Chapter 30.1 - Recruitment Period and Strange Group [3] – part 1 (2/2)

「It would be more convenient to have a lot of club budget. For instance…… Yes, you can buy the right to use the practice ground!」

「Right to use practice ground…?」

「Yeah, you can negotiate with the swimming club and the swordsmanship club and have them rent the pool or gymnasium in exchange for a certain amount of club budget!」

「Hee, that’s convenient.」

It seems that there are more uses for club budget than I thought.

「Then, let’s decide the participants immediately!」

Then we tried to talk to the other club members – classmates in Class A.

However, many of the Class A, including Tessa, had already been registered as a participant in another club.

(Well, it’s only natural if I think about it normally…)

The class division of Thousand Blade Academy is divided from Class A to Class F in order of highest grades.

And, the club budget war must have at least one first-year student participate by all means.

In addition, if soul dress is not allowed in the first-year players match – it was natural to choose a student of Class A who received the highest evaluation in terms of pure swordsmanship.

As a result, the participants of practice-swing club were decided to be me, Ria and Rose.

「It feels like the usual.」

「Fufu, let’s do our best to win the overall competition!」

「We will definitely win.」

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A week later, the Club Budget War was finally held.

The venue is the Underground Training Ground.

A square stage placed in the center.

In addition, the audience seats were set up so as to surround it.

It was the place where I exchanged swords with Ria on the first day of enrolling into the academy.

The audience seat was packed with students, and the whole venue was filled with tremendous enthusiasm.

(However… I didn’t think we would get this far.)

First match against Mountaineering Club.

Second match against Cheerleading Club.

Third match against Arm Wrestling Club.

Fourth match against Judo Club.

Pushing through the rest of the clubs, we advanced to the finals.

「Fufu, Practice-Swing Club is making great progress!」

「A natural outcome!」

「A-As expected of both of you.」

Up until now, I haven’t fought in any of the matches.

Because the vanguard Ria, and the center Rose, won the first two rounds without fail and continued to win straight.

(No one would have imagined a team consisting of three first-year players.)

Soul dress was not allowed in a match against first-year student.

The senpais, whose soul dress were sealed by this rule, couldn’t carry out the match as they planned, and fell one after another against Ria and Rose.

「Now! Well then, we’re starting the final match! I’m sure you already know, but I’m going to introduce you to the『Special Rules』for the final match!」

A female student who was in charge of the Club Budget War live commentating, began explaining in a loud voice.

「Up until now, by winning two consecutive matches with just the vanguard and center – did not require for a General match to be held. However! Only in this finals, even if the victory or defeat is decided in the previous two matches, the General match will be held! We would like to ask the Generals to contend with their peak swordsmanship, which will be an example for all students!」

This was the announcement before the start of the Club Budget War final.

「Then, let’s move on to the introduction of each club immediately! A strange group who keep swinging the sword in one corner of the schoolyard! The dark horse of the Club Budget War which boasts a number of 30 members immediately after its founding! It is the entrance of the Practice-Swing Club!」

…Does it warrant being called a『strange group』just for swinging the sword?

While thinking about that, I went up to the stage with Ria and Rose.

「The Vanguard is contestant Ria-Vesteria! The Center is contestant Rose-Valencia! And finally, the General is club head, contestant Allen-Rodore!」

And then,

「Good luck! Allen, Ria, Rose!」

「Don’t lose! You have our support!」

「You have to win after coming this far!」

Enthusiastic cheering was sent by everyone in Class A who gathered in the audience seat.

「And they will be facing against, the underground rulers of Thousand Blade Academy! The Executives of Student Council! The Vanguard is Secretary Lilim-Tsuorine! Center is the Accountant Ferris-Magdalot! And the General, of course, our student council president – Sie-Arcstria! …Well, that vice-president is currently away from the country due to a punishment game, so that person will miss the Club Budget War!」

All of the opponents were surprisingly female students.

(But the vice-president was away from the country due to a punishment game?)

Just what kind of a game they played…?

「Well, that’s it! First round – we will start the vanguard match!」

Thus, the battle between the Practice-Swing Club and the Student Council Executives began.