>>5289313“Let’s take it from the top. I want to be sure I’ve got this right.”
The two of you head away for a bit, and Chi-chi quizzes you on your understanding of the technique. And you… do not do very well with it. You kinda understand the concept, but like… using Magic to defeat Magic is much easier said than done. In fact it’s starting to frustrate you on how much you just… can’t get the finer details down. You’re supposed to be Earth’s newest Mahou! Magic’s your thing! Why are you struggling so much with a skill like this?!
It gets to the point where you even try to perform it and brute force it… and as you try it, you’re distracted by the match as you sense Nappa going Super Saiyan… and his Ki dropping as Nox himself seems to hit him with an MP Buster. Which causes you to completely fail the spell and instead suffer a bit of a blowback, winding you a bit.
Mom pats you on the head gently. “You’re stressing yourself out over this, Izzy. Stay calm, and don’t force it.”
Letting out a deep sigh, you shake your head. “Yeah, just… so much for getting this done before the next round. Hmm… maybe I am going about this the wrong way. Might it be possible to… I dunno, develop a counter to it? Or counter those counters? Or… I dunno, is there a way to make it more of an AOE, hitting a wide range?”
“I would say the last one is… possible, but it’d take some very careful practice to ensure it hits wide.” Chi-chi supposes. “And counters, well, remember that it works by targeting your current Ki and diminishing it. It doesn’t prevent one from charging up energy again. But that’s only in case you get hit. Avoiding it entirely is fairly easy, though one could even just block it with something solid. Materialize a fairly thick shield or something and it’s not going to hit near as hard. But to counteract that, one just needs to hit their opponent from multiple angles.”
“Ah, the Multi-Form…” you remark with a nod. “Okay, those can work.”
Putting in a bit more practice, you get those ideas down a bit better, though you also end up contacted by Pantea. ‘You’re missing quite a bit of this match. You gonna be long, Izzy?’
>A. I really want to make sure I’ve got the MP Buster down, I’ll be back soon>B. You’re right, gotta make sure I’m focusing on this match too>C. Can you image train with me for this? It might prove more effective>D. You can multi-task! Multi-Form! Even if this will make trying to learn it a bit harder>E. Something else? 