Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Battle War, Begin!!

[Everything, it finally started also the moment awaited by all of us. This year's Battle War is about to start soon. I am Yuri, the idol of the entire empire will give you all the news about this year's Battle War.]

From the projection magic tools scattered throughout the empire, a girl was guiding the event. Despite wearing glasses, she was so cheerful that the person who saw her was excited.

[I'm sure everyone already knows what the Battle War battle will be like this year. But here I will explain it again. Oh.. before that, I will introduce the figure who accompanied me to comment on Battle War this time. A beauty and said to be the girl who had the most intelligent brain in the empire, who else if not the princess Norn.]

{Salam knows everything}

[As you can see for yourself, she is beautiful. I want to be like you. By the way, is it true that your goal of studying abroad is to improve the magic school system in the empire?]

{So you can say that. It's just that it's still a secret. I hope everyone is patient until then come}

Princess Norn blinked one of her eyes. It's simple, but it makes its charm even more recognizable.

[I'm really looking forward to it. I also wonder what about the magic school system later. Unfortunately, we'll discuss all of that later if the time comes. Now, let me explain the rules and format of the fight this time.]

The projection changed to an image of the floating island of Avalon. Do not forget the various signs in various places.

[The battle format this time is Battle Royale. The last person standing is the winner. Princess Norn, it's certainly not just that, is it?]

{Absolutely. Although Battle Royale is said to be a simple format, but it is also the most effective format for determining winners, and of course the strongest.}

[Yesterday night all participants were introduced. No, more precisely there is still one more partner from Rairyuu Academy who has not shown his figure. It seems that the school does not want the identity of the participants to be known by the public. Is this reasonable?]

Princess Norn nodded.

{Everything is allowed as long as it does not break the rules. Using this method also reduces parties who want to find participant information first. In the second half participants are indeed required to analyze and find the best information possible. And of course cover information.}

[So apparently. I-i understand. I-i understand. Furthermore, in this Battle War each participant had a crystal. The crystal will be an emblem and also a sign of the leader. Uh...? You guys don't get it? I know you're impatient, so I'll let Princess Norn explain.]

{Every couple will have a leader. Participants will be eliminated if the leader is defeated. For its own emblem, it is used for the item marker that will be sent later.}

[In other words, the participant does not need to beat two participants to win?]

Princess Norn nodded in affirmation.

[Then what is meant by the goods delivered?]

{As everyone knows, on the island of Avalon there is very little amount of animals and plants to eat. Then considering the Battle War itself can last several days, participants will have difficulty getting food. Especially in this season. For this problem, participants will get goods from outside parties. But of course the goods will not be given directly.}

[So apparently. Emblems here are also used to recognize the goods sent. But aren't participants allowed to bring items in the fight?]

{Needs that can be carried a maximum of 5. Weapons in the form of swords or firearms will be counted.}

[Wouldn't that not benefit non-magical participants?]

{Do you mean Laila's partner? He is indeed disadvantaged in this rule, but if he is not prepared in all possibilities, he does not deserve to be a participant.}

[Ohhh. This rule is a little harsh, but it makes this year's Battle War even more interesting. I'm really impatient. By the way, in Battle War this time using an impact replacement system using Doll. Like the school uniform, the impact of the fight during the Battle War will be converted into a psychic attack, then the impact will be channeled to Doll. The condition of the losing participant is that Doll suffered heavy damage and the leader was defeated. Surrender will also be eliminated. I think everything is pretty clear for Battle War this time around. Princess Norn, do you want to add?]

{I remember that there was a condition given to Laila's husband. If she fails to be the winner, she will marry Riana .Since I don't want my sweet sister to have a husband like her, I ask that you try hard.}

[...]

The bustling atmosphere instantly turned silent by the bomb that Princess Norn had given her.

Then not long after that the crowd sounded more than ever. Not because I was impatient for the Battle War to begin immediately, but the cry of curses on people who would snatch their holy angels.

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"Tch!! Has she not had enough of Miss Laila's wife?"

"I understand how you feel, Theo. But you should be able to hold your emotions here. Tell me everything after it starts."

A young man with dark green hair could not hide his displeasure after listening to a bomb from princess Norn.

Theo Cornad is an SS-ranked magician and is also a Battle War participant representing Kinryuu Academy. He was the son of one of the ministers in the empire. With such a background, it was no wonder that she had such great talent as a magician.

Not far from him, a young man with red hair was busy sharpening his greatsword. He was Theo's partner. Just like Theo, he was an SS-ranked magician.

Both are User-type wizards. That's why using weapons other than Magic Arm is quite unique, but in the world of magic, many events where the form of Magic Arm is not in accordance with the talent possessed by a witch. In this situation, witches sometimes prefer to use other weapons.

