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S-sorry for the late of chapter.. so I will give you 2 release!

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"...Ah, thank you."

A girl in red armor, Airi reported to Arya that sitting and resting on the one of log beside the Fort while holding a dagger. Because He didn't answer at first, Airi noticed a piece of wood in his hand. Curious, she started to ask him.

"I just want to fill my free time."

Because Airi looks like a curious child with her sparkling eyes, Arya showed her an unfinished little wooden figure with a wry smile. It's having a long and thin neck, but the rest of its body isn't done yet. It's just big as an open palm so its look quite cute. Arya continued to shape it with carefully.

"I just want to try it. I am not a pro, though."

Suddenly Linda appeared and joined the conversation make Airi jump in surprise.

"It's because in this place a waste wood like this can be found easily. Why not I try it?"

"...."

Linda just gives her a wry smile and retorted Arya word. However, it seems that her word doesn't reach him because he keeps silent and continued to shape the wood. No, his speed was increasing like someone in rush. With a few minute, he finishes it and presents it to Airi while stand up.

Airi waiting for her master to complete it somehow feel a deep impressed when he gives it to her. Because the hand blocked the view Airi isn't able to see it at first. When Arya stands up he takes his helmet beside him and wears it while started leaving, Airi and Linda finally able to see it and they are surprised. Airi isn't able to express her feeling and just saying one word, but in another hand, Linda burst in laugh. Well, it can't be helped. Because the final product can be described in a word.

Failed Product.

The head until the neck have a good shape, but the part below is in mess. The front leg has different shape, not mention the back, the tail isn't straight but like a drill, the body is worse. Maybe the first impression was to make a Nessy-like monster that they saw an hour ago, but it's far beyond that.

Airi didn't complain about this thing, however, she feels that it strangely looks cute, though. She turns her attention to Arya which walking toward his soldiers, somehow she hears his comment like 'It's because I need good concentration.' or 'I can make it better next time.'. But he stopped in flinch because of Linda word.

Linda pulled out a wooden pendant from inside her ches- I mean inside her Armor. It's familiar Sword and Shield shape from wood. The crossed sword have a different shape too, the right side is shorter than the left, or it's shaped like that. The shield shape is the one that looks normal, but if it's placed horizontally the shape is rounder and funny. But the flower design at the middle of the shield giving a sense of art, worth of praise.

If on look closely, the flower design looks exactly like the one on Linda armor. Seeing this, Airi keep glancing from her wooden figure to Linda wooden pendant and finally turn her attention to Arya with silently pleaded eyes.

"I-It's just- Pl-please don't look at me like t-that."

"F-fine! I get it! I will make it for you someday!"

Airi keeps staring at Arya and he finally makes a promise to make it for her which delighted her and make a bright smile. Arya looking at her a make a smile while Linda and Airi started a conversation about something. He decided to leave them alone and turned away from them, but just before he walking away Arya was blocked by few people. The rest of his female soldiers gathered and surrounded him make him jump in fright.

Because their eyes were open wide with sparkling star in them, it seems they hear the conversation by chance and when they saw the cute (?) wooden figure on Airi and beautiful pendant on Linda, their woman sense are kicking in. They are staring at Arya while approaching slowly to surround him, a scene where a man was surrounded by many girls is quite envious. But in Arya case, he didn't feel good at all!

Finally, he able to convince them all and make them scatter away with a happy expression.

'Sigh, I am a leader, right? Why do I feel something is wrong? I hope it's just my illusion.'

Arya sighed and shake his head, he muttering about something before his body enveloped by white light. Naturally, without he knowing, in the near future, the wooden handicraft that he makes will become popular among a girl and a boy in the Gracia Continent and beyond. And lead to produce a talented figure which making more beautiful and amazing handicraft.

*****

In the certain location on the school building at the Althinaia island, all students gathered to take their lunch while chatting about the recent All-of-War Battle. They make a line to the food stand and holding their own trays, in other direction a group of students sitting and eating while not losing in a heated conversation. In the midst of students, a boy with black hair standing in a daze. Because he currently becomes the center of attention, he didn't hear clearly but a whisper can be heard all around him.

