[Planet Befall] was just Kaito casually unleashing it.
If he were to go all out, it wouldn't be [Planet Befall], but [Heavenly Planet Befall]!
Ignoring the size of the meteor for a moment, its mass, density, and falling speed would all be different.
Bigger isn't always better.
It's the density, the greater the weight, the stronger it is.
As the meteor of Planet Befall directly crashed onto the deputy headmaster's Absolute Defense magic circle, the entire sky shook for a moment, and a powerful shockwave rapidly spread in all directions.
For an instant, the entire space seemed compressed, becoming distorted.
Unfortunately, the intense collision between the two sides instantly obscured this scene; therefore, apart from Kaito and the deputy headmaster themselves, none of the mages or Tarnished below could see it.
What they saw was the meteor shatter and then fall from the sky as a large number of fragments.
However, as the fragments fell, without needing mages to quickly fly up and use magic to defend or redirect them, Kaito simply snapped his fingers, and the falling rocks slowly vanished.
This wouldn't cause any harm to all the mages and Tarnished within the Raya Lucaria Academy, including the residents of the surrounding towns.
They, too, had seen the scene in the sky, and they were also dumbfounded, their legs going weak.
Naturally, they also knew what day it was.
...
Back in the sky, the deputy headmaster's Absolute Defense magic had developed cracks.
The deputy headmaster himself was pale, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
He had successfully defended against Planet Befall, but the impact from Planet Befall had still injured him.
His Absolute Defense was also beginning to shatter, no longer able to protect him.
In fact, he had realized one thing during this process.
That was...
This wasn't even Kaito's full power!!
There was a high chance this was just a casual attack from him!
If a truly full-powered meteor had fallen on him, he certainly wouldn't have just spat out some blood.
It was very likely the Absolute Defense magic circle would have shattered directly, and the meteor would have crushed him. How could it have shattered upon hitting the magic circle?
"But... I haven't conceded yet..."
"This is the pride of a mage!!"
As the Absolute Defense magic circle completely shattered, the deputy headmaster gripped his magic staff tightly again and then raised it high.
...
Kaito watched him curiously, not attacking.
The victor had essentially been decided just now. No matter how you looked at it, he only needed to press his attack casually, and even if the deputy headmaster didn't want to admit defeat, he would have to concede.
But Kaito was quite curious about the magic the deputy headmaster was putting all his power into.
Why?
Learn it, and use it to cause havoc wherever he goes?
The principle was, the more abilities on hand, the better, and the flashier the use, the better.
As for how strong it was, that was a temporary matter; having style was forever.
Besides, the stronger his own strength, how weak could the magic he cast be?
He could turn a simple fireball spell into a miniature sun, okay!
That was the difference strength made, not the difference in magic rank.
Soon, to Kaito's curiosity, a moonlight appeared above the deputy headmaster's head.
'Eh...'
'Wasn't this Rennala's Full Moon magic...?'
'Wait, it didn't look quite the same?'
The full moon, indeed, looked very similar.
It was normal for the deputy headmaster to have learned Full Moon magic from Rennala.
But was he necessarily casting Rennala's Full Moon?
No. Seeking constant improvement, he had tried to modify it. Thus, this full moon radiated moonlight.
Then, Kaito, bathed in the moonlight, instantly felt his body become extremely heavy, even unable to move?
'This was moonlight with control effects?'
'The deputy headmaster's modification wasn't bad either.'
Including afterwards, the moonlight began to burn, becoming scorching hot, like standing close in front of flames exceeding a certain temperature, being hurt by radiant heat.
But if it was just like this, Kaito wouldn't have praised him.
Seeing that Kaito wasn't leaving, the deputy headmaster understood his intention.
He steeled his resolve.
He emptied the magical power within his body, and unable to maintain his flight magic any longer, he fell straight down from the sky.
As for that full moon, it began to condense moonlight, finally forming a white energy sphere that violently erupted a white torrent of energy.
This power was a hundred times stronger than the beam cannons he had cast at the beginning!
If the previous magic could punch through a mountain peak, this one could easily annihilate dozens stacked together!
This magic was strong!
He had to have it!
This was clearly a modified version of the Full Moon magic, or rather, magic modified based on the deputy headmaster's specialty. Kaito was very interested.
Although there were spells in games that fired beam cannons, compared to this, there was a difference.
"Alright... let's see if you can break through my defense."
He opened his right hand.
A jade-like barrier shield, glowing with golden light, appeared.
And it wasn't just one layer, but a full five layers at once!
Boom——!!
The full moon's torrent of energy crashed violently against Kaito's shields.
After stalemating for a while, the first layer shattered.
Ten seconds later, the second layer shattered.
Thirty seconds later, the third layer shattered.
Unfortunately...
The full moon's energy torrent only lasted for one minute, ultimately defeated by the fourth layer of shield, unable to budge it any further.
One could only say, the 'shield' of the Morax was simply too damn tough.
Truly worthy of being a 'caretaker for the useless'.
While satisfied with the defensive capability of his shield, Kaito was also interested in the deputy headmaster's modified Full Moon magic.
Watching the deputy headmaster being supported and healed by other mages, Kaito descended from the air and stood before him.
"...Lord Kaito, I have lost."
"Congratulations, you have successfully challenged the ten mages of the Raya Lucaria Academy. As requested, you have earned the right to challenge Luccaria Queen [Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon], Headmaster Rennala of the Raya Lucaria Academy!"
After drinking a potion, the deputy headmaster's complexion recovered somewhat. He barely straightened his body, conceded defeat to Kaito, and then announced to everyone present.
Kaito had cleared it!
He could fight the final boss!!!