Academy Light Attribute Vampire

43 – Martial Arts Tournament (1)

It was morning.

First of all, the school’s text says to gather in the classroom in the morning for the total number of people.

“…No one missed attendance.”

Professor Bergen finished the personnel check and explained the schedule during the festival.

To briefly summarize.

Excluding the top 32 students in the martial arts department, 32 students were selected through preliminary rounds.

It will be held in the format of a round of 64 tournament.

There are 2 matches a day,

3 Days in 1st year 3 days in 2nd year. Including the eve, the festival lasts for a week.

Except for martial arts students participating in the competition, you can freely watch the festival except for the attendance check in the morning. The contents of

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But what was important to the students was not the introduction of the schedule.

“Let’s go quickly!”

“Your seat must have been filled already?”

Students run outside as soon as the ordinance ends.

Why is there so much fuss…

“… Certainly, the opportunity to see a country’s queen is rare.”

An event that can only be seen today and the day the festival ends.

It was to see the Queen’s procession.

“Let’s start soon.”

Let’s walk into the city.

Neneto and Seline opened their mouths.

“…I’ve never met a vampire myself, so I’m afraid.”

“Huh… I can see from far away with my ability.”

“I’m envious this time.”

“Wow..! So many people!”

Bella, who has been together for the first time in a while, also ran out in a hurry like a puppy on a snowy day.

… That’s where you fall.

After passing through the school gate and walking toward downtown.

‘And…’

I see a line of people standing around the road.

Looks like a man-made road.

“…That sounds great.”

“Isn’t it obvious? Even if you’re just a knight commander, you’re treated as a state guest, but the princess is the one who goes by herself.”

“That’s right. I heard that it’s quite rare for a king to visit Merhem in particular.”

“…Yes.”

For something like that, it doesn’t really come to my mind since we ate together yesterday.

Certainly, the first impression was intimidating, but is it because of the neighborhood sister-like personality…?

I realize Adela’s position in detail and how much I am biting the golden spoon.

Of all the people standing right now, I’m probably the only one who knows the Queen’s personality.

‘Sung Jin Ha…’

Looks like it never came.

Anyway, he’s a guy who doesn’t have a single cute corner.

Because I was sitting in a spot where I could see the distance among the crowds.

I heard cheers from far away and saw a dazzling wagon coming in.

At the very front of the wagon.

A goblin’s mark that resembles boiling blood on a red background.

The flag of the ‘Blood Ghost Knights’ led by Adela soared high into the sky.

-Clap.

– It’s okay.

The back of Adela, who is wearing armor that lights up the Queen’s path with her proud steps from the front.

Dozens of knights who seemed to be elite knights moved their steps.

– Chuck.

– Chuck.

The restrained movements that even feel intimidating and the precise gait as if measured with a ruler.

The cold-eyed Adela and the knights who follow him radiate unstoppable momentum.

And.

Shortly, the figure of the queen is seen standing in a carriage.

Let the queen shake her hand.

-Wow!!

– Her Majesty Diana!

Cheers erupting from the crowd.

‘… Definitely.’

Looking at it this way, both Adela and the Queen are amazing people.

Queen Even so, it’s a bit awkward to see Adela leading the knights so seriously.

She was looking around with that thought in mind.

– Glance.

‘Ah, they met eyes.’

The queen shook her hand and her eyes met.

The moment her eyes met, the queen smiled lightly.

She immediately turned her head and waved her hand at the crowd in the other direction.

“…Is gone.”

The figure of the carriage disappearing from sight in an instant.

I saw a few people following the wagon.

We didn’t have to, so we moved to the stadium.

“Something definitely thrills you, isn’t it Bella?”

“Yes…! The person in the front must be Adela-sama…? The force is very…!”

Neneto and Bella are chatting while showing off their childhood chemistry.

“…”

Since a while ago, Selina has been quiet.

Neneto opened her mouth to Selina.

“…Why? Was it that shocking?”

“No… It’s definitely the first time I’ve seen the Queen and Sir Adela… I think I’ve seen them somewhere…”

“Oh no way, didn’t I see you in a dream?”

