Episode 250 After Party (1)
The long, long college league is all over.
< University League Ranking >
1. Dolores Rune Quo Vadis
2. Merlini Lovegood
3. Jurassio Bakiraga
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The big issues were that Dolores and Lovegood, who had expected to finish around 3rd place, each took 1st and 2nd place in the rankings, and that Hohenheim, who was the ace representative of the Magic Tower, had unexpectedly poor results.
……But even these weren’t the biggest issues.
< University League Ranking >
4. High Bro Les Baskerville
5. Middle Bro Les Baskerville
6. Low Bro Les Baskerville
7. Bikir
8. Sinclair
9. Grenouille
10. Hohenheim
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The fact that first graders were listed in the top 10, and that there were as many as 6 of them, brought a great upheaval.
Until now, first-year students had a strong perception that they were ‘participating for the experience’ rather than ‘participating to provide support for the upperclassmen’, but this incident completely shattered this stereotype.
The group that included Bikir teamed up with Dolores to fight hard, and as a result, all of them showed off their spirit by landing in the top 10.
In the meantime, Grenouille was pointed out as the culprit behind Hohenheim’s elimination, and after being relentlessly pursued by Hohenheim’s followers, he ended up dropping out first among the members.
(Grenouille himself was quite unfair, but he was also proud of having eliminated Hohenheim)
And surprisingly, there was a freshman who led the team with his own skills and recorded a high score.
Sinclair. A commoner with no family surname.
With all of her background hidden in a veil, she recorded an incredible 8th place with her own power, regardless of Bikir at all.
Considering that Tudor, Sancho Piggy, and Bianca, who she was in a group with, were outside the top 20 (actually, this was a staggering result for a freshman!), it was truly remarkable.
Thanks to this momentum, Colosseo’s 1st and 2nd graders beat even the 3rd graders of other schools to rank high, and Dolores also took first place in the rankings.
Meanwhile, despite the tournament being hosted by the Mage Tower, none of the Mage Tower students made it into the top 10 except for Hohenheim, the top ace.
And that Hohenheim also managed to pull up in 10th place.
Although he was eliminated quickly, it was because his previous battle record was so good.
However, there was no way that such a result would catch the eye of Hohenheim, who was aiming for the championship.
Moreover, according to the tradition of recording the scene at the time of elimination as a video and permanently recording it in the video seat, Hohenheim’s last appearance will remain in the Hall of Fame of the tournament forever.
‘Dungpan.’
It was Hohenheim that would suffer forever even after the tournament was over.
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After the first game of the tournament, a simple after-party was held at the inn.
The students of the Varangian moved there because the water pipe of the inn they originally booked was fixed, so it was a self-congratulatory party held only by the students of the Colosseo Academy.
“For Chairman Dolores, the No. 1 in this ranking!”
“for!”
“for!”
All the students raised their toast glasses.
In the midst of all the noise, Tudor raised his glass and turned to Bikir, who was next to him.
“Congratulations, my friend! A freshman in 7th place! It’s amazing that there’s such a nasty guy among my friends!”
“That’s already the 100th time, Tudor.”
Sancho, who was next to me, smiled and said.
Then Piggy, who was in the front, asked again.
“By the way, Vikir. How did you end up in the same group as the triplets from the Baskervilles this time?”
It was something everyone was curious about.
But Bikir’s answer was concise.
“In the past, I had matched my score during the Naphtali match and the midterm exam, and the result was surprisingly good. After that, he often asked me to lend my strength.”
Upon hearing that, Bianca said nonchalantly.
“And since you’re from a commoner, you might have felt that there was no pressure.”
“Hey Bianca!”
“Huh? No, not me! It’s just like they would. Sorry if I sounded bad, I didn’t mean to…” Bianca was taken aback by
Tudor’s point, but Vikir shook her hand as if it were okay.
“That’s true. After all, children from high-ranking aristocratic families can be burdensome or uncomfortable with each other.”
In fact, being a commoner was nothing, so what did it matter?
However, there is one more commoner in this group besides Bikir.
Sinclair. In his first year, he was an honor student who finished 8th behind Vikir despite being from a commoner.
“…”
For some reason, this guy, who always participates when a topic related to Bikir comes up, is quiet today.
If it was her personality, ‘What! Why are you ignoring the commoners! Bad guys!’ ‘Bikir hyung, let’s do our best among commoners like us!’ It is natural to say lively words such as
That’s why everyone thought it was strange.
“you can do it.”
Bikir spoke first of encouragement.
