chapter 121
121. Melgard Tournament (3)
121. Melgard Tournament(3)
Irina and Sotia refused the medical team’s offer of a stretcher and walked out on their own. Applause does not stop until they leave the arena.
The Melgard Tournament is not just a place to compete for extra points. It is also a place to prove your ability to the public. Since the reaction was this hot, by the time the girls graduate, the love calls will not stop.
Of course, I will take Sotia as long as she doesn’t change her mind. Anyway, since there was quite a bit of time until my game, she decided to go check on Sotia’s condition. I immediately went down the stairs and headed for the waiting room.
Is it because Sotia and Irina played a great match? Strangely, people gathered near Sotia and Irina. There was nothing wrong with Sotia being in the crowd, but being with Irina was a big problem.
I came to see Sotia, not Irina. I decided to go back first and come back later. By the time she thought so, she turned around.
“Senior!”
Sotia’s voice rang through the hallway. I couldn’t help but turn around and walk over to Sotia. As I approach, the path opens automatically.
As I approach, I see Irina putting her hand on her chest. She approached Sotia, putting her hand on her potion, just in case she did her surprise.
“Senior… How was I?”
“It was a good game that made her heart boil.”
“I see. You did well.”
“Yes. Sotia, go to her infirmary.”
When I say that, Sotia nods her head.
“I will do that after seeing the seniors’ confrontation.”
“… I get it. You’ve worked hard, Sotia. Then let her go to the waiting room.”
“Yes!”
Sotia approaches me with slow steps. The damage of the game seems to remain. Reluctantly, she approached her and supported her.
“Um, over there, senior… “
“In what time of day will you walk like that?”
“Yeah, that’s right. All right.”
So when I was going back to my waiting room with Sotia, I can hear Irina’s voice from behind her. When she hears her voice, she feels a throbbing pain in her abdomen that had been stabbed by her before.
“Hey, brother!”
“…… “
With her hand on her potion, she turned to Irina. She was only thinking that if she did one crap she would throw a potion in her face.
But as Irina holds her own hand, she doesn’t say much. I quickly got out of the spot, fully vigilant. No one knows what kind of ridiculous things he will experience if he gets involved with Irina. With an important match ahead, I want to avoid getting involved in strange troubles.
“Senior… Irina.”
“Sotia. Don’t say anything about Irina.”
“That… All right.”
Sotia lowered her head. Returning to the waiting room, I sat Sotia down and applied the potion to the scars on her face.
“If you don’t manage it properly, it will remain.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
“Thank you. I’ll leave some potions with you when you go out, so apply them all over your body. It’s not perfect, but it will help.
Sotia nodded. She suddenly grabs my collar. Let me put on a puzzled expression. Sotia smiles helplessly.
“I didn’t win, but I’m satisfied. Thank you senior If it wasn’t for the seniors, I would have lost terribly.”
“What are you talking about? Isn’t it all the result of your hard work?”
“Yes! However, it is true that she was not defeated because of her seniors.”
Sotia smiled brightly as she said that. It was a smile that was fresher and lighter than ever.
“It was really fortunate to meet you, and she sincerely thinks so.”
“Thank you for thinking that way. Sotia.”
“Yes!”
“I will win and come back.”
“She never doubted her senior’s victory. Please do your best for the other person!”
“Yes.”
After I said that, I got up. Because I thought my turn would come soon. My prediction was correct, and the match official came to pick me up.
“Sotia. Then I will come.”
“Yes!”
Looking at Sotia, he smiled. She gives me a twinkle of trust in her eyes and nods her head. As she did, she followed the match officials to the preparation room.
In the preparation room, she wrapped protective magic around vital points such as the stomach and neck. Lastly, she received a protection buff in the form of invisible thin armor. It is a form of protection magic that cannot be activated unless it receives enough damage to penetrate the body. It was a part that showed the intention of the organizers of the event to prevent as much as a fatal accident.
“Protection magic is not all-purpose. Ten wizards will retain the protection buff, but depending on the damage, the protection may be momentarily removed.”
“I know.”
“Yes. Please note that, in case of emergency, the game may be suspended if it is judged to be dangerous.”
