Night. The closing ceremony is solemnly held.

　Mein is giving a speech with a microphone in front of him. I don't know how the microphone is magnified without speakers, but it seems to be a fact that the voice gets louder with the use of a microphone, and Mine uses it with a natural expression on his face. It's a strange world.

　In the midst of all this, the contestants for all the titles, including me, were lined up in the center of the arena. A line was formed for each title, with the current titleholder standing at the front of the line. Eishou and Reiou are absent at the head of the line. I'm in the Ichusenza line.

　After the speeches are over, we move on to the award ceremony. There were more than twenty titles in total, so it took quite a while.

　I make a conscious effort not to look at the current title holders who are being awarded. It's a little less fun during the summer season, but the main reason is almost a feeling of jealousy. Essentially, it should be me who holds most of those titles. I didn't know what I was doing, but I couldn't take a proper look at a scene where someone else was being praised as the title holder.


'Second Firth Test One Flash Zodiac, Wise General, Spirit King,'

　At the end. My name is called out by Mine.


　Instantly, the previous applause and cheers swelled to many times their size and exploded.

　I was incredibly popular. I've never been this popular in my previous life. It was probably because the avatar was beautiful, after all.

"You have achieved an unprecedented triple crown and...

　Yes, and the first ever Triple Crown. I'm sure that's another reason for its popularity.

　As I vaguely listen to Mine's words of commendation, I think about what's to come. I wondered what I should say to him.

　I had asked Mein in advance to let me say a few words. Probably after this award, there will be time for me to speak.


I'd like to say "I hereby commend you in your honor. "I hereby present to you the 18th King of the Kingdom of Castal, Mine Castal. Congratulations on your Second Triple Crown.

　As the crowd cheered again, I received the certificate of merit, and Mein personally asked me to wear the "badge" for each title on my chest. There are three of them, so it takes some time to put them on. All the while, the applause and cheers kept coming.

Yes, I'm done putting them on.

　Mine smiled upwards and smiled at me. When I looked at my own chest, I saw three badges lined up near the center of my clothing: Ichibanza, Eishou, and Ling Wang. There are many margins. ''There's still more to come, right?'' Mine's smile told me that. I laughed back and nodded, and Mine nodded with a smile and nodded with a smile as well, and then sluggishly let me line up next to him.

'Quiet!'

　The entire arena suddenly goes quiet at Mine's well-passing command. Wow, the spectators' manners are so good that they can pull away. The king is the king, or should I say the king and his people? It was refreshing to see.

I would like to ask you to say a few words from the second triple crown. I hope you will listen to me.

　Now, it's finally here. It was time for the speeches.

　As Mine stepped back, I could see that the entire audience of tens of thousands of people were looking at me alone. No, it wasn't just the audience. The contestant, the titleholder, everyone in the room was looking at me.

　I took a swooshing breath and slowly broke the silence.



''-- It's simple. The story is simple. How do you think I was able to win the Triple Crown? Because I'm strong?　Because I'm a genius?　No. There's only one answer. It's very simple.


　In the center of the arena, I look over the faces of the title contenders.

　From now on, I'm going to fire them up for my selfishness.


'Because I'm weak!　You guys!


　I'm going to beat them up. They were caught off guard and looked like a pigeon eating a peashooter.

'Get serious. Put your whole life into it. Don't be complacent. Don't compromise. There's still more to come. There's more to the world than you've ever known. And you're gonna learn. Don't stop there. Crawl out of here. You want to win, don't you?　Right?　Aren't you disappointed that I won the Triple Crown?　We're going to win eight crowns next season.　Are you sure?

　Maybe it can't be helped. Maybe it's too much to ask in this world.

　But. If we're going to change, if we're going to change, it's now or never.
　So you're going to change. And you'll do it for me.

　Be aware. Come to your senses. This is the best of both worlds.

You think I'm crazy enough to bet my life on swordplay and sorcery and summoning?　Then fine. Don't play in the title fight at all. Just keep it internal, keep it internal, keep it childish. Listen to me. This place, this stage, for me, is a place to play for 99.99% of my life. It's not a place where your hobby gets you money and fame. So, please, please, don't compete. It'll sully your title.

　It's all about aggravating them.
　All to get them to take me seriously. To get them to go along with me.

