400 Additive-free Episode 55: Those who pull sticks



"Really, mommy!"
"Oh, there's no two words to the hunter."

 Just before the beginning of the draw, Medra approached Usse with a 'bet.

"If you can't get more sticks than you can, I'll exempt you from special training."
"Wow! Really!? Hey, let's do it, bastards!
"'Oh!'"
"However, if Atashi wins, his training will be upgraded to a special training."
「「「「…………」」」」

 If you lose, you die...
 What are you going to do with the hunting guild?

"Yes, no, if we pull back here, we'll be cowardly in need of special training!"
"Yes, sir!"
"It's a chance given to me by my mother,"
"Yes, let's do it!"

 Usse's words ignited the fighting spirit of the hunting guild.
 The Usses are said to be taking bets.

"You bastards! It takes five people to keep her under control! You can't!"
"That's right! Offensive attacks on players are prohibited!"
`I'm not going to die, then!'
`I don't see many chances to play with you under such safe conditions!'
`If I beat you now, you'll find some prestige in the Forty-second leg!'
"Yes, bastards! It's a chance to get to grips with my mother head on!"
"'Yes! If you don't attack me directly, I probably won't die!'

 I wonder if he's energetic or if he's withdrawn...

"Well, you've taken a lot of bets. If I had said something stupid about not being able to take a bet here, I would have just started a super training course. Haha, you've got a life, boys!"
"'...'...ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

 Did nothing but a dry smile come out?
 You guys are so proud of you guys are so proud.

"Then I'll do my best. I'll look forward to it."

 With a thud, the monster walks away into the waiting line.
 Usse and others are staring at their backs with piercing eyes, in a cold sweat.

"Let's do it, boys!"
"'Oh!'"

 For some reason these guys are hunters, aren't they?
 The more dangerous a hunt is, the more likely it will burn.

 said Medra, secretly looking at me.
 raise one's hand slightly to give a signal


 This is a bet between me and Medra.


 a medra and five hunting guilds Who gets more sticks?
 There is no competition between the Blue and Yellow groups for points. It's just a showdown between Medra and five hunting guilds.

 Of course, I'm betting on the victory of the Hunting Guild.
 Well, I don't think they'll win.
 What's important is that Medra and the Hunting Guild get hooked on a different game from the result of the game called 'Bobiki'.
 If Estella or Natalia join Usse and the Hunting Guild, it won't score for the Hunting Guild.
 Under these conditions, the Usses will only act as hunting guilds.
 This is the destruction of the solidarity of the Blue team.

 At the same time, it takes five people to seal the medra.
 You won't be able to seal it completely, but it's much better than leaving it completely at your disposal.
 If Medra was willing to do so, she could even win all 50 sticks by herself.
 get it under control


 Pull your feet together and crush each other.



"Do you think you did well?"

 Estella with a cool expression appears in front of me.
 with a penetrating look

"I hope things will go according to your expectations,"
"Well, what do you mean?"
"If you are caught only by what you see, you may end up being scooped up."
"Advice?"
"No, that's a warning,"

 Smile lightly and show a serious look.

"I won't give up the top position. to my pride."

 the blue team currently at the top of the overall list
 I won't be dragged down in this game. That declaration?

"Do your best. I'll do my best here."
"If it hadn't been for what you said, I would have listened to it honestly... I'll be on my guard." enough."

 Just say what you want and Estella leaves.
 Natalia looked very serious. I hope you don't make up your mind to understand the situation of the Blue team and take it seriously.

 I happened to see Paula and Norma looking at me.
 His expression is hard to tell whether he is laughing or angry.
 They seem to realize that I've taken a step to contain the medra.

'Do you think you can win just by sealing one Medra?'

 What a face you're going to hear such a voice!

 The Red team continues to chant, "Rational White team! Pass me Blue team!"
 I'm sure he'll try this game with all his might.

"Hero!"

 Barbara comes along, with her white headband tightly tied.

"You can win?"

 expectant eyes
 So far, I've been up to something, running it, and running the game. I may have begun to think that way.However, there have been no actual results.
 Don't expect anything from him.

"You'll never know until you try, you know,"
"What! Tell me you're going to win!"
"If you want to win, do your best to win."
"Oh! I'll do my best!"

