Munchkin of the Summoning Academy

Summoner’s Cup (8)

“Then 10, 9, 8…”

The countdown began in the tightly frozen air.

There was a little distance from each other, but because there were so many people, it was not very comfortable.

Thanks to this, I was able to watch the players blatantly staring at me from both sides.

The Royal Summoning Academy team I belonged to was 2nd in horse riding and 3rd in summoning healing.

It currently ranks 2nd overall.

Those who are serious about winning will not want to give any more points.

It is natural for this side to receive a concentrated attack.

Of course, you can’t be fooled by that.

This is where the ground school ends.

As he tried to loosen his stiffened fingers with tension, the trumpet sounded at last.

I immediately pulled one out of the quiver.

“Start the match!”

Even though it is an unpopular sport, the sound of shouts ringing in the ears.

You can get extra points by dropping other players, but the points you get based on your rank are much higher.

Once you have to survive

With that in mind, I walked away.

The two people who had been watching me before fired arrows without hesitation.

One foot hid behind the pillar to avoid it, but the other foot flew at a time lag, so it was difficult.

Since the technique has not yet been established, there is no choice but to compete with pure archery.

I calmed my beating heart and focused on the target.

“Suck!”

I stopped breathing for a while, pulled the protest, and immediately liberated.

An arrow shot from a bow string filled with magical energy shattered the opponent’s.

Easily splits steel arrowheads and pierces wooden arrowheads.

Even then, the strength remained and it hit the opponent’s protective gear.

“Uh, what…”

“Are you going to hit flying arrows?”

Beep profit!

With a loud warning sound, the decision to fail was announced.

The escorts who were waiting outside the stadium use repatriation techniques to pull out the losers.

Now, the shouts from the audience are enough to give me a headache.

Still, it wasn’t a bad feeling to hear the family name being chanted countless times.

“Wow!”

“How the hell is that…”

“Stop it! You can’t let the academy team’s master build the magic!”

The players who watched my stunts tried to chase without delay.

I sent one more person in the same way as before.

The bow I use is an elf hunting bow. Although small in size, it is a masterpiece that can fly far with a slight pull.

Besides, the arrow is a special product made by order from the Summoning Alchemy Department.

As it is small and light for hunting, it flies much faster than other arrows.

It’s solid, needless to say.

If it’s purely about the performance of the equipment, I’d be the best in this arena.

As if rebuking such optimism, a terrible roar erupted from the other side of the arena.

Aww!

It starts with a bloody explosion, followed by a collapse sound of something heavy collapsing.

When he turned his head quickly, one of the pillars of the stadium had been smashed.

It was installed as an obstacle, so it is quite thick and solid…

To pierce through it with an arrow, it’s absurd.

“Uh, what else is that?”

“…a super artifact!”

“Can I bring something like that?”

As the thick dust was removed, the woman holding the black archery smiled.

If my memory is correct, I belong to the adventurer team.

I was worried about the safety of the player who was hit, but fortunately, the agents seem to have escaped in time.

The adventurer, who climbed on the pole with a light movement, threatened the players around him with his bow.

But that’s bullshit.

No matter how high-end artifacts are, they will not be able to launch such attacks in a row.

It will probably consume a lot of the user’s mana.

I decided to buy my own body first.

‘Concentrate.’

When I shot all three arrows that flew one by one, the guys who drove me into a corner gave me a small click.

Still, they’re already predicting victory.

Unlike me, there’s a little more leeway, so it’s easier to build a spell.

It is forbidden to set up a technique before the game starts, so in the beginning, a fight centered on archery unfolded, but…

Now, the time has come for the players to complete their ceremonies one by one.

Unsurprisingly, the arrow that was flying in front disappeared with the halo and moved to the side.

It is illegal to attack directly with summoning, but it is possible to use it indirectly.

“Okay, I got it…”

“The portal is open!”

