The first round matches were finished one after another, and both the knight leader and Hayato successfully won their matches, advancing to the second round.
I was hoping for something dramatic like a supernova to appear and the knight commander would lose in the first round, but it's not going to work out that way.

Hmmm, hmmm!　Is the ice cream about to harden?
Yeah, I think it's about time, don't you?

After spilling the ice cream that had started to melt earlier, I store it in the magic space and take out the re-chilled one again.
It is my apology to point a few baked goods at it.

'Would you like some, Ayame?'
'No, it's just that there will be less for Lady Iris. d*mn it, Iris, it's not that I don't want to eat what you've made.

Yeah, I can hear you.
You can't say 3 letters out of 4 and expect people to understand.

"Oh, I see, master. Would you like some pudding?
'Uh ... yeah.'

Um, Wendy?
You're still smiling.

...Um, what's this?
It's an egg-based candy.
Poison--
Can't you tell if it's poisoned or not?
...No, thank you. I'll take it.

Ayame also received the pudding and spoon as if she was pushed by Wendy-san's attention and slowly brought it to her mouth.

''........Ho.
Do you like it?
It's good. Very.
'Master!　I made it!　Pudding!　Is it good?!
Yes, that's why it's so good...

Wendy-san with a muffled, happy face.
Yes, I'm happy to see you happy.

Ayame, I'll have a bite for the straw too.
I'm sorry, sir, but do you have one more thing to eat?
You can have all you want.

If it's pudding, I wanted to eat it too, so I have some leftovers.

"I see.........your pudding is really smooth.
Do you need a new spoon?
No, the ice cream is good. So let's get right to it... oh!　Isn't it delicious!

Apparently, Iris liked it too.
But ice cream and pudding, that's too much sugar.
I'm worried that Iris will become plump.

Yes, it's very good.
'Hmph. Master is awesome!
...Yes.

Ayame's reaction was already sketchy, but she seemed to like the pudding.
Wendy is also coming back from Wendy, so that's good, good.

'Mm, I guess it's time for White's match.

White is the first to get to the ring, followed by a man from the other side.

'Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience!　The next match is a battle between two players who have come through the preliminary round!　Both of them beat out the contestants from the main competition, both strong contenders!　What kind of a fight will they show us!

Woof!
"Hey, he just walked into the ring and huffed and puffed.

And I don't even come to the middle, I'm sitting on the edge of the edge, resting.
I mean, it looks so.....ostracizingly thick.
I don't know how they won the qualifying round and the finals, if you ask me.
And it's not like he's wearing any armor or anything, nor does it look like he has any weapons.
You have a huge shield and a large cloak that you wear.
It's not going to be naked underneath it.
Don't let White see that shit!

"Come on, little body and amazing fighting power!　Will the fastest white reaper mow down his opponent with two knives this time as well!　It's a white player!''

Hey, Lieutenant Commander!　My angel is the Grim Reaper.　You'll chafe again.

"Hee hee!　What is it.........I got a chill in my crotch....... Hmmm..... Pulling myself together, I'm going to move on to the next one!　Contrary to his large body, a delicate and calculated attack!　The way he hunts down his opponents as if he is reading the future, he is the king of snipers!　Gonza players!

A man named Gonza doesn't even twitch when the crowd cheers.
Is he concentrating on catching his breath now?
No, maybe even that was a strategy.

White is preparing in the front, while Gonza is stationed at the edge, in the corner like a 'guardian'.
There is nothing to talk about with each other, but a battle plan may have already been drawn up between the two of them and they are waiting for it to begin.
How will Gonza be able to avoid White's quick attack?

''Then the game begins!

When the vice-captain gives the command, White makes a quick attack, but Gonza uses the advantage of being a horn to drive his huge shield into the ring and pierce it, creating a wall without any gaps.
It is thought that this is to prevent the opponent from attacking him by using his horns, but that would prevent Gonza from attacking as well.
At his opponent's action, Shiro went straight ahead without stopping his charging legs and chose the limited space as an option.