 I haven't told Barbara anything.
 In his case, he'll stop if he thinks about things like that.
 You are free to move.

 Scratch around at best.

"Palm Pippe. We're all set."

 Mokoka and Ines and Deborah are coming.
 The waiting team seems to have had a separate meeting.

"I've just finished my role-sharing."

 Sophie comes to report with the men.
 Jambold, Cabriel, Marx. They are a quartet bragging about their strength, including Sophie.

"...the time is full."
"I'll do it according to my plan!"

 Magda and Loretta are on the verge of having enough energy.

"All right, then," It's a very strict mission, but please take care of me."
"...everyone goes to the front."

 Players follow Magda's orders and head to the waiting line.

 Magda, Loretta, Ines, Deborah, Mokoka, Sophie, Janbold, Cabriel, Marx, and Barbara. The above ten players represent the White team.
 I won't take part. They can't compete with the Hunting Guild and Deliers in force and speed.
 From here I will watch the war situation and issue a command. There's Sophie, and she can communicate secrets.

 Libekas were left off for a bit of a risk.
 Medra vs. Hunting Guild. If I get involved and get injured in an accident, I may incur resentment from various quarters.

"Oh, my God! Oh, my God!"
"'Guys! Win!'"

 Libeka enthusiastically cheers with her cute party.
 Do you understand that this is Mt. Tenno?

 That's right, Rebekah. Put your heart into cheering. according to strategy

 With folded arms and a relaxed expression, he glances at the other teams.
 I appeal with all my body to show that I am not in a hurry at all, I have plenty of leeway.
 I'll send you a silent message that it's you who's been cornered.

 Estella and Norma were staring at us.
 What? I'm not coming out.
 It's only natural. We're working to win the championship. I can't care about the imminent game.
 I'll do it regardless of my appearance.
 Well, do your best. Otherwise, I'll be in trouble.

 Looking next to me, Lucia was in the same position as me.
 They don't play, they're in a position to look over the whole thing and give instructions.
 When we looked at each other, they gave us a provocative smile.

 Do your best there, too. For the good of the White team.

 All the participants will come together and start moving into the track from the entrance gate.


 The Blue team consists of Estella and Natalia at the head, five hunting guilds including Usse, two cattle herders, and one soldier protecting the prison. Although it is a solid formation, if five members of the hunting guild are almost unable to move, they will fight in half the number. What are you going to do, Estella?

 The Yellow team is bringing in energy from Paula and Norma, monster Medra, hardware guilds and restaurants. Medra is the only thing that stands out, but it's a well-balanced formation between the mobile waitresses and the power hardware guild girls. Paula's triumphant expression seems to be quite confident in this formation. Let's see what you've done.

 And the Red team is joined by Delia, Milly and Imelda, Gilberta, and several people each from the river-fishing guild and woodcutter. This is more of a power‐pushing formation than a mobility formation. That's where Gilberta goes about, isn't it?

"Oh, my God! I'll show you the splendid handling of the stick of the viper!"

 ...yes. I don't mind Imelda.
 But are you confident that you participated? Well, let's see what you've done here.


"Then, all the players, please go into their positions."


 The waiter's voice rings and the players are ready.
 After that, the rules will be reviewed again.
 Attacks on players are prohibited. Dangerous interference is prohibited. It is prohibited to rob enemy positions of sticks.
 In addition, if the stick is damaged, no points will be scored. In short, you shouldn't force yourself to give up. If you do so, violent behavior will be reduced by itself.
 And one more point is that throwing a stick into position is prohibited stick into position.
 He was quick to head to the stick, throwing all the sticks high in the sky and dropping them into positions that no one could touch -- to prevent such a strategy. I'd be able to do such a trick around Medra.
 Have the stick carried neatly to the position.

"Please follow the rules and compete with each other. Now -- all right!'


 --huh!


 The bell rings and players from each team burst out of their positions.

 Players on the White team are scattered all at once.
 We are instructing them to touch as many sticks as possible, not to form a party.

"Hey! Plan B!"
"'Hey!'"That's the way to go.

 There are two strategies a hunting guild can take to win.
 Do you want to make a big profit first to widen your gap with Medra, or do you want to run to Medra's interference from the start to get points? There's only one of them.

