It looks like all the dwarves are in the Kongou battle.

　Morning. On the bleachers, Sylvia says as she remembers.

'Really?'
The past Kongo, Gorlois Cash Go, Lord Domingo, and Eco's first fight opponent, Zidane, are all dwarves.
Three dwarves out of five.
'In addition, this is the first season for both the beastman Eco and the human Lord Rock'n'Chair. Apparently they had only been dwarves for decades before that.

　That's hot.
　But I see. It's certainly reasonable.

'Dwarves are a race whose HP, VIT and STR are easy to raise. Their status growth potential to begin with makes them suitable for shield arts.
Of course. So what about beastmen and humans?
'It just depends on the growth type in both cases. But if you don't have the right growth type, it's better to stop. In the case of dwarves, it's just that even if the growth type isn't right, it's not impossible to do it.
'Great, dwarves. So what about eco-friendly?
Eco is obviously a muscle monk, so he's fit to crunch. Huh?
......?

　I don't think he heard me.
　I tell her it's nothing, and let Eco focus on watching the game.

　She's watching the semifinals of the tournament to determine the Kongo challenger. The Domingo vs. Rock 'n' Chair match.

　The dwarf vs. human match was about to begin.


'--Begin!

　The call of the judges.
　Immediately after, shield and shield clash.

''Ooh, that's fierce!''

　Sylvia is excited. Indeed, the Kongo battle is easy to get flashy.

　If you are going to receive it, will you endure or pass it off with the horns, incense, and steps, play it with gold and katsura, or parry it with silver?
　If you attack, the effect of the silver counterattack, the rush of the flying car, the penetration by the dragon horse, or the big shock by the dragon king?

　Either way, there are many situations where they will collide.


　It's a good thing.

...... That guy is pretty good at it.

　I noticed it from the side. The human named Rock'n'Chair, he can do quite well.

　A short, dark-haired man in his late thirties with a medium build and no distinctive features, he was standing around nicely with a small shield, probably a mithril buckler.

　Sharp. The way he delivered his skills was different from what I saw. That's as good as Muratti's, or even better. "He's got a fixed trajectory.


　The only time they clashed was at the beginning of the race. As they passed through the middle of the first half of the game and reached the end of the game, it suddenly became quiet.

　A sign that the game has become one-sided (...).

　The dwarf bearded man, Domingo, is out of hand and out of foot. All that's left is for the rock n' chair to pull away crisply.


'That's it!　Winner, Rock 'n' Chair!

　About ten minutes into the match, the verdict comes down early.

'The humans won, though,'
'Hmm, not what I expected. This will be a big win for us, historically speaking.

　The birth of the first non-dwarven vault, the first step.
　It's not impossible. That man is head and shoulders above the rest.

Eco. "You can do whatever you want in the finals. Now that guy is probably pretty tough to beat.
Okay!

　When I told him that with a stern face, Eco smiled cheerfully and nodded.

　As usual, I don't know what he's thinking. But, well, he seems to be enjoying himself, so that's fine.



'............ Eco?'


　-- unexpectedly. A voice came from behind us.

　When we turned around, there it was.
　The figure of a cat-beast man, who looks a lot like Eco in some way.


'...... Otosan ......'

　The smile suddenly disappeared from Eco's face.

　Dad ......?

　There is a silence.


'What happened to the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Why are you in this place?
Are you Eco's father?
...... Yeah, but. Who are you?

　"Oh no!" next to me. Sylvia reacts, "I'm sorry.

'It's the second first test, which was won yesterday by Issenza and Eishou. How about you?
I'm sorry to hear that. 'I'm sorry I didn't know what was going on, but I arrived this morning. My name is Shaw Leaflet. I'm the father of ecology there.

　Seriously, he was an eco-dad.

　Does that mean he came all the way from the rural beast village to the royal capital to cheer them on?

　For that matter, he looked surprised to see Eco, but ...... plus he wasn't too surprised to hear it was a double championship. It's the first double championship in the history of title fights.　This morning it was very difficult to enter the arena. Even though it was a back door, the place was so packed with fans that the Third Order was sent out.


What are you doing here?

　It's too much of a mystery, so I'm going to ask it straight away now.