　Think about it. To win a title, when in fact, there's gonna be a whole bunch of guys who bet their lives on it.　That would be ...... "utopia."


"It's not easy to gamble with your life. It's not easy." "Oh, I know. But I could do it. You can do it, too. It's not too late to trust a 17-year-old cheeky little shit with three titles.　...... Win. Win. Win. I'm going to win. You've got to win. None of the conventional wisdom is going to work. You have to start from scratch. You can take a page out of my book. Observe. Study. Steal. Do everything you can think of that works. Hard. Fight to the death. Fight alone. There's only six months left until next season.

　And join me in enjoying the reality of Mobius Online.

I'll be waiting for you at .......

　I told him that at the end and handed the microphone back to Mine.

　A round of applause rang out from one corner of the auditorium. It must be our servants. Many of the audience members follow suit, clapping their hands sparsely.


　When I returned to the row of flashing seats, I was complimented by a handsome blonde man right behind me for a good speech. That's Sherry's brother. Jerez Lumberjack, right?

Good?　Are you kidding me?　Didn't you regret it?
Yeah, no, I was disappointed. That was extremely motivating. Hence, I've taken the liberty of describing it as a good speech.
...... You're such an oddball, you and your sister.
"Hahaha, I get that a lot.

　It's a little crazy, but well, if you're willing to get laid, that's fine.

　By the way, this guy should have invited us to the launch party tomorrow, too. I mean, we've invited almost all of the contestants from the five title fights we've been in, and we've already received four responses. Four of them have already responded. They are Alfred, Muratti, Alpha and Mr. Capito. Other than that, we don't know yet if they will come or not.

Will you come tomorrow?
Of course I will. I'll take Sherry with me.

　All at once, we're up to six.
　There will be more to come.

　I'm looking forward to it. Tomorrow and beyond.



　　* * * *



'It's not possible. It's not possible anymore for a lot of things, but it's not possible anyway ......!
Master Cherie. Please calm down.
Mariposa!　Did you hear that?　He's turned all the title contenders against him!　And I think I said something about eight crowns!　Confidence!
You mentioned it.
How far ahead of me you are!

　Sherry and Mariposa, the maid, are listening to the second speech in the audience.
　Mariposa appeases a frustrated Sherry with her head in her hands, while Mariposa gives her the same dumbfounded look she usually gives Jerez.

　Sherry has yet to gain the right to participate in the Spirit King's battle. Currently, she is only earning experience by circling around the C grade dungeon, Grutum, to gain a small amount of experience. The destination she was aiming for seemed to be quite long.

'I'm getting impatient because I think I might not be able to catch up! Master.

　With a grin, her emissary, the great earth spirit Terra, teased.

'Shut up!　It's not!　I just don't have the faintest image of winning!
'Oh. I can't - ......
"Don't give up so soon!　I'm sure there's a weakness somewhere. It must be ......

　Sherry mumbles to herself.

　Then a visitor arrives.

"Um, Sherry-sama.
'What?　Not Cheri.
Yes. It's been a while.

　It was Cheri of the First Court Magic Division. Their relationship has been good ever since that one incident.

''I see you're here to watch the game too.
Yes. So I couldn't wait to share that ...... something, this "unbelievable" thing with someone else.
I know that. I know that one too well. It's that guy, isn't it?
Yes. I can't help but laugh.
'Hey. It's disgusting, really. So, I'm probably going to win eight crowns in the summer season, which is scary. ......
'It's crazy. No, it's great, though, isn't it?
Yeah. Yeah. It's great. Crazy.

　They laughed at each other, making it look like they were talking shit, and in fact, they were praising the second. It was a roundabout way of praise that could only come from two people who were not very honest. It was in this casual way that the girls got along very well with each other.

　Then they dined together and talked to their hearts contentedly about the man called Second.

　The next day, they had a party at his house. So don't drink too much, .......







"Oh my God, this is awful. I think my nose is going to bleed. It's so cool!　That man.

　The closing ceremony is over and we are on our way back to the hotel.
　Capito, a young canine beastman, talks to Eco's father, Shaw, who is walking next to him.

'...... is it okay for him to say something like that on that occasion?'
Yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine. It's no use worrying about it.
But if you provoke them so much, won't they hate you for it?
You'd rather make everyone around you an enemy, wouldn't you?　Mr. Second.
............

