Episode 41 Final.(1)
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“Hello, viewers. Commentary, Erzebet Diana, Han Baek, and that caster, Yooseong Kang, I would like to greet you.”
“Nice to meet you. This is Erzebet Diana, who is the narrator.”
“hello. It is one hundred of explanations.”
“Finally, the long-awaited grand final of the trinity academy midterm exam public tournament in 2021! The curtain has now risen.”
Wow, what’s going on?
I don’t know.
“That’s right. The final that the viewers have been waiting for with great anticipation! It is a great honor for us to be able to share the match with you. The draw for the finals! Let’s check it out right now.”
Four faces appeared on the big screen.
No, I honestly don’t have a very ugly face either, but there are only good-looking and pretty guys like that, so I look a lot uglier.
This is unfair.
“The first matchup you can check is the S-Class final. It’s a match between cadet Seongjin Park and cadet Aina Mitsuru.”
“Cadet Seongjin Park, who advanced by defeating cadet Olivia in the winner’s group final, and cadet Aina Mitsuru, who defeated cadet Alfred in the 5th round of the losers group, met in the grand finale.”
After that, Ainara.
Did you beat Alfred in the end?
There’s no such thing as an easy game.
“The second bracket is the final of the U-Class. It will be a match between cadet Layla Diav and cadet Mo Yonglin.”
“It was a broadcast match yesterday where RYLA cadets, who were considered relatively weak, advanced to the grand finals by defeating cadets Dominic in the winner’s group finals.”
“The problem is that the number one position is not that comfortable. Mo Yong-rin, who is predicted to be a strong candidate for the first place, is preparing for the final after sweeping the losers group!”
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Mo Yong-rin, who reigns as the king of U-class, is his opponent?It’s an obvious result, right?
“Before the match begins, I have a message for viewers. This is a change in the method of selecting the final match to be broadcasted this time. So far, we have been using a lottery method, but this time, we would like to inform you that this is a way for viewers to vote for the match they want to see.”
In the original, of course, they vote for the U-class, which has stronger cadets.
However, now the country has a variable situation.
I was quite popular on the internet, so I didn’t know if the voting results would change.
“I will start voting now. Voting runs for 5 minutes and can be done on the official website of Trinity Academy. I am very excited to see what the outcome will be!”
On a large screen above the ceiling, there was a scoreboard indicating the status of voting.
Trinity Academy’s stature, isn’t it great?
What is it about a school midterm exam that has over 1 million viewers?
“The voting is over! Shall we check the results?”
… is it real?
is this real?
I thought I had a chance to win, but I didn’t expect it to be this much.
“It’s a huge vote difference! The result is Park Seong-jin, Aina group 723,429 votes, Layla, Mo Yong-rin group 456,125 votes.
This is a bit burdensome.
Since I was born, I have never been to a school chess show.
Because I’m more shy than I look.
Wasn’t it because he didn’t have any organs to show in front of others?
I wish you would shut up
So what have you seen so far?
Because I didn’t know it would get this big!
At first, I didn’t even think about making it to the Grand Finals.
I’m just an asshole who knows how to roll a little hair.
But, has that asshole advanced to the S-Class Grand Finals now?
Is that one million people watching?
I will welcome you
“They are the main characters of this broadcast match! Please welcome us with a big round of applause!”
Is the sound of applause louder than the sound of thunder?
I’m going to lose my ears
“Looking back at all Trinity Academy matches and trainings, cadets like this will never come again! Park Seong-jin, a cadet who did not find anything unusual other than the personal information of entering high school! No one predicted that this cadet would make it to the Grand Finals. But cadet Sungjin Park did it!”
I’m pretty sure I’m pretty cool.
I’m even surprised by myself.
“It’s not just that. The match of cadet Park Seong-jin is becoming a hot topic every day to the extent that it is safe to say that it caused a new sensation in other awakening people. It’s all games too! Cadet Park Seong-jin armed with an extraordinary and comical strategy! Will he be able to show such a figure in the finals? I’m really looking forward to it!”
People are passionate about performance.
The matches I’ve shown were full of performances that would have never been seen before, so it’s only natural that I’m excited about it.
Of course, as much as the weight of that enthusiasm, my shoulders were also getting heavier.
“If you want to know what the difference in class is, you can’t leave out children and cadets. An overwhelming scale that differentiates it from other S-Class cadets! Dignity and beauty befitting the name of the next head of the Mitsuru family, a powerful family in Japan! Even before seeing the first match, there must have been many people who predicted the first place of Ai or Cadet. That’s how good a child or cadet is!”
That’s right.
Because Aina is strong.
“That’s right. How many people on this floor can ignore a child or a cadet? There are many cadets who showed that much!”
To be honest, hearing such evaluations makes me feel better, but the corners of Aina’s lips don’t even move.
Such an evaluation is natural to you, isn’t it?
“Then, before the match, let’s listen to each cadet’s resolve. First, let’s listen to Seongjin Park’s resolve.”
The man in charge, Jacob McDowell, comes down from the media seat and enters the examination room.
And then he handed me the microphone.
can i just say it?
“I will do my best as usual.”
“It’s a soft promise! Can we expect that Seongjin Park has prepared an interesting strategy again this time?”