 There are fifty sticks for each team's ten selectors for a total of forty players.
 Even if everyone gets one stick at a time, there will be ten free bars at first.
 As long as you can't throw a stick, it takes time to go back and forth between the stick and the position. A five‐person hunting guild is overwhelmingly advantageous in a simple calculation. as long as it's not obstructed.

 That's why we interrupted him.
 The White team dispersed and held a stick in each hand.
 twenty bottles in ten men
 The first strategy is not to give freebies to the enemy.

 If the Cabriel and Janbold bragged about their sticks tightly, they wouldn't be able to make a lot of money, even in hunting guilds.
 Naturally, the non-White team is also scrambling to earn points.
 It's not a last‐ditch game for hunting guilds. No, I won't let you.

 That way, they'll have to narrow down the steps they need to take.


 It takes five people to hold down the monster Medra.


 That's the best thing we want.

"I won't put you back in position, mommy!"

 Three hunters stand in front of Medra with two sticks. They're going around backwards.

"Oh! Are you giving up on the attack and sticking to the defense? Aren't you quite passive as a hunter?"
"Never mind, mommy said. That's not true."

 Usse takes a step in front of Medra, and then swarms in.

"This is a general attack!"
"Hunt your mother!"
"Come on!"
`Oh, my God!'

 Medra attacked by five hunters. But Medra doesn't get impatient at all, and she does it only by her physical movements.
 keep dodging the hunters who rush like Matador

"You can't catch Atashi with that kind of movement.

 Indeed, I haven't touched a finger.
 Medra, however, has also not come close to her position.
 There is a continuing stalemate of some sort.

"All right, you guys! Keep mommy under control! I'll get you a stick! So hold mommy under control, and we'll win 1-0!"
"'Hey!'"

 Usse orders the other four to leave the Medra front.
 If you keep Medra under control, no one will interfere with Usse. ...for no reason.

"I won't let you!"
"Hey! Is it a hardware guild?"

 Norma puts her hand on the stick that Usse grabbed.
 A sturdy stick of wood, 20 centimeters in diameter, creaks.

"I don't have time for Temae! Let go of that!"
"I don't know what's going on there," Take it away if you want it, I'll take it away!"
"Phew!"

 a move to ward off the strength of Norma's favorite opponent Softness holds firmness.
 Norma, who skillfully moves a long stick to amuse Usse. Perhaps because of his special training with Delia, he seems to have a good chemistry with his opponent.
 You must be a tough match for us.

`I can't eat my time!'

 Give up quickly and Usse breaks away from the stick.
 He then turned his aim to Barbara's stick, perhaps determined that he was more comfortable with it than Norma.

"Oh, what! This is Arsh!"
"It's just mine!"

 Usse turns his grip on the stick in a direction where Barbara has no force.
 Rotate the bar to the right as Usse grips, and Barbara's wrists, facing each other, open outward. That won't give me strength.
 In that moment, while the force escapes, the stick is pulled out at once, and Usse runs back to his army.

"Oh! Wait, you! You're sloppy!"

 Barbara is rushing to chase her, but no matter how many times she holds the stick, she is swayed away by Usse's skillful handling of the stick.
 Usse seems to have mastered the spirit of being firm and gentle in mastering rigidity. The reason he avoided Norma was probably because Norma's skills were so high that he thought he could take time if he fought properly.
 Usse is in a position to take care of the lives of not only himself but also his companions against evil animals. He is worthy of his prompt judgment and cleanliness.

 We won't be able to compete in Barbara, will we?

"All right! I got one! I'll be back now, bastards!"
"d*mn it! Let's have another match against Arsi!"
"See you next time!"

 Dodging Barbara, Usse returns to his comrades fighting Medra.
 Barbara chases hard, but is completely ignored. They treat me as if I were out of sight.

"Oh, the Monkey's daughter," Are you here, too?"

 Medra smiles at Barbara, who comes before her about Usse.

"I'm here now, and if you want this stick, I'll give it to you."

 he said, holding a stick in each hand in front of Barbara.
 As Barbara reaches out, the stick is quickly drawn and Barbara's arm cuts through the air.

"Huh. What's the matter? You don't want it?"
"Well... I'll tell you cried.Barbara, who has become enraged, puts her hand in the hands of the warrior, but Medra manipulates the stick with such exquisite movements that she never skips.
 be completely played out
 Of course, the blue hunters can't just stare at it and spend five people trying to seize Medra's stick, but they're all at the mercy of each other.