　Shaw exclaims to Capito, who lets him off the hook.

He wants us to grow up. He's waiting for us to make a way for us to get into the same ring. We'll chase him, and we'll give it our all. Everybody wants to chase them. There are people like me who chase them out of admiration, and there are people who chase them as an enemy. From Mr. Second's point of view, it doesn't matter if they are admirers or enemies, he just wants them to desperately chase him with all their might and put their lives on the line.

　Capito's words were correct. The Second was able to stir everyone up so much to achieve their own utopia.

'Well ......, but what about the fans' feelings?　For example, was it the Vogue Spirit King, as I mentioned earlier? He had quite a following, didn't he?
Oh, it's Vogue, isn't it? She's very popular. She is beautiful and strong. Also, Mr. Rothman, who reigned for more than 20 years as the absolute champion, was quite popular.
'Wouldn't it feel ...... much better if they were treated so poorly in front of those fans?　What happens if the contestants as well as the public don't like you?

　Shaw uttered some simmering words. He felt uneasy about that too fearless statement by Second. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it, because it's the person you're entrusting your daughter with, and because you're beginning to assume it as your future son-in-law.

　After hearing Shaw's statement, Capito was puzzled.

'Ah, hahahaha!'

　He opened his mouth wide and laughed.

'Is something funny?'
No. I just thought Mr. Second would say this.

　Capito made one coughing "gohon" and one dashing pose, and opened his mouth, his face beaming.


'-that's what Vogue and Rothman care about. If I win, my fans will be happy. If they win, their fans will be happy. That's all that matters.


　They looked exactly alike.







'Wait for me, General Elnte,'

　Immediately after the closing ceremony.
　An old man is about to leave the capital, Vinston, when Alfred, the blind archer, stops him.

What do you want? I am in a hurry.
I won't stop you. Just leave the Mix sisters to me.
............ is the original intention. If you say you'll take care of it, go ahead.

　Dee Mix and Jay Mix, who were about to follow Elnte, looked astonished at the words of their old man, who was supposed to be their master.

'Master!　So you are resigning your position as archery instructor for House Mix?
I've already handed it over to that poor blind man over there.
Even if you are suddenly so selfish: ......!
...... I don't have time to be mentoring my students now.

　Elnte coldly swept away the clinging sisters and left.

'...... no such ......'
What do I do now: ......

　The sisters are stunned.

　And.

'It seems that his speech worked really well. He's running away with a bunch of lies: ...... Woe is you, old man.

　Alfred muttered to the old man's little back.







　On the way home at night.
　There was a group of dozens of fornicating girls heading from the arena to the student dormitory of the Royal School of Magic.

　Needless to say, it was the huge organization 'Second Fan Club' as an example.

''To say the least, it was the best few days of my life. I don't care if I die now.
'No, well, we're in complete agreement, aren't we?
Hey, hey, hey!　I won't be able to see the Second Master when I die, though!
If I never see you again, I'm going to die.
I don't know what happened to me anymore. ......
"Yes, wait. I like Master Second so much, I don't know what to do.
I think you should laugh.
'Hey, wait. My face is already smiling on its own.
"...... waiting.
"Yes, that's a buzzword, all right.
Hey, hey. I made a ranking for Mr. Second.
As expected, the analysis team works fast. Let's see.


1. An unprecedented triple crown in his first appearance
2. the only lightning magician in history
3.
4. treat all contestants as babies.
5. preaching to all the contestants and then fighting with them.
6. self-destruct in the middle of a match with a corporal discard and win
His Majesty and his best friend.
8. Beat up the General with a two-piece drop
9. the spirits and demons they use are clearly wacky


'f*ck me. It's all number one.
"We're in the middle of the finals and there's no mentoring. It's a do-over.
There is no one to slay a dragon with bare hands in an hour. Start over.
Uwa: ......
Oh, it's a gyrfalcon. That's unusual for this time of night.
'I hear they don't build their own nests. I guess you don't have anywhere to go, do you?
I mean, ......, but if you're not a Second Master, just doing one of these things is legendary, usually.
Really.
Yes, but I think we should leave out the third and seventh places, because it's not possible for the Second Master to have any other good looks than the Second, and it's his character that brought us to His Majesty's doorstep.
Okay, okay, okay, come on, you crazy b*tc*.

　The night goes on. ......