“No!”

Selina’s resentment.

Certainly there’s no way Selina would have seen Queen Adela, though.

… It’s a bit pitiful, so let’s put a shield on it.

“If you’re Selina, you might have seen her at least once when she was young, given the nature of her family.”

“…Maybe. But…”

Selina’s eyes are fixed on me.

He looked at me suspiciously from somewhere. Soon, he started muttering to himself.

“No… It can’t be… Anyway.”

“…? What is it?”

“No.”

As she moved her steps while talking nonsense, she arrived in front of the stadium before she knew it.

“This place is always unnecessarily big.”

I agree with what Neneto said.

At first, I wondered where the tournament would be held…

On the outskirts of town.

There was a huge stadium reminiscent of the Colosseum.

Of course, it’s not the size of a soccer field that can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Still, considering that it was built only for the academy competition, it is a huge size.

Show your student ID at the receptionist at the entrance and head to the waiting room.

“Going!!”

Bella, who fell out of the qualifiers with Tactics Inner To, moved her steps to the audience.

Selina and I were guided by the receptionist to the waiting room.

‘1St grade waiting room.’

“…The waiting room is huge.”

“I will.”

Let’s open the door and enter.

A spacious waiting room caught my eye so that I could easily warm up.

‘Wow.’

Let’s settle down and look around.

From familiar faces to unfamiliar faces, various first graders were sitting.

Among them, what stands out is Kirna, who is warming up in the front seat, and Grade, who is sitting next to him.

‘… It seems like it’s been a while.’

I’m sure they’re in the same class.

Because I move around and take classes, and I never overlapped during practice.

There are few opportunities to see his face up close like this.

Even though I don’t know the grade, I thought I was quite close with Kirna.

I moved my steps to say hello lightly.

“What are you doing?”

When I spoke to her, Kirna, who was warming up by wiggling her tiny arms and legs, responded.

“Huh? Ah… It’s you.”

A bit of a blunt response.

But I know that this is a reaction that can only be received if you are in the top 5% of Kirna’s friendship rank.

“How are you doing?”

“It’s me.. I do as much as I do, and I prepared a lot for the grade.”

“Don’t burden Kirna.”

The figure of Grade waving his hand with a friendly smile.

“…But.”

“Huh?”

“I prepared pretty hard this time, so I hope we can meet at the stadium.”

… For some reason, Grade burns me with fighting spirit.

‘Did I do something wrong?’

Still, it didn’t feel like there was any malice in it.

It’s probably just that he has a fighting spirit.

“Yes, prepare hard.

“Yes, go.”

“See you next time.”

After a brief greeting, I sat down on a chair and looked around again.

The figure of Seong Jin-ha sitting in the corner and closing his eyes.

‘… I won’t be able to meet Seong Jin-ha in the round of 64, right?’

Let’s look a little further.

I saw something with a huge body.

‘… It’s Morhan.’

As expected, I thought that Morhan would break through the preliminaries unconditionally as long as the rules of the martial arts tournament were applied.

I won’t be able to talk to you anyway because there’s not much time left, so when it’s over…

“Huh?”

… Am I wrong now?

Slightly left corner from Morhan’s location.

-Flap and flap.

The familiar-looking ears are flapping.

‘No way…’

An elf girl with marigold-colored hair who is breathing deeply with a reddened face.

“… Elena?”

Why are you here…?

It was then.

– Bang bang.

“It’s a declaration ceremony soon. Come out in order and move.”

Professor Bergen opened the door to the waiting room and led us into the arena.

And.

Let’s go through the dark corridor from the waiting room and enter the arena.

Down-!

With the bright light that illuminates the eyes.

-Player entry!!

-Wow!!!

-Wheeik!!

Sounds of cheers from the crowd echoed like echoes.

‘And…’

It is a somewhat unfamiliar sensation.

Would the athletes who went to the World Cup feel like this?

I looked at the line of sophomores listed first.

Senior glasses elf that we saw together in the hallway as well as Kaela, the first in the second grade.

In addition to that, seniors with white hair and seniors Erika are standing there with nervous faces.

‘Senior Odette…’

No.

