“““Kyaaaaaaaaaaah!! Hero-samaaaaaaaaa!!!”””
With the appearance of the hero, cheers erupted in the entire venue. In addition to his perfect background as a prince, he also possess such handsome features. It is only natural that he is overwhelmingly popular with women.
“Tch, I guess we’ll have to wait till we get to the final tournament before we could see him lose in front of the big crowd. I can’t wait to see those women lose their faith in him.”
『Master, you have such an evil look on your face that it makes it hard to believe that you are a baby.』
In the center of the ring, the hero drew his sword from the sheath at his waist and raised the tip to the sky. On this day, the sky is dazzling. The sunlight poured down on the sword, reflecting on the blade made of Orichalcum, making it sparkle more. The sight was so picturesque that the venue fell silent for a moment.
As if to take advantage of that, the hero raised his voice,
“In the name of the Seventh Prince, I, Orion Alcelal, declare the opening of the Martial Arts Tournament!!”
It was just one simple declaration. Still, that may have been a good speech because immediately after he spoke, cheers erupted once again.
“Good luck to everyone!”
With that ending statement, the hero dashed down the ring.
“I see, he truly is a prince. He carried himself in an impressive and dignified presence in front of this huge crowd.”
“Well, I doubt the hero Leon could have done something like that. He may have the appearance of an aristocrat, but he didn’t have much refinement. I suppose that can’t be helped, seeing as he came from the countryside.”
His descendants are now a royalty, they also have the elegance that befits them.
“…… However, albeit from the sky, when you look at the current hero like this, didn’t you notice something a little strange?”
“? I didn’t feel anything in particular though.”
『Me too. What exactly do you mean by a strange feeling?』
“Hmm, how do I put it….”
Lindwurm asks for details, but I’m not sure how to describe it.
“It’s just an instinct…… Somehow, I just feel that something is not right……”
“Isn’t that because Reus-sama is familiar with hero Leon so you can’t help but compare them? Even though Orion is now wearing the same equipment and is his descendant, he is still a different person after all. Maybe that’s why you feel something is off?”
“Hmm, is that so?”
As we were going through this exchange, the first qualifying match is about to begin. About 10 skilled fighters, who were assigned to the first group, came up to the ring at the same time.
“Well, it looks like everyone is in their designated places! By the way, the initial positions were decided randomly and we informed the contestants in advance!”
This is probably because there are some advantages and disadvantages depending on the positioning. Since it is a circular ring, the contestants are lined up at exactly equal intervals. Well, the point that a large number of people are doing it all at once is not very fair in the first place. Magic-type contestants who need to keep distance from their opponents are obviously at a disadvantage.
Goooooooong!
The bell rang out, probably the signal to start.
“The first qualifying match has begun! Ooooh! At the same time as the go signal sounded, with a tremendous momentum, Mao-shi, a martial artist, suddenly jumped on Pitt-shi, the spearman next to him! Pitt-shi, who was caught off guard, was blown away by Mao-shi’s punch!……
Hoh~, The magic swordsman Alst-shi also made a quick attack! However, this one is easily defeated by the knight, Valium-shi…… Oh my, that’s a rather embarrassing way to lose!”
I thought the contestants would keep each other in check at first, and that the match would not move forward anytime soon. But unexpectedly, the battle turned out to be intense from the start. In about a minute, the number of people was reduced to almost half at once.
A contestant will be eliminated if he or she falls off the circular ring, is unable to fight, surrenders, or if the referee calls off the match at a doctor’s recommendation. Furthermore, if a contestant intentionally kills his opponent, he is immediately disqualified and loses.
And so, while the battle turned into a four-way melee along the way, in the end, the strong knight named Valium survived by skillfully blocking attacks with his shield.
“Valuim-shi of the Imperial Knights has demonstrated his skilled fighting ability and has advanced to the final tournament…!”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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