613. [Side Story] The last festival (3)
After the first night of the mad festival. morning of the second day.
The five main party members left the manor house and started walking down the main street.
“Uuuh…”
“My head hurts…”
It seems like everyone ran too hard the day before. Her eyes are puffy, her cheeks are pale, and her hair is all in a magpie.
“Puhaha! Lucas! What kind of hair is that!”
I laughed at the escort knight with his well-groomed blonde hair tangled in all directions, and Junior stood next to me in a cold sweat.
“Your Highness isn’t too formidable…”
“What are you talking about? Alas!”
I was really scared to touch it. My head was also stretched out in all directions. Did you get hit by a bomb while you were sleeping?
“I don’t remember anything after the drinking contest… What happened?”
“It was nothing. The senior said, ‘Is this a drinking show? Except for the strange words like ‘Then you have to get away~’ and kept trying to take off your top…”
Did you do that again, Ash Kim? You bastard! No, is this a problem for the classic fans?
Evangeline started braiding the tangled side hair of Lucas, and Lucas looked at the morning sun with a calm face that seemed to be liberated… and smiled mildly like a big dog. Do you think this kid is not sober?
Damian said, “Lie down, lie down,” and pressed my stretched hair. The last conscience of Crossroads is you, Damian.
“Your Highness, would you like to unwind? They sell soup over there. I will buy it.”
“oh. good night. I’ll beg you, Conscience No. 2 Junior.”
“Conscience?” said Junior, tilting his head, and rushed towards the soup stall open from morning.
It is fortunate that there is at least one member who takes care of health.
With a cup of soup for each person, we sipped the soup and walked slowly out to the southern field.
It was for the main event of the festival, the martial arts competition.
The martial arts venue was set up in the southern field.
Since this martial arts competition is basically a 5-to-5 party competition, the existing gymnasium could not handle the scale, so it was installed outside.
‘If it’s a southern field, I’m okay with it being a little smashed…’
The martial arts venue was spacious.
It’s not even called a convention hall, it’s just a large square line drawn on the floor, and around it, there are seats and standing areas for the audience to see comfortably.
and in the center of the arena.
Something very large was showing off its majesty covered in white cloth. Evangeline, who was pouring the soup into her mouth, tilted her head.
“What is that?”
“You will find out soon. When all the players arrive, it will be revealed.”
Not long after, the hero party showed up one by one, messing around. At the same time, the audience began to gather and fill the seats.
Audiences, as the competition progresses throughout the day, they will kick and refrain on their own, and when all the heroes gathered, I started announcing.
“I will explain the rules of this martial arts competition!”
The vague form was notified to everyone in advance, but this was the first time to tell the exact rules.
“First, the victory condition! This martial arts competition is not just a duel of party against party.”
I walked over to something large in the center of the arena, grabbed the white cloth covering it, and yanked it aside.
flutter!
At the same time as the cloth came off, people gasped. I grinned.
“I have to fight against this… fake dragon!”
Kugoong-!
It wasn’t a sound I made with my mouth, but a real sound effect coming from the sound device inside the wooden dragon that was heavily coated with artifacts.
It is a dragon-shaped object wrapped around its body with various magical artifacts.
Not only does it look similar, but its neck, legs and tail are also movable, and its size is huge.
Assuming a battle against the Black Dragon Corps, I requested an order from the production union to conduct a mock battle.
“Really… I struggled to death for a month to make that…”
Lily pretended to wipe away her tears, and behind her, the Alchemist Guild Leader and the Carpenter Guild Leader together stole tears.
The conditions I asked for to create this fake dragon were all monstrous, and the people in these workshops made this after struggling to death for the past month or so… It was a lot of hard work.
“The victory condition for this martial arts competition is simple! You can win if you hit the set hitting points on the dragon’s body and get a total of 10,000 points!”
The heroes, who had been devastated by the slightly ridiculous face of the dragon, came to their senses and looked in my direction. I was given an explanation.
“Scores are calculated according to the hit point, and as you can see, parts that are not weak points get poor scores, and parts that are closer to weak points get higher scores.”
In the case of a leg on which a dragon rests on the floor, the score is not high.
In fact, the dragon’s legs are strong and strong, so they are the part to avoid attacks during raids.
Wings, neck, heart, eyes, etc. are relatively high points… And there are other key points.
“A random ‘reverse force’ point is created. If you hit it by any means, you immediately get 10,000 points and win.”
Achilles heel of polyps. innate weakness.
There is reverse. This is because each part of the black dragon corps is different, so the fake dragon is set to randomly appear in one place throughout the body.
When they heard the rule that they don’t need anything and that they win by hitting the reverse, the heroes immediately rebelled.
“Retreat meta until here?!”
“Even if you hit 100 other things, one hit is much bigger!”
“Then isn’t the captain’s party with Damian the strongest?!”
“I’m just trying to win for free! Boo! It’s violent! Boo!”
I shook my hand to calm the protesting heroes.
“now. everyone. Don’t forget that this is a ‘fighting contest’.”
“…!”
“okay. You can ‘interfere’ the opponent’s party as much as you like…!”
Only then did the heroes, who fully understood the rules of this match, exclaim ah! and poured out a sigh….
Right after that, he started laughing wickedly and sinisterly. Those scary guys.
‘Because if I just put a 5v5 Dai Dai, someone will get seriously hurt.’
So different objects presented different scoring targets.
Basically, to win, you have to hit dragons to accumulate points. However, at the same time, the competing party must also be kept in check.
How much proportion will you spend on dragon attack, opponent party check, and check defense?
