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Wing Road
User: Subaru Nakajima, Ginga Nakajima
Allows the creation of a road of light that allows travel through the sky.
It is created with a ribbon/extending belt magic square. It can physically break the crumbling walls of an abandoned building but it has never been used as a direct attack. Further, Teana has been observed to be able to run or walk on top the road (Episode 5, Episode 8) without issue, it is easy to assume that others are able to do the same.
When rescuing the Forward Team from the 'Cradle', it was shown that it is capable of holding the weight of six women (including the child, Vivio) and a bike. It is strong enough, at least, to hold a few hundred kilos.
The first time it was used in the series, it appeared to go only straight however as time progressed multiple roads at different heights were seen (episode 8). Spiraling ones were soon created (episode 12) and more practical/handy uses appeared.
It allows Mach Caliber to be more useful. By using it during the train incident, Subaru managed to avoid danger (episode 5), and it managed to protect her from Ginga's attack (episode 23) and so forth. The greatest possible length is about 10 meters but Subaru is able to seamlessly create and connect more of it.
During training in episode 3, when mana is suddenly cut off from it, the road just as suddenly disappears, there's a danger to Subaru as she's often traveling at high speed on top of it.
Furthermore, the road itself is visible to others and can give away the direction of the route she intends to take (concerning the latter, in episode 4 the road is stretched longer into complicated networks to increase alternatives, in episode 7 while creating the road, the leading point will run behind buildings and obstacles to cover it).
There are many weaknesses but to the flightless (trans note: lacking in flight magic) Subaru it allows her to take to the skies under her own power (currently, you could say it's a personal spell) and makes heavy use of it in all her battles.
When Subaru and Ginga confronted each other (episode 12, episode 22, episode 23) both used it. Ginga's functions exactly the same way, with exception of the color of the spell.
During episode 15, the length it can attain, the force and grip control of Mach Caliber has reached a level where it can compete with air combat. In the epilogue, it can compete equally with the mobility of a typical Air Combat Mage (Chronicle).
It is an original spell of Subaru's, it is called an innate type (Inherent) magic. It differs from a spell, Shari had quite a bit trouble finding a way to allow Mach Caliber to automatically summon it. (StrikerS Manga Episode 8). However, Nove possesses the ability to create something similar to Wing Road called [Air Liner], so it would be more appropriate to say that Quint based clones such as Ginga, Subaru and Nove are using a Quint original spell.
The word/etymology is literally written as [Wing (tsubasa) Road (michi)]
Possibly named after Nissan Motors [Wingroad]
Used in Episode: StrikerS Episode 1, others
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Combat Training Instruction Corps
A team of Armed Forces members who specially train fellow mages in the art of combat. In the manga, Epilogue, they're known as the [Combat Training Instruction Corps]. They're sometimes simply referred to as the 'Instruction Corps'. They are the top elite, the Ace amongst Aces, a group of Ace of Aces.
They are a part of Headquarters main army, there are 4 branch offices, 5 if you add in the instruction corps but all together there are only about 100 people.
The Liese sisters were part time assistants for the Instruction Corps.
All Instructors/Training Officers belong to this Instruction Corps. (A's SS02)
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Will only translate to any mention of Ace of Aces
Takamachi Nanoha
[The indomitable Air Combat Training Instructor Corps' Ace, although she's only a 1st Lieutenant] (Shari comments: StrikerS Manga Edition Episode 1. Rank held at age 15),[Recognized by all as the unrivaled/invincible Ace](Vita comments: Striker Manga Edition Episode 2), [Possesses the title Ace of Aces](Megami Magazine 2007, March Special Edition), etc. Has a spectacular reputation/famous within the Bureau. Has been pictured in magazines, appears to be [A famous person].(StrikerS Manga Edition Episode 5)
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Will only translate to any mention of Ace of Aces
Shamal
Furthermore when she was the attending physician, we learn that even the present day Nanoha found Shamal hard to disobey her [Someone that even the Ace of Aces can't win against]. (Chronicles)