#182
182. Just for once (6)
The first day of Festa is over.
The result was as I expected. All participants in all three events passed.
It’s the preliminaries, but it’ll be difficult if you lose already.
“Nippleheim looks a bit strong, but it looks worth it!”
Jenna lifted her sleeved arm.
After finishing all the schedules for the day, we were in the room having a performance report and strategy meeting.
“I think we’ll win if we don’t make mistakes, don’t we, sisters?”
“I was very nervous because I heard that they were heroes from other waiting rooms, but it wasn’t that difficult than I expected. Maybe we had good luck in the match.”
“Don’t be careless. If you fail even one thing, you can’t win.”
I looked at the paper lying in the middle of the table.
On the paper, the points the Taonier team earned on the first day were written on it.
‘126 points.’
While the heroes compete in the qualifiers, a mini game for masters is held in the dimension city.
The score of 126 was the result of Amkena’s challenge in a total of 10 events.
‘I can’t make it grow.’
Earn 65 points for winning points in Airship Racing.
In other games, he came in and out of last place. If the total score is 126, it is in the lower rank among the lower ranks. It’s a small score compared to the 3 major events, but it’s a big hit if you don’t accumulate points in the mini game.
anyway.
As long as Amkena’s game skills were proven to be of poor quality, it had to be seen that he had to win all three major events to get a ticket.
“Take out the brackets.”
Jenna and Belquist pulled out a piece of blue paper.
The match schedule for the finals is written on the paper. Tomorrow was the first round of finals to decide the round of 16, and the next day was the round of 16 and the final. As there were many participants, the list of teams participating in the first round was densely lined up on paper.
Aside from Niflheim, the roster of high-level master teams was already in place.
I rolled my head as I quickly skimmed through the individual and team matchups.
There are many participants in the first round, so even if you can afford it, you can hardly take a break because continuous battles take place in the second round. It was not automatically healed like in the waiting room, and Moebius headquarters did not provide medical staff, so if you were seriously injured, you were immediately out.
‘I don’t like Jenna.’
Group B, to which Jenna was assigned, had a large number of high-level users.
Besides, according to the bracket, you have to play 3 matches in a row with minimal breaks. The chance of injury was high. Even so, all I can do is take care of the recovery potion I brought for emergencies.
Next, I took a look at Belquist’s bracket.
Fortunately, until the finals, I didn’t meet the sword demon’s second coming or Aaron. Daejin luck can be seen as good. Conversely… … .
‘Aaron will collide with that guy.’
We will meet in the semi-finals.
I cut the meeting short.
Teams Belquist and Jenna said they were training in preparation for the finals at a private training ground on dozens of floors in the basement of the hotel. Left alone again, I thought in the living room.
‘… … yet.’
It was from the upper floors of the tower that Muden was able to do its part as the 1st party in Niflheim.
Aaron’s return point is too fast.
why did you come
I want to ask Yunet right now.
But I managed to suppress my curiosity. There’s no way that guy would do anything stupid.
it has a different meaning. I didn’t know what it was now. I’ll have to focus on my sport for now. If I drop out, the members don’t stand up to me.
I was in the middle of devising a strategy for the finals.
smart.
There was a knock at the front door.
“…”
There is no room service in this hotel.
I opened the front door
familiar face. It was Aaron.
“Was it rude?”
“No, come in. I’m the only one there.”
Aaron, hesitant at the entrance, came into the living room.
I gave them water.
“thank you.”
“…”
I drank the water without a word.
Aaron, who was sitting in a chair, lowered his head.
I’ve seen this before. After being defeated by Belquist, who had just arrived.
That was the expression at the time.
Aaron looked at me with an expression as if he had something to say, but he didn’t open his mouth right away.
“How was it there?”
I decided to open the water.
“It’s a weird place.”
Aaron, who was silent for a moment, answered.
“I knew that a year I spent there could be a day out there.”
“…”
“I can’t remember my sister’s face…”
Aaron’s eyes blurred.
“If I didn’t write down my past memories in a notebook every day, I would forget everything. After that, I couldn’t even remember my name very well.”
I guess so.
Except for Muden, no one could hold on.
There were many guys like Aaron in Niflheim. Heroes who tried to overcome their lack of talent with effort. However, the results were all disastrous.
“Your brother came to the stadium for the preliminaries too. How did you see me?”
“It was pretty good. I think I learned intermediate spearmanship.”
I answered honestly.
He has grown to the point where he cannot be seen as the old Aaron.
That would be enough to reach the level of a usable hero.
“okay.”
Hearing my answer, Aaron smiled bitterly.
“That was my ’57.”
“…”
“To look at the same place as older brother… how many years will it take?”
Aaron brought the empty water cup to his mouth.
“I’m sorry. I lamented my situation.”
“No, I sent you there. You should listen to this much.”
“thank you…….”
“By the way, why did you come out already? Shouldn’t you roll more there?”
Aaron shook his head.
“Master said I lacked something.”
“Talent… it’s not.”
it’s a talent
That’s a stupid answer.
I laughed.
“You came out to find that lack?”
“It should be said that he was kicked out.”
Aaron briefly recounted his journey.
Aaron, who was criticized by Muden for not being able to succeed himself, left the special dimension and was transferred to Niflheim’s training center. That was two weeks ago. And she said she trained alongside the jockeys currently competing in the event.
‘… … .’
Aaron spoke calmly, but I could roughly guess how he felt.
