The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

37 – Questionable Defeat.

As I said before, I’m pretty strong in the academy.

Ever since then, it is a body that has been rolling around in real battles in the harsh northern part.

Pain!

“Ugh…!”

“That’s it!”

Well, to put it simply, an ordinary academy student. It was easy to deal with if they were in the same first year.

“First year Kyou Wentos wins!”

The wooden sword is hit on the wrist and the defeated opponent bows his head to greet each other.

With this, they advanced to the round of 32, and applause poured out in a theater full of people, probably because of the outdoor performance scheduled after this.

Hmm, it’s not a bad feeling to taste the sense of victory amidst so many applause.

They waved lightly and responded to their support.

…I didn’t know that, but the winners of the two matches in front of me also did this.

I looked towards Riel, who was sitting in the audience, and her eyes met.

Riel sits with the others in a comfortable seat with a good view of the stadium and surroundings.

Since I was sitting at the seat I had reserved and waving with a big smile, I also smiled and waved at him.

Now that I think about it, I did a good job of reserving my seat. I didn’t expect it to be this crowded.

“Then let’s continue… The next match…!”

Today, we are supposed to play as many rounds of 64-32 as possible, but even in the round of 64, we have to play 32 rounds, so there is not much time.

When it’s over, you have to come down the stage quickly.

…It was like that in all the matches before me.

In many ways, it was fortunate that I did not play the first game. If the first match had been me, I would have been embarrassed.

There were still more than 20 games left after my game, so I headed to the audience.

Even now, two unknown students were fiercely sharing swords on stage.

“Congratulations!!”

As soon as we arrived at the audience, Riel congratulated us.

“I’m still in the round of 32, so what?”

“hehehe, but congratulations should be celebrated.”

I smiled at Riel, who smiled brightly, and she looked around the audience for a while.

Emilia was putting her hat back on her hat with anxious eyes, as if she was worried about her surroundings, and Iris-senpai was watching the confrontation on stage with a serious expression.

All of them are strong players who passed the preliminaries. There must be something to be gained by watching seniors.

I also decided to sit down next to Riel and watch the game.

“The next game is…”

About an hour had passed, and the round of 64 was about to enter the second half.

“The next game, Year 2 Balder Nolan vs Year 1 Alan Ludwig!”

A familiar name came into my ears.

“Oh, it’s Balder’s turn. He’s a pretty strong guy.”

“Do you know someone?”

It was Emilia who responded to Iris-senpai’s self-talk.

“He is a guy who uses a great swordsmanship that is a variation of the kingdom’s military swordsmanship in his own way. Even among the second years, he is considered strong.”

It’s common to slightly change swordsmanship depending on the weapon, but if Iris-senpai is strong enough, he must be skilled enough.

The second year senior who actually came on stage was two heads taller than Alan.

A gray-haired man, holding a wooden sword that was even bigger than an ordinary wooden sword in one hand, was standing on the stage with a dignified appearance.

…For a wooden sword like that, I think it’s supposed to be held with two hands, because of the length of the handle, but I just hold it with one hand.

That’s how big and powerful it is.

Meanwhile, Alan brought up a large wooden shield in addition to his wooden sword.

A shield is a wise choice.

Magic swordsmen do not hold shields well to activate magic with one hand.

At most, a buckler the size of a pot lid that can be worn around the wrist?

But in the martial arts division of the martial arts division, the use of magic is forbidden, so it is not a bad idea to use a shield as much as not to use magic.

Cheers were heard shouting the name Balder among the student audience.

As Iris senpai said, it seems that she is a well-known person among the 2nd year students.

“Then…Start the match!”

With the referee’s command, the two clashed.

“Heh…”

Balder Nolan sneered as he watched Alan Ludwig calmly block his wildly swung sword with his shield.

He knew this after sharing the sword several times. This guy’s sword is splendid, but lacks substance.

I could tell because it was Balder who had sparred with Iris Reichnair, who was said to be the strongest in the 2nd year, using the same swordsmanship.

Alan, who blocked Balder’s sword with a shield, took advantage of the gap and stabbed his sword.

“Clumsy! Junior!”

Balder lightly evades stabbing and uses that momentum to rotate his body to strike.

Alan, who saw this, was shocked and hurriedly used his shield to block it.

Damn!!

There was a loud sound of the wooden sword striking the shield, and Alan’s body was pushed aside about three steps.

Alan frowns as if the hand holding the shield is tingling.

“I’ll do it!”

Without missing that momentum, Balder raised his sword high and slashed it down.