Unfortunately, I guess I didn’t pass the preliminaries.

After a while, the cheers faded.

Let’s stand in front of the podium in line with Oh, and soon after, the head of the academy. Veronica showed up.

-Dear students.

Veronica using voice amplification magic to read her manifesto.

After an explanation of the tournament and a brief oath, Veronica stepped down from the podium.

And.

-Queen of Merveus Kingdom who participated in this martial arts competition. There is a saying from Merveus di Diana.

The queen appeared on the podium.

– Mmm. Ah.

Then he lightly loosened his neck.

-Nice to meet you, citizens of the Kingdom of Merhem and students of the academy.

He opened his mouth softly with a voice overflowing with nobility different from yesterday.

After that, after saying a few formal greetings and messages of support.

-… Then, let’s announce the start of the martial arts competition! Thank you

The Queen’s last words.

The martial arts competition has begun.

**

“aaah!!”

-Rye wins!

… Fortunately, in the round of 64, Seong-jin did not meet other kids.

I met a sword-wielding vampire-type friend in the mid-to-late 20s.

The match ended abruptly when I used coercion when approaching moderately.

Leaving behind the audience seats where a small cheer could be heard, I sat in the waiting room to prepare for the next game and watch the game.

“…That’s cool. Did it take 10 seconds?”

As I sat in the waiting room, Selina, who had just finished the match, handed me her water bottle.

“Thank you, … You finished it in an instant.”

Gulp.

Huh… Maybe it’s because it’s hot, so the water is sweet.

“I was a friend of class B at the end of the preliminaries… You were in the 20th place in class A.”

“…Wouldn’t it be better not to ignore the class B kids too much?”

If you ignore class B, you may get a serious nose injury.

That’s the next step.

The figure of Morhan going up the arena.

The opponent, a human friend who uses a sword, seems to have already been frightened by Morhan’s size.

“…Morhan should be considered separately.”

“Anyway, it’s Class B.”

Looking at Morhan as he climbed into the arena.

He is holding a long halberd suitable for his gigantic stature.

What was noteworthy was the jewel embedded in the middle of the ax blade of the halberd held by Morhan.

Artifact.

… Well, the use of artifacts is permitted in this martial arts competition.

Because it is also at the student’s discretion to have quality artifacts.

Of course, if you’re confident in your skills, you won’t have to rely on artifacts that much.

This tournament is a place to show off one’s ‘skills’ to the audience, not the performance of artifacts.

But.

-Start!!

As soon as the game starts, Halberd’s jewel emits a soft light.

-Quaang!!!

An opponent who flies away a considerable distance even after blocking an attack in one hit.

…For Morhan, a dwarf, the presence or absence of ‘artifacts’ was the most important factor in military power.

Because there is a difference between Morhan equipped with artifacts and Morhan not equipped as much as heaven and earth.

‘There’s nothing more to see.’

Unsurprisingly, he was unable to respond to Morhan’s attack and gave up defeat.

-Wow!!

Cheers erupted from the crowd at Morhan’s overwhelming performance.

“As expected, Morhan.”

“…”

‘?’

Usually, ‘It’s much better than I thought.’ I should have blown the same arrogant line once.

Turning her head, she saw Selina staring blankly at her.

“…Why are you not sleeping again lately?”

“Yes? Ah… I see…”

Not too long ago, he showed a confident appearance, telling me to be prepared.

Why is he like this again?

‘Do you still think about that earlier?’

It seems like I’ve really seen Queen Adelaina before.

‘It could be.’

First of all, the day is too hot.

‘I should bring more water…’

I brought water from inside the stadium and sat down again.

And then.

-Hello Elena!!!

A familiar voice came from the crowd.

‘… Yoon Mirae?’

It was only then that I looked at the stadium.

– Wow…!

-Cheong!

Elena with her dagger was parrying the opponent’s attack.

There are scratches here and there, and drops of blood are forming.

The other party…

A beastman opponent holding a short sword.

As far as I know, he’s a decent back-up in the late 20s…

It’s not a level that Elena, the assistant, can handle.

