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Translator: Nonon
Proofreader: Silavin
After parting ways with Ms. Mary, I went to the exit area for the tournament participants and came across Lady Violet and the others, including Ash and Chartreuse, who looked a little worn out. Seemingly, everybody who was making ruckus in front of the infirmary was apprehended by Dr. Greenery and forced to wait. From the looks of it, Cyan and the Twins were desperately trying to calm Lady Violet, who wanted to go to the infirmary. By the way, His Highness, Ecul and Silva were in the waiting room because they had an upcoming match.
“Are you feeling okay, Lord Clo? The doctor’s diagnosis is accurate, but there’s a possibility that the concussion will come later. Please be careful to not push yourself too hard.”
After showing concern for me, Lady Violet let out a sigh of relief seeing that I was okay, and relaxed… It made me feel bad for making her wait for news of me.
“Did nothing happened with Mary?!”
“You better not have laid your hands on her!”
These guys are pretty noisy, so I don’t feel bad even if they were worried.
For starters, I wish they didn’t say any more ridiculous things in front of Lady Violet. I would obviously never lay a hand on her.
After halfheartedly reassuring them, Gray wanted to watch Apricot in action, so we decided to return to the audience area, even if we had to watch while standing.
Since everybody rushed over to where I was and nobody stayed behind in the stands, it seemed like others had already taken over our seats. Although it was not ideal, we returned to the most inconspicuous seats we could find at the stands, and watched while standing as Apricot appeared as a contestant.
“W-woah… she’s here! The girl, who’s the youngest remaining participant and whose strange behavior is all conditioned by her interweaving spells!”
“Yeah, since she beat the Green Horizon Flash (Chartreuse), her skills are real. Maybe her strange way of talking is a ploy to make us let our guards down…”
“That has to be it. How can that strange behavior be anything other than an act?!”
“No, maybe it’s simply a sign of her confidence! After all, she’s even known as the Dragon Slayer!”
There are strange rumors going around about Apricot. Her behavior is closer to her real self than an act though.
If she ends up attending the academy next year, she’ll surely attract attention. In both good and bad ways.
Also, was it just me or did they say Chartreuse’s name in a strange way?
“By the way, who’s her opponent?”
“Oh, it’s—“
While glancing at Gray, who was frantically cheering for Apricot after she appeared, I asked Mr. Burnt who was standing next to me, but the opponent appeared faster than he could answer.
“… Ms. Mary, huh.”
Apricot’s opponent was Ms. Mary, who made a dashing entrance with her golden hair fluttering in the wind.
Ms. Mary’s appearance caused the eruption of the crowd and the arena became even more heated. Or rather… Oh, I see.
“Mary… Ah, Mary! Please show me your beautiful figure, which I couldn’t see in the previous battle…!”
“If I had defeated Lady Apricot, I would have been able to meet her again…1 Why did I lose…?!”
“Those guys are really noisy.”
“Lord Clo, I understand how you feel but please calm down.”
So that’s why Ash and Chartreuse came here with us. Actually, if they were going to make a fuss, they should have watched from a closer distance. Why did they bother to be close to us?
“… Now, I wonder which one of them will win.”
To be honest, Apricot is excellent at magic, but Ms. Mary has the upper hand when it comes to the amount of mana and her physical abilities. In terms of fighting skills… I’d say they’re about fifty-fifty.
“—In the name of–, this match is—“
However… I wonder if Ms. Mary in her current state can win the match?
Now that she has realized that this is not the game world, she might be scared of the combat, which she had previously perceived as a game.
Not only will she get hurt, she will also have to hurt the other person.
I’ve heard that many people get more stressed out from being the hitter than by being hit, and now that she has started to recognize ‘the other people’, combat might be the first weakness for Ms. Mary. I hope she doesn’t end up with any strange trauma…
“Well then, let the match begin!”
“[Boost], [Balmung]!!”
“Wha-… using high level magic right off the bat?!—kuh!”
“Fuhahahaha! You’ve let your guard down, Golden Mermaid! I could do this much without chant—“
“[Gram]”
“— What?! Not only did you block my magic, you even used three different attributes at the same time?!”
“Fufu, that was an amazing spell— [Y.H.V.H] “
“You used even more attributes together?! Even I have never seen such power — as expected, you are no normal person–!”
“Apricot, this isn’t the best your magic is capable of, is it?”
“What?!”
“I was looking forward to fighting you. After all, your magic looks very interesting. However — I’ve come to win. In order to become somebody everyone can be proud of by receiving all your strength with all my own and winning, I want to experience the best you can give.”
“Fu… fu-hahahahaha! Fine, if you’re going that far, I’ll use everything at my disposal and win! I shall witness the moment when your composure crumbles— let’s go!”
“Come at me!”
…. Yeah, right.
“I guess I was worried for nothing…”
“What were you worried about, Lord Clo?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
“?”
It seems that Lady Mary will still do the things she has to do normally even if her perception of the world has changed. In fact, is it my imagination or does she seem to be enjoying herself?
Although I thought this during the earlier battle, but Ms. Mary and Apricot might actually get along well. I feel like they would get into heated discussions about magic names.
Still, what a showy exchange of magic attacks! The back and forth offense and defense was so captivating that the audience could only watch with bated breath.
I assume even the people who had come to scout Ms. Mary was fascinated by this battle. However…
“…”
While everybody else was captivated by the two fighters, I felt like somebody was looking with a different reaction.
… Was it on purpose?
Translator’s note:
Boost = Strengthening
Balmung = Seventh Sacred Blue
Gram = High ranking Fire, Wind and Earth mixed magic
Y.H.V.H= Earth/Wind, Fire/Wind Mixed Magic
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