35 Episodes New Power (3)
This is the second attempt to recreate her abilities for Anneliese.
Perhaps it was thanks to the long battle, the understanding was increased, and the judgment of success came out immediately.
[I succeeded in acquiring Partizan Judgment Swordsmanship (S Rank), but I already have many abilities.]
[I succeeded in acquiring the Signian Purification Swordsmanship (Rank A), but I already have many abilities.]
[You succeeded in acquiring the Lichtenauer Renewal Skill (Rank A), but it is invalidated because you already have the Lichtenauer Renewal Skill (A Rank).]
[You can only acquire one ability because you currently have many abilities.]
[It is possible to delete the ability you currently have and acquire a new ability.]
There is only one empty seat now.
So, you have to choose between Partizan Judgment Swordsmanship and Signian Purification Swordsmanship.
You can also delete other abilities and make room, but you will have to pay a 12-day penalty.
‘Signian Purification Swordsmanship is not needed right now.’
Signian Purification Swordsmanship is mainly used when dealing with evil monsters.
There is no place to use it right now, so there is no need for it.
‘so… … .’
All I need is the one Partizan Judgment Sword used by Anneliese.
It is a grade-only swordsmanship that can be developed with my current magical power, but it is highly versatile as it is a standard swordsmanship without any corners.
‘Without deleting the existing ability, only one Partizan Judgment Swordsmanship is acquired.’
When I thought about it in my head, the reaction came immediately.
[Successfully acquired Partizan Judgment Swordsmanship (S Rank).]
success with this
Satisfied, I let go of Anneliese.
Fortunately, Anneliese remained asleep.
You wouldn’t have noticed my contact.
‘Somehow, Anne Rize tries to reproduce her abilities only when she is asleep.’
Since the ability can be reproduced only when the skin is in contact, there are many difficulties each time.
Being suspicious is the biggest problem, so it’s not bad if you can handle it while they’re asleep.
‘Because I might be misunderstood by Anne Rize.’
I’m glad I could finish it while Anneliese was asleep.
With that in mind, I got up and stretched.
“… … ?”
At that moment, I saw a wad of brown fur fluttering outside the window.
What animal passed by?
‘There’s no such thing as a cat here, what is it?’
I tilted my head and yawned.
* * *
Chloe, who was taking a leisurely break on the weekend, was startled by the sudden appearance of a female student.
“Chloe… … .”
“Serine? Why is your face so pale?”
Serine seemed to be in great shock.
What the hell happened?
“I… I think I misunderstood Ernas all this time.”
“Are you okay?”
“After breaking my engagement with me, seeing that I no longer flirt with women my age around me… Now I only knew that I had really changed my mind and decided to walk the path of swordsmanship.”
“Isn’t that it?”
“Yes, Ernas, Ernas… … .”
While saying that, Serine trembled.
“Now, I just lost interest in girls my age. I just came to prefer older women.”
“… … .”
“I am only attracted to women who are 10 years older than me. That’s Ernas’s taste right now.”
Hearing Serine’s desperate voice, Chloe let out a long sigh.
“Serin-sama, you seem to have been overworked lately. It’s the weekend, so take a good rest today.”
“Chloe? You don’t believe me?”
“I know that Serine-sama is more passionate than anyone else. But for today, please rest well. Now, lie down on my bed. I will light a scented candle that calms the mind.”
“Chloe… … !”
Feeling sorry for the schoolboy who was crushed by stress and started talking nonsense, Chloe forced Serine to bed.
* * *
Time passed, and the day finally arrived.
Team Black 6 boarded the boat and headed to the competition hall where the preliminary round was held.
“Then, everyone, I’ll explain it again.”
Anne Rize began to explain on the boat.
“Bi-radio is a competition in which all six classes participate. But first we go through the qualifiers.”
“… … .”
“Irrespective of class, we will be divided into 4 groups and qualify for the preliminary round, and two players from each group will advance to the finals.”
Currently, there are about 200 students remaining in the academy.
So, about 50 people are assigned to one group.
Only two of them can advance to the finals, so the competition is quite high.
“The qualifiers will be held in a battle royale format. Only the last two surviving players will advance to the finals, so it would be better to pay attention to the pace distribution.”
A battle royale is a type of match in which several players fight at the same time to determine the final winner.
Even if you defeat the most enemies, if you are eliminated in the middle, you are just an ordinary loser, so strategy is important, as Anneliese said.
“You will know the group composition when you arrive at the stadium. We are almost there.”
Through the fog, an island with a large building was visible.
It is a circular building reminiscent of the Colosseum, and that place is the Academy’s ‘Central Stadium’.
Because of the large number of seats, official matches with outsiders are also held there.
“You are nervous, Ernas-sama.”
As he turned his gaze to the central arena, Schmidt said in a hard voice.
“I wish I wasn’t in the same group as Ernas-sama.”
“Are you confident if it’s a different group than me?”
“That’s it, what.”
Schmidt touched the wooden sword wrapped around his waist.
“Now we’ve reached the grade level, and it’s unlikely we’ll lose to the others.”
A few days ago, Schmidt finally opened his eyes to the sword.
After me and Serine, it was the third grade born in the Black 6th class.
“I have the confidence to beat the successors of other swordsmiths.”
“Hmm… … .”
So far, Schmitz has taken 4 red elixir, just like me.
The amount of magic that I actually settled into the mana heart was about half of mine, but it was still more magic than Rufus or Berrys Rize.
Those guys can’t use sword skills yet, so if Schmidt fights with sword skills, there’s a chance.
“Schmitz, but there is one thing you need to know.”
“yes?”
Then Anne Rize’s voice was heard.
“Ah, I forgot, but the use of swordsmanship is prohibited in the preliminary rounds. This is to keep the number of casualties to a minimum, so please keep that in mind.”
