summerpeanut

Chapter 82 : Routine Part 1

TL:SummerPeanut

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February 28, 2030

“Principal! Why is that guy here!"

The vice principal is screaming at me.

It's only natural.

"You can only conquer poison with a stronger poison. I guess you conclude so.”

“What do you mean poison!? Are you just not introducing poison inside!? In the first place, wasn't that guy responsible for Cyrus’s disappearance!?”

“I think you're overthinking it...... First and foremost, that man's status is below that of Cyrus. However, there is no one else who can mentor that boy. Are you, the vice principal, suggesting that we should stop his growth?"

"By mentor, you meant......in the stead of Cyrus for the S class? There is no reason why he should stop growing but...... it's too dangerous! That guy is not just at the level of being poison."

“He will be the assistant teacher of S class from March 1. Vice principal. Will you cooperate with me?”

"Of course not! I warned you!”

The vice principal is always like this......my Magic Eyes don’t really affect the vice principal anymore... I used Magic Eyes too often on him and he developed a resistance.

I guess this time’s vice principal can only last his third year...... He’s a good vice principal but it can't be helped…

The vice principal disappeared from Lister Imperial School a week later.

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March 1, 2030

After the Freshman Combat Tournament, my life routine was set.

First of all, my constitution changed after I turned 10.

I used to be able to increase my maximum MP as many times as I wanted by depleting my MP but now my MP only increases by 1 per day.

This fixed my sleeping hours to 3 hours a day.

My body that was depleted of MP would wake up with all the fatigue gone.

My mornings are early.

I wake up at 3:00 a.m. and go for a run first.

After running 20 km in an hour, next comes muscle training.

I torture my body with muscle training equipment made of clay magic.

After the muscle training until 6:00 a.m., I take a shower and then go to the cafeteria for dinner.

It seems that there is not much of a culture of morning baths and shampoos in this world, and the reason why people of both sexes always say I smell good may be because I take morning baths and shampoos.

Well, as the leader of a harem party, you have to take care of your appearance.

It takes about 15 minutes to walk from the dormitory to the school.

It takes quite a bit of time because the grounds are so large.

Morning homeroom starts at 8:00 a.m. but I try to walk a little faster and arrive at the school around 7:10.

When I arrive at school early, I often go to the student council office.

This is because I have been asked by Ike to join the student council, and I plan to join the student council in April.

Originally, I was told by Ike to take a position like a member of the public morals committee, but the other members of the student council said that the master of a harem party could not be a member of the public morals committee so for the time being I am going to act like those fans that are always behind Ike.

The other students arrive at their classrooms at about 7:45.

Ellie and Misha are the only ones who always arrive at school just in time, and it is not unusual for them to arrive with their hair in a mess.

And now, at 8:00 a.m., Lorenz walks into the classroom with a refreshing-looking, brown-haired stranger with him.

"Everyone. Good morning. Today I would like to introduce you to the long-awaited martial arts teacher. This is Teacher Ryner Orgo."

The refreshing, brown-haired man greeted everyone in the S-class as he stared at them.

“I'm Ryner Orgo, the new martial arts teacher in place of Cyrus. I'm quite confident in my martial arts skills so please ask me anything you want. I'm looking forward to hearing from you, especially from the girls.”

I was somewhat caught up in the situation, so I tried to appraise Ryner.

Name: Ryner Orgo

Title: Sword King

Status: Human, commoner

Condition: Cursed

Age: 33

Level: 28

HP: 68/68

MP: 1/72

Muscle Strength: 32

Agility: 38

Magic: 18

Dexterity: 51

Endurance: 18

Luck: 0

Special Ability: Spearmanship (Lv7/B)

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv10/A)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/E)

Equipment: Magic Sword Bram

Equipment: Ice Blade

What the hell is this guy......? His condition is cursed......and he's a Sword King which means he's pretty strong...... The most interesting thing about him is his equipment...... It doesn't look like he's equipped with a sword...... and I think the ice blade was Cyrus's equipment.......

When I was about to appraise his equipment, the Magic Sword Bram, a black and purple haze suddenly emerged and a sword with a bright red blade appeared in front of me.

The sword had a large round ball like a magic stone attached to its hilt, and the round ball looked like an eye and gives out a disturbing feeling.

"Oh, can you do appraisal by any chance? But I’d recommend you to stop that habit alright? Because if you weren't a student, you'd have been cut already."

Before I knew it, Ryner was in front of me, holding that sword...... What was that? Shouldn’t my foresight alert me......?

“I can't use appraisal. I was in a daze thinking I had seen Teacher Ryner somewhere before. My apologies."

Then Reiner, without changing his expression, said.

“Oh, I see. I'm sorry. I haven't gotten out of the habit of being an adventurer. But you shouldn't do what you just did to a teacher. I might unintentionally cut off your head. Well then, I'll be looking forward to our martial arts time. See you soon."

After saying that, the refreshing brown hair man left the room......My neck would have been completely decapitated just now… Clarice spoke to me in a worried tone.

“Are you alright? Mars, what's wrong? Your face looks scary right now, you know?"

“Yeah. That teacher is dangerous......Clarice, you should definitely be extra careful."

After homeroom, the S class students began the classes.

The first thing to do today is to take a physical examination.

The schedule is the same every day.

In the morning we have classroom lectures, and in the afternoon we have magic class followed by a martial arts class.

I am unexpectedly tall boasting a 164cm height and 62 kg.

Huh? Was I weighted wrongly from the last time? You might think I'm quite fat but I'm actually quite muscular so I’m on the side that looks rather thin.

I am the tallest in the first grade.

Well, I believe reaching 164cm at the age of 10 in Japan too will make me one of the tallest.

The girls also had their body measurements taken but of course, Sasha was measuring them in a separate room.

We were sharing the results next to me.

Clarice is 155cm tall and weighs 45kg

Ellie is 160 cm tall and weighs 52 kg

Karen is 132 cm tall and weighs 28 kg

Misha is 138 cm tall and weighs 30 kg

They all told me, a man, alone without hiding it.

I know that Ellie, who is a beastman, is growing fast but Clarice is also very well developed.

I guess being a Holy magic user had something to do with it.

I should further add a remark that Ellie and Clarice's chests have also grown considerably.

By the way, other than Reimei, the other members are like this.

Baron, height 155cm, 50kg

Dominique, 150cm, 42kg

Minerva, 141cm, 34 kg

I asked Joseph and Johan but they gently refused to disclose theirs.

The morning ended with some other physical checks.

Every day, the eight of us, excluding Joseph and Johan, ate together in the school cafeteria.

The cafeteria at Regan Imperial School has its own wing and is three stories high.

The first floor was used by the E class from year 1 to 5,

The second floor was used by B, C, and D classes from year 1 to 5

The third floor was used by S and A classes from year 1 to 5.

Since only the current 4th year and 1st year have S classes, the 3rd floor has less than 200 students.

In contrast, the first and second floors are quite crowded with nearly 1,000 people.

The lunch timing slightly differs depending on which year you are from but it is still very crowded.

The food menus are also different.

The menu on the third floor is quite luxurious.

In contrast, the menus on the first and second floors are more like those of a set meal restaurant.

In fact, I prefer the menus on the first and second floors if we are talking about food only.

The menu on the third floor is more luxurious but the seasoning is so strong that I quickly get bored with it.

As I want to live a life centered around chicken and salad, I succeeded in having my own lunch prepared for me by voicing my selfish wish.

It was probably by far the cheapest meal served on the third floor.

It may even be cheaper than the menus served on the first and second floors.

It consisted of a large salad, an egg, a lightly seasoned dish of chicken breast or white meat, and fruits. It is also known as the Mars Set Meal.

When Ike began to enjoy the Mars Set Meal, others began to eat it as well.

This spread to the first and second floors, and it became the most popular set meal at this school.

Thanks to this, the cost of school lunches has dropped considerably...... But you just have to be careful not to get gout...... Apparently, it can be cured by Holy magic though......

I was eating the Mars Set Meal while talking with the members of our first-year S class when a member Red lotus from the fourth-year S class came running up to me.

This person is also a student council member with Ike.

"Mars, be careful of the martial arts class this afternoon. That new teacher is dangerous.”

"Hello. What's going on all of a sudden?”

“We had a martial arts class in the morning, and Glenn got overwhelmed by Teacher Ryner. He is now resting in the infirmary."

What!? That guy, Ryner, is highly skilled but Ike's status is overwhelmingly better than his.

There's no way he could beat that Ike...... We were surprised, and not only us, but the A class students around us also bellowed in surprise.

“Did you have a serious fight? How bad is brother Ike's wound?"

If the wound is still there, I must go and heal it.

“It wasn't a serious wound, but he was beaten up pretty bad. Glenn is very disappointed. ‘Dodge his attack. Don't receive it.’ he had me leave you this message.”

Meaning I should avoid any sword fights?

“I'm going to brother Ike's!”

When I was about to leave my seat…

“I suggest going later. He’s just starting to sleep from the effect of the potions and painkillers and stuff."

“I understand. Thank you for telling me. I would like to go visit brother Ike after class so I will not show up at the student council today.”

“I understand. I'm not going to show up at the student council today too. Maybe we will see each other again today.”

In the afternoons of the first year S class, there is always a martial arts class after the magic class.

After we finished lunch, we went back to the classroom and talked about Ryner.

“Baron, Dominic. Is Teacher Ryner famous? If you know anything about him, I'd like you to tell me."

Apparently, Baron and Dominic didn't know him at all either.

Then such information came from an unexpected source.

“I know a little bit about him. I heard that Ryner is a former A rank adventurer who works around the Kingdom of Zarkham and Lister Confederacy. I'm not sure if he's actually an A-rank adventurer or not though.”

To my surprise, it was Johan who said that to me.

He was with Joseph, and apparently, they were about to go back to the classroom now.

"T-thank you. Would you happen to know anything else? If you do, I'd love to hear more from you."

"It’s not like I don’t but if you don't mind it at the level of rumors...... I can’t guarantee if it’s a lie or truth, you know? I'll let you judge for yourself."

I nodded silently.

Come to think of it, I've never talked to Johan this long before.

“Ryner's nickname is ‘Sword Hunter’, and as the name implies, he'll take someone's famed sword by any means necessary. I heard that he has killed dozens and dozens of people for that purpose..."

“......thank you. It was very useful information. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you next time. Also, it was nice of you to talk to me. Let's talk again."

When I said this, Johan did not seem offended.

“Yeah. I'm looking forward to both. But I and Joseph have a lot going on and we're busy. If there's anything else I'll talk to you."

Johan then moved backward from beside me.

I suppose he’s trying to hint to me……to not talk to him casually.

How do I say this, it’s like when I talk to a girl for a bit and wonder if she actually likes me or not? I thought we had become friends…

Back in the classroom, Lorenz and Sasha were there.

Now then, it's time for the afternoon magic class.

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Author’s note:

The author didn’t know about the pattern where the main character is always the tallest in the class so he did not forcefully made the main character tall…*1

Please infer what happened if the setting suddenly changed later…*2

It’s a secret that I think Baron feels more like the main character because of his height alone.

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TL’s note:

1. Author talking from 3rd POV, acting cute.
2. Mars’s height is already changed to be the tallest in the class right now. It’s ok to ignore this note.

Chapter 81 : Reimei

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s note:

This is the start of volume 5 begins.

Similarly to the previous case, the chapter title changes in the middle later.

Time goes back to before chapter 80.

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February 15, 2030

Today is the day of the announcement of the Freshman Combat Tournament result to the entire school.

In other words, there will be an all-school assembly.

I thought it would be Karen who would be giving the speech in front of about 2,500 people but it turns out that I am the one who will be giving the speech.

Karen said she wanted to give her future husband a little experience.

I recall Zeke and Maria said no firmly though......

Well, my victory speech ended on a good note with a decent amount of excitement.

I was asked a lot of questions and teased in the interview afterward but the atmosphere was friendly throughout ......

The only thing that was a bit harsh was the sexual harassment of Clarice by the male moderator...... He seems to have been guessing everything very accurately or more like he seems to be used to handling people like her? Like how he asked how many males had she shot down or reversely how many times had she shot etc…*1

But he would never cross the line and said anything related to her nickname ‘nut crusher’ apparently.

I'm sure he was trying to bring out Clarice's blushing face and girlish expression so the boys wouldn't be afraid of her second title. Or maybe I'm overthinking...

And then the host guy asked me to say a few last words.

"We have formed a party using this opportunity. Would it be alright if I introduce our party members?"

I asked the host guy, and he nodded back and urged me to speak up.

"There might a bit of a complication currently but please take it in stride.

Ranked second, Clarice Lampard

Ranked third, Ellie Leo

Ranked fifth, Karen Lionel

Ranked seventh, Misha Febrandt

These four and I, Mars Bryant, formed a party called ‘Reimei’. We would like to make this a party that will be loved similarly to my brother’s Red Lotus so I ask for everyone's support."

Then, as expected, the boys voiced ......

"That’s not a bit!!!"

“Don't be ridiculous!”

"Let me at least hold their hand!"

"Just because you're ranked one, there are certain things you can do and things you can't do."

“I-i don't envy you at all.”

"Be careful when you walk alone on the street at night."

Voices sounding like above flew around but they were all laughing while shouting so.

However, the female students’ voices, were instead quite serious.

“Let me in!”

“I don't care if it's just for fun, please go out with me!"

And other unexpected words were thrown at me.

I realized that I was being viewed positively by the girls because I had won this year.

After that, I was called into the principal's office.

Clarice and Ellie, who were probably on the lookout for Duke Regan as the fifth fiancée, came with me to the principal's office even though they had not been summoned.

They didn't come inside with me but they were trying to check what was going on from the outside.

“Well then, I’ll be getting straight into the main topic. I have three questions for you, Mars.”

Duke Regan said as she sat down on a chair and took her drink.

“May I know what are the questions? I will answer as long as it is something I can answer.”

“You can use Wind magic, right?”

“Yes. I can use it a bit...”

“About Brad, you slashed his fangs and claws, and you claim you can only use a bit?”

As expectedly, she noticed......

“I guess it just happened to hit the weak spot right.”

“Fine, then...”

When Duke Regan said this, I suddenly felt a nasty look from the duke.

I'm not sure if she used her Magic Eyes or not. If she appraised me, she’ll easily find out after all…

“Next, do you have special physique or something similar?”

“I’m not sure if I understand your meaning? I think I'm quite normal......”

“Between you and me, I have a Magic Eyes knowns as Charm Eyes. This magical eye can charm the opposite sex with less magical power than myself but for some reason it doesn't work on you, Mars, why is that so?"

You've said it in a roundabout way......

“Ah, so that’s why I've become to think of Duke of Regan as an attractive woman.”

When I said that, some people tried to open the door but apparently they couldn't.

“Yes, I suppose so. Then let’s get married.”

Duke of Regan said with a laugh, and I heard an attempt to break down the door from outside the room. Clarice and Ellie are completely being played.

“No, I already have wonderful fiancées.”

The sound of the door being broken down stopped as I said that.

"It still doesn't seem to work for you, Mars...... I can't even do a quick appraisal...... Is that some kind of blessing?"

“Blessing? I've never heard of it before?"

"I see… Then this is the last question. This is the most important question of all, and you must answer it.”

Duke Regan glared at me.

“Your mother, Marianne, is a Holy magic user, is she not?"

I was so startled that my true colors came out.

“What!? My mother can use Holy magic!?”

Duke of Regan seemed troubled by my reaction instead......

“Huh? She is not a Holy magic user? That's not possible. ......eh?"

“Duke of Regan, please tell me. Did my mother become able to use the Holy magic?"

“No, it seems like I was mistaken......”

“Why did you come to the conclusion that she is able to use Holy magic?”

“The Holy magic user usually grows quickly to adulthood and ages very slowly after adulthood. In other words, the Holy magic users age very slowly. It is known to be a sacred blessing...... Excuse me, is Marianne not over 30?"

So that's what she meant....... It's true that Maria looks much too young for her age...

“Yes...... she is pass 30 years old.”

For your information I remember Maria's age, okay? But I'm not sure if I should explicitly mention the age of a woman...

“And I was so confident in my ability to spot a Holy Magic user...”

Well, even if you say that, you're overlooking me and Clarice.

“Can you tell me any other characteristics of a Holy magic user?”

“Let me see. The normal Holy magic user can use nothing but Holy magic. They can use other magic in rare cases but they are not able to use other magic at a high level. So the greater the user’s capability as a magician, the less he or she can use Holy magic...”

“I see....... Thank you for explaining. Is that all the questions?"

“Yes. No more questions. I will trouble you to be the chairperson for the S class freshmen. I may call on you a few times in the future so please do me a favor then. Also, please tell everyone that in March, Cyrus will be replaced by another assistant homeroom teacher.”

“What happened to Cyrus ?”

“I wonder that myself… I tried to search for him but he seems to have disappeared out of nowhere. Maybe he's involved in some kind of incident ......”

“I see. I understand. Please excuse me.”

I walked out of the principal's office and Clarice and Ellie came by right away.

They followed me back to class without a word.

I guess my ‘wonderful fiancées’ effect must have been working.

They both looked satisfied.

“Welcome back. What did the principal say?”

Karen asked lightly.

"I don't understand all the questions. But I heard that an assistant homeroom teacher will be replacing Cyrus in March.”

When Baron heard that.

“Finally an instructor for martial arts will come eh… I wonder if we should all practice magic together until 3rd March."

I really think Baron should be the chairman instead......

"Are we done for the day?"

When Clarice said so and I replied in response.

“I'm sure the S class members are still tired from yesterday so they're done for the day. I assume we're dismissed since teacher Lorenz said that earlier?"

Hearing my words, Joseph and Johan immediately went back to their dormitory.

“Somehow, those two aren't trying to fit in with this class, are they? Especially since Johan came, Joseph doesn't interact with us much anymore.”

When Minerva said this, everyone in the class nodded.

“Indeed...... I'll try to talk to him a little next time.”

The Reimei members then headed to the Adventurer's Guild in the Regan City.

After that, the Reimei members headed to the Adventurer's Guild in Regan to register Karen and Misha as adventurers and to register our party.

When we entered the Adventurer's Guild, we found many young adventurers.

Many of the adventurers in this town had just graduated from the Lister Imperial School.

Many of them were desperately trying to get out of the ‘Paper’ G and F rank adventurers.

Right as I was about to ask the lady at the reception desk, a group of three men stood in front of me.

“Are you from the S class?"

One of the men said.

“Yes. I am an S class student enrolled this year. I look forward to working with you."

“Oh, I see. We're former Class A students who graduated last year, and we're still Class F adventurers....... We're a little short on numbers, so could you lend us the girls in the back?"

“I'm afraid we can't do that. I am truly sorry we can't help you."

I said politely, and the guys didn't care what I said and spoke directly to the ladies.

"Don’t you think four people is wasted on him alone? Let's make a party with us. It'll be fun every day.”

Just as the men began to engage the women, the guild door opened behind them.

A grown woman, very beautiful. I had seen her face many times.

“Mom, what's wrong?”

Misha spoke to Sasha.

“I thought maybe you guys would get into trouble. I followed you because I'm an old lady in the heart. Did I bother you, Mars?”

“No, that’ll help. Thank you very much.”

Then Sasha after nodding in satisfaction, she turned to the men who had tried to put their hands on other women.

“What are you talking about, bunch of Papers? If you work hard, you can become an E-level adventurer so get on with your quest. This is why young kids these days ......"

Then the group of three men......

"Maybe she’s an elf? This is my first time seeing one. Wow, she’s a beauty… Why don’t you join our party."

It seems that these three guys are really hungry for women.

Certainly, Sasha is beautiful but I wonder if they haven't noticed that she was called mother earlier......

Hmm? It doesn't matter if she’s called as a mother as long as she's beautiful? I wonder what happened to Sasha’s husband? No, no, no, no! What am I thinking......

Sasha, however, read my mind.

“If you're curious, I'll let you know sometime in the future. I'm curious about you too, Mars.”

Smiling softly at me, she answered to the guys.

“I'm Sasha, a B rank adventurer. And despite being an A class student last year, of course, you have seen the principal, right? It's funny that you've never seen a fairy race (elf) before. If you were in A class, you must have at least met the principal many times, right?"

Sasha said the word A class deliberately and loudly.

Oh, so this is how she plays......only these guys didn't notice.

“Don't say the word A class out loud! I don't like it when you made us sound like we're bragging!"

Then another party came in behind the guys to talk.

“We're all graduates of last year's Lister Imperial School A class, and we don't know any of these guys, alright? and we haven't fallen to B class even once in that five years. Guys, do you guys know any of their faces?"

The man asked his party members, and no one seemed to know.

“That's odd, isn't it? Shall I inquire with the school? Even like this, I'm currently the assistant teacher of the S class in the Lister Imperial School so I can inquire about the specifics right away? What are your names?"

With that, the first men who tried to entangle us ran away.

“Thank you for helping us, Sasha. Also, the seniors over there...... If there is anything else I can do for you, please let me know."

As I said this, the female members of Reimei bowed their heads in unison, thanking Sasha and the seniors’ party.

“You're Glenn's younger brother, right? Then you don't have to thank us. We were taken care of by Glenn, too. He's amazing even though he's younger than me. The wall called older brother may be high but good luck.”*2

After that, the seniors’ party left the Adventurer's Guild.

As expected of my prided elder brother......I'm sure Zeke must have misunderstood something.

After registering Karen and Misha as adventurers, the registration of the E rank party ‘Reimei’ was completed.

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Author’s note:

Before I knew it, I had over 500 bookmarks count.

Thank you very much.

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TL’s note:

1. I don’t really get the author’s intention. I don’t see any sexual harassment…? Oh well.
2. Wall as in something/someone to overcome.

Chapter 80 : Duke Regan’s Scheme?　

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s Note:

I'm posting two chapters today.

This is the second one so if you haven't seen the one posted at 20:00 yet please go back and read the one posted at 20:00 first.

This chapter is very short but I did it this way because of the way the story is told.

If I did it in chronological order, this story will unfold in an awkward place...

I may change the subtitle of this story in the future so please don't be surprised.

TLN: (y) finally a break. Some of the chapters previously are quite longer than usual.

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June 1, 2030

From today, we, members of ‘Reimei’ are going to live together in one room but......that was immediately dissolved into nothingness.

The reason is the location of the room set aside for ‘Reimei’.

The Duke of Regan constructed a room on the sixth floor the top floor of the women's dormitory.

The Duke, who had to fulfill the wishes of Clarice and Ellie, had 5 rooms for the S class on the sixth floor torn out and made into 1 single room layout.

She made the LDK alone about 30 square meters in size and had one room each for them.

It's a gorgeous 6LDK with all rooms over 20 square meters.

Well, I heard that a lot of money was raised from the Lister Confederacy and other countries at the last Freshman Combat Tournament. They should be able to afford to renovate one room or two.

By the way, the women's dormitory is arranged like below

The first floor is for the matrons and first-year female teachers.

The second floor is for class E

The third floor is for class C and class D

The fourth floor is for class A and class B

The fifth floor is the dining hall

The sixth floor is class S

And etc etcs.

Do you get the idea? Yes, I am the only male in the whole building...... If half of the 500 new students are girls, I will live alone surrounded by 250 girls.

So, of course, I will spend a lot of time with other girls.

The more time we spend in contact with each other, the thing about the mistress…there is the possibility of the number of concubine candidates may increase.

Ever since the rumor spread that I would be entering the female dormitory, some of the girls' skirts suddenly became shorter.

And from today, they will be wearing summer uniforms, and their skirts are getting shorter and shorter.

