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Chapter 141
Chapter 141
Chapter 141
After a week, the Academy Martial Arts Tournament began.
The Martial Arts Tournament seems to be held to make sure that the Academy Cities in each country are fulfilling their purpose and training Talented children to defeat the Demon King’s army.
They can’t just say that everything will be okay just by building an Academy and appointing a Royal from another country as the Principal. Each country has its own checks and balances.
The tournament went on as the guests of honor from various countries cast a stern eye on the Academy. A person who appeared to be a guest from another country was recording something as he watched the students fight.
The number of participants in the tournament was narrowed down from about 100 to 16 at the recently held Preliminary Round.
The Preliminary Round was over and the Final Round started a little after 9:00 today. It’s a tournament format, so if you win four times, you win. After that, the winner can fight against Master Swordsman Doberg.
The arena was divided into two sections, with just over five thousand student spectators making up about two-thirds of it.
And there guests from various countries and the Crown Prince and Nobles of the Kingdom making up the remaining third. There were people dressed in clothes that showed their high status. And there were many Knights guarding them.
Naturally, guests and Royals only watched the Final Round.
(So that’s the Crown Prince. Maybe it’s a good thing I got to know his face early. Did he bring his Talented ten-year-old daughter with him?)
I summoned Eagle in the sky as I watched the game, and with [Eagle Eye], I was seeing the Crown Prince sitting in the center of the Royals and guests.
He was probably in his early forties. He was a handsome man with all-back hair like I’ve seen in foreign dramas in my previous life. He looked like an actor who would be more suited to play a villain.
I don’t know if he’s a subordinate or a Minister, but he was watching the matches while listening to a Noble of a certain status.
(Looks like the match is almost over. Kurena’s opponent is pretty persistent.)
Right now, Kurena was in the final against a big, muscular, two-handed sword-using student.
“Kurena’s grown up a lot, hasn’t she? She’s only a first year student, but she’s pushing back third years.”
A hawk-eyed man beside me spoke to me.
“Yes, Viscount Granvelle.”
Last week, Kurena decided to participate in the Academy Martial Arts Tournament, and when I told him about it using the F-rank Bird Poppo, he said, “I’m on my way too.”
He had plans to come to the Academy City in the future, but he must have been worried because the Crown Prince was coming too. The Crown Prince was the one who ordered the kidnapping of his beloved daughter after all.
He came to the Academy City with the Knight Commander in tow.
I was watching the tournament with Cecile from the side where the Royals and Nobles were sitting. Naturally, we had obtained permission from the Academy. Kiel and Dogora were also there, but they were more quiet than usual because the Viscount was present.
“Oh! What a surprise! Kurena, a first year student, has defeated Triverga for the win.”
The voice of a speaker that seemed to be using a magic tool echoed throughout the arena.
Kurena’s opponent, who was called Triverga, threw down his weapon and looked up to the sky. Kurena defeated her opponent to win the tournament.
The students and Nobles groaned as a first-year student defeated the third-year candidates to win the tournament.
This is a world where the statuses and growth rate of a person depends on his/her Talent. The second and third year students here know this from their own experiences. The Nobles know it too.
But how can there be such a difference? They were probably upset to find this big of a difference.
“Then, after a short break, Master Swordsman Doberg will fight against our winner Kurena.”
The two contestants bowed and left the arena. The crowd applauded the two for their good fight.
(Hmmm… As for the weapons, Kurena used a Heliocane one, and her opponent used Mithril. That said, her opponent was using a lot of skills.)
I was analyzing Kurena’s victory.
This tournament allowed the use of skills, but since Kurena had recently acquired a Greatsword made of Heliocane, she decided not to use it out of concern for her opponent’s safety.
The increase in [Attack] with better weapons is quite large.
(Without taking weapons into account, Kurena’s strength will probably be like:)