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The first day of Festa,
just for once (6) is over.
The result was as I expected. All participants in all three events passed.
It’s the preliminaries, but it’s difficult if you already lose.
“Nippleheim looks a bit strong, but it looks worth it!”
Jenna lifted her sleeved arm.
After finishing all our schedules for the day, we were having a performance report and strategy meeting in the room.
“I think we’ll win if we don’t make mistakes, don’t we, sisters?”
“I was very nervous because I heard that they were heroes from other waiting rooms, but it wasn’t that difficult than I expected. Maybe we had good luck in the match.”
“Don’t be careless. If you fail even one thing, you can’t win.”
I looked at the paper lying in the middle of the table.
On the paper, the points the Taonier team earned on the first day were written on it.
‘126 points.’
While the heroes compete in the qualifiers, a mini-game for the master is held in the dimensional city.
The score of 126 was the result of Amkena’s challenge in a total of 10 events.
‘I can’t make it grow.’
Earn 65 points for winning points in Airship Racing.
In other games, he came in and out of last place. If the total score is 126, it is in the lower rank among the lower ranks. It’s a small score compared to the three major events, but it’s a big hit if you don’t accumulate points in the mini game.
anyway.
Since Amkena’s game skills were proven to be of poor quality, we had to assume that we had to win all three major events to get a ticket.
“Take out the brackets.”
Jenna and Belquist pulled out a piece of blue paper.
The match schedule for the finals is written on the paper. The next day of the first round of finals, where tomorrow determines the round of 16, was the round of 16 and final. As there were a lot of participants, the list of teams participating in the first round was densely listed on a piece of paper.
Aside from Niflheim, the roster of high-level master teams was already in place.
I rolled my head as I quickly skimmed through the individual and team matchups.
There are a lot of participants in the first round, so even if you have time, you can hardly take a break because continuous battles take place in the second round. It was not automatically healed like in the waiting room, and Moebius headquarters did not provide medical staff, so if you were seriously injured, you were immediately out.
‘I don’t like Jenna.’
Group B, to which Jenna was assigned, had a large number of high-level users.
Besides, according to the bracket, you have to play 3 matches in a row with minimal breaks. The chance of injury was high. Even so, all I can do is take care of the recovery potion I brought for emergencies.
Next, I took a look at Belquist’s bracket.
Fortunately, until the finals, I don’t meet Aaron or the guy who thinks it’s the second coming of the Sword Demon. Daejin luck can be seen as good. Conversely…
‘Aaron will collide with him.’
We will meet in the semi-finals.
I cut the meeting short.
Teams Belquist and Jenna said they were training in preparation for the finals at a private training ground on dozens of floors in the basement of the hotel. Left alone again, I thought in the living room.
‘…yet.’
It was from the upper floors of the tower that Muden was able to do its part as the 1st party in Niflheim.
Aaron’s return point is too fast.
why did you come
I want to ask Yunet right now.
But I managed to suppress my curiosity. There’s no way that guy would do anything stupid.
it has a different meaning. I didn’t know what it was now. I’ll have to focus on my sport for now. If I drop out, the members don’t stand up to me.
I was in the middle of devising a strategy for the finals.
smart.
There was a knock at the front door.
“….”
There is no such thing as room service in this hotel.
I opened the front door
familiar face. It was Aaron.
“Was it rude?”
“No, come in. I’m the only one there.”
Aaron, hesitant at the entrance, came into the living room.
I gave them water.
“thank you.”
“…”
I drank the water without a word.
Aaron, who was sitting in a chair, lowered his head.
I’ve seen this before. After being defeated by Belquist, who had just arrived.
That was the expression at the time.
Aaron looked at me with an expression as if he had something to say, but he didn’t open his mouth right away.
“How was it there?”
I decided to open the water.
“It’s a weird place.”
Aaron, who was silent for a moment, replied.
“I knew that a year I spent there could be a day out there.”
“…”
“I can’t remember my sister’s face…”
Aaron’s eyes blurred.
“If I didn’t write down my past memories in a notebook every day, I would forget everything. After that, I couldn’t even remember my name very well.”
I guess so.
Except for Muden, no one could hold on.
There were many guys like Aaron in Niflheim. Heroes who tried to overcome their lack of talent with effort. However, the results were all disastrous.
“Your brother came to the stadium for the preliminaries too. How did you see me?”
“It was pretty good. I think I learned intermediate spearmanship.”
I answered honestly.
He has grown to the point where he cannot be seen as the old Aaron.
That would be enough to reach the level of a usable hero.
“okay.”
Hearing my answer, Aaron smiled bitterly.
“That was my ’57.”
“…”
“To look at the same place as your older brother… how many years will it take?”
Aaron brought the empty water cup to his mouth.
“I’m sorry. I lamented my situation.”
“No, I sent you there. You should listen to this much.”
“Thank you…”
“But, why did you come out already? Shouldn’t you roll more there?”
Aaron shook his head.
“Master said I lacked something.”
“Talent… I guess not.”
it’s a talent
That’s a stupid answer.
I laughed.
“You came out to find that lack?”
“It should be said that he was kicked out.”
Aaron briefly recounted his journey.
Aaron, who was scolded by Muden for not being able to follow in his footsteps, left the special dimension and was transferred to Niflheim’s training center. That was two weeks ago. And he said that he was on the same level as the jockey who participated in the current event and received training together.
