227-Tournament match




 9am.
 The tournament match, the final of the Great Festival of Irike, was about to begin.

''Now, I will announce the opponents that will be played today. Please take a look at the large monitors in the back, we have eight match venues set up and all the matches will start at the same time. The tournament starts at 10:00am, so please be on time to get to your respective venues. There will be no signal for the start of the games, and it is fine if you are present at the venue grounds before 10:00am. Please note that if you do not show up on time, you will be disqualified.

 The participants, including Yuto, are gathered in the same courtyard of the mansion as yesterday.
 The weather was clear and although it was morning, already in the summer-like sunshine, the participants confirmed today's battle cards.
 Also, on the large balcony on the second floor of the mansion, the heavyweights of the Shitendera family were sitting in a pompous atmosphere, while Mizuho, the star of the show, appeared from behind them.
 The participants didn't know how they saw Mizuho, but each of them reacted individually, and in general, the participants seemed to be in high spirits.

Also, we have reserved bleachers for the attendants and attendants, so please be seated there. During the match, you are free to cheer and give advice to the participants, but you are not allowed to enter the venue of the match or to help them from outside the venue. Anyone found to be in violation of those rules will be disqualified immediately. Then! I'd appreciate it if you could have it ready by the end of the day.

 The sixteen participants who had even won the tournament game were staring at the bulletin board, some with serious faces and others with fearless smiles on their faces.
 Among those participants, Yuto looks over at Julian, Sanzenin Mizushige and the other participants as if to assess them.
 As expected.........it is impossible to measure the opponent's strength with this alone.
 However, I sensed that each of them is a wily fellow with an unusual ability.
 And perhaps because they are all experienced participants, none of them seemed to be nervous.

(.........I don't mean to spout big words, but it's good that I'm going to beat them all after all. If all the opponents were just randomly rampaging and even Mizuho-san could handle it, I would have thought about focusing on Akane's request. (It depends on the chemistry, but if these people are the opponents, even Mizuho-san.......there's a contingency.

 Mizuho is strong.
 Yuto is fully aware of that.
 What's more, he also knew that she was even more powerful considering from where she was when they met. It's also true that if you fought head-on in a fair fight, there wouldn't be many people capable of defeating Mizuho.
 However, when it comes to battle, the word fair and square is meaningless.
 And this is even more so when it comes to one-on-one combat.
 From Yuto's point of view, Mizuho is still too honest in battle.
 This is not an evaluation from a superior perspective of Yuto.
 In fact, before Yuto went to the demon world, he had the same flaw.
 That's why Masato can understand that from his own experience.
 This is not Mizuho's fault.......but his lack of actual battle experience is a big one.
 It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
 It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what to expect when you're in a situation where you're not as good as you are, or when you meet someone who is more experienced in actual combat and has a cunning way of organizing a battle, even for someone as capable as Mizuho.
 Even the most excellent technique or powerful jutsu, if it comes from the wrong place, will be half as effective or even useless if it is done poorly.
 On the contrary, even a not so excellent technique or technique will have a great effect if the point of application is reasonable.
 In addition to the calmness of judgment in battle, the instantaneous power of judgment is the key to this.
 If you don't train your battle brains, you may get killed at the last minute.
 The only way to do this is to accumulate that kind of training and actual experience.

 Initially, Yuto borrowed the form of a request he received from Zhu Yin, and while following the rules of the festival, he thought he would leave the festival as long as he was able to get rid of people of a certain level of ability by himself.
 Of course, I was also thinking of marking anyone who seemed suspicious.
 The reason why that Yuto was determined to defeat all the participants here was also because he thought about that eventuality.

 It was........for the sake of Mizuho, who is also Yuto's irreplaceable friend.
 He couldn't help but hate the fact that at a festival like this, against Mizuho's will, Mizuho would be forced to be his life partner. That might be someone else's selfish opinion, according to Zhu Yin's words.

(But........I still can't overlook it. Besides, I think what Nina-san says is right. I'm not talking about rumors and such empty stories, I'm thinking that Mizuho-san.......depending on her training and experience, she could be a tremendous spirit user.)

 And this is what Yuto also thinks.
 If Mizuho became such a spirit user, I'm sure no one would think of doing anything about Mizuho-san. Despite the fact that Mizuho is a girl, at times Mizuho shows a gesture that is even dignified.
 Maybe that's a glimpse of a great talent, he thought.
 Yuto turned his attention to Mizuho on the balcony of the mansion.
 And then, perhaps because of my imagination, that Mizuho seemed to look away.
 For a moment, he thought their eyes met, but there was some distance between them, so Masato didn't care and moved his gaze to the monitor behind him.
 Yuto stared at the battle card with strength in his eyes.



''Oh, what's going on? Blush....Mizuho.

'Hey, it's nothing! And it's not even red!

It's because of what you said this morning, isn't it? Well.........I'd be embarrassed if I knew that you did such a cool thing without me,

So no!

''Oh, I wish I could have seen it live, too. How dare you kill for yourself and let the other participants know a little more about Mizuho, huh?

 As Zhu Yin chuckled and looked backwards, an elderly man sitting behind Mizuho and Zhu Yin grinned. This fellow is the master in the lounge.

''Yes........that was quite a kill. It was even pleasant to watch. Zhu Yin-sama, I also have a video of that time, so you can watch it later.''

'My goodness! I'd love that! Let's see Mizuno too!

Nana!

Also, I have a recording of that boy's soliloquy this morning that I found in here...

'Oh! What?

It'll just be a second, but there it is.

"Mizuho-san is an attractive girl........right?"

"With people like that, it's not worth it for Mizuho-san, you know."

"I'm sorry Zhu Yin-san, but this time this big festival I'll.................crush it."

".........!

 Zhu Yin starts to widen her eyes.
 Mizuho opens her mouth and starts to turn bright red from the neck up.

''Kyah! Yujin! Mizuho heard that! That's great! Yikes!

 Zhu Yin was overjoyed.
 Mizuho's embarrassment had crossed the threshold and she stiffened and stopped moving.