Episode 236 National University League (1)
A strange atmosphere has been hovering over Colosseo Academy, the top university in the empire.
The reason for this was that the date of the alliance competition held by the top universities in the empire was approaching.
‘National Collegiate League’.
An annual event in which the four universities representing the empire gather in one place to determine superiority and inferiority.
Colosseo Academy maintained the best grades every time in the annual university evaluation, but in fact, the other three universities were also formidable opponents.
Colosseo
academy.
Boot
camp Varangian.
Magic Tower
(魔塔).
Themiscyra Womens
University.
The other three prominent universities, Themiscyra, the Varangian Mage Tower, are closely following Colosseo Academy.
Varangian is a northern university famous for its ‘warrior training center’, and it was a specialized college specializing in cold weapons such as swords, spears, axes, and bows.
The Magic Tower is also a specialized college in the eastern part of the country that is famous as a ‘law training center’, and those who walk the path of magic gather here to build their studies.
It is, of course, a fever weapon to deal with.
Themisquira is a southern comprehensive university with an educational system most similar to the Colosseo Academy.
Students attending this school can select cold weapons and heat weapons as their majors according to their talents and aptitudes, and can choose other studies as minors or double majors.
However, the difference from the Colosseo Academy is that it restricts admissions to women only.
(Except for extremely exceptional cases)
With the confrontation with these rivals imminent, the Colosseo Academy is tense like the eve of a storm.
Colosseo freshman Tudor Sancho Piggy Bianca Sinclair did just that.
“It’s the first time I’m meeting people from other schools.”
“It’s hard to be number one. Even if you do well, you lose if you don’t make it.”
“I’m a little nervous. Will I be able to do well?”
“What are you doing? You’re doing well in the Colosseo.”
“That’s right~ After all, they’re all the same age!”
Since they are newbies, they seem to have a lot of questions about the culture and academic customs of other schools.
In the meantime, Sinclair and Sancho had the experience of taking entrance exams at other schools, so they were even attracting attention from other students.
“Come to think of it, didn’t Sancho get first place in the Varangian entrance exam?”
“Those kids will grind their teeth if they see Sancho.”
“Why are you grinding your teeth?”
“Of course I’ll go. They abandoned their school and went somewhere else. Would it look good?”
“Then Sinclair was in a bigger trouble? She was the first in the Mage’s Tower entrance exam and also the first in Themiscyra’s entrance exam.”
“I don’t know, but there must be a lot of kids in other schools who are looking for him.”
Even Sinclair was a monster who ranked first in all entrance exams at universities with magic faculties, such as Mage Tower, Themiscyra, and Colosseo.
I don’t know, but it seemed clear that I would receive jealous stares.
at that time. A male student wearing a black cloak appeared with arrogance.
“Don’t worry, my stupid friends. I will personally go to the tournament and teach you the lower things.”
It was Grenouille Leviathan.
He had been quite arrogant since he had recently joined the aristocratic faction.
Tudor, who had always looked down on Grenouille, was sarcastically.
“Hey, you’re going to go to the tournament, too?”
“What kind of rude words!? Don’t you know that there is no age limit for this competition? Any person who has no record of taking the same subject twice or more, such as a classmate, a person on probation from graduation, or a repeat student, can participate!”
“Who asks because they don’t know?”
Tudor quickly lost interest and turned his head away, but Grenouille’s admonishing and explanatory temperament seems to remain the same.
“I will personally explain the nature and rules of the tournament to you lackeys.”
1. The official name of the competition held by the four university leagues is ‘Olympiad Survival Contest’, and another name is ‘Battle Royale Ground Zero’.
2. A total of 400 students in a randomly designated large place warp, the task is to somehow survive for a limited time.
3. Everyone wears an HP suit to compete, and the moment this HP reaches 0, you are automatically eliminated.
4. The top 10 students who achieved good grades in the competition for survival were awarded tax-free artifacts stored in a treasure house jointly managed by the four universities.
“Now that I have explained this in detail, please refrain from grabbing my ankle at the competition site~”
Grenouille finished the explanation with a proud attitude.
at that time.
…
There was an existence that struck Grenouille on the shoulder.
“Oh what? What kind of person would dare to touch the body of this body…”
Grenouille turned his head away with an annoyed expression.
There stood a tall male student with black hair and red eyes.
“what.”
Hivero Baskerville.
He, who reigns as the heavyweight of Class B of the Cold Weapons Donation Department, is looking down at Grenouille.
“…”
Grenouille looked up at Hivero’s face, who was two inches taller, in silence for a moment.
Grenouille, who was usually arrogant, knew it. What a fucking temperament Hive of Cold Weapons Donation Class B had.