Even though it is a violation of the school rules at school, there is no rule about how short skirts should be in the dormitories.

For some reason, girls' skirts are shorter in the female dormitory than in school.

When I was going up the stairs, I looked up and saw cherry blossoms all over the place.

Ellie was sensitive to this.

Then an emergency meeting was held for 'Reimei', and it was decided that we would all go to the male dormitory but there was no way I would ever allow that.

In the end, the room that was made for 'Reimei' became a room for female members only, and I had to go back to the room I was in before.

Many of the male students were happy about this.

It seems that this was a countermeasure that Duke Regan, her staff, and the students desperately thought up......to see what could be done about the mixed room issue.

As a result of my answer to Sasha's odd question, it seems that this was the ironclad countermeasure that Duke Regan had come up with.

Suddenly shortening skirts and the like were probably half of what Duke Regan and the others schemed.

By arousing the jealousy of Ellie who is prone to that, the cohabitation will surely be dissolved......and splendidly the female members of ‘Reimei’ fell for Duke Regan's numerous schemes.

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Author’s note:

This is the end of the Freshman Combat Tournament section of volume 4.

Huh? When did the chapter title change?

I totally didn't change the title because the first-year chapters was getting too long... probably.

Also, volume 5 will be a little different in terms of taste.

Those who are expecting similar happenings as the past, please do not get your hopes up...lol.

See you soon.

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Chapter 79 : The Sudden Birth of a Harem Party

TL:SummerPeanut

Wee yea ra accrroad repoear, KenC

Author’s Note:

I will post another episode later today at 10pm, although it will be short.

It is very short but please read it too.

TL: I said nothing ok? I never said a single alphabet!!!

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TL: Someone else’s POV

The air in the noble’s room was split in two.

The group that agreed to the Duke of Syrian demands and to fight without weapons.

Zeke, Maria, and Sasha.

The group that was absolutely against the Duke of Syrian's demand and chose sure victory instead.

Myself, Gray, Erna, Fresvald.

Especially since it is against a strong foe that there’s no guarantee of a victory just by holding a weapon.

No matter how strong Mars the Sword Saint is, without his sword, he is just a man.

But when Zeke raised his right fist, Mars took Duke of Syrian’s cheap provocation...

I first met Zeke three years ago at Ike's Freshman Combat Tournament.

Until then, we had exchanged letters, and I had always thought of Zeke as a smart man with a clear head and the ability to make calm decisions...

But the results were overwhelming.

Even Zeke, Maria, and Sasha, who agreed to fight without weapons, were surprised.

Did they perhaps think Mars would win in a different way? He is both a Sword Saint and a Martial Saint. I didn't think he could go this far...... I regret that I have no daughters. I have only one son... Not many noblemen sire only a single child. I have had mistresses and concubines but I have only one child because of a problem on my part.

The man who was first a baron is now a count similarly to my rank.

And there is the rumor about him getting promoted to Margrave too... No wonder Ike and Mars are doing so well.

And you can see that Zeke and his wife Maria have great charisma.

Maria is over 30 years old and yet looks like a 20-year-old even though she is already carrying three children and the fourth on the way.

Maybe there is a need for a change of plans... As I was thinking this, Duke of Fresvald said to Zeke.

"I would very much like you to accept Karen as Mars’s wife, even if it is as a mistress. Of course, with Karen's feelings in mind......”

And Sasha.

“Misha, my daughter, has had feelings for Mars for the past four years, ever since he saved her. If you don't mind, would you be willing to have Misha by his side?"

However, if this is the case, Mars would need one legal wife... Clarice and the three mistresses would mean he needs more than just a countship.

This is more convenient for my plan...

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“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!”

That's mine, Clarice and Ellie's surprise voice.

I never thought I would one day welcome four wives ......

“I didn't do anything this time, okay? I mean, I always do nothing, right?"

I excused myself to Clarice and Ellie, and they nodded though they don't seem convinced.

I'm always with Clarice and Ellie, so there's no way I can pull anything out of nowhere.

Only Ellie told the Duke of Regan that.

'......if Mars left alone, the number will increase! ......must absolutely stay in same dorms together so the numbers won’t increase......!"

Then, unusually, even Clarice.

“I also ask you. Duke of Regan. We don't want any unnecessary conflict either......”

Ehh, both of you can’t trust me? Honored Clarice and Ellie, Mesdames, I didn't do anything when I was alone too......Are you sure you are not taking advantage of the situation to force what you want?

“Umm... but it's written in the school rules that cohabitation between men and women is absolutely not allowed in the dorms.”

When Duke of Regan was hesitating, Duke of Syrian said.

“Hey, if you guys enroll in the Royal School of Syrian, I will allow you to live together. You can come to the Royal School of Syrian now!"

Toward Duke Syrian who is seriously starting to recruit, Ellie replied.

"If...Lister Imperial School doesn't work out, I'll go there with Mars and Clarice..."

Unusually, Ellie added as well. Then Clarice too.

“If Lister Imperial School is no go for me either, I'd like to proceed with this arrangement and......Sir Kuro? Miss Kuro? I've done wrong to him/her..."

Clarice and Ellie looked at me. As if saying ‘you won’t betray us right?’.

“I-If I could be with Clarice and Ellie there then..."

This threat was very effective with Duke of Regan.

“I-I'll definitely take care of the issue, just don't transfer! Do you understand?"

“““Yes.”””

We replied in unison.

The Duke of Syrian turned to me.

“I have now repaid my debt."

Clarice and Ellie responded to the Duke's words.

““Yes.””

Clarice and Ellie replied with a smile.

“Then again, it may only be a matter of time before this makes the Lister Imperial Schools the property of the Kingdom of Balkus, you know? Because all the finest ones are from the Kingdom of Balkus. A school is like a microcosm of a country. Lord Regan. You wouldn't have thought that far, have you?"

Then Duke of Regan looked at me.

“No, that’s not the case. I am thinking about it. Because I'm also......"

Then Clarice and Ellie covered my lower half with their hands and said.

“It's too soon for a fifth one already! Please wait a little longer!"

“......Mars can only love up to four, not a fifth......!"

“Uhm, Madame Clarice? You are touching me......"

When I said that to Clarice.

"I'm sorry! I didn't actually mean to!"

She was quick to apologize to me while blushing.

"...As expected of...nut crusher...her hands are fast..."

Clarice blushed even more before hiding her face. Wait, that’s just cute...

Duke of Regan looks like she's given up.

“Well, shall we leave it at that for today? May I have the pleasure of your company, Lord Syrian?"

“Well, yeah......see you later......”

And with that, our Freshman Combat Tournament came to an end.

Then we went back to Regan City and had a party to celebrate our victory.

Tomorrow we will officially celebrate at the school so today is more like a pre-celebration party.

The participants were the seven S-class members, excluding Joseph, Johan, and Dominic, then Zeke, Maria, Leena, Gray, Erna, Sasha, Count Beetle, and Duke of Freshvald.

Ike and Duke of Regan had an early start tomorrow so they just showed up and left.

“Congratulations to the Lister Imperial School on their victory."

“CHEERS”

Duke of Freshvald called for an impromptu party to celebrate the victory.

All the adults are drinking alcohol except Maria......I wonder why Maria, alone, doesn't drink alcohol…

“Maria mother-in-law? Are you not feeling well? Will you not be partaking in the drinks?"

Clarice asked Maria out of concern, and to her surprise, Maria announced that she was pregnant with her fourth child.

Apparently, the other adults already knew.

“The Bryant family is in good hands.”

I said, and the Duke of Fresvald came up next to me.

“I'm sure you're right. I look forward to working with you from now onwards, Mars."

With that, he offered me a drink.

In this world, how old does one have to be to drink? But the other person is the first duke of the Lister Confederacy. I couldn't refuse.

I drank alcohol for the first time in my life. Naturally, I had never had even a drop of alcohol in Japan.

"Well, I feel sorry for Karen...... because of our one-sided arrangements between the parents…"

“What are you talking about, Mars. Don't you know why Karen called off her engagement to Baron?"

Huh? Because Baron loves Clarice too much, right?

“Just as Baron loves Miss Clarice, Karen also loves Mars. Didn't you notice that?"

“I honestly didn't notice ......”

When I said that, Clarice said.

"Why don’t you? It was so obvious, wasn't it?

What? Really? I try to be careful but I was so unfortunate in a previous life that I'm not very good at this kind of thing.

Then Karen came up to me and said.

"Since that’s a tit for tat, I look forward to being with you. Mars."

She kissed me on the cheek.

When Duke of Fresvald was about to raise up havoc, Misha came over and gave me a kiss on the other side.

Then Zeke.

"What a son......to show off his harem in front of his parents...”

He ridiculed me.

Is it my imagination that Maria also seems to be a little prideful, even though she was apologizing on her son’s behalf just now?

However, Karen and Misha's engagements were put on hold for now due to Zeke and Maria's objections.

It was a welcome offer but they turned it down saying that any more would not be good for my education.

However, if I have the capacity to love more than three wives, Karen and Misha will always have the priority.

Baron and Minerva were nice and they were talking things over.

As I was watching them, one girl came over to my harem situation’s corner.

She pushed everyone out of the way, plopped down on my lap, turned to me, hugged me, and said.

“Brother Mars is Leena's. I will not give him to anyone."

At these words, the other four constituents lost their voices.

However, as was the case the other day, when Leena hugged me, her bracelet hit me and it hurt.

I looked at the bracelet and saw that it was the Disguise Bracelet.

I wondered why Leena was equipped with it and appraised Leena.

Name: Leena Bryant

Title: -

Status: Human, eldest daughter of Count Bryant's family.

Condition: Good

Age: 7 years old

Level: 5

HP: 10/10

MP: 52/52

Strength: 6

Agility: 7

Magic: 12

Dexterity 12

Durability: 5

Luck: 20

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/D)

Special Ability: Earth Magic (Lv2/D)

Special Ability: Holy Magic (Lv1/G)

Equipment: Disguise bracelet

To my surprise, she learned Holy Magic!

I tried not to show any changes in my face but some people might have noticed something.

Anyway, I don't think anyone would know why I was surprised so I don't think it would matter too much...

I told them I was going to get some wind and went outside by myself and Zeke followed right behind me.

“Mars, did you see?”

“Yes. I saw it. What are you planning to do?"

“The thing is. I'm not sure ......(Leena) was 10 while previously (Mars) 13. I might be able to manage for two years but after that, I can’t help but be worried....”

"Let’s see......why don't you leave her with brother Ike?"

"......Ah. That would probably be best......but Ike, he’s......no, it's nothing......"

I wonder what’s wrong? Is there something about Ike that he is anxious about?

“Mars. Obviously, don't tell anyone about this. Really, no one!"

He gave me a strict reminder. Does this mean I’m not to tell Ike either?

“I understand. I won't tell anyone."

Zeke returned to the party.

I suddenly felt lonely.

Apparently, Zeke felt something from Ike whom I trust the most… I like Ike. There’s no special meaning behind it by the way. He's my prided elder brother…

After a little bit of self-pensive time outside, I went back to the venue and everyone was already deciding on the party name for my party.

"The Sword Saint and the Four Beauties.”

“Harem Party.”

“No More Women!”

“Everyday is a Love Carnage.”

“Nut Crushers."

Etcs and etcs......basically they are pushing for a party name that highlights the harem part all over the place.

Everyday is a Love Carnage would make it so that no Holy magicians would come...... I'm sure Ellie was the one who came up with Nut Crushers......

“Mars, don't you have any ideas?”

Karen, fully stood up, asked me.

“Ummm...I was thinking of something like the Three Great Polestar(Three Stars) when there were three of us.”

“Mmh, what do you mean?”

“We are from three different countries, the Kingdom of Balkus, the Kingdom of Zarkham, and the Lister Confederacy that was how I came about Three Stars.”

"Well, it might be troublesome after all if we have to put in the numbers. Because you will soon have a fifth mistress, right? Then we'll have to change the party name again ...”

When Misha said that, Clarice and Ellie immediately replied.

““It will not longer increase. I will not allow it to increase. Never!””

They said it like a slogan.

And Misha spoke as if it’s a given that she’s one of the fiancées too...

That’s when Ellie said that the party name should still have the word gold, the color of my hair.

Then Clarice said.

“What about the Golden Saint (Gold Saints)?” Clarice asked.

You mean ‘Burn! My Cosmos!’? Yeah, you must be so drunk you have forgotten risk management.*1

You'll be instantly discovered by the reincarnated person from Japan...

"Golden Explorers."

"Golden Explosion."

“Golden Explosion.”

“Golden Harem.”

“Golden Crushers.”

“Gold Crushers.”*2

And the finalists are

“Golden Crushers(Gold Crushers).”

“The Golden Egg (Eldorado).”*2

Well, everyone except one agreed to Eldorado so it was decided for now.

I think Eldorado is pretty lax on risk management, though. ......

When I was a little lost, Clarice said to me.

"Do you feel bothered by it? In certain sense, it's more famous than the Gold Saints.”

"I guess so. I think the Gold Saints is more famous among Japanese people but I believe it would be good to have a party name that is… fresh and exciting.”

"That's a bit vague... Oh, what about ‘Dawn(Reimei)’? I think it had a similar meaning to what you want.”*4

“Oh! I like it! It sounds like the beginning of something!”

When I asked the ladies, they said they didn't know what it meant but it sounded cool, so we decided on ‘Reimei’.

As soon as our party name was decided as ‘Reimei’, today's victory celebration party is over.

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Author’s note:

As to why the current Duke of Syrian attempted the coup d'etat.

Although it will be much later, I plan to write about the reason.

I will post again at 10:00 p.m. The 10:00 p.m. post will be the last of chapter 4.

TL: I said not a single word. Believe it.

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1. Saint Seiya.
2. Golden balls. Ehm, it should be obvious that this is suggested by Ellie to poke fun of Clarice. Try searching it in japanese if you still don’t understand and are curious. I take no responsibility of your decision?
3. Yugioh? There are many names that make use of this Golden Egg/El dorado.
4. I was hesitating between Dawn or Reimei but the 2 lines below made the decision for me. Since most of the native to the world does not know the meaning, I will keep it as ‘Reimei’. Yes, I wanted to ask the author too what happened to the decision of not giving out hints to the other reincarnated guy??? Or is there other parties with no meaningful party names in this world? Darn, I shouldn’t have turn on my brain.

Chapter 78 : Complete Victory

TL:SummerPeanut

Third chapter for this week as special thanks to the patrons and supporters.

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I didn't expect that Kuro to lose... this is completely unexpected... The nut crusher called Clarice was really strong.

But that was probably thanks to her overly strong weapon.

My father also did a good job of getting the other side’s blonde general to announce himself that he will not be using a sword so my victory is as solid as it can be.

But just what is that blondie's relationship with Ellie? He dared to hug her head and whatnot... I'm going to make sure he suffers before killing him...

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“Well then, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for waiting. We will now begin the battle of the generals between our own Lister Imperial School and the Royal School of Syrian!"

The crowd's voltage was at its highest.

“The general of the Royal School of Syrian is the eldest son of the current Duke of Syrian and the most formidable opponent, Brad Leo!”

The audience booed loudly as various objects were thrown into the air.

“Please don't throw things, everyone!"

Miss announcer desperately tried to stop them but there was no sign of stopping at all.

In the end, they decided to wait until there were no more things left for the audience to throw.

“And the general of Lister's Imperial School.......EH!! Isn’t this amazing!”

For some reason, miss announcer looked at the cheat sheet and got excited.

“Our strongest student in the Lister Imperial School! Glenn's younger brother! And ranked first, Mars Bryant!!!!!"

Ah, so you meant being Ike's brother is amazing.

Then there were ‘Mars’ shoutouts and ‘Glenn’ shoutouts from the audience.

How popular is Glenn that there are shoutouts for him when he's not even competing...

Naturally, the Syrian Royal School side is upset about this.

This is because they remember the Freshmen Combat Tournament during Ike’s first year.

It is said that Ike won overwhelmingly back then too.

Brad and I were facing each other.

Brad asked me a question.

“What is your relationship with Ellie?”

"I'll tell you when you beat me. But it is probably as what you guessed.”

I appraised Brad again.

Name: Brad Leo

Title: -

Status: Beastman(Lion Race), heir to the Duke of Syrian

Condition: Good

Age: 10 years old

Level: 21

HP: 68/68

MP: 20/20

Strength: 33

Agility: 30

Magic: 10

Dexterity: 5

Durability: 36

Luck: 1

Special Ability: Axe Technique (Lv3/D)

Special Ability: Martial Arts (Lv5/B)

Special Ability: Earth Magic (Lv1/G)

Yup. About the same as Baron but the difference in skill and magical power gives Baron the edge.

Well, he's strong but I wouldn't need to be too careful.

I guess all I have to do is watch out for traps and stuff.

“Start!"

And so began the brutal showtime between me and Brad.

First, Brad lunged at me while clawing at me, and I used my Wind Cutter to slash away all of his claws.

At first, I thought I could let him hit me once but the claws are coated with paralyzing poison.

As usual, playing dirty…

Brad doesn't know when or how his claws were cut down.

Now he tried to grab me and bite me with his teeth or rather his sharp fangs.

I slashed away all of Brad's teeth with my Wind Cutter.

By the way, I made sure the fangs stayed in his mouth.

Brad thought that he could bite me and bit down hard but I back stepped and ducked just in time.

Brad's mouth covered in blood from biting his own fangs.

Brad had lost all of his weapons at this point.

He had no choice but to punch and kick me with all his might.

And he still doesn't know why his claws and fangs are gone.

Naturally, he stopped attacking me.

Duke Regan stared at me in surprise.

I guess that besides Clarice, Ellie, and my blood relatives, Duke Regan was the only one who knew what I had done.

Brad is confused but still comes at me but this time I intercepted him.

When Brad swung his right hand towards me, I aimed my punch at his fist.

The sound of Brad's fist breaking echoed through the hall.

It was not only his fist but also the bone of his right arm that was broken.

I thought punching with pure brute force will only break his fist so I only put barely enough strength but seems like it was a little too strong for him and broke his right arm too.

The fist may have shattered a little but I think it's at a level where it can recover naturally...

Obviously, I cloaked myself in Sylphid.

As expectedly, I would be suffering from a few broken bones without Sylphid.

This time he’s punching out with his left hand so I also matched him by punching out with my left hand.

The sound of Brad's fist breaking again echoed throughout the hall, and Brad finally let out his voice.

“Gwahhhh!!!!”

And fell to his knees.

I suggested to him to give up but Brad is still coming at me.

This time he tried to kick me with his foot.

I intercepted his foot with my fist and the only limb of Brad's that was not already broken in his left leg.

He could no longer stand up.

The whole hall was holding its breath in anticipation of this unexpected event.

A human being was beating a beastman with his bare hands.

And it was done with overwhelming fashion...

I looked at miss announcer.

With a look as if asking her isn’t it already my win?

Still, Brad would not say he was done so the match continued.

To be honest, I was thinking of never letting him go when I saw Dominic being done in, but as it turned out in the end, Dominic is not permanently injured.

However, on the Syrian Royal School side, one of them was injured with irrecoverable burn wounds.

One other fainted with injury on the level where he may have permanent brain damage.

And another has ended his life as a man.

It seems like our side is the one that has gone overboard.

And I want Ellie to get a proper closure.

I'm fine with a supporting role instead of a leading role in this faceoff against the beastmen and if we're going to cooperate with the beastmen in the future, I think overdoing it is not good.

I looked at the Duke of Syrian, and he still has a look of disbelief on his face.

I said a few words to the Duke of Syrian.

“Would it be alright if I torture your son more? Or would you like to give up now? If I attack your son any further, he will surely be left with permanent injuries. And his chance for revenge against me will be lost forever. I beg you to make a wise decision."

The Duke of Syrian could not hide his confusion.

And again Brad tried to come at me while screaming and struggling to stand up.

"Uuooh!!!!"

He is just screaming as he tried to crawl his way towards me with all his strength by using his unbroken arm and still decent leg.

“If Brad reaches me, this time I shall break his left leg and cut it off. If your side still doesn’t surrender even then, I will slash off his limbs one by one? Brad's life is in your hands, Duke of Syrian, you know?"

Then the Duke of Syrian seemed to give up and said in a loud voice

"I admit that we have lost!"

Thus, we, the Lister Imperial School, won the championship, and at the same time, the internal division of the Lister Confederacy is prevented.

Huh? I'm from the Kingdom of Balkus so wouldn’t the internal division of Lister Confederacy be to our benefit?

“Winner! Martial Saint Mars Bryant! With this, the martial arts division is won by the Lister Imperial School! And the magic division, is also won by Lister Imperial School! Lister Imperial School is the overall winner!”

"Sword Saint. I want to talk. Come to me alone.”

Duke Syrian said that before going to Brad.

I thrust out my right hand amidst all the shoutouts for ‘Sword Saint’ and ‘Mars’, and a ground-shaking cheer followed.

The crowd was jumping all over the place in a frenzy, it was comparable to the Inaba-jump.*1

Clarice and Ellie embraced me along with the audience’’s cheers, and the other members of the group burst into joy with me in the center.

Dominic had also come down on his own from the infirmary and the crowd started to make even more noise when they saw that Dominic was safe.

After a short while, I went alone to the waiting room for the Royal School of Syrian, where the beastmen around me were showing their hostility toward me.

“I've been summoned by the Duke of Syrian...”

“Phew. I didn't expect you to come in here by yourself. ......are you really that stupid?"

The Duke of Syrian stood in front of me with his beastmen surrounding me.

“I wonder if that is the case? If something were to happen, I'm confident that I could definitely escape? Besides, though I wanted to come here alone but it seems that there are several people who followed me..."

Then Duke Regan appeared from behind me.

“I see you've noticed my tail...”

“Yes, and by the way, I've noticed you too, Sasha. After all, at the closing year of previous year I was bathed with that much gaze until I feel sick. My body remembers.”

Then Sasha came out and said

“I knew it’s impossible for me to tail you, Mars. Duke.”

“So what do you want? Duke of Syrian?”

……

"Hmmm. I really wanted to kill you, but as expected, it's tough against the Duke of Regan. And I didn't realize Sasha was here too. ...then I have a question for you, Sword Saint. What do you want? If you want Ellie, I can help you, you know?"

……

I can swear, that the Duke of Syrian never meant to kill me...

Ellie came out from behind Sasha after hearing Duke of Syrian’s words.

Unexpectedly, Duke of Syrian backed away and the other beastmen flinched.

After all, even among the beastmen, the Golden Lion is special.

…………

"......I am Mars' fiancée. I belong to Mars. Mars is mine too..."

“Hey, Mars is mine!"

I guess Clarice and Ellie came together too.

I really came here alone, okay? I didn’t ask or hint to anyone to tail me, honest.

By the way I’m fine being treated as Clarice and Ellie’s possession but I will never treat them as object, capiche?

The Duke of Syrian was startled.

"Ellie...are you going to marry that man? Did esteemed brother not object?"

“......Papa entrusted me to Mars.....”

The Duke of Syrian was muttering in anger or some emotion of such.

"Even my brother, who is pro-human race, would never give his beloved daughter to a human being...... So he is that much of a capable human being......”

Suddenly, Duke Syrian turned to me and spoke.

"Sword Saint, you are not from the Regan Confederacy...... Speaking of which, you said you are Ike's younger brother......Are you from the Kingdom of Balkus?"

“Indeed. I am."

Then the Duke of Syrian laughed out loud.

