Today is Monday, the day of the duel arranged by Chifuyu.
At this time, the third arena was almost full of spectators.
Some came to watch the battle of Cecilia, a candidate for the British representative, and some came to meet Illya, the legendary imperial princess.
Of course, most of the girls came to watch Ichika, the only man in the world who can control IS.
Currently, there are only Illya and Cecilia in combat uniforms in the third arena, while Ichika went to pick up his IS-specific machine that he had just prepared.
A few minutes later, a blue and gray IS flew out from the IS launch runway.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting."
The operator of this IS is none other than Ichika.
The moment Ichika appeared, Illya dressed up as an IS dragon knight, and the radar immediately started scanning Ichika's IS as a whole.
'White...bare metal? Personal formatting has not been completed, why did you take it out?'
The results obtained made Ilia a little confused.
'What on earth is that woman thinking? Deliberately making it more difficult?'
Illya glanced at the control room of the arena. The real leader of this battle, Madara Chifuyu, was in the control room.
'Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. You'll know what's going on after the fight.'
So, Illya opened the public channel.
"Teacher Madara, could you please tell me how our battle order is distributed?"
"You can arrange this yourself."
Then, Chifuyu’s brief words came from the public channel.
"Exactly what I want!"
Hearing what Chifuyu said, Cecilia, who was well-dressed and followed by Illya, flew into the air and faced Ichika from afar.
"Your Highness Illya, let me and this subordinate start the first battle. If you take the lead, it will be disrespectful to you. So, please let me do it for you."
"Okay, I'll trouble you then. Ichika, do you agree with this arrangement?"
Illya nodded, and after accepting Cecilia's arrangement, she asked Ichika for her opinion.
"I'm OK."
Ichika nodded stiffly, still looking a little nervous.
However, I just don't know whether this tension comes from the upcoming battle or from the onlookers who are staring at Ichika with their eyes shining brightly.
"Ahem! So, are you two ready?"
Since the battle had nothing to do for the time being, Illya took over the job of opening the show. Anyway, this was not the first time she had done this.
"no problem!"
"I'm ready!"
Hearing this, Ichika and Cecilia looked at each other with a gunpowder-filled look and replied to Illya almost at the same time.
"So……"
Ilya nodded clearly, converted a rifle with one hand and raised it above her head.
"The battle begins!"
With the sound of a gunshot, the first duel of the day, the battle between Ichika and Cecilia, officially began.
However, before the battle, let us review the conversation between Illya and Penglai last week.
At this time, Illya was the only one in the dormitory, and Ichika was pulled by the broom to do intensive training in kendo.
So Illya took advantage of this time to make detailed adjustments to the IS Dragon Knight.
"Master, how do you decide to fight this battle?"
Penglai sat on Ilia's bed, swaying his calves, and asked Ilia casually.
"This battle? Well..."
Hearing this, Illya stopped what she was doing, held her chin and thought for a moment.
"Just pretend to fight and then admit defeat."
What follows is this answer.
"Huh? Master, why do you have to admit defeat? Can't you handle a rookie like that in just a few clicks?"
Penglai was very surprised by this answer.
"My mission is to collect 'threads', not to steal the limelight. Besides, I don't really want to get involved in this matter in the first place. Why do I have to work so hard?"
It seems that Illya is totally too lazy to win.
"Master...it seems that you really didn't notice..."
Hearing what Ilia said, Penglai sighed with regret.
"Didn't notice anything?"
Illya was a little confused about Penglai's sudden change of topic.
"Master, you should still remember what Miss Alice said, right?"
Penglai did not answer Ilia's question, but instead asked a question.
"Yes! Of course I remember it! It is related to my hope of returning home! Why do you ask this?"
Illya is even more confused now. Because Penglai has taken the topic further, the current topic has little to do with next week's duel.
"Master, although Miss Alice didn't mention it, you should think more about the 'thread' issue."
This time Penglai mentioned "line".
"Why didn't I think more about it? Isn't it just to build a good relationship with the protagonists, establish contact, and then get the 'line'?!"
Illya doesn't feel that she hasn't thought more about the "line" issue.
"Isn't this the same battle this time? Fighting with the protagonist, and then being defeated by the protagonist, becomes a stepping stone for the protagonist's growth. At the same time, it deepens the relationship with the protagonist."
"Master! That's not what Penglai means! What Penglai means is that you should think about the meaning of 'line' again! And another name for 'line'!"
Penglai was angry at his master's stupidity, so he angrily flew to his head and pulled Ilia's hair hard.