I activated the magic trick I had prepared and returned the arrow to the owner.

A player being repatriated with a lot to say.

A startling reaction came from the other two who formed the siege.

“Would there have been no time to build a rite?”

“El Cloud! El Cloud!”

It fires rapidly while welcoming the chanting that rings in your ears.

After three shots were fired, another person was eliminated when using the technique.

No matter how light and fast his body was, he could not avoid the arrows flying in three directions at the same time.

“how…”

By now, Ersa in the players waiting room must be showing a happy expression.

I was so confident that I built a new technique.

Originally, it was necessary to use at least one hand to materialize and organize the procedure, but…

I was able to skip that process through the two weeks of special training.

Training to build and activate magic anytime, anywhere.

This is a technique that Ersa called hard casting.

I couldn’t even practice archery properly because I had to learn what was originally for high school students in just two weeks.

Still, Ersa was right.

Thanks to the practice of hard casting, the game became easier when it came time to use Summoning.

Much better than doing two more weeks of archery, which I’ve been doing for over 10 years.

Gradually I had some free time, so I turned the bow to the side and aimed at the player behind the pillar.

“Ugh!”

“T, trick shot? It’s not some kind of acrobatics…”

Players who kick their tongues at arrows that are gently curved and flying.

In order to bend properly, you have to slow down on purpose, so it’s a difficult technique to use in practice…

For now, you just need to get a hit roll.

Those who felt a strong sense of crisis looked at me, but I couldn’t keep myself in check.

If I focus on me, the one with the special artifact will run rampant.

It is not easy to cooperate because it is a battle royale rule in the first place.

I took note of the number of arrows left and knocked down my competitors one after another.

Avoid flying arrows by rolling them, and use summoning skills to move up the pillars.

They hit all the arrows they were pursuing and dropped them, then aimed at each one in turn.

Now that there are few players left, the stadium has become a hunting ground for me and the Artifact owner.

I’m sure the middle will be ranked based on how well they dodged the two of us.

‘Are you doing something for me?’

Slowly, I was thinking such an arrogant thought.

A woman with a black large bow slowly aimed at me.

I wanted to check it by flying arrows, but it was impossible because the wind was blowing like crazy.

It is an additional effect that occurs instead of consuming enormous mana.

“Be careful, master!”

A torrent of magical power that was sucked into one point while murmuring slightly.

Shortly thereafter, a beam of light condensed on the bow was fired towards the pillars beneath my feet.

The speed is not different from that of a normal arrow, but the destructive power will be terrifying.

I hurriedly flew into the air and opened the portal.

“Ah!”

As soon as the arrow hit, the thick stone pillar was completely broken.

Even after creating a wave of debris, it seemed as if there was still strength left, and it barely landed on the floor of the arena.

If I hit it right, I can’t even pick out the bones.

I wonder if I can use this in a contest, but Eshas just smiles.

At some point, it was just the two of us left on the pitch.

I built up the technique again and fired arrows.

If the same attack flies, it’s dangerous, so I tried to contain it…

When the opponent activates the artifact once more, a strong wind is generated and it misses.

‘Two rounds? Do you still have that much magic left?’

Confused by the unexpected response, she grinned.

But there’s no blood on his face anymore.

He was probably on the verge of exhaustion from preparing for the second strike.

You can win by avoiding this one, but the construction of the spell is slow.

I decided to run to her and close the distance.

It’s no use hiding behind a pillar anyway.

I really wanted to surrender, but because of my betting, I can’t do that.

The stadium, which had been filled with all kinds of shouts and clamors, suddenly became quiet as if a mouse had died.

“profit…”

My heart aches as if I had already been hit by an arrow as I watched the protests towards this side.

Can’t it be too late?

The moment I desperately finished the rite.

The opponent who used his energy and activated the artifact suddenly fell to one knee.

“What?”

A moan came out of a slightly open mouth.

Of course, but it wasn’t intentional.