“This guy’s a masterpiece. Lord Regan! Since when did the Lister Imperial School belong to the Kingdom of Balkus? Ike, the fourth year, is also in the Kingdom of Balkus, and the current first year students are also from the Kingdom of Balkus. Doesn't Lister Imperial School belong to the Kingdom of Balkus already? Hey, Sword Saint! I'm going to ask you one more time. What do you want?”

Come to think of it, he asked something like that just now.

"What do I want...? To be happy with Clarice and Ellie. I guess that will be my family happiness. After that, I hope to have an environment where I can make an effort. As for the goal, anything to strive for."

“That's a lie. It's not possible to become that strong just by doing that. There must be something much darker in your heart......”

Even if you say so......was there something like that? As I was fell into deep thoughts, Ellie said in my stead.

"......harem party?......"

“It’s not like I wanted it though...”

But then the Duke of Syrian took the bait.

“So there's more than you two? Who is it?"

"......Misha......Karen......”

“Sasha's daughter and Fresvald's daughter!”

“Uhm, I am only engaged to Clarice and Ellie so...”

When I said so, Sasha suddenly chipped in.

"I think Misha and Karen will probably become your fiancée too, Mars...”

These words surprised not only me but also Clarice and Ellie.

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Author’s note:

2022

I will post tomorrow at 8pm and 10pm.

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TL’s note:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/09/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/fan-favorite-inaba-jumping-sunset/ . I’m not following japanese baseball so…

Chapter 77 : Win!?

TL:SummerPeanut

A warning first that chapters 77 and 78 have a bit more harsh/cruel descriptions.

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Kukuku... If Ellie doesn’t come out as the general, it’s our win.

It’s very likely that humans would have another human as the general.

I don't think they'll ever allow the general’s fight to be held between beastmen. ......in case they do though, we just have to insist that we don't want a fight between beastmen.

Ellie has grown to be a good woman.

If I win this tournament, I'll take Ellie.

I'll give her many children as the Duchess of Syrian so I look forward to the future...

It was a windfall to be able to score a win against Dominic, by the way.

And I expected Baron to come out as the general......seems like Dominic getting defeated got him too hot-headed.

They even tried to make Baron, who’s actually ranked first or second, as ranked fourth but it's a hundred years too early to try to challenge me with such conspiracy!

Now for the mid-game... we're still the bad guys as usual. Well, if we win, we win.

I expected her to come out from the middle onwards but to think she’s ranked 3... It’s more than likely that Baron is actually first ranked, Ellie second, Dominique third, and Karen fourth originally.

The other two are probably just audience favorites with good looks or something.

It's a common human thing they do.

Anyway, the next Duke of Syrian, this Brad Leo, shall comfort Ellie tonight.

☆☆☆

The venue was noisy in a different way.

It was Ellie's announcement after the introduction of the competitors from the Royal School of Syrian.

“The third competitor from our Lister Imperial School is......a whopping ranked third! She is Ellie Leo, known as the next Duke of Syrian. Let me explain so that there are no misunderstandings in the audience. Ellie Leo is the beloved daughter of the former Duke of Syrian, Lord Barnes Leo. His Lordship Barnes is of the pro-human faction so please refrain from booing! And please, everyone, witness the overwhelming power of the Golden Lion!"

Oh, come on, are you sure you want to provoke them that much...  You are basically saying whatever you want now... I really think she said one word too much.

To call her the next Duke of Syrian when the current Duke is sitting right there… and even naming Lord Barnes. Will there be a war after this tournament is over?

The voices supporting Ellie from the audience never stop.

And there are still a lot of unintelligible cheers of "cute" and the like.

I had laid out the plan I had in mind to Ellie before this fight started.

I know that Ellie will definitely win even if I do nothing.

The Royal School of Syrian is putting the weakest guy in the middle of the lineup.

However, I want Ellie to grab an overwhelming victory.

I wanted her to think of this as a battle to mourn for Barnes even a little.

“Let's begin.”

As soon as the signal was given, Ellie immediately made a particular move.

The other beastman did nothing but looked as if he was saying, "I surrender”.

The beastman was surprised. Despite him calling for surrender, Ellie is still rushing at him with incredible speed. A single hit from her would certainly land him a permanent injury…

Nobody stopped the match no matter how many times he called out “I surrender”.

Then the beastman gets one shot and he lost consciousness...

Ellie did not pursue the unconscious beastman.

Rather, she looked sad.

Throwing the unconscious beastman to the side of the Royal School of Syrian, she said a few words

"......victory announcement......"

And miss announcer immediately said

“Winner! Ellie Leo."

The audience cheered, "Ooooooo !!!!!” terrificly loud.

Clarice hugged Ellie when she returned and said in a tearful voice, "That must have been hard. You did your best". Ellie shed a single tear and hugged Clarice too.

I thought Ellie wanted to have a mourning match but perhaps that is not the case... Maybe it’s for the best that she didn't even have to use Sound magic to defeat her opponent......

I just stared at the two of them for a long time, and then Ellie came over to me.

"I......feel better now. Thanks for the advice..."

Ellie's voice was still trembling. I wondered if this was out of consideration for me…I patted Ellie on the head and hugged her.

Clarice, who saw this, laughed.

I'm sure this is not a mistake.......

“Well, Clarice is next! Don't let your guard down!"

Baron said that and Clarice nodded in response.

Then I, too, said to her.

“Go break some legs, Clarice!"

Clarice nodded again, and as we made a fist bump, an announcement was made.

“Now it's time for the fourth round. The vice general of the Royal School of Syrian is Kuro who has no future left. I am looking forward to seeing how he will fight cowardly this time.”

Her microphone performance is amazing as usual.

“And the vice general of our Lister Imperial School is......Oh, my gawd! A goddess with that level of beauty AND ranked second! Clarice Lampard."

Then, as usual, words like "pretty", "marry me", and "tell me your contact information" flew in from the audience, which I didn't think was relevant to the word cheering.

Clarice is used to this kind of treatment but this time her father and mother, Gray and Erna, were there to cheer her on.

She is red-faced and embarrassed.

“Begin!”

Immediately after the match begins, Clarice readied her magic bow and arrow. It’s none other than her Magic Arrow.

Her opponent, the beastman called Kuro, who is holding up a bow without an arrow, seems to be in heat while drooling at Clarice.

“I won't hurt you so give up. I'll let you bear at least ten of my children."

Kuro's tent is completely on the rise along with whatever is inside his head.

"No thanks. It's disgusting so please resign yourself quickly."

After saying that, Clarice shot two magic arrows from her Magic Arrow.

Kuro could not react at all to the arrows shot at high speed, and Clarice's magic arrows pierced both of his legs.

Baron's Stone Spear had a spear coming out of the ground and pierced his beastmen competitor’s leg from below but Clarice's arrow pierced his leg from above along with the ground.

But Clarice's magic arrows are not real arrows so the restraints are quickly released.

But for the current Clarice, that few seconds of standstill is just what she needed.

She is about to shoot her Magic Arrow filled with magic power, at Kuro.

This is bad! As expected, a direct hit would kill him! I thought so and tried to shout to stop Clarice but it was too late.

Kuro died easily, and the hall fell silent.

………

……

…

Kuro died and a new Miss Kuro was born.*1

Clarice continued with her attacks targeting after the blown up part of Kuro with Magic Arrow all over the place.

Kuro’s thing has already disappeared... or rather the mould was annihilated.

“Do you not think it's better not to leave a gene like yours? Would you like to continue? Miss Kuro?"

Miss Kuro has completely lost her will to fight.

When she kneeled down and said "I surrender", miss announcer must have felt sorry for him and refrained from any further humiliation.

"Winner! Clarice Lampard!"

There were no more "cute" or "marry me" comments to Clarice.

All the spectators who had said she was "cute" when she entered the stage were holding their treasures.

Clarice came back and gave a beaming smile.

“I went overboard."

Clarice said it as she got caught doing a little prank, still as cute as ever. But Ellie was quick to respond.*2

"......as expected of Clarice. She's incredible when it’s about aiming men's treasured jewels...”

And they started a lover's quarrel.

To think that they had been hugging each other just 10 minutes before.

Thanks to this, Clarice became famous as the nut crusher.

I looked toward the guest of honor's table and saw Gray and Erna waving at me with complicated expressions on their faces.

Well, you certainly don't expect to see your own daughter blowing a man's belonging off, do you?

“With this, we are proud to announce that our Lister Imperial School has won the martial arts division! And what’s more, we have also secured the overall championship!”

Then a beastman came down from the audience into the arena and demanded a microphone from miss announcer.

When miss announcer looked at Duke Regan for her response, the beastman forcefully took the microphone and began to speak.

“I am Victory Leo, Duke of Syrian. It seems that just because my side has been quiet, some people are getting ahead of themselves. As they say, weak dogs often bark more. Considering that I, who have a big heart and of bigger caliber, it’s not impossible for me to let them get away as is.”

When Victory said this, there was loud booing from the audience.

“Shut up! You bunch of mooks who can't say anything unless you get together! If you have a problem, come down here! If you don't, I'll kill you all for lèse-majesté!"

At these words, the entire hall fell silent.

“The Royal School of Syrian is currently losing 1-3, but I don't think we lost. The Royal School of Syrian is proud to say that we have the physical ability and skill. So, how about not allowing the use of weapons in the general’s battle? If this is not acceptable, we, the Royal School of Syrian, will not participate in this tournament in the future, and I declare that the Dukedom of Syrian will become independent!"

Basically, he meant that he won't let me use the Salamander Sword... Well, everyone can see that this sword is not normal... Then Duke Regan said.

“The general of our Lister Imperial School is a Sword Saint. Are you saying you won't let a Sword Saint use a sword?"

“Exactly. If that is your logic, then the general of the Royal School of Syrian is also an axe user. But isn't it unfair that they are so differently equipped in terms of quality?”

Duke Regan looked at me and was troubled.

I stared at Zeke, who is in the guest of honor's seat, and Zeke is holding his right hand up toward me. I guess that means go ahead and do it ......

I walked over to Duke Regan.

“I am willing to follow those terms.”

When Duke Syrian heard this.

“Now, the brave general of the Imperial School of Lister has admitted that he approves of the non-weapon general battle. Supposing that our side loses after this, I will apologize for the whole affair."

“Is it true that you will apologize for the whole affair?"

I asked again, and Duke Syrian nodded.

Duke Regan looked at me in a panic.

“What are you talking about!? How can a Sword Saint fight without a sword!? This is not a battle just for you, Mars!"

Her beautiful face contorted into a furious pout.

I tried to get Duke Regan to come over to where the players from the Lister Imperial School were on standby to talk to her. That’s when Ike, who had just returned from Dominic's place, asked me first.

“Father has given his consent, I take it?”

“Probably. Because he was holding his right hand and thrusting it up.”

Duke Regan was irritated by the conversation between me and Ike. Then Ike said.

"Please trust Mars here. He's going to win."

When Ike said that, Duke Regan fell silent.

Hm? Duke Regan obediently listened to Ike's words.

As expected of this school’s top dog...even the principal got shut down by him…

Then when Clarice and Ellie came over to us, Ellie said.

"...Duke. Mars is stronger than me even without a weapon... No beastman is stronger than the Golden Lion... Mars will definitely win......"

A no-no way of persuasion.

“I understand. Let's accept the terms. But, Mars. The future of this country depends on your one single match. You must win!”

"Yes, I will win.”

I replied so and waited for miss announcer's call.

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1. It’s a naming convention in Japanese. Basically, Kuro is usually a male’s name while Kuroko is a female’s name. Kuroko is not obvious so I changed it to Miss Kuro. This is also likely why the author doesn’t give this beastman a western style name since he is probably not too familiar with western names that can be easily turned from male to female e.g. Claude/Claudia, Charles/Charlotte.

I don’t know how on earth to translate tehepero.

Chapter 76 : Martial Arts Division

TL:SummerPeanut

!Simkins Michael and ,Emperor Red ,Spangler Chris peanuts the for you Thank

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“Ha ha, are we not amazing! Now’s just the problem with martial arts division... I know how strong Hero of the North, Baron, and Sword Saint Dominic but..."

Duke Fresvald stared at me as he said above.

Father Zeke looked at me and hinted me to say something so I tried to explain to him how my brother and his gangs fought.

“With all due respect, Duke Fresvald. I have something I would like you to hear. This is just what I heard too, of couse… During the entrance exam, Clarice and Dominic-kun had a match and Clarice won with a landslide. After the admission, Mars and Baron fought and Mars won both Clarice and Ellie had also won against Baron respectively and that is how the current ranking is derived. As for Mars, I am certainly sure that he is stronger than me. I hope you can watch the match without worrying about these three.”

“I see. Well, it is not too late to build our relationship after watching this battle ......”

Duke Fresvald said and looked at father, Count Beetle, and Viscount Lampard.

Mars, you must win! You must not go easy on them!

☆☆☆

The martial arts competition started and we easily made it to the finals.

The problem was that the students from the school that fought against the Royal School of Syrian were all...wounded to a level where they would be determined to be permanently injured if they didn't do anything.

They couldn’t even declare surrender...when they tried to say something, they were punched and no words could come out… The battles can be said to be a living hell continued raging on.

That's why the Duke of Syrian wanted to hold the martial arts division only after finishing the magic division...

If it had gone as usual, the story will be like the revenge of the martial arts division. This is because the order will start with magic division first and then martial arts division normally and to avoid that, they decided to finish the magic division tournament first…

The colosseum also takes on a bizarre atmosphere. When the non-beastmen species are saying radical things such as "Kill the beastmen!” and other extreme words, the beastmen race provokes them back by saying, "The weak doesn't deserve to live”.

“It's sure is a great atmosphere...somehow it feels stiffling..."

When I said that, Clarice said in response.

“Yeah. We are supposed to be a home game but...how do I to say this. What the audience is looking for is something different from what’s offered..."

Yes, the audience wants the beastmen at the Royal School of Syrian to be killed.

Then Baron said.

“We just have to defeat the enemy in front of us, just as we have always done. Don't think about anything else. The other side is also a formidable foe. Let's give it our best shots while having fun.”

It is true that the opponents are also beastmen so we know they are quite strong…and they are all Black Lions of the Lion race.

But, with the exception of one, there is no one stronger than Baron among them.

Well, Baron is such a famous figure known as the Hero of the North, and it would be ridiculous if there were a ragtag group of people stronger than Baron within the Lister Confederacy.

But that one exception will never defeat Baron either.

You will see why in the spearhead match.

Then the finals of the martial arts division began in a strange atmosphere.

The call of the players began with the announcement in the hall.

When the name of the beast in the first match was plainly announced, there was a storm of boos from the coliseum.

And our spearhead is Dominic.

Then, a woman who looked like a female announcer made a polite announcement.

“The spearhead of our Lister Imperial School is called the Sword Saint of the Holy Kingdom of Diadora, and in the order of the Lister Imperial School.......eh? is ranked sixth place? ...Dominic August!"

I know it's Lister Imperial School's home game......but even the people who are supposed to be impartial are saying ‘our’ Lister Imperial School despite only calling out the names in the first round and semi-finals previously......

The battle between Dominic and the beastman was a vie from both equally strong competitors.

The beastman are strong in their own way.....but there is a crucial difference between us and the beastmen.

It is the equipment. Despite the beastmen high status, they are not well equipped.

In contrast, we are equipped with B-class adventurer's equipment.

Even Dominic, who was called the Sword Saint of the Holy Kingdom of Diadora, is equipped with the best equipment from the Holy Kingdom of Diadora.

This is the reason why Baron will not be defeated by any of his beastmen opponents.

In contrast, beastmen basically do not equip weapons. They fight with only one body.

Black Tri-Stars and Ellie are rare, and most of the beastmen, like Barnes, attack with martial arts only.

If their stats are almost even and their skills are even, the one with the stronger equipment will win.

Besides, there is also the home advantage.

Dominic put away his sword and turned on his heel as the other beastman said, "I surrender”.

And just as miss announcer was about to call Dominic's victory, the beastman, who had supposedly said that he had given up, attacked Dominic's back!

Of course, Dominic could not defend himself.

He was attacked from the back, and he was about to get hit.

The beastman was immediately ordered with a "Stop" but he did not stop attacking.

The beastman finally stopped attacking when the coliseum attendant seized him.

“Damn that Dominic, he let his guard down!”

Baron said as he headed toward Dominic.

I followed Baron's lead and headed for Dominic's place.

Dominic's dominant right arm and right hand had been intensively hit, and the nerves in there had been completely damaged.

When Lorenz and the host school raised objections on the part of the Royal School of Syrian, the beastman who had attacked Dominique said the most outrageous thing.

“What's wrong with attacking the guy who tried to run away in cowardice?”

To these words, Baron said.

“Dominic sheathed his sword because you said you surrender!”

“Huh!? You've got to be kidding me if you think I'm going to surrender to this guy! I seriously surrender to your joke. I just said it took longer than planned to stomp a fucking ant, and all I heard now is how you guys conveniently made the story of me surrendering.”

The argument between the beastman and Baron grew more heated.

Clarice and I listened to the conversation and went toward Dominic, who was being carried away in a stretcher.

This is bad, it seems like he is going to the infirmary.

If they went to the infirmary, Clarice and I would not be able to use our Holy magic.

Because everyone would find out.

Dominic is crying, covering his face with his left arm while being carried in a stretcher.

I guess he knows that his right arm will never work again.

And when he tried to hand me his sword of gale in his left hand, Dominic dropped it due to lack of strength.

I immediately said

“That sword is Dominic's soul! Please pick it up. We'll carry Dominic away!"

Then one of the men carrying the stretcher picked up the sword, and this time Ike came over.

“There was an altercation in the colosseum stand and some people were injured. The two of you should head that way. We will take Dominic to the infirmary with us!”

He said and sent the other one, who was carrying a stretcher, away toward the stand.

Nice! Ike! Then Ike turned to me and said.

"Mars! What are you going to do?”

“Of course I'm going to heal him! But I'm going to do it in a way that won't leave any aftereffects. Dominic, you know what? Your right hand will heal! So don't worry! But I won't heal the non-fatal wounds on your body. Forgive me!"

I slowly applied heal to Dominic's right arm and right hand.

Then Dominic's right arm started to move little by little.

Dominic's face changed from a look of astonishment to one of relief.

“Dominic. Do you feel any more discomfort in your right arm and hand?”

“Oh thanks you....... Mars. You saved my life."

“We are comrades, that’s matter of course. But I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't tell anyone about what just happened.”

“Naturally......I'll never tell anyone…and I'll keep the secret even if it will cost me my life.”

Dominic's voice was completely tearful. We tried not to look at Dominic's face.

Why? Tears of joy are obviously the tears of a victor right? I don't want to see the winner's face like this.

Clarice and I took Dominic to the infirmary and immediately returned to the Coliseum.

Ike stayed with Dominic.

The venue was noisy, and there was no end of sharp criticism from the audience against the Royal School of Syrian.

And the match had been stopped.

I turned to Baron and Ellie and told them Dominic is safe. But Baron…

“Dominic's right arm is no good now...even if his life is saved, that one is.......”

“No, Dominic's arm is fine. It was moving well and he had a good grip on the sword. It must have been numb or something and temporarily immobilized.”

Baron looked at me as I said this and spat at me.

“Is that true! His right arm, and if he grabbed the sword, does that mean his right hand is okay too!?"

“Yeah. It's not just me. Clarice was there too. Right, Clarice?”

“Yes, it's true. Dominic has no lasting injuries.”

Hearing this, Baron went to Duke Regan, who was down in the arena, and began to talk.

When Duke Regan nodded, Baron came back to him.

"What's up?"

He said.

"Since Dominic is safe, she wants us to continue the match. But I heard that Dominic was ruled the loser. Don't let up until they call the end of the match!"

Baron said to me, Clarice, and Ellie.

We nodded in agreement.

"Thank you all for your patience. The Lister Imperial School has offered to give the win to the Royal School of Syrian for the previous match. Let us applaud the generous Imperial School of Lister!”

Hearing these words, the audience cheered and booed loudly.

“Now, on to the next round!”

Miss announcer began to announce, and again briefly......or hatefully, the second competiting beastman. The crowd erupts into a storm of "kill" and "die"...

“And the second competitor of our Lister Imperial School is......huh? Are you sure you are not wrong? ......What? Is this a joke?...."

Miss announcer stared at our direction with a puzzled look on her face.

Maybe it’s about that.......Baron nodded and miss announcer continued.

“Ranked fourth, the Hero of our Lister Confederacy,......Baron Reinhardt!!!!!”

Then, the audience was surprised and cheered loudly.

The other side, the Royal School of Syrian, seemed surprised at this, as they had thought that Baron was ranked 1 in the ranking and would appear in the general’s match.*1

The battle between the beastman and Baron was one-sided.

There was no way the beastman could win against Baron, who was superior in status, skills, and equipment.

When the beastman tried to close the distance, Baron attacked with magic slowly as if to taunt the beastman.

Even though it is a martial arts division, it does not mean that magic is prohibited.

It’s just that you can’t stop moving until you use the magic at close range. So there’s just no one else who could fulfill that condition and thus it is fine to use magic.

There are actually several students who use body enhancement magic in other schools, and there are also some who enchant their weapons with magic.

The difference between magic and martial arts division is that in magic division, students attack each other from a distance of 50 meters or more.

In the martial arts division, they fight within a limited range of 30 meters.

The beastman, realizing that he had no chance of winning, said, "I surrender" and Baron, who had no idea what he was about to do, sheathed his sword and returned back to his initial spot.

This is just like previously with Dominic!

The beastman still attacked Baron from behind.

………

……

…

Huh? The beastman's movement has stopped... Looking closely, it seems that the beastman's feet have been pierced by stone spears that have been jutting out from the ground of the colleseum, and he became unable to move.

Baron had cast Stone Spear magic from the ground when he was attacked from behind.

As expected from Earth magic user equiped with Earth magic specialized equipment…

Baron chanted Fire at the beastman who was unable to move.

Beastman is basically weak to fire magic, and it is burning up nicely. He must have been using Wind magic to send more air to help the Fire burn…

“I give up! I surrender! Help me!"

Even if the beastman said so, Baron would not stop. And one word.

“The game is not over until the call is announced, no?”

Baron continued to burn the beastman mercilessly.

And miss announcer never called for the fight to end.

Then the side of the Royal School of Syrian splashed a lot of water on the beastman.

“We gave up! He told you,didn’t he!? Didn't you hear him!?”

He yelled, and Baron said

“No, I didn't want to get into trouble again so I just waited for the call to end the match, right? The fact that we got a third party entering our match means it’s my side’s win, right? Otherwise, until the call to end the match is announced, I will have to continue to fight this guy right?"

The beastman who came to splash water on him looked frustrated, and admitted defeat.

The beastman, who had been burned by Baron, had burnt about 50 of his body, but he was not dead.

“Winner, Baron Reinhardt!"

Baron raised his right hand to announce his victory very late and the audience cheered for him the loudest of the day.

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Author’s note:

I have a theory that Baron is the protagonist here...

TL’s note:

The boy who cried the wolf. Or rather the beast who cried the wolf? Also, this chapter reminds me of the sad truth about the Olympic games…

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1. Japanese has specific jargon for first, second, …, and even the final competitors. In this case, I use spearhead as the first, anything from second as second, but I kept the last competitor as ‘general’. General here refers to the military general. Not common/ordinary match.

TL’s rants. I drew my peanuts courage and checked the reviews in NUs for the first time. It’s kind of a pity that someone dropped at chapter 36 where the reasons he complained are somewhat(?) explained in chapter 37. But as I said again and again, this novel is decent to be read only after turning off your brain. I, myself, also complained quite a number of times about how author writes the story lmao.

