chapter 28
28. entrance exam (2)
“Schmitz, why do you look so bad?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
“okay… ?”
A Colosseum-type competition hall where the second test for entering the academy takes place.
Arlot and I took our seats in the stands.
He pretended not to care about Arlot, but in fact he was quite disturbed on the inside.
‘… Torino Koyono.’
One of the main heroines of the game <Party to Savior>.
A samurai from the city of Heirin in the East, she was a beauty with a black ponytail that boasted an oriental beauty.
A chest that cannot be hidden even with a bandage is a characteristic.
… just like that
“Schmitz, I’ll be back.”
“Ah yes. I will cheer you on.”
“yes. I will definitely win.”
As if it was his turn before he knew it, Arlott disappeared alone with a confident smile.
I wanted to at least take her to the waiting room, but I couldn’t because she stubbornly refused.
My head hurts having to play against Toyono, but for now, it’s better to focus on Arlott’s game.
“It is an ongoing game. Erral de Arlot of Provisional Junior, and David Sherald of Provisional Junior.”
With the guidance of the referee, the contestants appear.
Arlott’s opponent pushing a wheelchair…
He was a muscular man carrying a greatsword as tall as himself.
“Hey, isn’t that Sherald the crazy dog?”
“Well… That’s right. He’s a noble, but did he say he was a guy from the mercenary guild?”
“That woman is pitiful.”
I wasn’t aware of it, but I heard the chatter around me.
I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal because it’s a lower class, but maybe a more troublesome guy came in than I thought.
However, Arlott is also not an easy opponent.
She had learned magic for self-defense under the guidance of the Grand Duke of the North.
He’s different from other nobles who mistakenly think he’s a wizard just because his magic stat is a bit high.
“Both players, get ready… start!”
At the same time as the start command, Sherald ran in a straight line toward Arlot.
The battle between the original warrior and the wizard is decided by adjusting the distance.
As a mercenary, he must have had combat experience, and his judgment was excellent.
Even Arlott was in a wheelchair and had limited mobility.
However, there was one thing he overlooked…
damn-
With Arlott’s beckoning, a blizzard raged near her.
The floor around her had already become nothing short of ice.
I would have slipped or stuck to the ground after a normal run.
“… this… !”
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Just before Arlott entered the ice field, Sherald stopped charging.
I was expecting a mindless rush because I was called a ‘crazy dog’, but it doesn’t seem to be the case.
Sherald, who hesitated for a moment as if thinking, eventually…
tadadat-
With the close help, he took a big leap toward Arlot.
The floor is frozen, so you’re saying you’re going to jump up and attack?
Arlott is in a wheelchair, and everything around her is frozen.
If you think about it carefully, she herself is in a state of blocking her movements.
That’s why it wasn’t that Serald’s judgment was incomprehensible.
Of course, Arlott wasn’t just watching this.
Thin ice windows formed in an instant.
All at once, they rushed at Sherald, who was defenselessly exposed.
‘… Whoa.’
As expected, Cherald covered herself with a large sword.
Of course, he couldn’t cover all of them, so there were stab wounds on his arms and legs, and some spears were stuck in him, but…
There was no major damage because the vitals were hidden.
If things go on like this, just by Sherald swinging the greatsword at Arlot, Arlot, who has low physical strength, will be defeated as it is.
If it goes like this, that is.
“… Me, what is that?”
“Oh my gosh… Was there any magic like that?”
A murmur of cheers was heard from the audience.
I watched her with delight.
“ugh… Kkeuk… ”
The spear that had been stuck in Sherald’s body changed into water and wrapped around Sherald…
He froze again, restraining him with the ground.
It was thanks to her ability to transform water and ice freely, ‘Frozen Lady’.
“The winner is Erral de Arlot!”
With a murmur of satisfaction from the judges and judges, Arlott won a spectacular victory.
A brilliant battle that uses the combination of a wizard vs. a warrior and the disadvantage of a wheelchair as bait.
As I was looking at Arlott with a proud heart, her eyes also turned to me.
He jumped up from his seat and waved his arms in response to her.
Arlott saw me like that and sent me a bright smile.
