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While people gathered to wait, Fujimaru Ritsuka also set off from Orario with the Asteria Familia.

Compared to the last time when only Fujimaru Ritsuka represented the Familia, this time the Asteria Familia had a full four members. They traveled to the game area in a carriage provided by the military police, along with four other Titan armors.

Yes, Fujimaru Ritsuka also brought the Titan armor with her.

After Loki sent over these Titan armors, Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't intend to wear or use them, but she didn't just leave them unattended either. These were full-body armor-type humanoid armors, and it would be a waste not to turn them into magical costumes.

So, taking advantage of the two days, Fujimaru Ritsuka used Chen Gong's knowledge to turn all six Titan armors given by the Loki Familia into automated humanoid armors, using magic stones as the core to supply magic power, and then added an autonomous formula. The autonomous formula would mark the authorized owner, who would naturally be the entire Asteria Familia. For others, it would carry out attack and defense actions according to the orders of the authorized owner.

It's simple, but it works!

Two of them were kept by Fujimaru Ritsuka at the entrance of the clan as gatekeepers, while the remaining four were brought along by Fujimaru Ritsuka to participate in the game.

Especially since there were four participants, and they were wearing four suits of armor, it was easy to mistakenly believe that the four of them would wear these suits of armor to fight. But in reality, these four suits of armor were not meant to be worn; they would move on their own!

The location of this war game is a natural lake located 30 kilometers southeast of Orari City. The lake is very large, covering an area of ​​50 acres, with an average depth of nearly 10 meters in the center. The water is clear, making it the most suitable place for the game.

On their way to the amusement park, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other three sat in the carriage, chatting leisurely.

"I never expected that we would be involved in war games again so soon."

Daphne leaned against the carriage railing with her arms crossed, her face full of smiles.

"The last time was a month ago, and it was against you, Ritsuka. This time, it's against someone else, together with you, Ritsuka."

"So how do you feel?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka asked with a smile.

"Although it's a bit strange, I never imagined I could lose."

Daphne replied with a smile.

"This is the first time I've ever felt so unafraid of losing."

"Cassandra, what about you?"

Cassandra, who was being asked the question, smiled and nodded.

"To be honest, when I fought you before, Ritsuka, I had a premonition of some bad outcomes, but this time, I had no such bad premonition at all."

Cassandra, who possesses precognitive dreams, did not foresee any disasters, indicating that this war game will proceed smoothly without any mishaps. Although Fujimaru Ritsuka told her that precognitive dreams are very useful, having precognitive dreams means there will be unexpected events, while not having precognitive dreams means everything will go smoothly.

After receiving the results from the true prophet, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and looked at Ryu beside her.

"Ryu, what about you?"

"I?"

Liu was slightly taken aback when asked the question, and then her face turned slightly red.

"To be honest, I care more about other things than fighting."

"What is it?"

It’s fishy and boring.

Ryu glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka before speaking, her face slightly flushed.

"It's about... that new combat suit. What are your thoughts on it?"

Since the battle takes place underwater, it's impossible to wear the same clothes used in battle on land. Apart from Fujimaru Ritsuka, the three female members of the familia, led by Astrea, all went to have a set of clothes made that would allow them to move around easily underwater.

Since the clothing is designed for ease of movement underwater, it will definitely be close-fitting, so...

That's right! Following the pace of the anime series, it's time for the swimsuit version of the beautiful young woman who's been unpacking!

Although Orario doesn't have a sea, that doesn't stop everyone from wearing clothes for battle!

This type of clothing is practically everyday wear for the Ishtar Familia on the other side, since they are all Amazonian female warriors. Their daily attire consists of a piece of cloth on top and a piece of fabric on the bottom, with nothing else underneath, allowing them to go into the water seamlessly.

But for the innocent elves, this was truly a first! It was a bit too stimulating!

Not only Ryu, but Daphne and Cassandra were also experiencing this for the first time.

So when Ryu said that, Cassandra was immediately stunned.

"Ah, this....."

Neither of them were Amazonians, so this was the first time they had ever worn such revealing clothing.

The seasoned Daphne remained completely unfazed.

"That's just an underwater combat suit, don't worry about it too much."

She's the oldest person here, and although she's not an Amazon customer, she doesn't care about such things.

"Yes, yes, it's just an underwater combat suit."

Cassandra nodded immediately, trying to comfort herself in this way. Only Ryu's face was still slightly red. Clearly, this elf girl was the most innocent one here.

Amid the girl's inner turmoil, the carriage arrived at the playground.

To allow both sides sufficient time to deploy their formations and formulate strategies, military police carriages transported them to opposite ends of the lake, giving them ample space to move around and time to develop tactics before contact.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just gotten off the carriage, stood by the lake. Through her clairvoyance, she could clearly see the Ishtar Kinka on the other side of the lake. They had started warming up as soon as they got off the carriage, without even changing their clothes.

"Ryu, let's start making preparations too."

Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke up to the people behind her, her back turned.

The group immediately took out a tent from their luggage and began setting it up, since they couldn't change clothes in the open.

