CH 114

“It’s decided! A heavy blow from the E-Class Middy-chan! Good job, I’ll pat you down later!”

“Shut up, teacher.”

“Hyiiii!? A-Anyway, E-Class wins!”

–And just as Basleigh-sensei had explained, E-Class became our opponent.

As a result, all five of us had to fight, so we had to control our fighting style or else we would be exposed. So I got the impression that they were all moving awkwardly. Except for Garth-kun, the rest of the team didn’t use their skills and mainly fought each other. The final result was a 3-2 win for E-Class.

“So, after a short interval, the battle between A-Class and E-Class will begin♪.”

“Don’t lose!”

Basleigh-sensei’s already unfair cheering echoed through the air. I looked over and saw a kid from E-Class with a red face and a downcast look on his face.

“…… Basleigh-sensei …….”

“I wish they’d change the commentator ……”

“It’s hard for you guys, huh.”

When I said this with a wry smile, Krushe, the fifth male student fighting, opened his mouth. 

“Yeah. She’s a good teacher, but her antics are a problem. She’s like that in class. Anyway, we’ll be against you guys next, let’s have good fight.”

“Yeah! Even though you’re tired, I won’t go easy on you.”

“Well, I’ll take it easy. Well, it looks like it’s time.”

The E-Class boys put down their drinks and stood up. Tigre-sensei was just waving at us to gather around.

“…… Let’s go, then.”

“Lars, give us a boost.”

When I stood up, Ryuuze said this with a grin.

“Why me?”

When I tilted my head to ask, Makina and Kudelica spoke in unison. 

“Lars-kun are the strongest of us all, after all!”

“Yes, yes, please, Lars-kun.”

“Please, Lars-kun♪.”

” “Disgusting!” “

After Jack was beaten by both of them, I smiled and walked to the front of the group, forming a circle and holding out my hand. When they noticed my intentions, they put their hands on my hands and smiled.

“All right, then …… We are strong! We’ll win!”

” ” ” “Yeah-!” ” ” “

I’m so fired up!

We go inside the white line and said hello, leaving the first player outside.

“Now, it’s a clash between the two classes of beautiful teachers in these live seats! First up, it’s a battle between Ryuuze-kun from A-Class and Canarl-kun from E-Class!”

“Ryuuze-kun is a hard worker, so if he just remains calm, he’ll be fine.”

“Gununu …… So you have full confidence in him ……! Canarl-kun, show them what you got! Fugyaaaa!?”

Now she’s being scolded by the headmaster …… She really never learns  …… Aside from that, Ryuuze laughs wryly as he examines the wooden sword.

“All right, I’m ready anytime-!”

“You look like you’re having fun, Ryuuze-kun”

“Of course, I’ll be able to show my teacher the results of my practice and show my mother how good I am!”

And then he turns his attention to the audience. Oh, I’ve never seen her before, so that’s his mother. She seems like a stern person. She seems to be a stern person, and I wonder why she married Brao.

“I also have my parents and girlfriend watching, so I can’t show them my unsightly appearance, sorry but I’m going to win.”

“What!? You have a girlfriend!”

“Start!”

While Ryuuze was in a state of shock, Tigre-sensei gave the signal to begin! The one who immediately moves forward is Canarl. He’s armed with the same sword as Ryuuze.

When the wooden sword came at him sideways, Ryuuze reacted in a delayed manner and used his own sword to guard him. After holding his ground, Ryuuze threw Canarl back with all his might and began to counterattack with indignation. 

“I can’t forgive you to have a girlfriend when we’re at the same age!”

“What!? You’re angry about that! …… I’m not going to lose!”

“The cry of Ryuuze-kun’s soul attack Canarl-kun! I want one too!

You seem to be in a rage, but Ryuuze-kun, don’t let him catch you off guard, okay?

“Orryaaaaa!”

“You’re good ……! You’re totally cool.”

“Tch, so you’re going to let my performance fool you, then!”

In spite of Verna-sensei’s words, Ryuuze’s movements were calm and collected. So you’re going to go around and hit the one that doesn’t hold a weapon. He’s following Tigre-sensei’s teachings, right. 

“Kuh ……!”

“Are you going to start using your skill now?”

“Fufu, I’m sorry, but my skill isn’t really suited for combat.”

“Hee~, Then I’ll use mine without hesitation! [Fire Sword]!”

Ryuuze shouted, and the wooden sword burst into flames. It seems to burn because it is made of wood, but the sword of a skill user does not burn because it just feels like to “wear”.

“That’s the magic sword in the rumor, huh ……!”

“Take this!”

Canarl, who’d like to avoid it because if they hit each other, he’ll burn. But the magic sword is more intimidating than it looks, so it’ll slowly drive him down. 

“Sei!”

“Now!　[Hardening]”

“Ooooooohhhhhhhhhh!?”