Anyway for the other review, I also want to know what the rest of the readers think about this series! I chose patreon because I don’t really have that much time to manage all the miscellenous stuffs and wanting to focus only on reading(translating). Although it’s much more troublesome to comment, at least there are no bleeding amount of advertisements right!? Can’t have all the good in the world ‘ya know?

I’m doing this as a hobby and anything else are extra peanuts for myself.

I am also as much as a reader as you all~. End of rant.

Chapter 75 : The Guardians

TL:SummerPeanut

Freswald -> Fresvald

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February 14, 2030.

The day of the Freshmen Combat Tournament.

All the first year of Lister Imperial School came to the colosseum.

There are 10 S class students participating and 500 cheering students.

It seems that all the first-year students from the other competing schools are also here, and the cheering competition has already begun.

The participating schools from the Lister Confederacy totaled four.

Two from the Balkus Kingdom, and two from the Zarkham Kingdom.

It is said that the status of schools that can participate in this tournament must be quite high.

The colosseum is surrounded by a festive atmosphere.

There is even a place to bet on which school will win.

The favorite overall winner is none other than our Lister Imperial School.

However, the Syrian Royal School is also very popular.

The Royal School of Syrian is the overwhelming favorite to win the martial arts division.

Their odds is 1.1 times. By the way, our odds to win the overall championship is 1.2 times.

That's how much the Royal School of Syrian is ahead in martial arts.

Since we had a little time, the eight S class members, excluding Joseph and Johan, walked outside the colosseum to relax.

Then a pompous-like old man came from the distance and called out "Karen.”

“Father! You have come!"

Karen hugged the man who she called her father.

Is this man the Duke of Fresvald, the first duke of the Lister Confederacy?

Duke Fresvald's hair is also red in color.

“Karen, how is the school? You said you and Baron are temporarily breaking off the engagement?”

“Yes, I did. I enjoyed my experience in school. Baron and I are good friends, even though we only temporarily ended our engagement.”

Then Baron also went to greet the Duke of Fresvald.

"It has been a long time, Duke Fresvald. We have discussed the matter with Karen between us. I believe that you will watch over her again and so my warmest regards.”

"Yeah. I understand. There are a lot of things that happen when you are young after all. Baron, now that you have left the family, you need to stretch your wings a little. But don't play too much. You might get seriously burned so be careful.”

“Thank you for understanding."

Baron bowed and stepped back.

“Karen. Are you going to pledge the oath for the combat tournament?"

“Indeed, that is so. Everyone concurred that I should be the one to do it."

Well, there is really no one better qualified than Karen.

It was a unanimous decision, except for Ellie.

"Ooh, good. That's good. You're also getting along with your classmates, I see. Don't be too proud of being the second-ranked, and be friendly with the lower-ranked ones, too.”

“Eh? But I am ranked 5th though?”

Duke Fresvald was surprised by these words.

“What? Karen is ranked fifth? If Baron is first, who are the other three?”

“Baron is in fourth place. This is the most distinguished year that had never happened in the past. Of course, I and Baron are not complaining because we have been shown the difference in our abilities.”

Then Elie stepped in front of the Duke of Fresvald.

“......Ellie Leo, daughter of Barnes Leo, former Duke of Syrian......”

At these words, the Duke of Fresvald was surprised but also happy.

“Oh! You're Lord Barnes's....... I’m glad. We will support you to become the Duke of Syrian! I've had a bit of a run-in with the current Duke of Syrian. You can rest assured that we will do everything we can to assist you in becoming the Duke of Syrian. I see the Golden Lion you being in the same grade means that you are the first ranked. That makes sense.”

"......I'm ranked third......and ranked first is my fiancée."

What kind of introduction is that......?

“To think that even the Golden Lion, Ellie, is ranked third. This year’s participant level is so high I even feel numb."

I made eye contact with Duke Fresvald. I had no choice but to introduce myself too.

“Nice to meet you, Duke Fresvald. My name is Mars Bryant.”

Then Duke Fresvald said to me

"Did you say, Bryant? Are you related to Ike?”

“Yes, Ike is my brother.”

Then the Duke of Fresvald suddenly pressed on.

“Is it possible that the ranked second is also related to you?"

Duke Fresvald touched his chin and pondered for a moment before asking, and Clarice, who was in the very back of the room, came forward and said

“How do you do, Duke Fresvald? I am also Mars's fiancée and I am Clarice Lampard. I am a first-year student at the Lister Imperial School, ranked second."

Duke Fresvald looked at Clarice and was amazed by her beauty and the word ‘fiancée’.

"Mars, my dear. Where do you hail from?"

“The Kingdom of Balkus, sir.”

"So Glenn and all of this year's first three rankers are from the Kingdom of Balkus. That's a complete breakdown of order.....”

An external voice answered Duke Fresvald's soliloquy.

“No, I think differently. His Excellency the Duke of Fresvald."

It was Count Beetle, the lord of the Grantham Labyrinth City, who said that.

Moreover, next to Count Beetle are Clarice's parents, Gray and Erna, and behind them were Zeke, Maria, Leena, and Ike.

Clarice rushed to Gray and Erna at once.

It’s 4 years distance reunion. Tears welled up in their eyes.

“I apologize for the delay in my introduction. I am Raoul Grace, Count Beetle of the Zarkham Kingdom. This is Viscount Grey of the Zarkham Kingdom.”

Count Beetle greeted Duke Fresvald, and now Zeke.

“Pleased to meet you. I am Count Bryant, Zeke Bryant. It is an honor to meet you, Duke of Fresvald.”

And then Count Beetle broke his back to me.

Then Count Beetle said to me

“Long time no see, Sir Sword Saint. Will you help us again?”

He asked me with a smile as if he was happy to see me again after a long time.

“The thought of having the honor to assist you did not even cross my mind... I am the person I am today thanks to Count Beetle. If there is anything I can do to help, I will do so gladly.”

The Duke of Fresvald, who had been watching the series of events, said

"The marriage and alliance between the kingdoms of Balkus and Zarkham...... T-this is not good! We must do something!"

Duke Fresvald said hurriedly, and Count Beetle said

“After this, I would like to discuss things with just the adults. I hope we can all build a win-win relationship."

When Count Beetle said so, this time from somewhere else…

"Then I wonder if you'll let me join you.”

And Sasha came out.

In the end, the adults and Ike all decided to watch the tournament together in the meantime and to get to know each other somewhere else.

“That was some amazing development, isn’t it?”

Minerva said to us, and everyone nodded.

“Clarice isn't from the Balkus Kingdom?”

“Yes. When I was six years old, I went with Mars from the Zarkham Kingdom to the Balkus Kingdom, and we met Misha on the way.”

For some reason, Leena is on Clarice's back.

Huh? Leena, what are you going to do now? Zeke and Maria have gone away somewhere...then Baron turned to Clarice.

“Clarice, who's that pretty girl on your back? Mind if you introduce her?"

Hey, I thought you were going for Clarice! Then Leena jumped to my side.

Leena seemed to be wearing a bracelet, and it actually hurt when it hit me.

When all eyes, except Clarice and Ellie, saw this, their eyes were as if asking how many people I have to seduce before I am satisfied.

“Hey, Leena, say hello to everyone.”

I couldn't stand the way everyone was staring at me so I asked Leena to introduce herself.

"I'm Leena Bryant."

Leena introduced herself cutely and this time Baron saw her hug Ellie.

“I see, there is also the possibility where Mars might become my brother-in-law?”

Everyone laughed at Baron's words. No, even Karen laughed...I guess people in this world have different sensibilities than I do…

Then Lorenz rushed over to us and told us to come back ASAP, so we went back to the colosseum.

When we returned to the colosseum, the principal, Duke Regan, was there and told us that

“I'm terribly sorry, but we're going to have to change the members for today.”

““““What !?”””””

“I'll tell you why later but listen carefully.”

Martial arts division

Rank 1: Mars

Rank 2: Clarice

Rank 3: Ellie

Rank 4: Baron

Rank 6: Dominique

Magic division

Rank 5: Karen

Rank 7: Misha

Rank 8: Joseph

Rank 9: Minerva

Rank 10: Johan

I had Clarice and Misha switched.

"What's the big deal all of a sudden, putting the top ranks in the martial arts division?"

When Karen asked her about it, Duke Regan said.

"If the Royal School of Syrian wins the martial arts division this time, the duke said he would withdraw from this Freshmen Combat Tournament from now on.”

“Is there any issue?”

“Their reason. That apparently it's boring to see the superiority of the Royal School of Syrian, which is composed only of beastmen, winning first place for the past five years. The beastmen are the best so they don't have to work with other races anymore. And by extension, the Dukedom of Syrian is thinking of becoming independent."

“Wouldn't that just invite the other 11 Dukes of the Lister Confederacy to crush the Dukedom of Syrian?”

“Normally you would think so but the opposite party is the Duke of Syrian. There must be something behind them......that's why we can't lose this battle. It doesn’t feel right to entrust politics to students but this is the only way. Please, please do your best!"

Duke Regan stared into my eyes.

I wonder if she is using her Magic Eyes?

“I understand. I originally thought that I couldn't lose to the Royal School of Syrian, so I shall give it my all."

The 284-year-old, who by all appearances only looked around 20 years old, jumped in joy.

Instead, I had her send Leena to Zeke and the others.

Then, at the same time as Karen's greeting as the representative of the freshmen, the tournament is held.

The matches are held on a tournament basis.

The winner of the previous tournament in the martial arts division, the Royal School of Syrian, is on the leftmost team in the tournament.

In contrast, we were the third place last time, and our name is the fifth from the left.

We will be going against the Royal School of Cereans in the finals....*1

This year's tournament is different from previous years in that instead of alternating between the martial arts and magic divisions, the magic division is to be completed first before the martial arts division.

It seems that this was also suggested by Duke Syrian, and after discussions with the principals of the other schools, including Duke Regan, they agreed to Duke Syrian’s proposal.

The reason is that the martial arts division is, frankly, more exciting.

The reason is simple: there are fewer wizards to begin with, and 10-year-olds don't have enough MP to fight in a series of battles. That's why it often ends in a draw.

It is said that in the first round of the magic division, the competitors often run out of MP and end up not being able to do anything in the second round.

The rule of the magic division was that only attacks from 50 meters or more are allowed.

Therefore, a line was drawn 25 meters to the left and right from the center of the colosseum, and students are then allowed to shoot at each other with magic and bows from outside the line.

In this world, there are fewer archers than magicians.

The reason is that arrows are heavy to carry and inefficient.

MP can be recovered by sleeping but arrows do not recover even if you sleep.

It was no wonder that it is unfavorable for students and adventurers.

And as expected, the magic division quickly reached its conclusion.

The Lister Imperial School won 5-0 in all the matches up to the finals.

The schools we compete against had no archers.

There were few wizards, and even if there were, their MP…and the Freshmen Combat Tournament’s martial arts division, began.

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Chapter 74 : Kickoff Party

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February 10, 2030

“Alright. Things are finally feeling in place. Maybe this year we can get not only first place overall but also first place in both martial arts and magic divisions."

Lorenz said with satisfaction and we stopped training.

We had been training hard for the Freshmen Combat Tournament until February 14, and we decided to rid ourselves of tiring activities from tomorrow onwards.

Everyone got stronger but I'd like to point out Ellie and Misha because of their amazing growth.

Name: Ellie Leo

Title: -

Status: Beastman (Lion race), head of the Leo Baronetess

Condition: Good

Age: 10 years old

Level: 20

HP: 64/64

MP: 31/31

Strength: 44

Agility: 54

Magic: 11

Dexterity: 11

Endurance: 36

Luck: 10

Unique Ability: Sound Magic (Lv1/C)

Special Ability: Martial Art (Lv6/B)

Special Ability: Knifemanship (Lv5/C)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv1/G)

Equipment: Mithril Silver Dagger

Equipment: Sylph Dagger

Equipment: Cloak of Wind

Equipment: Boots of Wind

Ellie now has the same Agility value as me.

It is quite difficult to catch her as she has a unique beastman's movement.

Name: Misha Febrandt

Title:

Status: Fairy(Elf), commoner.

Condition: Good

Age: 10 years old

Level: 12

HP: 23/23

MP: 74/74

Strength: 20

Agility: 22

Magic: 22

Dexterity: 20

Endurance: 13

Luck: 5

Special Ability: Spearmanship (Lv5/B)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv3/C)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv3/D)

Equipment: Spear of the Gale

Equipment: Robe of Illusion

Misha has strengthened overall.

In particular, the levels of Spearmanship, Water magic, and Wind magic are raised by one level.

There are also two from Class A who were hastily transferred to Class S. Minerva and Johan.

It was decided that the two demon races who were supposed to come from the Iselia continent would not officially enroll in the school.

Minerva seems to be the daughter of a powerful noble from the Regan Confederacy, and is already known to Karen and Baron.

Johan seems to be quite close to Joseph and they are always together.

They are both wizards and so rearguards.

The composition of the contestants is thus.

Martial arts (vanguard) division:

Rank 1: Mars

Rank 3: Ellie

Rank 4: Baron

Rank 6: Dominic

Rank 7: Misha

Magic (rearguard) division:

Rank 2: Clarice

Rank 5: Karen

Rank 8: Joseph

Rank 9: Minerva

Rank 10: Johan

The forces were overwhelmingly biased towards the martial arts (vanguard). Karen, Joseph, Minerva, and Johan can only play their part as rearguards so it can't be helped…

By the way, Baron said he definitely wanted to be in the rearguard but I forced him to the vanguard.

He really wanted to be on the same team as Clarice.

February 13, 2030.

Today, all the S class members and Lorenz are going to a restaurant for dinner together as a kickoff party for the Freshmen Combat Tournament that starts tomorrow.

Only S class is privileged to be able to go out at this time of the year.

The way my classmates and I first met was terrible but I feel like we've gotten to know each other pretty well in just one month.

”Uhm, Mars. I want you to make a party as soon as possible...can you?"

When Clarice said this, Ellie did the same, “......yeah. Hurry up...” she agreed.

“What’s wrong? I am planning to take my time to do so after the tournament is over...”

“You see. The solicitations coming in are amazing. ...you know how senior students started coming to school in February? I was invited to their party every day... so I thought that if I was already in a party, the invitations would decrease and it would be easier to say no... Please."

“Aah, so they were party solicitations... I did wonder what they were doing... I see. Then let’s make a party. For now, it's just me, Clarice, and Ellie, right?"

Misha said in response to my words above.

“Where is my name? I'm in the party too obviously, right? You won't abandon me, will you?"

She came up to me with her eyes moist and upturned eye.

To be honest, I was seriously considering inviting Misha to the party but joining my party would mean that she would know that Clarice and I can use Holy magic.

If we form a party, we'll be challenging dangerous labyrinths so there's not much choice but to not use Holy magic.

When I looked at Clarice with a troubled look on my face, she said.

“I'm in favor of Misha becoming a party member. But only on the condition that she follows the party rules to the letter."

“...I'll listen to Mars... when there's an open slot, weird people will want to join the party...and it's a hassle to turn them down. Better to let......Misha in..."

Unusually, Ellie spoke at length.

“Right. Then we'll welcome Misha too. We'll leave one slot open and we'll decide on the other one some other time.”

As I said this, Misha hugged me.

“Thank you, Mars. I love you.”

Clarice and Ellie's gazes darted to me, and even Karen went…

“What are you talking about, Mars! Obviously, I will be included too! You'll have to escort me."

“Eh? What about Baron? As expected, we can only accept up to the 5th. The sixth slot is meant for a Holy magic user."

So I said while looking at Baron, and Baron replied.

“Mars, you know I don't have to tell you. I've decided to put Karen and my engagement on hold for the time being. It's a mutual decision and I've already informed both our families. And just because we've called off the engagement doesn't mean we won't get married. If we still seek each other again, we'll think about it then. That's why I, too, am not giving up."

Baron looked at Clarice as he said this.

I don't know what is normal in this world. I don't know if I'm the crazy one or if Baron and the others are crazy instead...

“Baron, what kind of party formation are you going to make?”

I asked Baron.

“First, I invited Dominic and got an OK from him. Then I got Minerva's OK too so there are two more members. I also asked Joseph and Johan but they said they'd have to think about it. Well, I want at least three vanguards so to be honest, with Joseph and Johan together, the party formation is going to suffer."

“Certainly...balance is important. If Karen is going to be in my party, the vanguard will be me, Ellie, and Misha, and the rearguard will be Clarice and Karen ...... Yup! That's a great balance!"

When I said that, Minerva replied

“Mars, I don't think there's a party as unbalanced as your party though?”

“Is it not better with three vanguards and two rearguards?"

I asked back.

“I've seen and heard of a few harem parties... but I've never seen a party with four women. And to have four of the top five cutest first-year students - Clarice, Ellie, Misha, and Lady Karen - as party members? If it wasn't for you being a student of this school, you'd wonder what kind of party they were in. You'll definitely get tangled up with other male adventurers in the Adventurer's Guild."

I stared at Clarice, Ellie, Misha, and Karen.

Yeah. Clarice and Ellie are obvious but Misha is also an elf and could be cute.

Karen has well-defined facial features, she is petite and could be considered as beautiful.

I've been looking only at Clarice for so long that I didn't notice it but Misha and Karen are quite cute too!

“Aah......then I guess I'll have to ask Misha and Karen to refrain from joining after all...”

The two of them tried their best to persuade me and Clarice and officially became party members towards the end of this kickoff party.

“Teacher Lorenz, what are the prospects for the Freshmen Combat Tournament?”

“I have no doubt that the Lister Imperial School will be the overall winner. The rearguard will definitely be able to take first place. In the first place, wizards are very valuable. Most students at this school can use it as a matter of course but only a handful of students at other schools can use it.”

“The rearguard... does that mean that the vanguard team might not get first place?”

“Yeah, the vanguard division hasn't won first place for four years now... Ellie might know but the winner of the martial arts division for the last four years has always been the Royal School of Syrian, a new school created by the current Duke of Syrian.”

“The Royal School? Why in the Lister Confederacy... furthermore a newly created school? And is the Duke of Syrian the same as Ellie's father, Lord Barnes?”

“Yes, that's right. The person who initiated the coup is now the Duke of Syrian. It's a long story but would you like to hear more about it?"

Lorenz looked around at everyone, not just at me. Then Karen

“Myself, Baron, and Minerva already know but I think it's better for you to tell those who don't.”

Apparently, it is a quite well-known story in the Lister Confederacy.

Lorenz nodded and began to speak.

“The current Duke of Syrian name is Lord Victory Leo, the Black Lion from the Lion Clan. He is also the younger brother of Lord Barnes. The Golden Lion is known as the strongest amongst the Lion Clan. But you should know that the Golden Lion is a rare breed, born only once every 50 years or so, right?"

I had no idea, but I gave some responses to make the conversation flow.

“The rule of the beastmen is that whenever a Golden Lion is born, he or she will always be titled as the Duke of Syrian. Up until now, there had never been two generations of Golden Lion born in a row so Lord Victory thought that when Lord Barnes pass away, he would be the next Duke of Syrian, even if for a small period of time.”

“So when Ellie, a Golden Lion, was born......”

When I said so, Lorenz nodded.

“The ambitious Lord Victory must had been scheming in many ways. The Black Lion was originally a shadow of the Golden Lion. He is a master of the art of the conspiracy, and he is also a master in laying the groundwork. When Lord Burns left his mansion, he staged a successful coup d'etat."

“What does this have to do with the Royal School of Syrian?”

Clarice asked Lorenz this time.

“Lord Barnes previously stated that they should cooperate a little with us from human race, and meanwhile Lord Victory would do everything with only the beastmen. In other words, he insisted on creating a beastman only country. When Lord Victory became the duke, he created the Syrian Royal School.”

“Many of the beastmen that used to come to the Lister Imperial School went to the Syrian Royal School. It was particularly bad when the current fifth-year students were freshmen back then. Three of the five martial arts representatives from the Lister Imperial School at the Freshmen Combat Tournament at the time were beastmen. All three of them transferred to Syrian Royal School at the beginning of February so the martial arts division on the Lister Imperial School side was in shambles."

“If the Royal School of Syrian has been number one for the last four years, does that mean that Brother Ike lost too?”

“No, only Ike won, and that was by a pretty overwhelming margin. But this year, Lord Victory's heir is a freshmen there so I think that the Royal School of Syrian is also very enthusiastic. I believe they will do whatever it takes to win. After all, Lord Victory became Duke of Syrian on the premise that beastmen are stronger than humans."

"......for the beastmen, power is everything...and that's also why I think Mars is number one...but it's not just power that makes me think Mars is number one....."

Ellie opened her mouth with much weight.

It is true that the beastmen are proud and do not accept anyone weaker than themselves.

You only have to look at the Black Tri-Stars to understand that.

“Does that mean that capability of scheming is also one type of power......?”

I feel that we must not lose to the Royal School of Syrian no matter what. We should take it seriously.

We were going to face the Freshmen Combat Tournament in four days' time with a renewed determination.

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Chapter 73 : Toward the Freshman Combat Tournament

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January 11, 2030.

All the freshmen gathered in the hall for an assembly today.

The main topic of the assembly was the announcement of the S class members and their ranks.

We, eight members of S class, put on matching robes and went up on the stage to sit on the chairs.

In this school, the uniform is that of a robe. There are other uniforms besides the robes but the robes are the most conspicuous and distinctive among them.

The basic color is white but the color of the embroidery on the robe is different for each class.

A class is purple

B class is blue

C class is green

D class is black

E class has no embroidery

And S class, well, they said S class can decide and we are wearing white robes with gold embroidery.

This is because Ellie said that my color is gold so she can only accept gold.

By the way, the color of the embroidery on the robes of Ike and the other fourth-year S class students is dark red.

And by the way again, the men wear something similar to a white suit while the women wear cute white clothes and skirts under the robes. I guess a popular school has to be particular about its uniforms.

"Ehm all you freshmen of Lister Imperial School, I'm in charge of the S class and I'm the head of the grade. Lorenz. Today I will be announcing the ranking order of the S class, Lister Imperial School. S class is the face of our school. I want you to remember the names and faces of all of them! Also, two of them are not here yet due to various reasons and they will be ranked 9th and 10th.”

"First up, ranked eighth, Joseph Vahli! Forward."

Joseph stepped forward to a round of applause.

“Next! Ranked seventh, Misha Febrandt! Forward.”

When Misha stepped forward, the crowd began to buzz with applause.

As expected of the cute elf race.

“Next! Ranked sixth, Dominic August! Forward.”

The new students murmured, ‘That's the Sword Saint, isn't it? Isn't 6th place low?’. They started to bustle even more.

“Next! Ranked fifth, Karen Lionel! Forward.”

Some of the clappers were saying how cute she was.

“Next! Ranked fourth, Baron Reinhardt! Forward.”

‘Oh, come on, there's no way there are others better than the Hero of the North.’ ‘This is obviously not right.’ There were many who said so. Probably all of them are those from Lister Confederacy.

"Silence! This ranking was decided by a formal duel! If you have any complaints, ask them directly later!"

Lorenz shouted at the noisy freshmen.

“Next! Ranked third, Ellie Leo! Forward.”

When Ellie stepped forward, there were a number of males that said she’s cute and that she has a large chest.

Certainly, Ellie has gotten pretty big for her age.

“Next! Ranked second, Clarice Lampard! Forward.”

Clarice stepped forward, and as expected, the bastards went wild.

You could see them licking Clarice around like hungry beasts.