“The lower class sparring is over. Among the intermediate class members, please come to the players’ waiting room. Waltz Schmitz, Torino Koyono… ”
Eventually, the host’s voice called the admissions judges.
I went straight to the players waiting room.
‘…I made a plan once.’
While closely examining the plan for what to do against Koyono in the second screening.
* * *
The players’ waiting room where opponents to compete are gathered.
I put my butt moderately on the chair there.
When I turn my head, I see an opponent who will fight with me.
‘…Looks just like the original.’
Near the corner of the players’ waiting room, there was Koyono calmly breathing.
An oriental-style outfit, iron armor was added here and there.
She was a typical female samurai.
Black hair, black eyes and neat ponytails, a femininity that cannot be hidden even with a bandage stands out,
The most distinctive thing is her weapon.
Although she had the appearance of a typical samurai, she did not hold the katana that was its symbol.
He was carrying a square iron shield the size of his upper body on his back.
‘… this.’
Have you been staring too long
I came out from Koyono’s side and our eyes met.
He hurriedly lowered his gaze, but he sensed a sign approaching from Koyono.
I turned my head and covered my face with my hand… maybe it’s too late
“You seem to be watching the small man, is there any reason?”
Along with the quite old-fashioned ‘Haoche’, Torino expresses an uncomfortable look.
When I was playing the game, I didn’t think much of it,
When I met her face-to-face, I definitely felt like a samurai lady.
“I know that you are the girl’s sparring opponent. Please take good care of me.”
It wouldn’t be polite to ignore them when they greeted you like this.
I responded with the same greeting as the extra folding screen character.
Koyono’s expression while dealing with this was not very good.
“…What, what is this…”
Eyes widened in disbelief, lips quivering.
For some reason, he has a very surprised face.
Now that I look at it, even breathing seems a little rough.
“Oh, uh… that, so… “
“… ?”
She was a woman whose expression changed variously just by meeting her face.
Until I muttered meaningless words to myself.
I thought the situation was strange, so I decided to say hello properly again.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Waltz Schmitz. Torino Koyono, are you correct?”
“wife… first… ah… that’s right My name is To, the girl, Torino Koyono.”
She shakes my hand with a stiff movement.
Koyono was in such a strange state that I wondered if this had ever happened in the original work, but…
‘Honestly, I don’t want to get involved.’
Like Hannah, I didn’t want to get involved with the main character’s heroines.
I’m in the position of aiming for the pure love ending between Evan and Arlot.
The woman in front of him was nothing more than the love affair of his favorite character.
While I’m vigilant, can’t I just screw it all up?
Will that be?
She lived as Ada for half a hundred years, both in her previous life and in Schmitz’s life.
His shell has changed through possession, but his inner self is, as someone said, a ‘single bachelor’.
Besides, I have a strangely traumatic relationship with school and women.
Because there is a history of confessing without knowing how to look cool in school and getting blacked out.
At least I didn’t want to do that kind of ugliness.
That’s what school life is all about here.
“Then, I’ll see you in Dalian in a moment.”
“… oh! Now wait… ”
As soon as I strode away from her, I heard a voice behind me trying to grab me.
“Hey, I have a question for you. It doesn’t matter if it’s for a moment. !”
I often hear the sound of chasing footsteps.
I tried to get past her by speeding up, but the space wasn’t wide enough to do that in the first place.
Eventually, she grabbed my collar and stopped me.
“… What are you doing? I have nothing more to say.”
“Hey… ! uh, that’s… ”
When I, slightly annoyed, came out coldly, she shrank with the sound of swallowing her breath.
… As if I didn’t know a person could do this.
At this point, I’m more curious about what she wants to ask me.
He waited quietly for her lips to open.
“So… ”
Knock-!
As soon as she opened her mouth, the door to the waiting room opened.
“Toriko Koyono, you are Waltz Schmitz, right? I will enter the arena right now. Please follow me!”
“all right.”
“ah… ”
It was a man who seemed to be the moderator of the review.
I walked away from Koyono and followed the guide’s guidance.
‘I didn’t know what it was, but I lived.’
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious about what she might ask me…
At least for now, I wanted to focus on Dalian.
“… In the ordeal, you’ve never seen me… ?”
that’s why i didn’t hear
It was her self-talk that was left alone.