Looks like its my win.

Yeah

Edward and the Automaton stared at each other. A moment of silence emanated between the two immensely powerful individuals.

The environment could testify to their strength, as it was completely wrecked.

In the end I couldnt land a single hit Edward laughed, looking at the armored being floating before him.

Unlike the latter, the formers armor was as good as gone, and blood covered a great deal of his body.

He had definitely been through a lot, and he tried his hardest, but

I didnt know the gap in power would be so vast.

Ultimately, even Edward couldnt win.

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Do you all understand now?

My defeated friends were now seated before me, completely mellow after suffering absolute defeat at the hands of Gawain.

Neron would have reversed time to make it as though their wounds never existed, but it was better to just heal them.

They grew a great deal from this exercise, after allwell, almost all of them.

Lemi, that girl shes the oldest among them, yet she acted like a baby on the battlefield.

While I couldnt blame her, I definitely wasnt satisfied with what I saw.

Ill need to drive some sense into her.

What was it called again? Tough love? Yeah, it was best to be even stricter with her.

And, lets not forget the stunt Edward pulled in the battlehow he carried MY daughter like some princess and brought her so close to his chest.

It could have been my imagination, but I was sure she was smiling when that happened. They were supposed to be training, yet

No, Jared. Not now. Focus on what you have to do

Compared to a single Automaton, you couldnt win.

Youre talking as if this isnt the state-of-the-art weapon of mass destruction Ana chimed in, rolling her eyes.

Whats with the attitude? I wondered.

Was she still mad about the whole Lemi stuff? Well, I planned on telling her about my lack of interest soon anyway.

Just be patient till then, Ana.

Returning my gaze to everyone before me, I gave the analytics of the match.

Edward, you were too impatient. If he had just stayed more-level headed, he wouldnt have been knocked out so quickly

Even Lemi lasted longer than him initially.

Aloe, you were too conservative.

If she had been a bit more reckless and violent in her assault, she could have achieved more results.

Not only did she have the advantage in speed, but her destructive powers were also a very big deal.

I was sure she would be able to land a couple of hits on Gawain.

The only problem was that he superior to her in durability.

Ciara, you were stuck for some reason.

H-hey, what could I have done? Original Magic doesnt work!

It seemed Ciara was used to handling many enemies with her Original Magic, so this time she was unsure of what to do.

Im sure shes at least on Edwards level when it comes to power, though

Why did she lose, then?

Jerry, you became flustered after Ciara lost, and you went down soon after.

After he lost, he plummeted on Ciaras body and remained there for most of the match.

Hmm? I noticed Jerrys face turning a bit pink.

Eh? Whats going on? Ciara was smiling as she stared at the flustered young man, and I felt like she was sending him a message via Telepathic Magic.

I cant deal with this right now

I turned in Anas direction and also criticized her lack of active battle ability.

Her excuse was the lack of appropriate tools, and it seemed she heavily relied on preparation when it came to fights.

While I can understand the need to utilize tools and an active battle strategy to win, certain situations dont allow that. You should be able to think on the spot and transform a situation to your advantage.

Of course, she only murmured and argued further.

Shes really upset today

My gaze turned to Ivan, whom I gave a simple criticism to.

Youre lacking in power. Thats the only thing I see. You have extremely good battle senses, and you make very good use of the Magic at your disposal. But, youre too weak. It sounded blunt, but it was the truth.

I see Ivan was frustrated, no doubt.

It wasnt fair, the fact that he was working so hard but his limited potential made him behind everyone else.

There was a limit to what he could achieve in a lifetime.

He would probably never reach the level of certain monsters.

Which is why I wont ignore things this time.

Maria was very good with everything, except skill and tact. Your fights are similar to Serah Crimson, especially how you use absolute power to crush your opponents.

While that was all well and good when it came to battling weaker enemies, in a battle between equally matched individuals, the one who emerged as the winner was the person with more skill.

In essence, just as I was able to beat Serah, it was possible for a weaker person with better strategy and skill to win against Maria.

Thankfully, she took her criticism wellI think. An emotionless face and a light nod was all the reaction I got from the girl.

Cool, I guess

Lemi I have no particular comment for you. You were awful, through and through.

Youre so mean She pretended to break down, even staring at Edward for some reason.

Ah erm Good thing my good friend, Edward, knew better than to take her side.

Sure, Edward was a muscle-brained person, but I was glad he still had more loyalty toward his friends than a random girl he just met.

All in all, you were all standardno, even above average in your fights Of course, when I said that, I wasnt including Lemi.

She wasnt even on any playing field.

But, thats just when compared to regular people. You might all be powerful out there, but this is the big league. You are all less than average in here.

With monsters like Neron and Serah in existence, there was no telling what cards our enemies had to play.

Besides, they even had Arcanasnearly making them invincible.

Our current team stood no chance.

Its risky, but I have no choice. I better start with this small circle

The only way to win was to increase our chances of victory.

Time to teach them something new.

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