Each party has different stats and different composition. Of course, the tactics taken will be different, and the countermeasures will also be different.
It was a very good training to take before dealing with the Black Dragon Corps, which is a mass of variables.
“As I heard in advance, it is a team fighting competition in which each party of 5 participates! However, all armaments can only use wooden equipment made at the Crossroad Blacksmith, and the output of wizards is limited to 1/10!”
I applauded as I looked around at the heroes whose shoulders were shaking in excitement.
“Sensor artifacts will accurately tally the score for hitting the fake dragon. And this fake dragon itself is wrapped in barrier artifacts, so don’t worry about it being destroyed and hit it hard.”
“Oh oh!”
“Basically, participation prizes are paid for participation alone. Here, for parties that have advanced to the round of 16 or higher, we offer luxurious prizes carefully prepared by the Winter Silver Merchant…”
Serenade was a bit of an effort here as well.
Prizes far more splendid than those of the first-year Fall Festival are piled up behind the fake dragon waiting for the winners. Looking at it this way, it looks like a dragon’s treasure trove.
“…And the prize given to the first-place party is the appointment as a Knight of the Crossroads of tradition and honor.”
Woo woo woo!
As expected, booing came flying. It happened in my first year, so I responded calmly.
“In addition to being appointed as a knight, the winning party receives all prizes from the final to the round of 16 as prize money. So work hard.”
Wow!
All the heroes whose 180-degree reactions were reversed shouted with their eyes turned upside down. I really like that you are so obvious and honest in this respect…
“As I announced before, the results of this martial arts competition will be reflected in the selection of the Black Dragon subjugation party.”
At my words, the heroes all at once calmed their excitement.
Yes. This martial arts competition is definitely a part of this festival and an extension of the retreat where everyone can laugh and chat and have fun, but… to be
clear.
It is also a place for tactical evaluation to prepare for the Black Dragon subjugation.
I smiled and stretched out my hand.
“Come on, heroes! Then, who is the strongest party here… Let’s prove it!”
Wow!
The cheers were not from the heroes, but from the audience who had already filled the seats.
Thus, the main event of the 3rd year Crossroad Fall Festival… the martial arts competition has risen!
***
Our main party got into a fight from the opening night. The brackets were drawn randomly, but it was because I drew the wrong lot. ok
“It’s good to finish it quickly and rest well until the next match!”
At Evangeline’s words, the rest of the members nodded, but only Lucas was still unhappy.
Seeing as he couldn’t even think of undoing the side hair that Evangeline braided, he must still have less of a hangover.
It was then.
“Hey, you young people. Is it refreshing just to look at it?”
“I want to put a straw in that youth and take away the other side. Kkeuk.”
Those who approached us with strangely gross remarks were… the party ‘uncles’.
A super tanker on our frontline from the Leprosy Slaughter Squad. Torkel.
Former Heretic Questioner, SSR-level healer and Diltan Zenith.
A blind swordsman from Blacklist, Nobody. Warlock Chain.
And… Diarmudin!
Our opening game opponent was this mighty championship power that put an ivory tower in the place where Lucas was missing.
It’s a bit tough from the start! It’s hard to hear the comments!
“Hey~ Lucas.”
“Does it look good to run away to a young and bright party?”
Among the uncles who approached while messing around, Nobody and Chain clung to Lucas with their faces wrinkled.
Lucas rolled his eyes left and right, his face glistening with cold sweat. I guess I was a bit stung because I was traded and came here.
“I did not betray myself! This is all due to the will of the master…”
The two men kicked Lucas’ shoulders as he tried to make an excuse! I grabbed it.
“Whoops. There’s no use trying to run away.”
“Your shadow is always striding behind you? Kkeuk.”
“Hee hee hee?!”
“Try to run as fast as you can. But when I look back…”
“I’m already in my 30’s…”
“40’s are faster…”
“After that, from the 50’s it’s an instant…!”
Nobody and Chain, who had muttered evilly, laughed among themselves and went back into the arena.
Thorkel and Zenith bowed shyly and followed them, and Diarmudin solemnly brushed his beard before leaving a word.
“You don’t know that being Mr. Tsutsu is better… My back hurts from standing there as a kid.”
After throwing a deeper comment, even Lee left for the stadium. Hey grandpa! Stop spoiling your life!
Lucas, trembling as he watched the men walk away, managed to open his mouth.
“Wait and see… I… will never become a man…!”
While making comments such as ‘absolutely’, ‘definitely’ and ‘decidedly’, it seems that Lucas doesn’t yet know the law that if he denies it, the opposite is true.
For a moment, I imagined Lucas as an uncle. Do you want to have a beard? Since I always put a lot of effort on my eyebrows, there might be wrinkles on that side too.
“….”
I saw Damien Evangeline Jr. next. The children tilted their heads at my gaze.
These children, who were young when they first saw each other two years ago, quickly became adults or approached adults.
‘want see.’
The way you all become uncles and aunts. The way they become grandparents.
I want to be with you all the times when time flies and wrinkles are engraved, hair is leaking and back is bent.
‘I want to grow old with all of you.’
And it must be very beautiful.
I chuckled. And he stroked the heads of the children who did not understand English once.
okay. even to see it.
I will protect this world from the coming destruction.
“let’s go!”
Finally, I gave Lucas a slap on the back and took the lead. The remaining 4 members of the main party followed behind me.
I smiled and fixed the gloves.
“Let’s show the guys that kids these days have one temper!”
…but if you ask me, am I not the best man here?
oh?
