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Chapter 77 : Win!?
🕑 Added 2022-09-11 05:32:14 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
A warning first that chapters 77 and 78 have a bit more harsh/cruel descriptions.
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Kukuku... If Ellie doesn’t come out as the general, it’s our win.
It’s very likely that humans would have another human as the general.
I don't think they'll ever allow the general’s fight to be held between beastmen. ......in case they do though, we just have to insist that we don't want a fight between beastmen.
Ellie has grown to be a good woman.
If I win this tournament, I'll take Ellie.
I'll give her many children as the Duchess of Syrian so I look forward to the future...
It was a windfall to be able to score a win against Dominic, by the way.
And I expected Baron to come out as the general......seems like Dominic getting defeated got him too hot-headed.
They even tried to make Baron, who’s actually ranked first or second, as ranked fourth but it's a hundred years too early to try to challenge me with such conspiracy!
Now for the mid-game... we're still the bad guys as usual. Well, if we win, we win.
I expected her to come out from the middle onwards but to think she’s ranked 3... It’s more than likely that Baron is actually first ranked, Ellie second, Dominique third, and Karen fourth originally.
The other two are probably just audience favorites with good looks or something.
It's a common human thing they do.
Anyway, the next Duke of Syrian, this Brad Leo, shall comfort Ellie tonight.
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The venue was noisy in a different way.
It was Ellie's announcement after the introduction of the competitors from the Royal School of Syrian.
“The third competitor from our Lister Imperial School is......a whopping ranked third! She is Ellie Leo, known as the next Duke of Syrian. Let me explain so that there are no misunderstandings in the audience. Ellie Leo is the beloved daughter of the former Duke of Syrian, Lord Barnes Leo. His Lordship Barnes is of the pro-human faction so please refrain from booing! And please, everyone, witness the overwhelming power of the Golden Lion!"
Oh, come on, are you sure you want to provoke them that much... You are basically saying whatever you want now... I really think she said one word too much.
To call her the next Duke of Syrian when the current Duke is sitting right there… and even naming Lord Barnes. Will there be a war after this tournament is over?
The voices supporting Ellie from the audience never stop.
And there are still a lot of unintelligible cheers of "cute" and the like.
I had laid out the plan I had in mind to Ellie before this fight started.
I know that Ellie will definitely win even if I do nothing.
The Royal School of Syrian is putting the weakest guy in the middle of the lineup.
However, I want Ellie to grab an overwhelming victory.
I wanted her to think of this as a battle to mourn for Barnes even a little.
“Let's begin.”
As soon as the signal was given, Ellie immediately made a particular move.
The other beastman did nothing but looked as if he was saying, "I surrender”.
The beastman was surprised. Despite him calling for surrender, Ellie is still rushing at him with incredible speed. A single hit from her would certainly land him a permanent injury…
Nobody stopped the match no matter how many times he called out “I surrender”.
Then the beastman gets one shot and he lost consciousness...
Ellie did not pursue the unconscious beastman.
Rather, she looked sad.
Throwing the unconscious beastman to the side of the Royal School of Syrian, she said a few words
"......victory announcement......"
And miss announcer immediately said
“Winner! Ellie Leo."
The audience cheered, "Ooooooo !!!!!” terrificly loud.
Clarice hugged Ellie when she returned and said in a tearful voice, "That must have been hard. You did your best". Ellie shed a single tear and hugged Clarice too.
I thought Ellie wanted to have a mourning match but perhaps that is not the case... Maybe it’s for the best that she didn't even have to use Sound magic to defeat her opponent......
I just stared at the two of them for a long time, and then Ellie came over to me.
"I......feel better now. Thanks for the advice..."
Ellie's voice was still trembling. I wondered if this was out of consideration for me…I patted Ellie on the head and hugged her.
Clarice, who saw this, laughed.
I'm sure this is not a mistake.......
“Well, Clarice is next! Don't let your guard down!"
Baron said that and Clarice nodded in response.
Then I, too, said to her.
“Go break some legs, Clarice!"
Clarice nodded again, and as we made a fist bump, an announcement was made.
“Now it's time for the fourth round. The vice general of the Royal School of Syrian is Kuro who has no future left. I am looking forward to seeing how he will fight cowardly this time.”
Her microphone performance is amazing as usual.
“And the vice general of our Lister Imperial School is......Oh, my gawd! A goddess with that level of beauty AND ranked second! Clarice Lampard."
Then, as usual, words like "pretty", "marry me", and "tell me your contact information" flew in from the audience, which I didn't think was relevant to the word cheering.
Clarice is used to this kind of treatment but this time her father and mother, Gray and Erna, were there to cheer her on.
She is red-faced and embarrassed.
“Begin!”
Immediately after the match begins, Clarice readied her magic bow and arrow. It’s none other than her Magic Arrow.
Her opponent, the beastman called Kuro, who is holding up a bow without an arrow, seems to be in heat while drooling at Clarice.
“I won't hurt you so give up. I'll let you bear at least ten of my children."
Kuro's tent is completely on the rise along with whatever is inside his head.
"No thanks. It's disgusting so please resign yourself quickly."
After saying that, Clarice shot two magic arrows from her Magic Arrow.
Kuro could not react at all to the arrows shot at high speed, and Clarice's magic arrows pierced both of his legs.
