Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - ep16

Now we have a bit of preparation before the showdown between between First and Third high school. First thing is that we find out what was in the case that kokonoe had Haruka deliver to Tatsuya. It turns out that it wasn't something for him but it was for Mikihiko and Leo. That these capes are engraved with spells that will amplify their casting potential, but their real purpose is as a counter measure to Kichijoji magic since it needs visual recognition to lock on the target. That these capes are design to prevent that. Even with all these preparation Tatsuya is questioning the fact that victory might be beyond them. It also seems that there is some limiter on his powers that Miyuki is responsible for and it leads to Tatsuya questioning the fact that if they both fought without limitation would it even be possible for him to win.

This leads into the actual showdown and the one that draws the most attention is the confrontation between Tatsuya and Ichijo. Where their fight is the embodiment of an immovable object meeting an unstable force. That eventually Tatsuya's defense start to slip up which leads him into upping his game by using his elemental sight which allows him to recognize activation of spells before they even form. Although this ends up putting enough pressure on Ichijo where he unleashes a sequence that is design to kill Tatsuya but he is able to counter most of it but not all of it. That with taking this hit it knock him right next Ichijo and it is during this that we see another one of his special skill instant regeneration where all the damage is negated. That it is in this moment that Tatsuya finish Ichijo off but also takes himself out of the fight as well. That at the end of this fight we also get to here what flash cast is from his superiors. That it the ability to call up activation sequence from memory to void the time delay in activation to such a degree that he does even need a CAD. Although it is obvious why he didn't use it because people would start question the validity of him being a course two student more than they already are with his victory over Ichijo.

Now with the two aces taken out of the fight it is mainly a fight between Kichijoji and the rest of Tatsuya's team. First Ichijo tries to take out Leo but is surprised when he turn his cape into a shield which allow him to create the prefect defense against his magic but before Leo can strike down Kichijoji he is taken out by Ichijo before his conclusion of his fight with Tatsuya. This leads to him mostly fighting Mikihiko although he gets in a couple of good hits on Mikhiko ultimately he is defeat by Mikihiko combination of spirit magic that keeps his attention focus on the ground while he strikes him down from above. However with his victory he is left exhausted and vulnerable to the third high schools last player. This is the time that Leo rejoins the fight by first blocking the attack directed at Mikihiko then finish him off with his long range CAD. That with this they are victorious but Tatsuya is starting to get some unwanted attention particularly from Mayumi because it is undeniable that she is going to question on how he manage to get back up after he was hit by Ichijo. There is also the issue that the founder of the ten clans Retsu Kudou has become interested in Tatsuya and it isn't unlikely that he will request an audience with him in the light of his victory. Then there is also the issue that maybe this over-attack that was done that initial is responsible for getting Tatsuya involved wasn't arranged by his superiors to force a confrontation between Ichijo and Tatsuya. Although the most pressing question is what is Tatsuya true potential, now that they mention his limiter it is only a matter of time before it is removed.