NOVEL WEB Chapter 230 - Imperial Sword Tournament – Preliminaries
Imperial Sword Tournament Preliminaries
I came out into room 316 of the lodging facility. The place I had been in. Daniela was still in her hangover stupor.
Hmm. Its the same as two weeks ago.
It was kind of maddening, but I would get used to it.
In any case, the first thing to do after my return was to crawl into bed. This was the first day of the preliminaries for the Imperial Sword Tournament. There would likely be a great opening ceremony first. And it probably wouldnt start till 10 oclock if not later. Danielas eyebrows narrowed as she slept. I would have to wake her up Ah, but I really was tired I could barely keep my eyes opened
Hahhhjust a littlejust a little
I adjusted the position of my pillow and then gave in to the demon of sleep.
I was very glad that I had adhered to a strict schedule up until now. I woke up at 11. As I had slept at around 8 oclock, that meant I had gotten three hours of sleephmm, wasnt much.
However, I wanted to check out the competition, and so I slipped out of bed and made my way to the arena, the Radelia Shvein Arena, alone. Daniela was too ill to come.
While there were procedures to take in entering the place, people who were fighting in the tournament were allowed to enter through a separate gate.
Good morning.
Good morning. Are you fighting?
Yes.
I said as I pulled out my status card.
Name: Asagi Kamiyashiro
Race: Human
Job: Adventurer(Rank: A)
Alias: Silvergreen
LV: 89
HP: 850/850
MP: 835/835
STR: 463 VIT: 481
AGI: 936 DEX: 482
INT: 455 LUK: 39
Skills: Jack of all Trades, Master of None, Legs of the God Wolf, Eyes of the God Wolf, Single-handed Sword(9/10), Short sword(6/10), Spear(3/10), Archer(2/10), Greatsword(6/10), Presence Detection(8/10), Presence Block(4/10), Nighteyes(5/10)
Magic: Ice(9/10), Water(8/10), Fire(2/10)
Quest: Imperial Sword Tournament
Party: Daniela Villesilf
Equipment: Armor
Head: none
Torso: None
Arms: None
Legs: None
Feet: Sand Lizard Boots
Weapons: Glampanzer
None
None
Clothes: Bewitching Black Cotton Shirt
Yes, everythings in order. I see youll be fighting in the main matches.
Uh, yeah.
Good luck.
Thank you.
You needed to show that the Imperial Sword Tournament was displayed on your status card. It was like a ticket.
While it was a different entrance, I was going to the same place as the spectators, as I wanted to watch. Perhaps very popular fighters were seated somewhere else I could imagine the chaos that would ensue if someone here was popular.
AHHH! Its the great Adlus!
Look over here!
Oh, Adlushow noble!
Ohhh. So there was someone very popular here. Someone called Adlus. Lets see
Huh
A handsome man was waving his hand with a friendly look. Graceful and with pearly white teeth. Woahhe looked like some kind of princehow noble
Hm?
There was something distinct about him. The pale skin and platinum blonde hair.
The eyesare gold.
Was he a light elfyes, he must be. Ive never seen a light elf other than Daniela before I see, so light elves usually had gold eyes. Danielas unique skill made her eyes a beautiful green. It complimented her skin, but a golden-eyed Daniela would also be
As for this Adlus, he was wearing white clothes and had a silhouette that seemed almost blurred. Actually, he was so bright that my eyes hurt just looking at him. I didnt know if it was strategy or some religious thing, but I put him on my list of people to watch out for. Adlus. Light elf. Handsome. Noble.
It seemed that the opening ceremony had just finished, and the emperor was now leaving after having made a speech. If this were a comic book, the emperor would have likely been some cute little kid, but the person I saw was clearly an adult. He looked strong too. In the prime of his life. I had the suspicion that thered be some kind of exhibition match after the tournament.
I wandered around after the beloved emperor had left, and searched for an empty seat. I found one between a very fit young man and a girl with ash-colored hair.
Huh? Miss Lemonfrost?
What? Oh!
So it was. Lemonfrostsomething.
Its Lemonfrost Grasilf! Ugh. Are you always so forgetful, Mister Asagi?
Uh, sorry about that. Its been a while. How have you been?
Ah, good health is the one thing I always have!
She was a guard in the swampland town of Arkaroid. She had been bemoaning the fact that she had not been able to find time to come to the capital.
What about your job?
Oh, that! I quit!
Huh.
She quit! Well, it was probably a good thing, as they were terrible and never gave her a day off
And I decided to make the most of my newfound freedom by becoming an Adventurer!
Huh, an Adventurer. Thats great.
It is! I expect you to give me lots of good advice. Senior Asagi.
Uh, sure.
Adventurer Asagi Kamiyashiro and his junior. And I just became A Rank the other day.
I wasnt quite sure how to react to this, but my ears were suddenly filled with a roar so deafening that my heart nearly stopped.
Wh-what!?
Its about to begin!
I looked at the center of the arena. There was a raised platform where the fighters were now standing on. These were likely group A. From what I heard, two hundred people had added their names to the list. These two hundred were to be split up into four groups.
Todays preliminaries are for G to E-rankers. Those who win will go on to the main match!
Are there preliminaries for the other ranks as well?
Yes. From E to A. Of course, people above that are not allowed to participate. The fight would be a joke and the venue would probably get destroyed.
OhSo I guess I barely got in then.
What? Mister Asagi, youre A-Rank now?
Just recently.
Thats amazing! You must be famous!
Nohehe
I chuckled bashfully at her praise. But then I thought of something.
Hey, Miss Lemonfrost.
You can call me Lemon.
Fine, Miss Lemon. Are the main fights divided into ranks?
The preliminaries are, but everyone participates in the main matches together.
But wouldnt that put the lower ranks at a disadvantage?
A G-Ranker who just barely got through would then have to take on a group of A-Rankers! It sounded like bullying to me.
Well, it is a tradition.
Tradition?
Yes. The winner of the first-ever Imperial Sword Tournament was a G-Rank Adventurer. Some people made fortunes off of this unexpected giant-killing, and those people became nobles. People love the unpredictability of the games, you might say!
I seeso thats why hopeful Adventurers join, even if they have a low rank.
Exactly!
Giant killing So it meant I would do good not to underestimate anyone. I would have to stay on my guard. I clenched my fists and swore to myself that I would not lose.
Ah, it has started!
I looked up as Lemon shouted. The Adventurers had scattered out and were closing in on their targets.
The Imperial Sword Tournament had begun.