''You're right on target, aren't you?''

Gonza observes White through a small window that he can see through the gap in his shield, and he pulls two knives from his cloak and throws them at the right time.
White tries to flick them off with his knives, but something approximately impossible has happened.
When White's knife touches the thrown knife, White's arm is flung off, and the rest of the knives are quickly blocked with the knife in his opposite hand, but pushed back out of the shield.

''Huh, you didn't think you'd be able to prevent it.''
...a heavy blow?
Yeah, you're right. You got it all figured out.
"...you took the skills of a heavy warrior and put them into a throwing technique?

I don't know what White's muttering means to me, so I look at Ayame and ask for an explanation.

''.........Heavy blow is a skill that literally strikes a heavy blow. It seems to be applied to throwing techniques.
Is it that hard?
'Yes. 'Because the heavy attack is a heavy warrior skill. It is derived from a warrior to become a heavy warrior, and furthermore, a thrower has to raise his level. And throwers and warriors are different types of jobs, so it's inefficient.

Ayame explains it all to me without hesitation.
I wonder if this is in return for the pudding I just saw.

''Well, I can attack you from here as well, right?

Gonza throws the knife in the air and throws it as if to hit it there.
Then the knife heads in a straight line to White as if it has a mind of its own.
Its speed is so fast that it is comparable to that thrown by hand.

''Huh, fantasy........''

It's honestly not possible.
I mean, you have skills, so it's probably not a good idea to get involved in something as mysterious as this now, but...
Even so, it's amazing how accurately it plays off.

White avoided the knife without taking it and stepped forward.
But then he noticed something and overstepped his bounds.
Then a knife fell from the sky to where White had been earlier and stabbed into the ring.

'Whoa!　So this is what the second-in-command said earlier about being sensitive and calculated!

Reading the opponent's movements........no, you made him aware of the heavy attack and guided him to the one that was easier to avoid.
That de, Gonza surprisingly surprisingly strong.

''Hmm, hmm. You've noticed it well.
"Intuition.
So we'll see what happens next.

Gonza throws a few knives into the air and releases four knives in the air between his fingers on either side.
Could it be that those are all coming at White!

As expected, the knife that was released first was flung off and headed for White.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

''If you only look up, you're in danger.

Gonza takes four arrows between his fingers and throws them away as he releases them from the side of his shield.
And.

Follow Wind.

The arrows released as Gonza casts a wind spell and the arrows fly straight to White.
A knife from above and eight arrows from the front.
Moreover, each one is heading towards the destination they avoided as if they were hunting Shiro down.
Honestly, it's sickeningly accurate.

But White ducks all of them, even those.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it look like you're dancing.

'Yo, you dodged it well.
Hm, you can dodge until you run out of ammunition.
"Ugh..... But it's not going to go away like that, is it!

When he flipped his cloak, what appeared was a sewn-on knife and a substantial number of arrow barrels.
Maybe the reason why he was breathless when he appeared is because he was holding that numerous weapons.
In fact, he isn't even breathing hard now.

''Hey, hey, aren't there any restrictions on carrying in?''
That limits my mobility.

I see, you're keeping the number of rounds you've eliminated from moving completely.

'So now you have more!

The number of knives thrown in the air is too many to count in an instant.
The height is disparate, but the number of knives to play with is even greater.

'More won't hit you,'
Avoidance is the first thing you say!

Gonza throws another eight arrows to the side.
And when he throws another eight, he chants 'Wind of Guidance' again.

Naturally, they all go towards White, just as before, but as White said, there seems to be no sign of a hit.
But.

Winds of Guidance

When Gonza cast his magic again, the arrows he should have avoided came at him again from behind.

''Wait a minute!　It's just not right!
The arrow feathers have been crafted, haven't they? I thought they were cut into the arrow feathers to make them easier to bend.

You've calculated that much?