Unsurprisingly, she allowed another attack from the other side, and this time, a shallow sword cut was left on her thigh.

The appearance that even looks desperate somewhere,

It made viewers have no choice but to cheer.

“…Helena.”

Without losing momentum, the opponent closes the distance.

I tried to let go of the attack with my dagger, but…

“Danger…!”

Just before the spilled sword was stuck in Elena’s abdomen.

– Hurry up!!

A spark rose from Elena’s dagger.

-?!

Bewildered by the sudden flame, the other party widened the distance.

– Oh!!

– What?!

Cheers erupted from the crowd at the fireworks soaring high above the stadium.

But…

-Kup!

I try to cast deterrence spells on opponents who have spread their distance.

I avoided all of my opponents with the agile movements unique to the Beasts.

-Changgang!

In the end, the dagger was bounced off by the opponent who had come close to me, and the match ended.

‘… It’s a waste.’

Still.

He showed a better fight than expected.

I never thought Elena would come to the martial arts competition.

I thought that she hadn’t been able to see her figure lately, so she must have been practicing hard.

‘…But suddenly why?’

The reason Elena would do this…

Ah.

What suddenly comes to mind is Elena shedding tears in the carriage during mentor practice.

‘…Is that so.’

As for Elena, who usually felt powerless about herself.

At that time, the kidnapping case must have been more shocking than I thought.

‘So like that…’

Fireworks that rose high in the arena during a fight.

The flames were obviously the same kind of flames that covered the carriages when they were chasing them.

Then it’s highly likely that it’s Elena’s ‘power’.

And if that’s true.

Elena can think that she has attained some enlightenment about ‘fairy’.

In this world, a ‘fairy’ is a being wrapped in an unknown veil.

How much power she has and how she can travel between dimensions.

So I can’t go into detail about Elena’s potential.

If the ‘fairy’ had the same potential as it was shown in the work.

Helena’s potential is impossible to even guess.

“…”

Selina also looked at Elena, who was lonely on her way to receive her healing magic.

‘I can’t.’

She moved her steps toward Elena receiving her treatment.

“Oh my God, that must be painful..!”

“… It’s okay, the therapist is recovering.”

The wounds on her arms and face were slowly healed by healing magic.

… No matter how much healing magic healed, the pain from being scratched by the blade would have remained the same.

“Helena.”

I called my name in a low voice so as not to be a nuisance to the therapist.

“Uh…Uh?!”

“…You can answer while receiving treatment.”

If you do that then there is no point in me talking to you from a distance.

“La..Rai?”

“… When did you practice like that?”

Because the last time we practiced together, we had never shown close combat.

I couldn’t help but think that I secretly practiced little by little.

“Yeah… About a month ago, little by little…”

“It’s been quite a while.”

In one month…

I think my prediction was right.

“Yeah… But… I lost.”

Looking from behind, I can clearly see Elena’s waiting ears drooping.

‘… Cute.’

It looks like PXchu.

“I was surprised though. You practiced a lot.”

“I guess I was still lacking a bit…Rye passed, of course, right?”

“… That’s right.”

“Yeah…But.”

After the treatment, Elena looks back at her.

As always, shiny marigold-colored hair and white skin.

And she smiles somewhere sad.

“I’ll cheer you on. Lai.”

“Huh?”

Something…

Not like usual.

“… Cheering from the stands. You’re going to win first place, right?”

“Yes. If Elena cheers for her, she should win.”

hehehe.

Elena laughed innocently like a child.

‘…A cute child.’

I have to take care of things after the competition.

You can’t help but be affectionate because what you do is pretty.

I went back to my seat.

At some point, all the matches ended and the draw for the next round of 32 bracket began.

‘Please eat me…’

I would like to go up without revealing my strength as much as possible.

The easier the opponent is, the easier it is to go up.

And.

‘It’s ruined.’

-Matches-

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Grade VS Rye.

I met one of the TOP 5 people I don’t want to meet.

As I moved my gaze slightly, Grade seemed to have the same thought and our eyes met.

‘…So what can I do?’

Anyway, the goal is to be number one.

I opened the lid of the newly brought water bottle and drank it coolly.