Magic Gems Gourmet

139 In-School Matches [After]

The athlete's lobby, to which the two headed, is small for its size.

That's also because of the low number of contestants.

In the first place, the Royal Kingsland School has a small number of students.

Among them, only the chosen ones have come, so their numbers are proportionately smaller.

Twelve participants.

Among them, Ain, Bats, and Roddy are considered the winning candidates.

The sound of walking on inorganic cobblestones echoed, and everyone looked to Ain and Bats' visit with attention.

"Oh, Roddy's guy, he's already here."

The bats look in the direction they see.

Then there was Roddy, equipped and waiting in a relaxed situation.

"What the hell. He's not nervous at all."

He speaks out in a boring way and returns his gaze to Ain.

"... I wonder"

The feeling Ain had is the opposite of Bats.

If you stare at Roddy and see how he's doing, his hands and feet seem tense.

When I look at my feet, the shape of every single one and my fingers is floating.

Just like a tightly gripped hand, I guess there's power in your toes.

Occasionally, the finger-slapping technique may be a manifestation of his considerable nervousness.

"Hmm? Well, fine."

Bats said so, leaving Ain's side.

"I'll be there for you.... Bye, Ein. I'll see you later!

"Rikai. I'll see you later."

And Ain, too, sits on a chair close to him and puts his luggage on the floor.

"No, Bats, he said there's no draw or something, but there's a draw because it's one point..."

It was Ain to look at his friend's back as he walked away and put a scratch in the words he said. Nevertheless, I don't think the nature of the rules makes it quite a draw......

Let's try to be good, however, because I could feel his intentions.

"Well, come on. I'll take care of it."

Speak to yourself, Ein hands on the protective equipment provided.

Since weapons will be paid later, they are not available on this occasion.

One by one, carefully equipped while checking the size.

It's something I'm used to training with the knights, and I'm wearing my protective gear smoothly. The protective equipment supplied was of better quality than Ein had imagined.

"Surprisingly expensive and likely gear...... I've never been safe."

Protective equipment with demonic materials and metals, not cheap skins, etc.

Maybe it also works as an adventurer's gear? That's what Ain thought.

"... Ok. End of Equipment"

I just wear protective gear, so that ends in about a few minutes.

When I looked at the bat, who had started preparing at a distance, he was also gearing up in a movement he was used to.

When I look at the participants, I sometimes feel my eyes overlap. But it also distracts me from Ain for a moment.

"Nothing, you don't have to worry..."

A man named Ain.

I guess he was watching the hero crusading the sea dragon. It may be disrespectful in some cases, but even as Ain, I'm not going to point that out.

————……

Outside the hall, it was like a greeting started with a loud sound.

It would be like a hosting ceremony, it's hard to understand because the voice echoes, but it's understandably on the crucible of excitement outside.

The other participants seem to have noticed how it is, and listen to what's going on outside.

'--............! --!'

The moment the excitement outside culminated, the anger was also conveyed to a great extent.

Though brief, it was probably also played out in greetings that raised the audience.

"Look, look. Attendees! Look at me!

Is it time?

When everyone starts to feel this way, a man comes to the holding room.

"I think I heard it, but just now, I was greeted by the holding. We'll start the game in a few moments."

The man who came is Kaisel. He starts explaining the way things are going.

"I also made sure I could try my weapon. The next room is where it is, so don't wave your weapon in this holding room."

When Kaisel explained this, he just left this place behind.

Then he rises up from those who have been able to make his way, and goes toward the next room, which Kaisel spoke of.

"Ain't you done with that? Let's go, too."

The same thing happened to Ain, and he walked into the next room with the bats he had been speaking to.

Then, about half an hour later, someone was called to play the game.

It's not the end of just one fight because it's a total win.

Ein sees how it goes and feels her pulse go faster.

—— And as many games progressed, Ein's name was also called.

"Ain! You're next!

"--… Yes!"

