I Became the Academy’s Pink Airhead

Chapter 110 - Peaceful Chaos☆ (5)



The main tournament, where the strongest from numerous schools have advanced after winning.

Among the 10 students arranged in a tournament… very coincidentally, two [Unique Ether] ability users met in the first match.

It was an ironic situation where the two most likely candidates for victory faced each other in the first stage of the main tournament.

One of them was [Crimson Trajectory] Eir, who everyone predicted would win even though she hadn’t shown a single fight in this Combat Festival.

She gave up the fight.

“Haah… I’m giving up.”

“…Eh?”

“Two years ago, I fought until my mouth stank. And then I got beaten badly by Spiral… but it was a great fight.”

“That’s…”

“This year, I didn’t fight once on my way here. …I wonder if this is right.”

Eir looked blankly around the stands.

The faces of tens of thousands of students who flocked to the largest school to watch the Combat Festival. They were all looking at her with surprised eyes.

“…”

Most were unfamiliar faces.

The faces she always imagined weren’t visible.

In fact, it was natural.

“…”

During the past 2 years while she had stagnated.

Those who fought with her had all changed.

The only ones unchanged were the simple-minded juniors of … and herself who still believed those she fought with would remain.

“…”

What she wanted was ‘strongest in the academy city’.

But ‘the academy city Eir knew’ disappeared 2 years ago.

‘It’s too late to remain a challenger.’

She was already the ‘strongest in the academy city’ to those gathered here. She couldn’t be remembered as a challenger.

After not challenging and running away.

Becoming the strongest just by remaining.

She didn’t want to become like this.

“…”

She should have yielded the opportunity to fight to her juniors.

“Everyone knows. I was the only one who didn’t.”

“What…?”

“Sorry for wasting your time. You do your best till the end.”

“W-Wait a moment…!”

Alvit gestured frantically, but. Eir left quietly, holding her sword shaped like an animal’s spine, without regret.

And suddenly remembering 2 years ago.

[Pink Spiral] leaving the arena alone, desolately.

‘So this is how you felt, Spiral.’

The audience watching this in real time. An icy silence fell. Even the sound of someone dropping a snack bag out of shock echoed.

Thud—

“She’s… giving up…?”

“That [Crimson Trajectory]…?”

“That battle maniac weirdo?”

“Oh my…”

The first to regain her senses was Herr in charge of broadcasting. Her long fairy ears trembled as she adjusted her glasses with shaking hands.

[Ah, um…! Uh… F-Forfeit!! The first match of the main tournament is forfeited by Eir from ! Therefore, the winner is Alvit from !]

She hurriedly announced the match result with lively tension, but no one reacted. Everyone was following Eir’s retreating back with dazed eyes.

Amidst everyone’s silence.

Some student muttered inadvertently.

“Isn’t this favoritism? Is she doing this because she’s afraid the one she’s favoring will lose right away…?”

It was a casual mutter, but everyone heard. And gradually, all the spectators’ gazes began to change subtly.

“…No way.”

“That’s…”

“Just…”

As everyone’s gaze slowly changed to suspicion, wwo people burst into the arena with a rainbow spiral.

“Hmm~☆ Our kid isn’t weak enough to need favoritism—☆ If you leave like this, people will think it’s a rigged show—☆”

“Are you planning to run away like this.”

Eir looked at those two faces.

“Spiral, Lightning Lance.”

They were friends.

* * *

The two of us made a cool entrance riding [Bifrost], but my sweet honey was doing all the cool lines. Honestly, it was reassuring.

Tact…

So I stood beside her with a meaningful expression.

A pink airhead is sufficient just by being present.

‘Because… I’m pretty…!’

Hmph.

Tch.

Pff.

Hilde continued speaking gravely.

“If you run away like this, you’re disqualified as a warrior.”

“I’ve already forfeited, what are you saying?”

“A warrior who flees from a fight that shouldn’t be avoided is severely punished. That was my way. You are trying to run away now.”

“Heh, true… Even if I didn’t like . I liked that damn fair way of yours.”

Eir looked at Hilde with bitter eyes.

“I should have… acknowledged sooner that I was a challenger. And challenged you guys.”

“…Why? Why aren’t you challenging now? If you win the Combat Festival. You are the student council president of the . You can summon me to and order a duel. You can hold the Combat Festival 100 times. The opportunities left for you remain.”