“Last! Ranked first, Mars Bryant! Forward.”

I stood up and stepped forward, and something unexpected happened.

The female freshmen suddenly started shrieking, some of them were even saying how cool Sir Mars is, and some of them were even asking me to hold them.

Yeah, It’s not a bad feeling. I was rather happy to hear the girls cheering for me but then I saw the looks from Clarice and Ellie ......I’m sorry.

Finally, each of the S class members gave a brief speech and the S class unveiling assembly was over.

The reason why they did this is that every year in February, there is an inter-school Freshman Combat Tournament, and they needed to show their faces so they held an assembly to introduce themselves.

The freshman tournament is divided into a martial arts division (vanguard) and a magic division (rear guard), and five students are selected to compete in each division.

The vanguard fighters compete within a range of 30 meters. Long-range weapons and magic can be used but since the combatants are fighting in close quarters, melee weapons have an overwhelming advantage.

The rear guard division, on the other hand, can only attack from a distance of 50 meters or more.

The point is that you should organize your party through this competition.

That a good vanguard should have a good rearguard.

It is also said that they do it at this time of the year because it is held right after the students enter the school so that they can all come together towards one goal.

Incidentally, it seems that for the past few years, Lister Imperial School attained second place in the martial arts division.

On the way back to class from the assembly, Karen asked

“I wonder how this year's martial arts competition will go. Everyone from first to fourth rank is a muscle-brained vanguard, right? Isn't the magic division in a pretty bad situation?"

She asked in a lighthearted manner. Karen already seems to recognize us as one of her own, and her tone has become quite friendly now.

“Since Clarice is a rear guard so why don't you ask her to go out in the rear guard?"

I said, and Karen...

"How can someone who can beat Baron be a rear guard!? You’re joking, right!?”

replied so with much surprise while Clarice only said below in response.

“That’s really the case. I became better with swordplay because Mars taught me how to use a sword but I'm really an archer.”

“Th-then......why not have this guy as the swordsmanship teacher at this school... especially since case Cyrus doesn't show up at all…”

Yup, Cyrus recently hasn’t been showing his face at all. I think the last time I saw him was when we went to...Duke Regan's place together.

"I agree with...Mars as teacher. My one-on-one exclusive private teacher..."

Ellie said, and Misha too.

“I'm also...going to have Mars teach me how to use my hands and legs!”

Well, footwork is certainly important in swordsmanship, that's fine, but that was a misleading statement...and then Karen

“Then I'll especially let you teach me too. Okay?"

said so a little cutely. While Clarice

“Uhm, we should properly have the teacher instruct us. Even teachers have their own positions...”

When we returned to the classroom, Lorenz, Sasha, and Ike were there.

Lorenz motioned for us to sit down.

“I have an announcement to make. Cyrus, the martial arts instructor, has disappeared. We were having trouble finding a suitable replacement, and Ike stepped up to the plate. He will be watching your martial arts in place of Cyrus. Sasha will be teaching magic as planned. Tomorrow we will start training for next month's Freshman Combat Tournament so keep that in mind. We'll decide whether you'll be a vanguard or a rearguard as we go along.”

Well, of course, I'll be in the vanguard. Since I'm not supposed to be able to use magic whatnot.

And having turned 10 years old, my status increased.*1

Name: Mars Bryant

Title: Thunder God / Wind King / Goblin Butcher

Status: Human race, second son of Count Bryant

Condition: Good

Age: 10 years old

Level: 20

HP: 55/55

MP: 7502/7502

Strength: 52

Agility: 54

Magic: 70

Dexterity: 52

Endurance: 49

Luck: 30

Unique Ability: Innate Talent (LvMax)

Unique Ability: Sky Eye (Lv9)

Unique Ability: Lightning Magic (Lv6/S)

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv8/A)

Special Ability: Fire Magic (Lv3/E)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/G)

Special Ability: Earth Magic (Lv3/E)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv9/A)

Special Ability: Holy Magic (Lv5/B)

Equipment: Salamander Sword

Equipment: Disguise Bracelet

I guess this body is getting ready to be built.

My HP, muscle strength, agility, and endurance have all increased significantly.

As for Clarice...

Name :Clarice Lampard

Title: Saint

Status: Human race, eldest daughter of the Viscount Lampard

Condition: Good

Age: 10 years old

Level: 25

HP: 53/53

MP: 1212/1212

Strength: 39

Agility: 39

Magic: 44

Dexterity: 43

Endurance: 37

Luck: 20

Unique Ability: Barrier Magic (Lv4/A)

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv5/C)

Special Ability: Archery (Lv7/B)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/F)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv1/G)

Special ability: Holy Magic (Lv6/A)

Equipment: Defender

Equipment: Magic Arrow

Equipment: Saint's Robe

Equipment: Mysterious Anklet

Equipment: Disguise Bracelet

She had magic power the highest of her status.

Also, she is able to use Wind magic.

Well, I thought she would definitely learn Wind magic.

Maybe a little bit late to explain. This is because

Name: Magic Bow (Magic Arrow)

Attack: -

Special: Magic +1

Value: B+

Details: A bow that shoots arrows made of magic power. It can fire arrows of various attributes. The bow itself is enchanted with ‘Wind magic’.

This is because the Magic Arrow is enchanted with Wind magic.

When Ellie learned Wind magic, I was sure that Clarice would learn it too.

And as for the school's top dog...

Name: Ike Bryant

Title: -

Status: Human race, Count Bryant's heir.

Condition: Good

Age: 13 years old

Level: 24

HP: 74/74

MP: 1022/1022

Strength: 55

Agility: 48

Magic: 30

Dexterity: 30

Endurance: 50

Luck: 10

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv5/C)

Special Ability: Spearmanship (Lv8/B)

Special Ability: Fire Magic (Lv6/C)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv1/G)

Equipment: Flame Lance

Equipment: Ifrit’s Mail

Equipment: Flame Bracelet

Equipment: Disguise Bracelets

Equipment: Ring of Protection

Ike, whose birthday is January 15, is already 13 years old.

Ike also learned wind magic.

The only thing is that the maximum MP increase rate is still bad...... and it might be harder to increase it when you are over 10 years old...... but the Spearmanship, Swordsmanship, and Fire magic skill levels have increased.

Also, there was something I’m unfamiliar with in the equipment.

Name: Ring of Protection

Special: -

Value: C

Details: Abnormality resistance UP

This should be the Magic Eyes countermeasure.

We started training for the freshmen fighting tournament.

The vanguard team has Ike as the instructor with the following students

Mars

Ellie

Dominic

Misha

In the rear guard, the instructor is Sasha and the students are

Clarice

Baron

Karen

Joseph

It became like the above.

Perhaps Baron and Misha’s team are wrong.

In order to see the aptitude of the players, we also decided to rotate the vanguard and the rear guard members.

Ike will thoroughly train Misha, who seems to have the most potential for growth in the vanguard.

Since they are both spear users, he will be able to teach well.

In fact, Misha's growth is remarkable.

I often trained one-on-two with Ellie and Dominic.

As for the rear guard, Clarice practiced Water magic and Wind magic, and Sasha, who is also an archer, trained her a lot in archery.

Baron is very versatile and could take part in both vanguard and rear guard, but when Clarice went to the vanguard, Baron also played vanguard, and when Clarice went to the rear guard, Baron also played rear guard, stalking Clarice incessantly.

It is a secret between us that Clarice said behind his back that he was creepy.

Karen and Joseph are working hard to improve and the effect of their synergy is good.

Joseph's status is as follows.

Name: Joseph Vahli

Title: -

Status: Human race, commoner

Condition: Good

Age: 9 years old

Level: 16

HP: 26/26

MP: 52/52

Strength: 18

Agility: 19

Magic: 30

Dexterity: 28

Endurance: 14

Luck: 1

Special Ability: Fire Magic (Lv3/D)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv3/C)

Special Ability: Earth Magic (Lv3/C)

Equipment: Wand of Seal

He is a magician through and through.

His MP is low but his talent in Water magic and Earth magic is quite strong which is at C for both.

There are others who are training us. That is the homeroom teacher, Lorenz.

Lorenz can teach me, or Karen... Well, it's nice to have a teacher like that.

“Teacher Lorenz, can I ask you a question?”

I asked Lorenz during the training, and Lorenz replied, "Of course".

“Aren't we short one more man each for the vanguard and the rear guard teams? What are you going to do?"

"Yeah. I was actually going to ask the demon race children from the Icelia continent but... it looks like they won't be able to come...so I'm selecting them from A class right now. We'll get some decently strong ones so no need to worry."

A month passed, and February's Freshman Combat Tournament was about to begin.

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Chapter 72 : S-Class

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Clairvoyance belonging to Mars will be translated as Sky Eye(天眼). Since there’s actual clairvoyance(literally translates to a thousand-li eye, or thousand half-kilometer so eyes that can see 500km away) type of magic eye that’s inferior to what Mars has. No, I refuse to have it as Heavenly Eyes.

Magic-infused eyes -> Mana Eyes. Basically, eyes that are able to see magic flow.

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January 1, 2030.

After Ike's visit, we each decided to go back to our dorms, drop off our stuff, and get together.

They were going to celebrate mine and Clarice's birthday.

The birthday party consisted of me, Clarice, Ellie, Misha, and Ike.

The general students are not allowed to leave the school without permission but S class students are free to come and go as they please.

The girls' and boys' dormitories are in separate locations so Ike and I went to the boys' dormitory together and unpacked my stuff.

The S class dormitory is a single room, which is said to be larger than the two-person rooms for general students.

I certainly felt a bit lonely using this room by myself.

It is a one bedroom of about 15 square meters with a living and dining room of over 20 square meters.

By the way, even for general students, A class students have around 15 square meter room shared with two people.

B class students have a 12 square meter room for two, C class students have a 10 square meter room, D students have an 8 square meter room, and E class students have a 6 square meter room.

After packing up our belongings, Ike and I headed to the place where the birthday party is to be held.

The girls would take a while to get there so we decided to go to the store first and talk while wandering around the city.

I had something I really wanted to ask him. Ike must have sensed that.

"What's up? Is there something wrong?"

Ike, sensing this, asked me first. No, it's not about what's going on.......

"Brother Ike, is it true that what you were saying to Karen earlier, you said you had already found a wife?”

"Oh, I guess you had heard that. Is it true but not true...?"

"Does that mean you have someone in mind?”

"I think so. Maybe so...”

Ike's reply was unclear. Is he embarrassed?

"I understand. Then please let me know when you can say it, brother Ike.”

When I said so, Ike looked troubled.

"...alright. It's not such a big deal.......No, it is. Maybe next time.”

"And why doesn't the Magic Eyes work on brother Ike?”

"Because I’m equipped with an anti-Magic Eyes.”

"Are there that many Magic Eyes in this school?”

"Yeah. There are some who can't use it because they don't have enough MP but there is definitely a number who can. The actuality is that there are various kinds of magic eyes. Mana Eyes, Charm Eyes, Clairvoyance Eyes, Petrification Eyes, Binding Eyes...... and some of them even have ridiculous magic eyes such as Foresight Eye.”

Oh, I have a Mana Eye and Foresight Eye....... As expected, the Sky Eye is a cheat skill like Demi-God said...

"I think the Charm Eyes is the most troublesome...... but is that not particularly true?"

"The Charm Eyes is not as effective unless you are close to the target apparently. When you are 10 meters away from the target, the user’s level is almost meaningless and it is not as effective against other magicians. Well, it is very effective against me so I have countermeasures setup.”

After Ike and I had been talking for an hour, three women finally walked toward us.

The three of them somehow have a gaggle of people following behind them.......

"We apologize. We have made you wait. Let's go inside quickly."

Clarice entered the store in a great hurry.

Ellie and Misha followed, then me and Ike.

"Sigh... We got into trouble thanks to Clarice……"

Misha said and Ellie followed suit.

"Yeah...... Clarice...... acting frivolous.”

What happened?

"It’s not like that! They were just persistent......."

Apparently, she was being picked on all the time. I guess there are a lot more people now because today is the day when the 2nd to 5th year received the approval for their application to go outside during the vacation.

But the pick-up artists also gave up and left like a wave receding when they realized Ike is here.

It seems that Ike can function as more than a good luck charm in this town.

I can't get my head around my overly-reliable brother.

We ordered some food and drinks and made a toast.

"I wish Van and the others could have stayed.”

Ike mentioned Azure Fang's party. As soon as Azure Fang found out that we had passed and that we were safe, they went back to Almeria.

Well, he was busy organizing the matters of knights’ order and such.

"Well, it can't be helped. The only people who can go to the second floor in Almeria right now are Azure Fang, Red Wings, Black Tri-Stars, and father and mother. And since Father and mother are training Leena, they often go to the Irgusia Labyrinth...”

"I see...... Well, let's all have a good drink together today. Cheers once again to our long overdue reunion!"

The girls continued to ask Ike a lot of questions as they toasted him again with juice.

Well, it's mainly about Ike's wife.

She might be a sister-in-law to Clarice and Ellie, you know.

I guess they are interested in her. But for some reason, Misha is also very interested.

She’s even listening more intently than the two of us.

Ike was looking troubled so I changed the subject.

"Brother Ike, why are you being called ‘Sir Glenn’?”

"No, I don't really know either but I think it's because I’m the leader of a party named Red Lotus."

Then Misha started to blabber the reason why Ike is called Glenn.

Apparently, the party called Red Lotus is famous here in Regan.

They seem to be doing various quests and are already a C-rank party despite being enrolled in the Regan Imperial School.

Some of the quests were quite difficult, and Ike was called "Glenn" after he continued to help people in need by accepting quests that no one else would accept because the difficulty of the quests and the reward money were not aligned with each other.

"How many people are in your Red Lotus party?"

I asked and Ike replied in a hushed voice.

“There are five of us in the Red Lotus. Mars, Clarice, listen up. You absolutely must limit your party members to five."

"Why is that so?"

"You should announce that you are looking for Holy Magic user for the sixth member as a camouflage reason. Holy Magic users are more valuable than you think. If it is found out that you can use them even a just little bit, A-rank parties will forcefully come to recruit you from even the fringes of the country. There might be a few kidnapping-like incidents this year as well. Without a doubt, the S class people are the most likely targets."*1

Then Misha said in a drinking voice.

"Don't worry. We can't use Holy Magic either.”

Ike frowned and looked at me and I nodded silently.

The conversation from my and Ike's point of view goes like this.

(Does this girl not know that you and Clarice can use Holy Magic?)

(Yes.)

"Well, the rest is up to you guys. When you make the party, don't forget what I just said."

"Thank you. Also, what are the advantages of making a party? I'm thinking three solos would be fine for me......."

"In my case, I didn't know anyone at Regan Imperial School. I figured the quickest way to make friends was to make a party. It may not have much meaning to make a party for you all but I'm sure Mars would be happier in one. Mars would be happier if he got credit for the party's accomplishments rather than yourself, right?"

I nodded. Indeed, I would be happier that way.

We could share the joy of accomplishing a goal together.

We spent many hours in the store after that, returning to the dorm before 8:00 p.m.

January 2, 2030.

Today we introduced ourselves once again to the S class.

The rest other than us were Karen, Baron, Dominic, and another S class from the Kingdom of Zarkham, a small boy named Joseph. He looks pretty cute for a guy. He got a shaved head though......

The homeroom teacher for S class is a young man named Lorenz.

Lorenz is a magic swordsman and a strong C-rank adventurer.

Apparently, only the S class has two assistant homeroom teachers so Cyrus and Sasha became assistant homeroom teachers respectively.

I don't see Cyrus anywhere but Sasha is in this class. The school had paid quite a lot of money to hire Cyrus and Sasha temporarily.

Karen is quiet, a change from yesterday.

Baron and Dominic still can't give up on Clarice.

They have been staring at Clarice for a long time.

"Now that you've introduced yourselves, we need to decide on your pecking order, since the S class is the most important class representing the Regan Imperial School. When it comes to S class number 1, the person will need to be able to fight with the school’s current strongest and famous Glenn...I meant Ike."

When Lorenz said so, I raised my hand and he allowed me to speak.

"I don't want to fight with my brother Ike, so please place me anywhere but first in the order. Of course, all the students here are very capable so I might not be the number 1 even if I wanted to.”

I declined to compete in the pecking order so as not to cause too much of a stir. Then, Clarice too.

"I cannot fight with my brother-in-law either so I shall withdraw. Because there is nothing sadder than the very idea of fighting with your own family."

Ellie also said, "...naturally I decline......."

This seemed to surprise Lorenz.

"Brother Ike? Brother-in-law? What are you talking about? Who are you guys?"

Lorenz was surprised when Sasha explained once again Ike's relationship with us.

I wonder what’s going on with the school's information dissemination policy here? Don't they do background checks on their students?*2

Well, it must be very hard to check the identity of tens of thousands of students taking the exam......

By the way, Lister Imperial School has not yet announced all the successful applicants.

We will only know all the successful student candidates by January 10.

So it seems that the January 1 entrance ceremony was actually for those who passed up to class D.

''Mars. There is no one who can compete with a Sword Saint like you who can take on a B-class adventurer's full power swordsmanship with a cool face. You are number one in the pecking order okay.”

Sasha said as if admonishing me.

However, there was someone who objected to this. It was Baron. This time, Karen did not get involved.

"Everyone, I'm sure you're all forgetting me, the hero of the north. There’s no way I'm going to lose to a random bumpkin, would I? Also, I believe there was another Sword Saint in this class?"

Come to think of it, Karen and Barron's passed their exams by default so they don't know about the second day. ......Dominic honestly said the truth.

"I'm no longer a Sword Saint. I don't know exactly how strong the ‘Sir Sword Saint’ is, but I do know that I can't catch up to him in just two or three years. So I'm declining the position. Eighth in the order is fine with me. In fact, I'm probably 8th. But I'm not giving up. I will show you all that I will obtain what I want!”

Dominic proclaimed so as he looked at Clarice.

Yeah. They're all ten years old and in the throes of puberty so it's no wonder.

"Then it's Mars versus Barron for first place! Any objections, everyone?"

Lorenz said and ushered us outside.

No, I do have some objections...but Sasha was staring at me so it was kinda hard on me to say so...... We reached a very large sports ground(?) area.

When Baron and I were facing each other, Lorenz told us the rules.

"Weapons are wooden swords only, and you may use any magic you wish. Is that clear?"

Yes.

"Begin!"

Right after Lorenz gave the sign, Baron began chanting magic at once.

"Fire! Ice! Wind! Stone Bullet!"

Baron unleashed all of his elemental magic as if to show it off.

I cut all the magic like a Sword Saint.

"Oh, you cut the magic...? I can understand Water magic and Earth magic but even Fire magic and Wind magic? That's just absurd...”

Baron might have great self-confidence but he is not stupid.

There was no way he was going to have a proper sword fight with me, who could cut magic, and he easily admitted defeat.

"I’ll take the second place.......”

When Baron muttered such, someone else followed up.

To his surprise, Clarice challenged Baron to a fight.

Clarice said that if I take the first place, Clarice will try to take the second place.

In the end, the match was easily won by Clarice, and Baron said..

"I'm in third place.......”

Baron muttered that again. Well, the flag has to be retrieved, and this time Ellie challenged Baron to a fight.

This fight showed even more of a difference in ability than the previous fights compared to his fight with me and Clarice.

Baron could not keep up with Ellie's movements at all.

Ellie kept avoiding Baron's attacks as if she was making fun of him, and made Baron admit defeat without landing even one attack.

Well, it can't be helped that the beastman's...... or rather the gold lion status is just that high.

By the way, Baron did not say, "I'm in fourth place......" again.

He is not stupid after all.

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1. Yes, the sentence doesn’t connect. Ike basically ignored the question of why must they limit the party members to 5.
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Chapter 71 : Entrance Ceremony

TL:SummerPeanut

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January 1, 2030.

Today is the entrance ceremony of Lister Imperial School.

The four of us are admitted to S class as planned.

It seems that everything in S class is different from other classes, and the 10 S class students sit facing the other students.

The entrance ceremony is held only for the new students and some of the current students. The rest of the students are on vacation throughout the month of January.

It seems that there is a rule that students are not allowed to go home as they please during the vacation period.

It seems that students are not allowed to return home unless their safety are ensured by their side.

They do not want to risk losing their best students after all.

After Duke Regan's short speech, the first-year student representative began her speech.

She seems to be a strong-willed girl with red hair. She is short despite her strong-willed look though.

Without listening to Karen's various difficult greetings, I appraised her.

Name: Karen Lionel

Title: -

Status: Human race, second daughter of Duke Freswald.

Condition: Good

Age: 9 years old

Level: 24

HP: 28/28

MP: 282/282

Strength: 12

Agility: 16

Magic: 44

Dexterity: 16

Durability: 10

Luck: 1

Special Ability: Magic Eyes (LvMax)

Special Ability: Whip Technique (Lv0/B)

Special Ability: Fire Magic (Lv6/B)

Equipment: Fire Spirit’s Wand (Salamander Rod)

Equipment: Fire Spirit’s Vestment (Salamander Robe)

She’s completely rear cannon.

The most interesting thing is still the Magic Eyes.

Duke Regan also has the Magic Eyes skill.

When I appraise the Magic Eyes, I found the following.

Magic Eyes: is a charm that enchants the opposite sex. The charmed person cannot disobey the orders of the charm-user. The duration of the effect is proportional to the magic power. Also, the distance between you and the target changes what you can command. It only works on those whose magic power is lower than the user. Can be used to do a minor appraisal. Consumes 100 MP.

This is a very bad skill.

The last time I saw Duke Regan's MP was down by 100 so I guess she was trying to charm me. ...activation condition is eye contact or something? But it didn’t get me. ......Oh right, Clairvoyance is a higher version of the Magic Eyes so it cancels out the effects of all Magic Eyes.

If there’s such skill, everyone would have fought for Ike after all…*1

After Karen's speech was over, the new student council president gave the final speech.

As expected, it was Ike who came out.

Ike has grown up a lot in the past three years.

He is now over 170cm tall.

"Nice to meet you. I am Ike Bryant, the student council president.”

As Ike began to greet the new students, high-pitched voices began to leak out from many of the new students.

"It’s Glenn, in the flesh" "So cool" "I'll talk to him later " "He said there's one party slot open at Red Lotus, so I'll try asking him later."

Ike's greeting was simple.

For us to make friends, and if there’s anything we don't understand, ask an upperclassman for help. If you have a problem, don't keep it to yourself but talk to someone about it. If you don't have someone to talk to, come to the student council.

Something along those simple lines.

Well, it is best to keep the greeting short and to the point, and Ike was able to do that.

After all, it’s Ike.

Just as he was about to close his talk, Ike suddenly said.

"I am pleased to announce that the S class will be created this year. I will go to greet you all later, so please don't leave yet stay in the classroom."

Ike said while looking at me. What a flexible this school.

I'm not sure if it's because it's different from Japan or what. ......The entrance ceremony was over and we headed to the S class classroom. On the way to the classroom, Misha said

"Glenn is so cool. I can't believe he's coming to say hi. It's a dream come true to be able to talk to him. Don’t you think so too, Clarice?"

I waved to Clarice. Misha probably doesn't know that Ike is my brother.

Clarice was also at a loss and only answered, "Uh-huh.”

When I arrived at the classroom, I found that the S class’s room was so spacious that it felt like a waste for just 10 students.

Karen, who gave the new student representative speech, and three others were already in the classroom, one of whom was Dominique, who had been beaten to a pulp by Clarice in the practical test.

