Chapter 88.1 - The First Year at the Academy - Harvis Razefal (1)

Chapter 88.1 - The First Year at the Academy - Harvis Razefal (1)

Chapter 88.1. The First Year at the Academy – Harvis Razefal (1)

About 2 weeks had passed since the martial arts tournament began, and I was visiting the arena after a long time.

Today, in addition to Lambert and Felix, Elphimia, Lola, and Elliot are here. The 4th and 5th-year students had finally appeared, and in ten days, the third-year students would also join, determining the outstanding individuals in each category. That was where the real competition began, both in name and reality.

While the 3rd-year students were fiercely competing in the qualifiers, whenever I had free time, I headed to the forest and repeated real battles using Shamshir to hone my skills. It was still awkward, but it was taking shape.The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

On the other hand, Lambert and Felix visited the qualifiers daily. Before they began, they observed the participants, speculated on their favored tactics, and watched the matches while considering how they would fight if they were in the participants' shoes.

After securing a spot where we could all sit, Lambert asked.

"By the way, what happened to the usual group?"

"It seems they're more focused on their battles than others'. Even without Elliot, they're taking on collection requests they can accomplish. Isn't that right?"

"Yes."

When I turned to Elliot and asked, he nodded happily.

When he registered with the guild, I thought he would make a good assistant, and there was much to learn from him. That turned out to be true, especially since Nails was inspired.

However, he was even more exceptional than I had imagined.

He was clever and cultured. I was starting to feel bad about entrusting Ted and the others to him as protectors.

So, a while ago, I asked him if he was satisfied with the current situation.

Elliot replied immediately.

"I have no complaints at all."

"Gema-san doesn't shy away from any danger. Nails-san always calmly assesses the situation. And Ted-san's decisions don't waver. He acts quickly, and even if he makes a mistake, he doesn't dwell on it but switches gears. He's a leader."

He praised them enthusiastically.

"That's something to look forward to. You'll be competing against him, Harvis."

"No doubt about that. It'll be interesting to see how far he can go."

Lambert seemed genuinely excited.

The mock battles for each winner would be held at the very end, almost a month from now.

I also wanted to look forward to that day, but...

Looking at Radikel, I shook my head inwardly.

It's impossible. I don't feel anything.

When I first met Harvis, I knew he was no ordinary person.

Radikell seems strong, but he doesn't seem like he's planning to lose at all.

I averted my gaze from the expectant Lambert.

Meanwhile, Elphimia, who seemed to have lost interest, was sharing snacks with Lola.

This young lady is a genius in magic too.

She mastered two intermediate spells from magic books but learned the rest by herself. She had way more magic spells engraved in her stats than me. I should ask her to teach me [Light] next time. It seems kind of adventurer-like.

As I contemplated such things, the first match began.

As if it was planned, Radikel was in the first match, and Harvis was in the second.

After a decisive victory, Radikel didn't return to the waiting room. Instead, he watched Harvis's match from the side of the stage. He had an insolent smile on his face the whole time.

Oh no, what should I do? I'm starting to feel sorry for him.

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