“…”

But Eir’s expression didn’t change.

“…I see. Then I guess I should just play with the kids, pruning the World Tree branches together.”

“That’s fine too. You can set fire to the World Tree, or order the dissolution of . I’ll take all responsibility for handing the position over to you. If that period exceeds my graduation deadline, I won’t leave the academy city.”

Eir looked with wide eyes at the resolve beyond imagination.

Alvit watching from afar also had a shocked expression. Even the spectators listening to those words turned pale.

Amidst such heavy silence, Hilde continued speaking.

“It was me who witnessed the unbreakable malice between and , who saw the numerous conflicts in the academy city… That’s why I will change it.”

“…!”

“…!”

At those words, the beast-eared female students who didn’t participate in the previous fight and surrendered were startled.

The dark elf students secretly watching the match while crouching in corners raised their heads.

Hilde spoke clearly so everyone in the arena could hear. Amplification devices installed throughout the arena transmitted her voice.

“I won’t run away saying we’ll follow it this time because it’s continued for 1000 years. I won’t run away saying it doesn’t matter since I’m about to graduate. Even if I postpone graduation and live like a vagrant. I will correct everything I can before leaving.”

Everyone was overwhelmed by that voice.

’s sole rule is no longer tradition. Anyone can participate in the Combat Festival. So I’ll place the opportunity to rule there.”

Though she had lost her weapon of fate and showed a more subdued attitude than a few months ago… [Azure Lightning Lance] was still the pinnacle of the academy city.

“It doesn’t matter even if it’s or . It doesn’t matter even if it’s a school not affiliated with the union. As long as you prove your strength, it doesn’t matter who you are.”

Everyone in the academy city saw the responsibility held by their pinnacle.

“From now on, the head of the will receive challenges from all students. This is the duty of one who takes responsibility, and our sacred ritual as those who witnessed wrongdoing.”

Hilde pointed at Eir and said:

“I am still here. I will do what needs to be done and accept challenges. You too, fight where you should be.”

“…Damn. That’s so cool. This is why you’re the strongest in the academy city.”

But isn’t the strongest me now?

However, since I was a tactful girl, I didn’t interrupt the flow of conversation between these manly girls.

Eir, who had always worn a bored expression in this tournament. For the first time, she was smiling with shark teeth like in her first year.

But bitterness began to seep into that smile.

“I heard you got your weapon destroyed?”

At those words, Hilde flinched for the first time. Her eyes narrowed and she slightly bit her lip, feigning composure.

“…”

I knew how flustered an expression that was.

‘The expression she made when her stomach grumbled during cuddling time…’

It can happen to anyone, but… When something that would damage Hilde’s pride happened, she made that expression for a moment.

“…I’ll do my best.”

“…”

Eir’s expression becoming subtle.

Hilde’s earlobes turning red.

The spectators seemed to be regaining their sense of reality too.

‘If it’s this kind of atmosphere after such a cool speech…’

I’ll have to watch her kicking the blanket beside me for at least 10 years. So I decided to cause some trouble.

Alright.

It’s a big— pink airhead event.

Be good to me from now on, darling?

I tapped Hilde’s shoulder and said:

“President☆ Unauthorized absence during combat should be punished, right? I wonder if it’s ‘flogging’ in style☆”

“…?”

“Senior—?!”

At those words, Eir tilted her head and Alvit made a dumbfounded expression.

“This commie girl! Well—☆ She tried to desert from this arbitrary fight of numerous girls gathered now, so it’s desertion, right? We need to convene a ‘flogging’ punishment committee… Hmm—☆”

“…?”

“Oh no! But the people who can spank spank a [Unique Ether] ability user… are only other [Unique Ether] ability users? Moreover, since the commie girl is a school representative, it has to be other representatives?”

I winked at Hilde.

Then Hilde, realizing what I was trying to do.

“…That’s right. Punishment is needed.”

“Spiral, what are you saying?”

“Lara, convene the punishment committee.”

“Okay—☆”

“Senior…?”

* * *

[Verdant Great Bow] Anna slapped her forehead and sighed. A rainbow spiral slowly began to wrap around her body.

“Oh my… Clara, what is this…”

Then Nella, the theology department head, and Verdandi, the spirit of the sword beside her, chuckled.

“Huhu, have a good trip.”