"Oh! I got it!"

 With a herd of hunters as a cover, Barbara suddenly jumps out and puts her hand on a stick held by Medra.

"Oh, my dear monkey's daughter," But...!"
"Huh!"

 But Barbara's body popped up and flipped away at the slightest turn of her wrist.

"That's not an attack. I just changed the direction of the monkey's daughter's power. The point is the monkey's daughter's suicide."

 Indeed, Medra is right. It was more like Barbara's thrusting body was flying at full speed than a stick.
 That sounds like aikido.

 It takes a moment of sharp, explosive speed to catch a stick of Medra running around deftly, but if you drive at that speed, you'll be blown away by your own force.
 That's not a strategy, is it?

"What's the matter, Bowyers? You're slowing down, aren't you? Are you ready to surrender?"
"Not yet!"
`I won't give up, you know!'
"Ha! The Monkey's daughter is the best!"

 Medra wields a stick.
 The wind pressure blows off Barbara and Usse hunters.
 After all, Medra is a human being that shouldn't be put in the category.

"Then I shall return to my position,"
"Wait a minute . . . !"

 Barbara crawls, gets up, and leaps at Medra's stick.
 It's a tremendous tenacity.
 However, there are differences that cannot be reversed by feelings alone.

"That's a good thing, Monkey's daughter," You know more about defeat and be stronger. and I'll remember your name."
"No! You don't have to remember my name!"
"Hah! You knew your place before your defeat!"
"Wow!"

 Medra pulls the stick gently and thrusts it out.
 In itself, Barbara's body rolled like a paper toy on the toy of paper.

"Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!"

 sprawling pieces A great deal of sweat is spouting out.
 Barbara won't stand up any longer.

 When I checked the situation of the war again, I found that it was almost finished.

"…Sophie, that's the last thing you've done." I'll ask everyone to communicate.

 When I muttered in a low voice, Sophie nodded.
 Communicate the finishing touches to the contestants.

 It was convenient that Barbara was so exhausted that she couldn't stand up.
 Medra has the last two sticks.
 All the rest of the sticks have been brought into position somewhere.

