Chapter 231
The low rankers fought with blunt weapons . It was a battle royale with fifty people in all . Everyone was your enemy . While you fought the man in front of you, the woman behind you may take you down . If you tried attacking with magic with a wide area of effect, you might find people uniting against you .
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It was hard to know what would lead a person to victory in this scenario . But as long as they fought, there would be losers and winners . There would be no draw . And the person that won would get through and move on towards the real battle .
“That one in the silver armor is impressive . ”
“Such ease of movement . ”
The fighting style of the man we were staring at was rather cowardly . But some would call it cunning .
…Who knew if it was right or wrong . What I did know, is that it drew attention .
“Oh, again…”
“A great eye…”
“For weakness, it seems…”
There was an Adventurer with a spear and one with a sword . The one with the sword seemed to retreat without closing the distance between them . Running away here would mean a stab in the back . And the spear-wielder advanced as if he had no intention of allowing the opportunity to go to waste . The spear was in range now…it was at that moment, the man with the sword was kicked from behind . He had been distracted by the spear that was poised to attack him at any moment . The spearman was also surprised, after all, the man had come flying towards him .
The newcomer quickly attacked and drove the spearman back with his sword before slamming his weapon in the back of the first swordsman as he tried to get up . In a flash, the newcomer had the advantage .
We were watching this newcomer . A man in light armor that was easy to move in and a blue bandana .
“I bet he’s going to make it to the end . ”
“Hmm… I don’t like his style, but it’s probably a good strategy for the preliminaries . ”
It wasn’t the most appealing, but it was smart when surrounded by enemies .
“Hmm…see anyone else that’s interesting…?”
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“Senior Asagi, look at that dual-wielder over there . ”
“…Huh…”
I looked at the contestant that Lemon had pointed at . He was wielding two swords, which he expertly used to bash anyone in his way and out of the boundaries . I was pretty sure that meant they were disqualified . That’s why the area was limited . It was an interesting way of doing things .
Even now, he used his left sword to parry the attack of an axe-wielder, and struck the attacker on the knee with the sword in his right hand . And then he kicked the attacker who had lost his balance . Out of bounds . Yes, it was well-done . I could see that there were already about ten people sitting on the ground behind him .
I guess they had nothing better to do but watch from there, now that they were out . It was amusing how quiet they were .
“…Really, just those two . ”
“Yes . I think it is them that will move on . ”
“What? Both of them?”
“Of course . The top two of every group . Senior Asagi, did you not hear the rules?”
“Haha… I overslept . ”
Actually, I had planned to come at this time . It just seemed like I could ask about such details later . Besides, I wanted to sleep .
“Oh, you really are hopeless, aren’t you?”
“I couldn’t be more embarrassed . ”
“Very well then, I will tell you all about it!”
“Thank you, I knew I could count on you . ”
“Hehe . I have no choice . ”
See . It was easily resolved .
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And so junior Adventurer Lemonfrost briefed me on the main rules of the Imperial Sword Tournament .
Two people would move forward in the preliminary game that were currently underway . As for the rest, well, they could try again next year . As it was a nonlethal battle, those who don’t win either surrender, are knocked unconscious, or exit the boundaries . The dual-wielder was making quite a lot of people do the later .
There would be three more preliminary matches after this before the real ones started . The eight fighters who survived the preliminaries, those with recommendations, and the previous winner would then fight . According to Lemon, three people had recommendations . Me and Daniela, plus one other person . Who was it? Well, there would be twelve of us in all .
The main tournament would have similar rules . Surrender, become unconscious or leave the boundary . Of course, there were sometimes unfortunate accidents . But the Empire would apparently supply us with magic decoy tools… That may sound safe, but I did not want to get anywhere close to dying . I had seen the tool used before when fighting against Eve . It took the damage of a lethal blow for you… I wonder how much they could cost?
“…Well, that’s basically it . ”
“I see . I see . Very interesting . Thank you . ”
“No, no! I’m glad to be of service!”
Lemon said with a laugh . It was so blinding that I found myself patting her on the head . Maybe I was starting to feel like a senior .
“Uh…Asagi?”
“Think of it as a show of gratitude . ”
“Ve-very well…”
She nodded and blushed . It was hard to believe that she was older than me… Well, she was probably younger in human years . Maybe being someone’s senior wasn’t always bad… Oh?
“It seems like the battle is finished . ”
“Yes . It was those two after all . ”
So it was the bandana guy and the dual-wielder that conquered Group A . They had certainly dominated the match…so it was no surprise .
And that was it for today . It ended quite quickly… People were already starting to get up and leave . I had to return to the inn as well…I was worried about Daniela .
“Well, I gotta go too . ”
“Oh… You’re leaving already?”
“Yeah . Daniela’s got a hangover . ”
“I see… Oh, perhaps I should go and see her?”
She asked with a tilt of her head . Charming . And there was no way that I could deny her request . I’m sure that Mister Hipericam would let her in if I explained things .
“All right, let’s go . ”
“Yes!”
We got up from our seats and headed for the entrance . There were still crowds of people, and we were crushed as the lines moved forward . It sounded like a festival outside . There were rows of street stalls and the smell of food and drink wafted in the air . There hadn’t been anything when I was on my way in…
“The Empire is famous for its ‘quick stalls’…”
“Quick…what?”
“Quick stalls . It’s like they can smell a crowd of people, and they come here . ”
So they came out of nowhere and set up their stalls . Phantom food stalls . Right . And they were famous here…Daniela would like that . Maybe I should buy something for her . Might as well treat Junior Lemon to something as well .
And so we bought some food and ate it while we walked back to the north district and the lodging facility .
Mister Hipericam acknowledged us lazily and gave his permission . And so we climbed the stairs and headed for room 315 .
“A military facility…I’ve never been in one before . ”
“Not even when you were a guard?”
“Yes . We are not the same thing, you know . ”
While they still worked for the Empire, they were still separate when it came down to it . I didn’t know why, but that was the way things were…
We quickly arrived at the door . I put in the key and it unlocked with a loud click . When I opened the door, we were greeted by the white room that appeared to be the height of cleanliness .
“Welcome . ”
“Thank you . ”
We entered and I closed the door . Lemon walked in, her eyes scanned the room as it were all very interesting to her . As I followed after her, I heard the sound of running water .
“Hmm…?”
It was coming from the bathing room . Daniela . There was no one else it could be . I checked the bedroom and it was unsurprisingly empty . So she must have finally gotten up and taken a bath…
“Asagi . Daniela doesn’t seem to be here . ”
“Yeah . I think she’s taking a bath now . I heard the sound of water . ”
“I see . ”
“We don’t have anything to serve you, but you can sit here . I’m sure she’ll be out soon . ”
“Certainly . ”
She did an exaggerated salute . I chuckled and took off my bag .