Chapter Chapter 85: 10. We came, we saw, we won (10) (1/2)
RATH 85
TL: Eevee
10. We came, we saw, we won (10)
For some reason it feels like I just got dunked in a mud pool.
“Innit cuz the students’re cussing owner out?”
“No, that’s normal. My ears don’t even itch anymore.”
It can’t be helped.
To begin with, the teachers hated most by students were the ones that were always the ones that were most proactive for them.
The best teachers as a student are the ones that don’t care no matter what you’re doing!
The teachers that don’t yell at you to cut your hair, or sleep during class are never cursed at.
But teachers like me who look after their students with love and diligence are always hated.
Why the hell are you sticking your nose in my business, they say.
These young students still don’t appreciate that this is all part of a teacher’s dedication and affection.
But once they graduate those teachers are the ones that last the longest in their minds.
The ones that would hit them, yell at them, and despite all that, see them the most!
“Yeah, nup, nuh-uh. I guarantee ya once those kids graduate they won’t even look anywhere near where owner is.”
“It is common sense that disciples do not tread on even their master’s shadows, nor may they look them in the eye!”
“Wait, that wunt what I meant…”
I ignored the metal bat’s face that reeked of some frustration of some sort, and checked Yugrasia’s scoreboard again.
[Arucia: 0pt]
[Marcis: 7pt]
[Yugrasia: 34pt]
[Mercaria: 0pt]
“Kaah, beautiful.”
“But owner’s ex-disciple still worky worky really hard and got 7 points?”
“She did… I really wanted to bring her over, out of everyone else…”
No.17 left a deep impression on everyone as she powered up like a protagonist, and struggled on her own to bring two victories to Marcis.
But now she should be approaching her limits as well.
“There are nine events left. Since the final Siege event lasts the entire day, she needs to win the majority of the events in these last two days in order for Marcis to even have a hope of overturning Yugrasia’s lead. Even for No.17, that’s impossible.”
Unless the last day was worth 100 points like some of the old variety shows I watched, it’s impossible for them to win.
Because since most of the events took place alongside each other, the most events someone could participate in a day was two at the absolute most!
Even if she takes out two wins per day, there will be no way that could make a comeback!
“…was what I’d been thinking until just yesterday!”
“Owner, it’s sumthin’ ya say a lot. Cut ya foot on ya trusted axe. That’s a really good phrase for this, ya know?”
Perhaps the admins of the imperial festival were going crazy, but the match timetables we got at lunch were weird.
[All of today’s events are worth 10pt each.]
The first day’s events of the imperial festival were worth 1 point.
Out of the 6 events of the second day, 1 was worth 2 points and the rest were worth 1 point.
On the third day, there were 6 events, similar to the second day. But they were worth twice as many points at two points each, and the event that No.17 won was worth 4 points.
And yesterday’s events were worth 3 points each, with one being worth 6!
But each event is worth 10 points from Day 5 onwards? If one were to win just two events, wouldn’t that put them within range of a comeback victory?!
Where the hell did the ‘equal for all’ imperial festival go to!
“Owner, if that’s whatcha gonna complain about, then the Mercaria kids’ll probably have more to say on that than you do?”
“They’re just here to make up the numbers so they’re not important! They’re boring as well!”
“The imperial festival’s gone boring cuz’a Yugrasia as well. Ya know how boring an event that’s already got a winner is? The gamblers especially are probs going nuts right now?”
“Although the people that bet on Yugrasia are probably kicking up more of a storm than them.”
“Like owner?”
“Yes, like me!”
In the end, I bet 5000 gold on odds of 15 to 1 at a secret gambling den.
Although of course it was unofficial!
The official odds actually exceed a whopping 100 to 1, but the amount of gold you can bet is too small, and it also has the drawback that you need to go retrieve the money in person from the imperial Treasury offices.
Rather than running the risk of getting caught, a place where I wouldn’t get caught, and was much more profitable despite the smaller odds was better for me.
“If I win, 75000 gold! If it’s that much then at least I’ll break even on my investment!”
“If owner gets rich then I’ll get to eat all the tasty things I want too!”
The metal bat beside me was just as excited as I was.
But for a metal stick, just why the heck was it so fixated on finding things to eat?
No, I’ve asked this question several times before, but how is it even eating?
“That’s, a secret!”
“Yes, yes.”
I nodded my head and looked over today’s event schedule.
One individual event, and three team events.
What was particularly noteworthy was that two of those team events were massive ones involving over a 100 people from each school.
“If it’s a team event there’ll be a couple of academies that think they might have a chance.”
The most formidable opponent is as always, Marcis.
No.17 and her winning streak in the events she appeared in from Day 3 onwards was of course a problem in itself, but if over 100 people all concentrated their firepower on us, then our side could expect significant casualties as well.
“If it’s No.17 who’s back to normal, then before all her teammates become useless, she’d have them squeeze out all their mana and launching long-range bombardments.”
“Stuco pres’ll probs be a necessity to stop that kinda barrage?”
“But we don’t know which event she’ll appear in.”
Aris wanted a rematch against No.17, but she failed to get one yesterday.
We thought she’d show up in the 6 point match, but she showed up in the 3 point match and defeated the vice-president Karen to take three points.
Moreover, since all the events today were worth 10 points, it was impossible to predict where No.17 would appear based on the point allocations alone.
Well, things would hardly go a different way.
Even a certain cheat rabbit took 8 volumes before he fought against the heroine again, after all.(1)
“Enough aya bullshite and wurk, owner!”
“Yes, yes.”
The imperial festival was a match between academies, not between students.
And thus the roles of the teachers weren’t to say ‘we’ve taught you all up till now so get out there and fight!’ and kick back and watch, but look through records of past events based off what events the students were going to be participating in, and look over what tactics and strategies had been used up til now.
“Although if ya look at owner that’s just watching and munching on that thing ya call popcorn that’s not at all what it feels like!”
Of course not, dummy. Even if I look like this I’m still the mastermind behind the Flood of Salsu.(2)
Although of course I didn’t do anything after that! All I did was watch the kids fight while munching on popcorn!
“Uwiit, can’t ya at weast thinka where owner’s ex-disciple’s gonna show up?”
As the metal bat started showing signs of annoyance, I made a questioning face.
“Why are you so enthusiastic all of a sudden?”