CH 113

“Good luck!”

“You got it. With this group …… I think everyone will have it easy except Jack, I guess?”

Nora smiles at him and Yogus chuckles as he looks away. Jack rubbed the bridge of his nose and patted Yogus on the shoulder.

“Now you said it, Yogus, just watch!”

“The other classes look strong, too. But Lars and his team can win!”

Urka clenched his fist and winked at us, so we nodded and left the tent. Unlike the bread-eating contest, the first year students go first. As we stepped out onto the field, I could hear Basleigh-sensei’s voice.

“Now for the second event, the one you’ve been waiting for, the combat competition! Here they come, the first year brats, the raging children, the beasts! Who will be crowned the winner!”

“It’s a tournament format, but it’s important to save your energy. What are the rules this year?”

“Yes, let me answer that! This year, it’s one-on-one, not winner-takes-all. The first three players to win will win. So we can’t use the method where the strongest kid wins alone.”

“So, I’m looking forward to the strength of the individuals. Good luck to everyone!”

The smile on Verna-sensei’s face made our cheeks relax. I’m not just talking about A-class, though. She’s a beautiful person, so the audience and students alike were in awe of her. Basleigh-sensei looked jealous.

“We’re going to draw lots!”

“Oh, Tigre-sensei is the judge?”

“Oh, yeah. Well, I don’t plan on taking it slow, so we’ll split it up.”

Tigre-sensei smiled and explained the rules to me. If it’s tournament style, it will certainly be over soon, but I have to admit that I would have liked to fight a variety of people.

“The first thing you need to know is that magic is not allowed, okay? But you can use your skills. Don’t make any mistakes. And this lottery is pretty important, too. If you’re unlucky, you’ll get three hits, but if you’re lucky, you’ll get to fight one class at a time. If you have luck on your side, it becomes easier to win.”

“I understand! Then let’s quickly do it!”

“Oh, that’s good spirit, B-class! Lars doesn’t look happy, does he?”

“Well, I was hoping to fight all the classes in the round-robin tournament.”

” ” “What!?” ” “

What?

It’s not only the other classes, but even Ryuuze is surprised by my words. Did I say something strange? When I was thinking about it, a girl from another class put her hand on my shoulder, breaking out in a cold sweat, and said.

“…… Er, Lars-kun from A-class, right? Are you seriously saying that ……?”

“Eh, yeah. Aren’t you excited to see what kind of skills will come?”

Then I hear a dumbfounded voice from another girl.

“Combat freak …… As expected of the class Tigre-sensei is teaching …… Now that I think about it, your brother is in the third grade, right? I’ve heard rumors that he’s very strong, and so you are too?”

“Who knows? You’ll have to fight to find out.”

“……”

My face tightened up at my words, but I was not lying about my feelings. Ryuuze and Makina were also reluctant, but they soon started laughing.

“…… Haha, well, you can say that because you’re the only one who can beat that damn doctor! Come on, let’s draw lots!”

“Right! Lars-kun, you’re the general.”

“Yeah, I said I wanted to fight now, though ……”

“Ahaha, Lars-kun, I think everyone will give up when you fight ……”

Kudelica gave a troubled laugh. And my order did not go through. In addition, due to Jack’s luck, I was out of the first round. And then Tigre-sensei put his hand on my head and said with a wry smile.

“…… Well, it’s just a demonstration. You know the last round of indiscriminate combat? It’s a fixed round-robin. This is like a test of skill.”

I was told that this was a battle to be used as a benchmark for the final indiscriminate battle, a so-called countermeasure. It’s to train your observational skills, or something. It’s hard for me to accept it, but since I’m still entering at the end, I’ll just bear with it.

Class B vs Class E

Class C vs Class D

Class A moved to the edge of the field, while the other four classes moved in and out of the white lines drawn by the teachers. The other four classes went inside and outside the white lines drawn by the teachers. By the way, if you go outside the white line, you lose.

Now, of course, it was B and E’s battle to watch, and observing the next opponent was a basic requirement.

“That B-class guy uses a hammer, huh? That’s an unusual weapon.”

Ryuuze folds his arms and frowns. It is true that there is no one in the guild who uses a hammer as a weapon. The reason is that a sword that is easy to handle is easier to use.

“I wonder if choosing that thing has anything to do with his skills.”

“In contrast, D-class uses a spear. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t like it, but I guess we’ll just have to see how they do?”