"Oh my, you four are in S class too? You don't look too strong though... it seems that the level of S class is low this year. I'll tell you one thing first, if you drag me down, I'll knock you down to A class in a heartbeat so please hang in there."

Karen said to us in a very high-handed manner.

In certain sense, it might be a talent to be able to say to this someone you meet for the first time.

"Yes. I'll do my best, pleased to meet you.”

And I bowed down. The other party is the daughter of the first duke so I have to try not to make any waves.

Clarice, Ellie, and Misha, who saw me doing so, seemed unconvinced but since I bowed, they bowed as if they had no choice.

Then a man near Karen walked toward us and stopped in front of Clarice.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Baron Reinhardt. I would very much like to know your name. My first wife is Karen, but if you wish, I will allow you to be my mistress.”

"My name is Clarice Lampard. I already have a fiancée, so I am sorry but you will have to find someone else.”

Clarice hugged my right arm as she said that.

"I see. How about you, then?”

Baron said as he looked at Ellie, and Ellie, undauntedly, hugged me in the opposite arm.

Baron glared at me in frustration and turned back to Karen.

No, isn't this disrespectful to Misha? How can you not call out to Misha only...

No, in the first place, how can you pick on someone in front of your own fiancée? And she's the daughter of the first duke, you know?

I don't think that's a good idea, no matter how much the odds are stacked with Clarice...

I appraised the man named Baron.

I think Baron was called the hero of the north.

Name: Baron Reinhardt

Title: -

Status: Human race, eldest son of Count Reinhardt.

Condition: Good

Age: 9 years old

Level: 22

HP: 48/48

MP: 201/201

Strength: 31

Agility: 28

Magic: 30

Dexterity: 32

Durability: 24

Luck1

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv5/B)

Special Ability: Fire Magic (Lv3/D)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/D)

Special Ability: Earth Magic(Lv4/C)

Special Ability: Wind magic (Lv2/D)

Equipment: Earth Spirit’s Sword (Gnome Sword)

Equipment: Earth Spirit’s Shield (Gnome Shield)

Equipment: Earth Spirit’s Armor (Gnome Armor)

Ooh. He’s pretty strong, to be honest.

Above all, it's amazing that he can use all four major magics. I've never seen anyone else do that before.

And like Karen, his equipment is amazing. All of them are B-rank.

When I was appraising him, I found the following.

Status: Charmed

His status became like that. Baron who was trying to pick up on Clarice fell under charm without a moment’s delay…

With this, I was able to gather Karen, Baron, and Dominic’s faces and abilities.

I was about to appraise one more the other person when I heard a high-pitched voice coming from outside the classroom.

It was Ike who came with the high-pitched voice.

Karen was quick to respond.

"Sir Glenn, thank you for being here for me. I am the one who had just given a speech as the representative of the new students my name is Karen Lionel, second daughter of Duke Freswald. Are you inviting me to a party? In that case, may my second husband, Baron join in? Of course, my first husband is Sir Glenn.”

Ike was bewildered by Karen's aggressive attack.

Is this how people in this world are, both men and women?

"Uh, uhh, I already have someone as my first wife so I'm fine. There's a slot open for a party too but we're not looking for anyone. Let's talk again next time I have time.”

After saying so, Ike came to us this time.

Clarice was the first to speak a little louder.

"Brother-in-law, it's been a while. You are carrying yourself much more maturely now I almost mistook you as someone else.”

"Ah, Clarice, it's been a long time. Clarice is as beautiful as ever, and I envy you, Mars.”

"......Long time no see……”

"Yeah, I've been away for a long time. I'm relieved to see Ellie is still the same."

The conversation between Ike, Clarice, and Ellie surprised the four of them, including Misha.

"I'm glad to see you're doing well, brother Ike. It's great to see that you're doing well, being the student council president in your fourth year is as expected from you.”

"Well, just this year. Next year, Mars, you will be the student council president. After all, there is no one stronger than me at this school. That's why I’m sure you'll be the strongest in this school. I'm here today to recruit you to the student council.”

"Eh...no, that indeed is……"

Ike has been enjoying his school life so much that he has forgotten my character? I'm trying to live inconspicuously.......

Misha, who had been frozen behind me, mustered up the courage to speak to Ike.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Misha, I was saved by Mars three years ago and by chance, we met again at this school. I just want to ask you one question, is Sir Glenn Mars's brother?”

"Hahaha. I'm not Glenn, I'm Ike. Yes, I am Mars's brother, and until three years ago, I used to dive into the labyrinth with him, Clarice, and Ellie. Hasn't Mars told you?"

While everyone was surprised by this conversation, a woman came up to Ike. It was Karen.

"Sir Glenn. Even if it is Sir Glenn’s words, there is no way that we are inferior to that little brother of yours there. Withdraw your statement!”

Karen said as she stared into Ike's eyes. This feeling…is perhaps her Magic Eyes? Magic Eyes is very tricky because even my magic-infused eye can't seem to understand the flow of magic power.

I can't tell whether or not she used her Magic Eyes without seeing her MP.

If it is targeted at me, I can nullify it but if it is on someone else, it may only be for a few seconds but the target can be manipulated. But Ike…

"Karen, your level of Magic Eyes won’t work on me. And if you use the magic eye, does that mean you have resolved yourself? Should I take that as a declaration of war?”

Ike is quite angry...no, maybe it’s because he got hit by the Magic Eyes that he released out his bloodlust.

Karen was peeing her pants when she was struck by Ike's real killing intent.

Similarly, I’m fine with being despised and so is Clarice, however, if someone close to us is being looked down, we can’t just let it go apparently.

Besides, Ike has always been an overprotective brother after all.

Whether Karen is peeing her pants or not, Ike is thoroughly blaming her.

"Karen, I'm going to ask you one more time. Your silence will be accepted as declaration of war. I’ll be troubled if you use your Magic Eyes as you please just because you are the daughter of the first duke.”

Saying this, Ike put his hand on his Flame Lance.

Ike is completely threatening her.

This is probably to prevent Karen from being tyrannical in this class in the future.

There is no way that Karen can resist the killing intent from someone that’s overwhelmingly strong and is hitting her for the first time. She crouched down and muttered a small "I'm sorry".

Ike retracted his killing intent and took Karen's hand.

“I accept your apology. I hope you will not use your Magic Eyes carelessly in this school anymore," he said refreshingly.”

Hey, Ike. Karen's hand is covered in pee if you forgot...

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Author’s note:

Karen and Baron are from the old Lister Confederacy.

They are the children of upper aristocrats so their equipment is luxurious.

They never acquired their equipment on their own.

It is all from power and money.

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1. Referring to Clairvoyance, and fought for Ike because of his overwhelming specs if it’s not obvious.

Chapter 70 : Duke Regan

TL:SummerPeanut

Thanks for the peanuts, Theo. Stefano Fischburg, & Ethan Perry. I dont get dunkr from nuts.

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"Why is Sasha here?"

I asked Sasha, and she said.

"Oh, didn't I tell you? I'm in charge of the third day of the practical exam tomorrow. Basically, I'm in the same position as Cyrus.”

"Tsk, I was so close to seeing this boy cry, and you stopped me.”

Cyrus swore, and Sasha

"I'm ever so happy for you. I'm so glad you didn't make the Sword Saint take you seriously."

"No! I was more than serious. It’s to the point that I don’t think I can go any more than this!”

I tried my best to smooth things.

I suppose it will be better to spend time as a Sword Saint in this school as well.

I'll have to set it up so I can't use magic much... To do that, I'll have to keep Sasha quiet... I used Tornado and Firestorm in front of Sasha, so Sasha AT LEAST know what I was capable of three years ago.

"Sasha-san. Can I please have a word with you later?"

I said and Sasha smiled.

"Sure."

Sasha must have known I wanted to hide my ability and came here at this time.

I was totally conned.......

After that, I, Clarice, and Ellie were quickly cut out of the second day's practical exam.

Then Sasha and Cyrus took me to another place.

By the way, Misha is still taking the exam.

"Where are we going?"

I ask her warily, and Sasha says, "I won't do anything bad, so shut up and follow me," and strolled off.

Sasha was in the lead, with I, Clarice, and Ellie in the middle, and Cyrus at the tail end.

It was as if they were determined not to let us escape.

Clarice and Ellie are also anxiously clinging to my left and right.

Cyrus is following behind us while walking like a thug.

No, to be honest, I'm really scared.......

Sasha stopped in front of a large door and knocked.

"Sasha Febrandt. I have brought the three of you."

As Sasha spoke through the door with a nervous voice, she heard a woman's voice from inside saying, "Come in.”

Once inside, there was another beautiful elf woman.

Her hair was not green but pale blue.

I, Clarice, and Ellie were brought to the front of the beautiful fairy elf.

"I am the head of this Lister Imperial School. I am Sella Elizabeth, Duke of Regan, principal of the Lister Imperial School, and governor of this Regan. Mars, Clarice, and Ellie. Welcome to Regan‘s Imperial School."

Wow, the principal of this school is the Duke of Regan......

"Ah, it's nice to meet you, I'm Mars Bryant. Pleased to meet you."

I wasn't prepared for that so I could only give a standard greeting.

I think I need to act more like a child of nobility.

Clarice and Ellie, perhaps seeing my greeting, said the same simple greeting.

Then Duke Regan kept looking me in the eye.

She muttered, “Bryant…hmm”.

I felt something from Duke Regan... but I don't know, there’s this uncomfortable stare...

I wondered if perhaps I was being appraised.

That's what I thought and I appraised Duke Regan.

Name: Sella Elizabeth

Title: Wind King

Status: High Fairy(High Elf), Head of Regan Duchy

Condition: Good

Age: 284 years old

Level: 65

HP: 89/89

MP: 724/824

Strength: 36

Agility: 62

Magic: 104

Dexterity: 72

Endurance: 32

Luck: 5

Special Ability: Magic Eyes (LvMax)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv7/B)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv9/A)

The first thing that surprised me was that she was 284 years old. And a high elf.

And she has the title of Wind King. I think that means she is the same as me. ...level and his status value is also quite high.

The most important thing is that I was very interested in the Magic Eyes skill.

When I tried to appraise the Magic Eyes skill, Duke Regan looked surprised.

"Can you appraise me by any chance?"

I hurriedly replied…

"No, I was just admiring your beautiful... eyes. I am sorry.”

I tried to cover it up. Thanks to that, I was unable to appraise her Magic Eyes.

As I was thinking this, I noticed intense stares from both sides of me.

Were Clarice and Ellie showing their jealousy? They were scowling at me.

I should give my explanation properly later...

"That’s fine. If you are interested, you can come back later. I'm interested in you too."

The adult(?) Duke of Regan, with an air of maturity and sex appeal, said something that made Clarice and Ellie's moods even worse.

"Duke, please stop joking around. Your business, please."

Sasha resolved the infernal atmosphere. Thank you. I'll listen to whatever you say.

"I suppose so. Then I'll tell you why I called you here. I'm going to admit the three of you as special students in the S class.”

The three of us looked at each other with a blank stare.

"What? Are you sure? Even if we don't take the test tomorrow?”

"Yes, that's fine. One of you is equal to a B-level adventurer, one other defeated a C-level adventurer with a sword despite not being her main weapon, and the last one overpowered a C-level adventurer without really trying. Also, Mars and Clarice got a perfect scores on yesterday's written exam, and thus I have nothing to complain about. This is at the level for who else would we have the S class if even you two don’t qualify."

A perfect score on the written exam is something to be really joyful about. Then Cyrus said.

"Duke, don't forget to reward me. I think I'm one of the reasons they're here."

"Yes, Cyrus. I've got a special reward for you, you can look forward to it.”

Duke Regan said to Cyrus, and Cyrus nodded in satisfaction.

Duke Regan turned to me again and began to speak.

"Another reason I asked you here, Mars, is regarding the entrance ceremony on January 1, and I would like to apologize for one thing. It is the addressing by the new student representative. You have a perfect score in both the written and the practical on the second day, and no matter what your score is in the practical tomorrow, you would be the one to give the address in normal cases..."

Duke Regan looked at me as if she was having a very hard time saying it.

"One of the children who will be joining this school this year, like you, is the child of the first duke of the Lister Confederacy. I will have that child as the new student representative…I wonder if that is fine with you.”

"...... absolutely not. Mars is the best......."

Ellie answered, instead of me.

But perhaps Ellie knew what my response would be and said that few words first.

"Yeah. I'd rather do it that way. I don't want to be too conspicuous if I can help it...”

"Thank you, Mars. I'm sorry about this, Ellie. I hope I can make it up to you in some way...”

"...... student dormitory......largest room...... I am Mars’s wife…… have to stay with him”

She said we have to stay together.......even Duke Regan was surprised by this.

"I'm sorry. This school has separate dorms for boys and girls......but to think that you got married when you are just nine years old..."

Sasha explained the situation.

"I'm not sure what Count Bryant is...... excuse my rudeness, but Mars, is your brother.......”

"Yes. Perhaps there is someone here at the school named Ike Bryant, and he is my brother."

Duke Regan was very surprised.

Sasha was also surprised and asked Duke Regan..

"Ike is Glenn?"

Duke Regan nodded when he asked. What's a Glenn?

"Yes. Indeed, Ike is enrolled at this school. He will be a senior next year and is the student body president of this Lister Imperial School. But still, I didn’t expect you to be Ike's younger brother......."

"What is Glenn? May I inquire you of this?”

"Of course. Glenn, you see. Ike formed a party called "Red Lotus" in this school. For some reason,  Ike is called Glenn at this school. You can ask the students at this school for more information.”*1

Ike must have gotten too serious.......

"May I ask one last question?"

I asked Duke Regan, and she nodded.

"How many people will there be in the S class? If possible, I would like to ask who is in the S Class, as far as you are able to tell right now.”

"Yes. Currently, in this school, only the third year has S class members. That is to say, only in Ike's generation. There are 10 students in the third grade who are in S class. Only three of them could be called real S class. As expected, it would be strange for Ike to be in the A class.”

Ike's S class was almost entirely made up for one person, him. Ike is indeed incredible.

"The new students who are confirmed to be in the S class this time are the three of you here, Sasha's child Misha, Baron, who is also called the hero of the north, and Karen, the daughter of the first duke of Fresbard. And two children of the demon race from the Iselia continent, although they will be late to enter the school. These eight are definitely in the S class.”

Eight people...that's pretty few. ......When I thought so…

"Other than that maybe Dominic from the Holy Kingdom of Diadora, will probably be enrolled in S class. And then after Lister, Balkus, and Diadora, I believe we'll put one from Zarkham because we can't not put them in the S class. Probably about ten again this year."

"Thank you for answering my question.”

I said so and Duke Regan replied.

"Then I will be waiting for you on January 1st. You may enter the dormitory in short while but what do you think?"

"......no......thank you ......”

Ellie answered immediately.

We safely(?) passed the Lister Imperial School exam.

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Author’s note:

Please ignore how the name Karen appeared twice.

The first Karen will not appear again so...

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1. Okay. This might not be obvious in English(also not obvious in Japanese until you read this chapter in the raws) but Glenn, or actually pronounced as ‘Gu-ren’ is another way of pronouncing his party, Red Lotus. It can also mean red/scarlet/crimson. I did consider using Crimson as the name but I decided not to in the end. I try to not translate names as much as possible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guren *1

Chapter 69 : Examination Day

TL:SummerPeanut

Curus Wafers -> Cyrus Wafers. Sounds like waffles. I have been using class and rank interchangeably but I’m considering standardizing the term to be consistent. Hmm.

Bonus chapter to thank patrons’ supports.

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December 26, 2029.

Today is the day of the written exam.

We walked through the gates of the Lister Imperial School for the first time and entered the campus.

"I wonder how many people are going to take this exam. There are so many people, it looks like garbage.”

“Clarice, I feel like the way you are using that phrase is subtly wrong but... then again, how many tens of thousands of people are there? We should take today's written exam seriously. Let's do our best."

"...okay...tomorrow’s real battle..."

Ellie said so as she had already given up on today's written exam.

"I'm sure Eririn and I will be fine, even if our scores are a little low."

The one who said Eririn was Misha. Misha seems to have gotten a lot closer to Ellie since yesterday and the day before.

As for the written test on the first day, there was not a single question that I did not understand.

The test consisted of mathematics and science at the level of a first-year junior high school student in Japan, and a simple Japanese test.

Ellie and Misha both seemed to have sunk to the bottom of the sea, and both of them repeatedly muttered, "I'm fine, I'm sure I’ll be fine.”

December 27, 2029.

Today is the practical test.

It seems that we were divided according to our ability to some extent from the beginning and the place where I, Clarice, Ellie, and Misha were to be tested is the same.

There are about 50 of us, including four of us, that will be taking the test inside the Lister Imperial School while the other students take the practical test outside.

First, the examiners told the students to form pairs and fight suitably.

I was surprised that there were 10 examiners. Some of them seemed to be school officials who had nothing to do with the test...

I teamed up with Clarice and we started a proper sword fight with wooden swords.

Ellie also started fighting with Misha as if they were joking around with each other.

The other examiners also started fighting with less lethal weapons provided by the school.

But unlike us, they are fighting seriously and some of the candidates were injured.

Then that one candidate who is fighting with other examinees and won, shouted...

“My name is Dominic! Sword Saint Dominic August of the Holy Kingdom of Diadora! Anyone who wishes to challenge me, come forward!"

There's something very interesting about this guy. How can he say such a thing when he's a candidate?

Clarice seemed to have the same opinion as I did, and was completely taken aback.

Well, Japanese people tend to dislike this kind of thing.

However, it seemed that the rest of us didn't think so, and one after another, the students who had settled their fight began to come forward.

It seems that it is me and Clarice who has an unusual way of thinking in this world. So power is something to be flaunted for them...

The six remaining winners were competing with each other excluding me, Clarice, Ellie, and Misha.

But for some reason, the losers sat and stared at us... Why are they looking at me and Clarice instead of the ones who are fighting? Ooh, everyone is probably glued to Clarice's looks again......

Then Dominic, the previous guy, came to us and called us out.

"You guys are pretty strong. Fight me. Let's see how good you are.”

Amazing condescending attitude. I replied, "No, thank you." and Dominic said to me

"I see you lost your nerves. Well, it seems I was mistaken. Excuse me."

With that, he turned on his heel. I didn't really care what he said but Clarice...

“Well then, shall I entertain you instead? Sir Sword Saint."

Clarice is getting angry…and for some reason, Ellie and Misha are also showing hostility towards Dominic.

I appraised Dominic.

Name: Dominic August

Title: -

Status: Human race, head of the Augustus Baronet Household

Condition: Good

Age: 9 years old

Level: 18

HP: 40/40

MP: 14/18

Strength: 22

Agility: 25

Magic: 12

Dexterity: 12

Durability: 18

Luck: 5

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv4/C)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv2/E)

Equipment: Sword of the Gale

Equipment: Cloak of evasion

Yup. He is strong in his own way. If he continues growing up, he'll be stronger than Van, the leader of the AzureFangs…

But he’s not good enough to fight Clarice...

“Hoh...... never seen such a beautiful face before. I'll take care of you in my bed later. Come."

Dominic's words irritated me as expected.

Then Clarice struck Dominic's wooden sword with her serious attack.

Dominic could not react at all and was sent flying.

"Sir Sword Saint, why don't you quickly get up?”

Dominic was caught completely off guard but nonetheless surprised to see his sword fly away.

A swordsman having his swords blown away is the same as losing.

Dominic used Wind magic to bring the sword back to his hand.

"I guess I was a little too careless.......You have great sword skills to match your face. I'll give you my seal of approval.”

After saying that, Dominic slashed at Clarice.

Clarice is not going to go easy on him at all, and she has the complete upper hand whole time.

Many times, Dominic was hit by a single, unrelenting blow. Well, she seemed to weaken the power a little when she hit him.......

When Dominic was beaten to a pulp and could no longer hold his sword, Clarice said a few words to stop him.

"Sir Sword Saint. I've had a real Sword Saint who taught me how to use a sword. If you are going to call yourself a Sword Saint, you should at least be able to defeat me, an archer, or else I will feel sorry for your title.”

Hey, hey, who's the real Sword Saint? ...... It's not me, is it?

Dominic looked astonished, "You call this an archer......?" He let out such words before collapsing.

The examiners around seemed to be completely in awe of Clarice.

Then one of the examiners said

"All right! So much for the farce. We will now conduct a practical test on those still standing. This time there will be a special examiner who will go out of his way so make sure you're on your toes!"

With that, an examiner was assigned to every standing student, except me, and the battle they call exam began.

I thought there just might be not enough examiners. So I watched the candidates fight.

Apparently, the examiners are C or D-class adventurers, and Clarice and Ellie appeared to be dominating them. Misha put up a good fight but was defeated in the end.

All of the candidates were looking at Clarice and Ellie's fight and saying things like "amazing" "cute" and "I'm definitely going to confess later” though.

In the end, Clarice and Ellie defeated the examiners. Ellie had a somewhat taunting fighting style.

"I didn't expect two of them to lose.”

One of the examiners muttered to me.

The examiner had a real sword in his hand, not a wooden sword. It's a sword I've seen before...... an ice blade.

"Brat! Take your sword! We'll continue where we left off!"

The man said and held up his sword. I think this guy is Cyrus......? He's one of the reason I’m here.

"You're the guy from the slave auction, aren't you? Why are you here?”

I asked him without pulling out my sword and showing any resistance.

Then Cyrus seriously slashed at me.

I deployed my Sylphid and stepped backward as fast as I could.

"To think you can dodge my attack just now… Are you really a 9-year-old? Well, let me answer your question. As you know, the examiners here are adventurers. My predecessors are up there watching the battle. There’s no way to measure the kid who had C-class adventurer capabilities three years ago unless it is B-class adventurer. I came purposely all the way here. Or rather, I volunteered."

You're being a pain in the ass...

"Anyway, you're basically confirmed in the S class anyway....... Also, two of your cronies took down an examiner each. And you're definitely stronger than those two."

All the examiners around me stared at me at once. Damn! He screwed me up!

Cyrus read my expression.

"What, you didn't hear anything from Sasha? Didn't she tell you to give it up?"

"Ah...she did tell me that......."

That's what she meant by "give it up"!

"I understand. I give up. But please use a wooden sword, not the actual sword since it’s not a real fight.”

"Tsk, that's a shame. I'll let you off with the wooden sword thing. Are you so afraid of getting hurt?”

"Yes, I'm a bit worked up at the moment, and I don't want to dismember you so..."

When I agitated Cyrus, he screamed like a madman and slashed at me.

Cyrus's stats is a little higher than mine in both the strength and agility department. However, my swordsmanship level is higher than his.

Therefore, both of us are evenly matched in ability. I had not deployed my Sylphid though.

It had been a while since I had a full-on swordfight, and I was having a good time.

I am sure that Cyrus was also enjoying it. More than 10 minutes passed in a stalemate.

The other candidates didn't seem to understand what was going on.

Dominic was so surprised that his jaw was off.

"Stop! That's enough!”

It was Sasha who stopped the sword fight between me and Cyrus.

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Chapter 68 : Lister Imperial School

TL:SummerPeanut

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“W-why have you been monitoring us?”

Clarice asked Misha with a surprised look on her face. Then Misha

"S-sorry... I was actually going to call out to Mars and Clarice as soon as I found them... but I was curious about that…that girl..."

Misha said, looking at Ellie.

“Well, for what it's worth, I'm glad it's Misha and the rest. Misha, long time no see. Sasha, it has been a while too."

I said to Misha and Sasha, and Sasha replied

"I'm sorry. Mars. I just couldn't help it, Misha didn't want to call out no matter what.......She's really shy with strangers."

