I can't believe it." What was that?"

　Samwell muttered to himself. Then, with a stern expression on his face, he turned his sharp gaze on me.

What was that?"

Dense D-particles. My magic has strong interference power to collect D-particles."

I can't believe that's possible. I don't believe it.

That's what the magic of a trained living wizard is all about."

　Samwell does not seem convinced.

That wasn't magic, was it?"

There is no magic that can make the D-particles do such nonsense."

　Samwell nodded his head, reluctantly agreeing with his words.

He's got great control over his magic. You're probably better than I am in that regard."

No, it wasn't that much of a difference. It's within the margin of error.

　Around that time, Shimizu and the others who had been away returned.

　Shimizu felt the magical power that overflowed from me during the warm-up, and apparently realized the difference in our abilities. He became quiet like a borrowed cat.

　I decided to head back to the surface. After saying goodbye to Samwell and the others, I broke through the slug meadow and returned to the surface.

　This incident became famous because Shimizu and his colleagues spread the word everywhere.

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　At the same time, Chika was visiting Nankuru-ryu karate master Mitsuhashi. They sat down in the dojo and began to talk.

I heard from Sensei Grimm about the 'gale dance,' and I was wondering if that technique can be applied to swordsmanship as well?"

　Master Mitsuhashi looked at Chika and nodded.

Of course, you can make use of it. The Gale Dance is a technique that enhances basic physical manipulation.

If so, would you be willing to teach me the 'gale dance'?"

　Master Mitsuhashi turns his pricey gaze on Chika.

From your gestures and movements, it seems that you have been learning swordsmanship since you were a child. Wouldn't it be better for you to refine those skills?"

　Chika shakes her head.

I'm at a standstill. It's a high-speed battle, and I'm totally outmatched by Dr. Grimm."

　Hearing this, Master Mitsuhashi burst out laughing.

　Chika looks miffed.

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'Master, I didn't mean to make a joke.

I was impressed by your courage in thinking of fighting a Grimm in high speed combat. I admire your courage in thinking of fighting a Grimm in high-speed combat."

　He said he was impressed, but actually laughed. Chika, feeling unconvinced, asked why he laughed.

I thought it was great to be able to say that we were stuck because we couldn't stand up to Grim," he said. I thought it was great that you could say you were stuck because you couldn't stand up to Grimm.

I was not going to let Mr. Grimm treat me like a child forever," he said. I talked to my friend Arisa about it, and she told me that if I could learn Shippu no Mai (The Dance of the Gale) by Mitsuhashi Shihan, it might be a chance to break through.

Then you can learn from the Grimms."

Grimm Sensei is very busy. And since I don't think I can afford to pay for his teaching, I decided to ask Master Mitsuhashi to teach me. Oh, I am not saying that Mr. Mitsuhashi is not busy.

　Master Mitsuhashi lets out a sigh when he sees the dojo empty except for Chika and himself.

What's the price?

　Chika took out the magic circuit core C from the magic pouch.

This is the 'top speed' I learned, which I had Alisa analyze and turn into a magical circuit, and in a certain way inscribed into the golem core."

　Chika asked him not to speak to others because it was a secret.

"Can you really activate 'top speed' magic with that magic circuit core C?"

Yes, it's true. Would you like to find out for sure?"

　Chika taught him how to use Magic Circuit Core C. Master Mitsuhashi pours magic power into Magic Circuit Core C and activates "Top Speed".

　Muscle strengthening, increased speed of nerve transmission, increased thinking speed, enhanced physical functions, and strengthened somatic cells and bones are applied to Master Mitsuhashi's body, and he feels as if his surroundings have slowed down due to his accelerated sense of time.

　Grim had told me about it, so I acted cautiously. As I was about to take a step with my right foot, I noticed that the foot was heavy. Applying "The Dance of the Gale," I moved slowly with lean movements.

　Master Mitsuhashi thought he was moving slowly, but Chika, who was watching, felt as if Master Mitsuhashi started moving at high speed.

　As the magic of "Top Speed" is released, Master Mitsuhashi wipes away the sweat that has broken out.

"Well, this is the best I can do.

　Chika lets out a sigh.

What's up?"

I lost confidence because my first "Top Speed" moves were about the same as my mentor's moves, which I had practiced for about a year."

　Hearing this, Master Mitsuhashi laughs again.

I like the price. I will teach you the dance of the gale.

　Chika bowed her head.

Thank you."

　Chika then became an apprentice of Shihan Mitsuhashi and began training in "Shippu no Mai" (gale dance). Taichi sometimes participated in this training. Taichi also admires Grimm and wants to learn high-speed combat.

　Top Speed" strengthens the body enough to increase its speed by a factor of seven, but that alone does not make it possible to move seven times faster.

　If you move normally in the enhanced state, you will lose your balance and fall. Since air resistance and the inertial force felt also change, training is required to become proficient in the use of that power.

　Chika was able to increase her speed to four times, but wanted to increase it to seven times, the same as Grim.

Grimm told me, have you ever heard of 'hyper-accelerated vision'?"

　Chika nodded.

I've only heard about it. But I haven't been trained yet."

The basis of Grimm's high-speed combat is this 'super-speed vision. You can't fight if you can't see your opponent's movements."

　Chika was so impatient that she only focused on making her own movements faster, but Master Mitsuhashi said that was not good enough.

Along with training in "gale dance," he also trained to acquire "super-speed vision."

　Chika blushed when Master Mitsuhashi told her. It was a matter of course.

　After about a month of training with Master Mitsuhashi, he is now able to fight at high speed with five times the speed. Incidentally, Master Mitsuhashi is able to move at six times the speed.

　Chika was attending college while continuing her training under Master Mitsuhashi. In one of her classes, the instructor, a magician in magical attire, asks the students, "What do you want to do?

"Is there any magic in magical armaments that you've learned that you've missed out on?"

　Many students then answer that it is 'top speed.

　The instructor chuckles when he hears this.

Tell me why."

　One of the students said it was because he could not use it in actual combat. He said that "Top Speed" increased his speed by seven times, but in a real battle, the limit is three times, and if he tries to move faster than that, he falls over.

　There is a magic called "Triple Speed" that triples the speed of "Top Speed" as a subordinate magic of "Top Speed," but he seems to be saying that this is enough.

That's because you don't practice enough," he said. To take advantage of the magic of 'top speed,' you need the 'art of high-speed combat. There are various schools of this art, so you need to choose one and learn it.

　One of the students raises his hand to ask a question.

"Has your teacher mastered the 'High Speed Combat Technique'?"

I'm learning a very rudimentary form of swordsmanship called 'raihayojutsu' in shinpo-ryu. It is called 'Raiso Jutsu' in Shinpo-ryu swordsmanship. Is there anyone else here who has learned High Speed Combat?"

　Chika wondered if there was a difference between "High Speed Combat" and high-speed combat of life magic. Meanwhile, a student raised his hand.

"Oh, Ninomiya. What kind of 'high-speed combat technique' are you learning?"

　Chika looked at Ninomiya's face and wrinkled her brow. This Ninomiya was a classmate of hers at the Magic Academy, but he was a problem child.