CH 112

“Whoa, what’s with that jumping power!? He’s eating it easily in his mouth.”

“I think it’s a skill! He’s an enhancement type, like me!”

“That’s awesome-“

-Bread eating contest.

This is a simple competition that existed in the other world. Run to the finish line without using your hands to hold the dangling bread. That’s all there is to it, but in this world, there are magic and skills.

Magic is not allowed, but skills can be used …… so it is not hard to imagine how fierce the competition will be. Kudelica said that he used a skill to increase his jumping power in this competition. 

It is usually possible to reach them by jumping, but he jumped high and forcibly knocked the paper bag of bread off the string.

“Damn, that’s hot ……! What’s next, a first year?”

“Yes, it is. Look, it looks like it starts with Makina.”

Jack asked excitedly to no one in particular, and Urka pointed.

I looked over and saw Makina standing there, stretching and smiling. The rest of the class was a nice balance of two boys and two girls. As we exit the tent, I hear Makina and the others talking at the start.

“…… so you can’t see the bread in the paper bag, huh.”

Makina mumbles, and the boys next to her respond with laughter.

“Are you curious? You, who’s called the queen of the school canteen. You want to go to all of them if you can, don’t you?”

“If I could, yes, I guess? But there’s only one, so it can’t be helped. I’ll take that sweet-smelling one.”

“You can tell from here? …… What a frightening person …… But you never know how the match will turn out. Let’s have a good match!”

“Yeah. Sonya, they’re all different kinds of bread.”

“Are you sure? I hope it’s sweet, but if it’s spicy, I can’t win.”

“Well, it’s going to be tough against Makina anyway, so let’s just savor it.”

I don’t quite understand, but it seems that Makina is famous in the school canteen group. I don’t know, it’s kind of bothering me when a boy I don’t know puts his hand on Makina’s shoulder …… I wonder why?

“On your mark-!”

“Hey, what’s with the difficult look on your face? It’s starting, Lars.”

“Y-Yeah. Good luck, Makina!”

I called out to her, and she looked at me for a moment, smiled, and then started. Then Basleigh-sensei called out from her seat.

“Now, for this race, Verna-sensei and I are the assistant teachers of the first grade. What do you think of this competition!?”

“It’s already started, though.”

“What!? Anyway, they’re so fast!?”

Verna-sensei pointed out Basleigh-sensei’s bad timing. I mean, it’s a little late to start talking about “On your mark” …… Putting aside such unimportant matters, I turned my attention to the race again.

“Uooooooohhhhhh.”

“Daaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!”

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!”

I thought it’s all of them …… but the boy from earlier, the girl called Sonya, and Makina were the only ones running fast!

“Makina-chan’s so fast!?”

“She’s already at near the bread!”

“Whoa! Makina-chan of A-class is running half a lap at a very high speed and biting into the bread!”

“Wow!”

Luciel and Kudelica jumped up and shouted in surprise. I knew she was fast from practice, but this was overwhelming. This time, Makina is reaching for the bread as commented. She simply jumped up and grabbed the biggest piece of bread.

“What, Makina-chan’s the first one and she took the biggest one!?”

“I love that store’s bread♪.”

“No, no, It’s part of the rules that you have to eat your way to the finish line, so the smaller the better, right!? And then, Makina-chan ripped open the bag, put it in her mouth, and started running!”

When Makina saw the bread inside, she had a delightful look on her face …… Apparently, it was sweet bread. Her face that chews with a big smile looks happy.

“Yes!”

“Makina-chan’s goal! She chewed her way to the finish line and came in first place! “

“Damn …… she’s too fast ……!?”

“Ugh …… it was a spicy bread ……”

Even though she tasted and ate her way to the finish line, they couldn’t catch up to Makina. The boy came in second and Sonya was third. The other two were almost tied.

“Dried grape bread is delicious.”

“D-Class is peaceful, after all, so everyone will get it back elsewhere! Ahh~, Bread with croquettes is so delicious.”

“Reous, you’ve got to be kidding me!? It’s only in your head that things are peaceful!”

