We just made it to the Frapara Rookie Competition.
　Me, Kurt, and Fear will all be there.
　The entire Tempest Guild will be there!

　...... It makes me sad that the number of people is so low .


　Anyway, it's a week until the Frey Perla Rookie of the Year competition.
　We've been working hard all week.
　Kurt says that when Fea grabs a gun, she goes from screaming to calm, like she's crazy.
　And that he's strong.
　Is this maybe a good outcome for all three of them?

　I'd like to think so: .......

　I hadn't been able to get the sword.
　Isn't this bad?　But I'm not in the nature to give up now.
　I've spent a lot of time on my daily routine of depleting my magic power (10 times) and training my body, as well as acquiring the Sturdy Sword.
　I feel like I can figure something out, but I can't.
　I was able to obtain the Demonization so smoothly...
　What's the difference?　But I think it's just concentration.
　I was in a pretty tight spot then.
　I couldn't breathe, I didn't have any magic.
　I guess that situation made me concentrate as hard as I could.
　But trying to recreate it isn't going to work, and I don't understand why I put myself in that situation.


　So it's the eve of the Frey Perla Rookie Tournament, with no progress on my part.


　We were eating at a restaurant to recharge our spirits for the Frey Perla Rookie Competition that was finally about to begin.
　Apparently Lal had it on the house.


"Lal's a good guy.


　Me and Kyu thanked Raru.


Well, here we are tomorrow!

　Lal spoke up .

'Huh, I'm so anxious and nervous I can't seem to sleep. ......

It's okay!　Don't worry, Fear is strong.

　Lal put a hand on Fea's shoulder and encouraged him .

'...... Is that right?　Heh.

Yeah. Even though we never beat Kurt, we were still fighting the good fight.

...... Ugh, because Kurt-san is crazy. No matter how many times he attacks, he just shoots back magic without a care in the world.

　Fear's talent is [Mage] and his weapon is two pistols.
　He uses magic to create bullets and excels at attacking from mid-range.
　Compared to ordinary wizards, their attack speed is much faster, but Kurt, who has the talent of a wise man, fires it back without hesitation.

''Even if you can't shoot magic without chanting like Revel, you can still skip the chanting.

Wow, you can do that.

　I'm honestly impressed.

You've realized the difference in talent ...... and I'm sure you will again tomorrow.

　Fear seems to be thinking negatively.

'It's not okay, is it?　Fear is strong enough.

Yeah, I guess so: ......

　No, I guess I'm more of a drifter than a negative thinker.
　Come to think of it, this kind of development has happened many times before.

"I'm glad to hear that Feer has shown some confidence. Anyway, everyone wins and performs well!　This is the goal.

'Speaking of which, why are you so obsessed with your grades?'

　Fia tilted her head in wonderment.

''Of course it's to revive The Tempest. At the current state of affairs, the guild has so little trust in us that we don't have a single request. We can't even get any information, and if we don't do well at this Flapperra Rookie Competition, to be frank, the 'Tempest' is dead.

'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!　Oh, really?!

''If we don't do the requests, we won't be able to raise our rank as adventurers, and we won't be able to challenge the underground labyrinths of Flapperra. We'll have to look for another guild as well.

'Hawaawa ...... you can't ever lose. ......

'Well, rest assured that even if Fea doesn't make it, Kurt or Revell will get some kind of result.

'Yes, of course!　And the two of you are very strong.

　Fear looks at me expectantly. 　

''Well, I'm not going to let anyone but Revell beat me.

That's giving me too much credit.

Yeah, I don't know.



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　Then the Frey Perla Rookie Tournament began.
　This tournament of 300 fighters takes place over two days in four different arenas.
　To win, you must fight eight or nine times.
　Maybe I'm not considered highly talented enough, but I'm not seeded, and I have to make it through nine fights.
　I checked the tournament table, and if I was going to play Feuer, it would be my seventh fight since I was playing for the top four.
　If I play Kurt, it's the final.


　The first round would start now.
　The arena was larger than the one in "The Tempest" and the bleachers were filled with spectators.



　By the way, I was assigned to the first position on the tournament list to play the first game.



Well, here we go!　Flapperra rookie competition!　I, Kana, the idol of Freypara, will be the one who will be doing the actual reporting!

　A pretty female voice emanating from the magician's sound machine echoed through the arena.

""Whoa!"

　And then a cheer erupted.

'What a commentary!　S-ranked adventurers of the guild Red Wolf!　I'll be Mr. Sid!

Yes, nice to meet you.

The Red Wolf.
That's the guild that has the greatest swordsman, Agito.

""Ohh!"

　The cheers were less than before .
　Since half of the audience was adventurers, I wondered if pretty girls would be more excited.

Then, let's have our new adventurers make an appearance!　What?　...... Gosh. I beg your pardon!

　Reaction of the live person.
　I think I know why that happened.

'From the guild Tempest, Revell player!　Talent is [hard work]!



　Shh.



"...ha-ha-ha-ha!



　Well, the joke's on you.
　I'm used to it.
　I entered the arena to the sound of laughter.


"[Effort] is a talent, hahaha!　I'm hungry.
You might not even make it past the first round, but good luck!
I hope you struggle with your efforts!


　Oh dear, they're making fun of me so badly.

　I guess my talents aren't exactly appreciated.

　I'm going to be working in this town now.

　Being taken too seriously as an adventurer is also a liability.




Shall we overturn our reputation by winning ......


　I muttered and got more fired up.