Chapter 137: Main Tournament (Part-3) (1/2)
Roeselawik
Yeah, another one. But don't get too happy now. I have to work on side chapters and my other novels, so the next chapter will take some time.
I look at the fixture again, trying to figure out this strange arrangement. Except for the three Princesses and their fifteen opponents, all the other contestants are placed in normal one versus one matches.
“Wait a second, no one from the Elves or the Vampires is matched against the Princesses. It’s either us humans or the Beastkins,” I say with a frown.
“I don’t know why they would do this. Maybe they will inform us before the tournament starts?” Evelyn says wonderingly.
“I guess so…”
[I think that they just don’t want to waste time on the weaklings. It’s better to remove all of them in one go, right? After all, humans and the low-level Beastkins are no match against those Elves, Vampires, and the high-level Beastkins.]
True, it does seem like they’re trying to get rid of us early. There fuckers…
[Well, what can you do? If you think about it, this isn’t even unfair. You guys are just not powerful enough to compete against them.]
Damn… If only I could get enough life points to buy that new unnamed 01 skill, these guys wouldn’t dare to underestimate me.
[Well, true, you might be able to defeat Princess Ilyrana by forcefully activating Beast Awakening, but let me give you an advice— don’t show that skill carelessly once you buy it. Save it as your hidden trump-card for emergency situation.]
Yeah, alright…
But anyway, I am not going to go down that easily. I will give my best and maybe, I might even win!
[Pff-hahaha— I-I mean, that’s the spirit… Yay!]
Just fuck off…
Evelyn and I climb up the stairs, entering the stands. Even though the place is not that crowded at the moment, the seats are filling up extremely fast. Fortunately, Layla and others have already saved us a couple of seats in the front.
“Have you guys seen the fixture!? What is happening!?”
As I settle down on my seat (between Layla and Maya), Riley immediately bursts out about the match arrangements. Being one of the ten qualifiers, she seems quite angry about this as well.
…
“By the way, where is Kate? I cannot see her anywhere. Both of you are in the first match, right?” I ask Riley after looking around for a while.
“Yeah, we’re going against Princess Leena. Anyway, you shouldn’t worry; she’s with her parents. I met her before you guys came,” Riley reply.
“I see…”
That’s why she didn’t come to see me immediately…
Once the stadium gets filled up completely, Principal Winde finally enters the arena to address the crowd and to officially start the main Magical Tournament.
Unlike what I expected, he actually explains the reason behind this five-versus-one arrangement. According to him, this will give the human students (and some of the weaker Beastkins) a fair chance to climb up in the tournament.
But honestly, all of this is bullshit to me. Even if all fifteen of us fight against a single princess, there’s no guarantee that we could win.
“… I would like to end my speech here. Now, without further ado, let’s start the tournament! Participants in the first and the second match, please assemble in the waiting area near the stairs!” Principal Winde calls out.
“Wish me luck,” Riley mutters as she stands up, looking somewhat nervous.
We try to fire her up a little before sending her off towards the waiting area. Immediately afterward, I turn around and start looking for Kate again. This time, to my relief, I successfully spot her at a distance.
Woah… what is that??
Kate’s standing in front of an extremely large, gorilla-like man. His head and face are covered with a ton of black hair and his body looks similar to a buff wrestler who’s way past his prime. Even from this far, he looks really scary.
Please God… Don’t tell me that he’s Kate’s father…
Kate moves forward and hugs the huge man before moving away towards the waiting area.
Oh, for fuck’s sake!
Once all the participants get assembled, Principal Winde asks them to enter the arena while leaving for the stands himself. Riley, Kate, and the other three people walk out of the waiting room with a stiff smile on their faces. Leena also stands up from her seat and elegantly climbs down to the arena.
All of them take their respective positions before Principal Winde starts the count-down.
“Three… Two… One… Start!”
Before her five opponents could even begin casting their spells, Leena raises her right hand and waves it gently. Suddenly, black miasma envelops around Kate and everyone else around her, and the next instant, they all collapse on the ground— fainted.
…
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The stadium quiets down as everyone looks at Leena in shock. Completely unperturbed by this, she turns around and starts walking back to her seat. A moment later, a team of medics rushes into the arena and takes away the unconscious bodies of Kate, Riley, and the other three on stretchers.
Cough