If hit, it’s a blow that will end in a knockout.

But Alan, hot and alert, hurriedly grabbed his shield and threw himself backwards.

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Kang!

Balder’s sword struck Alan’s shield as he flung backwards.

Alan narrowly escaped the attack, but ended up stamping his butt from behind.

Light laughter erupted from the audience, but Alan didn’t care and got up hastily to prepare for the next attack.

“He’s a really good runner.”

“……”

Balder’s light provocation, but Alan threw the shield he was holding in his hand as if he didn’t care.

There was already a crack in the wooden shield that blocked Balder’s sword.

“It’s not like I can’t use it just because I went gold…?”

At Balder’s questionable voice, Alan silently gripped the sword with both hands.

“Ah, sure. Are you going to bet everything on the attack? I love that kind of thing.”

Balder also held the sword with both hands and took a stance.

“Now, try attacking.”

Alan grabbed the sword with both hands and rushed at it, striking it like crazy.

A sword attack that attacks like a storm.

It was to the point where cheers erupted from among the audience.

But the look on Iris’s face while watching the match was not good.

“I can’t see you.”

Senior Iris crumpled his expression and burst out dissatisfied.

I looked at Iris-senpai, wondering what she was talking about, and she continued.

“They look gorgeous, but none of them have any real attacks. Even if they hit all of them, they’ll only tingle and talk.”

Iris-senpai grumbled, muttering, “It’s like being fooled by something like that and screaming…”

Certainly, from my point of view, it is a fast and splendid sword attack that does not look threatening at all.

Even his opponent, Balder-senpai, is blocking each attack with his sword with a smile on his face.

Alan, who had been attacking dozens of times like that, stopped attacking and took a breath on the spot as if exhausted.

It was the moment when Balder, who had blocked all of Alan’s attacks, raised his sword to move.

“Uh…?”

Iris-senpai’s embarrassed voice, and I felt the same way.

Senior Balder suddenly grabbed her head and staggered her legs on the spot.

“What? Was the impact of the attack delayed…?”

I heard a voice muttering those words from behind.

This is nonsense. Just because you blocked all those attacks, the shock comes too late?

“That’s what makes Balder stumble? What the hell…?”

Senior Iris must have felt the same way.

However, time passed regardless of the question, and Alan, who was hot and alert, did not miss the opportunity and raised his sword and rushed at Balder.

Paang!!

Along with the huge blast, senior Balder lost her sword and fell to her knees.

“That’s it! 1St year Alan Ludwig’s victory!”

With the referee’s declaration, cheers flowed from the arena.

In the eyes of the audience, it was a come-from-behind victory with a splendid attack, so it deserves a shout.

However, there were a few spectators whose expressions were very unflattering.

Like me or Iris-senpai.

“Nonsense…”

“You can do that with that kind of attack?”

“Actually, it only looks like it, but was it unexpectedly powerful…? Did we look at it wrong?”

Such voices come from all over the place.

“Then the next match…”

But the referee’s declaration announcing the next game, such voices were quickly buried.

After that, the games went on and on.

The game continued without a break until the round of 64 was over, and we had a little break before the round of 32 started.

FYI, senior Iris finished the round of 64 with a landslide victory as if it were natural.

Balder Nolan came out after the game and sat on a bench in the park.

“Damn…What the hell…?”

The opponent’s skills weren’t that great. I heard that the opponent was a magic swordsman, but the level of swordsmanship was slightly lower than that of a low-ranking knight.

In fact, the seemingly flashy swordsmanship contained only a level of power that would hurt if hit, and it was the same when he blocked dozens of consecutive attacks he used in the second half.

Rather, it was an attack that made him wonder if his grip would hurt even more from the sword he blocked.

So when he finished his attack and took a breath, it was time to lightly subdue and finish it.

Suddenly, dizziness came along with an intense headache.

Where did I get it wrong in the beginning? I thought.

But even if I got it wrong, it wouldn’t be so dizzy. Balder is also a hardened warrior.

So is it magic? However, I couldn’t feel the movement of his magic power at all.

In the end, Balder couldn’t move due to the unknown headache and dizziness, and he lost his sword in Alan’s attack with all his might.

“What the hell was that…That was…”

But that wasn’t the reason Balder was doing this.

Sudden headaches or dizziness… Can happen by accident.

I must have done the conditioning wrong… It was a part that could have been overlooked.

But when the headache and dizziness came, the sound I heard

‘Kick-kick-kick…’

Laughter, like that of a child playing a prank, made Balder fall into doubt.