61 – Battle Against the Opposition (4)
Beatrice looked up at the stage with wide eyes.
The sparring is over. The winner was Dante, and the one who fell was Grisha.
But, what should I say? It was difficult for Beatrice to react in any way.
‘…… The results were not unexpected.’
Win and loss were actually within the expected range. Beatrice thought from the beginning that Dante would win.
Once he has the intention to fight properly.
So, the reason she was looking at the stage with an expression that was difficult to describe was not due to the result.
Beatrice’s subtle gaze swept across the stage and the students around her.
“You committed too much, this.”
Beatrice shook her head left and right, muttering to herself with a hint of laughter.
I then recall the loud noise that shook the entire gym just moments before.
It seemed like he was controlling his strength, but Dante clearly did not show any signs of overpowering Grisha throughout the sparring. If he had used all his strength, Grisha wouldn’t have been able to endure like this.
Of course, Dante would have collapsed or fainted due to the recoil…….
Anyway, the important thing is that while the sparring was going on, Dante clearly limited the output of his supernatural abilities.
It was admirable that even with the output adjusted like that, he was able to achieve the same number as Grisha, but as expected, the moment I saw the final blow, all such thoughts were completely forgotten.
“You made quite a mess… ….”
Beatrice went up on stage at Helena’s call, bridging the gap between the students who were still noisy with the sparring story from earlier.
Now that the previous sparring was over, it was her turn.
Just like before, Helena explained the small rules of sparring, but Beatrice was not actually listening attentively.
Rather than that, she just wasted time checking the state of the stage.
Fragments of the thunderbolt that have not completely disappeared yet remain. The electric current that jumped out with a crackling sound was making my skin tingle little by little.
The surface of the stage, which seemed solid, had long since been turned upside down by the ceaseless thunderbolts.
The piece of stone that hit Beatrice’s foot crumbled into pieces.
Still thinking that its destructive power was an impressive ability, she turned her head.
The next thing to look at is the other side.
In other words, this was the position where Grisha, who swung his spear against Dante’s thunderbolt, was standing.
‘Hmm… ….’
In fact, in the previous sparring, Beatrice was not that surprised by Dante’s appearance as she had guessed in advance. Unlike her other students.
So what she admired was something else.
After obtaining her magic sword, Dante found a way to alleviate the penalty of her supernormal ability to a certain extent, she said. I didn’t know the detailed principles, but that wasn’t that important either.
However, since she was so confident in Dante, she thought that it would be impossible for her to overcome it at the level of most students.
‘It was a pretty close race.’
And Grisha broke her expectations quite refreshingly.
There is much to add. If she said she didn’t use her power, she certainly did, and she wouldn’t be wrong if she said she was outnumbered nonetheless.
However, Grisha endured.
I lost in the end, but I persevered.
His appearance brought Beatrice time for new reflection. Should I say it is a kind of stimulant?
‘I was giving up on my mind. Something like the second game.’
The only time she actually got along with her Dante was during her team training. Even that was difficult to call a worthy fight.
There was a time in her heart where she wanted to get back together, but her confidence gradually waned as Dante seemed to be getting used to handling her abilities. It must have started.
In the first place, she probably made an excuse, saying that she was not specialized in her force, so she could not help it, and that she was not particularly important.
Beatrice felt so displeased with herself in the past that she internally ate her.
‘It’s definitely not an important issue.’
Yeah, it’s definitely not a major issue. If she were her normal self, she would have shaken her head and said that she was focusing her attention on something that was of no use.
“… ….”
But why?
Now she felt like she wanted to try a little harder.
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I wouldn’t go so far as to say that she has a strong desire to win, but if I were to say that she does have a little competitive spirit, she had no choice but to admit it.
“Ha.”
As she looked at the gold coin leaving Helena’s fingertips, Beatrice burst into laughter with a light feeling.
‘It’s not very useful.’ Those words were definitely right. It is true that this is of no use.
‘Okay… ….’
Beatrice slowly closed one of her eyes as she leisurely began to raise her divine power.
Even if you manage to beat Dante at least once after trying hard, it certainly won’t mean much.
‘That too. ‘It won’t be such a bad feeling.’
For a moment, it seemed like I found something worth putting in to put some effort into such a useless task.