Did you say it was the second coming of the Sword Demon? There was a genius who surpassed the decades this guy spent in the special dimension in just a few days.
“That hero is amazing. I realized all kinds of difficult principles in one day that I could not understand even after hearing them hundreds of times, and even applied them the next day. It seemed like it. Just like my older brother.”
Aaron scratched his nose and laughed.
“I’m on the contrary to him,” he said.
“Are you sure you can win?”
“I intend to do my best. For now.”
I sighed.
If Aaron’s skills he saw at the preliminary round are all his skills, the chances are not high.
Not to mention that guy from Niflheim, even more so for Belquist, who had risen to a higher level. Although he is a genius, Belquist has another talent that he lacks. I’m sure Belquist will beat Niflheim’s chief. That’s why I sent Belquist to the individual competition.
Aaron chatted with me for about 30 minutes and then went back.
The small talk was also mixed with stories about Belquist. He said he was strong enough to be unrecognized. Even while praising the other guy, Aaron maintained a bright expression throughout.
‘… … That’s great.’
the appetite is bitter
Muden was a special case.
I was well aware of the fact that effort and achievement are never proportional, both in reality and in pick-me-up.
Even knowing that Aaron’s chances of growing up are low,
I was the one who sent that guy to Muden.
‘I’ll have to contact Yurnet after this tournament.’
If it really didn’t work out, I don’t want to make that fool suffer any more.
I have to force myself to come back.
The instructor position for Aaron was still vacant.
It was the second day when the first round was held.
[Someone asked for no jam! Tell me quickly!]
The red-faced fairy was running amok.
[How dare you play this battle royale that you put all your heart and soul into! I’ll throw away the muk bowl! for you? Did the non-regular slave envy and protest against me as an excellent full-time worker? I’m going to smash your head!]
The fairy grabbed the collar of the temple standing behind and shook it frantically.
Do nothing but play. Even the BJs who occasionally relayed battle royales that only take place in 4-star cities stopped broadcasting in the second half of the preliminaries.
The reason was simple.
If it’s a survival game, you don’t have to fight hard until the end.
After settling down in a suitable place, making a base and camping was enough. Even if you run into another hero, just ignore it and walk past it. If I fight and die, I will only lose.
Because everyone was thinking the same thing, almost no battle broke out throughout the day.
Of course, there were exceptions.
“Crazy dog!”
The woman who made eye contact with me freaked out and backed away.
“He’s crazy…”
“He said he’s a fucking murderer who freaks out when he sees blood? Totally…”
“They said they found every one of the people who were running away and killed them all…”
Heroes whispered around me.
Someone gave me a pompous nickname like the second coming of the Sword Demon, and I’m a crazy dog?
‘I remembered all the faces.’
[From today, I will add a special rule! Twinkle fairy power!]
The fairy swung a small star staff.
[4. The speed at which the field narrows becomes even faster! A magnetic field is created outside the field, and contact with it will result in immediate death.]
[5. Increases the quality and quantity of supplies throughout the field. Also, if you kill opponents in succession, you will get bonus points. Kill me!]
Rules have been added to the description window on the right side of the field of view.
[The number of people in this first round is for 10 people. As you can see, I added a trendy rule. It will end quickly so that you can feel the sense of spyd. Let’s all start!]
slap!
As the fairy waved the whip in her left hand, preparations for the finals began.
The number of participants in the first round was 10. As the field is narrow, a quick decision is expected.
and.
‘Did you say it was a bonus point?’
Points are awarded for killing contestants.
According to the calculations, if you achieve an all-kill, you can get points equivalent to winning two mini-games.
“Two groups! Are you all gathered?”
The female employee looked around at the participants and said.
A dimension door was created, while returning an item to the display case.
“Ugh, the same group as a mad dog… yup!”
The man whose eyes met mine covered his mouth.
“A mad dog?”
“Oh, nothing!”
The man hurriedly backed away.
There were 9 participants of this group 2 gathered there.
They looked at me and started to run around.
“Is he that strong?”
“First we have to work together…”
I hear everything.
this is annoying
It looks like a 9 to 1 ratio.
Why did this happen?
By the next day, word had spread about me to all the participants in the Battle Royale.
Of course, I stood out, but not to this extent.
Not natural.
As if someone did it on purpose.
‘I was going to relax a bit today.’
I tried to pay attention to the finals of the individual competition and focus on the battle royale finals.
As the quality of participating heroes increased, it was planned to proceed slowly.
But, unintentionally, the plan went awry.
“Whoops…”
I looked back.
Across the crowd, a gorgeous woman with blonde hair was smiling.
It was the guy who called the other heroes catchers yesterday.
Are you caught on that girl’s radar screen? It doesn’t matter.
I laughed and turned my back.
[Hey! you!]
While waiting to participate, a fairy on the podium flew in.
[I heard the rumor! People praised you for saying that the game you won was so much fun. I’m expecting a lot. Please take good care of this Gyeonggi-do. I’m aiming for a full-time job opportunity!]
The fairy laughed and patted my shoulder.
I said, standing still.
“If you kill them all.”
[…] … ?]
“If I kill all the contestants by myself, is there any bonus?”
The fairy who had been blinking her eyes burst into laughter.
[Oh Hong Hong! cool! If you kill all 9 people by yourself, I’ll double your bonus points!]
“good.”
I went inside the portal first, leaving the other contestants busy devising a plan to eliminate me.
crazy bitch
Then it wouldn’t be too bad to follow the rumors.
