CH 103

“How will you defeat that beastman  Zero niisama?”

I was watching Becua’s match and groaning, when Sophie, who was watching the match with me, spoke to me. Even Sophie seemed to understand that his finger-pointing was a sign of provocation.

“I don’t know how to break through that ice armor and inflict damage … but …”

“What? Were you going to cater to the opponent’s strong point take him head-on?”

“Huh?”

“Huh? Don’t tell me you were planning to do that…”

“Hahaha…”

As Sophie says. Certainly, I was going to fight head-on in close quarters. But as Sophie says, I don’t have to do that to win the match …

“What would you do if it was you?”

So I diverted the topic a little bit asking her how she would fight.

“I think I’ll just try out some magic that might work and then use the magic that works to make mines.”

“Magic that might work?”

“Yes. I’m sure that since he’s making ice armor, he’s well prepared to deal with fire and heat. So, I think freezing him or burying him alive would be effective.”

“Ho, How”

“It seems that he has the same ability to erase magic as you brother. But a beastman who isn’t good at magic will not be able to eliminate powerful magic with a single blow like  Zero niisama did when he slashed away my Storm.”

“As expected of you Sophie…”

“Thank you very much!”

Sophie’s power to think about strategy is much better than mine.

“Can you work with me to come up with a countermeasure for Becua?”

“Yes. Of course! But first, let’s talk about today’s match.”

“Yeah. I know!”

Even if it’s a representatives battle, I don’t have to do everything by myself. It’s true that when the time comes to fights, you’re on your own, but this tournament is a team game. I’m not very good at planning strategies, so I’ll leave that to the right person in the right place. It’s not that I can’t be bothered to think of a strategy.

“Well, it’s still a little early, but shall we go?”

“Yes, we should.”

By the way, Shana said she had something she wanted to do, so she was going separately from us. I’m sure she’s on her way to the waiting room for the national team game like us right now.

“Thank you for your patience! Now I’d like to begin the afternoon session of the first day of the representative tournament!”

“”Woohoo!””

“Then, spearhead! Please make your entrance!”

“I’m so nervous…”

“Good luck, good luck!”

“Good luck…”

“I’m rooting for you!”

“Go, go, go!”

“I’m off…”

Then our spearhead went up to the arena. By the way, we were watching the match from outside the arena stage. Our order was already fixed: Sarona, the fourth-ranked competitor in the park battle, as the spearhead, Watts, the third-ranked competitor, as the second spearhead, Shana as the middleweight, Sophie as the vice-captain, and me as the captain. Because it was the first time, Sarona-san was very stiff. In addition, Watts-san was shaking a lot, so you can guess that he is also very stiff. Before I came to the waiting room, I was also nervous, but now I’m not as nervous as I was before. Cause when I saw these two being so nervous, I felt calm and my nerves dissolved. I wonder if these two can handle it….…

“I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay!”

“Don’t mind…”

…..

She lost in a flash

“And now,  the second spearheads! Enter!”

“I’m going……”

“Good luck!….”

“Good luck!”

“Good luck!”

“…Please do your best……”

And the next one is Watts-san who is also stiffly nervous. I have a feeling that it’s going to turn out the same as before unfortunately.…

He’ll be fine, right…?

“Then! Second spearheads! Let the match begin!”

…..

“I’m sorry…”

“Don’t mind…”

“Let’s do our best next time!”

“It wasn’t okay at all…. Both of us were so nervous that we couldn’t do our usual moves at all.” 

True, both of them were too nervous to move at all. Their opponents were not even foreign students, if they’d been able to show their usual ability, they wouldn’t have been defeated so easily.

“And now, centers! Please make your entrance!”

I’m off…

“Even if you lose, we’ll be fine with me and Zero-niisama.”

“Shana… good luck.”

“Good luck…”

“Please do your best for us”

“I’ll win and raise the stakes so that Sofia can lose.”

After responding to Sophie’s provocation, she walked up to the stage so naturally that she didn’t seem nervous at all.

“Now Let’s go! Let the match begin!”

And Shana’s match began.  Shana’s opponent was a foreign student. And we already started off with a very bad flow. I want Shana to break this bad flow here so bad.