"What does 'line' mean? Is there another name for 'line'? Okay, little thing, don't beat around the bush anymore. Just tell me, okay?"
Ilia reached out and grabbed Penglai from her head.
However, it was obvious that Penglai didn't want to get off his master's head yet, and he held on to Ilia's hair tightly.
Unfortunately, Illya's blond hair was too smooth and slipped directly out of Penglai's little hand.
"Ouch! Master, you are so stupid!"
Penglai stared at the blond hair that escaped from his hands, and started to complain to the owner while dancing with his hands and feet.
"Master, haven't you ever thought about another meaning of people in real life thinking about their characters?!"
"Another meaning?"
Ilia still didn't want to understand.
"It's just popularity! Popularity!"
Penglai reached out and tapped Ilia's nose, repeating the word "popularity" loudly.
"Miss Alice deliberately didn't say these two words! Master, you didn't think about it carefully from beginning to end. Penglai's life is so miserable! You actually followed such a brainless master!"
"Popular..."
This time, Illya did not punish Penglai for his disrespectful words by flicking her forehead. Instead, she muttered the word "popularity" and pondered.
"Popularity...could it be...hateful! Alice! Remember this! We are not done yet!"
The next moment, Ilia, who wanted to understand something, raised her head and yelled at the ceiling.
"What have I been doing before... It turns out that I don't have to suffer this kind of punishment at all! I went to the trouble of making so many preparations..."
After the angry rebuke, Illya knelt down on the floor as if she was completely burned out.
"'Line' is equal to 'popularity'. Why didn't I realize it earlier... and so did you, little one! Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
"Master, you didn't ask. What did Penglai want to say?"
Hearing this, Penglai flew up to Ilia's head angrily and stepped on Ilia's head with his little feet.
"Besides, Master, you have always been arbitrary. You don't listen to other people's opinions when you make decisions. You deserve it!"
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Cross of Boundary Noun Lecture Time
Host: Penglai, Xiaoai
Xiao Ai: Well! After the word "line", the word "popularity" appeared. There must be many people who don't understand the reason why Ilia sighed that she had done a lot of useless work after hearing this word.
Penglai: The master is an idiot!
Xiao Ai: Uh... So, we hereby create a column to explain the meanings of this type of words. The explainers are me and the little Penglai-chan!
Penglai: Small ones are superfluous! Do you believe Penglai can blow away a big one like you in one go?
Xiao Ai: Uh... Ahem! As for Horai-chan, let's explain the word "popularity", shall we?
Horai: Well...that's it! So let me explain it to you!
Xiao Ai: In the first chapter, we gave you a preliminary explanation about the meaning of "line". This "popularity" is developed from the meaning of "line".
Penglai: There is no need for Penglai to explain the so-called popularity to everyone. Popularity refers to the attention of human beings in the real world, which means the popularity of a character.
Xiao Ai: In other words, collecting "threads" is actually increasing one's popularity.
Penglai: The fastest way to increase popularity is naturally to develop the story around the protagonist group.
Xiao Ai: It is to have an intersection with the protagonist group. It is an intersection, and naturally there will be a positive intersection and a negative intersection. The so-called negative intersection means the villain.
Penglai: That's right! The popularity of the villain is often second only to the protagonist. Of course, the villain here refers to the powerful character and the big character such as the final boss. Small villains such as soy sauce and stepping stones are also invited.
neglect.
Xiao Ai: That’s why Illya lamented that she had done a lot of useless work. After all, with Illya’s strength, it was more than enough to be the final boss. But she became the protagonist’s companion and lived in dire straits to a certain extent. Besides, is
It's another world of sexual orientation, and poor Illya-chan was influenced by the world to relax to the dull protagonist.
Ilia: The above is the lecture on "popularity". Now I need to deal with some housework. Please look forward to the next chapter!
Xiao Ai: Yi, Yiliya?! Why are you here?! Well, we are going to make soy sauce! 88!
Penglai: Master, Master. Penglai has gone back to collect his clothes!
Illya: What? You dare not see me? In the end, Penglai kept silent first, and then you, an unscrupulous author, compiled it! It’s not because of you that I’m so unlucky! Don’t even think about running away! The inherent barrier - Holy Light
Prayer hall!
Xiao Ai & Penglai: No! We (Penglai) know we were wrong!
ten minutes later
Ilia: Humph! Look how dare you continue to talk and write nonsense! Feel refreshed and go back to sleep.
Penglai: Wow... the master is so cruel. Penglai has to return to the field to rebuild.
Xiao Ai: We, our author’s soul is not dead yet…
Penglai: The soul is not dead, but the person is dying?