In reply to Kaisel's call, Ein took to the stage of the battle.

Large large results table, installed in the venue.

There you will find details of how many wins you have won…

Not only Ain, but the Bats and Roddy also play the game, and this rivalry enters the good realm.

"Hey..." Again?

"That's what hero strength is, isn't it? They're not even weak. Instead, if you say it in age, it must be just the peaks."

"Oh, because even though it's an in-school match, it's better quality than a school city fight."

The venue keeps ticking.

And I had my eye on the big results table.

After seven games, only three have won them all.

Ein, Bats, and Roddy.

But it's not just there that the audience sees, it's another place.

That was a list of Ein's achievements.

Letters of achievement lined up in seven steps are all 3-0 characters.

Ain't never stopped winning three games in advance.

"... Damn, that's a beautiful achievement, Ain"

Ein, who just finished the game, came back to the room next to the holding room.

That's where I waited for Bats. Watching Ain fight, he was just amazed.

"Thanks, but Bats is similar."

The Bats scored only four out of seven games. As a matter of fact, that's still a pretty good score.

"I'm glad you said that. But now it looks like the winner's been narrowed down to three."

The winning point is that the top three have 21 points each.

This means that the de facto final will be played by these three players.

"... Also, was it 3-0?

Roddy, who was in this room as well, stopped by Ain and Bats.

"Hmm? Oh, it's Roddy. You made it 3-0 again."

"... really, it was a prettier sword than I imagined"

Ain't got a little confused, too, because I honestly didn't think he was going to compliment me.

"Ah, ah...... Thanks."

"You, too, just had to be honest with Ain't sword in front of you?

Roddy laughed bitterly as the bats spoke like this to cool him down.

"Yep. They were all more than I expected. I thought I was strong myself, but I didn't know we could have two walls like this."

I don't speak Bats' name, but I also admit to him... that would be the case.

"But His Royal Highness the King. Why do you use all the knights' swords?

But this is what Roddy asks Ain, curiously.

"You bet. I learned my sword from the knights at the castle. Then it's no stranger to use a knight's sword"

"... Was it"

Yeah, yeah, nod and listen to Ain.

"So my fight with you means I have a chance, too, right?

Pik, does Ain react?

"... that the knight's sword is easy to deal with?

"There's also an easy side. Whatever, it's too beautiful a sword. It's not like there's any gap I can get in."

That's what Roddy says with a confident look.

Bats sighs deeply and peeks into Ain's expression.

"... Ein?

I thought you'd be very angry, but Ain't expression didn't feel uncomfortable.

Instead, he even looks a little happy.

"Roddy. Does that mean you have enough moves against a knight's sword?

"Yes, I'm afraid we're going to talk about it. With my two swords, let me confuse you and show you."

Only, a confident and willing looking Roddy.

"... well. Okay, then I'm looking forward to that sword."

"Yep. Then His Royal Highness the King. I'll see you on stage later."

That's how I saw Roddy leave, and Bats opened his mouth.

"... Aren't you letting me say it too freely?

"That's okay. It's true that I used a knight's sword. But Roddy's making a mistake."

"Mistake?"

Ain't laughing and telling the rest when he sees a bat leaning (scratching) his neck.

"As Roddy says, the knight's sword is sophisticated. But it's not just a sophisticated sword."

"Yes, no, that's... I don't know."

"I mean, the Knights of Ishtarika...... Roddy doesn't know the true strength of their sword."

As a matter of fact, I don't usually get to see a knight's sword.

And the essence of it is that we hardly ever have a chance to know.

"I see...... If so, why are you so happy?

Now I know what Ain't got to say. But still, it doesn't explain why you seem happy.

"Of course you do. The true strength of the knights' swords. I can show you that."

Ain's smile, which I told him about, had a very sunny look on his face.

--Then a little while later, Ain and Roddy's names were called.

With all the winning matches, the venue's enthusiasm is to climb the eel.

