Arriving in the medical bay, I looked in the room.

　There was no doctor in sight, as if he was taking a lunch break.
　When I showed up, Ira-san, who had been sitting up on the bed, looked up at me.

'Kurohiko?'
Oh ... are you okay now?
Yes.

　He offered her the snacks he had bought and a bottle of column water.
　Ira thanked me and took them.
　I also had a snack for myself.

　When we finished eating and took a break, Ira-san said with a smile, "The other semifinal is over.

I see the other semifinal is over.
Yeah.
My opponent in the final do you mind if I ask you a question?
It's Miss Cecily.
I see.

　Somehow, Ira-san looked happy.

"Haha, actually........even though we've reached the final round, I still don't really feel like I'm actually here. It's as if I've borrowed someone else's body to be here...weird, right?
Whatever the case may be, the only reason you made it to the finals was because you were so sure of your own abilities.

　Isla lowered her gaze.

'Hey, Kurohiko,'
Yes, sir.
To me, Kurohiko is the man of my dreams.
I'm... uh, the guy you've been crushing on?
Yes.

　Isla lets her legs fall comfortably off the bed.
　Just now, she's in a position to face me.

'Ehem.'

　Clearing his throat adorably, Ira.

'Now, Attah ... I'm going to say something a little weird.
'What?　Yes, sir.

　Ira's lashes were down.
　She looked vaguely happy.
　A light streamed in through the window.
　A thin layer of light leaked through the gaps in her hair.

'I want to be Kurohiko.
Do you want me to be...
While I was training with him during the Seibutsu Festival, before I knew it, Kurohiko had become my target.

　You become someone else's goal.

　I had never experienced anything like that before.
　When I came to this world, I admired a lot of people.
　But I never thought that I could be admired by anyone.

You know what?

　Aila took a deep breath, swooshing her cheeks.
　Then she put her hand on her chest.
　When she finished exhaling, Ira-san looked into my right eye with those big eyes.

'If I win this final, I want to tell Kurohiko something.




　When I returned to the bleachers, I didn't see the three people I had watched the semi-finals with.

　Maybe Currier-san would be watching the final from a different seat.
　Well, when it comes to Isla-san and Cecily-san's final, it might be better to watch the game from different seats than expected.......
　Would President Dristos also watch the final from a different seat?

　By the way, Ira-san said he could handle it from here on out.
　So I came back to the auditorium, thinking it would be bad to disrupt my concentration.
　Hmmm.
　But still.

'If I win this final, I have a message for Kurohiko.

　What would you like to tell them if they win?　

..........

　Anyway, for now, let's watch the finals first.
　In any case, what Ira-san wanted to tell us wouldn't become clear until after the finals were over.

　In the meantime, the finals of the first-year division began.
　The final match between Zeke and Hyrgis-san ended with Zeke winning with one more effective hit.
　For the first time in the third round, the game was decided as time expired.

　I think that the two men were almost equal in ability.
　However, there was a feeling that Zeke was slightly better than Hyrgis-san.
　I mean, I was always surprised at how much Ira-san had grown, but those two have actually gotten very strong in recent years....
　Moreover, Zeke has experience fighting a powerful enemy called Hibigami and the Four Deadly Disasters.
　Furthermore, he not only fought against them, but also saved his life when he was in trouble, so Sieg is a man with a connection to Hibigami.
　Well, even Hibigami had said something that acknowledged Zeke's qualities itself.

　The next sophomore division was won by Ray senior at a level that could already be called a perfect match.
　I mean, what kind of strength is that!
　Is that what senior Lei is really doing........

　Senior Ray, don't you usually hide your nails too much?

　As I was thinking such things, in the third year division, Beoza-san showed another final match of the sealing level.
　Beoza-san, it was obvious that she had a different spirit compared to her previous matches.......
　Lei senpai's match was the record for the shortest decision in the third round, but in the next final of the third-year division, Beosa-san easily rewrote the record.

　

'Yoo-hoo, Kurohiko!　We won!

　I thought I was in serious mode, but the sophomore division winner with an absurdly frank flirtatious attitude came to my seat. And then he tapped me on the shoulder again.

''Rei-senpai!　Congratulations on your win.................it was amazing!
Right?　Have you fallen in love with him again, Na?
'I'm not falling in love with you again, I wasn't originally in love with you, but...'
Oh, my God!　So you were just playing with me after all!　You foreigner!　You bastard!　Conjurer of the Holy Tree State!　Pawn of the Evil One!　Cold-blooded!

　The winner of the sophomore division started crying, oh no, the winner of the sophomore division started crying.
　It was an overwhelming, false cry.

''I mean, why is "Forbidden Spell User in the Land of the Holy Tree" so easily laced in like it's a synonym for a bad guy!　It's worse that way!

　After doing his best to dodge, Lei-senpai meekly sat down next to me.

''But I actually missed watching the game casually and alone... so I'm kind of happy to have Lei-senpai here, without a care in the world.''
Well, Kurohiko is on the side that supports Ira.

　It seems that Ray-senpai is on the side of supporting Ira-san, after all.

I've decided to support Ira-san for this Seibu Festival. After all, he was my partner in training.

　As they waited while lightly discussing the finals so far with Lei-senpai, the two contestants in the ungraded class finals emerged from their respective gates.
　The crowd's voltage went through the roof.

''It's here!''
Cecily Arkwright and Ira Horne, who defeated the daughters of the two most prestigious dukes, Cecily Arkwright and Ira Horne!

　The crowd was also excited at the other finals, but this ungraded class was the most exciting.

"I have no idea who's going to win, man!
'Especially Ira Horne, because no one saw it coming here at first!

　The reaction of the audience was so gratifying that I couldn't help but think, "Isn't Ira a great guy! I'm in a smug mood.
　Most of all, I'm honestly glad that so many people could see how amazing Ira-san is.

''What does that mean?''
'Hey, look. Cecily Arkwright has her left hand wrapped in a bandage around it.
'By the rules, that doesn't seem to be a problem but you didn't think you hurt it in that game earlier, did you?
'If that's the case, then this final must have suddenly gone in Ira Horn's favor!

　Cecily........I knew you had hurt your wrist in the semifinals.

　But--

That's what the audience says but if you're Kurohiko, you know what I mean?

　Senior Ray asked as if to confirm.

''Yes.''

　You can see it in his expression.
　Mr. Cecily is not at all enthusiastic.

　The two opponents advance to the center of the battle stand.

　Lili-san was the judge in this final as well.
　After Lili-san finished explaining the rules of the final, the tournament organizer came over and began to introduce the results of the two's previous Seibu Festival matches and their personalities.
　And when that was done, Lili raised her hand in high spirits.

''Now we will now have the final match of the Holy Martial Arts Festival UnGraded Class--the final!

　Lili waved her hand down.

　Finally.

Begin!

　The last game has begun.