"Shut up!! I know it's Zengrid. But I still can't accept this at all. Why does she always get high-class women?"

Hearing Theo's jealous ravings, Zengrid could only laugh wryly.

As a minister's son, Theo had great self-esteem. He often even throws a tantrum for childish reasons.

As his partner, facing Theo's vices is arguably extra work for Zengrid, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand why Theo behaves that way.

In the empire having great power would also gain great things anyway. I don't know if it's wealth, position, territory, fame and women. All things will come by themselves to the person who has the power.

The most visible example was the generals who were at least a mage of Master rank.

A general will not only have a large salary, but will also have a territory that can be arranged like a noble in another country.

Then the most tempting is that the tax given to the empire is only 20 percent of all taxes generated by the region. In addition, there are many other things that can be obtained during a large position.

As a minister's son, Theo knew that. That made him have great ambitions and continue to aspire to be the strongest. It was that ambition that led him to think that he was the chosen one.

"I know you still haven't received your proposal rejected by Laila."

"Guh!!"

"But Theo, once again I remind you to be careful about choosing opponents. How many times have we gotten into trouble for that."

"Don't tell me it's all my fault. It's their fault for not knowing where they are."

In the empire also always taught 'who has great power, then has great responsibility anyway'. Because of this principle, it is not surprising that the empire upholds power.

Merely, Theo seemed to have forgotten what happened if the one who used his power for evil, then there was no mercy for him.

All this time often Theo almost broke that line. If he wasn't a minister's son, maybe he'd be dead by now.

Unfortunately, the protection given by his parents made Theo even more arrogant.

"Yes yes, rather than that, we should start discussing our strategy in this fight."

"Why do you have to do such a troublesome thing? With my power, everything will be fine."

Zengrid sighed in heart.

As Theo's partner, he knew Theo's strength would be very influential in this fight.

Puppeter. That's the second name Theo has. He has the power to control people around him with magic. Whoever the opponent is, in the blink of an eye will become a comrade.

(Well... If he could use his magic on the opponent first, then everything would be fine)

But in his deepest heart Zengrid knew it was just a naive thought. The Battle War itself gathers all the most powerful students from each school and pits them to determine who is the best. The power Theo has is special, but it is common among the specials.

"After all, with the power to predict your future, aren't we invincible? As we always do, we'll be winners."

Theo showed a smile that could not hide his foul thoughts. It had been time and again that Zengrid had seen Theo lustfully upon seeing Laila. It was not difficult to know what he planned ahead with his strength.

"It's been time and time again not to rely too much on my strength. The future is not something that can be controlled."

"You think too much. The point is, do as we always do. Don't try to do things that interfere with my pleasure."

"All right..."

Zengrid sighed in heart. Actually there are many factors that become calculations in Battle War this time, but if it's useless to try to talk about it.

(To keep watch, I'll ask Sien Think for advice)

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In the other room, the other participants who heard the bomb from princess Norn had a different reaction.

"Either why do I feel princess Norn has a grudge against her. What's he doing?"

"Eitherway. Where might we know. But isn't this interesting?"

One was a girl with light blue long hair who gave off a powerful aura of an important and influential person.

The one sitting not far away was the black haired girl with the pony tail hairstyle. In addition to the mysterious aura, he gave off a sharp aura.

"Since we found out about him, we've known that he's interesting. Why discuss it again."

"Ahaha.you're right. Merely, could it be that princess Norn was on his side?"

"..."

The girl who had long blue hair did not immediately reply. Right now he was thinking hard because what his partner said made sense.

"Sorry, miss Meika. I don't want to make you anxious. It's just that by telling it to the public, participants who are not easy to control their emotions will immediately target Laila and Kuro."

Meika just smiled a little.

"...What you said is true, Yuko. It's just that I don't think this has that much effect because from the beginning they've been the target of other participants."

Because they investigated the other participants, they knew what they had done. Strengths, weaknesses, advantages, attractiveness, special abilities, forms of magic arm and magic beast, and most importantly achievements.

Of all the participants, Kuro is the one who has the most data of all. And of all that data there's nothing that doesn't interest people.

Background of the village of the Blad clan, a former member of the Shadow Knight and has another name Witch Reaper. The one who made the contract with the Dragon King. Have wealth and connections that cannot be underestimated. And of all that, what surprised him the most was the Demon King's descendant, Shiroyasha.

And of all those shocking things, he had other achievements like the title of King Of Sword from another country. Then in the battles in Dragonia and the capital, he was a person who had an important role in that fight.

With all of those things, it would not be strange if Kuro and Laila were said to be one of the strongest candidates that would win this year's Battle War. It was for this reason that no matter whether princess Norn added another bomb or not, this had absolutely no great influence.

