81 – Sports competition, beginning (1)
Sports competition. Since it is basically a school event, the atmosphere can be said to be very peaceful.
Actually, no matter what the event is, it takes place inside the academy, but it’s even weirder that it’s so scary.
Anyway, if you look at the beginning and middle of the sports competition, there was no heavy feeling overall.
Even if Aria is kidnapped in the second half and the competition is stopped and Sword Saint loses his temper and runs out.
So, what happens when it comes to sports competitions? The simplest thing I can think of is a competition to promote friendship and light competition among students.
The academy’s athletic competitions are not much different.
First, in the name of competition, the students are divided into two teams, and the black and white teams are made to accumulate points.
And on the last day of the sports competition, the team with even one point higher is declared the winner.
As a result, the team that wins the final victory receives several benefits from the academy -.
In fact, these are nothing more than benefits, they are just minor products like discount coupons for school facilities.
It cannot be said that students make efforts to obtain benefits that are not actually great.
To put it bluntly, it’s a pointless competition under the name of memories.
Of course, it does not mean that there are no useful products at all. It’s a limited quantity, so not every student can take it, but there were definitely a few that were useful.
Among them, there is only one product that is most definitely used to boost morale.
Truly a symbol of the Academy, the Gold Dragon Tsumei.
Permission to enter the mythical dragon’s treasure trove.
The authority given to selecting a total of nine students from the first, second, and third years was, in fact, the reason why the top students participated passionately in this sports competition more than anything else.
Even if your camp is defeated, as long as you are among those nine, you will be sure to take home a treasure.
[Winner, Dante from Class 1 A!]
“…… Phew.”
The reason I am standing on the stadium sweating right now is also in line with that. There are some treasures in Tsumei’s warehouse that are definitely worth getting if you can get them.
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There is no need to stand out. However, I thought I would give it a try.
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[Sub Quest]
[Progress Status]
2Nd grade students: 3
3Rd grade student: 1 person
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Of course, I also collected CP from time to time. There’s no way a quest like this wouldn’t pop up in a main event like an athletics competition.
In other words, this is upperclassman hunting.
I left the stadium and walked towards the street stall.
I was planning to rest for a bit until my next turn came.
I sit down on the bench, sipping a cold drink.
“It’s a bit tough.”
The sword sheath rattled once at the words he spoke.
[Ahahahaha.]
Flügel stuck his head out and immediately began scolding me in a voice full of laughter.
[Wasn’t it finished too quickly for something like that? The other student looked completely dejected!]
“…… Well, that can’t be helped.”
I frowned and answered like that. It was a game that could have been reversed if it wasn’t finished quickly.
[Well, if that senior hears it, he’ll be pretty pissed. You would already be depressed because you lost to a first-year student.]
“Senior, you will be more hurt by your words.”
[Oh my goodness, I’m still just a sword? Hi-Hi.]
Forcibly pushing the top of Flügel’s head as she cackled playfully, I thought back to the match from a little while ago, as she said.
The opponent was a second-year student, and judging from the fact that he was holding a very old-fashioned staff, he was probably a wizard.
Looking back, I have never fought a true pure wizard. So, I made the choice to bring the sword to the point of the opponent’s neck before he could even begin to chant.
In fact, I won by decision like that…….
‘That senior certainly didn’t have a good expression.’
I shyly scratched the back of my head and apologized in my mind. I’m sorry, senior.
But isn’t it possible to relax when you don’t really know the opponent’s skills?
I just did my best to settle the matter.
Honestly, it’s a bit weird to just zone out and then get beaten up by magic and leave.
[Eh, Dante is a coward.]
“It’s noisy.”
I guess I’m bored with the flugels that pop up all the time. Or are you excited because it’s a sports competition?
I wanted to let them walk around and enjoy the booth, but I also had a lot to do.
In order to most effectively clear the tentatively titled ‘Advanced Student Hunting’ quest, the best way is to participate in the match directly.
First of all, it’s not that there aren’t sports that are mandatory, but it’s still a match where you compete as one of Class A.
What I need is to engage with the upperclassmen more directly, so there is only one thing to aim for.
In other words, it is an amateur tournament.