“Oh no.”
“…… I’m sorry.”
Hivero glanced Grenouille up and down once, then hurried away.
“…… I’m sorry.”
“…… I’m sorry.”
What’s even more upsetting is that the gazes of Middle and Low Bros followed him one after another.
Left alone, Grenouille began to tremble.
“Those crazy dogs really!? If it hadn’t been for the three of them, I would have beaten them! Oh, they’re thugs, thugs!”
Everyone was looking at Grenouille with sad eyes.
at that time.
I saw another male student walking down the street where Hivero, Middlebro, and Lowbro passed.
Seeing that face, Tudor Sancho Piggy Bianca Sinclair exclaimed happily.
“Bikir! It’s here!”
“Good morning, my friend.”
“I saw the dating rumors well, Vikir~”
“Is that real?
“Ugh! Of course not! Hyung-ah said he’s not interested in dating!”
Friends soon surrounded Bikir and started talking about the tournament.
“But the real dating rumor…?”
“You say it’s not Bikir. More than that, I guess it’s possible to participate without class restrictions this time. If each school has 100 students, roughly 20 students will be assigned in the first year.”
“That’s right. The real aces are the 3rd years. It’s customary for the 4th years not to participate.”
“Isn’t it roughly 50 third graders, 30 second graders, and 20 first graders?”
“Since we had good grades in the midterm exams, of course we will be included.”
The conversation eventually ends with Bikir.
Tudor asked.
“So Vikir. What should the group do? Looking at it, the scores are evaluated individually, but the participation itself has to be done in groups. A group of five.”
Tudor Sancho Piggy Bianca Sinclair Bikir.
The number of people in the group that I usually hang out with is 6, so it is a bit difficult for everyone to form a group.
A situation where it would be better to be divided into 3 people and 3 people.
“Yes. Rather, let’s make it 3 to 3 and have two other kids in each group. Now then, Bikir
will be our group for now~”
“That’s right! This should be fair by lot!”
“I’m going to go to the group with Bikire~”
“It’s shameful! I want to be in the same group as you this time too!”
In a situation where they are divided into two groups, everyone wants to be in the same group as Bikir.
But in this situation, Bikir came up with a different answer.
“Hmm. I’m already in another group.”
“What? Again? It was like that during midterm exams too!”
“This is also a prior agreement. I’m sorry.”
At Bikir’s answer, the friends were blatantly disappointed.
Sinclair in particular was most obviously downcast.
“I wanted to be in the same group as my brother this time.”
“Hmm. I’m sorry again. This time, I also have a pretty clear sense of purpose.”
Everyone’s eyes widened at Bikir’s words.
“……purpose?”
It was the first time for Bikir to reveal his inner feelings, so everyone forgot their regrets and showed their curiosity.
And for some reason, Bikir readily answered.
“I heard that if you place in the top 10 in this competition, you can receive one treasure stored in the treasure house jointly managed by the four universities.”
Bikir said with her eyes sparkling, which is rare.
Tudor, Sancho Piggy, Bianca Sinclair all tilted their heads in surprise.
It’s the first time I’ve seen Bikir want something so blatantly.
“Is there a treasure you’re aiming for?”
“Yes.”
“what is that?”
“It’s a secret.”
“Oh what! Why did you tell me something!”
Tudor, who has an impatient personality, is the first to shout.
Sinclair, who usually had many secrets, also had shining eyes.
“Hyung-ah seems to have an artifact he’s aiming for, too. So do I. But you know what?”
“?”
“It’s not like you can get a treasure unconditionally just by entering the treasure house. I guess it’s only possible if you choose a treasure.”
In the treasure house managed by the four major universities, there are artifacts that can be said to be treasures of the world.
They all have spirituality, and it is said that they do not wait to be picked by the owner, but choose the owner on their own.
Artifacts that meet their owner stay by their side until the owner’s lifespan ends, and then return to the warehouse.
Sinclair smiled and continued.
“In other words, I have to choose one of the artifacts that select me. They say that I can’t have what I want unconditionally. Even if I go into the warehouse and don’t get selected by any artifact, I guess I have to come back empty-handed.”
However, such restrictions had nothing to do with Bikir, who had memories before returning.
‘I just need to be able to enter the treasure house.’
That would be the case, because Bikir’s ultimate goal was not to possess the artifact, but to destroy it.
Vikir recalled in his mind what he had to go into the treasure trove and choose.
‘Seventh decade. It will be sleeping in the treasure house.’
An object-type demon, the only one among the ten demons that exists.
The existence of ‘Dekarabia’, the seventh poem (七番尸), was exactly that.