So she said apologetically, and Ellie's first words are..

"...nice to meet you. Ellie Leo…Mars's wife....."

Misha and Sasha's startled looks went back and forth between Ellie and my face.

Ellie's face was triumphant for some reason.

"What? Mars is married......?...... eh?"

"Mars, you're only nine years old, right? And you have married already? …..what about you and Clarice?"

Well, this is definitely what happens when you say it out of the blue.

The atmosphere was getting a little weird, so I answered…

"Well, it’s not something to talk about while standing about here. Why don't we get something to drink as we talk?"

Trying to manage this atmosphere, Clarice also said

"I'm thirsty too, let's go to a store somewhere.”

She was on board. For some reason, I was suddenly thirsty too.

Six of us talked at a nearby coffee shop or something like that. Dames? Who is that?

"So in other words, you are the second son of Count Bryant, and you have Clarice as your main wife and Ellie as your mistress. Well, being the second son of a count, it's not surprising that he already has a fiancée.”

The first thing I did was to go into the coffee shop and explain about us, and Sasha muttered in agreement.

"...this is already a done deal... Count Bryant......and Countess also approve......"

Ellie said while still looking victorious.

“Well, being the daughter of the former Duke of Syrian, a count household......would definitely not miss the opportunity…… and the golden lion is as rare as us elves, or perhaps even rarer.”

"Misha and all, why are you here? Is Misha applying to the Lister Empire School?”

I asked, Misha…

"Yes. I'm going to enter here too.”

Misha answered in a slightly listless voice.

Hm? You're going to enter here? She said it like it's something confirmed but was Misha that capable?

I appraised her.

Name: Misha Febrandt

Title: -

Status: Fairy(Elf), Commoner

Condition: Good

Age: 9 years old

Level: 12

HP: 20/20

MP: 52/52

Strength: 18

Agility: 20

Magic: 20

Dexterity: 18

Endurance: 12

Luck: 5

Special Ability: Spearmanship (Lv4/B)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/C)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv2/D)

Equipment: Spear of the Gale

Equipment: Robe of Illusion

She is much stronger than before.

Her status and skills are probably also higher than those of the people who seem to be student candidates in this city.

Well, the low level is probably because Misha didn't do power leveling.

But I think it's a little dangerous to think that she will 100 go in with this status......or so when I was thinking like that

“We are elves, you know. Our enrollment in Lister Imperial School is guaranteed. The reason is that elves are valuable but also because Duke Regan is an elf too. I am sure that you will be accepted too, Ellie.”

Sasha explained. Are elves really that valuable?

Come to think of it, I haven't seen any elves in this town.

And Duke Regan is an elf? Clarice then said..

"Sasha, are you also from the Lister Imperial School? If you don't mind, I was wondering if you could help me with test preparation and such. I'm a little anxious..."

When Clarice said that, Sasha said…

"Yeah. That's fine with me. I'm sure the two of you will get in. And since the level of this year's class seems to be unparalleled compared to the past’s, I wonder if an S class will be created for the first time in three years?”

"Being high leveled means S class?"

"Yes, that's right. You do know that the number of students in each class here depends on the class, right?”

"Not really…I had no idea at all."

Sasha looked at us with an exasperated look on her face.

"You guys...... are amazing in certain sense. That's good. I'll teach you. The students are divided into classes according to the results of the entrance exam. The best students are in class A, then B,...and finally E, for a total of five classes. But if there are students that are too outstanding, he or she will be placed in a special class called S class. But if there are only one or two outstanding students, there won’t be an S class and only A class.”

Clarice and I nodded our heads in silence. Ellie did not appear interested.

"And this year, you see, there is a Baron, a nine-year-old that is known to be the hero of the north and is expected much by the Regan Confederacy*1, then Dominic, who is called the sword saint in the Holy Kingdom Diadora, and also a number of great crop of demon race children from the continent of Iselia’s. Furthermore, Misha is definitely one of the people to look out for. Even if her status is a little low, I'm sure Misha will be an S-class girl."

A hero of the north, a sword saint, and children from the demon race... Come to think of it, I was called a sword saint too......

"The A class has 30 students, the B class has 50 students, the C class has 70 students, the D class has 100 students, the E class has 250 students, and the S class is separate from the previous total of 500 students.”

"Thank you very much. Just one more thing, is there anything advantageous about being in S class other than the honor?”

I asked that to Sasha, and she replied

"Hmmm. I think the best thing would be to suddenly be recognized as a E-class adventurer. And also, the big shots will remember you better. Well, I guess you could get a bigger room in the dormitory. Also, I heard that although not all S class students, some can become special students and be exempted from tuition fees. Well, I heard that this is an exception among exceptions but one of the current 3rd year S class students, Glenn…I think that was his name? I heard he is a special student.”

For me, S-Class is not a very lucrative option. I hope I get accepted at the very least. Zeke also told me not to overdo it...

Sasha saw that look on my face and guessed what I was thinking.

"You, Mars. You should give it up."

Which I can only reply inwardly with, “Give up what?”.

"Anyway, now that we've talked so much about us, I want to know about Misha, how have you been for the past three years? Have you found someone you like?"

Clarice started having girl talk with Misha. Ellie was not joining in the conversation but her ears were perked up.

I looked outside while watching the girl talk and my eyes met those of a suspicious ex-baron noble who was also peering at me.

"Um......that man is former Baron Dames Barker, isn't he? Why is he here?"

"Well, that's the thing. After we separated, for some reason he couldn't stay away from me...and I bought him as a slave because there are some inconveniences with only two women, me and Misha, but he’s still disgusting....sigh."

By the way, I think Dames fell for Sasha.......Sasha THE Maiden.

Then we had dinner together and went back to our respective lodgings.

The next day we did some more sightseeing together, and finally, it was the day of the exam, December 26.

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1. I think the author made a typo? Should be Lister Confederacy.

Chapter 67 : Academy City Regan

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Thanks for the peanuts, Esperanda Rendon. There’ll be bonus chapter this week as thanks for all patrons btw.

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December 20, 2029.

We got to Regan City earlier than planned and decided to go sightseeing there.

What? Studying for the exam, you say? There was this one time Ike sent me a letter, he said that the written exam was difficult but it was easily covered by the practical exam so don't think too hard about it.

It’s important to listen to what your predecessors say after all.

By the way, the exam at Lister Imperial School is held over three days.

The first day is the written exam on the 26th, the second day is practical, and the third day is also practical.

The written exam on the first day is, literally, a written exam but the practical exam on the second day is mainly on non-magic skills, and the practical exam on the third day is about magic skills.

I'm planning to do only the written exam seriously, try to get into the higher rankings in the practical exam on the second day, and adjust my final result on the third day.

Of course, there might be others stronger than me, and you may think I'm being conceited but it's better than being the center of attention.

Because I am afraid of the Japanese who should have reincarnated with me and Clarice.

The members of Azure Fang who accompanied us will also be in Regan until December 30.

December 29 is the announcement of the results and the entrance ceremony will start on January 1, 2030, the following year.

They will stay in Regan until December 30 in case we fail.

The city of Regan was so large that it could not be compared to Almeria.

And the races of the people that pass through the city are varied. The human race, beast race, midget(dwarves) race, demon race......

But I did not see any from the fairy(elves) race. Well, maybe it was just a coincidence that they were not there today.

First, we decided to go check out the Lister Imperial School on the north side of town.

"...amazing...it’s so beautiful…"

Clarice muttered unconsciously, impressed by the architecture a little further on from us.

The Lister Imperial School is a building similar to the Palace of Versailles. In fact, it looks like a combination of several of them.*1

We are now in front of the gate of the Lister Imperial School.

"Certainly...it's amazing...... Then we have to do our best and pass the exams right.”

When I said above, Ellie also seems to be impressed, although she doesn't express it in words.

We are still not allowed to enter the Lister Imperial School.

Lister Imperial School is very heavily guarded, and only students, faculty, and those who work at the school are allowed to enter.

We can only drool and stare.

We left Lister Imperial School and decided to have dinner with the members of Azure Fang.

"Mars, this city is incredible. I hope one day Almeria will be like this."

Van, the leader of the Azure Fang, said this. By the way, Van also became a baronet.

When he returns to Almeria after this escort mission is over, he will officially become the head of the Order of the Knights.

All the other members will be incorporated into the Order of the Knights.

Incidentally, another Order of the Knights will be created for the Red Wings, and the leader of the Red Wings will be the head of the order in this group as well.

In other words, the Bryant family will have two knight orders.

Zeke plans to create a total of three Order of the Knights in the future, and he is planning to create another order from the beastmen led by Black Tri-Stars.

"Yes, it is. But I'm worried about security if Almeria becomes such a large city. There being slums and such.”

"Well, that's true. If the city of Almeria becomes this big, we as the knights might be very busy.”

Van already has a sense of responsibility as a member of the knights. Well, there’s a saying that the job maketh the man.

"Hey, Mars. I might be mistaken but when we were out there, didn't people from this city keep looking at us?”

Clarice said and Ellie added…

"......they were."

I knew both of them had noticed.

"I guess so. At first, I thought it was jealousy, that I am taking Clarice and Ellie around with me... and that is the case for many of them but I also felt some other kind of stare.”

"Well, Mars is in a complete harem situation if seen from the side. And they're both stunningly beautiful women. I'm sure they'll be jealous at least a little. I'm sure there’ll be even more who would be jealous when you go to school or something.”

"Yeah, I'm......aware of that... and Clarice and Ellie are plenty mature for 9 years old. But I've definitely felt more than just that kind of stare so let’s be a little more careful.”

With that said, we headed back to the inn.

Of course, I, Clarice, and Ellie stayed in the same room.

The next day we continued to do some sightseeing and enjoy dinner. We also decided to study a bit.

There’s nothing to worry about Clarice’s and my academic ability but I was a little worried about Ellie so I decided to help her with her studies.

December 24, 2029

As the days go by, I can see people gathering in the city of Regan. They come from all over the world to take the entrance exam to this Regan Imperial School.

Naturally, in addition to the students taking the exams, the students’ guards also come. As I looked at the students and their guards, I said to myself.

"Taking another look, these are all terrific people, aren’t they. I guess that's what you call a mix of a racial salad bowl, isn't it?"

"I suppose so. I think this is the only place in the world where you can see so many different races at the same time.”

" ……Everyone here is a rival…can't lose...”

"Yup. The Lister Imperial School attracts only the best from each country and region, and the ratio of applicants is said to be close to 100 times more numerous than the rest. It’s plausible that even if someone gathered all same generation people as us from one town and not a single one gets accepted.”

"Isn't it quite the hurdle for the three of us to take the test and all three of us get in?"

"That’s true. I might as well get serious about the practical exam on the second day. When I appraise the people who would be taking the exam, there are quite a few people who are good. Still, no one has as high a skill level as we do though…but what I'm curious about is that there are quite a few people with low-level skills but the individual themselves have high levels……I wonder why.”

"......those people......are all upper-class aristocrats...... power leveling......some of them are hiring a number of B-ranked parties to ...... let them last hit."

"Oh, I see what you mean ...... so that’s why their stats and skill levels are low for their level... Ellie knows a lot."

"It's...common knowledge in the Lister Confederacy...amongst senior nobility but papa never did that... Upper-class aristocrats in other countries do the same thing too..."

I feel like Barnes would have done something like that for Ellie... But, in fact, Ellie was level 1 when we first met so that means he didn't power level her.

"It’s not like I can’t understand how the senior nobility point of view. I wouldn't want my sister, Leena, to take the risk of adventuring to level up either so I'd do it...”

"The Bryant household loves Leena a lot. I'm a little jealous.”

"...yeah......but Leena's so cute......can’t be helped."

We had gone out to eat and were on our way back to the inn when Clarice whispered to me.

"Hey, someone is watching us, isn’t it?”

"Yeah. It's been the same guy watching us the whole time. Now I know where they're looking from. What do we do? Should we go storm this guy's place?”

When you have been followed and watched for days, no matter how skilled the stalker is, you can always tell when that someone is watching you. Though if I had really searched for him from the beginning, I could have found him right away but I knew he would have noticed me so I had to be very careful.

"Isn’t this a little scary?"

"But don't you kind of hate it when it's like this all the time? And don't you prefer to go into the exam without this burdened feeling?"

“....storm......and chastise.”

"Ellie. The first thing we need to do is to talk. You can't just go in there and start fighting, you know?”

"...understood.”

“Then in five seconds I'm going to run over there, please come after me."

They nodded and I start counting.

"Five, four, three, two, one, let’s go!"

I suddenly changed direction and ran into the alley where the people watching me were.

The people watching me were so surprised that their mouths were agape.

I was surprised to see them, too.

"Misha? You've been watching us this whole time......? Even Sasha too......?"

There was Misha, a fairy(elf) who had been sold at a slave auction with me and Clarice, her mother Sasha, and behind Sasha was a Dames...

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Chapter 66 : Departure

TL:SummerPeanut

Author’s Note:

I’m trying to add dates from volume 4 onwards.

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November 30, 2029.

Three years have passed since Ike left for the Lister Confederacy.

During that time, we dived into the Almeria Labyrinth and established basically a new city from Almeria.

By establishing the city of Almeria, I mean that we, the Bryant family, built our main residence in Almeria and made Almeria our home base.

All three parties, Azure Fang, Red Wings, and Black Tri-Stars, are all C-rank adventurers on their own.

However, those three parties did not accept the offer of promotion to B-rank party.

Skill-wise they are more than qualified to be a B-rank party but if they had become a B-rank party, there could have been possibilities that they would be obligated to respond to the country’s enforced quest.

And we had been leveling up in the safety zone of the third floor of the Almeria labyrinth, so we had been leveling up for the past three years.

We didn't get any treasure chests on the first floor but we got a decent amount on the second floor and a lot on the third floor so the Bryant family was quite well off.

Unfortunately, none of them are things I could equip myself with.......

The wet money was used for the development of the city of Almeria.

The Bryant family did not monopolize the money alone, and rumors spread throughout the country that the money was being used for the benefit of the people of Almeria, and the population exploded.

Now, for our status…

Name: Mars Bryant

Title: Thunder God / Wind King / Goblin Butcher

Status: Human race, second son of Count Bryant.

Condition: Good

Age: 9 years old

Level: 20

HP: 52/52

MP: 7481/7481

Strength: 49

Agility: 52

Magic: 69

Dexterity: 51

Endurance: 47

Luck: 30

Unique Ability: Innate Talent (LvMax)

Unique Ability: Clairvoyance (Lv9)

Unique Ability: Lightning Magic (Lv6/S)

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv8/A)

Special Ability: Fire Magic (Lv3/E)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/G)

Special Ability: Earth Magic (Lv3/E)

Special Ability: Wind Magic (Lv9/A)

Special Ability: Holy Magic (Lv5/B)

Equipment: Salamander Sword

Equipment: Disguise Bracelet

First of all, my status jumped drastically.

I'm now a full-fledged B-class adventurer.

My skills have also increased to level 9 for Clairvoyance, level 8 for Swordsmanship, level 6 for Lightning Magic, level 3 for Fire magic, level 2 in Water magic, and level 3 in Earth magic.

The fact that my talent for swordsmanship became A is something for everyone to take note of.

My talent in Fire magic and Earth magic have also been raised to level E.

Also, equipment-wise, I have inherited Ike's Salamander Sword as is, and in return, I gave the Wind Dagger to Ellie.

Next is Clarice.

Name: Clarice Lampard

Title: Saint

Status: Human race, eldest daughter of Viscount Lampard.

Condition: Good

Age: 9 years old

Level: 25

HP: 51/51

MP: 1198/1198

Strength: 38

Agility: 38

Magic: 42

Dexterity: 42

Endurance: 36

Luck: 20

Unique Ability: Barrier Magic (Lv4/A)

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv5/C)

Special Ability: Archery (Lv7/B)

Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/F)

Special Ability: Holy Magic (Lv6/A)

Equipment: Defender

Equipment: Magic Arrow

Equipment: Saint Robe

Equipment: Mysterious Anklet

Equipment: Disguise Bracelet

Clarice was finally able to learn water magic.

Now she can go to the Lister Imperial School as a magician.

I'm glad her hard work paid off because she has been practicing ever since Zeke told her to make sure she learned one of the four major magic elements three years ago because the Holy magic needs to be hidden with a Disguise Bracelet. That’s assuming her unique ability is not visible to appraisal.

And another point to take note of is the eldest daughter of ‘Viscount’.

Her father had been promoted from a baron to a viscount.

And last but not least, Ellie.

I was surprised at her rise in status.

Name: Ellie Leo

Title: -

Status: Beastman (Lion), Head of Leo Baronetess

Condition: Good

Age: 9 years old

Level: 20

HP: 62/62

MP: 30/30

Strength: 42

Agility: 52

Magic: 10

Dexterity: 11

Endurance: 35

Luck: 10

Unique Ability: Sound Magic (Lv1/C)

Special Ability: Martial Art (Lv6/B)

Special Ability: Knifemanship (Lv4/C)

Special Ability: Wind magic (Lv1/G)

Equipment: Mithril Silver Dagger

Equipment: Sylph Dagger

Equipment: Cloak of Wind

Equipment: Boots of Wind

Beastmen tend to have more strength, agility, and endurance than the human race.

I had heard about that but I didn't expect she would become so strong in just 3 years......

If she continues to increase her level and status, she will surely become stronger than even Barnes...

Zeke made Ellie a baronetess.

This is partly out of consideration for the late Barnes but also for Ellie's future.

Ellie will enroll in Lister Imperial School exam with me and Clarice.

Since Clarice and I are the children of nobles, Ellie would preferably be a child of a noble or aristocrat herself as well.

Since Barnes died, Zeke gave Ellie the baronetess title for one generation only. Well, a baronet or baronetess is not actually a noble but it is better than being a commoner.

Also, it seems that being a beastman meant that she is more talented in the usage of daggers and knives.

And after she put in all her effort to grant enchantment to Sylph Dagger, she became able to use Wind magic.

The Cloak of Wind and Boots of Wind came from treasure chests in the Almeria Labyrinth.

To be honest, I was going to equip them myself but Ellie's Endurance value is lower than her Strength and Agility, perhaps because she is a girl, so I decided to have Ellie equip them instead.

By the way, the performance is like this. The Boots of Wind's ability to walk on the air is broken.

Name: Cloak of Wind

Defense: 10

Special: Agility +1

Value: C

Details: A cloak that makes you feel lighter. It increases agility.

Name: Boots of the Wind

Special: Agility +1

Value: B-

Details: Put magic power into them and kick the air to walk in the air.

And then there is Sound magic, which is quite useful.

I'll explain this one too when I get around to it.

Our relationship also changed.

Clarice is now officially my fiancée, and after marrying Clarice, I will take Ellie as my mistress.

I had already informed the Lampard Household about Clarice and Ellie, and they had given their consent.

Incidentally, it was Zeke who suggested this. Maria was against it at first but Clarice and Ellie persuaded her and she agreed since the people involved are alright with the arrangement.

Maria said to Clarice and Ellie, "I'm sorry. Mars seems to really like girls." and apologized.

I'm not saying that's....not true but it's a statement I find hard to agree with.

But Clarice and Ellie have changed a lot in the last three years.

First of all, both of their chests have swelled up a bit.

Apparently, the three of us are one of the most well-developed people in the world.

I'm 9 years old and I'm 150cm tall.

Clarice is 135 cm and Ellie is about 140 cm.

The problem with that is Ellie's skinship with me.

Currently, the three of us sleep together once a week.

Ellie tries to sleep together every night so Clarice came up with this measure.

Ellie says she just wants to be together and sleep with no other intention.

Clarice, realizing this, made this suggestion.

However, when Ellie is attached to me, I can't sleep in agony because they hit me.

My body may be a child but my mind is that of a perverted oldma-……I mean, that of adult.

And today is the day the three of us sleep together. Tomorrow, December 1, is the day we leave Almeria to take the exams for the Lister Imperial School.

By the way, Ellie is also going to take her exams at the Lister Imperial School.

"Tomorrow is finally the day. And once January comes, we will be ten years old.”

Clarice and I have the same birthday, January 1.

"That's true. I've been here for 10 years, in total I've been alive for a total of 30 years. I wonder if I were living well in Japan, would I have kids by now?”

"Do you want kids, Mars?”

Clarice asked me.

Oh, I regretted a little that I said something strange. By the way, Ellie is already asleep, wrapped around my left arm.

"Mhm. Yeah."

I turned to Clarice and answered, then she kissed me.

"Wait a little longer."

So she said. No, what is this thing, she’s too cute... but well it’s not even to wait or no question, I'm not even functional yet...

Clarice said "Good night" and went to sleep, entwined in my right arm, just like Ellie.

December 1, 2029.

The three of us left the city of Almeria with all of Bryant's family members seeing us off.

Zeke and Maria were shedding tears at the thought of letting all three of us go at once.

From Zeke and Maria's point of view, Clarice and Ellie are already their daughters.

Leena is also crying because she had become very attached to Clarice. She didn't even cry when Ike left...

Well, Leena was 3 years old at the time and didn't know any better. Yup. Let's put it that way.

Also, the three of us will be escorted by members of Azure Fang too.

Certainly, we are stronger than them but from the bad guys' point of view, we are but three kids dressed a tad little nicer than others and thus could be plotted against and possibly get dragged into some kind of trouble.

Our path to the Lister Imperial School went very smoothly.

I have improved my control of Lightning magic, which has greatly improved my enemy searching capability.

Not only humans, but even magic beasts always emit electricity albeit weakly.

In other words, I use Wind magic to channel the wind and feel the electricity.

We left the city of Almeria on December 1 and arrived in the territorial capital of the Duchy of Regan also known as the academy city, Regan, where the Lister Imperial School is located, five days earlier than our scheduled arrival on December 25.

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Chapter 65 : At the End of the Battle

TL:SummerPeanut

Always thankful for the peanuts, Marcus.

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It has been three months since Barnes died.

A lot has happened since then.

First of all, Zeke became a count.

Specifically, Zeke received Margrave Carmel’s count position.

It seems that in this Balkus Kingdom, an upper-class noble can have several titles, just like in the UK.*1

By the way, I don't know if it's really the same as in the UK, ok? I didn't learn about these kinds of title in Japan after all.

Margrave Carmel did not confer the title of count to his own son but to Zeke instead.

Naturally, the royal family has given their approval.

And Count Zeke Bryant was born.

Normally it would be XX Count Zeke Bryant, but apparently, you can add XX yourself if you wish. Well, I hear that this requires a lot of contribution even for upper-class nobles.

I also received the right to govern Almeria from Margrave Carmel.

Apparently, the Margrave had had enough of the labyrinth and gave it to Zeke.

Later I also heard that Margrave Carmel's only son was apparently a very bad person, and previously he wanted to give the title to his only son so he sent him to Almeria Labyrinth as a captain of the knight squad to take credit for the mission but he was too scared to come out of the mansion.

Seeing this, he gave up on his foolish son and gave the count title to Zeke.

However, he has high expectations for his granddaughter so he sees little hope in her. By the way, she is 9 years old currently.

With this, the Household of Count Bryant is the only noble family in the Kingdom of Balkus with two labyrinths in its territory.

The quality of adventurers will soon improve with Zeke's management of the Almeria and Irgusia labyrinths.

The top adventurers in Irgusia, led by the Azure Fang and Red Wings parties, who found the Irgusia Labyrinth unsatisfactory, take turns going to Almeria.

The second was the Almeria Labyrinth.

The Almeria Labyrinth seems to have returned to its old ecology.

