Magicraft Meister Part 3

February 2, 9:00 a.m., <>.

Jin's < and Rubina's < were seen in the stadium where a fierce battle had been fought yesterday.

The crowd was as large as yesterday.

Jin wondered where they had heard about this, but then he remembered that he had announced at the beginning of the competition that the winner would be able to battle with Jin's aircraft.

"......I guess everyone remembered that. ......"

Jin's plane is <, piloted by Reiko. Rubina is flying the <.

Jin has attached two competition guns to his aircraft, and has painted his aircraft with transparent paint that turns red when hit by the guns' rays.

Rubina had restored the badly damaged to its original state overnight, and had even modified it.

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The residents of Onogoro Island seem to be in high spirits as they hear the announcement.

"I can't wait to see what kind of battle this is going to be."

"I'm sure it will, my dear."

Jin-dono's plane versus the winner of the competition. Interesting.

It'll be fun.

It's exciting.

Reinhardt, Bertsche, Turles, Neige, and Rouge are watching from the guest seats.

Erza is in the director's seat with Jin.

Mr. and Mrs. Daiki-Cocona and Goh Agarto were sitting in the director's seat with Jin at Goh's request. The room is a little cramped, but it has not been extended for a long time, so it remains as it is.

Folding chairs were brought in, and everyone managed to be seated, so it was considered to be OK.

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>! >>

The countdown to the start began amidst a whirlwind of cheers and applause.

<<10......9......8......7......6......5......4......3......>>

The venue is quiet.

<<2......1...... start! >>

> and > each started to move toward the opposite direction on the runway.

Both planes soon reached takeoff speed.

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The two planes then climb at a steep angle.

The two planes are now in a vertical climb, with Rubina's following Jin's . The speed is about 400 kilometers per hour.

< maintains an exquisite distance of 600 meters, which is the range of the ray gun plus more, to stay ahead.

The slight change in speed by Rubina's < does not change the distance.

"......Reiko, that's a great response. ......The aircraft of Jin-sama that makes it happen is also too great. ......"

After admiring the results, Rubina smiled wryly in the director's seat.

"But even my isn't the same as it was in the finals!　......Leave the limiter!"

At Rubina's command, <> leapt out of the way as if it had been shot.

In a short time, it increases its speed by a factor of 1.5.

But...

"No, no!

also increases its speed at about the same time, and the distance between them remains almost the same.

"That's Jin-sama for you. ......"

Rubina realized once again that Jin's was far more powerful than her own .

"But still!　......Limiter 2nd stage released!"

The speed of the Nile V increases even more. Despite the vertical ascent, the speed exceeds 700 kilometers per hour.

But <> responded accordingly, so that the distance of 600 meters between them remained almost unchanged.

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"Okay, Reiko. Level off. Let's dogfight."

At an altitude of over 4,000 meters, Jin gave the following instructions.

Leveling off. A moment later, follows suit.

makes a large turn with a radius of about one kilometer. does the same.

The radius of the turn is gradually reduced by <>.

One kilometer becomes 800 meters, 800 meters becomes 6 800 meters to 6,000 meters.

The final turn is a sharp one of about 200 meters.

The speed is about 800 km/h. The acceleration pressure on the aircraft and the pilot must have been tremendous, but the two planes withstood it.

"Reiko, now dive!"

Following Jin's instruction, Reiko sends the into a steep dive.

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A 90-degree vertical descent.

The speed exceeds 1000 kilometers per hour, the speed of subsonic flight, and is still climbing.

1100 km/h, 1200 km/h... ....

And then, with a thud, the two planes cross the sound barrier.

The surface of the sea is closing in.

Reiko is 500 meters above the surface of the sea when the nose of the plane is triggered.

The tremendous wind pressure on the wings ......, but the plane, designed and built by Jin, withstood it beautifully.

The aircraft was able to perform a somersault (loop) of 100 meters in diameter without using a force field generator. The plane successfully leveled off just above the surface of the sea.

Rubina's <, however, decided early on that it could not do such a feat, so it made a somersault at 1,000 meters above the sea level, and then leveled off with a bit of time to spare.

The plane was level with a little room to maneuver.

"Ugh, wow. ....... Causing from supersonic speed: ....... < ......"

Yes, when Rubina repaired <, she had modified it by strengthening mainly the damaged parts.

In other words, the current < is precisely <.

"I heard about Jin-sama's <...... specs in outline, but ...... it was certainly within the competition rules. ...... I wonder what the difference is between him and me."

The only thing that deviates from the rules of the competition is the pilot. Reiko is an automata, not a golem.

"But that's not the deciding factor ......, surely the performance of the piloted golem is important overall, but not enough to create such a difference in performance."

Rubina continued her frantic analysis of where Jin's aircraft's high performance came from.

"The shape of the machine, the precision of the workmanship, and the materials ......, I guess ......, are not up to par in any way overall, so it's no wonder there's such a difference."

Despite her pride, Rubina was able to accurately analyze herself and determine what she lacked.

At the moment, it is more like a comparison of aircraft performance than a ray gun battle.

What can I get out of this?

Rubina realizes that it is up to her, and she desperately makes the <> follow Jin's <>.