CH 102

“Think about it, okay? You can’t change it in the middle of the day, and if you miss a day, there’s no substitute. You also need to keep yourself in shape. Especially if you’re going to be an adventurer, remember that, okay?”

Tigre-sensei yawned as he leaned back in his chair.

After a busy and troubling year with the lord incident and Verna-sensei’s kidnapping, I can finally turn my attention to the fun event of the class competition.

“I’ve never seen one of these before, but there are so many different events, aren’t there?”

“There are always ten people in a class, but that means you have to compete in multiple events, right? …… There’s also a menu to help you deal with the exhaustion of competing in a series of events. “

Verna-sensei was impressed by Tigre’s explanation. I’m impressed with how well the teachers think things through, just as they do with sports events. Now, about the events…

– Combat competition (without magic)

– Bread eating contest

– Combat competition (magic only)

– Throwing competition

– Appraisal/search competition

– Horse Riding competition

– Rope pull competition

– Quick calculation competition

– Obstacle race competition

– Guess the name of the demon competition

– Dance competition

– Princess carry competition

– All-you-can-stuff game competition

– 10,000 beryl competition

– Combat competition (indiscriminate)

This was the lineup.

The competition was not a sports festival, so there was some calculations mixed in. There are some things we’re good at, but there are also some things we’re not so good at.

Throwing and searching, guessing the name of the demon, solving calculations quickly, and I’ve never even tried horse riding. Incidentally, the all-you-can-stuff competition was one of the more exciting ones to watch.

As I looked at the events, remembering my brother from last year, I was particularly interested in the 10,000 Beryl competition.

“What’s the 10,000 Beryl Competition ……? I didn’t see it last year when I came to cheer on my brother.”

“They beat each other with money?”

I look at the paper and mumble, and Ryuuze gives me an answer that it will definitely be different. Then Tigre-sensei stood up from his chair and spoke, saying he had forgotten something to explain.

“Ahhh, It’s a new one we’ve added. The Noble Old Womens …… Mothers are all saying that we should make a competition that even people who can’t exercise can do. So we’ve come up with something that might be interesting. Class C’s homeroom teacher’s idea, though.”

It’s not that difficult. All you have to do is pick up almost 10,000 beryl worth of merchandise from the field and bring it to the goal.

“I wonder if this will be a competition. Nora-chan, do you understand it?”

“Hmmm. I go shopping as an errand boy for the orphanage, but I think it would be easier if I could do the calculation?”

As Nora was answering Kudelica’s question, Verna-sensei told her to look at the paper carefully and continued.

“In this competition, it doesn’t seem to have prices written on the products? It looks like the prices are based on the prices at Luciel’s house. You can memorize the prices, but it’s quite difficult. We won’t know what’s the merchandise until the day of the event, and some of the items are expensive. There are no paper bags, so even if you collect only small items, it will be a hassle to carry them. …… If you spend more than 10,000 beryls, you are out. If the number is less, the girl who is closest to 10,000 beryls wins.”

It was a pretty solid competition. In this case, memorization and calculation are essential. In addition, it is even better if you know the value of the item. In that case, what I’d like to know is.

“If that’s the case, I’d say Jack, Luciel, or even Yogus.”

“Me?”

“Oh, Lars, you’ve got a good eye.”

Jack whistles to a confused Luciel. Then Yogus opened his mouth.

“You probably thought I would know because I have [Appraisal], right? Luciel is the daughter of a merchant and helps out. But why Jack?”

“Yes, I was wondering the same thing. You can leave the dance competition to me♪.”

“I can’t think of anyone better for the dance than Helena. And Jack, he’s a fishmonger, so he won’t have any trouble getting to the market.”

“Oh, so that’s it. It’s true that my house and Urka’s house are in a residential area, so I won’t have to go alone after my mother goes shopping.”

Ryuuze was convinced, and Jack was pleased. Aside from the 10,000 beryl, you have to enter at least two of the fifteen events. In addition, five people will be selected for the combat competition.

The competition would be held in a month’s time, and once we had decided on the events, we would practice for them. Classes end in the morning, and the afternoons are used for practice. We had to choose carefully because once we submitted our choices to the teacher and the headmaster because we can’t make any changes.

Then Luciel asked me.

“Will Lars-kun do the combat competition?”

“Yes, I think so. There are three types of it, but I think I’ll take them all. What about you, Luciel?”

“I’m not much of a fighter, so I’m thinking 10,000 beryls and all you can stuff.”

That’s a reasonable line for a merchant’s daughter. It’s not that she’s bad at sports, but I don’t think she’d be good at running events. I entered three different combat events.

“It’s like a point system, so if we all work together, we can probably win. Makina and Kudelica are going to compete in the non-magical combat event, right? Please take care of me!”

“Yes! I’ll do my best!”

“It’ll be a lot easier than the undead.”

There are also Nora’s riding competition, Urka’s throwing competition, and Yogus’ guess the name of the demon competition . Ryuuze was thinking about it a lot, but then he gave up and leaned back in his chair and said to me 

“I think I’ll choose three combat events. I’ll take the same as Lars.”

“Are you okay with magic?”

“I’m not as good as you, but I can use it since Verna-sensei came, so I’m going to try it out. I’m not going to lose, though!”

Ryuuze smiles and puts the fire in his fingertips.

Oh, so he can control it now. We discussed this and that about the competition, thinking, “As expected of our Verna-sensei”. For the time being, we had to choose five people for each of the combat sports, so we decided on the members first.

Combat (no magic)

Me, Ryuuze, Makina, Kudelica, and Jack.

Combat (magic only)

Me, Ryuuze, Nora, Helena, and Yogus.

Combat (non-discrimination)

Me, Ryuuze, Makina, Urka, and Kudelica.

We’ll go with this.

If there’s no magic, then Kudelica is undisputedly the strongest. Jack’s magic is not so great, but he is better at fighting with weapons, which is why Yogus is better at magic.

The magic battle was entered by Nora, who had been studying under Verna-sensei since she was a little girl. My brother is going to be angry, but it’s not my fault since it was Nora who volunteered. Her naturalness, which was revealed the other day, plays a role in her free exercise of magic. I think the fact that I was able to create magic from five fingers is a great achievement.

In the end, it is indiscriminate, but when I said there is something I want to try with the [Spiritual Art], Urka smiled unusually, so I decided. I think he has gained confidence since he went to Luitzar country, and is actively using the skills he used to hate.

“Okay, then let’s decide on the other one.”

” ” ” ” “Yeah!” ” ” ” “

Well, I thought our class would do well somehow, and it would be easy, but the other classes have strong habits, too ……

(T/N: I don’t know if he’s saying strong habits here or strong skills.)

Now, it’s time for the usual big sports festival!

Let’s take a little peek at the Practice scenery, shall we!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“It’s starting to go in a fun direction.”

Well, it’s a pre-adolescent festival, after all!