"Now, it's time to settle it. Give me your last trouble!"
"d*mn it! It's a charge!"
````Ooh!'
"Well, are you ready to throw it away?" You've failed."

 Medra's body blurs and disappears suddenly.
 Rushing hunters lose their aim and collide with each other and sink to the ground.

 I wondered where such a huge body had disappeared, and Magda was looking up into the sky.
 I followed Magda's gaze and looked up at the sky, and saw a medla floating far beyond it. A giant body like a cloud is flying in the sky.

 Throwing a stick is prohibited, but jumping with the stick in hand is not prohibited.
 And, given Medra's leaping ability, that giant body will certainly reach the position of the Yellow team.
 No one can stop me any longer.

 just as I thought so

"I'm afraid I'll let you go!"

 Barbara put her hand on Medra's stick with a big jump from a fierce dash.
 Pulled forcefully in the air, Medra looks back in surprise. And he lifted the corner of his mouth very happily.

 At the time of landing, one of the two sticks was completely in the Yellow Group position, but more than half of the sticks Barbara had grabbed were out of the position.
 The game will continue.

 It's a last‐ditch scramble.

"You've got a lot of guts. I'll compliment you."
"That's not it! Send me a stick!"
`It's impossible for you!'
"...if Magda joins you?"
"What!"

 Magdas pop out from behind the barbara, cling to a 20-centimeter-diameter stick, and use their whole body to spin it.
 Medra's arm, which is unlikely to budge even with heavy machinery, bends up.

"...Barbara, pull it out."
`Oh, my God!'

 Barbara pulls the stick with all her might.
 But the stick never moved.

"That's too bad,"

 Magda's all‐out raid allowed Medra to leave a gap, but it was not a decisive blow.
 Another Ines or Deborah might have made it.
 Barbara had too little strength left. He sits limply on the ground, shaking his shoulders violently.
 It's impossible to usurp with that way.

"Magda's judgment was not bad. If you had fought with the Bowyers of Usse, you might have taken one.""…what assumptions are, after all, suppositions. Even under those conditions, they may not have been able to get it."
"Well, that's true," But he's glad to see your growth???????

 Medra's big hands caress Magda's head and cover Barbara's head.

"I've never met such a reckless young girl,"

 Barbara brushed off Medra's hand depressively.
 It seems that his frustration has won him and he cannot accept Medra's compliments.

"Don't forget that frustration."

 Saying, Medra handed the stick to Magda.

"It's a reward. Take it home."
"...but,"
"Your efforts are worth a stick. That's what Atashi decided."
"…I see. I'll get it."

 Magda returns to the White team with the last stick and Barbara.
 No one aimed at Magda full of gaps.

 If I had, I would have been interrupted by Medra and the Servants.

`Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

 a gnawing barbara
 You don't realize it, do you?
 I understand that there are a lot of people around me who were impressed by your hard work.
 It was quite a big deal. Just by guts.

 That's right.
 Magda, who really had no plans to move, turned to the aid.
 Magda is a big loser, too. You may have sympathized with your chagrin.
 If you've moved magda, that's a good fight. All you have to do is to be proud.
 Well, be very frustrated now.


 Magda joined the White team and the field bar was gone.
 The game is over.

 The waiter runs to each team's position and counts the number of sticks he gets.

 Our bet is drawn because Medra and Usse and the Hunting Guild won one each.
 Maybe Medra was clever enough to draw.
 For some reason, Medra is too sweet for her guild members. The Usse may also be about to win the Fighting Spirit Award.

"The total score is finished."

 The waiter's voice is raised and all the players pay attention.


"Yellow team won first place with 19!"


 There's a burst of cheers from the Yellow Squad.
 The yellow team had efficiently acquired sticks from non-medra members.

"What a pity, Jillo,"

 Paula comes to me triumphantly.
 Next to it is a leisurely walking Norma.

"I might have intended to block Medra, but it was the other way around. Mr. Medra had sealed the hunting guild by himself!"
"Thanks to the quietness of the Blue team, it was quite easy to do here."

 a light sweaty Norma and Paula
 He must have been very active in running around.
 as evidence????

`--Norma's gym suit is covered with valley sweat,'
"Where are you looking? You're going to see more reality!"
"Yes, Jillo. The White team will be in trouble."

Paula and Norma leave, leaving a short word to say goodbye.


"Second place is Red team, 15 bottles!"


 Lucia hoarsely gave instructions, Gilberta did a good job of lubricating and buffering, and the power-pushing Red team was second only to the Yellow team.

 Lucia is giving encouragement directly to the players.
 You must have been quite happy. He seems to be very excited for forgetting to come over here to complain.

"What did you see? Waxi's splendid performance!"

 Imelda seems to have been doing something. I'm so proud that I'm sure I got some.
 Come to think of it, I wonder if we were working very hard in a team of loggers.


"Third place is the blue team. Nine!"


 The blue team fought well with half of the five, lacking five hunting guilds.
 Natalia kept the Yellow and Red teams in check, and the Estella-led team steadily earned points.
 If we hadn't crushed the hunting guild here, the Blue team would have been at the last minute.


"Last but not least, the white team has seven!"


 There was no voice from the White team.
 but he just stared -- '


 The players stared at me.


 I won't say anything.
 I have no words to say

 The player moved under my direction.
 Move the stick not to 'get' it rather than 'get' it.
 They tried to crush the hunting guild and the medra.

 This is the result.

"It's stinging, Jillo,"

 Estella comes wiping away the sweat.
 You must have come to give me a good opinion after getting the results you had imagined.

"If you dig a lot of holes to get rid of people, you may fall in love with them someday."

 They were eager to drag others' feet and neglected their scores. That's what you want to say, isn't it?
 I don't know if they think it's a misconception that if they defeat the enemy, they'll be able to pull themselves up naturally -- I don't know if they think so, I guess they want to say that.

"Look, Jillo," The total score seems to have been calculated."

 Estella, who may have already figured out the results, points confidently at the scoreboard.

"I kept the top spot as promised. And you -- you seem to have fallen in love with the hole you dug."

 The displayed score is --


  Blue team 3630 points
  Yellow team 3580 pointsWhite team 3380 points
  Red team 3480 points


 It was clear that the White team was in last place.