EPHS-CHAPTER 198 THE FINAL WINNER

“Even Koneko is gone,” Rias thought as she raced through the air, dodging powerful magic strikes with an ugly look on her face.
So far, she had lost Gasper, Akeno, and Koneko, three Peerages, leaving her with only two [Knights], Irina and Xenovia, who could still fight.

Although the situation was dire, it was not hopeless as long as Irina and Xenovia could defeat their opponents and rush over as soon as possible.

“Tsubaki, strike with all your might!” Sona shouted.

“Yes, Sona-Sama!” Tsubaki replied.

Rias knew that Sona was thinking the same thing, that Irina and Xenovia, as envoys of the Holy Sword, were no less than a [Queen].
It would only be a matter of time before they arrived.
Sona had long understood this.

Whether Rias survived until the help of the Knights arrived or was defeated by Sona and Tsubaki before that, this was a battle of time!

The battle had reached its most critical moment, both sides were going all out, with Sona resisting Rias’ attack while Shinra Tsubaki constantly attacked from the sidelines.
The magic was shining and the sword energy was soaring to the sky, pushing the atmosphere of the entire competition to its peak in an instant.

“Ddraig, Max output!” Rias shouted.

“Understood, little princess!” Ddraig replied.

Having been hit by the opponent’s [Queen] several times, Rias, even with the protection of the Red Dragon Emperor’s armor, suffered considerable damage.
Heartbroken, she immediately pulled out a Scarlet Power Of Destruction magic bomb.

Under the blessing of Ddraig, the magic bullet continued to grow, and then Rias threw the magic bullet fiercely in Sona’s direction.

According to the normal rules, Sona would have used the ability of White Dragon Sovereign to weaken the power of the magic bullet.
However, seeing the magic bullet approach, Sona remained unmoved and stepped aside at the last moment, revealing Shinra Tsubaki who was waiting behind.

“Mirror of Recollection – Mirror Alice!” Shinra Tsubaki shouted as she activated her Sacred Gear’s ability and a vertical mirror suddenly appeared in front of her.

The magic bullet crushed the vertical mirror easily into pieces, and Shinra Tsubaki flew upside down screaming and was caught in mid-air by the flying Sona.

“Not good!” Rias exclaimed as she saw the Sacred Gear’s ability, and her expression changed drastically.

She saw the magic bullet that was attacking the enemy suddenly stop, then suddenly double in size and fly back towards her.

Boom!!!!!

“Ahhh…” Rias screamed as she was hit directly by the huge magic bullet.
Following the explosion, Rias fell to the ground with heavy injuries.

“It’s over, Rias!” Sona declared as she emerged victorious.

Naturally, Sona would not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
She quickly condensed a magic bullet and threw it at Rias without hesitation.
If Rias were to take this blow again, it would mean a certain defeat for her.

“I’m going to lose…” Rias thought as she closed her eyes in despair.
If she, the king, lost, then the whole game would be over.

Gasper, Akeno, Koneko… Rias blamed herself endlessly.
It was all her mistakes that made everyone’s efforts in vain.

However, just as the magic bullet was about to hit Rias—

“Excalibur!” Irina shouted.

“Durandal!” Xenovia shouted.

The voices of Irina and Xenovia sounded, and then two soaring sword energy flew out, colliding fiercely with the attacking magic bullet.

Boom!!!!!

The shocking explosion broke out in the air again and Rias opened her eyes in surprise.

“Sorry for the long wait, Rias, but we are here!” Irina exclaimed.

“Sorry sorry, it took a while for Asia-chan to reply for us, but I finally caught up,” Xenovia said.

Standing in front of Rias with a Juggernaut in hand, were the two girls Irina and Xenovia who were [Knight]!

“Rias Onee-San (Elder Sister), are you alright?”

“Woo… It’s a serious injury, I’ll treat it for you right away,” Asia said as she ran out from the side, seeing Rias’s serious injuries.

“Irina, Xenovia, Asia…” Rias was almost at her wit’s end but seeing her partners’ arrival gave her hope and she couldn’t be more moved.

Looking at the silhouettes of her partners, Rias felt unprecedented peace of mind and reliability.

“Asia, don’t bother, I have this,” Rias said as she took out the tears of Phenex and used it to heal herself.

“This is?” Irina asked.

“It was left by that idiot Akeno,” Rias replied as she used the tears of Phenex to heal her injuries.
Although her Magic Power was greatly depleted, it quickly recovered under the ability of the Red Dragon Emperor [Multiply], and it didn’t take long for her to return to her peak state.

Rias stood up and stood together with the girls and suddenly the venue outside the alternate space burst into cheers.

“Yeah, it’s really a thrilling reversal,” Tenraku said as he looked at the girls in the magic projection, unable to help but laugh at the scene.

Irina and Xenovia rushed over, and with the exception of Asia who couldn’t fight, Rias and Sona were now in a 3v2 situation, the situation was reversed in an instant!

“Why, obviously my [Knight] and [Rook] haven’t exited yet,” Sona said looking at Rias and the girls below and she couldn’t help but look ugly.

Just a little bit, obviously a little bit! What’s more, Sona didn’t understand why she hadn’t heard the announcement of her [Knight] and [Rook’s] exit and why Irina and Xenovia appeared here.

“Oh, you said Xun-san and Yura-san, in order not to startle the snake, we trapped them below,” Irina explained.

“They are all very strong opponents.
Even Xenovia and I took a lot of effort to take them down, but it’s almost time to let them go now, amen!” Xenovia added.

Playfully kissing the cross in front of her sword, Irina snapped her fingers, and there was a violent explosion in the shopping mall downstairs, and then Grayfia’s voice sounded in the alternate space:

“Sona-Sama’s [Knight] and [Rook], Eliminated!”

Shinra Tsubaki’s complexion paled and Sona felt her heart drop as they realized their final chance at luck had been lost.

“Sona, you and you and Queen bullied me so badly just now.”

“Make up your mind, I won’t let you go easily!”

Clutching his fists and walking to the front, Rias looked at Sona and Shinra Tsubaki in the air with a devilish smile on her face.

Rias was not one to let a grudge go easily.
After being bullied, she was determined to seek retribution.

Shinra Tsubaki turned to Sona with concern.
“Sona-Sama,” she said anxiously.
“I don’t have much magic power left and I’m not a match for the opponent’s two Holy Sword envoys.
If they work together with Rias against you, we’re in trouble, and then…”

“Tsubaki, we have failed,” Sona admitted.
“But we will fight until the end.”

Despite her reluctance to accept defeat, Sona was not the type of person who refused to acknowledge failure.
Her resolve was contagious and it helped Tsubaki regain her composure as well.

“Yes, Sona-Sama,” Tsubaki said determinedly, with a firm look in her eyes.

Rias admired Sona’s determination, but now was not the time to let it affect her own resolve.
She had to win this competition, not just for herself but also for her companions.

“Irina, Xenovia, let’s go!” Rias shouted, and they responded with a “Yes!”

The final battle of the girls began and all eyes were on them.
They fought for honor, and dreams, and to respond to the efforts and expectations of their partners, the girls fought desperately.

At that moment, winning or losing didn’t seem to matter.
Everyone was captivated by the girls’ tenacity and perseverance, cheering and applauding them loudly.

The outcome was as expected.
Tsubaki was defeated by Irina and Xenovia first, and then Sona was defeated by Rias, Irina, and Xenovia together.
The game was finally over.

“Now, I declare the final winner of this competition,” Grayfia said.
“Rias Gremory!”