Chapter 109 : Rank Battle

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s note:

The name of the volume changes again in the middle of the story.*1

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1 Sept 2030.

S class lessons start today.

Yesterday I was busy with a lot of things regarding Count Mesalius and Gysahl.

Gysahl will be educated by Dames until the slave educator from Fresvald Household arrives. Well, putting that aside, it's the first time I've been to school in a while.

When I woke up at three o'clock as usual to start my run, Karen and Misha were waiting for me outside.

“W-what's going on? It's still early in the morning...”

I said to them both.

“We want to start morning training with Mars today too so we can catch up a bit quicker. I don't think we'll ever be able to catch up but is this ok with you?”

Misha said cutely. Setting aside Misha, I don't think Karen’s the type to do something like this.

“I'll be protected by Mars, Clarice, and Ellie for the rest of my life if I don't do something. I want to be able to protect myself so let me do it with you. I'm actually quite tired from just wielding the whip so naturally, I felt my current situation is bad."

Let her do it with me... Oh no... my head will start spinning out of control from the morning.

“Yes, of course. Let’s do the training together. As expected, I can't do muscle training with you but let's start with running."

I ran at my usual pace.

Karen worked very hard but dropped out after the first ten minutes. She must have worked extremely hard. She was covered in sweat all over her body but because she didn't have any energy, she started walking. It is also important to walk and not stop here. Karen's determination can’t be more evident.

Misha was about to drop out after about 30 minutes but used Wind magic to force herself after. But that didn't last long.

I tried to give Misha a piggyback ride.

“I'm drenched with sweat, you know? It's disgusting, no?"

Misha said a little concerned, so I said.

“I'm soaking wet too. If you don't mind, I'll give you a piggyback ride to Karen's and we can walk together after."

When I said that, Misha got on top of me. Misha was certainly drenched in sweat but how many men would say they don't like the sweat of such a beautiful girl?

I carried Misha to Karen’s place and Karen was also at her limit. I used Water magic to get some water out and let her drink.

“Karen. If you don't mind, I’ll princess carry you to the girls' dormitory but I'm soaked in sweat so if you think it's uncomfortable, just say no.”

When I said that, Karen surrendered herself to me without hesitation.

“There’s no way I mind. My clothes are soaking wet too but I'm happy to oblige.”

I'm now sandwiched between two beautiful girls, Karen in front and Misha behind me.

They are all covered in sweat and their clothes are so tight around their bodies that I can feel the exact lines of their bodies, both of them have grown a lot in the last six months.

Misha is snugly attached to me from behind so Misha's mounds are directly attached to my back.

Six months ago I thought they were a chopping block, but now I can clearly feel the bulge. And Karen, when I look at her, I can see that she has grown a lot too.

“Mars...your eyes are a little perverse.”

Karen said as she stared into my eyes, Misha too added her words.

“I can also see where Mars is looking now too. Mars is as naughty as ever.”

Sorry, I'm sorry...I didn't mean to... do that.

“S-sorry about that. We're at the girls' dormitory now so I'll drop you off.”

I tried to drop them off but they wouldn't go down. Then they kissed me on both cheeks at the same time as if they were sandwiching me between them.

““Thank you. See you tomorrow.””

They got off my arms and back. So this is being a normie! I felt a sharp glare from the entrance of the girls' dormitory when I was feeling joyful.

“Mars. You look really happy. May I join you tomorrow?”

Clarice said with her usual smile plastered on her face. Karen and Misha slinked past Clarice.

“O-of course, you can. I'm glad that I and Clarice get to do morning training together.”

Clarice's cheeks puffed up as I tried to gloss over with her.

“Geez. Karen and Misha are fine since I and Ellie approve of the two of them but you have to pick your fifth carefully. Otherwise, who knows how many we'll have by the time we graduate..."

Clarice and Ellie may approve of the two of them but Zeke doesn't... And I can't believe she's talking to me on the assumption that we'll have a fifth... After the usual routine, I went to school for the first time in a while.

After showing my face to the student council and giving a quick hello, I returned to the S class classroom to find that Baron and Dominic had already arrived.

“Mars. It's been a while. I heard about your exploits.”

When Baron said that to me, Dominic too opened his mouth.

“I heard you accomplished a great achievement, didn't you? I heard you're already a D-rank adventurer now? We've got to catch up with Reimei soon.”

Yup. All of us in Reimei have risen to D-rank adventurers. I was told that we could be raised to C-rank adventurers but I didn't want this particular party suddenly be promoted up so I kept us as a D-rank party of D-rank adventurers.

It seems that Baron and the other senior students had been meeting with the nobles from the eastern side of the Lister Confederacy.

Baron and his party apparently fought a bit with the people from Zarkham Kingdom. It seems that not only the Balkus Kingdom but also the Zarkham Kingdom is meddling with the Lister Confederacy.

As we were talking, all the girls from S class came to school together. It's quite unusual for Ellie to come at the same time as them. Karen and Misha are already exhausted. They probably only recovered to the extent of feeling better but I’ll cast some Heal for them later. While we were all chatting, Lorenz came into the classroom.