A tent was quickly set up, and the three of them went inside to change clothes, while Fujimaru Ritsuka stood guard outside by herself.

The first one to come out was Daphne. She had changed into a red bikini that matched her hair, and with her smile, she looked confident and poised. She stood in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka with one hand on her hip.

"Ritsuka, how are you feeling?"

"Very good!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka gave Daphne a thumbs up.

Cassandra was the second to come out; her swimsuit was a simple and plain black one-piece swimsuit.

Cassandra emerged with her hands behind her back and asked Fujimaru Ritsuka in a low voice.

"It's alright, isn't it?"

"Um...."

Fujimaru Ritsuka pinched her chin. Although the swimsuit was simple, it was surprisingly interesting.

“Cassandra, you’re more interesting than I thought.”

Cassandra quickly covered her chest in embarrassment and hid behind Daphne.

As for Ryu, who came out last, she changed into a light blue one-piece swimsuit.

Compared to Cassandra, Ryu was already blushing when she came out. She covered her chest with one hand and asked in a low voice.

"W-how is it?"

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The shady one-piece swimsuit, combined with Runa's cute shy expression, left Fujimaru Ritsuka with only one comment.

"Ryu, you are the cutest person in the world!"

Ryu blushed even more upon being praised and quickly covered her chest with both hands.

"No... I didn't..."

Then he hid behind Daphne.

Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but laugh at Ryu and Cassandra's shy expressions.

Thankfully, Daphne isn't a shy person; otherwise, if all three of you were shy, there would be nowhere to hide.

Now that you've all changed, it's my turn.

Fujimaru Ritsuka also crawled into the tent, took off all her coats, changed into a pair of shorts, and then crawled out of the tent.

The moment Fujimaru Ritsuka emerged, Ganesha's voice echoed from the sky.

"I am Ganesha!!!"

The same opening remarks as always.

"I hereby announce that the second Ritsuka Challenge has officially begun!"

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Volume 1: Chapter 143. The Dark Faction Strikes

The Tower of Babel, a magnificent and imposing structure.

Just like last time, the gorilla watched with great interest as Hermes opened the mirror.

On the mirror, both sides participating in the war game had already entered the water and started swimming towards each other. However, the situation at this initial stage puzzled the gods.

"Sigh, why isn't the Savior wearing Titan armor?"

"Yeah, why didn't they put on Titan armor before going into the water? I wanted to see him put on Titan armor and fight that 'Man Killer' from the Ishtar Familia."

"Does the 'Savior' think he doesn't need Titan armor to take down the 'Man Killer' underwater?"

"Wait, those Titan armors are moving on their own!"

The scene in the mirror, with the image of a swan and a swan, became lively.

Loki didn't sit next to Freya, but instead moved closer to Astrea.

"Hey~~ What did Ritsuka-kun do to the Titan armor? It made them move on their own."

As the previous owner of the Titan Armor, Loki had no recollection of any intelligent driving capabilities it possessed.

"It's magic."

"The magic of that world?"

As soon as Astrea explained, Loki understood.

"The magic of that world actually has such a function?"

“I don’t know either, but Ritsuka said that it’s just a simple automatic puppet magic. Ritsuka doesn’t need the Titan Armor, but it’s perfect for an automatic puppet. The materials are also sturdy enough.”

"That would effectively double the number of people here. If he had enough materials, wouldn't he be able to make a bunch of automated puppets?"

"Yes, but Ritsuka said that ordinary materials can't achieve this level of quality. The Titan Golem you gave us is made from materials that are a perfect match, which is why it was made into an automatic golem."

"We should say that he was coughing and trembling, and that's exactly what we gave him."

Loki couldn't help but sigh.

"The magic of this other world is really useful."

At this point, Loki looked at Ishtar across from him.

"By the way, Astrea, have you noticed that Ishtar doesn't seem worried or afraid at all?"

"What's wrong?"

"Something's definitely not right."

Loki maintained his smile, but spoke in a much lower voice.

"For the past two days, everyone in Orario has been saying that the Ishtar Familia is doomed. As a veteran, she knows what the Titan armor is for, but now she's acting like she's completely unafraid..."

"I don't recall the Ishtar Familia having any means of fighting Titan armor underwater."

"Now that you put it that way..."

Astrea lowered her voice as well.

"Her attitude was indeed a bit off."

"But it's alright. I believe that no matter what she does, Ritsuka will be able to handle it perfectly."

In the mirror, Fujimaru Ritsuka led several people into the water, and the automated Titan Armor followed behind him.

While Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others floated in the water, the Titan Armorers landed directly on the lake bottom as soon as they entered the water, their heavy weight allowing them to stand steadily.

After entering the water, Fujimaru Ritsuka did not move forward, but stayed in place and gestured to Ryu and the others behind her. The three of them immediately nodded to indicate that they understood.

Then, Fujimaru Ritsuka took out the Snail Annihilation Castle Bible and began to summon sea demons. One sea demon after another was summoned into the lake by Fujimaru Ritsuka. As soon as they were summoned, these sea demons twisted their tentacles and moved towards the depths of the lake.