Chapter 230
I came out into room 316 of the lodging facility . The place I had been in . Daniela was still in her hangover stupor .
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“…Hmm . It’s the same as two weeks ago . ”
It was kind of maddening, but I would get used to it .
In any case, the first thing to do after my return was to crawl into bed . This was the first day of the preliminaries for the Imperial Sword Tournament . There would likely be a great opening ceremony first . And it probably wouldn’t start till 10 o’clock if not later . Daniela’s eyebrows narrowed as she slept . I would have to wake her up… Ah, but I really was tired… I could barely keep my eyes opened…
“Hahhh…just a little…just a little…”
I adjusted the position of my pillow and then gave in to the demon of sleep .
I was very glad that I had adhered to a strict schedule up until now . I woke up at 11 . As I had slept at around 8 o’clock, that meant I had gotten three hours of sleep…hmm, wasn’t much .
However, I wanted to check out the competition, and so I slipped out of bed and made my way to the arena, the Radelia Shvein Arena, alone . Daniela was too ill to come .
While there were procedures to take in entering the place, people who were fighting in the tournament were allowed to enter through a separate gate .
“Good morning . ”
“Good morning . Are you fighting?”
“Yes . ”
I said as I pulled out my status card .
Name: Asagi Kamiyashiro
Race: Human
Job: Adventurer(Rank: A)
Alias: Silvergreen
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LV: 89
HP: 850/850
MP: 835/835
STR: 463 VIT: 481
AGI: 936 DEX: 482
INT: 455 LUK: 39
Skills: ‘Jack of all Trades, Master of None’, Legs of the God Wolf, Eyes of the God Wolf, Single-handed Sword(9/10), Short sword(6/10), Spear(3/10), Archer(2/10), Greatsword(6/10), Presence Detection(8/10), Presence Block(4/10), Nighteyes(5/10)
Magic: Ice(9/10), Water(8/10), Fire(2/10)
Quest: Imperial Sword Tournament
Party: Daniela Villesilf
Equipment: Armor
Head: none
Torso: None
Arms: None
Legs: None
Feet: Sand Lizard Boots
Weapons: Glampanzer
– None
– None
Clothes: Bewitching Black Cotton Shirt
“…Yes, everything’s in order . I see you’ll be fighting in the main matches . ”
“Uh, yeah . ”
“Good luck . ”
“Thank you . ”
You needed to show that the ‘Imperial Sword Tournament’ was displayed on your status card . It was like a ticket .
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While it was a different entrance, I was going to the same place as the spectators, as I wanted to watch . Perhaps very popular fighters were seated somewhere else… I could imagine the chaos that would ensue if someone here was popular .
“AHHH! It’s the great Adlus!”
“Look over here!”
“Oh, Adlus…how noble…!”
Ohhh . So there was someone very popular here . Someone called Adlus . Let’s see…
“Huh…”
A handsome man was waving his hand with a friendly look . Graceful and with pearly white teeth . Woah…he looked like some kind of prince…how noble…
“…Hm?”
There was something distinct about him . The pale skin and platinum blonde hair .
“The eyes…are gold . ”
Was he a light elf…yes, he must be . I’ve never seen a light elf other than Daniela before… I see, so light elves usually had gold eyes . Daniela’s unique skill made her eyes a beautiful green . It complimented her skin, but a golden-eyed Daniela would also be…
As for this Adlus, he was wearing white clothes and had a silhouette that seemed almost blurred . Actually, he was so bright that my eyes hurt just looking at him . I didn’t know if it was strategy or some religious thing, but I put him on my list of people to watch out for . Adlus . Light elf . Handsome . Noble .
It seemed that the opening ceremony had just finished, and the emperor was now leaving after having made a speech . If this were a comic book, the emperor would have likely been some cute little kid, but the person I saw was clearly an adult . He looked strong too . In the prime of his life . I had the suspicion that there’d be some kind of exhibition match after the tournament .
I wandered around after the beloved emperor had left, and searched for an empty seat . I found one between a very fit young man and a girl with ash-colored hair .
“…Huh? Miss Lemonfrost?”
“What? Oh!”
So it was . Lemonfrost…something .
“It’s Lemonfrost Grasilf! Ugh . Are you always so forgetful, Mister Asagi?”
“Uh, sorry about that . It’s been a while . How have you been?”
“Ah, good health is the one thing I always have!”
She was a guard in the swampland town of Arkaroid . She had been bemoaning the fact that she had not been able to find time to come to the capital .
“What about your job?”
“Oh, that! I quit!”
“Huh . ”
She quit! …Well, it was probably a good thing, as they were terrible and never gave her a day off…
“And I decided to make the most of my newfound freedom by becoming an Adventurer!”
“Huh, an Adventurer . That’s great . ”
“It is! I expect you to give me lots of good advice . Senior Asagi . ”
“Uh, sure . ”
Adventurer Asagi Kamiyashiro and his junior . And I just became A Rank the other day .
I wasn’t quite sure how to react to this, but my ears were suddenly filled with a roar so deafening that my heart nearly stopped .
“Wh-what!?”
“It’s about to begin!”
I looked at the center of the arena . There was a raised platform where the fighters were now standing on . These were likely group A . From what I heard, two hundred people had added their names to the list . These two hundred were to be split up into four groups .
“Today’s preliminaries are for G to E-rankers . Those who win will go on to the main match!”
“…Are there preliminaries for the other ranks as well?”
“Yes . From E to A . Of course, people above that are not allowed to participate . The fight would be a joke and the venue would probably get destroyed . ”
“Oh…So I guess I barely got in then . ”
“What? Mister Asagi, you’re Rank now?”
“Just recently . ”
“That’s amazing…! You must be famous!”
“No…hehe…”
I chuckled bashfully at her praise . But then I thought of something .
“Hey, Miss Lemonfrost . ”
“You can call me Lemon . ”
“Fine, Miss Lemon . Are the main fights divided into ranks?”
“The preliminaries are, but everyone participates in the main matches together . ”
“But wouldn’t that put the lower ranks at a disadvantage?”
A G-Ranker who just barely got through would then have to take on a group of Rankers! It sounded like bullying to me .
“Well, it is a tradition . ”
“Tradition?”
“Yes . The winner of the first-ever Imperial Sword Tournament was a G-Rank Adventurer . Some people made fortunes off of this unexpected ‘giant-killing,’ and those people became nobles . People love the unpredictability of the games, you might say!”
“I see…so that’s why hopeful Adventurers join, even if they have a low rank . ”
“Exactly!”
Giant killing… So it meant I would do good not to underestimate anyone . I would have to stay on my guard . I clenched my fists and swore to myself that I would not lose .
“Ah, it has started!”
I looked up as Lemon shouted . The Adventurers had scattered out and were closing in on their targets .
The Imperial Sword Tournament had begun .