Ein with one long sword in his hand to Roddy, who holds two swords.

The way the two fight is very different, and that's one of the busy factors.

Roddy shows the momentum of the two swords to Ain, who has shown off his step-by-step skills.

This can't be unnoticed.

"... you're still attracting a great deal of attention"

Roddy, who spoke like this, looks over at the venue and then turns his gaze to Ain.

"Are you even nervous?

"Actually, I did at first, but you stopped doing it at all while doing the numbers"

Seeing Roddy with a smile that seemed to spare him, Ain trusted the word.

"It's a good thing. I can feel Roddy's strength in this body."

Ain replied this way, but I don't think Roddy's gaze is right for where he's not.

Ein, who felt that way, looks backwards in agitation.

--... oh, I see.

In that direction, there was a seat where Krone was sitting.

Next door, Olivia sits, and right around it stands Chris, Dill, and several Kingsguard knights.

Obviously, the direction Roddy was looking at was where the Krone and the others were sitting.

"There's no more stage."

Roddy, who finally regained his sight, spoke to Ain.

"There will be no more stage to show my ambition"

"... well"

"You don't care at all. Didn't you even think for a moment that you'd lose?

"I don't think so. But I guess I've been thinking about something else."

"Something else?

As the two talk to each other in this way, the signal of initiation gradually approaches.

"Something else."

Ain then moves on to his standing position toward the beginning signal.

"His Royal Highness Prince Wang. What the hell...?

Roddy turns to Ain's back as he moves on and asks what it is.

"--… does not give way to victory. That's all I've been thinking."

Thus, for the first time, Roddy felt cold in his body.

At the same time Ain spoke the language, he was under some great pressure.

"... Neither am I willing to give up the victory"

When Roddy is standing still, the MC speaks up.

Having heard that, Roddy took his feet to his standing for the battle against Ain.

……

Ain on the other side, staring at Roddy.

Seeing Roddy, who was calm besides his thoughts, he was happy that he was going to be able to fight at the book rate as well.

"Sooo... Ha..."

Inhale the venue air and pump oxygen into your body.

Feeling the enthusiasm, cheer and much atmosphere, Ain waits for the signal to start the game.

Roddy, who arrived in the standing position, was also checking on his body.

And every second that went by, the venue had less voice.

At the end of the day, when I was close to being silent.

Kaisel takes to the stage and confirms both.

'--… Begin!

Inhaling heavily, he signals the beginning with a voice that echoes throughout the venue.

It's Roddy who hears that signal and sets the lead.

Stuffed an intermission with Ain with a quick move.

... though.

"Huh... Also, I'll prevent it a lot easier hey...!

In bitterness, he glanced at Ain and said:

Roddy's attacks are both prevented by Ein's long sword.

"But it was fast. If it's fast, it's a few steps above the bats."

"I don't know how long you can afford that......! Ha!"

Seeing Ain't moved anything, Roddy increases the speed of the attack.

The blow is never meant to add or subtract. Even so, Ein took it lightly and showed it to him.

Needless to say that hurt Roddy's self-esteem.

……

—— True, don't deal with double swords cleverly.

That's what Ain felt first.

It rhythmically overlaps each blow without breaking the center of gravity too much.

If this is the other guy, there won't be a single pile of regular schoolchildren.

But I'm confident in Ain, too.

I have exchanged swords with Lloyd and Dill many times in the castle.

Not only that, but he was Marco's last opponent.

That's why I think.

It means that if you ever lose on this stage, it will be your biggest insult to Marco.

"Roddy. I'll teach you the knight's sword, its natural strength"

"Eh... sounds like a lot to spare, but it's on the defensive side! His Royal Highness the King!

Sure, I was looking at Roddy's sword with what it meant to see how things went.

But that can never be said to be a side of the war.

