Chapter 18
The subject I’m good at is humanities .
The subject I’m not good at is science .
Then what about moving my body?
I love it!
When I was in high school, there was a camping boom so I got into the outdoors activity club, and that was a blast . We went to the campsite with our bicycles, camped there, and chat around . Other than that, I also love moving my body . My grades in PE is the second I’m proudest of after humanities studies .
Basically, my science studies are always barely passing .
And then, finally the time for PE class has arrived in this academy .
The usual sailor jacket uniform was nice, but the PE uniform is awesome as well .
“Alright, what will we do for PE?”
“Y-You’re full of spirits, aren’t you, Astrid-sama . I am worried . ”
Why do you need to be worried, Miine-kun? We’ll run, jump and leap, and we’ll refresh ourselves by moving our bodies . When you exercise,, your head clears up and you can think coherently, so that’s why I love exercising .
Furthermore, to prepare for the confrontation against my fate, I’ve done training with Earhart-san from my house’s knight orders . But I was only for a short period from when I was four until when I was six . I more or less had understood about going against people that use swords, but I feel like I lack experience to properly understand .
So to compensate for it, I have to exercise! I’ll be the sprinting, shooting villainess!”
“Master, does master like exercising?”
“That’s right . I love it . I feel refreshed if I move my body after all . ”
I replied thus toward Blau who was floating around me .
“Alright, so what are we going to do for PE today? Sprinting? Long-distance race? Or is it a ball game?”
I was excited as I followed the PE teacher .
“Ladies and gentlemen . You all must have basic understanding of Elemental Magic . At the very least, in the first year of Elementary School you will have a deeper understanding about the basics of Earth and Wind elementals”, the PE teacher said .
Huh? This is a PE class, right? Why are we talking about magic?
“In the future, it is important for you to figure out what field are you going to apply your magic knowledge in . Of course, it goes without saying to those who aims to become a combat magician or a knight . You would need Elemental Magic and Blood Magic . ”
Hm hm . Now I understand the content of today’s lesson .
“Well then, about today’s class, we will have a mock battle using Elemental Magic . Although I said mock battle, it’s more like a game . It’s a game where you’ll compete by throwing earth balls at your enemy’s position . You may use any type of Elemental Magic you have been taught . ”
I see . A mud ball version of a snowball fight, huh .
Seems like fun . I’m getting excited .
“We will do this class with a mix of boys and girls . Please split into two groups now . ”
The moment sensei said that, I ran away from Friedrich in a dash .
As a result, Friedrich could not find me . I did it .
“Alright, it seems like you’ve split into two teams . ”
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There are a lot of girls in my camp, and there are a lot of boys in Friedrich’s camp .
But the physical strength of elementary school boys and girls isn’t that different . Same could be said about magical prowess, so I don’t think we’ll be at a disadvantage .
“Alright, I shall explain the rules . The team that fills the other team’s position with mud balls made using Earth Elemental the most wins . You can throw them, or if you’re confident, you can bring them over with your Wind Elementals . ”
Normally Wind Elemental aren’t quite useful, isn’t it? I probably couldn’t just invoke a hurricane to pepper the enemy’s encampment with mud balls, huh .
“You’ll be taken out if the mud ball hits you, and you’ll be asked to leave the arena . Also, you are not allowed to use anything other than mud, be it rocks or stones . You’ll also be dropped out if you aimed for the face . Remember to do this competition in a good manner .
Tch . So it’s impossible to make Friedrich drop dead in the middle of the confusion, huh .
“That’s it for the rules . Begin!”
And then with the sound of the whistle, the fight begins .
“Let’s go!”
Adolf in Friedrich’s camp is full of spirits, huh . Seems like we felt similarly .
“W-What should we do, Astrid-sama?”
“As long as we don’t break the rules, then anything goes, so I have a lot in my sleeve . ”
While Miine-kun was flustered, I was smiling .
Those fools on the other side are still frantically making mud balls . Perhaps because there are a lot of girls here and they’re afraid of getting dirty, we’re not making a good progress with our mud balls .
“Everyone! We can take a shower later, so let’s go!”
“Y-Yes! Astrid-sama!”