“Well, we're starting the homeroom. Thank you all for your expedition quests. Today we start not only the school again but also the qualifying rounds for the God Warriors Festival. And thus I will reconfirm the S class’s ranking. The challenger is given the right to challenge two ranks above him in the current ranking. The challenger starts from the bottom and even if the higher ranked switches place with the lower ranked, the said ranker is allowed to challenge the same opponent when it is their turn.*2

Without further ado, I'll start with Minerva. Who do you want to challenge?"

TLN:I don’t like to add TLN in middle of the chapter but Lorenz explanation is shit if it is even one. Please check below for the proper rules based on the ranking battle below itself.

“I don't think I can beat Misha or Dominic so I won't.”

When Minerva said this, Lorenz replied.

“There’s nothing to lose in challenging them but oh well. Misha is next. Do you want to challenge Karen or Dominic?"

And Misha didn't hesitate.

“Dominic, please!”

Misha said cheerfully, and Dominic looked happy too.

“It's been a while since I've fought Misha. She’s a worthy opponent."

We decided to move places and start the ranking battle. While we were moving, I used Heal on Misha and Karen. Misha and Dominic's match didn't take long. Misha won hands down, not even needing to use the effects of the Robe of Illusion and Shield of Illusion.

Dominic had a look on his face that said the result was ridiculous. Dominic is not the only one. Baron and Minerva were also surprised.

“Okay, Misha, do you want to challenge next?”

When Lorenz asked Misha, she replied.

“Can I stop here for now?”

Lorenz acknowledged Misha's statement.

“Okay, Dominic is next. Who would you challenge?”

After being one-sidedly beaten by Misha, Dominic apparently no longer wants to challenge Misha. But he also seems reluctant to challenge Karen, a magician.

“No, I'll do my best as the ranked 7th!”

he replied gracefully. Dominic, you're a man. To be honest though, he wouldn’t be able to beat Karen with her Charm Eyes even if he challenged her...

“Okay, next Karen! You could challenge Baron or Ellie but what do you think?"

“Then... Baron.”

When Karen said above, Baron easily conceded defeat.

“Because I can't compete with Karen's Charm Eyes.”

With that, Baron temporarily dropped to fifth place in the ranking.

“Karen! You can challenge Ellie or Clarice. Which would you choose”

“No... I won't challenge them because I can't beat them yet.”

Karen also finished as the ranked 4th in the ranking. Baron then nominated Ellie to fight but it was less of a fight compared to the previous match between them. Then, as if to follow up, Misha said.

“I would love to fight Baron. But I think Baron is already tired today, so we can do it tomorrow."

When Misha said this, Baron responded with the below.

“I'm not tired at all because I lost too easily. Let's do it now."

With that, the fight between Baron and Misha began.

As for the content of the battle…

Baron dexterously used his four major magics to block Misha's thrusts. Misha gradually approached Baron while distracting him with her ice lance. Baron is a defensive magic swordsman who specializes in Earth magic. In contrast, Misha originally should probably be using Water magic to fight defensively like Baron, but being the runaway elf she is, she opted to rush at him as if the word defense doesn’t exist within her head.

When Baron was approached by Misha, he deployed his Earth Fortress but this was a bad idea. As soon as Misha saw Baron's Earth Fortress, she immediately removed her presence. Baron soon realized something was wrong but he could no longer catch sight of Misha.

He was easily taken from behind and check-mated.

This still surprised only three people... or four, including Lorenz.

“How strong did you become in such a short time...?”

Baron hung his head as he said this. I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for Baron and Dominic. Next time when I have the chance, let's dive into the labyrinth together and level up...

In the end, Clarice and Ellie did not use their challenge rights.

The final ranking went like this.

Ranked No.1, Mars Bryant

Ranked No.2, Clarice Lampard

Ranked No.3, Ellie Leo

Ranked No.4, Karen Lionel

Ranked No.5, Misha Febrandt

Ranked No.6, Baron Reinhardt

Ranked No.7, Dominic August

Ranked No.8, Minerva Xevious

The top five are Reimei.

The bottom three are Genesis.

Genesis is the party led by Baron with the same meaning as Reimei. I'm sure the name represents their will to work together but the female members of Reimei felt that it was a disservice to them… Baron, forgive me...

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TL’s note:

1. In general, TL readers don’t need to worry about this.
2. Trust me. I have no idea what the fuk author/homeroom guy explaining without translating the ranking battle directly below. Basically what Lorenz said is one of the cases instead of the rules. I summarized the rule here for easier understanding.

• The first challenger is the lowest ranked. The second challenger is 2nd lowest ranked, the 3 third challenger is the 3rd lowest ranked, and so on.
• The challenger can only challenge up to 2 direct and existing ranks above him. Ranked 10th can challenge ranked 9th and 7th if ranked 8th is on medical leave or MIA.
• The Xth challenger is based on live ranking. E.g. if the first challenger(person A) in the 10th rank challenged the 9th rank challenger(person B) and won, the second challenger will still be person A(the new 9th rank).
• Apparently, person A(new 9th rank) is allowed to stop and not be the second challenger. Then the second challenger will be person B(new 10th rank). If person B refuses to be the second challenger, the second challenger position will be given to person C who is directly above person A(new 9th rank).
• You can check the previous rankings in chapter 75 minus the 2 MIAs.