We four had only dived to the middle of the third floor after that but there were no more ant demons in the labyrinth.

There were ant eggs all over the second floor which we took care of as matter of course.

Also, after Arline, the Queen Ant. disappeared, two magic stones dropped.

One was a large black magic stone the same size as the other queen ant.

The other was a small, shiny black magic stone.

I appraised the black and shiny magic stone and found that…

Name: Artificial Demon Stone

Special: -

Value: -

Description: A magical stone created by a special method.

It was described as so.

When I told Zeke about the results of this appraisal, he told me not to tell anyone about it.

Zeke was also not sure what exactly it is but he said it would be foolish if something happened to me by telling everyone about it.

Third, there was the matter of Barnes and Erie.

The third is the matter of Barnes and Ellie. Barnes and Margrave Carmel had promised to release Barnes from slavery if he performed well in the defense of the Almeria Labyrinth.

Margrave Carmel duly kept that promise and freed the dead Barnes and his daughter Ellie from slavery.

I conveyed Barnes's last will and testament to Margrave Carmel and Zeke, and they decided to take care of Ellie.

Ike had also heard of Barnes's last will and testament so he accepted the credibility of my story and Ellie was placed in my care after her emancipation.

At first, Ellie only showed attachment to me.

However, she gradually became attached to Clarice and Ike as well.

When Ellie became affectionate to Clarice, Clarice and I decided to devote ourselves to lifting Ellie's curse.

When I say devote, I just mean that we were High Heal-ing and heal-ing her all the time but here's where the miracle happened.

When Clarice's Holy magic reached level 5, Clarice's title became ‘Saint’.

‘Saint’ cures abnormalities when recovery magic is used. Also, slightly reduces the MP consumption of Holy magic.

This effect changed Ellie from her lion form back to her human form.

Ellie, now a human, had short blonde hair and grayish blue eyes.

Her eyes had healed well and there were no scars left.

She looked like a very active and beautiful girl but she was so quiet that it was hard to believe that she was a beastman.

She had human ears, unlike a beastman, and no tail too.

Perhaps the tail is tucked away in her clothes but......

It would be almost impossible to see her as a beastman just from her appearance.

Ellie, who has become a person, became even more attached to me.

She seems to feel uncomfortable unless she is touching me all the time and wants to be with me when I dive into the labyrinth, go to the bathroom, take a bath, or even to bed.

As expected, it would be a bad idea if this goes on and it also might put Clarice in a bad mood, and more than anything else, I myself don't trust Ellie from the bottom of my heart……I was worried about Ellie's Unique Ability.

So, I made up my mind to ask Ellie together with Clarice.

I asked Ellie if she was a reincarnated person.

Ellie readily admitted that she was a reincarnated person.

However, Ellie herself seemed to think that she was just reborn and she did not have much memory of her previous life.

When I asked her about her memories of her previous life, she told me that she had been in this world in her previous life.

Perhaps this is the circle of transmigration?

Anyway, I can trust Ellie now.

Just because I trust her doesn't mean I can bathe or go to bed with her though...

One day Ellie tried to sleep in bed with me again and when I said no...

"But, papa said... take care of Ellie...... and Mars said to leave it to him..."

So she said. She's usually quiet but at times like this she’s come off headstrong.

No, I did say that but I think that's different from what you're asking me to do...

Besides, I have Clarice and...

If I'm being vague here and it’ll hurt her more later, I have to take this opportunity to say it now. Now that Clarice is with me, it's a good chance too.

“Ellie, I have Clarice. I like Ellie but I like Clarice the best. In the future, I and Clarice will get married."

I look at Ellie firmly and said my piece, Clarice is blushing with happiness.

It was a very me-like odd proposal. Then Ellie replied

"Un... I know…that Ike-san told me about it...so as a concubine."

What? A concubine? What's a con-cu-bine? Oh, I think I heard about this a while ago…

"Concubine...what is it exactly?"

Clarice told me that when one becomes a nobleman, he can have a concubine in addition to the legal wife.

There are also concubines, it seems. They are not officially wives but only physically related to each other.

But they are allowed to recognize the child of a concubine apparently... But how does Clarice know so much about this stuff?

"A concubine... Uhm, I’ll consider it…”

And finally, today is the day Ike leaves Almeria to take his test at the Lister Imperial School.

The Lister Imperial School is a five-year program, unlike Balkus Kingdom’s school.

If accepted, he will live in a dormitory in the Lister Confederacy for five years.

Ike will go with Red Wings to the Lister Confederacy.

"Ike. Good luck. Since it’s you, I'm sure you’ll definitely get accepted. I'm not worried.”

Zeke said to Ike. I too

“Brother Ike. Please take care of yourself. We'll be there in three years.”

"Brother-in-law, please avoid to acting without restraint too much.”*2

"…farewell.”

Clarice and Ellie also said a few words of farewell each. Ellie was still the same as usual.

Finally, Maria went to Ike with Leena and cuddled Ike.

“If anything happens, you can come home right away.”

She said tearfully. Leena jumped around Ike, too, and said something to him.

"Well then, everyone, I will be taking my leave first. I will definitely pass the exam and achieve excellent results, so please look forward to it.”

Ike came to me at the end and said

"Take care of everyone. And don't make Clarice cry too much.”

Ike and I did a fistbump before he headed for the Lister Confederacy with the Red Wings in tow.

On the way, Ike turned around and raised his hand.

Ike's face was sopping.

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1. So…Margrave Carmel has at least two titles. A margrave and a count, I guess?
2. Yes, without bracket this time. She directly calls Ike ‘brother-in-law’ politely. Lord/Sir brother-in-law doesn’t gel so I use brother-in-law.

Chapter 64 : Beast King & Thunder God vs Named

TL:SummerPeanut

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The hairy man was covered in so much blood that it felt like he could barely stand.

But for now, my priority is Clarice. Clarice has 10 HP and 0 MP.

Ike has 6 HP and 4 MP. Clarice had collapsed from MP deficiency.

I immediately healed them both, and Ike told me what was going on.

"That queen ant is dangerous...doesn’t feel like it takes any damage. Flare seems to be able to hurt it a bit but it feels like it’ll recover quickly after a while."

"What happened with Clarice?"

"I think Clarice used too much MP with her Magic Arrow to defeat the ants that were trying to sneak into town from Mars's side after Mars went toward Ralph. Then she healed me, ran out of MP, and collapsed."

"Is that hairy man Lord Barnes?”

"Yeah. We had the upper hand at first against the queen ant. Since any damage we inflicted on it was recovered later, we up’ed the offensive power on our side.”

"I don't see any of the other ants....... have you defeated all of them yet?”

"Yeah. I knew I couldn't hold on any longer, so I fired Flare after Flare at the other ants and I ran out of MP too. After killing the mobs ants, I attacked the queen ant too, but it was completely ineffective.”

I urged Ike to evacuate with Clarice and headed for Barnes, who was engaging the queen ant, Arline.

"Lord Barnes, that appearance....”

When I said so…

“It's Beast King Transformation! My strength and agility go up but my endurance goes down! Heal me."

I High Heal-ed Barnes who had less than 100 HP.

“Mars, how much HP does this Queen Ant have? I think I'm doing some damage but it doesn’t feel like it’s going down at all!"

I appraised the Queen Ant, Arline, and found it still had 220 HP.

“It's 220/380. This thing has accelerated HP recovery so if we don't take it down in a short-term battle, it will regain more and more HP."

"Meaning if I and Mars do it together, we'll manage.......”

Barnes fully recognized me and naturally assumes that we were going to fight together.

“Yes! But my MP is only less than 500 remaining. I can only cast High Heal about 20 times.”

"I've never seen a magician that would say having only less than 500 MP. If it were a normal magician, he would be confident enough to say that he had 500 MP.”

I looked around and saw only me, Barnes, and Arline standing here, and then a lion came toward us.

“Ellie! Don't come!"

Barnes shouted at Ellie, and the lion stopped dead in its tracks.

The Queen Ant did not miss Barnes's slight distraction.

The Queen Ant's scythe-like hand slashed at Barnes' shoulder, and Barnes turned back to face Arline.

I healed Barnes's shoulder with a High Heal. But one High Heal didn't seal the wound in his shoulder so I High Heal-ed twice.

"I'm sorry, Mars, but I have to ask you a question. Is it my imagination that Ellie's left eye is healing?"

I looked at Ellie and sure enough, the wound in her left eye, which looked crushed when I first saw her, had healed.

"Earlier, Ellie and Margrave Carmel were attacked by ants and Ellie was wounded, so I healed her with a High Heal but I don't know if it's true because I rushed here right after… High Heal-ing her that is. Perhaps the wound in her left eye was also fixed due to that."

“I see. I'm sure that's the only possible cause. I guess I don't have to wait for Flora anymore.”

"Let's think about defeating this Queen Ant first!”

I say that and slash at the queen ant.

The damage that can be inflicted is about 10 at most, even if I attack with all my might wearing Sylphid.

The efficiency of MP is very poor. If this is the case, it might be better for me to concentrate only on recovering Barnes.

However, only Barnes alone will not do.

When Barnes's attack is about to make any direct hits, Arline creates a wall with Earth magic to reduce the damage.

I feel like we are completely stuck.

"Th-this...... looks like I should just concentrate on recovering Master Barnes.......”

"No... that's not even remotely true. I'm almost out of my Beast King Transformation. I won't last another five minutes. If I can't beat it in five minutes, we'll lose.”

"So, then...... if we keep going like this......"

To my dismay, Barnes said.

"Oi, use the magic you used to paralyze me the first time we met. If I don't get any counterattacks, I can cut down its HP!"

"......I can't control that magic very well. The MP consumption is abnormally large so if I fire one shot, I’ll probably be down from magic deficiency! Even then, are you sure?”

"At this rate, we'd have been wiped out anyway, right? If you hadn't been able to use Holy magic, I would have escaped with Ellie. Stop bullshitting, just do it!”

I moved to flank Arline with Barnes as he was saying above.

"I’ll set it up. Lord Barnes, please step away when it’s ready! There is a possibility of collateral damage!"

Barnes nodded to my words and attacked Arline.

Unlike before, Barnes's attacks are attacks that completely ignores defense.

The Queen Ant's HP is also reduced but Barnes' HP dropped more in comparison.

When Barnes's HP dropped below 50 and Barnes was out of shape, Arline came in to finish him off.

I did not miss that moment.

Arline was completely focused on Barnes and forgot about me.

Well, it must have thought that there was no reason to pay attention to me because I had not attacked it at all since I went behind its back.

I guess it also became conceited from the fact that my attacks did not damage it at all.

I got on the back of Arline and fired a lightning bolt at its back.

Golden lightning poured out from me onto Arline.

With a roar of "Kishaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!", Arline echoes out.

Appraising Arline, I found that its remaining HP was 124, and its condition was Electrocution (Large).

Arline was paralyzed, barely able to wiggle its mouth.

Immediately, Barnes begins to attack Arline.

Ike, who had been standing back, took the opportunity to attack as well.

I didn't dare to participate in the attack because I thought that if I approached, I might absorb the golden lightning from the electrocuted Arline, and the electrocution might be canceled.

Even if I did not participate in the attack, Arline's HP was getting cut down rapidly.

I just kept watching as Arline's remaining HP was being reduced to 50, 40, 30, and so on.

Then, when Arline had less than 10 HP remaining, it happened.

Arline's condition became Electrocution (Small).

"Watch out! Partial of the paralysis has been lifted!”

At the same time I said that, the left half of Barnes's body was eaten by Arline.

When I appraised Barnes, I found that his HP was already 0.

Arline has 2 HP.

I headed toward Arline with a shout, but Ike was there to stop me.

Arline's HP was reduced to 0 and the queen ant was eliminated.

It was not a spring room in the labyrinth but it disappeared immediately.

I rushed over to Barnes and used a heal, but I had no more MP left and couldn't use it.

Ellie the lion rushed in next to me and covered Barnes in a hug.

Barnes looked at me.

"Ma..rs. ta..ke…ker…Ellie"

Those were the Beast King's last words.

When I shouted to Barnes, "Please leave it to me". Barnes, satisfied with my reply, carressed Ellie's face with his right hand before drawing his last breath as he looked at her.

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Chapter 63 : A Named

TL:SummerPeanut

Heal consumes 10 MP to heal 15 HP btw. Thank you for the peanuts~ Plumleem, Nepheos, Joseph Turirsi, Bsreads. Hmm, I don’t think I tried peanuts with plum taste before.

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When I appraised the queen ant that came up to the ground, they were older and had higher status than the queen ant I had encountered in the labyrinth.

"Lord Barnes, that’s the queen ant. Be careful, the queen ant's acid can dissolve things!”

"Hmph. As if I'm going to lose to a bunch of ants!”

Barnes replied so as he defeated the guard ants around him, and finally, the queen ant came right in front of Barnes.

After dodging the queen ant's scythe-like hand attack, Barnes launched a counterattack.

However, the queen ant's cronies, the guard ants, attacked Barnes with acid attacks and the damage is gradually accumulating on Barnes.

I'd like nothing more than to take out the ants around Barnes but I don't have that many leeways.

It is a race to see if Barnes will defeat the queen ant first or if the ants will defeat Barnes first.

Barnes's HP has already dropped below 100 and he is in a very dangerous situation.

However, queen ant also has less than 30 HP so Barnes has the upper hand.

If Barnes dies here, we will all be wiped out.

"Father! May I!?”

If others heard this, they would not know what I was saying.

But Zeke would understand.

Zeke was able to hear me because he had moved behind me when the queen ant appeared.

"......Okay, I'll prepare for the worst! Permission granted!"

"Thank you!"

After that, I headed towards Barnes and spoke in a low voice so that no one around me could hear me, "High Heal" and touched Barnes.

High Heal, which I only recently learned, consumes 20 MP and restores 50 HP.

It is a little more fuel-efficient than Heal.

Barnes looked at me with a terrific face.

The expressions on his face revealed a range of emotions, such as joy, anger, astonishment, and relief.

“I would appreciate it if you could keep quiet about this. I'll try to compromise as much as possible about Ellie's situation.”

With that, I quickly returned to my post and took down the ants around me.

Barnes finally put an end to the queen ant and took out the guard ants around me.

When the queen ant is defeated, the adventurers and wizards who had fallen backward all scream in unison!

"Yes! If we keep this up, we can win!"

Barnes's success boosted the morale of the adventurers.

Ralph's also returned to the front with the knights and the slave beastmen assigned to the knights.

And now that the ants coming out of the labyrinth were all killer ants, I had more leeway.

I headed toward Barnes while defeating the ants and casted High Heal four times on him.

With four High Heals, Barnes's HP was fully recovered.

"Hey kid... no, it's Mars huh. I thank you. And I have a favor to ask of you. I need you to cure Ellie."

"Yes, sir. I will do everything I can when this battle is over.”

We're having a conversation while we're overrun with ants.

"I'm just wondering, can you really use Holy magic? No, it’s a fact that you healed me. ...and with High Heal at that. But I had heard that those who use Holy magic could not use other magic... Wind magic, Fire magic... and Holy magic. On top of those, swordsmanship... could it be that you can also use Earth magic and Water magic?"

"Yes. Not much to speak of though… currently Wind magic is my top specialty. Following that is Holy magic and the others can be used a little bit. I answered honestly up to this point. Can you please not tell anyone that I can use Holy magic?”

"Of course. If I told anyone, the country and the A-rank parties will take you away from me before you can cure Ellie.”

Many of the other adventurers are also badly wounded, but not fatally.

Not many people would have trouble getting out of this battle now.

Barnes, Ike, Clarice, Zeke, Ralph, Azure Fang, Red Wings, and Black Tri-Stars.

While only the killer ants were emerging and with Barnes taking over my post for a little while, I went around to heal the people who needed to be healed.

I stealthily deployed Sylphid to Ralph so that he wouldn’t notice that he got healed.*1

Now everyone's HP is full. Well, I’m not sure if Ike and Clarice's HP had not decreased or if Clarice was secretly applying Heals, but they were full without me needing to apply Heals.

The ants were about to start their final attack right when I was fully prepared for battle.

Obviously, this was different than before. The only ants coming out of the labyrinth were mother ants and guard ants.

Without hesitation, I casted Tornado in front of the labyrinth.

In order to come out of the labyrinth, the ants had to pass through the tornado so I could inflict some damage on the ants first.

For me, Ike, and Barnes, doing these initial damage doesn't change much compared to before but for Ralph, Azure Fang, Red Wings, and Black Tri-Stars, it's a game-changer.

If it takes a couple of sword attacks less to defeat the ants, perhaps the battle line could be maintained.

Above all, perhaps Zeke thought this would be the last hurrah, so he had the adventurers' magicians join in with their magic as well.

"All right, this is going to work! It should be almost over! Just hold on for a bit longer!"

OOOOOOooooohhhhhh

Everyone responds to Zeke's proclamation.

Then the last queen ant appears along with a large number of mother ants and guard ants.

It is a queen ant even after appraisal but there are many things that make it different from other queen ants.

First, its status is outstanding. Then its body color is a little golden. She can also use magic.

The results of this queen ant’s appraisal is that…

Name: Arline

Title: -

Race: Queen Ant

Threat: A-

Condition: Good

Age: 3 years old

Level: 20

HP: 378/380

MP: 40/40

Strength: 118

Agility: 72

Magic: 20

Dexterity: 88

Endurance: 142

Luck: 1

Special Ability: Accelerated HP recovery (Lv3/E)

Special Ability: Earth Magic (Lv6/C)

This is my first time seeing a named magic beast.

Even though the power is controlled, it was in my Tornado and has only 2 less HP.

And the lost HP will be restored sooner or later by that Accelerated HP recovery.

“Everyone! Threat level A-! I don't think anyone other than Lord Barnes will be able to stand against it, so please restrain the mother ants and guard ants as much as possible!"

Everyone is desperately trying to hold off the guard ants and mother ants but Ralph and the others on the right side of the line have completely collapsed.

If I leave my post, Barnes will be completely isolated.

If Ike and Clarice leave their positions, the ants will go to town along the wall.

I'm not sure what to do when Barnes..

“Oi! Mars, you go to Ralph!"

"But will you be okay?"

"Put your High Heals on me before you go! I don't care about this town or the adventurers but if that place gets breached, Ellie is there! Get her to safety and then come back!"

With that, Barnes stood in front of the Arline queen ant.

There are still many guard ants and mother ants around the Arline queen ant.

As expected, even Barnes would get hit if I didn't come back.

I used High Heals on Barnes and then headed toward Ralph on the right.

I quickly ran to him in my Sylphid but both the adventurers and the knights of Almeria had already been slaughtered.

None of them had more than double-digit HP. The situation was terrible. There were many dead too.

Although Azure Fang, Red Wings, and Black Tri-Stars had been disabled in this battle, they were not dead.

However, I did not use Heal on anyone, just beating the rest of the ants.

I had only about 1,000 MP left.

It's too little to take on Arline, the named queen ant. I can't waste MP here.

When I finished defeating the ants around Ralph and was about to return to Barnes, I looked backward.

Margrave Carmel who was holding on Ellie’s chain was being chased by guard ants.

Margrave Carmel was already wounded. Ellie is running away as if she is pulling him by the chain.

I rushed toward the Margrave Carmel and defeated the guard ants.

I was about to immediately return to Barnes but Ellie was burned; probably from the acid on her face.

“Thank god. Mars!"

Margrave Carmel said to me.

I nodded and looked at Ellie's face.

She probably put her body on the line to protect Margrave Carmel.

I looked closely and saw that she had many burns and cuts all over her body.

Should I just return to the battlefield or… but I should definitely heal her after defeating the ants.

Because there’s also what Barnes said.

I turned to Ellie and chanted High Heal as I hugged her to wrap around her face.

I was trying not to show the light of my High Heal to the people around me. The only people around me were mostly fainting or kissing the ground, and the only person looking at me was Margrave Carmel.

After chanting "High Heal", I went to Barnes's place without looking at Ellie or the Margrave.

I hurried to Arline where Barnes was supposed to be but he was not there.

What was there was a hairy, stupidly big human, a staggering Ike, and a collapsed Clarice.

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1. No, seriously. I don’t remember the author explaining Sylphid (Wind Cloak) having an effect that can be used to hide Heal. Maybe physical strengthening from Sylphid strengthen the body’s automatic HP recovery too? Maybe Mars was trying to mislead him to think of it as his natural recovery instead of healing magic.

Chapter 62 : All-Out War

TL:SummerPeanut

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"We have returned."

I, Clarice and Ike exited out of the labyrinth at the same time.

We met up with Ike on the way and walked out together.

"Are you alright? What about the ants?"

Zeke was asking me that.

"I killed all the ants over there. However, even after defeating the queen ant, there are still more ants coming up from the second floor. Perhaps there are still queen ants out there.”

"Oh! Oh, I see! You said the queen ant was a B- level threat right. Good job defeating it!”

"Thank you. But if things didn’t go well, I may not have killed even a third of them that’s why may I take a short break?"

"Ooh, of course."

When Zeke said that, Margrave Carmel who was standing next to him said…

"Thank you for your effort. I've reserved a lodging near the labyrinth for those who have been diving in the labyrinth. Maria and the rest of the parties are already resting. It might be a short respite but please rest well. Unfortunately, I will wake you up if something happened.”

"Thank you very much. Then we shall take our leave first.”

The three of us decided to take a short nap at an inn near the Almeria Labyrinth.

I believe it might have been faster to deplete MP then recover MP but I didn't do so because I might be woken up soon.

Before I went to bed, I noticed that my level had increased.

This was the first time I had ever seen my level go up by two in one day. Ike's level had not increased but Clarice's level had increased.

Name: Mars Bryant

Title: Thunder God/ Wind King/ Goblin Butcher

Status Human race, second son of Viscount Bryant

Condition: Good

Age: 6 years old

Level: 17

HP: 49/49

MP: 1687/6177

Strength: 39

Agility: 45

Magic: 57

Dexterity: 44

Endurance: 40

Luck: 30

Unique Ability: Innate Talent (LvMax)

Unique Ability: Clairvoyance (Lv8)

Unique Ability: Lightning Magic (Lv2/S)

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv7/B)

Special Ability: Fire Magic (Lv2/F)

Special Ability: Water Magic(Lv1/G)

Special Ability: Earth Magic(Lv2/F)

Special Ability: Wind Magic(Lv9/A)

Special Ability: Holy Magic(Lv5/B)

Equipment: Mithril Silver Sword

Equipment: Sylph Dagger

Equipment: Disguise Bracelet

The MP consumption was more intense than expected. The MP consumption of Lightning without magic control must have been outrageous.

Name: Clarice Lampard

Title: -

Status: Human race, eldest daughter of Baron Lampard.

Condition: Good

Age: 6 years old

Level: 21

HP: 42/42

MP: 310/320

Strength: 29

Agility: 29

Magic: 29

Dexterity: 32

Endurance: 27

Luck: 20

Special Ability: Barrier Magic (Lv2/A)

Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv5/C)

Special Ability: Archery (Lv6/B)

Special Ability: Holy Magic (Lv4/A)

Equipment: Defender

Equipment: Mithril Silver Dagger

Equipment: Magic Arrow

Equipment: Saint's Robe

Equipment: Mysterious Anklet

Equipment: Disguise Bracelet

Clarice was not using magic so her physical power has finally caught up with her magical power.

So far so good for now, and the rest might be a little easier because of the slaves at Barnes's and Herrick's place, the adventurers in this town, and Margrave Carmel’s Knights.

With this thought in mind, I drifted off to sleep.