“I do not know. I’m a strategist who improvises, so I haven’t prepared anything in particular.”
Why is everyone looking at me like trash?
what did i do wrong
“All right. Seongjin Park is a cadet who likes to lie. Then, this time, let’s listen to Aina’s resolve.”
“I am Mitsuru Aina. I’ve never thought of a grade other than first place.”
“The pride is great. child or cadet. We will have to watch the game to find out whether the children or cadets will live up to their resolve!”
Oh, have you ever thought about a grade other than 1st place?
do you have an itch?
Then you have to send it to the 2nd place.
how can i win
First of all, since it’s a double-elimination tournament, I have an advantage as a winner-take-all finalist.
If we use that advantage to the fullest, wouldn’t we be able to win?
Hmm, I’ll have to check the midterm exam rules.
This is a useless rule for me…
This rule doesn’t help either…
here it is
“An advantage given to the finalists in the winners’ group.
1. Bracket reset.
2. Restriction of opponent’s use of weapons.
3. The right to designate a starting point.
4. Permission to Use Delta Class Equipment.
1 time rejected.
Bracket reset is also a good condition for opponents with equal win rates.
If you have a big gap with your opponent like me, even getting one chance to retry is meaningless.
No.2?
It’s not a bad condition.
One of Aina’s second abilities, it’s a condition to seal the vital chaser.
For now, put this on hold.
There is nothing to see 3 times.
it’s just garbage
The starting point doesn’t really matter.
Of course, depending on the conditions of training, it can be very useful, but it is an advantage that has no meaning in this match.
4 times… .
Delta-class equipment is not originally intended for use in training or testing.
It is a Maginot line that can be used with epsilon class, and the Helios gun I used is the most representative epsilon class equipment.
One step above that is the delta rating, and not many people will choose this condition.
This is because, in general, equipment belonging to the Delta class boasts erratic performance.
There is already a decent performance equipment such as a Helios gun or a paraller in the Epsilon class, but there is no reason to choose the Delta class equipment as an advantage.
Hmm, should I still choose number 2?
Still, I’ll have to check the list of Delta-class equipment first.
Because I don’t know all of the Delta-class equipment.
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Maybe there’s something good about it, right?…
As expected, I’m a bastard.
this is garbage
this isn’t great either.
this is worse
I’ve already checked dozens of pieces of equipment, and I don’t really like any of them.
After all, Delta-class equipment is all trap picks.
While I was about to give up using Delta-class equipment and just choose the 2nd advantage, an interesting piece of equipment caught my eye.
tracking mines?
Isn’t this the teenager who is the main culprit of Tessagi?
No, but it’s a scam because it’s giving away 3 land mines for free.
Oh, if I buy 3 mines, does one motorcycle follow me?
Anyway, it’s just a daughter and a mine, isn’t it a bit too much to even give a delta rating?
While I was pondering for a long time whether I should choose this tracking mine, one phrase in the description of the tracking mine caught my attention.
‘It can be triggered manually, and the trigger is equipped with a control function, so you can move mines directly.’
Ah, this isn’t a teenager from S1, it’s a teenager from S2.
If that’s the case, it’s acceptable.
I’ll use it to my heart’s content.
Ready.
“It looks like both of them are ready. Then, the grand finals of the two cadets, let’s meet right now!”
[User recognized. You are synchronizing your thinking. please wait for a moment.]
[The user, Aina Mitsuru, and Seongjin Park’s thought power has been synchronized.]
[Test settings are complete.]
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“The grand final of the Trinity Academy midterm exam public tournament, the match between Aina Mitsuru and cadet Seongjin Park, has just begun.”
“Cadet Seong-Jin Park made another unusual choice.”
“Please give me a detailed explanation.”
“This tournament is a double-elimination match, and cadet Seong-Jin Park is a winner’s group finalist, so he gets an advantage.”
People didn’t show any reaction.
After all, most of them choose the right to reset the bracket or have an advantage in restricting the opponent’s use of weapons.
“But cadet Sungjin Park did not choose the right to reset brackets, which is a typical advantage, nor did he restrict the use of weapons by children or cadets, nor did he specify a starting point.”
At Han Baek’s words, not only the viewers, but also Erzbet and Kang Yoo-seong showed a reaction that they could not understand at all.
That said, he chose to use delta-class equipment, and to use the winner’s group finalist advantage on only delta-class equipment, it was a completely absurd choice.
“Then you said that you chose to use Delta-grade equipment. Was there any Delta-grade equipment that had a high value comparable to that of the bracket reset or the opponent’s weapon restrictions?”
“I don’t really remember anything. But have you ever seen cadet Park Seong-jin do something meaningless until now? All of Seongjin Park’s actions were all incomprehensible at the time, but in the end it was part of the buildup.”
At those words, Yoosung Kang and Erzebet had an expression on their face that their doubts were somewhat resolved.
As other people might not know, this genius named Park Seong-jin was not strange no matter what strategy he had prepared.
“Come to think of it, cadet Park Seong-jin took quite a long time to prepare today, unlike usual. Were you collecting data on Delta-class equipment at that time?”
“It seems very likely. It is my personal opinion.”
What kind of equipment had been prepared, everyone watching this scene was curious about it.
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