( Yuuki's POV )
When the battle between Tsukiumi and Cecilia started, Tsukiumi took her sword without activating the other functions of her IS, it seems she was only interested in testing Cecilia.
I thought she would be insulted by that but she kept calm, and she released her drones, With our training her control of them had improved a lot but Tsukiumi had no problem dodging, but that was part of the plan she was using the drones to lead Tsukiumi, Cecilia used her energy rifle with great precision and Tsukiumi used her katana to block each shot.
Cecilia was being dominated by Tsukiumi, but she didn't get frustrated like in her first fight with me, Cecilia deployed her rocket launchers, and she shoots at Tsukiumi, with the distance between them, Tsukiumi used speed bursts to dodge, this was a technique known in IS competitions as ignition boost.
As the rockets flew past Tsukiumi Cecilia fired again but she did not aim at Tsukiumi but at the rockets she had launched, She wanted to catch Tsukiumi in the explosion or overwhelm her so she could land a clean shot but Tsukiumi was faster she appeared in front of Cecilia and sent her rifle flying with her katana, she then raised her katana high for a final strike but at the last moment Cecilia equipped a rapier and she struck Tsukiumi on her shoulder.
Tsukiumi stopped for a moment from the surprise blow, and I was the same, during our training, I never saw her use a sword, I guess she was saving that for now.
Cecilia's face lit up as she landed a hit but she didn't stop there, she flew backwards while firing with her drones, Tsukiumi was distracted so she took two more shots but then she used multiple ignition boosts to close the distance and she used a powerful slash to deplete Cecilia's shield, and Tsukiumi was declared the winner.
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When the fight ended, I went to the lockers again, and in the hallway, I found Tsukiumi, who had already changed into her school uniform.
Yuuki: You changed?
Tsukiumi: I already checked what I wanted, there is no need for me to continue in the tournament.
Yuuki: It's a shame, I like seeing you in your pilot uniform, although your school uniform isn't bad either.
Tsukiumi blushed at my words, and after checking that there was no one nearby, she gave me a short kiss.
Tsukiumi: You should check on that girl.
Yuuki: Why did you put that condition on the fight?
Tsukiumi: Because she didn't want to give up on you and I know that you are interested in her, I at least had to test her, make sure that she could be part of the family.
I guess nothing escaped her, I continued towards the lockers and knocked on the door.
Yuuki: Cecilia, can I come in?
Cecilia: ...yes.
I opened the door and saw Cecilia in her pilot suit just sitting there.
Yuuki: You did very well in the duel.
Cecilia: But I lost.
Yuuki: Tsukiumi is very strong, what you did was impressive, this wasn't just about winning.
Cecilia: Can I ask you something?
Yuuki: Sure, whatever you want.
Cecilia: On the next day off, would you go on a date with me?
Yuuki, you know about my relationship with Tsukiumi, right?
At my question, Cecilia blushed a little and she responded with a nod.
Yuuki: then yes, I would like to go out with you.
When I answered, Cecilia put on a charming smile, and although I would like to talk to her, the competition still continued.
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While I was talking to Cecilia, Ichika won his fight and Tsukiumi withdrew from the tournament so the last fight was Ichika against me, he only had a sword as a weapon and when the battle started he flew straight toward me, I used my tails to grab his legs and I threw him to the other side of the stadium, he didn't have much experience flying so it took him a while to recover, and when he did he flew straight at me again he tried to dodge my tails but I caught him and threw him around, The fight was getting so disappointing that I thought I'd end things with a barrage of bullets but when he received the attack his shield remained strong and his unit underwent a kind of transformation.
Yuuki: What was that?
His IS wasn't the only thing that changed, his sword split open and turned into an energy sword, I could feel the power of his machine increasing constantly but his shields were depleting, That was something interesting but the pilot in the machine didn't change anything and he flew straight towards me again, I put away my swords and got my tails ready for him, I went for his legs again but at the last moment he used ignition boost and he took a swing at me, a good technique considering his old strategies but it didn't work on me, I gave him a palm strike under his hand and his sword flew from his grip.
Ichika was left with a surprised face, and without other weapons to fight, he no longer had a chance, but I wasn't interested in the extra work of a representative, so I deactivated my unit and walked out of the arena.
Ichika: Wait, what are you doing?
Yuuki: I've seen enough, you can take the victory, I didn't want to take the job from the beginning.
Like that, the competition ended, and like every night I returned to Kouten to continue with my experiments but since things were practically ready for our next trip, I returned to my room earlier than usual, I entered the place through a portal and at that moment the bathroom door opened, Charles always chose to take a bath when I was out and I think now I knew why, when he came out of the bathroom he had a towel up to his chest, and that was containing an unmistakable pair of lumps in his chest, there was no doubt about it, Charles was a girl.
' I thought the cliché was a man pretending to be a woman in an all-girls school. '
Charles: Yuuki... You arrived earlier.
Yuuki: Yes, I did.