This event, which imitated the sparring of the top 20 third graders that took place on the first day, was not an official event. This means that no matter what the result is, it will not be added to the scores of the black and white teams.
In other words, it should be said that it is a regular game, one of the few among competitive games.
At first glance, it may seem that there is no merit to participating, but that was not necessarily true. First of all, isn’t it a chance to legally compete with upperclassmen, even if you’re a first year student like me?
It’s a small event, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t any winning prizes, so students who don’t have anything else to do might take an interest at least once.
“Tsk tsk.”
After throwing the empty beverage cup into the trash can, I got up and left. It was time to collect points again.
“Then let’s go, partner.”
[Yes yes yes.]
When I touched the Flügel, speaking slightly playfully, I received a reply that looked calm but clearly showed that I was enjoying it.
I headed to the stadium, sweeping my sword sheath as if it had become a habit now.
It’s not something to say out loud, but honestly, I wasn’t confident that I would lose in this competition. First of all, Named students do not necessarily participate in this tournament.
Actually, I’ve defeated several upperclassmen just by using a little lightning.
Considering the level of difficulty in obtaining points, it was simpler than any other sub-quest I had performed so far.
Well, unless the student council president appeared by some ridiculous coincidence, I was invincible.
*****
There was a time when I thought that way too.
“See you again, junior.”
“… ….”
After waiting in the waiting room for a while, the moment comes when it’s time to go to the stadium. Without any exaggeration, I had to keep my face straight.
That’s because the person I was competing against was none other than Eve.
I thought it would be good to be the student council president, but then the vice president came out. It’s a really funny coincidence.
No, why is he appearing in this competition?
“Junior?”
Was it bothering me that I just stayed stiff and didn’t say anything?
Eve looked up at me with a bit of concern.
I couldn’t bring myself to say that you were the cause, so I reluctantly nodded.
“Yes. Nice to meet you, senior… ….”
“Yes, that’s right.”
And Eve responded to my greeting with a bright smile.
She is definitely a healing heroine. It’s so, so bright…….
“…… “Why are you here, senior?”
With a blinding smile in front of me, I asked the question with difficulty. How did she end up in this game?
If I know her personality, she should be busy working in the student council room by now.
And the core of Eve’s character is that she glances outside once in a while and shows her longing for the festival.
Why are you interfering with my upperclassman hunting like this?
I really couldn’t understand it.
Thinking like that, I gave Eve a questioning look.
“Ahahahaha…….”
Eve just scratched her cheek sheepishly and slightly avoided my gaze.
“…… “Yeah.”
Soon, she added a word in a very quiet voice.
“Isn’t this a place that suits me? “Something like this.”
“… ….”
It was a word that seemed to stimulate a feeling of guilt even more than that, making it impossible for me to continue asking questions any further.
Her sullen expression had such destructive power that it even made me think for a moment, ‘What if I get eliminated?’
I was lost in deep thought, wondering what answer I should give back, and Eve, who had been hesitant as if she was embarrassed, spoke again at that point.
“Well, actually, I was told by the student council president to take a break and come back. Since the sports competition started, I’ve been working all the time…….”
“Ah.”
And those words were more than enough reasons to convince me.
“Yeah, but I’m not sure what exactly I should do to rest properly… …. It’s embarrassing, but I thought it might be better to participate in an event that stands out at least once, so this is what happened. Ahahahaha… ….”
“…… Okay.”
I nodded briefly. I didn’t think this was what Lucius meant by rest, but whatever.
Isn’t this one of the ways to enjoy the festival?
With a light smile, I raised my sword towards Eve.
“Since you’ve already participated like this, wouldn’t it be okay to aim for the championship?”
“Wow, it’s a win. I don’t even think about doing that. Besides, I didn’t participate particularly seriously, so it would be rude to others to go to the finals with this mindset.”
Eve also answered in the same way, raising her sword. In my opinion, it doesn’t really matter if I win as is.
The person involved said so, but I didn’t think there was any need to say anything more.
I just smiled and said to Eve.
“Please do me a favor, senior.”
“…… Yes!”
Similarly, nodding, Eve pulls up the auror.
The silver energy, which can be said to be a symbol of the imperial family, permeated the sharp blade.
“… ….”
And I couldn’t help but pause briefly.
Wait a minute, you’re an Auror?