thing.

But there is no way, it is natural for the mage to summon helpers. Just like Hermione, she will occasionally summon water elements or fire elements during the competition, or even summon god guards to interfere with and attack opponents. However, compared to the spells of the two little guys, the spells were indeed a bit too outrageous.

Anyway, Hermione knew that those heroes could defeat the strongest knight in the continent of Elusalia in one-on-one situation. If she met two of them herself, she would have to defeat them as fast as possible, otherwise the result would be unpredictable.

"grasp?"

"It should be OK, right?"

"Anyway!"

"As long as I don't meet Ilia, it's okay!"

Tosaka Rin said with a determined look on her face.

She had the help of her sister Artoria, and she summoned her to come up and chop people up, and she could just hide behind her and use her magic. That would be too easy.

As long as she doesn't meet Ilia's bastard who has two spells and can summon Sister Joan of Arc and Medusa at the same time, she will definitely win.

"snort!"

"It doesn't matter if you meet me!"

"At that time, Rin, you just need to surrender directly. In that case, I will have three order curses!"

"Ha ha!!"

As he spoke, Ilia smiled proudly.

She was already thinking about it. At that time, she would just summon her three spells as soon as possible, then hide herself, hide in the distance and place a mirror, invisibility, traps, etc. Anyway, as long as she protects herself, she can wait for the victory to arrive.

Apart from himself and Rin, Iriya definitely doesn't believe that among the remaining thirty opponents, who else can resist the joint attack of the three heroes!

“!!”

"But why didn't you surrender?"

"Why do you want me to surrender?!"

Tosaka Rin was furious and slapped the table and asked loudly.

"Because I have two order curses!"

"You want to..."

"At that time, my Joan of Arc drags your Artoria, and then Medusa and I go after you to fight, are you convinced?"

"Are you afraid?"

Iriya raised her eyebrows proudly at Tosaka Rin and asked with some contempt and disdain.

"hateful!"

"You're less proud!"

"Maybe, you will be eliminated by someone else soon, and then you will cry and give me the spell!"

Rin Tosaka, who was a little angry but could not think of a reasonable reason to refute, had to curse with a red face.

Because, in fact, it is indeed the same as what Ilia said. They are both equally strong and no one can do anything to each other. And they are still very familiar with each other. If only Artoria is the only one, but Joan of Arc and Medusa are helping each other, she will definitely not have much chance of winning in the case of three-for-two.

"Oh!"

"What a headache..."

"Mikoto..."

"Look!"

"No matter who they loses and who wins, it is not good news for us!"

Seeing the two people staring at each other and quarreling, Hermione suddenly felt that her hope of winning the game seemed a little slim?

"If they lose together, that's news!"

"Pray!"

"Pray that they'd better not be separated, and then, it's better to meet that super-awesome player at the same time?"

Misaka Mikoto thought about it, then she fantasized and expressed her expectations in hopes.

Although she now has secret weapons, if she can, she really doesn't want to face the two tricky guys opposite the long table who can summon heroes and also have all kinds of strange magic.

Think of a powerful hero rushing towards him, and there is a mage in the distance throwing spells hard. In Mikoto Misaka, that situation is simply a nightmare!

"Ha ha!"

“Yes…”

"Speaking of this, it seems that there are indeed many powerful guys who have entered the top 32!"

As she said that, Hermione began to recall the battle report she had read in the afternoon.

There are many powerful warriors and mages on it, as well as those who are both warriors and mages, such as the orc named Thrall. The other party is carrying a hammer that can lightning, and can fight in close combat and attack from afar, which is indeed difficult to deal with.

There are also thieves who can attack from a long distance and raid invisible at close range. Just thinking about it, Hermione feels a little numb from scalp.

In this way, Hermione started chatting with Misaka Mikoto, and opposite the table, Rin Tosaka and Ilia quarreled, and no one wanted to give up easily and give up his heroic spirit to the other party.

“…”
To be continued...