In one of the deserted hills on the outskirts of Ostia.
"This is bad! This is really bad!" Kotarou shouted while looked so panicked. "Why does he have to be our opponent in the finals! There's no way we can beat that monster with our current abilities!"
Kotaro! Why do you have to be so pessimistic!" Negi said who seemed to disagree with Kotarou's words. "I'm sure if we try and don't give up we will be able to win against Rakan-san! What if we fight him using proper tactics!"
"It's not wrong to be confident Negi," Kotarou said who look surprised to see the excessive self-confidence that Negi showed.
"But you should realize that our current abilities are not on par with Rakan! Fighting him with the abilities we currently have, is like doing a suicide mission."
"Negi-Sensei, what Kotarou said is the truth, there's no way you can win against a muscular Daruma who can do a wits like him! I've seen him do crazy things! Which is beyond any logic regarding magic or physics that I understand! It's better when you fight that monster later in the final match, if you try not to lose rather than insisting on fighting to win," Chisame said who was one of the witnesses to the madness that Rakan had done.
"But if I don't try to fight him with all my might isn't that the same as insulting Rakan who will also fight me with all his might?" Negi said who remained adamant with his decision.
"He will never fight you with all his might Negi," Anya said, who knew that if Negi was adamant about something, it would be very difficult for him to change his decision. "He can't possibly fight seriously against the son of his best friend who's much weaker in strength than himself. At most he'll just act to make it look like he's serious about fighting you. Even though in reality he has no intention of fighting seriously."
"Bu-but there's no way he would do that to me right! Because otherwise how could he bother to take part in the final match against me and Kotarou too!"
Negi became even more stubborn after he heard Anya's words, because he didn't want to accept what his girlfriend said.
"Oh my gosh Negi, I know it's hard for you to accept things that you think aren't true, but your reaction this time has been too much," Kotarou said with a sigh. "If you keep insisting that you don't want to accept a reality that goes against your principles, one day you will regret it, you know. The world doesn't just revolve around you, you know! You have to realize that not always what you think is the truth is the real truth! "
"Sigh, Sensei, if you continue to insist on your decision, let me tell you some facts about Rakan that might change your decision and open your eyes to the reality of how strong Jacobus Rakan will be your opponent in the final match," Chisame said who was lazydealing with a troublesome homeroom teacher.
"In the laws of battle that existed in Mundus Magicus, mages were far superior to knights like Rakan, as magicians had an advantage in damage and ranged attacks. But it was a pity that such a thing would not apply to Jack Rakan, because in the last world war the number of super warships he destroyed was one hundred thirty-seven, a number that far surpassed the ships destroyed by the Thousand Master. And he did all that with his bare hands and no weapons!
His actions caused the vanguard of the Megalomesembria army to become chaotic. Besides that he also single-handedly defeated nine giant golem troops who had Level S strength, Jack Rakan was a monster that absolutely no one could stop except someone on his level. Where people who are as strong as him are very few, considering that fighters who can reach the upper S Level are very few and can be counted on the fingers!"
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"It ha-hard to believe he did all that," Kotarou said. "Chisame-Nee-san where did you get all that information?"
"I got all that information from the Magic Net on a website where the information hasn't been changed for years," Chisame explained. "There is a lot of unreliable confusing information circulating on the Magic Net, but I guarantee that the information I provide is the correct one because I have confirmed it myself to Rakan."
"I-I won't change my mind even if what you told me is the truth Chisame-san!" Negi shouted who chose to stick with his stupid decision until the end. "Because I want to test how big the difference in my strength is with someone on the same level as Shirou-Nii and father!"
"Negi, I know you feel jealous of Shirou-san, who, even though he is still young, is already as strong as your father and his friends. He can become even stronger if he uses his vampire mode, but you and Shirou-san have different talents and intelligence," Anya said. "You may not have the fighting talent on par with your father or your brother, but your brain is smarter than the two of them, right? There's no need to feel rushed after the two of them, because everyone has a different way of getting strong."
"Anya-Nee right Aniki!" Chamo said who floated out of his shirt pocket. "You don't need to be reckless to try to win against Jack Rakan who has strength equal to the Ancient Dragon, who is tasked with protecting the kingdom of Hellas. If you can suppress Jack Rakan a little or just injure him, that can be said as extraordinary feat considering that Jack Rakan is very strong!"
"Eeeeh he's on par with that Ancient Dragon!" Negi said, this time surprised when he heard the facts that were said by Chamo. "A dragon that is over a hundred meters large and feared as one of the strongest creatures in Mundus Magicus! How can he even match a dragon that even father fears!"
"Negi-Sensei, I told you earlier that he can do things that go beyond common sense!" Chisame shouted. "Did you know that he managed to escape from within the artifact which is a theoretically impenetrable clone of the Reality Marble and he destroyed that clone of reality marble with just one strike, he was like a cheat character in isekai novels. If he does some crazy thing that goes beyond common sense one more time I guess maybe I won't feel so shocked anymore, plus do you have any idea how much combat power he has when I ask him? Compared to you and Kotarou who have roughly two thousand five hundred combat power after using Magia Erebea?"
"Eh, how much combat power does Rakan-san really have?" Asked Negi who was curious about the amount of Rakan's combat power.
"The combat power of that muscular daruma is over twelve thousand, he is five times stronger than the two of you who use Magia Erebea," Chisame replied. "The power level he has is very abnormal, although not as abnormal as Shirou-kun who is said to have more than fifteen thousand combat power after he uses his vampire mode."
"Twelve thousand plus!" Negi, Anya, Chamo and Kotarou shouted.
"I-I give up," Negi said while kneeling on the floor. "With such a difference in combat power, no matter how stubborn I am, there's no way I can win against Rakan. Anya, Kotarou, Chisame-san, what you guys said is true there's no way the current me can win against Rakan.
It seems my insistence that anything is possible if I try my best I should change, because in this world there are always exceptions to something. I was mistaken in thinking that I could become as strong as father or Shirou-Nii in the shortest time possible and the envy I have for the two of them has made me blind to the real truth."
"Sigh thank goodness you've realized you stupid Negi!" Anya said with a smile. "Your stubbornness really makes it difficult for other people you know! You should have realized sooner! Looks like tonight I have to give you directions and lectures just like when we were still in magic school!"
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