Chapter 250

Chapter 250

[Translator – Clara]

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Chapter 250: Aftermath (1)

The long and arduous university league has finally come to an end.

[University League Rankings]

1. Dolores L Quovadis

2. Merelini Lovegood

3. Bakilaga Juragio

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The noteworthy points were Dolores and Lovegood, who were expected to rank around 3rd place, surprisingly secured the 1st and 2nd positions, respectively. Additionally, the underperformance of Hohenheim, the ace representative of Mage Tower, was a significant issue.

...However, these were not the only significant points.

[University League Rankings]

4. Highbro Le Baskerville

5. Middlebro Le Baskerville

6. Lowbro Le Baskerville

7. Vikir

8. Sinclaire

9. Granola

10. Hohenheim

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The fact that freshmen made it into the top 10, and there were as many as 6 of them, created a major stir. Until now, the perception was that freshmen participated for “experience,” but this incident shattered that notion completely, revealing that they were there to challenge the upperclassmen.

Vikir, part of the team that included Dolores, fought hard and achieved an impressive result by securing a spot within the top 10.

Meanwhile, Granola, accused as the culprit behind Hohenheim’s elimination, faced relentless pursuit from Hohenheim’s followers and ultimately became the first among the team members to be eliminated. (Granola felt quite unjust, but still took pride in taking credit of eliminating Hohenheim.)

Surprisingly, there was a freshman who led the team with individual skills and ranking on the leaderboard.

Sinclaire, a commoner without a prestigious family background, independently achieved the remarkable 8th place, completely unrelated to Vikir.

Considering that her teammates Tudor, Sancho, Figgy, Bianca, and others were outside the top 20 (which, in fact, was still an impressive feat for freshmen!), it was truly a remarkable accomplishment.

Buoyed by this momentum, Colosseo’s 1st and 2nd-year students even defeated 3rd-year students from other schools and earned high rankings.

Dolores also secured the 1st place.

On the other hand, despite being a competition hosted by Mage Tower, students from Mage Tower, excluding the exceptional ace Hohenheim, failed to make it into the top 10.

Even Hohenheim barely managed to secure a spot in the top 10.

However, Hohenheim, who aimed for victory, couldn’t care less about such rankings before his eyes.

Furthermore, in keeping with the tradition of filming the moment of elimination and permanently preserving it in the Hall of Fame, Hohenheim’s final appearance was immortalized in the competition’s honor records.

“The shitter.”

Even after the competition ended, Hohenheim was destined to suffer forever.

“The second round is about adapting to the Apprentice System.”

Everyone nodded in agreement at Figgy’s explanation. The 10 survivors from the first round will go outside the school to visit more advanced practical groups. These practical groups refer to the Empire’s seven great clans and the Royal Family. Since academy students are likely to work there after graduation, gaining practical experience in advance is encouraged.

In other words, the 10 survivors will each go to different clans such as: ‘The Iron Blooded Sword Clan Baskerville,’ ‘Magic Clan Morg,’ ‘Faithful Clan Quovadis,’ ‘Divine Archer Family Usher House,’ ‘Solar Spear Clan Donquixote,’ ‘The Ruthless Poison Clan Reviadon,’ ‘Industrial clan Bourgeois,’ and the Royal Family to perform quests assigned by each of these families. Upon successfully completing the quests and obtaining a certification stating that it was genuinely helpful, bearing the family’s seal, their tasks will be completed.

The quests varied in content and difficulty, ranging from primitive tasks like hunting dangerous high-level monsters or gathering specific items to more abstract quests such as solving the poverty issue in a particular area, providing answers to profound philosophical problems, or devising political systems or diplomatic methods.

“If a student performing the quest is already affiliated with that family, it’s customary to avoid that family. It’s not an absolute rule, but still.”

Everyone nodded in agreement with Figgy’s words. For example, Dolores, who secured 1st place, cannot perform the quest of the Quovadis Clan due to the potential objectivity controversy.

Figgy continued, “Vikir and Sinclaire are not affiliated with any family, so it doesn’t matter. In that case, it’s better to choose an easier quest. Each of the seven major families has quests of varying difficulty.”

For example, the quest from the QuoVadis Clan is generally rated as three and a half stars (★★★☆), indicating a moderate difficulty level.

However, the quest from ‘Morg’ is generally rated as four and a half stars (★★★★☆), indicating a higher level of difficulty.

Finally, the friends began a heated debate on which family’s quest would be most advantageous.

“I think it might be better to avoid Morg Clan’s quest. I heard it became extremely challenging there since the recent change in the head of the dark faction.”

“I personally like the quest from the Donquixote Clan. If you’re into the sea and adventure, it’s perfect!”

“In your family, they might give you tasks like ‘pioneering uninhabited islands.'”

“Looking back at the quests from previous tournaments, the quest from Industrial Clan Bourgeois’ was the most manageable during the second round.”

“Yeah, choosing Bourgeois Clan’s quest seems like a good idea.”

“Hmm, but the competition might be fierce, don’t you think?”

At that moment, Sinclaire shyly raised her hand.

“Um, I already have a family in mind.”

This statement caught everyone’s attention. Sinclaire rarely expressed her opinions so confidently.

“I’m personally considering taking the quest from either the Royal Family or ‘Quovadis Clan.”

Her words puzzled her friends.

“Why go for the Royal Family or Quovadis?”

Bianca asked, tilting her head in confusion. In response, Sinclair smiled gracefully and replied,

“...The reason is.”

While everyone’s gaze was fixed on Sinclaire, quietly, Vikir stood up.

Avoiding the crowded area, Vikir made his way to a quiet terrace.

“The second-round quest.”

Now, with only the final hurdle left, he could enter the treasure vault jointly managed by the four universities and obtain the artifact.

Seventh supreme demon, Decarabia.

Finally, he would have the chance to eliminate another one of the Ten Corpses.

As Vikir sat alone by the railing, contemplating the tasks ahead, a calm and rhythmic voice called out his name.

“Vikir.”

Away from the noisy party, the ghostly curtains were drawn back, revealing a face.

Dolores.

The winner of the first round in the university league had sought out Vikir.

Quite discreetly.

[Translator – Clara]

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