CH 20

Chapter title: Contest Ticket

「Char’s cooking is the best!」

After that, I enjoyed a simple but very tasty meal made by Char, and while I was sitting on the big sofa…… Char sat down next to me and leaned in close.

“This couch is so big, there’s no need to get so close.” I thought, but I didn’t say anything. I didn’t want to upset her and get myself kicked out.

I put my hand on Char’s light hair and started to stroke it gently.

Char has always liked it when people do this to her, and when I asked her, “You’re my sister, is that okay?” she said, “I’m your sister, but this is fine!”

As expected, Char looks happy and relaxed, saying “Ehehe…”. Cute.

「….We’re kind of like newlyweds, aren’t we?」

As I was stroking her, Charu looked up at me and said something like that for some reason.

I didn’t say anything, but raised the corner of my mouth and smiled.

In fact, Char has always been very sweet to me……. If I had a sister, I think she would be like this.

Besides, if you say something like that, I would get the wrong idea…….. On that note, she can rest assured that I will never misunderstand her. I think of Char as my sister.

「――Ah! Come to thing of it…. Jirei-kun was fond of magic tools, weren’t you?」

After about five minutes of mindlessly stroking, Char said, as if she remembered something.

I said “Yes, but….?” and then Char took something out of her pocket and pulled it out in front of me, “Ta-da!”

「…A ticket?」

It was a rectangular piece of paper that looked like a ticket of some kind.

「Yes! It’s a ticket to the magic competition! The prize was a magic tool, so I thought Jirei-kun would be happy!」

Char smiles and hands me a rectangular piece of paper – the entry ticket.

When I looked at it, I saw that it was indeed a ticket to the 87th Magikosmia Magic Tournament. But that’s strange, because this tournament is――

「I’m pretty sure I can’t join the tourmanent……. I don’t meet the requirements to begin with.」

The Magikosmia Magic Tournament is one of the oldest events held by the royal family of Magikosmia, once every few years.

Although it’s called a “magic” tournament, it’s actually a chaotic event where anything goes, including swords and spells, as long as it’s within the rules.

However, as the tournament is hosted by the royal family, the top finishers are rewarded with luxurious prizes and a large sum of money.

Sometimes it’s materials from S-class monsters, other times it’s swords made by legendary blacksmiths.

The prizes seem to vary depending on who is the host of the tournament. Whatever the case, it’s sure to be gorgeous.

So, of course, there would be a large number of people who would want to participate…….

The tournament administrators have decided that it would take too much time to sort through all the people who wanted to participate, so they posted the following conditions for participants.

(1) You must be a member of a designed organization, institution, or group and have received a recommendation.

(2) Must have Adventurer Rank A or higher.

(3) Licensed in some form of martial arts.

(Only those who are recognized as having the ability equivalent to an A-rank adventurer)

(4) A certificate from a magic organization stating that the person has magic power of A or higher.

Of course, I don’t meet any of these requirements. So it’s strange that I’m allowed to compete. It’s strange, but…

[Contestant’s Name] Jirei Lalo

[Organization] Royal Magikos Magic Academy

[Recommended by] Dean Aldi Aoudas

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My name was firmly written on the ticket.

And, for some reason, the [institution] I belong to is the Magic Academy. But I don’t remember being an instructor or a staff at all. What’s going on here?

「Hey, Char? What is this?」

When I tried to ask,

「――――I’ll be explaining… from here.」

From behind me, a very stern and dandy voice came out.

I was horrified, and my hair stood on end. This voice――

I turned around,

「――It’s been a long time, Jirei」

What I saw in my field of vision was a small, stocky man, strangely short for a man with such a thick voice.

He was about the height of a small child, around ten years old.

He had bushy ears and a tail that twitched and twitched.

His round eyes are large and lovely that have dark circles under them just like a cat…… or rather, he is a cat himself.

「Ugh..」

My face twisted and I let out a voice of disgust.

This is because this guy is one of the top people I don’t want to meet.

It was the fairy species, Ket-See, and the current headmaster of the Royal Magikos Magic Academy, Aldi Aoudas.

TL: 4/28, my schedule kinda bad but could be worse