“With my [Superhuman Strength], hammer or war hammer are very advantageous for me, but I wonder?”

The battle begins after Makina and Kudelica have reached an agreement. The first move is…

“Here we go, the battle of the first year! The first to strike is teacher! Just kidding! …… Anyway, good luck to our E-class! Just like always!”

(T/N: The “first to strike is teacher” part here is, when written in japanese is like this: (先制 は 先生), but when it is translated to romaji that is somewhat readable, it’s like this: (Sensei wa Sensei). However, the first Sensei (which is this 先制 ) word here means preempt/ head-start, and the second Sensei (which is this 先生) word means teacher/professor/doctor or is used as an honorific.)

It seems she was embarrassed. Basleigh-sensei blushed and started cheering for her class to make up for it. Then, Basleigh-sensei gives an explanation in support of B-class.

“Ivanov from B-class, you got into the spear distance at once. The hammer has a long handle, but it’s nothing compared to the spear. But Garth-kun from E-class also started to respond.”

As Verna-sensei said, Garth-kun moved back while handling the hammer and avoided to the right just before the white line. We both know that the weapon is made of wood, so it’s light, but Ivanov-kun reacted immediately …… and slammed the hammer into the ground.

“What is it? Why the ground?”

When Ryuuze blurted out what I was thinking too, I knew why. When the hammer slammed into the ground, Garth’s body shook. He lost his balance.

“What!?”

“My skill is called [Vibration Wave], though it still only shakes the area near me! I got you!”

“Ugh ……!? Damn!”

Ivanov-kun swung his hammer in full swing. He was hit in the left arm and his face contorted. But Garth was not defeated.

“I’m going to [Leap] ……”

“Now, Ivanov-kun’s heavy strike. But here, Garth-kun also uses his skill! There was an upperclassman who had similar skills in the bread-Eating competition!”

“There are people with skills similar to my [Magic Amplification], so it’s not uncommon.”

“Well, I haven’t met anyone with a skill similar to my [Fatal Pain Critical] yet!”

Oh, I see. I thought I saw it somewhere, so it’s in the bread-Eating competition. I’m thinking that Basleigh-sensei’s [Fatal Pain Critical] could be used for comedy.

More importantly, it’s about how the fight goes.

If you’ve got a great jump, you won’t get hit by the vibration wave, but if you can’t control it in the air, don’t you think you’ll be targeted when your landing?

“He’s looking at the landing. What do you think Garth-kun should do from here?”

Verna-sensei smiled and nodded her head. It looks like we’re on the same page.

As I look, Garth-kun is falling with his spear towards Ivanov. I think he’s trying to hit each other ……!

“I got you!

“No, I’m not going to let you end this easily! Ha!”

“Oh, Garth-kun threw his spear while falling! The javelin has gained momentum, and it attacks Ivanov-kun!”

It looks reckless at first glance, but the speed is more than enough to move the opponent, and although he is wearing protective gear, it would hurt a lot if it hit him. At the moment, Ivanov-kun left the scene to avoid being hit by the spear.

“Damn it, one more ……!”

“Yaaaah!”

He tried to regain his stance and give chase, but Garth-kun landed a moment too soon and tackled him with his shoulder instead of “picking up” the spear. As soon as Ivanov-kun tried to run into him, he was clipped in the nose, and he lost his balance and fell down. 

“Uwah!?”

“Whew ……  It’s my win.”

“I can still fight!”

He got up and got ready, but Tigre-sensei approached Ivanov and put his hand on his shoulder.

“No, Ivanov-kun, you’ve lost. You’re out of the white line, you know?”

“……Ah!?”

It seems that Garth-kun’s goal was to win by taking him out the field. That’s a bit tricky, I didn’t think he won’t pick up his weapon ……

“What would you do, Makina?”

“Hmmm, I think it’s tough to fight against Garth-kun. He’s got a reach and can’t chase that high …… If it’s Ivanov-kun, I’ll push him off the edge with [Kaiser Knuckle], though. Speaking of which, do magic swords count as magic? If not, then it might be better if Ryuuze-kun goes first. “

“I’ve heard that magic swords are good? So I might have a slight advantage.”

Ehehe, says Ryuuze while laughing is so reliable. Now, let’s see what happens next!

The festival is just beginning!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

Let’s not drag this out too long, let’s just pick up the characters ……

“It’s important to get the right balance in this kind of thing …… It’ll get boring, after all ……”