# 389
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389
The comprehensive martial arts club could be said to be the largest, at least in terms of scale. Madwin, located in the center of a large city, was bustling with martial arts fighters and participants.
The lodging industry was booming for the first time in a while, and some people were sleeping on the streets because the rooms were full but not full.
As the number of people flocked, a large number of troops were deployed to ensure security.
For the convenience of participants, the organizers provided accommodations and installed additional magic circles so that participants could stay in nearby cities and come over to Madwin on the same day.
I had a lot of experience hosting Rinosa and Empire competitions. Since it was a joint event, I thought there would be no difficulties in proceeding even if the preparation period was not that long, but I had to be satisfied with carrying out the event without any problems due to the better-than-expected success.
“There are over 100 people who advanced to the finals alone. There were so many people participating in the preliminaries that it was inevitable, but the competition period will be longer than expected. “We can’t leave out the repechage match.”
The Crown Prince muttered as he handed the documents to Charlotte.
The area under my eyes was puffy because I stayed up all night the past few nights.
Charlotte, a prosecutor who uses a visa, accepted the documents he gave her with a normal face. There is nothing unreasonable about this.
“Still, I’m glad that this comprehensive martial arts event was held successfully.”
This proves that the alliance between the Empire and Rinosa is strong. Charlotte was doing her job quite well. Charlotte glanced at the documents containing information about the finalists.
“There are more wizards than expected.”
Since I thought there wouldn’t be many applicants, I expected that among the finalists there would be only a handful of magicians, but there were over twenty.
Of course, there were some who were exempt from the preliminaries because they were royal wizards, but most of them beat the preliminaries on their own and advanced.
Even though swordsmen had an advantage over wizards in one-on-one combat, there were few people in their position who had experience dealing with wizards.
Compared to swordsmen, wizards are significantly fewer in number, and wizards do not engage in unfavorable battles with swordsmen.
“It was said that one wizard in particular boasted unrivaled skills.”
Charlotte found a page marked in red among the documents.
The name ‘Violet’ was written in large letters on it.
“Yes, that wizard. I heard that she is very young, beautiful, and incredibly talented. Where on earth did it fall? “I’m intrigued.”
The crown prince rested his chin and his eyes lit up.
His eyes were fixed on Violet’s portrait in the papers.
Charlotte knew about her identity a long time ago.
It wasn’t because Area said anything, but because I thought there was no way she wouldn’t stand out. Plus, she’s an incredibly beautiful woman, so of course it’s Area.
“Are you interested in her?”
Charlotte asked warily.
She hadn’t forgotten that Asuka had called the crown prince a womanizer.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, the crown prince has enough looks to be seen that way.
Area is Helmut’s girlfriend. I didn’t want to get involved with the crown prince for no reason.
The crown prince understood her words in a different sense, that is, in a sense that was advantageous to me. He responded with a meaningful smile.
“I hope there is no misunderstanding. There are many beautiful women in the system, but I have not forgotten my status. That there is another woman who suits me. “This is just interest in talented people.”
“Then you are lucky.”
Charlotte was relieved and picked up the documents. The bracket has already been drawn up.
Charlotte, who was looking at the bracket closely, soon frowned.
“What’s the problem?”
“…it’s nothing.”
Anyway, Helmut and Area Askasian. Not all four can advance to the finals. Even if we meet each other, someone will fall.
Even though it was early, it was something that could not be helped.
‘There are quite a few people with unexpected skills. This person… I don’t even know who he is.’
Charlotte stopped flipping through the documents and looked at them intently. There was a portrait of a man with golden eyes.
I heard stories about contestants who overwhelmingly defeated the preliminaries.
I immediately recognized Asuka and Helmut, but I couldn’t guess where this person came from.
Judging by the accent with which he spoke, there was only speculation that he seemed to be from the Empire.
However, there was no such person known among the imperial nobles who were famous for their swordsmanship skills.
The reason Charlotte paid attention to him was because Alonso, the commander of the Black Wing Knights, took notice of him.
‘He is a strong man.’
‘If Alonso says that… does that mean he has the skills to join the Black Wing Knights and remain there?’
Alonso shook his head resolutely.
‘I don’t label those who are weaker than me as strong. But that doesn’t mean I can say for sure that he’s stronger than me.’
In his ambiguous conclusion, Charlotte realized something. The fact that even Alonso cannot estimate his skills.
He wrote his age as twenty-four on the document. How could someone so young have skills that even the Black Wing Knight Commander could not fathom?
Charlotte suppressed an unknown sense of anxiety. ‘Even so, he
won’t be able to beat
Helmut senior…’
Helmut has already reached the pinnacle of what a human can achieve.
