We are in for a bit of a shocking turn of events here at this venue.　Here's something new!'

　Two men and two women were used for the actual situation in this venue, and it was the minotaur male who just shouted.
　The human (normal) woman tends to extend the end of the word.

''Oh. That's an example point announcement!　Well, let's just make a big announcement!　Don on screen!


　First Place [Brave Man of the Lake] Wraith Party "1060 Points
　Second place [Brave Men of the Flame] Fenix Party "1010 Points
　Third place [The Balance of Justice] Astraea Party "760 Points
　No. 4 [Ashen Hero] Gallo Party "720 Points
　No. 5 [The Righteous Bandit Who Rules the Beast] Barbados Party '450 Points'


　The reason why the number of points isn't directly counted as the number of people destroyed is probably because of the rule for splitting points.
　Ten points per person. The points are divided by the two most recent people who helped defeat it. Five points each.

''Since this is our first attempt, we don't know what will happen until we actually try it... That's one of the interesting things about this festival... but I never thought it would be like this!　If you just look at the points, the numbers are not surprising in the final result!'

'Over a thousand is strange, isn't it?　Even though there are five hundred people and five thousand points, I think the points are usually more varied like this!''

'Yes, that's right. You can't get the points that someone has earned by beating that player. So the points you can earn will decrease as the number of players decreases.'

　The reason why it came to this is clear.

''Yes, normally it should be a battle where you try your best to scrape up a limited number of points like that, but the big technique buppa exploded in four places at the beginning...''

　The leader of the top four gaining points, and their spirit arts or magic, caused many players to be eliminated 'without gaining any points', which was a big deal.

　Before the various parties could get points, four parties beat a lot of players.
　That's why we have these numbers before the end of qualifying.

　Checking the numbers for the sixth place and below, etc., there were less than thirty players left.
　If the top four parties had been eliminated, the actual situation would be touched, but that wasn't the case.

　If those twenty people were left out, there would be no more than ten more players.
　Conversely, those ten people would be those who hadn't fallen even after receiving a massive spirit technique.

''Next, let's have a ranking of individual acquisition points!


　First place [Brave Man of Fire] Fenix, "800 points
　No. 2 [Ashen Hero] Garo, "605 points
　No. 3 [The Balance of Justice] Astraea "560 Points
　Fourth place [Brave Man of the Lake] Wraith, "415 points
　No. 5 [Black Mage] Leme "365 Points


'Hmm?　This is!''

"I see...!　It's common that each party leader's large-scale magic accounts for the majority of the points earned, but Astraea's points are split because she left part of the stoppage to her friends, and Wraith's points are split because he defeated the enemy with the support of Leme's black magic!''

''But Leme, these points earned are bizarre considering the support role!

The Black Mage is treated coldly in the adventurer's industry because he is difficult to stop by himself and his effectiveness is hard to understand as a rearguard [job], but with rules like this, his contribution will be quantified!

It's hard to be recognized in the adventurer's industry for being plain but excellent. The audience likes things that are flashy and easy to understand. But I don't like it!　This time around, my reputation may change!''

'If you can prove that a less flashy but more capable support member can make the rest of your crew more flashy and cool, sure!　Whether they can improve their support [job] status depends on the performance of each player participating in the festival!

''The Wraith Party also includes [White Mage] Joss, but it looks like he's contributing quite a bit to the points earned!　Melania's heavy blow is also eye-catching. There was a lot of talk about this party when it was first formed, but this is a leader Wraith player, a visionary!

　While catching their live action in the corner of my consciousness, I was closing in on them - I was concentrating on him, the giant.

''Now, while I was talking, the war situation moved even more!　It's our job to play-by-play what's going on right now!'

'Yes, sir!　This venue is fun because it's not too busy to keep your mouth shut!'

　As expected of a professional commentator, the two of them lightly recounted the events that occurred throughout the hall.

''In the west section, which has been turned into a grassland and scorched-earth area--Fenix Party and Garo Party finally face each other!

"In the north area, where it's not a forest but a plain, the battle between Astraea and Barbados has come to an end!

