219 – It’s okay.
The next day.
Representatives of the Faculty of Magic visited the stadium early in the morning after resting well at their lodgings, and as soon as they arrived, they looked around with expressions of great surprise.
This is because the scenery was so different from what I expected.
“Did we come to the wrong place?”
“Ahahahaha…. “I don’t think it’s the same place.”
“Why is it so bloody?”
Becky, Trixie, and Louis look around with embarrassed expressions. Until yesterday, there were affectionate looks toward the magic department, but today the atmosphere was very different.
Yesterday, those watching and watching the game were in a festive mood, but today they looked nervous.
Boom!
Kwadeuk─!
The stadium where the game was currently being played was even worse. It’s so scary how scary life is that you almost feel like you can see that sharp energy with your eyes.
Becky swept her arms as if she was scared.
“What’s wrong here? “In one day.”
“The atmosphere is so different from yesterday.”
Until yesterday, there was something that felt warm in terms of temperature, such as learning something while competing with each other. But today the situation is very different.
“They are ready to kill me… ?”
There is a difference like heaven and earth between a game to ‘win’ an opponent and a game to ‘kill’ an opponent.
If you simply pursue victory, there is no chance of the weak defeating the strong. But it’s different in the world of killing.
Because people are willing to sacrifice their lives, the twist that people want sometimes appears.
To put it simply, both the spectators and the players were risking their lives and doing their best, unlike yesterday.
Becky rolled her deer-like eyes.
“Why did the atmosphere change like this in one day?”
Then Maiev opens her mouth with her calm face.
“What do you think the participants’ ages are?”
“Age? What age suddenly…. “Oh, just a moment.”
Becky narrowed his eyes and strained, examining every detail of the stadium very carefully.
“Now that I think about it, the people we faced yesterday, too, seem to be all of a good age range. “We are very young.”
“It’s a problem that can be easily solved if you know the reason.”
Maiev nods her head and continues her sentence.
“In a time when there weren’t many gaps for heroes, how many people would have trained themselves to become heroes?”
“There must be a ton of them, right? “I don’t think I can count them.”
“But suddenly we stopped selecting heroes. So what happened to the people who tried to become heroes?”
“That’s a bit difficult…. Did you leave to find another job?”
“That can’t be possible. “Exactly, I can’t.”
Maiev’s eyes become quite serious.
“What would I do if there was a situation where I had to quit magic right now? “How will Becky behave?”
“Me?”
Becky pointed at herself with the tip of her index finger.
Magic is what Becky has done her whole life. If you tell me to find another way than this…. Can not find it.
He had never thought of any other path, and since magic was what he had been doing his whole life, it was difficult to start something else.
And that’s not all.
Flann, Trixie, Maiev, Louise…. If you look around you, there are colleagues who are now so precious to you. I want to continue doing magic with them. I don’t even want to imagine letting go.
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In the end, the red girl shook her head.
“I think that would be difficult as expected. “It’s impossible.”
“Is that so?”
“I have never thought of any other path other than this.”
“It’s the same for them too.”
Maiev pointed her chin at the stadium.
“People who have devoted their lives to becoming a hero cannot find another path, even if the gap is long. “We just endure the hardships while waiting for the hero to be chosen.”
“… And finally, the time for selection has come.”
“That’s right. For those who did not receive an invitation, today is the last chance. It’s over when you return home. “You can be desperate.”
Lewis, who was listening next to him, shrugged his shoulders.
“If you hear stories like this…. I want to thank Plan again. It’s all thanks to Plan that we were able to experience places like this at a young age. Yes?”
“That’s right too! We’re all so happy, but how do the professors and president of the Magic School feel? Lol.”
But that was then.
“There is still a long way to go.”
The owner of the voice is Flan. His gaze was directed in a different direction than the other representatives. Even when everyone’s eyes were focused on the stadium, his eyes were on the president.
Everyone’s eyes naturally followed it.
What you see in the distance is Cornette, the president of the Faculty of Magic. She just sat on a chair in the corner and remained calm as usual.