“Fufu, you shouln’t fight♪.”

The kids from classes B and D were drinking and eating in front of the goal. They ate slowly, undaunted by the boos of the class.

When Verna-sensei rebuked them, the D-class students who had been booing reluctantly retreated to the tent.

Anyway, is it really that good …… I guess I should go buy one too? While thinking about that, Makina comes back with the first place medal. It’s easy to get back into the game because it’s a point system, not a …… competition for the number of medals. Medals are like an honor. The first place is five points, and every place down is one point less, so it’s easy to understand.

“It was a bread with fresh cream and strawberry jam. It was crispy and it was like sweets!”

“I’m jealous. I want to eat sweets too.”

I wonder if it’s something like a mille-feuille. I went up to talk to Makina to congratulate her. The scene from earlier came to mind, and with a small shake of my head, I opened my mouth.

“Welcome back, Makina, you were really fast.”

“Oh, Lars-kun. Yeah! I’ve always wanted to try their new bread!”

“If it’s that good, maybe I’ll go buy some next time.”

“Really? T-Then, why don’t we go together in the next break –“

And just as Makina was about to invite him to the bakery, a face appeared from both sides.

“I’m coming with you!”

“M-Me, too!”

“Whoa!? Luciel and Kudelica!? Where the hell did you appear from!?”

“Ugh …… I-It can’t be helped ……”

Makina is drooping and is being carried away by two people on both sides. She have won first place, but her back is sad. I wanted to say something to her, but Yogus called out to me.

“Lars, it’s Ryuuze’s turn.”

“Oh, I see!”

“So now there are four boys and one girl.”

As Urka had said, there were four men, including Ryuuze, and a petite girl. I think being small is a disadvantage when it comes to running and jumping. ……

“Yosh! Whatever, but bread, it is.”

“Ryuuze-kun, right? I always see you at the store.”

“Heh, so you know what I’m capable of, right? A-class gets a double here.”

“I’m not going to let that happen ……!”

As everyone takes their starting positions, they each say something to each other. Makina is a member of the Holy Knight Club, and Ryuuze is famous in the school canteen.

“Now, it looks like the second runner is ready! Chirua-chan, we have to win this one! Win!”

“Okay, okay, calm down, please.”

“Oobu!? N-Now, the players are ready …… And they’re off now! In the lead is …… another A-class runner, Ryuuze-kun!”

“Whoa, that’s good, Ryuuze!”

I couldn’t help but raise my voice. He’s not just training with us or in the guild club for show, so he’s physically fit. He’s running to the bread and does a diving catch.

“Uwoooooooohhhhhhhhhh! Soryaaaaaaa!”

“Whoa! He jumped while running! And he reached it!”

“That’s nice. Oh, the D-class’ kid is catching up, and Chirua-chan’s here too.”

As Verna-sensei says, two of them arrive a little later. However, she was not able to turn it around because she was not able to perform the same feats as Ryuuze.

“Damn …… So it’s no good”

“Well, A-class trained hard, after all! See you later!”

Ryuuze is quickly coming back to our tent. It’s strange …… isn’t his face pale when you look at him closely? When he returns, Jack greets him and speaks with him.

“Hey, as expected!”

“Y-Yeah. …… I guess. ……”

“What’s wrong? Your face’s pale, you know? Didn’t it taste good?”

When Nora tilted her head and asked, Ryuuze fell to his knees and said.

“…… It was delicious …… It was stew bread …… B-But I not good with …… carrots …… in my stew ……”

“Ohh.”

“Ohhhh ……”

I was convinced of that because Nora didn’t like green peppers either, and I wondered if something had happened to him, so I was relieved.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!? The taste of carrots!? Juice …… give me some fruit juice!?”

“Yes, yes, is this okay?”

There were sacrifices, but first, we got two first places so we got 10 points. Next up was the …… combat competition without magic.

Now then, I can’t wait to see how strong everyone is ……!

Here’s a light jab …… (lol)

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“10 points for starters?”

Right. I might forget it if I don’t write it somewhere ……