''Tomorrow, the Reiou Battle?　I'm here as a chaperone for KAPITO, who will participate in the Today, we're going to check out the bleachers. I was hoping to stop by the magic school to see Eco's face while I was there, but I didn't expect to find her in a place like this.
............

　Eco-Papa's words made Eco look down.

　So, Eco-Dad thought Eco was still attending the Royal School of Magic? That's surprising. Because until just a few days ago, the girl who thought she had entered the school in the royal capital to learn 【Magic Arts】 is now at the highest level of 【Shield Art】. It's like a science background going into the arts rather than the humanities in six months. ''What happened!'' You must be thinking.

'Heh ...... spirit king battle. That Kapito guy is also from the same town as Eco?
The youngest wizard in my village. He used to wander about aimlessly, but one day he came back out of nowhere and told me that he was going to participate in a tournament in the capital, so I volunteered to accompany him, thinking it would be a good opportunity to meet my daughter.

　A tournament in King's Landing?　I had a bad feeling about this when I wasn't surprised by the two championships, but I didn't expect ...... to be surprised. Eco-dad, you don't know about the title fight ......?


'But it's a great turnout. 'I didn't think it would be as big a tournament as this one. If Capito does well, it's going to be a good village booster.

　I knew it!　I don't know, he doesn't know, he doesn't know. This is why rednecks can't go to .......

'Eco. You don't have any classes today?　By the way, why are you in the bleachers where only officials are allowed?
I quit .......
What?
I'm out of school. ......
...... what!

　Oh, no.

　A stubborn country father who lacks comprehension and a daughter who has moved to Tokyo and is working hard on her own. I have a bad feeling about this.

Eco!　You know how hard it is to raise money for admission!　What am I going to tell everyone in the village!　You're bringing shame to your father!

　Ahhhhhh, what not to say: .......

'Eco, you can ignore it. Just think about the Kongo game for now.
Ummm, yeah, .......

　It's not hard to understand how eco-dads feel.

　But there's no need for Eco to feel pressure, to suffer needlessly, to work needlessly.

　Just enjoy what's in front of you right now, smile and just enjoy it. That's all you need to do.

'What do you say!　This is the story of a father and daughter!　Outsiders need to back off!
Eco-dad, if you were planning to go see Eco afterwards, do you have time?
Or what!

　Well, I'll tell you what.

"Sylvia.
Hmm.

What?

　Me and Silvia forcefully sit down with me and Silvia between the two sides of the eco-dad.

　A sandwich by the winner of the first-ever double title and the winner of the Kisenshou tournament challenge. How can you escape?

''What are you doing?!''
Just watch me. Maybe this is the only way you'll understand.
'I agree with you. For the sake of ecology, my invaluable companion, I can't miss it.

　I'm going to show you in my bones.

　That little, sweet little cat-beast girl is going to show you just how awesome your own daughter is.


Go on, Eco.
...... Yeah!







　Kongo challenger tournament semifinals. Eco Leaflet vs. Zidane.
　We watched them face off in the center of the arena, right in front of us.

　After a while, Eco-Dad doesn't resist at all. He must have realized that he couldn't escape even if the world was turned upside down.

'It seems Eco is the first beastly contestant in the Kongo match in 93 years.

　Sylvia mutters.
　Me, who thinks heh, and Eco-Dad, who keeps quiet. I don't reply, but Sylvia considers it to be something she's listening to and continues to say more.

'The condition for the Kongo fight is that all of your shield technique skills must be ninth dan.
Are you suggesting that ...... ecology is what it is?
Hmm, yeah.
You're kidding me.

　I thought I had opened my mouth, and then the words of doubt. Well, it's hard to believe, isn't it? Eco was a girl who was studying 【Magic Arts】 until just half a year ago. And now she's a Kongo contestant. In this world, it would be unusual to say the least.

''You should keep a close eye on it. That's your daughter's current form.


Start.

　At the same time as Silvia spoke, the referee's order resounded.

　Immediately after, Eco rushed in with 《Flying Car Shield Technique》 and closed the gap between the two.

''That was an activation for movement. We're not going to collide like that.''

