As Kanata's side approached, the sense of crisis that still lingered in his heart resurfaced, causing Hoshiharu to feel a buzzing in his head.
If he didn't keep his distance, he would surely lose.
Even though he couldn't see Kanata's attacks, Hoshiharu had seen videos of her fights.
Because Kanata was quite famous, there was plenty of information about her on the internet. Thanks to this, Hoshiharu was very aware of her Noble Art.
But it was precisely because he knew everything that he felt troubled.
Kanata's Noble Art was to freely control countless sword blades scattered in the air.
These blades were formed by the shattering of Francesca by the opponent. Each blade was so small that it couldn't be identified with the naked eye. Even Hoshiharu's eyes couldn't penetrate their trajectory, and their number was so vast.
The blades surrounded him, spinning at super high speeds, enough to cut everything on the other side into dust. Not just a human body, tables and chairs, even steel couldn't pass through the blade-filled field.
Hoshiharu initially planned to use Lightning Flint immediately to determine the outcome before Kanata activated her Noble Art, but it didn't work because as soon as Kanata summoned her Device, her Noble Art was already activated.
If Hoshiharu really rushed forward without any disruption now, he would be cut into a blood mist by the blades in an instant, and he would die.
And even if he didn't take the initiative to retreat, Kanata could control the fragments around him to radiate out and unconsciously attack the enemy's body through the respiratory tract, causing damage to his internal organs.
Because it wasn't visible at all, generally, no one could take precautions in advance.
It was precisely for this reason that Kanata's hands were stained with countless blood during her battles against terrorists.
That's why she earned a dominating nickname like Scharlach Frau.
Kanata had absolute control over medium and short distances and had fatal control over any Blazer.
Without strong long-range attack methods like Stella or Touka, it would be difficult to defeat her through the absolute defense around her.
The only long-range attack method Hoshiharu had was Sound Speed Bomb. He threw the Nameless Sword in his hand with the highest initial speed, which could cause a supersonic attack.
But no.
Kanata's defense power was C, which was at the same level as an all-out attack, and tens of meters away. The attack power of Sound Speed Bomb might not be enough.
Once Sound Speed Bomb was used, Hoshiharu's magic power would be exhausted immediately, and it would become even more impossible to win at that moment, so he couldn't take the risk easily.
However, he had anticipated this situation before the match started.
"Are you just going to keep running away?"
Kanata stood in the center of the stage, looking at Hoshiharu, who once again distanced himself from her with a firm gaze, and said coldly.
"Running away is indeed embarrassing, but it's useful."
Hoshiharu moved the corners of his mouth, his expression full of disgust.
"Even though your cutting ability is strong, its attack range is only about thirty meters. As long as I keep my distance from you, you can't do anything to me, right?"
As long as he wanted to win, he could even disregard his own life. Of course, he could do anything, and running away wasn't an issue.
"No, real combat is about using all possible means. This mentality is more suitable for entering the field of professional Knights."
Kanata didn't show her disgust but nodded sympathetically, then immediately changed the topic.
"But do you think you can escape my Diamond Dust this way?"
She extended her slender hand, and suddenly countless starlight points gathered from all directions and condensed in her palm.
*BUZZ* *BUZZ*
With a wave of her hand, two round blades as wide as her palm formed from her palm, spinning rapidly like a cutter, encircling Hoshiharu from left and right.
According to idealism, everything in the world could be used as a sword, but Hoshiharu was still far from reaching that state.
"My Noble Art is to freely control swords, so of course, I can do something like this. Have you ever thought about such a development before?"
Kanata's voice was very cold, meaning she showed no mercy.
The buzzing sound produced by the round blades cutting through the air undoubtedly indicated their power.
Even though she could freely control hundreds of millions of small blades, because the number was so vast, it required a lot of energy. Once the blades exceeded the range of thirty meters, she would lose control.
But as long as a few blades gathered, she could enhance her control over them. When the blades spun at high speed, she could even easily cut steel dozens of meters away into pieces!
Hoshiharu's eyes narrowed, and his expression became serious.
He had never seen this technique before. Perhaps it was a technique the other party had newly developed this year.
The high-speed spinning round blades were unpredictable, almost exceeding Hoshiharu's dynamic vision limits, making him unable to withstand them. The attack range of the round blades seemed to easily reach about fifty meters, enough to cover the entire battle circle!
"Huft..."
Facing the high-speed round blades, Hoshiharu took a deep breath and then closed his eyes.
In the battle circle.
Under everyone's gaze, he seemed to have given up, but the round blades didn't hit him once, and they all missed him.
Every time it missed, it seemed there was only a paper-thin gap between them, but the round blades attacked repeatedly, and all failed under this paper-thin gap.
Upon closer inspection, Hoshiharu used precise movements to avoid the round blades again and again.
It seemed like he was walking on a tightrope. If he wasn't careful, his body would be cut by the round blades, and he would die on the spot.
Human energy in battle was limited; unless they reached absolute rationality, it was difficult to make sophisticated thoughts.
Hoshiharu wasn't a completely rational person, so his adaptability had limits.
However, if entirely left to intuition, the power of intuition could be maximized even without thinking, unconsciously allowing the body to make completely precise choices.
He actively cut off the superficial senses, diverting all his attention to his intuition, and let his body move entirely based on instinct.
With the help of innate intuitive skills, this wasn't difficult to avoid.
"Amazing! It seems like he will be hit any moment, but he avoids it every time! What kind of ability is this!"
"This isn't an ability, it's just good intuition."
"Really? Intuition this good can be considered a kind of superpower. Do ordinary people have intuition like this? Also, Nene-sensei, your explanation just now was very serious!"
"This won't work."
"In the field? Indeed, just avoiding won't solve the problem."
"This isn't a simple question."
Among the audience.
"This isn't good."
When everyone was amazed by Hoshiharu's perfect tightrope avoidance, Ikki suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong? Isn't Hoshiharu's evasion very cool?"
Nagi seemed very interested in Hoshiharu's movements.
Hoshiharu's movements were very simple, just walking in a regular position, sometimes turning sideways, and sometimes bending down... It didn't look elegant, but it looked very beautiful.
The strong wind blowing from the round blades would occasionally lift the corners of his clothes, making people feel like they were watching a movie full of visual impact.
In theory, Hoshiharu was now letting everything on his body be controlled by his intuition, and he wasn't even thinking about it.
"Um, maybe he subconsciously wants to avoid being more handsome... I mean, if this continues, he will surely lose."