"The most important thing for a castle knight is to protect him. Even though they are of high quality in terms of attack, the best strength is" stamina "....... Roddy"

Then Ain changes the way he's attacked.

Until now, I've just taken it, but as if I were "suppressing" it becomes a giant people's wall and pushes it against Roddy.

"What...!

"A wall that doesn't collapse must be terrifying. 'Cause I think I'm gonna have more fear that it's gonna push over."

No matter where she looks, she sees no narrow space, and Roddy manages to find a way to live, striking Ain with a double sword.

But it was as poor as tapping a thin branch into a giant rock, by analogy.

"This is the knight's sword. Strong everywhere, high walls everywhere.... if you set it up with just a small tip, that's not enough to break the wall"

Just one blow, just the wrong one.

When I cut it into Ain, my arm didn't have any force and my center of gravity deviated to the side.

Ain't no way Ain't gonna miss it, he crosses his sword with his other hand with his desperately pulled back arm, ready for Ain's blow.

"Gu............"

A blow waved down sparingly struck Roddy's double sword hard.

Even now that the center of gravity is in a crude situation, that blow has no obstacle whatsoever to breaking Roddy's knee.

"Damn... lying, it is...!

I'm desperate, but I've already got one knee on the ground.

I managed to put my hand on my arm so that my hand would never touch the ground.

But now that we can't step on it and gain ground power, that's just a life-extension measure.

"Huh...!

Eat up your teeth and glimpse the eye in front of you.

I can put a lot of sweat on my forehead and force all over my body. But still, the overwhelming disadvantage of posture will not be covered.

--…… tonnes.

He falls from his hips to the ground, is pushed straight into Ain, and his back finally attaches to the ground.

Stop! One for Ain!

The word of Kaisel arrives, and Ain draws his sword.

In the battle so far, Roddy has won and lost almost unilaterally.

That's why the audience was expecting that Lodi sword, too. But that expectation is crushed by the hero of the Sea Dragon Crusade.

Ain't never had anything to show before, winning the first one with an offensive sword.

He won with the knight's sword of the castle, which is exactly an example.

Wow! A loud cheer echoes throughout the venue.

Meanwhile, Roddy still looked stunned.

But without worrying about how it is, Ain returns to his standing position.

Roddy was just looking behind Ain.

I don't know why, but every single one of them blinds me.

"Roddy. Can we still go?

Kaisel comes up and asks Roddy how his body is.

……

But Roddy couldn't respond to the shock earlier.

"Hey, Roddy!

Roddy, shaved hard and finally sane, opens his mouth towards Kaisel.

"Yes, you can. I'm just a little surprised by the strength, so no problem."

With that in his mouth, Roddy starts his body up.

"... you look fine. Don't push it."

Checking on Roddy, Kaisel returned to his original position.

It's okay, there's no significant physical damage. So I can still fight.

"... it was just unknown to the public. Is that what this is about?

Ask yourself a question, but you won't find the answer right away.

Standing up, Roddy moves on to his own standing that way.

The treatment of the double-sword, which I was confident, was also suppressed as if it were a prank, and laid light.

I've never had these experiences before, and I can't even tell what went wrong.

"Is your body okay?

Roddy's ear when he arrives in the standing position, he receives a voice guiding him.

"... yeah. Surprise won, that's all."

"Oh well. Good for you."

Ain't smiling like relieved to hear that word.

And Roddy, seeing that smile, couldn't let go for a few seconds.

"... uh, what's up?

Until Ein worries me again. That goes on, and I shame myself for letting myself go.

"Yes, no. It's nothing. But... may I ask you one thing?

"Hmm? What?

There's only one thing that bothered me.

"Why is His Royal Highness the King not fought with his own sword?"

Seeing Ain from the front, Roddy asks:

Ain then, when he solidifies his expression for a moment, smiles bitterly and opens his mouth.

"... does that need to be taught now?

"Yeah, I do. They seem to be adding and subtracting, because I feel really bad."

