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Chapter 19: Offensive and Defensive Game

The day after I finished the disciplinary committee meeting and officially became a shield of Frügel Academy, ──── I arrived at school as usual and..... my eyes met with His Highness Grayson, who was with a sword.

Sitting in the front seat on the corridor side, he has a black sword hanging on his waist. I can't say for sure because I can only see the scabbard and hilt, but I'm guessing the body of the blade is black as well.

He actually brought a sword…

I wonder, did His Highness Grayson join the Disciplinary Commission just to wear a sword? 

He should have had to apply to the school for weapons other than those managed by the disciplinary committee...

"Good morning, Your Highness Grayson. That sword isn't the one managed by the committee, right? Have you submitted your application documents yet?"

I stopped in front of the desk, bent down a little, and looked at him.

I thought it was rude to have a conversation while looking down at His Highness.

"Oh. I submitted my application yesterday and got permission this morning. It seems that Miss Charlotte doesn't have any weapons ... will you fight empty handed?"

The beautiful young man with black hair, casually touches the hilt of the sword and asked, "Did you learn self-defense?” this was an unwarranted question.

In response, I shook my head, "No, no”

"You can't fight with bullets. Well If you use enhancement magic, it's a different story ... it's impossible to fight live anyway. So, it’d just be a magic-based fight."

"I see. Then, don't you have any weapon?"

"No, that's why ... I'm thinking of having a weapon for self-defense, assuming that I'm out of magic."

Well, my magical power will never run out ... But there’s a possibility I’ll be forced into a situation where I can’t use magic. 

When that happens, I can be confident that I have a self-defense weapon. 

If you’re prepared, you won't be worried.

I haven't even decided on the type of weapon yet, but I'm not worried because I'm thinking, "In case of emergency, I can call for help with the signal gun.”

By the way, the signal gun provided yesterday was stored in the inner pocket of my blazer.

"... well, it's already this late! Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. Well then."

My eyes widened as I saw the clock strike one minute before the main bell, and I hurriedly left His Highness' seat.

On my way to my seat by the window, I was greeted by several classmates who said, "Good morning," as an afterthought.

I was in a hurry, so it was all I could do to reply, "Good morning…"

If I came earlier, I might have been able to have a conversation while greeting. 

This was a shame.

A brown-haired woman appeared with the chime of the bell when she was thinking about her classmates who became more friendly than before.

She was wearing a navy blue robe and a pointy hat, and she walked up to the podium to face us.

She smiled at us, her reddish-orange eyes reflecting the images of us students.

"Good morning everyone. I'm going to start the magic class right away. First, open to page 23 of the textbook."

Bianca sensei, who started the lesson immediately, wrote down the contents of the textbook on the blackboard with chalk in one hand.

I took one look at her and opened the textbook to page 23, where I saw a description of speech magic.

This time we will study speech magic.

"As you all know, speech magic is activated by chanting certain words. Unlike other magic that allow complicated control, it is limited to simple effects and you can use magic you don’t have the aptitude for. But the activation speed will be significantly reduced by that amount. Also, as long as you remember the chant, you can use it anytime, which is very convenient. "

Bianca-sensei, gave us a light recap of the speech magic while running chalk on the blackboard.

"If you are a student of Frügel Academy, I think you should have used speech magic at least once, so I will omit the explanation of the specific activation method and magic operation. This time, I would like you to do ──── offense and defense. It's a game. "

I've never heard of that game name, and most of my classmates muttered, "What?” 

The brown-haired woman knocked on the blackboard as she tilted her head.

If you take a closer look at the blackboard, where various sentences are lined up, you will find something other than the description written in the textbook.

The "something" that occupies the right half of the blackboard was like a description of the game.

"The rules are simple. One-on-one, the winner is the one who takes two sets first. Both are divided into attackers and defenders, and they either destroy or protect certain things. If you destroy something within the time limit, the attacker wins. If you defend it for a long time, the defender wins. This time, we will use chess pieces for "specific things". "

The teacher took out a large number of chess pieces from the white bag she brought with the textbook.

It's a little bigger than the chess pieces we usually use, but the shape and design are the same.

"That's all for the basic rules, but there are some special rules. First, you can only use elementary magic under speech magic. It is prohibited to use your own body to attack or protect. The same applies to the act of attacking the caster. Only the pieces can be attacked. "

"Don't attack the opponent directly," says Bianca with a sour mouth, "If you get hurt, it will be problematic."

It was also limited to beginner magic, that would be to not cause damage to the surroundings.

It's a game with many restrictions, but it looks interesting. It was my first time having a practical class, so I'm excited.

With my eyes shining and anticipation growing, Bianca stuck a large piece of paper on the blackboard with opponents written on it. 

I'm not sure if it was created with the student's abilities in mind, but the opponents were set up without any regard to seating order.

And the one chosen as my opponent was Emilia, who had been ranked first in the entrance exams.

It's hard to believe, judging from Bianca's character, that she would have put me up against Emilia by accident… 

The fact that she chose Emilia as my opponent is proof that she thinks highly of me.

Last time, she was convinced that it was cause I was 'Miss Scarlet's younger sister,' but she must have been confused after checking my entrance exam score. 

Because the test scores themselves were not much different from the other students.

The grades of the entrance examination and the ability shown in the class ... she didn't know which one to believe, so she decided to take this opportunity to check my ability.

In that case, I have to live up to my teacher's expectations.

"Everyone, have you checked the match table? Then, please move to the place written on the table."

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