Episode 245: Survival Tournament (1)
The day of the full-fledged college league has dawned.
Participants from Colosseo, Varangian, and Themiscyra knocked on the door of the Mage Tower.
The front door of the magic tower opened by itself as soon as I knocked.
It was like a creature opening its mouth.
“… … Wow.”
The students who entered the tower couldn’t help but exclaim.
From the outside, the Mage Tower is just a tall and narrow building, but once you go inside, there is no spectacle.
On each floor, there were vast forests, lakes, seas, deserts, canyons where lava flowed, and snowy mountains with blizzards.
On the ceiling, countless stars gathered to form a constellation, and they gathered to make a huge Milky Way flow.
The sound of the waterfall running down the wall is cold.
Every time the water droplets hit the nearby mushrooms, a brilliant music sound was heard and glowing fireflies flew into the air.
Every time I climbed the stairs, the babbling brook ran coolly between my toes.
It filled up to the knees, waist, shoulders, and top of the head and swallowed up all the space.
At first, the students who struggled and panicked about falling into the water soon regained their composure and began to enjoy the phenomenon.
‘Magic Water’ is also one of the Artifacts you can receive when you win the tournament.
This mystical water could be drunk or immersed in limbs, but it did not get wet when the head was placed in it, and it was possible to breathe.
“Wow, look at this! None of my clothes got wet! Smooth it out!”
“I can breathe and I can hear the words clearly. amazing-“
“But it definitely feels like being in the water!”
The students swam in this mysterious space, swimming between forests and mountains, deserts and volcanoes, seas and deserts, canyons and the Milky Way, and went up.
And the higher you climb, the more new spaces, unusual topography, and mysterious natural phenomena are revealed in front of the students.
The essence of magic that distorted the laws of space and grafted different places together, this was the reality of the Mage Tower.
* * *
before the battle for survival. There was a procedure in which representatives from each school gathered and discussed.
First and foremost, the top priority is to select the map on which this tournament will take place.
<Olympiad Survival Contest – Map Selection>
Lava Field (Inferno Hell)/Volcano (Charle Perot Great Crater)/Desert (Yuni)/Jungle (Red and Black Mountain)/Snow Mountain (Fortress Tochka)/Sea (Harsh Sea)/Abandoned Mine (Forgotten Land)/… …
A variety of terrains are presented as competition sites.
And the representatives of each school had a different topography they wanted.
The representative of the Varangians, Bakiraga, wanted a snowy mountain covered in snow and ice.
“Northern people are strong against the cold. Ice, snow is like a blanket.”
Lovegood, the representative of Themiscyra, wanted the sea.
“Because people in the south are used to the sea. There is no particular reason.”
Hohenheim, the representative of the Mage Tower, wanted a lava field.
“Because my specialty is magic that creates fire and lava. whoop whoop-”
And soon, it was the turn of Dolores, the representative of Colosseo.
“… … .”
together? Dolores was preoccupied with other thoughts.
She was now thinking about what had happened at the inn yesterday.
About Bikir!
‘Strange. No matter how you think… … .’
How can you be so strong? Are men different? But is there such a difference in weight class?
During her school life, Dolores has experienced a total of three college leagues so far, and it was the first time she saw a male student confronting the Bakira family with strength.
That is also the first year of Colosseo.
‘The grades I got in the midterm exam, the knowledge comparable to Professor Banshee’s, and even the suspicious penalty points… … .’
For a moment, a thought passed through Dolores’ mind.
‘Perhaps the royal family who entered the academy hiding their identity… … ?’
What if this chirashi that everyone dismisses as just a rumor is true? If so, it makes sense to some extent.
‘But there is no evidence for that. Ay, that’s probably not it.’
When Dolores is lost in thought, remembering Vikir’s face.
“Hey, saintess.”
Vakiraga, who was next to her, called out to Dolores.
“What are you thinking about so intently?”
“Oh, sorry. Think about the arm wrestling match yesterday.”
As Dolores straightened up, Bakiraga grinned with a mischievous smile.
“How is it because your boyfriend is unexpectedly strong?”
“… … yes?”
“I thought I was single for 3 years while I was in school, so I wondered if I wasn’t interested in men. It turns out that men’s eyes are very difficult. Yes, that guy must have been enough.”
“yes? no what is that… … .”
“What? Was it a secret relationship? Hahaha – I didn’t notice this. Campus couples can do that. CC, good times.”
Bakiraga chuckled and shook her head.
Dolores instantly realized the meaning of his words and tried to correct the misunderstanding.
sizzling… …
I couldn’t do that because the wheel that selects the map started to turn.
yet.
… Crunches!
The turntable stopped.
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The arrow in the center was pointing to the map where today’s tournament would take place.
and.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
Vakira of Varangian, Hohenheim of Magic Tower, Lovegood of Themiscyra, and Dolores of Colosseo.
All four student representatives frowned at once.