Baron's Stone Spear had a spear coming out of the ground and pierced his beastmen competitor’s leg from below but Clarice's arrow pierced his leg from above along with the ground.
But Clarice's magic arrows are not real arrows so the restraints are quickly released.
But for the current Clarice, that few seconds of standstill is just what she needed.
She is about to shoot her Magic Arrow filled with magic power, at Kuro.
This is bad! As expected, a direct hit would kill him! I thought so and tried to shout to stop Clarice but it was too late.
Kuro died easily, and the hall fell silent.
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Kuro died and a new Miss Kuro was born.*1
Clarice continued with her attacks targeting after the blown up part of Kuro with Magic Arrow all over the place.
Kuro’s thing has already disappeared... or rather the mould was annihilated.
“Do you not think it's better not to leave a gene like yours? Would you like to continue? Miss Kuro?"
Miss Kuro has completely lost her will to fight.
When she kneeled down and said "I surrender", miss announcer must have felt sorry for him and refrained from any further humiliation.
"Winner! Clarice Lampard!"
There were no more "cute" or "marry me" comments to Clarice.
All the spectators who had said she was "cute" when she entered the stage were holding their treasures.
Clarice came back and gave a beaming smile.
“I went overboard."
Clarice said it as she got caught doing a little prank, still as cute as ever. But Ellie was quick to respond.*2
"......as expected of Clarice. She's incredible when it’s about aiming men's treasured jewels...”
And they started a lover's quarrel.
To think that they had been hugging each other just 10 minutes before.
Thanks to this, Clarice became famous as the nut crusher.
I looked toward the guest of honor's table and saw Gray and Erna waving at me with complicated expressions on their faces.
Well, you certainly don't expect to see your own daughter blowing a man's belonging off, do you?
“With this, we are proud to announce that our Lister Imperial School has won the martial arts division! And what’s more, we have also secured the overall championship!”
Then a beastman came down from the audience into the arena and demanded a microphone from miss announcer.
When miss announcer looked at Duke Regan for her response, the beastman forcefully took the microphone and began to speak.
“I am Victory Leo, Duke of Syrian. It seems that just because my side has been quiet, some people are getting ahead of themselves. As they say, weak dogs often bark more. Considering that I, who have a big heart and of bigger caliber, it’s not impossible for me to let them get away as is.”
When Victory said this, there was loud booing from the audience.
“Shut up! You bunch of mooks who can't say anything unless you get together! If you have a problem, come down here! If you don't, I'll kill you all for lèse-majesté!"
At these words, the entire hall fell silent.
“The Royal School of Syrian is currently losing 1-3, but I don't think we lost. The Royal School of Syrian is proud to say that we have the physical ability and skill. So, how about not allowing the use of weapons in the general’s battle? If this is not acceptable, we, the Royal School of Syrian, will not participate in this tournament in the future, and I declare that the Dukedom of Syrian will become independent!"
Basically, he meant that he won't let me use the Salamander Sword... Well, everyone can see that this sword is not normal... Then Duke Regan said.
“The general of our Lister Imperial School is a Sword Saint. Are you saying you won't let a Sword Saint use a sword?"
“Exactly. If that is your logic, then the general of the Royal School of Syrian is also an axe user. But isn't it unfair that they are so differently equipped in terms of quality?”
Duke Regan looked at me and was troubled.
I stared at Zeke, who is in the guest of honor's seat, and Zeke is holding his right hand up toward me. I guess that means go ahead and do it ......
I walked over to Duke Regan.
“I am willing to follow those terms.”
When Duke Syrian heard this.
“Now, the brave general of the Imperial School of Lister has admitted that he approves of the non-weapon general battle. Supposing that our side loses after this, I will apologize for the whole affair."
“Is it true that you will apologize for the whole affair?"
I asked again, and Duke Syrian nodded.
Duke Regan looked at me in a panic.
“What are you talking about!? How can a Sword Saint fight without a sword!? This is not a battle just for you, Mars!"
Her beautiful face contorted into a furious pout.
I tried to get Duke Regan to come over to where the players from the Lister Imperial School were on standby to talk to her. That’s when Ike, who had just returned from Dominic's place, asked me first.
“Father has given his consent, I take it?”
“Probably. Because he was holding his right hand and thrusting it up.”
Duke Regan was irritated by the conversation between me and Ike. Then Ike said.
"Please trust Mars here. He's going to win."
When Ike said that, Duke Regan fell silent.
Hm? Duke Regan obediently listened to Ike's words.
As expected of this school’s top dog...even the principal got shut down by him…
Then when Clarice and Ellie came over to us, Ellie said.
"...Duke. Mars is stronger than me even without a weapon... No beastman is stronger than the Golden Lion... Mars will definitely win......"
A no-no way of persuasion.
“I understand. Let's accept the terms. But, Mars. The future of this country depends on your one single match. You must win!”
"Yes, I will win.”
I replied so and waited for miss announcer's call.
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TL’s note:
- It’s a naming convention in Japanese. Basically, Kuro is usually a male’s name while Kuroko is a female’s name. Kuroko is not obvious so I changed it to Miss Kuro. This is also likely why the author doesn’t give this beastman a western style name since he is probably not too familiar with western names that can be easily turned from male to female e.g. Claude/Claudia, Charles/Charlotte.
I don’t know how on earth to translate tehepero.