“Canarl-kun’s skill [Hardening] has been activated! It’s a skill that can make even soft things hard, but he bravely put it on the sword and countered!”

When Canark activated the skill, the wooden sword that was supposed to burn didn’t burn, and Ryuuze shouted in surprise. It is true that it doesn’t directly affect the battle, but seeing that it doesn’t burn, it doesn’t just make it harder, does it? It’s a troublesome nasty skill to have.

“If you get hit by this, I’m sure you’ll definitely faint! Prepare yourself!”

“Damn you! You scared the shit out of me! Daarryyaaaaaaaaa!”

“What!? You didn’t get numb!?”

“You probably don’t know how terrible the blow from Tigre-sensei is? You won’t even be able to hold a fork, you know! Take this!”

“Even though Canarl-kun used [Hardening], it didn’t go as he wanted-!”

“Dosseeeeiiiiiii!”

“U-Uwaaahh!?”

The sword that Ryuuze swung down came at Canarl, and he guarded it with his wooden sword. This time, Ryuuze understood that it was hardened, so he swung it with all his might!

“That’s it! Ryuuze wins!”

“Hehe, no need to get an unnecessary injury.”

“Ugh. …… I thought it was a good idea. ……”

Canarl falls to his knees as he’s forced to go outside of the white line. It’s not a skill that’s meant for combat, but it’s interesting that he would use it like that. If you’re in a real fight, you can take them by surprise, and it’s not a bad way to use it to escape.

“This is where the game ends. They both did their best!”

“Gununu …… There are still four of them, so next time ……”

While the audience was getting excited, Ryuuze came back and we touched him.

“It was a good feeling. Your offensive line was definitely pushing him opponent over the edge.”

“Yeah, we have Tigre-sensei here, so no fist-bumping, okay?”

“If it’s a game of words, I think I won’t lose ……”

“Fight with your true ability …… But, that was a good fight!”

As Makina was laughing and smiling, Kudelica stood up for the next match.

“I-I’m off, then-“

“Be careful, I’m sure Kudelica can handle it, but good luck.”

“! Yeah!”

When I put my hand on her shoulder and said that, she went inside the white line with a big smile on her face. As I watched them go, I heard Ryuuze and Jack talking quietly behind me.

“We’ve won ……”

“Yeah, there’s no way we’ll lose here ……”

“What is it?”

When I asked, they just indicated with their chins that they wanted me to watch the game. And then–

“And now, for our second match, we have Kudelica-chan from our class …….”

“Hebrai-kun from E-Class! Come on, let’s make up for last time!”

“Dishonor must be redeemed, senpai♪.”

“Fugyuu!?”

–After the lively introductions, Kudelica and Hebrew face off. Kudelica is an axe and Hebrai is a sword. Kudelica is at a disadvantage in terms of reach, but I wondeer? She’s also got the skills to use her small size to get into the opponent’s blind spot, but this is her first real battle with someone other than us.

“Begin!”

When Tigre-sensei gave the signal for the match to begin, Hebrai held his sword and shield and slowly shortens the distance between each other.

“If I’m against a girl, this is my chance, I’ll play with her using [Rabbit’s foot]–“

“I’ve got to show Lars-kun my good side! [Superhuman Strength]”

“Eh? Ebuh ……!?”

It ended quickly.

Kudelica, who turned [Superhuman Strength] into leg strength and squeezed all at once, and she had divided her skill to her arms, and a dull DON sound echoed from Hebrai’s breastplate and fluttered like a leaf.

“…… It’s decided!? The power of the devil comes from her slender arms! Kudelica-chan finished it in a single blow! …… What is that, an ogre or something? “

“Kuu-chan will get angry at you, you know.”

“Ugh ……”

As the commentator said, Hebrai ……-kun can’t show any power and turns his eyes outside the white line. A real axe would have cut him in half. There was a moment of silence in the audience, but soon a cheer went up.

“Lars-kun, I won!”

“Y-Yeah, a-as expected!”

“? Aren’t you going to shake my hand?”

“M-My hands are a little dirty, so I’ll do it later. ……”

“Chie~.”

I was afraid that I would be squeezed, so I refused …… But then again, Kuderica is getting better at controlling her skill. I heard it’s difficult to control the strength, though.

–In the end, Makina goes because her skills were known, and A-Class won. Makina also has the holy knight club, and her strength is stable, which is reassuring.

As always, she’s still not very good at magic, but recently she’s been able to use fire under the guidance of Verna-sensei.

“With a straight win in A-Class, they’re moving on to the next battle! Now, next is the end of the first year’s combat competition without magic. Are we going to change the order? Or keep it the same? This is where our destinies diverge!”

“I hope both classes will do well.”

Well, it looks like our next opponent will be the …… C-Class. It’s Helena’s dance rival and Samwell-sensei’s class. Who should we start with this time?

I’m looking forward to seeing the battles other than Lars’.

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“The heartwarming part isn’t so bad.”

That’s why we get along.