Woah!
Based on the divine power he had unleashed, Beatrice strengthened her own physical abilities, and immediately after, gold coins fell.
Tuk-!
A gold coin that hits the floor and makes a meaningless noise.
Using that moment as a starting point, Aria’s black sword energy immediately rushed towards Beatrice.
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“Puhup.”
“… ….”
“Whoosh, whoosh…” ….”
In front of Beatrice, whose shoulders were slumping differently than usual, I tried as hard as I could to suppress the laughter that I couldn’t contain.
I know it’s not nice to giggle like this in front of an upset kid, but I couldn’t help it. What should I do when the situation is so funny?
I don’t know why, but Riche was so curious that even the other kids noticed him, and while competing with Aria, Riche was not able to land a single effective hit.
She was so powerful that even I thought for a moment that she was hiding some kind of secret, but in the end, she was unable to overcome the differences in her compatibility.
For me, it was rather difficult to move on without laughing.
‘What were you really thinking, boy?’
I quietly walked around Beatrice, laughing heartily.
In the first place, she cannot demonstrate her abilities to the fullest in a one-on-one situation. That’s because there are separate areas of expertise.
It’s not that the individual’s power is weak, but that’s also when the opponents are ordinary students.
If you compare them to non-standard ones like Grisha and Aria, they are still somewhat lacking.
It’s not like he doesn’t know that himself. Why did he suddenly confidently take on the challenge?
Where did you borrow even groundless confidence?
No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know why Beatrice suddenly gained courage.
I laughed quietly and patted Beatrice on the shoulder.
“…… That would be nice, Dante. “There is so much to laugh about.”
Of course, Beatrice in that croaking mode also has a sense of goodness, so when I felt like I was going to get punched if I laughed any further, I was able to control it on my own. Even though that didn’t make the smile disappear right away.
I spoke with an expression that seemed to be comforting to Beatrice, who was looking at me sharply.
“Still, 10 minutes is a lot. “Don’t be too upset, dude.”
“… ….”
But despite my comfort, Beatrice’s eyes only grew more ferocious.
Oh my, it looks like our saint was really upset.
“Hmm, why are you glaring at me like that?”
I carefully raised my hand as a sign to calm down and then took a step back. The kid is full of venom.
I thought the timing was right and turned my head for a moment.
Looking up at the stage, Coincidentally, Nick was in the middle of mixing swords with an unknown student from Class B.
The current progress of the anti-class battle is about half. In other words, including the sparring of specially admitted students, the fifth sparring was taking place on that stage right now.
The total points are tied with Class A having 2 points and Class B having 2 points.
It looks like Nick will soon get one more point…….
Actually, that is not a very important factor for me now. You don’t get more CP just because you win a match against another player.
I am satisfied with what I gained after defeating Grisha.
“So, why is it like that all of a sudden?”
In the end, this was the only thing I was interested in.
I stood next to Beatrice and tapped her with my elbow.
There was no reply, but judging by the slightly protruding lips, it seemed like he understood what I was saying.
I narrowed my eyes slightly and looked down at her obliquely.
‘Should I call this an unexpected action or something…’ ….’
Of course, it wasn’t something that could be a problem, but it would be a lie to say it wasn’t noticeable.
This is not just limited to me, but other students as well. What Beatrice showed in the second sparring must have been quite embarrassing for our Class A classmates.
In the first place, Beatrice is not the type of person who actively participates in such matters. If there’s a battle involved, he’ll know that he can’t use much force in the end.
First of all, that was the personality of Beatrice that I knew.
And, that is why the image from before is bound to be even more memorable.
…… To be honest, it wasn’t at a level that could be dismissed as simply ‘I showed a little motivation’.
“Aren’t you going to tell me?”
“… ….”
I spoke in a more subdued voice, and Beatrice slightly lowered her head and bit his lip.
Yes. That wasn’t just a level of motivation.
“…… “You probably know this well, Riche.”
It was even more serious than that, it had to be even more pitiful.
That kind of behavior.
“You… ….”
With an extremely serious expression on my face, I whispered a short word into her ear.
“We fought so poorly earlier.”
“… ….”
Beatrice’s movements stopped for a moment.