"Oi Arfools over here!"

Somehow, one of his friends dropped the safe boat for him. He feels glad when he found that his friends sitting at the corner of the room and try to ignore his nickname and approaching them. He constantly avoiding the glance from his surrounding and making his way forward. Now he takes his word back, one of his friends really like to make fun of him, he dares to choose the far in the back that makes him wonder, since when the table become that far!? Please be more considerate!

Finally, after enduring the stare, he arrived and place his tray with 'clang ' and slumped to the chair.

"You have a good willpower, Arfools!"

"So you really choose the farthest place to turn me into walking parade !"

"Now now, Arya. Edward just wants to make a good location without attention here."

"E-even Alicia is taking side with Edward!?"

"Don't be that surprised Arya."

When Arya rested his body and mind, Edward calling him in teased manner. But when Alicia backing him up, Arya was surprised and cannot believe his ear, Charles beside them just giving an advice (?) and silently eat his food. Arya just nods his head in agreement and started eating. Before long, Alicia started the conversation.

"Um, Arya can I request something?"

"Can I refuse?"

"B-but I didn't finish my word!"

Alicia that dropped her fork and knife asked while rubbing her hand below the table and make a shy expression, but Arya indirectly refused in a calm manner make her jump in protest. But Arya didn't care, after he hears the demand from his female soldiers he knows that Alicia also interested in it.

"Arya I want one too! A pendant with dragon face please!"

"Hey, I did not sell any!"

"Erm, I want it like Charles too. Can you make a little wolf figure?"

"Alicia, listen to me-"

"Come on Arfools, as an artist, you must not refuse the order from your customers or you will end bankrupt! It doesn't matter what their order are, just thinks it as one way to climb upward! Your experience will be good for you!"

Charles and Alicia ignore Arya protest and keep saying their own demand, before Arya can refuse Edward stand up while making a touching quote while pointing at him. Arya was surprised at him for a second and then lowering his head while smiled. Behind him, he can hear a whisper from other students.

"Fine, I will try to make it after this event. Is that fine with you?"

"It's fine!" "I don't mind."

"Good, now I-"

"You isn't got anything !"

Arya promised to Alicia and Charles but ignored Edward shocked expression, when he turn his attention away he saw Iroha talking with some adult men in suit, make him to frown. She talked for a few minute before shaking her head vertically while receiving some letter. He is curious when Edward suddenly called him.

"Ah, By the way, why are you here? Isn't you have personal room for the participant?"

"Yes, but because the room is being cleaned we have to eat here."

"I see. Anyway, why I can't get some your handicraft? I want a Wolf pendant!!"

"Hm.. what is it, guys?"

Edward was asking and try to plead (?) to Arya, another voice make them turn their attentions. It's Iroha. She placed her tray down while sitting next to Arya as if it's her own seat. But Arya is too dumbfounded, isn't she still in the canteen entrance? isn't she is too fast to reach here?

"We just want to make an original order from Arya, well we interested in his handicraft. Do you want it?"

"I see. I sound good, can I have one too?"

"What!?"

When Arya hears Edward shamelessly to introduce him like a specialist salesman, Arya glare at Edward which he ignores it. After agreed to make a promise at Iroha he silently shed a tear from the cause of all-nighter that awaits him next times.

"Ah, Arya-san. I almost forgot, here you got a letter."

"Me? from who?"

"I don't quite know, the postman say to give it to you."

"I see."

Arya nodded his head while try to open it before he was stunned. 'Wait that dangerous-like person in the suit is a postman!?' Arya unconsciously turns his head at Iroha who tilt her head in wonder. Arya shakes his hand in gesture to not mind it, while continued to open and read the letter.