<Olympiad Survival Contest – Map Selection>
Jungle (Red and Black Mountains)
This is because the map that was equally worst for everyone was selected as today’s tournament map.
* * *
Meanwhile.
The practitioners of the competition from each school gathered in one place.
North of the Round Table. Sitting there was a stocky, muscular man with a bushy beard and a helmet with buffalo horns.
On the south side, a woman with a bow and a sword on her back is crossing her legs.
To the east sat an old man of immense build, with gray hair, white eyebrows and a long, full white beard.
They are ‘Basilios’, the deputy warden of the Varangians, ‘Hippolyte’, the headmaster of Themiscyra, and ‘Blue Whale’, the owner of the mage tower.
And on the west side of the round table sat a middle-aged man with dark long hair and deep eyes.
He was Professor ‘Banshee’, Vice Principal of Colosseo Academy.
The master of the mage tower, ‘Blue Whale’, opened his mouth.
“Heh heh- It’s an honor to have this year’s tournament at our Mage Tower. A bio to express gratitude to those in charge who have gone a long way.”
He asked, looking alternately at the representatives of the Varangian and Colosseo.
“By the way, why did the vice-president and the vice-principal come here? Aren’t the warden and the principal not at their seats?”
The question was why the second rank came instead of the chief executive.
At those words, Deputy Director Basilios expressed disapproval.
“Because of the ‘unsavory thing’ that happened last time, the warden is still recovering.”
“Oops. It’s because of that villain who says ‘Miss Ouroboros’ or something.”
The Blue Whale of the Magic Tower stretched out a finger and drew it once in the air.
Then, a newspaper article popped up in front of me.
[Breaking News] The Hound of the Night. An evil deed that knows no end!?
-(※This article has been corrected)-
-The worst villain of all time, ‘Night Hound’, ‘Miss Ouroboros’, has once again revealed its fangs.
Last dawn, the students of the Varangian Training Center, who were on a school trip to the ecliptic, were attacked by the ‘Night Hound’ ‘Miss Ouroboros’ and suffered great damage… …
00 minor injuries, 00 serious injuries… … Among them, the Varangian’s training center ‘… … ‘ Also included… …
Meanwhile, no fingerprints were detected in the ‘broken vodka bottle’, the only piece of evidence left at the scene… …
It was a newspaper published by the Colosseo Academy’s newspaper department ‘Ryukion’ in the past.
As the article said, the Varangian had been terrorized by a mysterious assailant once before, and the aftermath seemed to still linger.
(As a result of a belated investigation, it was revealed that the being who attacked the Varangian was not a night hound, but Miss Ouroboros, and the cause of the attack was also found to be the work of an unfamiliar criminal due to a grudge)
In this fight, the Varangian’s training chief was seriously injured, so today’s Deputy Director Basilios participated as acting director.
Meanwhile.
“The reason why the headmaster of our school couldn’t come… … .”
The moment Professor Banshee is about to open his mouth to say something.
… Crunches!
I wondered if the wheel was spinning, and the map was confirmed.
Red and Black Mountain floods. This is the terrain where 400 students from 4 schools must compete for survival today.
The subject naturally changed.
Seeing that Suhae was selected as the map for the competition, all the school principals swallowed a low voice.
“It turns out that the map that everyone hates the most has come out.”
“you’re right. Even though it is difficult to find food and drinking water in places like volcanic regions or snowy mountains, it is possible to preserve it by drying it in the cool wind or burying it in the ground once you get it.”
“But because the jungle is hot and humid, everything rots quickly. It is difficult to get food and drinking water because there are many things that are contaminated or poisonous.”
“… … .”
Before long, a large mirror containing the faces of 400 students floated above the round table.
This mirror is a legendary magic tool called the ‘Extra Eye’, which is said to be able to see the current status of the desired person even from a thousand miles away.
Everyone was in awe of the blue whale’s artifact.
“Oh oh. The Mage Tower’s ‘extra eyes’ are always mysterious.”
“You can see all the students in it.”
“You can see what 400 people are doing right in front of you.”
“… … .”
Professor Banshee didn’t say much this time, with his arms crossed.
Before long, the principals of each school began to chat while watching the students of their respective schools.
“Okay, so who are the favorites to win this tournament?”
“Isn’t that the Varangian’s ‘Vakiraga’, Themiscyra’s ‘Lovegood’, the Mage Tower’s ‘Snobbed Clown’, and the Colosseo’s ‘Dolores’?”
“Well, those kids had the best grades among their peers in the competitions the year before and last year. There is a high probability that those children will receive the artifact.”
“… … .”
However, Professor Banshee is still silent.
But he was staring blankly elsewhere.
Then, the heads of other schools ask with a puzzled expression.
“Deputy Principal Banshee? May I ask where you are looking?”
“Miss Dolores, the ace of Colosseo, is located on the other side?”
“The direction you are looking at is the one where the first graders are gathered.”
But Professor Banshee only snorts with excitement.
“Looking at someone else.”
With a cold attitude, as if he wasn’t interested.
