Chapter 57: I Wanted to Try It Once

“Congratulations, Philip.”

“Thanks. But hey, congratulations to you too.”

In the first-year tournament, three out of four semi-finalists were students from Flaveld Academy.

And the students who fought in the final match were also Philip and Andreas, both students of Flaveld Academy.

In the final match, after a short but intense battle, Philip emerged victorious.

“Well, you managed to defeat such a strong opponent.”

Christille’s opponent in the final was a student from Rizard Academy, Narusto Sheet. 

He’s an elite among elites, with a primary job of being a knight but a secondary job being a magic knight, a very narcissistic third-year student.

He’s not particularly liked by students of the same sex, but he’s quite popular among the opposite sex.

However, in the final match against Christille… Even some of the female students who typically wouldn’t support her were cheering for Christille, about half of them.

“It’s because of everyone’s support.”

“…Watching that, it’s hard to understand.”

Due to Christille being a woman admired by other women, even female students who are usually fans of Narusto ended up supporting Christille, and about seventy to eighty percent of the audience was cheering for her.

By the way, there was a time when Christille treated Ishud to a meal due to various reasons, so he also cheered for her with the same enthusiasm as Gulf.

“So both the winners of the first-year and third-year tournaments were students from Flaveld Academy.”

“Yeah, that’s right, Dustin senpai.”

Dustin Wabir, a strong and handsome student wearing a uniform that clearly isn’t an average size, standing over 190 centimeters tall.

He’s a second-year student at Sambal Academy and the winner of the second-year tournament in the fierce battle festival.

His primary job is a warrior, his secondary job is a heavy warrior, and his weapon of choice is a great axe.

With his mighty strength and the great axe, he scattered his opponents, securing the top spot among second-year students.

“I heard rumors, but I never thought you’d actually participate in the fierce battle festival… and win. Have you finally decided to pursue the path of knighthood?”

“Nah, it’s not like that. It’s more like… it just happened?”

“…Don’t say those words in front of the other students.”

The tiny bit of hope he had harbored was swiftly shattered.

At present, Philip had already realized what kind of person he was, so it wasn’t a huge shock.

“By the way, why did we receive potions not just for healing injuries and replenishing magic after the final, but also for restoring stamina?”

““…””

Dustin’s question was valid.

In previous fierce battle festivals, after the matches, they would receive potions to heal their wounds and replenish their magic to prevent collapse due to magic depletion.

However, this time… all the winners received potions that not only fully healed injuries but also provided full recovery of both magic and stamina.

“Could it be that, in the final moments, we’ll be facing active knights… or even knight commanders? Is there some kind of special match planned?”

“Well, who knows… but we were asked to step into the ring at the same time. Considering that, there might be some surprises in store.”

Whether Dustin had noticed or not, Christille smoothly went along with it.

“A surprise, huh… I hope it’s not too much trouble.”

Naturally, Philip followed suit, accompanying Christille in her ignorance, as they headed towards the ring.

As the three winners from each year appeared, the audience throughout the venue, albeit unconsciously, cheered, not quite understanding the reason.

“Well, well, well… all three of you. You’ve battled fiercely against the strongest of your respective years and made it this far… but you haven’t yet fought against true champions. The organizers want to see if you can join forces and defeat a true champion here and now… that’s the message.”

“…So, you mean we’re going to fight someone now?”

The moment Dustin attempted to confirm the truth with the referee, a voice was heard from above.

“Yaaah, heeeeere I coooooome!!”

“““““““What…!?”””””””

“““““““!!!!????”””””””

A voice was heard from above. Along with it, the sound of something breaking reverberated throughout the venue.

“That idiot…”

Byron immediately sensed what the voice’s owner had done, his temples pulsating with frustration. He decided he would definitely land a punch on the owner later.

“Here I am!! …Just kidding! I always wanted to make an entrance like this~”

After landing, Ishud struck the same pose as a certain Peach Demon, and made his grand entrance.

“““…”””

Of course, Dustin wasn’t quite grasping the situation.

But it wasn’t just Dustin; even Philip and Christille, who knew in advance that they would be facing Ishud after the final match, needed a bit of time to accept reality.

Now, they were all wondering just what this guy was up to.

“Hey, what’s with the freeze? Well, the champ from the second year might not know, but Philip and the Student Council President senpai should.”

“W-Well… yeah, of course, but…”

“…Once again, it’s made abundantly clear.”

Ishud leaped from above the arena, but how he landed in the ring…

The arena was protected by a magical barrier, allowing the spectators to focus on the matches without worrying about potential harm.

However… as Ishud jumped from the edge of the arena and landed, he shattered the barrier with both fists clenched, bringing down a hammer blow.

That was the sound of something breaking that accompanied his voice.

“Oops, almost forgot to greet the audience. Ahem… Ladies and gentlemen!!! Boys and girls!!! Nice to meet you all. I’m Ishud Regula, a first-year student from Flaveld Academy.”

“Wha…!?”

While the individual had been the subject of recent rumors, there were many in the audience who were not students of Flaveld Academy. For them, it was the first time they learned that the person was from the prestigious Regura family.

“This time, I couldn’t participate as a regular student, so here I am at the very end… participating as the final boss, joining forces with the winners from each year. I’m sure there are various thoughts running through your minds… but please, sit back and enjoy our battle… Well, shall we get started?”

With the greeting concluded, there was no need to say more.

Having provided some explanation to the audience, the final battle of this fierce battle festival was about to commence.

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