And he once again stunned. He becomes like stone while holding the letter, his face is quite funny. When Edward become curious he try to take it away but Arya already recovered and evaded Edward hand while glued his eyes at the letter, he looks like reading it once again to confirm the content is true or not. And from what Iroha saw, Arya having complicated expression, Happy, Sad, Excite, Worry, Glad, it's confusing.

****

The All-of-War battle continued, the last participant in the island are only Arya and Yukiha. Based on the experience and the battle last times, Arya knows that Yukiha had the most Fort on her own. It's just time before she ended winning, and the only Arya hope for winning are to take over the Fort or defeat her directly.

However, both choices have the same weight, if Arya decided to take over the Fort he will have to defend it until the days over against 300 enemy soldiers. If he starts to challenge her, she just can headshot him from far distance. But no matter what choice, it still has him to fight her.

They are inside the Thornleaf Fort teleportation chamber while holding a strategy meeting. In front of them are floating map which showed their location, they become confused because of Arya strange behavior. Before long they hear a sound someone yelling and then one of his soldiers appeared with message.

"Commander, there is a cavalry who conveyed to us that he bringing a message for you."

The soldier reported while showed tense expression, seeing this Arya make a small giggle. He thinks this soldier was the new recruit and it can't be helped, because he already experienced few hard battle. Arya didn't said anything and rose from his seat and walked at the gate followed by Airi and Linda.

When he arrive at the gate, he ordered to raise the gate. There a lone cavalryman holding a flag of dragon waiting without being nervous even when he was surrounded by enemy soldiers. Then Arya stepped forward and the cavalry mounted down from his horse.

"Champione Arya, I come here to give you a message from our leader. Here is the letter."

The cavalry pulled out a letter and give it to Arya, received it he stepped back and opened the letter while Airi and Linda peeked from behind his shoulder.

'Arya-kun, I think that this battle has to be ended soon. But I know you have a good defense and advantage behind the wall, so I make a request. Let us fight head on at the plain between my Horsblest fort and your Monthern fort. Don't worry I will only come with 100 soldiers this time. ( ^_-)~*

Note: Give the reply after you read this. If you refused this, I will come to you with full power.'

Arya didn't say anything and just stared at this letter, Airi and Linda are suspicious and saying 'It looks like a trap.' 'Agreed, its sure is a trap.'. The cavalryman just stands there while holding his horse rein, he waiting for Arya answer. With a sigh he looks at his two Partners and his soldiers behind them and then he turns to face the cavalryman.

"My answer is-"

****

Plains, the flat place with just a green weed swayed with the wind. The sun was staring straight at the group of the person beneath it. Their sky blue samurai armor glowed with the sunlight, they had a straight back at their mount ignoring the heat of the sun above their head. In front of this 100 soldiers is a girl with the same armor, she was holding the horse rein too tight while making a complicated expression. What if he rejects her request? What if he didn't come here? More question popped in her head.

Before she becomes more stressed, the cavalryman she ordered to send the message arrived. Before she able to ask him, Arya and his soldiers appeared from the horizon behind her messenger.

"So you does come here Arya-kun."

"Well, we have to finish it right?"

Seeing Arya at the frontline, Yukiha cannot help but to smile. Arya just nodded his head and they started to make a formation.

"Wings division, prepare the wall!"

"All unit, Arrow formation!"

On the Arya side, he led his soldiers with the shield to the front. They held their heavy shield in front of them while making sure to close the gap at their side, creating a long line of wall. They look like want to take the enemy charge head on. At the same time, Yukiha makes her soldiers form a vertical line and shouted to charge.

"Arya-kun, I already saw your plan. When we come close, you will use spears to impale us to stop the horse movement or your soldiers will jump above this wall to surprise us. This strategy already knows by everyone. I will not be fooled by it! All unit, full Charge!"

Seeing a familiar formation on Arya soldiers, she talk to herself and led her soldiers with a smile. When Yukiha shouted the skill, their body suddenly enveloped by red light and their charge becomes more faster. Their charge look really strong because from Arya perspective he saw that the straight line rushing here while cutting the wind.