It was a strength.

Perhaps Ein even adds and subtracts from earlier moves.

Even so, I was laid together lightly.

"... may cause injury. So I chose a sword that wouldn't hurt me as much as I could."

Ain't no joke when he talks like that.

Voice color, facial expressions, and fine tricks. No matter which one I took, I didn't feel like I was lying.

"Okay. If that's the case --"

And Roddy replies very lightly.

Ain't seen that Roddy, Ain't felt sorry for him.

However, I thanked Roddy for convincing me...... I was going to.

"Now let me show you the sword of His Royal Highness Prince Wang. This is the stage, so I want you to do that."

Without waiting for Ain's reply, Roddy continues and releases the word.

"I've been a little disrespectful too, but in this arena, His Royal Highness Prince Wang is insulting me too... don't you think?

Again, don't take it personally for granted. And Ain thought.

But Ain't got nothing to think about. I also felt strange and reluctant to accept being told so far to back off.

Because it is also true that there was a build-up of something like depression from the Krone affair.

"… give way to the lead"

With that mouth, Ain changes his mind.

It's the sword you handle that you think about. I used it for Lloyd on one occasion and Dill on another.

... and I also used it on Marco, it's my own sword.

—— Many in the venue felt it.

He said the signs of Ain's wrapping had turned into something else.

Chris and Dill were the ones who felt it particularly prominently. And the nearby Kingsguard knights.

I didn't know what kind of conversation was going on on on stage, but it's true that something triggered Ein's change.

Kaisel, who was referee, also put his hand on his forehead and said, 'Oh man...'

"Instructor. Please"

Roddy told Kaisel this, and Kaisel also decided to give the beginning signal.

Then for a few seconds, Kaisel finally raised his voice...

"Begin!"

I move my legs desperately and step back towards my back.

But it couldn't have been missed, and Ain quickly packed the distance.

"Back off, you'll never get back in front again."

The words of Ain, spoken small, pierce Roddy deeply into his heart.

I was just wondering what the hell you were going to do.

"Calm down. It's okay......! Engage the sword, in my time again!

I speak up, but I can't stay calm without doing this.

No matter how he moved, no matter how he waved his sword, he didn't feel like doing anything to succeed.

I tried to interfere with Ein's movements, but there was no point in a powerless blow, and I had the illusion of a round waist.

I didn't know what that meant. I wonder why their attacks are so close when their attacks are far away.

Many thoughts cross my mind as to whether even space has been ruled

"Take it with a good look. This is the only powerful sword I can show you right now."

A lot of what Durahan taught me. I quoted from it and punched it into Roddy.

Lodi sets up a double sword that will do something to cross him and prepare him for Ein's blow.

The blow echoes a shock I've never felt enough to stain my guts.

"Huh... Roddy!?

Kaisel raises his surprise and sees how Roddy takes it.

Roddy takes Ain's blow, while crossing a few meters and being pushed back behind his back.

He knelt down and managed to devour his teeth so his body wouldn't fall.

... and on the ground, there were traces of Roddy crawling through the ground.

"Ha... Ha... ha!

I don't know the translation, I see the marks left on the ground.

After Ain's blow, I was wondered if I had left a mark like this.

"Knock... ahhh..."

There is no force in either arm, and both arms descend toward the ground without force.

Then the two swords fell to the ground, leaving a pattern and scattering it in pieces.

Looking at the ground without force, the shadow of the human form gradually approaches.

And the shadow, when he turned his sword to Lodi, said one thing:

"... Continue if you want to stand"

When he heard it, Roddy put his hands on the ground and opened his mouth towards Kaisel.

"... instructor. I surrender."

Thus, the battle between Ain and Roddy was one in which Roddy abstained when Ain took two.

"Shit, winner...... Ein!

The spectators, who saw an amazing sight, had lost their words for some time.

But when he heard what Kaisel had to say, he cheered.