After hearing the warning, I headed for the stadium. Following the light in front of me, I called Zakat’s spear as I walked through the quiet, dark hallway.
I didn’t forget to take the potion. The belt was also tight. The dagger with the alchemy formula drawn on it was definitely packed. I came out without missing anything in my usual greenhouse work. The body was also completely relaxed. Perfect and flawless, I decided I was ready to play.
As I came out of such a dark hallway to the arena, the bright light automatically closed my eyes. At the same time
ㅡ『Wooooo!!!』
A huge shout greets me. Among the audience, the students who knew Woros Blood were looking at me with disapproving expressions. On the other hand, people who don’t know me look at me and cheer.
Turning my head, I see El Denia and the people in her shop. Among them, Nishia gets up from her seat and shakes her arms. Precious people are watching. Also, many people are watching me. She is a former athlete in Bing, so she has quite a lot of experience in competitions.
I have a lot of game experience, but I can’t get used to this feeling. This sense that many people’s eyes are fixed on me. This feeling of exhilaration that makes my heart start to beat as I recall my efforts so far. The male instinct that makes the blood boil.
I’m back on the pitch. I’ll show it clearly to anyone who knows last year’s Woros. That Woros then and Woros now are different people. Now I will clearly show that I am a Warros Blood.
As soon as the cheers stopped, I slowly climbed into the arena. Standing in front of the waiting line for players in a straight stadium. As I was looking around with my spear like that, I heard a shout again.
Staffin Corroman entered. He enters the arena with a dazzlingly polished spear, waving his arms at the crowd. The smile was like a hyena drooling in front of a tasty prey.
For him, this match is only about that level. I don’t even want to feel outraged by his actions. If he doesn’t want to do it right, he just needs to make it so he can do it right.
Let Staffin Corroman stand. The referee comes up.
“Magic equipment can be used freely, but deadly consumables such as deadly poison cannot be used. If the protection magic is destroyed due to damage, you lose—”
“Referee, didn’t you get tired of the warnings? Can’t we just start?”
“… If it’s dangerous, shout surrender at any time. Finally, did you clearly understand the precautions on both sides and swear to play a fair and clean match?”
I nodded at the referee’s question. Staffin gives a weak smile and a weak nod.
With consent, the referee takes a step back and raises his arm. At the same time, an ear ringing thud!—A sound was heard. This is the sound announcing the start of the game.
As I gripped the spear and got into position, Staffin opened his mouth.
“It ended up like this. Window… Are you copying after being beaten by me?”
“You talk a lot.”
“What… Woros First of all, I have to say thank you. Thanks to that, my stock price will go up even more.”
Staffin took his stance and poured his magical energy into his spear. Then he slowly begins to freeze, starting from the part where his shiny spear was gripped.
“What… First of all, is this enough?”
Staffin points the spear at me and smiles. Then he kicks the ground and lunges at me. At his charge, I narrowly opened my eyes and wrapped the aura around the spear. As I expected, he didn’t use power. I could tell just by looking at the magical power bestowed on the window.
According to the teachings of Ansync, in order to win in a spear-to-spear confrontation, a great deal of psychological warfare is required. I actually got that impression while facing Ansync holding a spear. The spear’s advantage is its long reach. The problem was that in battles between spear warriors, the opponent also had the advantage of being lich.
There was a tremendous pressure felt when standing with spears at a distance from each other. But now Staffin Corroman looks down on me so much that she doesn’t seem to feel any tension. That’s why it’s running towards me in a straight line like that.
First of all, I opened my mouth thinking that I would break that arrogance.
“I would have told you to do it with all your might!”
At my words, he laughs and throws an ice spear. As its spear approached me, I turned around to dodge the spear and approached him. Then, holding the spear up and down, he hit the guy in the face with the handle of the spear.
Bagak!ㅡ
“Kuk!”
Staffin, hit by my spear, spurted blood from his nose and rolled unsightly on the floor. The guy who fell to the floor gritted his teeth and looked up at me.
“Do it with all your might. Said so.”
“This… This bastard!”
“This is the last thing to do for convenience.”
As I said that, I distanced myself from him and put my hand on the potion.
“If you don’t come with full power, you will just roll terribly.”