Chapter 51: Showdown! The Tale of the Triangle Formation!
Top Chat: There are old accounts of people eating a yellow mushroom sometimes called fairy butter. Also, if you equate the Welsh little folk “Ellyllon” with elves, you could say mushrooms are their staple food.
"Enough panicking! We’ll just play our own Super Fighting Ball Attacker! …But let’s rethink the rules after the match! We need to check if other kids could safely copy this!"
"Yaaah!"
Top Chat: Yeah, figured that was unexpected w
Top Chat: Makes sense lol
Top Chat: Using a charging teammate as a springboard sounds easy to say, but can you actually do it?
Top Chat: Nah, no way
Top Chat: I’d just end up rolling together with the one being stepped on
Top Chat: Honestly, a straight dive would still be easier
"Next is our serve! Go! Triangle Formation!"
"Yaaah!"
At Red’s shout, Black and Green scuttled off to each side of the streamer team’s field. Looks like they’re using their numbers advantage to set up a long pass and score in one shot. If that’s the plan, then what I need to do is—
"Chargeee!"
Top Chat: Elf-san’s charging habit really won’t die
Top Chat: Doesn’t look like she even wants to fix it
Top Chat: But wait, isn’t she actually shutting down the passing lane?
Top Chat: She saw Reverse God move to mark Green and reacted
"Charge charge!"
I cut off the passing lane to Black and rushed headlong, little steps pounding, straight at Red holding the ball. Just a few more steps and I’d reach it— But Red suddenly feinted, spun, and—
"Black! Go to C-3!"
"Yaaah!"
"Ah—"
Top Chat: Ohhh!
Top Chat: He bounced the pass off the fence!
Top Chat: Like billiards!
Top Chat: Right, this isn’t soccer so there’s no out-of-bounds line!
With no one marking him, Black easily took the ball and carried it right across the goal line.
"Wa-ha-ha-ha! Behold the power of the evil Activity Four Kings! I thought going all out against kids might be a bit much, but right now I’m glad we actually practiced!"
"Yaaah!"
Top Chat: I thought they were just comic relief
Top Chat: But they’re surprisingly solid players
Top Chat: Still, unless they find a way to stop Elf-san’s opening shot, it’s the same problem
"Alright, let’s do another Misora Rocket!"
"Ah, so that’s officially the technique’s name now?"
The game resumed with the streamer team’s ball. I planted a foot on Misora as she came running and, once again, hurled myself with full force into the ball—
"Formation: Blocking!"
"Yaaah!"
Top Chat: !
Top Chat: They blocked it!
"—!?"
Three of the Four Kings lined up shoulder-to-shoulder, sealing off my shooting lane. My slammed ball struck the wall of bodies and stopped dead.
"Wa-ha-ha-ha! Too naïve, little one! Cutting off the shooting lane is Super Fighting Ball Attacker fundamentals!"
"Yaaah!"
Top Chat: Ooooh!
Top Chat: They’re matching Elf-san blow for blow!
Top Chat: Is this it… Elf-san’s first defeat!?
"So that’s standard play, huh. Then, Misora—let’s just line up in front of the goal."
"Eh?"
Top Chat: Ahhh…
Top Chat: Yeah, that would work, wouldn’t it
"Wa-ha-ha-ha! …For this match, lining up in front of the goal is banned. We’ll reconsider the rules carefully after the game."
"Mm."
Top Chat: Game design really is tough, huh
Top Chat: Feels like we’re watching live bug fixes
Top Chat: Why do the bugs always get found after release!? Please stop finding them!!
Top Chat: I’m not here, I don’t exist, I don’t exist, you can’t see me
Top Chat: …Looks like we just triggered a few workplace trauma flashbacks
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