　For goodness sake, I put in a commentary.

　As I said, Eco ended the [Flying Wheel Shield Technique] just before colliding with Zidane and immediately began to prepare the [Dragon King Shield Technique]. This is an extremely powerful offensive skill that is rare in [Shield Technique]. So much so that if received at close range, the defense would be almost meaningless.

'It looks like the opponent was aiming to counter after completely receiving it with a square line. That's within Eco's expectations. The question is how the opponent will respond to this Dragon King: ......

　When Zidane noticed Eco's Dragon King, he didn't take a moment to prepare the Flying Car Shield Technique.

''It looks like he's planning to apply the flying car rush first to break the Dragon King's preparations. This is just like our strategy.''
The ...... strategy?
'Yeah. Surprise Warfare, Part I: ......

　Surprise attack method, part 1--"Diversionary flying car".


Let's go!

　When Eco saw Zidane start preparing the Flying Wheel Shield Technique, he cancelled the Dragon King Shield Technique 0.2 seconds later and started preparing the Flying Wheel Shield Technique as well.

　The distance between them was close. Hence, there was no way they would be able to prepare for it later. Everyone would think so. The audience, the contestants, and their opponent Zidane.


"It's easy," said Zidane. "It's easy," says Zidane, "you just have to make your opponent think he's ready to go.


　Right after Eco began to prepare the Flying Wheel Shield Technique, exactly 0.3 seconds later, Eco cancelled the Flying Wheel Shield Technique and prepared the Golden General Shield Technique.


''--!

　Then, what do you think? Strangely enough, Zidane has already activated the Flying Wheel Shield Technique.


　Here comes the effect that made me think for a moment that I could go. At first glance, the act of placing a flying car between them seems to be a complete waste, but making them think they can go at the perfect time, 0.2 seconds later, which is the only time here, was extremely important as a surprise attack.


　...... Many times, we practiced.
　With Eco, again and again, and again and again. Over and over again, the positions of each other, the timing of the activation.
　That's all we practiced for three weeks.

　It was a concentrated technique. It's packed with techniques that are like a serious, sharp-edged sword, honed only for the purpose of hurling a single sword at a higher rank.


"There's no stopping that guy.

　After Zidane had already activated the Flying Wheel Shield Technique. However, he didn't have time to cancel it. Because.

''Look, you're going to get sucked in (・・・・・・).

　That's right, the Golden General's Shield Art is a range-guided defense and knockback skill. It guides (...) an opponent's attack within a certain range to its own shield.

　As I look at it, Zidane rushes forward as if absorbed by Eco's shield.


　And then, it was played.

''Guoh!''

　The knockback effect is activated and Zidane is blown backwards.

　Immediately after that, Eco didn't skip a beat and prepared the Flying Wheel Shield Technique .......

''It's settled.''

　A sharp chase to Zidane, who was trying to get up from down, and a sharp chase to Zidane, who was trying to get up from down.

　The rush by the large shield hit the defenseless head, Zidane flew like he was hit by a large truck and fell head first into the ground, knocking him out.


''-- There is a winner!　Winner, Eco-Leaflet!

　It was wonderful.
　The first part of the Surprise Attack Strategy, the "Diversionary Flailing Wheel" was perfectly decided, and it was an uncontested game.

　I stood up and applauded. Silvia gave a round of applause, as did I.


　The eco-dad, with a scowl on his face, did not get up from his seat ...... but only moved his hand quietly.

　I guess I don't have enough material to convince him of everything yet.
　The only thing he could do now was to give a small round of applause to his daughter's sunny day.

　This father-son relationship doesn't seem to have to worry so much. I thought about this when I saw Eco waving at me with a big smile on her face and him continuing to applaud.




'By the way, Second-dono. Eco didn't shout out the name of the surprise warfare method. Isn't that a breach of etiquette?
There's no such courtesy.
'......?　............!　You set me up!　Again!　Again!
"Bite the rocket!　Or so he said.
"Se-Second Lord.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
'It's been a long time since I've been embarrassed!　I mean, that too, in front of such a large crowd!
I won't, I won't.
Bullshit!

...... I'm sorry, but can you please not put yourself between us and a lover's quarrel?