"The current leader of the Wraith party is in the flooded east area!　What's coming up - the mysterious Giant Garth, and...


I found it. [Black Mage] Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!　Lemmeh!!!!

　Looking at that person, Wraith-kun and I said the words at the same time.

''【Dragon King】Volak........!

　And me.

'That's a dragon killer dragon!

　And Mr. Wraith.

　And neither of us - we're not wrong.

''【Dragon King】Volak, who is a member of the Barbados Party and is also the Four Heavenly Kings of the 'Western Devil's Castle', is now running while shouting out the name of 【Black Mage】 Leme!

'Wow, this is going to be interesting!　She's also a world champion in true cross-species combat!　I'm sure many of you know her as the "Dragon Killer Dragon" ring name over there!'

　If cross-species martial arts fights are fought between people who have mastered different martial arts under the same rules, then true cross-species martial arts fights remove the boundaries of species as well.

　So, yes, even a brawl between a giant and a human (normal) could be possible in some cases.
　It's hard to say that any match would be viable from a commercial standpoint or level of danger, but the possibility is not zero.

　The Dragon Killer Dragon is named after a dragon that she defeated in one match.
　The dragon behind her depends on her race.

　However, she is not a pure dragon species.
　She is a sub-human with the blood of a dragonman.
　Normal dragonmen are humanoid, like the warriors guarding the eighth layer of the Demon King's Castle, with dragon heads, scales and tails.

　However, she looks extremely close to a human (normal) woman.
　She has long jet-black hair, a slender but toned body, and eyes that burn with a fighting spirit.

　The most distinctive features of a dragonheart are the scales that can be seen on her cheeks, arms and other exposed parts of her body, and her tail.
　The only other thing I can think of are the horns that extend as if they were branches.

　She was wearing a tight one-piece-like outfit that clearly showed the lines of her body. It had a deep slit in the side, exposing her beautifully muscular legs in a bold way.
　I've heard somewhere that it's inspired by a costume from a distant, exotic country.

　It's from a different country than what [Samurai] Masamune is wearing.

''But what kind of ties do you have to the Leme players?''

Yeah, yeah, what kind of relationship?

　Wraith-kun's voice is happy.

'I don't think I've ever met........'

　The Fenix Party had never tried The Demon King's Castle in the West.
　There are plenty of dungeons in the world, and that kind of thing happened a lot.

　The giants alone are a threat, but when they come to the dragon killer, it's hard to do.
　While I poured my magic power into the holy sword, I concocted a spell and twisted my mind further.
　But the mystery was soon solved.

''Even though it's a tag-team match, your power in defeating that guy from Fuu(...)!　Let me see it!

　So that's what I thought.

What?　Huh?

If you're referring to the tag team tournament, I think you're probably referring to Mr. Fourcas.

　I speak in response to Lace-kun's question.

　【Cutting Knight】 Fulkus.
　He is the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Castle and the spearman who serves as the 8th level floor boss. He is my teacher who trained me to fight with the sword and my opponent in the tag team tournament finals.

''Ah, that makes the relationship between Fulkas and the Dragon Killer a mystery this time.

Yeah, in this day and age.

...Oh, I see. Volak is--

　Wraith-kun was a little late in remembering her as a dragon killer, I guess.
　I mutter.

'The previous Volak is the second-in-command demon of the previous Fulkas.

　As the previous generation of Demon Kings left, many demons disappeared from the Demon King's Castle.
　I can imagine from the fact that the tenth layer was empty when I got reemployed.
　That quite a bit of strength had been lost.

　This included the previous Fulkas and the previous Volak.
　It's not surprising that the heirs, the current generation, knew each other.

''There's no way he's going to lose to a small fry!　If you're not even a combat-type person and you beat Fuu, how strong are you?　I'm looking forward to it!

　Her screams were loud enough to drown out the actual situation.

''I'm going--whoa!''

"Uh, uh, uh, Volak has been trampled by the Titans...

　They were both coming towards the wraith party from the same direction.
　And Volak-san, who was heading straight for me, was stepped on by the giant - Garth player.

