The Tales of Draconic Warlock

Chapter 82: Me in the Duels (1)

The morning came quickly and now it is the time for the duels. Once these duels were completed, then the academy would announce the rankings of the first years. After that, it is holiday time. I can return home.

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Mother has been pestering me for the past few days. She was afraid that I would go on an adventure or something like that. My second brother did that so.

He is considered fully adventurous. He like me has no chance at getting the title and has to create our own power. Though the family wouldn't abandon, it would be wise to not be controlled by the family. Though the support of the family is nice, it was best to keep some distance from their influence. They could only hinder growth.

So my dear brother thought that the holidays were better used to create his own power and didn't return home. What he found later was an angry mother who beat him, so that he wouldn't leave the house for a month. I am not going to piss my mother like that. She may appear like a calm person at home but not everyone knows how dangerous she could be if she wanted to.

When I learned about my mother's different side, I decided not to get to that side, no matter what.

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Unlike yesterday, when we all gathered in the training grounds, this time it was at the duel arena. It was like a stadium on Earth. The playing ground is in the middle, while the audience is seated around the playing ground.

Here instead of playing ground, it was the Duel Arena, where the students would clash against each other.

After I appeared at this stadium, I took a seat alongside the Class 1-A in the audience stands.

At eight o'clock, a teacher appeared in the middle of the ground, "Yesterday, you took two tests and today is the last test of this Half-year assessment. Once it was done, based on the results, your position would be decided. If you want to get more resources, show your talent or forever make peace that you are mediocre".

"This is not a competition. So each student would only fight one and that means, that match would decide how you were evaluated. So do your best in that match. Also to make the matches fair, the opponents would not have no more than a single class difference".

"For example, students from class 1-A would either fight with students of 1-A or 1-B. They won't fight students of other classes. Class 1-B on the other hand could face anyone from 1-A, 1-B, or 1-C. This remains the same for 1-C, 1-D, and 1-E. Like 1-A, Class 1-F would fight either 1-F or 1-E".

"Now let the duels begin", he said before stepping away.

Once he said that and stepped away from the center, the big board started to light up. This world has such advancements or else this competition would have been a hassle.

The students for the match are not chosen by the teachers or any other staff. It was chosen by a computer algorithm based on the parameters set by the academy. As the teacher just informed us, the algorithm would choose a student based on that.

After a few seconds, twenty names appeared on the board. It means that ten games would happen at the same time. The arena is pretty big. If it was a true competition, then they wouldn't have conducted ten matches at the same time.

This was done so that the matches would be completed before the end of the day. With six hundred students, it means that three hundred matches had to be held. If they were done one at a time, it would take a lot of time.

Having the matches at the same time would mean that there would be only third rounds, instead of three hundred. It would save a lot of time.

Moreover, it was also the reason why they only chose to have one match for each student. I mean it can considered that if they were unlucky to face a superior student, there was no way that they could exert their full power and it would be a loss.

Luck is also a form of strength. It determines what you will get when you venture out into the wild.

For example, if one had gone into the wild to hunt, while that person is still at Tier-1, the dangers are everywhere for them. If that person's luck is very high, he wouldn't face monsters that cross his rank or he would get his hands on resources easily without much fight.

If that person is unlucky, he could directly encounter a Tier-5 monster and die within seconds after the encounter.

Who would that person blame?

Here the students may raise that it isn't fair but in the real world, where luck plays a huge factor in survival, who can they blame for such a situation?

The academy has already made the matches fair but reducing the chances of getting matched with higher class students who are way better than them. This was already the best that they could do, while also showing the students that luck is also an important factor in life and the students have to accept that.

Soon the matches started. The first ten matches began but all the students were from lower classes. There was no student form 1-A or 1-B. It was quite boring to watch.

Five rounds were completed and it was almost noon. The sixth-round students' names appeared on the board.

Next, the teacher started to announce the students of the next ten matches.

"Magnus Frostwolf Vs Dorian Halter"

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Ah, it's finally my turn. I was getting bored watching others beat each other. I would like to train myself or rest, rather than watch these idiots trying to act powerful.

Sure there are a few people who are worth my attention but I watched all their monthly evaluations. There is not much change comparing them to now.

Anyway, I should complete the match quickly. I am quite hungry.

Wait a minute...Dorian Halter...isn't he that turd protagonist who tried to provoke me and failed a few months earlier?

Are the heavens pitting him against me on purpose?

Hmph, let's see how much the system is truly worth.