"Here. I'll give you a hand, Roddy."

"... thank you, sir"

Thus, Ein reaches out to the loser as well.

The contours of Ain's body look so blurry because of the yang behind her back.

……

Take the reached hand, but never try to get up, Roddy.

When Ain sees that Roddy, he raises his worried voice again.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I knew I was hurt...!

"Yes, no! Not like that...... its --"

Roddy couldn't find a word.

When I saw Ain now, I didn't know what to say.

But a little bit, just one word comes to mind.

Looking again at Ain with the yang on his back, Roddy squeaked a word at Boso.

'... honorable', and.

After that, Roddy abstained from the game with the Bats because his body was not free.

In other words, the winner is narrowed down to two: Ein and Bats.

Approximately an hour after Ein and Roddy's match.

By the time the sun was already about to sink, the last game...... the final was played.

"Hey, Ain. I knew this would happen."

The figure of a bat with a great sword in his hand and speaking well.

"... too tense, you were tired until just now, bats"

"Oh, hey! Don't say that!

It was the Bats who were happier than anyone when they heard it was the final against Ain.

To be honest, I was looking forward to fighting Roddy as well.

However, with my abstention, I am grateful to focus all my efforts on the fight against Ain.

"I've been warming up for almost an hour now..."

"Hey!? So stop it!

Ain smiles and enjoys interacting with the Bats.

"And I drank too much water and I was caged in the bathroom..."

"Huh! Tell him not to! Hey! It won't reach the audience, but you're embarrassed!

"Just before I got on stage, I also noticed that I forgot my weapon..."

"You told me to stop mentally attacking!? Okay, so tell him not to! Huh!?"

—— Is it time for you to stop?

Ein, who had enjoyed the exchange so far, laughed loudly at the end of the day and then stopped moaning.

"And for now! Can I ask you for one?

"Fine. You don't hear me lose, do you?

"Don't be silly.... I want to see the end with Roddy, and I want you to deal with me with Ein's sword. That's all."

Ein, hearing it, returns the look he was laughing at to his true face.

Bats had a serious face too, so he felt he meant it.

"... unfortunately, I was going to do that before they told me"

"Huh...! Ha ha! That's good, that's Ain!

Reminds me of meeting Bats.

At the training ground, the boy who was staring at himself to devour his training, that's the bats.

I'll give it to you, bats imitating Ain, about taking the Red Bison from the front.

each other, and then we realize it's something that's grown a lot.

"It's me, I've been trying it the other day. I think I can stop Red Bison."

"... So, how was it?

"You've grown to the point of not being blown away, huh? And a little distance could have sealed the motion."

What a huge growth.

That's not all a schoolboy can do.

Compared to an adventurer who stood alone, it would mean a lot of strength.

"You were being modest earlier, weren't you?

That was a fight with Roddy.

"... Come on, I don't know"

I don't say I was adding or subtracting. But Bats knew about Ain.

"Oh, I'm not asking you any answers. But you want more strength than just now?

When the bats say so, they stretch out their bodies and perform preparatory exercises.

Getting ready again over this period, I thought so, but I get zero grin at the bats.

"If it's about the Red Bison, it's a clap. You know that, Ain't you?

"Well, how about Ein Bison? Looking strong?"

"Ku...... hahahahahaha! What the hell? I can't help it. It's a name, dude!

--... even though I was a little confident.

But when I see a bat laughing fun, it's weird because it doesn't matter.

"Then please. With that Ein Bison, even a premium attack!

Kaisel, who was watching the two of them, finally signals the start.

The two of them made themselves known throughout the venue as the right force for the final.

Even Dir, Ain's escort, said it was strong enough to glance at.

The audience also saw that spectacular battle and felt the strength of both of them all over their bodies.

—— Then a little bit later, the battle comes to an end in the excitement of its climax, at that hour as well.

The last thing Bats showed was a satisfying grin as he fell to the big letters.