Chapter 86 - Top Secret and Thousand Blade Festival [3] (1/2)

86. Top Secret and Thousand Blade Festival [3]

The day after I heard the story of the 100 Million Years Button from Leia-sensei.

We were sitting through the last homeroom in Year 1 Class A.

「Everyone, good work today too! Judging from your appearances, all of you seem fatigued, but… Overcome it with enthusiasm and youth!」

Leia-sensei set up her favourite saying and hit the blackboard with her palm.

It is an encouragement method from sensei who still loves reading Weekly Shonen Yaiba.

(Speaking of… Everyone seems tired these days.)

The classes were as usual, but there was a hint of fatigue on the faces of my classmates.

Of course, Ria and Rose are no exception.

The other day I asked Tessa why and he said soul dress class has become particularly more intense.

Until now, all they had to do was to talk to the spirit core and negotiate so that they could share its power.

However, recently, when they request more than a certain amount of power, the spirit core seems to show fierce resistance.

So every time there is a soul dress class, they have to fight the spirit core in the world of the soul. As a result, their mental fatigue has accumulated.

(Well, in that regard, perhaps I’m『lucky』?)

In the first place, that guy doesn’t lend me even the slightest bit of power from the very beginning.

(『Negotiate and Dialogue』- On the day I show that kind of attitude, a straight right flies at me, and by the time I realise, I’m already back in the real world.)

We’ve been at each other’s throat since day one, thus I alone was full of energy even though everyone else was exhausted.

I’m already used to that kind of mental fatigue.

(Everyone is doing their best. I, too, have to push myself to the limit more!)

Recently, my motivation for training has been rising.

And the time spent fighting that guy in the world of the soul has also greatly increased.

Now that I’ve mastered『darkness』, I can actually defend against that guy’s attacks.

This is tremendous growth.

(This darkness is a really useful power.)

The jet-black darkness acts perfectly as both offense and defence in unity.

When I wear it, it becomes a strong armor which protects me.

When I concentrate it on my sword, it becomes a『pseudo-black sword』that boasts fearsome sharpness.

When I concentrate it on my wounds, most of them are healed in no time.

(Haa… I truly wonder what kind of ability my soul dress will have?)

An unknown power that is still far in the distance – soul dress.

Just thinking about it makes my heart beat faster and a smile naturally spread on my face.

(Fufu, I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s class again.)

When I was thinking about that,

「Well, it’s about time to disperse, but… I have one big announcement today!」

Sensei said and coughed once.

「It is finally the time for the annual『Thousand Blade Festival』! I know there are a lot of you who have already heard from your seniors in clubs, but I will explain it briefly just in case!」

Then she spoke roughly about the Thousand Blade Festival.

「Thousand Blade Festival is an academy festival held here at Thousand Blade Academy once a year! Since we are one of the『Five Academy』, the festival’s liveliness is quite remarkable! Every year, many public visitors from outside the academy participate – including young swordsmen who will knock on the gates of Thousand Blade Academy in the future! I want you to enjoy it with the awareness and pride of being a student of Thousand Blade Academy!」

We’ve already heard most of this from the president and others..

「There’s only two weeks until the Thousand Blade Festival. From now on, I will ask you to decide what activity Year 1 Class A will carry out. Those who have come up with a good idea, please do not hesitate to raise your hand! I don’t mind what the activity is, as long as you have a lot of fun!」

After that, everyone came up with ideas as they pleased – which was eventually narrowed down to five.

Cosplay Cafe.

Filmmaking in class.

Mini-game tournament.

Handmade Ramzak store.

Blue Sky Practice-Swing Party.

All of them were attractive and it was difficult to say which one of them was better.

The Practice-Swing Party under the blue sky was especially attractive.

「Fumu, there’s a strange one mixed in there, but… Well, that’s fine I guess.」

As Leia-sensei said that, she handed out ballots to everyone and set up a ballot box on top of the teacher’s table.

「-Those who have decided on your vote, insert it in this box!」

After that, we voted one by one.

「…Yoshi, everyone has voted. Let’s tally the votes!」

Sensei then opened the ballot box and began to tally it.

And the results were –

Cosplay Cafe – sixteen votes.

Filmmaking in class – six votes.

Mini-game tournament – four votes.

Handmade Ramzak store – three votes.

Blue Sky Practice-Swing Party – one vote.

Year 1 Group A activity was decided to be a Cosplay Cafe which gained the support of the majority.

「What…!?」

It was decided by everyone’s majority vote, thus I had no complaints about the result.

However, there was only one thing that was frustrating…

That is – I had only one vote in my proposal, the『Blue Sky Practice-Swing Party』.

Needless to say, this one vote was cast by me.

In other words,『zero votes』.

(I thought it would definitely be fun. To swing together with swordsmen from outside the academy…)

Apparently, my poor explanation didn’t properly convey the joy of the Blue Sky Practice-Swing Party to everyone.

(I’m going to try again next year.)

Thousand Blade Festival is not something that is only held particularly this year alone.

It’s just a matter of trying again next year and making the evolved Blue Sky Practice-Swing Party come true.

As I was secretly burning with eagerness,

「Well then, everyone, immediately begin the preparations!」

「「「Ou!」」」

And the preparations for the opening of the Cosplay Cafe began.

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After that, the entire class started setting up the Cosplay Café after the last homeroom for the next two weeks.