But somehow, I feel a sense of discomfort. Although Cornette had always been a very relaxed and calm woman, she was a little different from that, and she was able to quickly understand the situation.
The escort knights only talk among themselves and do not communicate with the cornet. So, it was as if there was an invisible line dividing them from each other.
Becky said something.
“Isn’t that too blatant?”
“It’s blatant, but it’s also natural. “Everyone is only talking about the magic department, so the guard knights are bound to feel uncomfortable.”
A knight is far from the world, but a hero is very close to the world. He can never be separated.
If a great hero is born, the number of people who dream of becoming a hero will increase, and the dreamers will try to improve themselves countless times and act as similar to the hero as possible.
In other words, as more people work diligently and more righteous deeds are done, the continent itself becomes brighter.
… What if the idol is not a ‘knight’ but a ‘wizard’?
What if people are even expecting such results?
The guards couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.
Trixie said in an unpleasant tone.
“It’s not good for the president to be treated like that. “Is there nothing he can do about it?”
“There is a way.”
“There is one?”
Flan nodded his head quietly.
“I can only prove it by breaking it. “The escort knights are not used to this type of situation, so they are just wary.”
“Aha. So, we just have to win and win and win until we get used to it.”
Boom!
Just then, the last game being played at the stadium ended. Joy and sorrow cross the faces of the participants and the audience. The losing side will have to spend time training themselves again and persevering.
It was a time when the representatives quietly nodded.
“Ah, nice to meet you. Representatives of the Faculty of Magic.”
An imperial official approached us and spoke. The representatives of the Faculty of Magic nodded awkwardly, and he immediately took out a piece of paper.
“Let’s see…. From now on, the final match begins. “We only have to play one game today, but we will have to face the Capital Knights.”
He holds the paper out a little closer to Flan.
“Flan, you are participating, right? “You just have to sign.”
Representatives of the magic department gathered next to Flann. Review what is written as quickly as possible.
“This…” .”
Becky next to me swallowed dry saliva.
The content written was simple and powerful.
Be aware that you may die during the game. Also, no one is responsible even if you die. That the reason can never be questioned.
“I have to do it quickly…. Hmm….”
The imperial official kept lifting and placing one of his feet. He looks endlessly at the watch on his left wrist.
“The Faculty of Magic is an exception. Even if just one person is defeated, it is considered a defeat for the entire Faculty of Magic. “You know that, right?”
“Really?”
Becky asked back.
“Of course…” . Originally, only Plan could participate, but at Plan’s request, other representatives were also included. So, this must be done in order to be fair.”
“Ah….”
But that was then. Louis asked, raising his hand.
“Can I change the players participating?”
“… ?”
The bureaucrat’s head tilts to the side. A look of bewilderment was prevalent on his face.
“You’re changing the players? “The other person is a water engineer?”
“Yes.”
“Even if one of the representatives loses, he/she is disqualified from the Magic Faculty?”
In other words, the official’s words implied that he could not deal with the capital knights unless he was Plan. However, despite the blatant disregard, Lewis’ face remained calm.
“Anyway, you can change it, right?”
“That’s right. However….”
The bureaucrat looks Lewis up and down.
“… Do other representatives have anything to do with the capital knight? “How dangerous is it? Don’t ask me useless questions.”
He taps the paper with his finger.
“Please sign first. “A lot of people are waiting.”
As the official tried to approach Flan, Lewis snatched the pen and paper. And before anything could be said, he signed. He was his own name, not anyone else’s.
“… !”
At that time, everyone’s eyes widened with astonishment.
“Kids.”
Lewis said with a serious face.
“I really want to try this.”
The audience began to stir as they noticed that Luis’ name was written in blue on the stadium, but Flann’s name was not written.
“Lewis!”
“Lewis, wait a minute…” !”
Lewis walked toward the stadium smiling as usual. Then, suddenly, he looks back just once.
“It’s okay.”
He walked towards the stadium again.
The waterworks engineer, Clot, was waiting for him.