"Then only fools will be provoked."

"really so. Kuro and Laila are indeed strong candidates in this year's Battle War, but don't forget that besides them, there's princess Victoria. Knight of Hounds and King of Sword of Knight Academy. And there are still many strong participants that are worth counting."

"Miss Meika don't forget that we're also on that list."

Unlike the previous, Meika showed a thin smile that made the aura around her change drastically.

"You're right. Indeed from our school Victoria's daughter is the one who gets the most attention. In this Battle War, I will have our names embedded in their memories."

"We'll do it."

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"What do you think of this, Serge? You also think he's an interesting person, right?"

The young man who was spoken to just fell silent closing his eyes while leaning against the wall of the room as if he did not care.

"Come on, I know you don't care about anything but swords. It's just that I hope your obsession wanes a little."

Again he did not answer.

Seeing that the young man just smiled wryly. He already knew very well the nature of his partner, so this was something he could understand.

When viewed from the status, the actions of Serge who continued to ignore him were indeed presumptuous actions. But because all status is meaningless in school life, using status as an excuse will only bury yourself.

"The man only speaks with his sword."

He finally spoke. Vigorously fighting.

"I know you want to fight soon, but you should know that there are more powerful enemies than him. Of course if we are lucky, we will fight him first. At that time I'll promise to let you fight as much."

"..."

Although still silent like a statue, but he could see that his partner was happy.

His sword-obsessed habit sometimes caused trouble, but this time he would let it go.

(In addition it will definitely attract a fight between two people who have the title of King of Sword)

If people saw his current expression, they would think that he was a bad person.

Unfortunately, maybe it's true.

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[After waiting for the Battle War to finally begin. Thank you to everyone who is patient waiting for the preparation of the participants and the committee.]

{With quite unique rules, it is natural that participants need time to prepare themselves. Especially for the fire element magicians, winter is a natural obstacle for them.}

The sun was rising, but there was no sign the blistering weather would appear.

Instead, the entire empire heated up as the peak of the annual event soon began.

[The participants will be sent using teleportation magic simultaneously. Their locations will be 2 kilometers away. Once they arrive, they are free to do anything to beat the other participants. Hm... Given the size of Avalon Island, isn't this too far away?]

{If you see the island from the mainland, a glimpse of the island of Avalon looks small. But in reality the island of Avalon is very wide. The distance of 2 kilometers between participants is actually arguably a close distance considering that participants can shorten the distance with magic.}

[So apparently. In addition to fighting, participants are also required to find enemies and hide from enemies. It's gonna be very interesting. Then, is there another reason why the island of Avalon became the location of this year's Battle War?]

{It's actually quite a secret, but since it's a special event, I'll split it all up. Avalon Island itself has a natural magic that is so unique. Any damage done on the island will be recovered after 24 hours have passed. With this we can see them fighting as much as possible without fear of making an impact around.}

Because everyone will see what happens on the island, it does not need to be kept secret from the public.

The problem is, is there another secret why the island of Avalon became the location of the Battle War?

[Wow... If so, will the island of Avalon be the location every year?]

Norn just smiled, he then replied.

{No. If so, the location of the Battle War has always been on the island of Avalon. Unfortunately, I don't know what criteria to use in consideration of choosing a location. Battle War format is not always the same. I think Avalon Island is used because it fits perfectly into this year's Battle War format.}

[Thank you for the explanation. Returning to the event, everyone could see the participants had already entered the magic circle that would escort them to the island of Avalon. All of them looked excited and showed a strong aura of competition. Hmm.. I don't know why, but isn't Kuro a little weird?]

Insectmera who recorded the entire fight focused on Kuro who did look different than usual.

{I don't know what caused him like that, but contrary to Kuro, Laila looks so cheerful and full of ecstasy. ..I think it's best not to talk about them.}

[Why do I have the same thought.]

Since their love affair was famous, it didn't take them long to know what was going on between them.

[Now all participants are in their positions. The countdown has finally begun... ]

5, 4, 3, 2, ...

[Everyone, ready to fight!!]

At the same time, all the participants disappeared from the magic circle. They were successfully teleported to the island of Avalon.

[Well, even if it starts, it does not mean that the participants will directly fight tehe... For now the camera is trying to find peser-hm? What is brand-]

He said that everything was shocked by the huge explosion that occurred in almost all corners of the island.

[I-I don't know what's going on, but soon we'll get a picture of Avalon Island. Princess Norn, do you know what happened?]

{...}

Princess Norn did not immediately reply and just glanced to various places, then shortly afterwards an announcement was made that made everyone surprised.

Along with their broken Dolls, they were again teleported to where they were before.

On this day, the Battle War battle broke the record with the fastest participants eliminated with less than a minute since the Battle War began.