Alright . I have a plan .
We have to yeet some mud balls to their base . We can’t use stones, and we’ll eliminate them if we hit their bodies .
Which means…!
“Earth Spirit-san! Help me out!”
I imagined, and it forms into reality .
“VVas!?”
A giant wall was erected in front of our base . The incoming mud balls hits the wall and crumbles away with a splat . Now that a towering wall stands before the enemy, they’ll have to either throw their mud balls over the wall or flank us from the side .
This is not against the rules so it’s alright, you know?
“Miine, take five girls and defend the right flank . Lotte, you take five other girls and defend the left flank . The rest of you should focus in making the mud balls . Okay?”
“Yes! I understand, Astrid-sama!”
Alright, our base’s defense is in order . So I should get moving now .
The earth wall that I made prevented the enemies to attack us, and in return, the wall also prevents us from attacking them . In that case, there’s only one way to go: a mobile strike .
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“I’ll take this!”
I took six mud balls from the girls who are on defense duty and flies to the field from the right flank of the wall .
“!? They’re attacking!”
Oh my, did you think just because we’re girls, we won’t come to attack you?
“Blau, try circulating the wind around me . Do it just enough to deflect the incoming mud balls . ”
“Roger to that, Master!”
I think I can still be alright even if I don’t deflect them .
Meanwhile, I concentrated on my Blood Magic, fire up my nervous system, enhanced my muscles and run about in a zig-zag maneuver . The field was wide, reaching about 50-meters, so I could move quite easily .
“Damn it! I can’t aim!”
I learned about this when I was playing airsoft games .
“There! There! There!”
I crossed the field in one go, and as I ran sideways facing the boys, I threw my mud balls . They call it their base, but they don’t even have sandbags piled up to defend themselves, so it’s easy to aim at their bodies . Feeling great, I kept bombarding them with mud balls .
“She got Rudolf!”
“Your Highness, please stand back! Please leave it to this Dieter! Auh!”
“Aah! She got Dieter!”
Fufufu . The boys’ camp is in turmoil .
“YEET!”
I tossed the rest of the mud balls toward the boys’ feet, and as I secured three points, I started retreating back to my own base .
“Like I’ll let you!”
and Adolf started to break into pursuit .
I lowered my postures as much as possible and ran past him . I managed to successful got behind Adolf . Alright, I should keep this up .
“The enemy is coming! Right flank! Prepare to fire!”
I rushed toward my base and said that to the girls .
“Tei!”
“Yaah!”
And then, Miine-kun and girls in charge of the defense of the right flank circled around the wall, faced Adolf and started peppering at Adolf in unison . I dashed with full force using Blood Magic, so he was quite late behind me .
“Uwah!”
Finally, the miserable Adolf is now drenched with mud .
“Adolf-sama, please forgive me! I will wipe you clean right now!”
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“Don’t mind it . This is a competition after all . ”
Aah, that’s right . Miine-kun was interested in Adolf, wasn’t she? I made her do something bad then didn’t I .
But to think that she immediately went over and wiped him off with her handkerchief . Your girl power is strong, Miine-kun . Could it be that this will increase Adolf’s favorability points toward Miine-kun? Oh, but since he’s so prideful, I don’t really know .
“Next, next! Did you make some more balls? I’ll strike them again!”
“Yes, Astrid-sama!”
If this keeps up, our victory is certain .
But it was truly a mistake for Adolf to have pursued me at that time . You were supposed to be the commander . Why is the cowardly Friedrich left in charge of what’s left of the boys? This is too easy!
“Alright, I’ll be going in!”
I took 6 more mud balls and dashed towards the enemy base again .
“Take it easy . Aim for the time she throws her mud balls . Her movement dulls when she throws her mud balls . ”
“Understood, your Majesty!”
Hoo . That Friedrich is actually paying attention, huh . It’s true though, I mean I’m only human, so it’ll be difficult for me to dash in full power while aiming and throwing . If it were me, I would also strike the moment I started throwing .
Besides, the boys’ base was still moving around without stopping after taking my attack earlier . Seems like they knew that they’ll be easy targets if they stand still . But despite thinking that far, why didn’t they make a wall themselves? Is it because of that peace-loving idiot Friedrich? But whatever . I have a countermeasure for that .
