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Chapter 32: When Fools Make Noise……

“There!! Winner, Gulf!!!”

“Alright!!!”

The matches that were held to participate in the intense battle festival… have all come to an end.

Gulf, despite facing somewhat challenging matches in the tournaments held so far, achieved a perfect victory in every battle.

It is an unprecedented result, but considering those achievements for now, it is almost certain that Gulf can participate as a representative of Flaveld Academy in the first-year tournament.

Naturally, there are students who want to raise objections to this situation.

It is unacceptable for commoners to participate in the tournament of the intense battle festival.

Even if chosen, they should decline.

Some students, tainted with a negative sense of aristocratic thinking, believe in such thoughts. There are even those who suggest, “Maybe the students who fought against Gulf were just weak?” However, such remarks are simply absurd.

The decision to participate in the selection matches for the tournament is, in essence, a matter of free choice.

If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to. 

In other words, all the students who participated in the selection matches, to some extent, have confidence in their own abilities and are approaching it willingly.

Making remarks that belittle them in any way is naturally going to lead to some consequences.

Among the students who lost to Ishud, there was even the son of a frontier count. As a result of these students unintentionally overhearing such conversations, incidents like being ambushed behind the scenes have occurred.

“Good job, Gulf.”

“Thanks, Ishud.”

“Well, it’s confirmed that you’ll participate in the intense battle festival now.”

“Who knows? There are probably other students who have also achieved a perfect victory.”

“Hmmm… Well, it’s not impossible that they might be adjusting things around a bit, but there aren’t that many students with a perfect record. I think it’s safe to say Gulf’s participation is confirmed.”

If, by any chance, Gulf couldn’t participate, Ishud seemed determined to force him in.

By the way, Ishud’s thought that there might be some adjustments wasn’t entirely off the mark.

Among the first-year students at Flaveld Academy, Michela, Phillip, and Andreas are candidates with the potential to win.

The faculty members who are considering the matchups for the selection matches deliberately avoid pitting these three against each other. 

This isn’t because they receive bribes from their families or anything of that sort; it’s simply because it would be a waste to reach a conclusive outcome at this stage.

Even though the battles take place within the school, with spectators present, the results are likely to spread beyond the academy.

While there are opinions suggesting it wouldn’t be a problem for them to face each other, given that they had clashed a few times during their junior high years, it’s worth noting that the results from their junior high days are at least a year old. 

Depending on their growth since then, it’s not unreasonable to expect the outcomes to be different.

The results will be revealed in the intense battle festival tournament, and it would be more interesting for the audience to witness it in front of a large crowd.

“So, it’s confirmed that Phillip and that Michela will participate. What about the prince?”

“It seems like Ishud is certain that those three will participate.”

“For the school as well, it’s not a viable option to not present the possibility of aiming high or winning, considering the choices.”

As per Ishud’s thoughts, in the first place, the participation of the three was almost decided even before the selection matches began.

Michela and Andreas had already achieved notable results since their junior high days, and regarding Phillip, despite his unusual lack of participation in tournaments and official matches during junior high, his abilities were highly regarded by the teachers.

When the teachers learned that the seemingly indifferent Phillip was going to participate in the selection matches, they double-checked multiple times.

“Well, Gulf, I’ve said it many times, but you’re participating too… Don’t get too nervous and end up with a lackluster match.”

“Uh… yeah, I’ll do my best.”

For Gulf, a commoner, the stage of the intense battle festival tournament was completely uncharted territory.

While he had become somewhat accustomed to fighting in front of his classmates during the selection matches, he had been told by Michela, who had experienced such stages during junior high, that it was on a different level.

(That’s right… to repay the favor, I need to leave a mark first.)

In order to achieve that, Gulf’s concerns about not being able to participate in the intense battle festival tournament were easily dispelled.

“I… I can participate?”

“Haha! I told you, Gulf, you’re definitely in.”

On the notice board in the hallway, a paper listing the names of the eight participants, carefully selected based on the results of the selection matches, had been posted.

“Well, that makes sense. With a perfect record, it’s only natural to be chosen, right? In fact, it would be strange not to be selected with that track record.”

“Philip is right. If he wasn’t chosen with that record, some family must have complained to the school or tried to bribe their way in.”

“If Gulf’s name is on that notice, it means someone failed even if they tried.”

“Trying to get their child into the tournament using such methods would only bring shame… though, there might be families who didn’t think that far and attempted it.”

While getting involved in every behind-the-scenes exchange might lead to premature baldness, Michela, the daughter of the duke, had a decent understanding of which families were involved in behind-the-scenes dealings and internal information.

Certainly, there are individuals among the parents of students who weren’t selected as representatives of Flaveld Academy for the current intense battle festival tournament, and they might be considered as certain gray figures. However, if there were attempts to somehow coerce Gulf, who earned the right to participate despite being a commoner, into withdrawing, it would undoubtedly lead to a confrontation with Ishud and, ultimately, the Regula family.

The head of the Regula family, Ishud’s father, Alba, is no fool. 

With a keen mind, he absorbed cunning strategies long before becoming a lord.

As a result, he adeptly utilizes such cunning methods and trash talk, effectively crushing opponents who engage in brute force tactics.

(However, the fact that a commoner student is participating… will surely send shockwaves through other academies.)

From Michela’s point of view, Gulf didn’t seem to possess any particularly outstanding talent.

Upon their first meeting, her impression was simply that he was relatively strong for a commoner.

However, as Gulf started participating in training with Ishud and had their first sparring match, Michela thought she might be in trouble.

Whether it was due to training with Ishud or simply because of his initially limited skills, Gulf’s growth rate seemed to surpass their own reasonably matured skills. Regardless, it was undeniable that he was a formidable rival, one that even elites should not underestimate. The intense battle festival tournament was sure to witness unexpected turns, creating thrilling matches that the spectators wouldn’t want to miss.

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