What kind of head structure do you have?
''........No, I think that was due to experience. It was probably a series of bloody training sessions.
It's all bloody... no, if you were working out, you'd lose a little more weight, wouldn't you?
Perhaps, but it's a requirement for heavy warriors to force their weight up.

It has to do with weight and all that........
So if your goal is 'heavy combat', you don't have to become a heavy warrior in a legitimate way?
Anyway, what kind of training did you have to do to get like that?

''Hm. Sweet.

White somersaulted around on the spot as if he could see the attack from behind, and the arrow collided with the spot where White had originally been and fell into the ring.
The arrow attacked from the blind spot, and I was horrified to think that if it had pierced White, it would have pierced him.

''Hey, how come it didn't hit me!
....
'Then I guess we'll just keep adding to our numbers until we hit it!

Gonza shouted, and again the same attack, or simply the number of attacks increased, but even so, he was no longer in the mood to hit.
Although it is a complex attack, such as a heavy attack being added, you almost think it is monotonous because White has dumbly avoided it.

''Nah, why........''

Still, it would be the only way to get Gonza to do it.
Trying to attack again--.

You've been working hard, haven't you?

White muttered and Gonza stopped his throwing motion.

''Well you, what do you know!
Hmmm, I know how hard you've been working on that technique.
'Oh, I see!　I tried!　You were willing to die to pay those guys back!
"Hm.
'So you're going to use this power to get the Knights to recognize me!
'The Order?　Why?
'You'll tell me if it bothers you!　Originally, they wouldn't let you join the Knights of the Order with just throwing techniques. That's why you were forced to get into the warrior's job!　But I'm not a warrior, and I'm not nearly as good a fighter as I could be, and I've been ridiculed so many times!　Failing the test over and over again!　Even the knights who were watching laughed at me!　So the examiner told you, 'Don't take it again'!


At the very least, they should be allowed the freedom to take it.

Hey.
Well I'll have to talk to the examiner and his knights later to find out more about it.

Apparently, Iris thinks it's a problem too.
I'm not interested in the Knights, but if things continue as they are, I could honestly become disillusioned with the kingdom itself.

''But it's become a lot stronger because of it.
'So it is!　I guess I'm strong now!　So use this power to give those knights who made fun of me a run for their money!　So I guess that's why you can't lose in a place like this!

Gonza throws down his cloak and throws all the knives and arrows at him.
When he casts a further spell, the cloak goes to Shiro first and becomes a blindfold.
This is indeed Gonza's final attack, and it can be said to be his last resort.
However, if he can avoid it all, White wins.
However, White did not move an inch from the spot.

Hm. You can do it one day. But.

As soon as that black shadow wraps around White, a line is created like a black taiji.
It stretches out in a straight line to the huge shield, bouncing off arrows and knives that were in its orbit and blasting Gonza with the entire shield.
Gonza is on the very edge of the ring, so he rings out to get caught in the shield.

'Don't get complacent yet. You'll grow. You will.

White smiled at Gonza as he delivered the black shadow and smiled at the ring out.

'The winner, White!　It was a surprisingly good game!　With Gonza, who showed off his impressive throwing skills!　Let's give a big round of applause to Mr. White and Mr. Shiro, who managed to avoid all of that and come out on top!

The applause, which started sparsely, grew louder and louder.
Naturally, I was applauding generously, too.
Gonza was looking around at the scene with a surprised expression on his face.

''I'm looking forward to the next one! That was so cool! That was great, Gonzer!

Everyone watching the match acknowledged Gonza's ability and therefore cheered and applauded loudly.
Gonza's words to the defeated Gonza caused him to fall flat on his face.
I can't see that expression on his face.

Now let me guess.
Hmm. I'm looking forward to it.

With tears and a runny nose, Gonza left the ring with a hot fire in his eyes and cheers on his back.
The excitement didn't stop for a while after he left the venue, and a lunch break was taken to clean up the ring.