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Trancending their fate wasn't my "evidence". My evidence was ikki literally reaching the peak of his fate.
And that's completely different. A soul based skill that can manipulate fate doesn't mean "it's stronger than fate". Idk where you got that from, it's like saying "Since Medaka can nuke laws and concepts via All Fiction which is a skill that resides in mindset/personality, Personalities in medaka box are stronger than concepts". It's different to steal a power that resides in the soul, that can hax fate, but here, read this part to get a maybe better explanation.
Iida was looking to Kaieda for some explanation. However, like the other audience and Iida, he could only become stunned towards the unbelievable reality unfolding before them.
"I… I don't know..! I've never seen this situation before!" But, it was a reasonable reaction. It was not possible for magic to just increase. Magic is a power that changes the world beyond reason. It is the power of fate itself guided by the wielder's own will. Which is why the amount given to each person was determined upon birth. The fate of each person was decided long before they came into the world. That is humanity's common belief regarding magic. It is common sense for a knight. And yet…
"But, this is…! Other than magic is increasing, I can't explain it!"
The reality unfolding before their eyes right now was in clear violation of that belief. Inexplicable, confusion, bewilderment. Anyone in that place was showing the same reactions as Kaieda. Even that Edelweiss had stood from her seat staring in shock. It was natural. His magic's maximum limit was increasing. The phenomenon that was said to be impossible, Kurogane Ikki trampling over fate by turning his feelings into power, and the theory that had been said to be common sense all had been flipped over its basis. But the one most troubled by what was happening was of course - the Crimson Princess, Stella Vermillion.
"H…… How……?!"
It was just as Kaieda had said - Katharterio Salamandra had not been charged properly. It was not impossible that Ikki would get back up. But the one minute of 'Ittou Shura' had already ended. Ikki should have used up every ounce of his power in his body already. Since the human body has a system that could consume itself to produce energy, it was possible to muster up physical strength. But how was it possible to the extent of recovering his magic? As Stella is puzzled over this….
"Stella." Ikki began to move. His blade swayed as he lifted it. "I won't lose." He seemed to be smiling while saying it.
"…..!!" From those words, Stella felt shiver ran through her body into her bones. Was it fear? No. It was delight.
-Ah, that's right. This man is always like this. He would not lose no matter how absurd it is, He would not yield no matter how impossible it is. He would never give up on himself, continue to move forward, always ripping common sense into shreds. In that case it is just him kicking away common sense once again. If it's him he would succeed in something of this degree. He would kick away common sense, overcome even fate, and then stand in front of me as the strongest opponent. It is natural. After all, he is, Kurogane Ikki is-