She turned her head, creaking like an old robot, and glared at me scaryly, with an emotion that I didn’t know whether it was shame or anger.
But what can I do, that’s the truth.
I conveyed to her by shrugging her shoulders, ‘Do you have anything to rebut?’
“If the opponent is Aria, who is charging at you with a sword, you should have taken advantage of your strengths and used the sacred barrier or, at the very least, used the shield properly. “Why are you trying to engage in close combat that you have no confidence in?”
“…… Ugh.”
“Let’s say I suddenly wanted to give in and have a realistic combat experience. Still, as a magician, I think she should have kept the distance. “Unless you suddenly want to become a Holy Knight.”
Beatrice started shaking her fists at my reckless killing.
She gritted her teeth and looked up at me with eyes that seemed to say she knew everything.
“Well, there’s a reason for everything…” ….”
“That’s why you ask. “What is the reason?”
I try hard to resist, but there is no point. Beatrice immediately closed her mouth in response to my brief rebuttal.
I folded my arms around her and waited patiently for her to speak.
Anyway, I didn’t do this just to make fun of her and catch her trick. There was definitely a feeling of genuine curiosity.
So why on earth did he do such a reckless thing? Doing.
To put it bluntly, there is nothing that Beatrice cannot do if she wants to create a stalemate and achieve a draw.
Even if I couldn’t defeat Aria, it would have been possible to prevent her from even touching my body.
Why did I overwork myself and not even get my money’s worth?
I wanted to hear the reason.
“…… That… ….”
Beatrice pursed her lips with difficulty.
For some reason, there was a stuffy and scary look in his eyes as he looked at me.
It was a reaction that I couldn’t help but wonder.
It seemed as if he was saying that he didn’t want to tell me about that reason, no matter what.
“…… Ha.”
In the end, Beatrice did not explain the reason to me.
I just let out a deep sigh and slightly looked away.
“That’s enough. I guess I was a fool for a moment. …… “Let’s just say that and move on.”
She muttered in her weak voice, and I frowned at her, not hiding her disappointment.
“What, it’s not fun.”
“I’m not telling you to have fun, are you?”
Beatrice opened her eyes and scolded me. Then, after brushing her hair slightly roughly, she let out a sigh once again.
Golden eyes that seemed to have a lot of things to say kept glancing at me.
“…… “I’m telling you just in case, I didn’t give it my all a little while ago.”
As expected, Beatrice opened her mouth once again to make her typical excuse.
“He didn’t even use the Spear of Holy Light, and he just looked bad because he was fighting while sealing all those aggressive techniques that could have seriously injured Miss Aria. All right?”
It was a surprisingly obvious excuse. At this point, I just feel sad.
When I just stared at her without answering, her voice became even more impatient.
“Oh, you knew from the beginning. No, I even said it myself. The sparring a little while ago was very different from my original fighting style. So, I mean, I’m not used to it. That’s why I just lost…….”
It was all gibberish, and at this point, Beatrice was just making up her excuses to make it seem coherent and laying it out to me.
I looked at her with those salty eyes and then bitterly patted her delicate shoulder.
“Yes, everything you said is correct. “I trust our Riche!”
“…… Can I really kill you? Are you okay? Are you killing me now?”
I tried to keep shouting out words of support while using my long reach to push Beatrice away as much as possible as she tried to strangle me.
“Everyone, everything he says is a cowardly excuse… ….”
“Over there.”
If someone suddenly approached me without me knowing and whispered something in my ear…
I would have continued tea-bagging under the guise of words of encouragement.
“Uh… ….”
I looked back with a voice filled with embarrassment.
The first thing that comes into view is the long black hair and the deep red eyes that contrast with it.
There was nothing to worry about.
Aria came to us before we knew it.
The only unfortunate thing is.
“Saint.”
Before I could think, ‘Why is he here?’, Aria took the initiative and opened the door for her to speak.
“Actually, I didn’t really use powerful herbivores either. “I’m afraid you might get hurt.”
And in quite the worst form.
“… ….”
Beatrice was silent, and I reflexively broke into a cold sweat. It had to be that way.
Aria sprinkled her oil on the burning Beatrice.
Lmaoooo adding fuel to the fire xD