CH 144

Thus ended the indiscriminate combat competition. The other matchup, C and D, was won by D-Class led by Reiss. I wonder if they used the stuff that Makina drank ……?　

B and D, who had the same number of points, fought again, and B decided the second place, while C and E fought for the last place, and C class won. The overall points oddly finish in the order of A, B, C, D, and E.

…… But, this is where the real points come in. We didn’t give in to the interference, nor did we run interference, but of course that means something.

“That’s it! Now, the fifth-year battle is now over! As expected, the battle of the fifth years is fierce!”

“Yes, they’re one step closer to adulthood, and I think they’re looking ahead to after graduation. I just started here this year, but I could tell from this competition that they were working hard.”

“That’s right! I’m also going to be transferred this year, but it looks like I’ll be graduating soon! Anyway, the whole process is over now. All students, please line up on the ground as soon as possible!”

Then, she got out of their seat with Verna-sensei.

“The commentator was done by me, Verna, and.”

“Basleigh! Uwaaaaaaah!”

With tears streaming down her face, Basleigh-sensei and Verna-sensei bowed and disappeared with the desk set. As we were about to go to the ground field, Nora and the others who were still in the tent came running up to us.

“Lars-kun! That was easy.”

“That was great. I was so relieved at the end.”

“You might get targeted next year♪ If Makina and the others is not careful too, he could be taken.”

“T-That’s not true!”

Nora came up, smiling, and Yogus smiled as he raised his glasses. Helena put her hands on her hips and teased Makina and Kudelica, and suddenly Jack wiggled and opened his mouth.

“It’s always Lars ……! It’s so frustrating!”

“Why don’t you try harder, Jack.”

“It’s times like this that I get a little angry with my best friend ……! Well, good job, guys!”

When Jack said this in a matter-of-fact manner, Luciel came over to me and smiled.

“That’s right, Jack-kun? Good job, Lars-kun! You were so cool, just like that time!”

When I see her expression, my heart starts to pound. It’s the same as when I saw Makina earlier, what is this feeling? I don’t know what this feeling is, but it’s not like this in my previous life. I scratch my cheek as I look away from Luciel, feeling my face heat up again.

“Thank you. I think Luciel did a great job with the throwing and the 10,000 beryl too.”

“Ehehe.”

“Come on, let’s go!”

“Wah!”

Makina pulled me and Luciel by the hand and we lined up on the ground. If you look around, you’ll see that the recovery spell heals wounds, but it doesn’t heal fatigue, which is why you look tired. However, I don’t mind the sight of laughing and exchanging thoughts with another class that had been enemies earlier.

Of course, there are those who swear in the midst of it all.

“I woke up to find myself in third place. If you had only followed the strategy I set correctly ……!”

“You’re one to say who kept fainting!? Damn, it would have been better if we didn’t have a plan?”

“We can’t win with a straightforward strategy, so that’s why we have to use our head, right?”

It was Lux in the C-Class, who was standing two lines next to us, who said this with pride. That’s true …… but just as I was thinking about it, the headmaster stood on high ground. The students immediately stopped chattering and waited for his words.

“I’d like to thank you, students, for your hard work. This year’s class competition was hot and interesting, and I was sweating my hands off as well. I’m also glad to see that the new competitions, such as the princess-carrying and 10,000 beryl competitions, have shown you new possibilities.”

That’s what the headmaster said to us.

“I’m sure the students who have already done this competition since last year know what I’m talking about, but this is the first time for the freshmen, so let’s talk about it a little. The main focus of this competition is to ‘compete’. Why? Until you graduate from the academy, there is no punishment for failing in the academy or not getting a good score on a test. However, no matter what path you take after graduation, there will always be “result”.”

This is the same story that I heard last year when I was cheering for my brother. When I listened to him, thinking that the rest of the story would probably be the same, the President continued.

“For example, in the case of a request to defeat a monster, if you can’t get the result of defeating the monster, you can’t make any money. If it is a business, the result is to sell a product that satisfies the other party. However, if you are asked to defeat multiple monsters, you may not be rewarded if you lose to another person, or you may not have anything to sell if you fail to stock up. This is the part of the race where you have to think about how hard you have worked to get the result? Have you thought about it? That’s what the competition is all about. So please think of it as an exercise to win the ‘result’ of winning the competition through the ‘competition’ of earning points.”

“See, it didn’t matter what we did as long as I got the result. We could’ve been more extreme, couldn’t we?”

“Listen quietly.”

I can hear Lux sniffing and muttering inarticulately. It’s I think that’s fine if you just want to get ‘results’. But you can’t be that shallow. The next moment, the headmaster’s smiling face turns serious and he opens his mouth.

“…… However, I’m not impressed with the results of doing bad things. It’s still okay to ask other classes to fight together, but direct interference, trying to get disqualified with obviously suspicious drugs, or dragging one class down is not commendable. Sure, I don’t see it as a problem in the rules, but of course, it’s intentional, okay? If you do that kind of behavior openly, you may be marginalized and distrusted by other people. That’s why I don’t profess this. The upperclassmen know this, but they are getting better at playing it close near the line, and I wonder if I should praise them for it. But it’s not something you can just hide. I think it’s one way to do it in a situation where you ‘have to do that’.”

That’s right, I know this because my brother was in the academy before me, and this is the reason why A-Class doesn’t interfere. Of course, what the headmaster says has its advantages and disadvantages. I think it’s necessary to oppose evil in an evil way.

But I think the headmaster’s intention is to say, “Think about it,” including such things. Is Is it okay to kill someone as long as you don’t get angry? I think the answer is no.

It’s a little extreme, but I think it’s roughly like this.

The fact that Brao almost killed my brother, the fact that I …… killed Retzel, and the fact that there might have been another way.

“–I look forward to seeing you grow in the future! Now let’s move on to the results.”

He then announced starting from the upperclassmen’s point. The first-year students were in for a surprise–

It’s finally settled!

Well, I think it was less exciting because I was sure that A-Class will win.

This was the place where his classmates played an active role, so Lars-kun will be in the next chapter ……

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“So, what’s next, cereal?”

It’s turned into cornflakes!?