Yes, normally if someone running at full speed, they will feel the wind hitting their body and sometimes would disturb the sight if it's too fast but this time as if afraid of Yukiha and her soldiers the wind parted and make a strange but awesome feeling. Before long they will arrive and Arya sure if they being hit, its isn't over by broken bones but death itself.

When Yukiha who leading at the front seeing the shield belong Arya, she changes her aim and makes sure to crash him. However, before they crushed, Arya wall suddenly become two as if the gate opened and made Yukiha surprised. Before she understands anything, a sudden force pushes her forward and thrown her away from her horse. No, some of her vanguard beside her were also thrown like her.

It feels like a sudden break from the car, when we almost hitting the glass in front us. Her sense kicked in, she does a proper flip and landed safely while looking at the surrounding. A third of her soldiers trapped like her and laying in the grass unmoved, they were ambushed and pierced by the spear. Seeing closer, Yukiha saw a thick rope at the horse leg. Her other soldiers jumped the mass of horse at the front and parted in two directions but were impaled by spears.

Some of Arya soldiers charged at Yukiha with the spear pointed in front using the range of spear, to screw her at four directions. However, Yukiha didn't look panic and make a stance to welcome them. They keep their posture and charged with a shout.

"Marissa style: Full Moon Slash !"

She spins her body while drawing a beautiful arc, when she make 360° rotation she unsheath her katana with *Klink* and ended her posture with low crouch. Before long the four soldiers screamed in pain and fall down just 2 m before her, the blood gushed out from their neck before they disappear into a particle.

The Cavalry are having a hard time to push Arya soldiers, before long the Wings divisions joined the battle and hitting the horse with their shield, not like Yukiha soldiers give up and let them being overwhelmed. They giving a fierce counter attack, the horse kicking some unfortunate man while their katana was able to claim some life. Yukiha partner, a samurai holding a long 2m katana was fighting with full spirit, when he swing his deathly weapon 3-5 soldiers instantly changed into a particle.

Between this battle, Yukiha dashed forward while cutting through the enemy soldiers who dare to block her way. Suddenly a twin fireball heading at the running Yukiha, not expecting this she jumped forward and rolled to evade it. However not letting her take a breath, a spear of ice flying at her.

"Sky Splitter! Power shot!"

This times, Yukiha decided to block. Her katana glowed blue and she swing upward and broke the ice spear, however, she let go of her katana and let it spinning above her, with the fast move she spins her body to take a stance then draw an arrow and shot it with her longbow and take the katana above her. The arrow flying straight at Mary, the only magician on Arya side.

She panicked because of the pressure and the arrow find its way with a loud boom.

However, Arya standing in front while holding his tower shield. His hand was numb and he sure hears a sound of a crack.

"Mary, support the soldiers. Let me handle it."

Mary thanked him and rushed away. At the same times, Arya make a stance while looking at his Partners, Airi currently helping the soldiers to stop enemy movement, Linda having a match with Yukiha Partners. Her Imperial Knight makes some achievement by slaying their enemy.

"Don't look at other direction when you are facing your opponent!"

Hearing Yukiha sweet voice at close, 'Fast!' Arya jumped backward while placing his shield to cover his body and thrown backward. Yukiha didn't let this chance escape and pursued while slashing the shield, cannot endure the strong attack at the 15 times of her slash its break into two. But what awaiting Yukiha was a thrust of spear.

"Power Blow!"

The supposed thrust spear suddenly being pulled and Arya spins his body while swing his spear upward, Yukiha who placed her katana in front of her to block the thrust was thrown upward.

"Spear Thrust!"

After unleashed his blow, Arya continued to unleash another skill. A thrust heading straight at Yukiha bare neck, its the end. When Yukiha notices it, she didn't close her eyes and just seeing the advancing spear. Arya spear has a wide blade, she understood if it aimed at her neck she will lose her head. But she opened her eyes wide as if prepared for this.