“Uh uh uh…… Yes. Fighting! Fighting!”
Only then did Sinclair come to his senses and waved his fists at Bikir.
Since Sinclair tends to be a little less talkative when talking about her origins, her friends quickly changed the topic.
“With this, the first round is over. The second round is only for those who placed in the top 10 in the rankings in the first round.”
Piggy told me the rest of the tournament schedule.
1st round survival contest. Those selected as the top 10 here will receive individual assignments for the second round.
If you successfully solve the ‘quest’ given here, you will finally be awarded a tax-free artifact jointly managed by the Colosseo Mage Tower Varangian Themiscyra.
Tudor Sancho Piggy Bianca explained the rules and format of the second match for Bikir and Sinclair who advanced to the second match.
“The second round is to adapt to the apprenticeship system.”
Everyone nodded at Piggy’s explanation.
The 10 survivors of the first round each go out of school to visit a higher-ranking working group and carry out their requests.
The working group here refers to the seven generations of the empire and the imperial family, and since the students of the academy are bound to work here after graduation, it means to gain practical experience in advance.
In other words, the 10 survivors of the first war went to the ‘Iron-Blooded Swordsman Baskerville’, ‘Mado Head House Morgue’, ‘Religious Chancellor Quo Vadis’, ‘Singer of Confession Usher’, ‘Changhai Changga Don Quixote’, ‘Extreme Poison House Leviathan’, ‘Conglomerate Bourgeois’ and the imperial family. All tasks are over when you receive a different quest given to you, solve it, and receive a certificate stating that you have actually helped with the family seal.
The content and difficulty of the quests were different for each family, ranging from primitive quests such as hunting down dangerous high-ranking monsters or collecting certain items, to abstract ones such as resolving poverty in a specific area, answering profound philosophical issues, and devising political institutions or diplomatic methods. In-quests were diverse.
“If the student performing the quest belongs to that family, it is customary to avoid that family. It’s not a must-have rule, but still.”
Everyone nodded at Piggy’s words.
For example, in the case of Dolores, who will be performing the 2nd round task this time, she cannot perform the Quo Vadis quest.
This is because objectivity can be questioned.
Piggy continued.
“Neither Vikir nor Sinclair belonged to any family, so it shouldn’t matter. If that’s the case, you’d better take the easier quests. Even the quests for the 7 families have their own difficulty.”
For example, the Quo Vadis family’s quests are generally rated with three and a half stars (★★★☆).
I mean, it’s a normal difficulty level.
However, the quests of the ‘Mado head family Morgue’ family are generally rated four and a half stars (★★★★☆).
This is because, on average, it requires tasks that are as difficult as it is difficult.
Before long, the friends started having heated discussions about which family’s quest would be the most advantageous.
“I think it’s better to avoid the Morgue family quest. They say that it’s been extremely busy since the members of the Dark Party have changed.”
“Personally, the Don Quixote family’s quest is okay. If you’re the type who likes the sea and adventures!”
“I think your family will give you a task like ‘developing an uninhabited island’.”
“If you look at the tasks of the second round of the previous tournaments so far, the quest of ‘The Chaebol Family Bourgeois’ was the easiest.”
“That’s right. Picking a bourgeois assignment looks good.”
“Hmm, the competition must be fierce, right?”
Then Sinclair shyly raised her hand.
“There is a family that I already have in mind.”
Then everyone widens their eyes. It was rare for Sinclair to express his opinion so clearly.
“Personally, I’m thinking of accepting a quest from the imperial family or Quo Vadis, a religious chant.”
At those words, the faces of the friends turned to wonder.
It was because the imperial family and Quo Vadis both set relatively difficult tasks compared to other families.
“Why are you talking about the imperial family and Quo Vadis?”
Bianca tilted her head as she asked, and Sinclair replied with an awkward smile.
“……The reason is that.”
While all eyes were on Sinclair.
Sneaking-
I got up from my seat.
Bikir avoids crowded places and heads to the terrace in a secluded place.
‘It’s a second round assignment.’
Now, if you pass the final gateway, you can enter the treasure house jointly managed by the four universities and bring the artifact.
Seventh City Decaravia. This means that we can finally get rid of the fourth decimation.
When Bikir was sitting on the ledge of an empty terrace, contemplating various things about the future.
From somewhere, a voice called his name in a calm and clear tone.
“Bikir.”
The lights of a riotous party The curtain drawn like a ghost pulls back and a face is revealed.
Dolores.
The winner of the first game of the college league came to Vikir.
quite secretly.