I was exhausted from firing artifacts forcibly.

As I smiled, confident of victory, she let go of the bowstring helplessly.

“Oh no! You have to stop…”

“oh?”

Originally, the attack had to be canceled… but it probably didn’t even have enough energy left.

The arrows released from her hand began to fly at an absurdly high angle.

At the point when I got down on one knee, the aim was already misaligned.

I quickly turned my head to look at the expected impact point.

The place where the arrowhead was pointed was none other than the spectator’s seat.

It is also a place for common people, so the defense is relatively weak.

Of course, it’s in the middle of a dangerous match, so there’s a defensive spell on it, but that arrow will break it with ease.

It is sure to have the power to crush even a stone pillar the size of a beautiful tree with one blow.

‘Is that a bit dangerous?’

It’s not easy to move a projectile with that kind of power through repatriation.

The moment I thought so

The limbs moved earlier than the head, which had hardened with tension.

I put a lot of magical energy into the demonstration and shot the arrow that I had stored in advance.

cheap!

The arrow that flew with a bloody pounding sound hit the tail of the guy that flew first.

A feat that is possible because it is a small and fast hunting arrow.

Thanks to this, the arrow that flew straight was deflected sideways and hit the defensive spell that covered the arena at an angle.

Immediately after, the hemispherical defensive spells were broken horizontally with a terrible sound.

Spectacular as if someone had cut it with the sword of a giant.

However, thanks to the deflection, it did not penetrate.

Of course, there are no casualties.

“Ah, ah, I’m glad… I’m alive…”

“Whoa.”

I let out a small sigh, pulled out an arrow once, and aimed it at my opponent.

Not having the strength to even lift a finger, she smiled bitterly and surrendered.

The freezing cold stadium became noisy once again.

“The winner of the three-game archery event, Earl of El Cloud!”

“Wow, thank you, master. I thought I was completely ruined…”

The archer, who barely got up after holding my hand, expressed his thanks belatedly.

If a player dies during a match, it may be treated as an accident, but…

If there is an accident on the side of the spectators, it is an unconditional prison sentence.

I put the bow on my back and corrected the title a bit.

“It’s not a master, it’s a count.”

“Oh, did you go? Excuse me because I’m from an ignorant adventurer…”

After joking around, she again expressed her gratitude and moved to the podium.

As you can see, the 2nd place is also satisfactory.

Eventually, when it was time to announce her acceptance speech, her true intentions were revealed.

“Ah, I’m really sorry for causing an accident just before. But I think everyone has seen the power of this artifact, the Black Dragon’s Great Bow.”

“Hey, advertising here?”

“Leave it alone. It’s a joke I don’t hate.”

The narrator and moderator of the contest had a shy expression on his face, but Eshas didn’t care.

With the dragon’s permission, she quickly rolled her tongue.

“The artifacts excavated from the ruins by our expedition team will be sold at the capital auction house in 3 days!

In the first place, I must have participated in the contest as an advertisement for that artifact.

After announcing the award with a soft smile, I returned to the players waiting room.

The waitress had just arrived in the waiting room.

“Master, you have worked really hard. You have exalted the name of El Cloud.”

“Okay! Let’s pick it up like this.”

Ignoring the delightful dean, I announced my real acceptance speech to the handmaiden who wiped my face with a wet towel.

“Madame. I’ll buy you that.”

“Um… An artifact like that would be worth keeping at the family level. I see.”

Having obtained the budget from her, I sat down on a chair, exhausted.

For some reason, Medusha removes Persia from her body and wraps it around my neck.

“Come on, let’s cool down a bit.”

“Ah. I was going to do it.”

“Go away! Are you going to freeze Lewis! Come practice your strength control or straighten out.”

“Master, it was wonderful.”

While Medusha blocked Laurie’s access, Persia blew cold air and licked the nape of my neck.

I trembled at the crunchy touch and leaned my back on the chair.