It was because there were undeniably sprouts of darkness.
There is no way that an ordinary human being who does not possess such special elements could surpass Helmut, no matter how genius his or her talents may be… The
Crown Prince hinted to Charlotte, who was lost in thought.
“It would be a pity that I couldn’t participate in the martial arts competition.”
“…I guess I’ll have to hope that another opportunity arises next time.”
Charlotte did not deny it.
My hands itched to sit still and watch the battle between the powerful.
She was a prosecutor. And I clearly knew.
That she wishes to be a prosecutor rather than a grand duchess.
“…It’s difficult.”
The crown prince suddenly muttered. Charlotte looked at him with puzzled eyes, but the crown prince just shook his head.
“It’s nothing. Rather, hurry up and get some rest. “Because I have plans for tomorrow.”
*
Helmut was cleaning his sword for tomorrow’s martial arts competition.
It wasn’t Darian’s sword, but it was the best sword in the blacksmith shop.
From now on, it was the finals. There is no way to lose, but prosecutors must always be fully prepared.
[Hmm, something is strange, after all.]
Elaga muttered, tilting her head.
It was a feeling I had been feeling for some time.
It felt slightly stronger as many of the eliminated preliminary contestants left the city, but it weakened again as visitors filled the empty seats.
Even so, it was a bit annoying that sometimes it felt like it was popping out of the water.
It was a feeling I wasn’t sure about, so I only spoke up now.
[I feel an unpleasant energy.]
Helmut’s hand stopped.
Isn’t there an aura that could be described as unpleasant by the monster Elaga?
Divine power.
“Is there a priest here?”
The Wizards’ Association is here.
I heard that since the crown prince is also here, they have set up a barrier around the city and are keeping watch so that the temple guys can’t even get there.
Even if it was a temple, it wouldn’t be easy to infiltrate.
Elaga shook her head.
[It’s not a person. I’ve already been around and I can sense it, but I don’t know where I can feel it.]
“Monsters instinctively sense the presence of divine power.”
[It means that blinking is like a firefly. Also, it’s not a vague, snobby person, but rather the kind of feeling you get from the sacred barrier.]
Helmut asked, getting up from the sofa.
“Is this a threat?”
Elaga, the strongest monster in the Forest of Pahe, does not respond to most small priests.
If Elaga felt something, it would be something unusual. There was a sense of alarm.
[What is the threat? I have never felt that way since I came into the human world.]
Elaga raised her sassy attitude.
As long as you don’t collide head-on with the sacred barrier and confront Lumen, Elaga can easily defeat the High Priestess.
“It’s something with divine power… It probably wasn’t originally in Madwin, but it probably appeared because of this martial arts event. “Is there anyone involved with the temple among the participants?”
Helmut’s black eyes were calm as he guessed.
It’s actually simple.
Whatever it is, just cut it down when it appears in front of you.
For one thing, Helmut was like a monster.
As he had learned growing up in the Forest of Pahe, Elaga lightly presented Helmut with a new difficult problem.
[Rather than that, shouldn’t you think more about what you should do if you meet your girlfriend? Now it’s the finals.]
“….”
Those words effectively stole Helmut’s attention. It was a situation that I had not yet found a way to deal with.
It was also a situation with a high possibility of encountering it.
Because of that, Elaga’s words were quickly pushed aside. Helmut had to be in deep agony until he checked the bracket the next day.
*
Fortunately, the first opponent Helmut met in the finals was not Area.
“Do you know me? “That kind of look in your eyes.”
Helmut, who was looking closely at the opponent on stage, suddenly asked.
“Are you a prophet or have any precognitive abilities?”
The man burst into laughter.
“That doesn’t even sound like a joke. “Is this a strategy to distract me?”
“I don’t think so. “You don’t recognize me.”
“First of all, you’re covering your face, right? I’m sure you’ve met me before. “My memory isn’t that bad…”
The other person narrowed his eyes and looked at Helmut.
Four years had passed, but the relaxed impression still remained.
A seasoned and skilled mercenary.
Helmut clearly remembered who that person was.
Not only was his skill impressive, but also because the advice he gave Helmut came true.
“I told you that you would betray me.”
“So you were betrayed? I guess it was just an odd comment and I didn’t mean to make a malicious comment on purpose. “I really like giving advice on this and that.”
The man looked apologetic.
Helmut answered in an emotionless voice.
“doesn’t care. And you said that too. “It is said that a tree that has been broken once becomes stronger.”
The man’s eyes widened as if he was surprised. Helmut added firmly.
“You will find out about it today.”
