Volume 3 Chapter 5 Rule Confirmation
After finishing the application, Elk received a paper explaining 'About Team Battles.'
He took the paper and joined Gambo and Fine.
"I finished the application."
"Yeah. We also finished signing up for the individual battles."
"Yay! I'm so excited! It's my first time fighting against people my age. At the dojo, I only fought against adults."
Fine started throwing rapid left jabs.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish──the sound of slicing through the air.
Then, she shot out a right straight punch.
Surprised by her sharpness, Gambo asked.
"...Dojo?"
"Huh? Yeah. I'm from the Southern Bald Kingdom. You know that, right?"
"Ah, Bald Kingdom... the 'Land of Martial Arts,' right?"
"Yeah. My family runs a pretty big dojo... hehehe. There were so many strong muscle guys there..."
""......""
Somehow, they understood why Fine had this kind of personality.
Fine kicked high into the air and stopped perfectly.
"You know, I was the strongest at the dojo without using any skills. But my dad told me, 'Don't use skills or people will get hurt,' so I came to this Galatine Royal Academy to learn how to use skills properly."
"Is that so..."
Elk thought. Fine... she's quite a talent.
Why wasn't such a strong girl invited to the team battles?
Elk asked.
"Hey, weren't you invited to the team battles?"
"I was invited, but when I looked at the boys' bodies, they got grossed out."
"That makes sense."
"That's so mean!"
Fine pouted.
Gambo cracked his neck.
"Anyway, let's grab some food and check a few things."
"Yeah, sounds good."
"Oh, nice! Teams can eat together!"
Elk and the others headed to the shopping mall.
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After having dinner at a casual restaurant, Elk spread out the paper about the 'team battle.'
Gambo and Fine checked it out. Gambo said, "I knew it."
"A flag battle, huh? Well, it seems like a yearly tradition, so it makes sense."
"...Yeah."
"You don't know, do you?"
"...Ugh."
That's right, he didn't know.
Elk had been asleep for 6 years since he was ten years old.
He didn't know about common sense, let alone school events.
Gambo explained with a tone that said, "I guess I have to."
"The flag battle is a preliminary round."
"Preliminary round?"
"Yeah. The number of teams participating is over a hundred. To make it easier, they reduce the number of teams with the flag battle."
"Um, what exactly is a flag battle?"
"It's simple. Each team gets one flag on a stick. The team that has 3 flags by the end of the time limit can go to the main event."
"Oh... so it's a fight to grab the flags!"
"Yeah. According to the rules, the team with 3 flags is good. If you lose a flag, you're out, and having 2 flags means you're out too. So, you have to take down at least 2 teams."
"...Wow."
Elk felt excited.
Finally, he had a chance to use his Telekinesis seriously again.
And since Gambo was talking so much, Fine jumped in.
"And! The first round will be held in the forest dungeon managed by the school, 'Firo's Forest!' It's a dungeon, a dungeon! So exciting!"
"Even though it's called a dungeon, it's just a big forest. It's a safe place after adventurers finish their research."
"Oh, I see."
"Well, the team that gets through the flag battle can enter the main event... the tournament."
"Tournament?"
"Yeah. It moves to the school's 'arena' and fights in front of students and teachers."
"Wow... that sounds nerve-wracking."
"Yeah, a lot of people get super nervous every year."
"But not me!"
Elk gulped down some water.
Pointing with his index finger at the pitcher for refills, it floated up and poured water into the 3 glasses in turn.
Gambo finished his water in one go and said.
"Anyway, let's check our skills. First, my skill is 'Steel Form.' I'm level 19, and if I level up one more time, my skill will evolve."
"I'm 'Accel!' I'm level 17, and I need to level up 13 more times for my evolution! The evolution level for 'Accel' is so far away."
"I'm 'Telekinesis,' and my level is... I don't know."
"Huh?"
"Well, I think it's over 10."
"Hey, hey. The max level for Telekinesis is 10, right? It shouldn't evolve... your skill is weird."
"...Hmm."
"Okay, then why not check it?"
Fine said, and Elk remembered.
"Oh right, I can check it with my appraisal skill."
"Yeah. It's better to confirm our strength... do you have any money?"
"I do. Sorry, can you come with me for a bit?"
"Of course! Let's go."
Elk and the others settled the bill and left the shop to check their skills.
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They headed to the 'Temple' outside the shopping mall.
It was a temple built just for checking skills, and there was a teacher with appraisal skills there.
Since it was night, it might be closed, but it was still open.
Now, they went straight into the temple.
Inside the temple, there were reception counters, and Elk went to the counter with a woman at the reception.
"Excuse me. I want to check my skill level."
"Sure. The fee for the check is one silver coin."
"One silver coin... okay."
Elk took a silver coin from his wallet and paid.
After he finished paying, the receptionist pointed to a door on her left.
"You'll do the 'appraisal' over there. What about your friends?"
"Then, just watch me. Is that okay?"
"Yeah."
"Sure!"
The 3 of them went to the 'appraisal room.'
In the appraisal room, there was one chair and a middle-aged, balding, chubby man.
"Doing an appraisal at this hour... now, sit down. Let's get this over with."
""......"""
What a jerk. That was the first impression.
Elk silently sat down and said quietly, "Please."
The appraisal man faced Elk with both hands.
"I'll only say the appraisal result once. Make sure to listen."
"Okay."
"Now... 'appraisal.'."
The appraisal man's hands started to glow faintly.
Now, what kind of result will it be?
Elk, feeling full, let out a yawn───.
"───guh, ugh."
"Huh?"
The man doing the appraisal for Elk spat out blood.
That wasn't all.
He was bleeding from his eyes, nose, and ears, and he vomited blood... then collapsed.
And he started to twitch, foaming blood from his mouth.
"""......"""
The 3 of them were stunned.
Then, Gambo suddenly shouted.
"Hey, hey!! This is bad!!"
"I'll go get the receptionist!!"
Fine opened the door to call the receptionist, and Gambo tried to wake up the appraisal man. Elk just sat there, dazed.
The appraisal was stopped.
The appraisal man was taken to the infirmary.
It seems that he had a health issue, which led to a sudden illness... so they decided to do the examination another day, and Elk and the others were sent home.
"...Is it my fault?"
"No way, I've never heard of anyone getting like that during an examination."
"Yeah, yeah. They said it was a pre-existing condition, so it's not Elk's fault!"
"...Ah."
Feeling uneasy, the 3 of them started their journey home.
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Elk, 16 years old, male
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