“… … .”
Schmidt’s expression stiffened.
He must have thought of going wild using the sword he had finally mastered, but it would be disappointing that the sword was banned.
“If you get to the finals, you can use your sword, so don’t be too discouraged.”
“yes… … .”
Schmidt replied with a gloomy expression.
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Meanwhile, we reached our destination.“You have arrived. Everyone get off.”
We got off the boat under the guidance of Anne Rize.
When we entered the central arena, students from other classes had already gathered.
“The group composition is written on the pamphlet over there. Please check and go to the location.”
“Okay, Instructor.”
“I wish you good luck.”
Leaving behind Anne Rize’s final cheer, we headed towards the Daejabo.
The names of the students were written on four large sheets of paper.
‘Once Serine entered Group 1 of the preliminary round… A group of 1 and a half red lupus?’
In Group 1, only Serine and Rufus caught my eye.
It’s the same composition as in the novel, so Serine and Rufus will pass easily.
‘Chloe and Viola entered Group 2 at the same time… There is also a three-and-a-half yellow Gort.’
Gort lost all his magical power in the last camp battle, but he must have secured the minimum magical power by stealing the elixirs of other students.
So, Gort’s passing can be regarded as definitive, and there is a high possibility that Chloe and Viola will fight for the other one.
‘And the third is… … .’
When trying to identify a student placed in group 3.
A sharp voice came from behind him.
“We are both in group 3. I never thought there would be an opportunity to meet again like this, Ernas.”
I looked back.
A girl with gorgeous golden hair was staring at me.
“Berrys Rize… … .”
“Yeah, it’s me.”
Berries Rize Schreier.
As the representative of the Green 4, he is the heir to the Shreière family, a master swordsman in the south.
In a recent camp battle, Gort and I attacked me and lost.
“Last defeat, I’ll be sure to humiliate you.”
“It’s a pity that I can’t cooperate with Gort this time.”
“Who are you kidding me? The alliance with him has already been broken.”
Verisrize seemed angry at Gort’s last attitude.
Because Gort didn’t even help me when I was attacked and just watched.
“This time, the use of swords is prohibited, so it will be a pure swordsmanship showdown.”
Berrys Rize looked at me and said.
“It won’t be like last time. I’ll expose your true self in front of everyone, cheater.”
“… … .”
Normally, if you are provoked like this, you will immediately respond.
However, it was difficult to receive a strong response against Berries Rize.
This is because there is an aspect that provided the cause on the part of Ernas.
‘It’s not me, it’s Ernas’s fault… No, as a writer, it was me, so was it my fault?’
When I was thinking about how to accept it in my mind.
The voices of the boys could be heard from behind.
“You still hate Ernas.”
“Hey, how many people like that guy?”
“… … .”
When I turned around, I saw a boy with red hair and a boy with brown hair looking at me.
It was Rufus Ignias, half red, and Gort Waldfeld, half yellow.
‘Somehow, swordsmanship masters gathered together.’
Rufus and Gort had also lost to me, so it wasn’t a very favorable look.
In particular, Gort was looking at me with grudges.
It was because I lost a large amount of my magic when I was defeated in the camp battle.
“What is it, you guys?”
Berrys Rize looked at the two of them.
In fact, none of us looked at each other favorably.
As the successor to the master swordsman, there was a sense of competition, but everyone personally didn’t like each other.
Even Berisrize and Gort, who were once allies, didn’t get along because they liked each other.
In order to step on a common enemy, the two people with the weakest position just came together.
“I’m talking with Ernas, so don’t interfere.”
“What is it, Berrys Rize?”
Gort snorted.
“Is it good to talk with Ernas alone? Do you like talking with people you don’t like alone, your taste is unusual?”
“What, what?”
Berrys Rize frowned, and Rufus intervened.
“Gort, don’t do that too much. Berrysbury has a reason.”
“Why?”
“Berisrize has a grudge that has been teased by Ernas in the past. At the first ball I participated in, I was very excited after being courted by Ernas. … .”
As Rufus explained with a serious expression, Berrys Rize dyed his face red and drew his sword.
“Don’t be weird, Rufus!”
“I just explained why you have complicated feelings for Ernas. Is there a problem?”
“It can be misleading! It’s full of problems!”
“I was going to explain in detail how that trauma caused you to avoid the ball.”
“Shut up because I don’t need to explain in detail!”
Berrys Rize swung her sword at Rufus.
Although it is a wooden sword, the wooden sword of Berithryze is quite dangerous because of its sharp point.
“Hmm, I thought I was going to fight you in the finals.”
Avoiding Berrisrise’s attack, Rufus also pulled out the wooden sword he was wearing on his waist.
“Coming to think of it, there is no guarantee that I will be able to meet you in the finals. I will deal with you here.”
Rufus is also a very aggressive guy.
There was no reason to quell the anger of Berithryze.
“It’s very rude.”
Watching Rufus and Berrys Rize face off, Gort shrugged and laughed.
“Ernas, you could be the cause, shouldn’t you take responsibility and fix it?”
“… … .”
I kept my mouth shut, contemplating what to do.
As I thought about it before, in the case of Veris Rize, it was true that Ernas was wrong, so it was a very difficult opponent.
In the novel, Ernas knew all about it and used Berithrize, though.
“I can’t check the schedule. It’s annoying, so stay away.”
It was then that the ice-cold voice was heard.
“… … !”
The onlookers around them hurriedly retreated.
Rufus and Berrisryze, who were facing each other, stopped moving, and Gort kept his mouth shut.
I also turned my head to check the face of the person who made the voice.
“… … .”
Our eyes met right away.
The long-haired blue-haired man staring quietly at this side.
It was Heinrich Agrippa, a prodigy of the Blue Class 2.