‘…’
Aaron said calmly, but he could roughly guess how he felt.
Did you say it was the second coming of the Sword Demon? There was a genius who surpassed the decades this guy spent in the special dimension in just a few days.
“That hero is amazing. I realized all kinds of difficult principles in one day that I couldn’t understand even after hearing them hundreds of times, and even applied them the next day. Watching the training scene, I naturally exclaimed. Really… God chose me. It seemed like I received it, just like my older brother.”
Aaron scratched his nose and laughed.
“I’m on the contrary to him,” he said.
“Are you sure you can win?”
“I intend to do my best. For now.”
I sighed.
If Aaron’s skills he saw at the preliminary round are all his skills, the chances are not high.
Not only that guy from Niflheim, but even more so for Belquist, who had risen to a higher level. Although he is a genius, Belquist has another talent that he lacks. I’m sure Belquist will beat Niflheim’s chief. That’s why I sent Belquist to the individual competition.
Aaron chatted with me for about 30 minutes and then went back.
The small talk was also mixed with stories about Belquist. He said he was strong enough to be unrecognized. Even while praising the other guy, Aaron maintained a bright expression throughout.
‘…That’s awful.’
the appetite is bitter
Muden was a special case.
I was well aware of the fact that effort and achievement are never proportional, both in reality and in Pick Me Up.
I was the one who sent him to Muden,
even though I knew Aaron’s chances of growing up were low .
‘I’ll have to contact Yurnet after this tournament.’
If it really didn’t work out, I don’t want to make that fool suffer any more.
I have to force myself to come back.
The instructor position for Aaron was still vacant.
It was the second day when the first round was held.
[Someone asked for no jam! Say it quickly!]
The blushing fairy was running amok.
[How dare you play this battle royale that you put all your heart and soul into! I’ll throw away the muk bowl! for you? Did the non-regular slave envy and protest against me as an excellent full-time worker? I’ll smash your head!]
The fairy grabbed the collar of the employee standing behind and shook it frantically.
Do nothing but play. Even the BJs who occasionally relayed battle royales that only take place in 4-star cities stopped broadcasting in the second half of the preliminaries.
The reason was simple.
If it’s a survival game, you don’t have to fight hard until the end.
After settling down in a suitable place, making a base and camping was enough. Even if you run into another hero, just ignore it and walk past it. If I die in a fight, I will only lose.
Because everyone had the same idea, almost no battles broke out throughout the day.
Of course there were exceptions.
“Crazy dog!”
The woman who made eye contact with me freaked out and backed away.
“He’s a mad dog…”
“He said he’s a fucking murderer who freaks out when he sees blood? Totally…”
“They found and killed every one of those who ran away…”
The heroes were whispering around me.
Someone gave me a pompous nickname like the second coming of the Sword Demon and I’m a crazy dog?
‘I remembered all the faces.’
[From today, I will add a special rule! Twinkle fairy power!]
The fairy swung a small star staff.
[4. The speed at which the field narrows becomes even faster! A magnetic field is created outside the field, and contacting it will result in immediate death.]
[5. Increases the quality and quantity of supplies throughout the field. Also, if you kill opponents in succession, you will get bonus points. Kill them!]
Rules have been added to the description window on the right side of the field of view.
[The number of people in this first round is for 10 people. As you can see, I added a trendy rule. It will end quickly so that you can feel the sense of spyd. Let’s all start!]
Slap!
As the fairy waved the whip in her left hand, preparations for the finals began.
The number of participants in the first round was 10. As the field is narrow, a quick decision is expected.
and.
‘Did you say it was a bonus point?’
Points are awarded for killing contestants.
According to the calculations, if you achieve an all-kill, you can get points equivalent to winning two mini-games.
“Two groups! Are you all gathered?”
The female employee looked around at the participants and said.
A dimension door was created and while returning an item to the display case.
“Hey, crazy dog Joe… Eup!”
The man whose eyes met mine blocked his mouth.
“A crazy dog?”
“Ah, nothing!”
The man hurriedly backed away.
There were nine participants from this group of 2 gathered there.
They looked at me and started looking around.
“I heard he’s so strong?”
“We have to join forces first…”
I
can hear
it
.
There were rumors about it.
Of course, I stood out, but it wasn’t to this extent. It’s
not natural.
It’s like someone did it on purpose.
‘I was trying to relax today.’
I tried to focus on the battle royale finals without paying attention to the individual competition finals. I
was going to proceed slowly as the quality of participating heroes improved.
However, the plan unintentionally got twisted.
“Whoops…”
I looked back
. A gorgeous-looking woman with blonde hair was smiling.
The same person who called the other heroes “snatchers” yesterday.
Did she get caught on her radar? It doesn’t matter.
I smiled and turned my back.
“Hey! You! ]
While waiting to participate, a fairy from the podium flew in.
[I’ve heard rumors! People say that the match you won was so much fun. I’m looking forward to it a lot. Please take good care of this match. I’m looking for an opportunity!]
The fairy laughed and patted my shoulder.
I stood still and said,
“If I kill all of them.”
[…?]
” If I kill all the participants by myself, is there some kind of bonus?” [Oh Hong Hong!
Cool ! If you kill all 9 people by yourself
, I’ll double the bonus points!]
“Okay.”
He entered the dimensional gate first.
He’s a mad dog.
Then it wouldn’t be bad to follow the rumors.