“Atta—☆”

* * *

“U-Um… Library Director… R-Rainbow light is sh-shining from my body…”

“D-Damn this rascal. W-Well, I had something to ask anyway, so I’ll be g-going out for a bit. This d-dog…”

* * *

“Ho~ Hohohoho—!!! The celestial radiance transmitted by the guardian envelops this lady! The energy of the six supreme ones is faintly felt, so this must be fate—! Ho~ Hohoho!!! You there, Black Knight—! Consider yourself fortunate that this lady has other business!”

“Hiss… Get out quickly.”

* * *

After the dazzling rainbow light passed.

The Five Colors gathered in the vast arena.

-Waaaaaah—!!!

The spectators cheered.

The strongest students passed down like legends. The golden generation representing the most glorious era of the academy city had all gathered.

They had once all scattered.

But now at this moment, they answered the rainbow call and gathered.

“Y-You guys…”

Eir trembled seeing that sight.

Anna, who appeared first, scolded me.

“Clara, tell me beforehand when you’re going to call like this…!”

“Ahaha—☆ Sorry, sorry☆”

“Y-You rascal, right? You secretly ate my snacks.”

“…”

“D-Damn it. As expected of a beggar school…”

“Oh~ Hohohoho!!! Spectators! Cheer! Applaud! Look up!! This lady has descended here—!”

Anna smiled and said:

“So? What’s the reason for calling us?”

“Punishment committee~☆”

“P-Punishment… What on earth did the rascal do?”

“It’s not me~☆”

“Oh~ Hohohoho!! …Clara, can I just leave if it’s cruel? I don’t like punishing weak people.”

“It’s not a weak person~☆”

Hilde looked at them and said:

“Right now, there is a comrade trying to run away from their own fight.”

“…”

“They fear becoming the strongest in the academy city without us.”

Then the Five Colors show their own reactions.

“Ahaha, what’s that, Eir?”

“Sh-She’s become much more timid. Want to join the research faction?”

“Oh~ Hohoho! Of course! All plebeians except this lady are like that!”

Hilde pointed at Eir with her fist and said:

“Therefore… we, called the Five Colors of the academy city, intend to punish her.”

“…!”

Eir just trembles.

Inhale—

Hilde shouted with all her might:

“From now on!! What begins!! Is your punishment—!! [Crimson Trajectory] will receive flogging from the punishment committee gathered here for the crime of desertion!!”

“Heh.”

“If you can’t defeat all of us Five Colors, you’ll remain a loser forever.”

“Heheh.”

“…You may resist.”

“Hehehe…!”

Everything is just an excuse of covering eyes and saying ‘ah-oong’.

Just a performance to comfort Eir’s emptiness.

Because it’s just bringing back the academy city from 2 years ago that had stopped for her.

Lastly…

Because we’re giving you the chance to become the strongest.

“Here we go!!”

Led by Hilde who lost her weapon of fate, the Five Colors each clench their bare fists and smile, playing along.

“Uh, uhh… This sweaty fight isn’t my specialty, so I’ll substitute with a summon…”

Freya sighs and summons a huge purple cat, then retreats.

I pointed at Eir and said:

“We set up this stage, if you can’t win here you’ll really be disgraced—☆ I’ll spread rumors that you’re a coward who got scared of our junior and ran away~☆”

Eir shouted with somewhat moist eyes:

“…Come at me!”

* * *

She defeated Lightning Lance who rushed in barehanded.

She defeated Mist who rushed in barehanded.

She defeated Great Bow who rushed in barehanded.

She defeated the cat who rushed in barehanded.

She defeated all Five Colors.

Though they all retreated appropriately during the unfamiliar fight. In the end, only Eir who was used to barehanded fighting remained.

“Huff…! Huff…!”

And…

Eir staggered towards Alvit, desperately holding her sword. Alvit facing her seriously.

“Come at me…! I’m the strongest in the academy city—!!”

“Yes! Here I come, senior!!”

Whoosh—!!

Exploding flames filled the arena.

-Waaaaaah—!!!

In the end, Eir who had fist fights with the Five Colors and was exhausted, lost to Alvit. But she fainted with a refreshed smile.

And so after numerous fights-

The winner of the Combat Festival was decided.

[The winner of the Combat Festival is—!! Alvit from —!! It’s Alvit—!!!]

-Waaaaaaaaah—!!!


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