Chapter 490: A Duel Too Mindful of Martial Virtue

Then the third round was a complete reversal — a total crushing.

Fujiwara Chika, while keeping more than half her health, nearly slaughtered Sanzenin Nagi in an overwhelming fashion.

"Yes! I won!"

Having won against Sanzenin Nagi for the first time, Fujiwara Chika was visibly thrilled.

On the other hand, for Sanzenin Nagi, this was a major blow.

"How could this be… how could this possibly be…"

Being slaughtered in her strongest field by such a noob technique — this was simply the greatest shame a player could suffer.

Her technique, facing Fujiwara Chika's advantage, had only lasted a single round before it could hold on no longer. Didn't this just mean that so-called technique was actually completely inferior to observation?

*Slap! *

A hand suddenly pressed down on Sanzenin Nagi's shoulder, slightly pulling her back from her dazed and absent-minded state.

Turning her head, she saw Aizawa Sakuya looking at her with sympathy.

"Nagi, give up. Your observation and focus are no match for Chika's."

"Her observation of the game characters is just too precise. Didn't you notice she can predict your next move every single time? That's not cheating — it's pure observation and focus."

This technique is commonly called "predictive reading."

But this kind of predictive reading also demands extremely high talent, observation, and concentration — even superhuman physical reaction speed.

Conveniently, although the Audience base ability doesn't involve physical enhancement, superhuman observation and focus allow Fujiwara Chika to almost preemptively prepare without needing to rely on her body's reaction, thereby transcending the limits of her physical reflexes.

This is what produced the current result — Fujiwara Chika almost completely crushing Sanzenin Nagi.

"The Audience is indeed lacking quite a bit in offensive ability, but in games that demand observation and focus, it can still play a huge role."

Amamiya Ren wasn't surprised by this outcome either — for a Fujiwara who possessed the Audience ability, reaching this level was only natural.

"Mm…"

At this moment, Sanzenin Nagi was truly on the verge of tears. Being reversed and swept in just two rounds in her strongest field was something she really couldn't bear.

Tears had already begun to well up in those beautiful eyes.

"Sanzenin, remember this feeling of being broken. For an Extraordinary, this isn't a disgrace — it's simply something that must be experienced on the road ahead. You've already felt this feeling on Kaguya's body too, but this time it's in a field you're even more skilled at, which is why your emotions are so obvious."

Amamiya Ren wasn't just standing by idly making sarcastic remarks — he gave Sanzenin some reminders, along with a helpless sigh at her excessive sense of sportsmanship.

He placed one hand on Sanzenin's head.

"So, knowing full well that Fujiwara was using an Extraordinary ability, why didn't you think to use your own ability to come up with something?"

"Use your clever brain and think it through properly — does this game have rules? Who said only Fujiwara is allowed to use Extraordinary abilities? How could you be so silly about this?"

The tearful Sanzenin Nagi paused for a moment. The discomfort and grievance from earlier were gone — all that remained was the bewilderment visible the moment she raised her head.

"Isn't… isn't that cheating?"

"Sigh… you, sometimes you need to learn to be flexible. Playing by the rules when you're with Young Lady Aizawa is one thing, but when you're playing against other people, being that particular about it really isn't appropriate."

After ruffling Sanzenin's soft golden hair for a while, Amamiya Ren couldn't help feeling that this person was oddly clever.

"Then I'll set up a set of rules for an Extraordinary's game between you and Fujiwara."

"Fujiwara, if you can catch Sanzenin cheating, that counts as one point for your victory."

"Conversely, if Fujiwara fails to catch Sanzenin cheating, that counts as one point for your victory."

"And then there's the Street Fighter game — whoever wins gets one point."

"Every five points is one unit. Whoever loses gets punished by having to go to the other side and voluntarily admit she's not as good as them."

"…!?"

The conditions of this punishment instantly sharpened the eyes of both Fujiwara Chika and Sanzenin Nagi.

Being competitive isn't just a standard requirement for boys — girls can be competitive too.

The punishment wasn't all that extreme either; voluntarily going to admit you aren't as good as the other person was a perfectly amicable approach.

Of course, even though both of them knew it was amicable, neither of them wanted to be overtaken in their own strongest field.

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