However, the spear suddenly tilted and hitting her side helmet, and broke it. Yukiha feeling a pain in her heart, then her eyes turned fierce as she grits her teeth in anger. she spins at full speed in the mid-air and knocked out Arya. She hit his head with the back of her katana until his helmet broken into pieces. She feels Disappointed, Angry, Sad and she placed her katana at Arya neck who tried to stand up.

Her hair swayed with the wind, but her face hidden by the front hair. Before long she looks at Arya with a disappointed face, makes Arya who look at her unable to said anything.

"Why? Why did you change the course? You can win if you just push your spear forward. But why? Are you saying that I am a girl and you didn't dare to hurt me?"

"....I-"

Yukiha shakes her head to hold her feelings, Arya, who never see this side of her are speechless and troubled. Before long Yukiha jumped backward and make a stance. She was holding a katana in each hand.

"I will give you one more chance, give me your real power! I will not give you any mercy and use my strength to kill you this time!"

Arya didn't say anything and grip his spear and make a stance, with his shield broken he grip the short sword in his left hand.

"Rush!"

"Rush!"

They dashed at the same times, with loud clank they jumped backward before rushing again. Using his long spear at advantage Arya swing his spear at the distance being blocked by Yukiha katana, not mind this Arya jumped and slash his short sword downward. Received the impact Yukiha lost her balance and blown away by Arya swing, he pursued after her and unleash a barrage of thrust. Being cornered, Yukiha spins her body while unleashed her skill.

"Marissa style: Air Barrage!"

15 slash heading toward Arya, make him stop his pursued and defended the attack. The quick attack able to break Arya defense and blow him backward. Yukiha makes a stance where she holds katana with both hands above her head while concentrating.

"Earth Splitter!"

She opened her eyes and slashed the ground, a powerful shockwave heading at Arya direction. Arya who hit his head when landing currently stunned and just able to take the shockwave. Naturally, a loud boom can be heard by everyone. Airi and Linda who want to rush at him was stopped by enemy soldiers and Yukiha partner. They just can grit their teeth in frustration, while hoping that Arya keeps holding his ground.

"Limit Break."

Their pray came true, Arya still standing while his body enveloped by golden light. He makes his posture low, before vanishing from his place. The loud of boom can be heard again and they see that Yukiha having a clash with him. They keep exchange an attack and make sure to push their opponent. However, Arya who was the one aggressively attacking suddenly lose his balance and being pierced at his right shoulder.

Yukiha kicks Arya stomach while swinging her katana to get rid of blood, Arya who struggled to stand up was holding his injured shoulder while calmed his breath.

"You started to get weak this time." Yukiha glared at Arya as she spins the katana on both hands.

Seeing that Yukiha didn't even sweating, Arya smiled wryly. "Well, isn't Yukiha-san who was the one stronger?"

"....Well, I can't refute that. I was raised to become stronger you know?" Yukiha laughing while making a stance.

Arya too starting to take a stance and speak his last word before turned serious. "I-I see, but isn't it boring to become too strong than other?"

"... That's why I need you to defeat me, right now.."

"Excuse me? Did you say something, Yukiha-san."

Arya started to ask her because she suddenly speaks in a low voice, but she hung her head low while her ear was red. Because Arya still confused by Yukiha behavior he didn't able to react in time when a slash appeared in his vision, Yukiha attack was fierce and deathly, her eyes look sharp but a tear gathered in her eyes while making a pout expression.

Arya became more perplexed because he just wants to clarify her, well it cannot be helped. Because at first the was 5 m apart. When she was speaking in a low voice, Arya unable to understand her.

"Mou, Just die you fool!!"

"...Aah, I can see a beautiful light."

Yukiha became more fierce and in the end, she gathered a lot of her strength which makes a whitish golden light enveloped and made her katana longer and bigger and slashed it downward. A divine punishment befalls toward Arya as he unable to evade it.

~Booom!

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[Attention. Champione Arya has been defeated. Remaining Participant: 0.]

[Champione Yukiha defeated all the remaining participant. Congratulations. The winner of the All-of-War Battle was Decided.]