I closed in to throwing distance to the boys’ base and immediately jumped .
I flew two meters into the air, while Friedrich and the boys stared at me while being taken aback .
“Tei! Tei! To—!”
I threw my mud balls at the boys as I flew .
“Now!”
The boys followed Friedrich’s orders and aimed at me, and then mud balls started flying at me .
But it’s too weak!
“Blau! Maximum output!”
“Roger, master!”
Blau increased the output to maximum, and thanks to that, the balls thrown at me falls following gravitational pull . If I flew up, gravity will help me, so it’s relatively simple to deflect the enemy attack .
“Wind Elemental!?”
“It’s her fairy!”
You’re all a bit too late in noticing it, gentlemen . Friedrich was the only one who wasn’t surprised since he could see the flow of Mana . He’s thinking of how to deal with this situation right now .
But the battlefield isn’t a leisurely place where you can take your sweet time considering .
“Ju~st, Landing!”
With the momentum of my flight, I landed in the middle of the boys’ base . I only have one goal .
“Alright, I shall annihilate all of you here, gentlemen . ”
The place I landed was the place where the boys stockpiled the mud balls they made .
The boys were just done throwing their mud balls at me, so right now they’re unarmed . They’re all sitting ducks .
“Tei! Tei! Tei!”
I continuously slung mud balls at the boys lined up before me and exterminated them . I don’t want Friedrich to glare at me later, so I aimed for his legs . I admit I’m truly a coward .
“Match finished!”
The moment I annihilated the boys’ base, the PE teacher sounded his whistle .
“Aah . What can I say . The match ended up differently than what I expected, but both camps followed the rules and fought well . That enthusiasm of yours are commendable . ”
You can’t really commend just enthusiasm . You need to win the war .
“But I think I need to revise the rule…Also, miss Astrid, please do not use Blood Magic without permission in this class next time . Although the class is under teacher supervision, Blood Magic is still dangerous . ”
“Okaay!”
Tch . I thought the PE class is a good chance to experiment with Blood Magic . But they won’t notice if I use it to fiddle with the nervous system, right? That’s okay, right?
“Well, well . Should I say I couldn’t expect less from Astrid . ”
“N-No, it was pure luck, you know? Luck . ”
I knew that Friedrich would get involved with me if I stood out and win, but I still wanted to win this game of chance, so here I am, standing out . I actually started to think if I’m an idiot or something .
“Please don’t be humble . You have already known how to use Blood Magic after all . Also not only you have a talent in magic, it seems like you also have a talent in battles . You erected a wall to your front, defended both your flanks, and you with the most mobility went for the attack . It was a magnificent strategy . ”
Oh? I thought you’re a peace-loving idiot, but you can read tactics as well, huh . It’s quite obvious though, right? He’s a prince after all, so he would’ve been given a more special education than a duke’s daughter like me . He probably had learned about military history too .
“But it would have been great if this could be a world where someone like you do not have to fight, right?”
Keh . In the end you went back to this? You’re still a peace-loving idiot after all .
“The age of Flames and Steel is upon us, so shouldn’t the empire be mobilizing its human resources instead?”
“The age of Flames and Steel…is it . I do understand that, but I feel that I want to avoid that . ”
The Prussian Empire had spread its military forces admirably . The Oestreich empire wants to decide who will take control of Reich for many years . I also heard that Empress Ekaterina of the Melliaria Empire is planning to encircle the Prussian Empire before long .
In the game, the Prussian Empire was just barely overtaken the age of Flames and Steel, but in the end, there was no other choice to go to war .
The age of Flames and Steel is upon us . But then this Prince comes along!
“Adolf-sama, I truly apologize . I have soiled your clothes…”
“Clothes for PE is meant to be stained in the first place . Besides, I seem to have stained your handkerchief as well . I shall wash it and return it to you . Forgive me . ”
Wait, oh my? Adolf and Miine-kun is gradually getting closer, aren’t they?
Hmm hmm . This is nice . Please continue dealing with that landmine away from me .