　I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but now - more than that.

'You didn't leave, did you?'

　It's just as Wraith-kun said.
　Most races, let alone humans (normal), would be damaged to death, but Volak's magical body (avatar) hasn't collapsed.

　The giant's legs move while making a thud, thud, thud, thud.
　It's not about the person's intentions, it's about moving upwards little by little.

It's not a good idea to be careful with your feet...!

　She lifted the giant's leg - and lifted it up.

''Even a pure dragonborn would do something like that...''

　[White Mage] Joss-kun mutters in a daze.
　As it is, Volak-san flips the Garth player over.

　That's not all.

　Just when you think her figure has disappeared, in the next moment, she's soaring high in the sky.
　She leaps up to the abdomen of the giant who is about to fall out of his stance and leaps up to the abdomen of the giant who is on the verge of falling down, and then she raises her own legs to the vicinity of her face and turns her face to the sky.

　And then - flames erupted from her mouth.

　With a tremendous amount of propulsion, she draws a red lotus trajectory and decides to - heel down on the giant's belly.

''Oh!　'Reverse Eruption'!

　Wraith-kun's eyes sparkle.
　I wonder if he is a fan of the Dragon Killer.

　Instead of spewing from the earth to the sky, the flames spewed from the sky to the earth and hit the giant.
　The giant was slammed into the ground like a ball, but the damage was nothing compared to the ball.

　A roar rang out throughout the venue and the earth shook.
　The magical power that makes up the giant's body turned into light particles, and it was even fantastic.

''Strike!　Volak's signature 'reverse eruption' was on display in this match!'

'Wow. Moreover, Garth has fallen and people who were nearby have been affected. It seems that some people have been ejected from the game.

'Oh?　You're very soft....or is it you?

　He was casting black magic not only on Garth's players, but also on the players in his fall.
　I wanted it all to be points for our party if possible, but it was better to get even half of it.
　Mr. Volak seemed to realize what I had done.

Now try it on me.

No, no...

　Melania popped up in a straight line between Mr. Volak and me.

'You're defending your mate!　I like that sort of thing--I'm not strong enough!

　A single fist thrust at Melania-san, who is half Cyclops.
　With that, she was blown away as she defended me.

''Hmm?''

　But he wouldn't leave.
　Because there were two supports, by one person.

　Both are by Wraith-kun.
　First, just before she was about to be eaten by a fist, he deployed a water shield to mitigate the impact.
　Then, on the wall where Melania-san was supposed to collide with it, he deployed a water ball to catch her.
　Combined with Melania-san's sturdiness, she was able to avoid leaving.

'Joss-kun.

Yes!

　I'll let him, the [White Mage], recover my friends.
　The magic power lost due to the magic body (avatar) damage cannot be returned, but besides closing the wounds, it is possible to heal the injuries.

　Wraith-kun immediately iced his water shield, but Volak-san paid them off with a swing of his arm.

'Complementing each other is what makes us friends, right?'

That's a good point, kid. But I'm not very good at it.

I know.

　Water unfolds as it clings to Wraith-kun's short-sword-type holy sword.

　Just before Volak-san runs towards us again - there was a huge arm attacking her.
　A ten year old girl with a deformed right arm - [Destroyer] Fran.

　A dull and heavy sound resounds.
　A blow that would normally cause the magical body (avatar) to pop and disappear, or a blow that would blow even those with high endurance away greatly.
　I've been told that he was hit by it from the side without any defense.

　The 【Dragon King】--was only wobbling.

''Good blow!　But--it's not heavy enough!

　Fran-san tried to strike the second blow without pause, but this time Volak-san also reacted.
　She matches her own kick with the 【Destructor】's monstrous arm.
　A gust of wind is generated with the sound of popping air, and immediately afterwards, only Fran-san blows off and rolls on the earth.

''Eat a lot of food and sleep a lot!　Hope for the future!

''He's just the strong type. A conniving person doesn't like this kind of crazy strength, but now, how about your partner?

　Black Chickadee Dark says happily.