Chapter 697
The Qualifying Round
Translated by Tods
Edited by NotEdited
The day after we watched the qualifying round.
『The matchups have been announced, and well… It looks like we matched up against soone we know right from the start』
(…Who?)
『Well, I knew you wouldn’t rember』
We couldn’t wait for the news to reach the inn, so we ca to check the matchup table posted in front of the arena.
The nas of the 64 participants in the main round are written on this board. The table is divided into four blocks with 16 nas each that will compete to get into the semifinal, and Fran’s na is written at the very top of the first block.
That is because we are placed under the “Seed-A”. It seems that this place was given to us because we placed third last year.
Directly across our block, at “Seed-B”, Diaz’s na was written under it. Under our block, at “Seed-C”, Hilt’s na was there. And next to it, the “Seed-D”, there’s Fermus.
This seeding is not based on adventurer’s rank or prestige, but the previous year’s rank seed to have the highest priority. This ant that Fran, a B-ranked adventurer, was ranked above Diaz, Hilt, and other A-Ranked adventurers.
It sure feels good to be in Seed-A.
Fran seed to feel the sa way, looking at the tournant table with a shine in her eyes.
(Master, my na is first on the table!)
『Yeah, this is going to attract a lot of attention. We can’t afford to show them a bad fight』
(Nn! Let’s do our best)
If all goes well, we’ll et Diaz in the semifinal and Hilt or Fermus in the final.
『Your first match will be against Dufour』
(…Who?)
『The one you trained in Barbra at Gamudo’s request, rember?』
Fran seems to have forgotten that he was one of the fledgling adventurers she t at the adventurer’s guild in Barbra. At Gamudo’s request, she broke their noses when they were getting too overconfident.
Riddick, Naria, and Miguel ford a party and joined us in escorting a ship to the Beastman Kingdom and even trained them on the ship.
She seed to rember the three whom she had trained pretty well, but as for the others, her mory about them was quite limited.
『Hey, he was the strongest of all the novices back then, the phantom swordsman』
(…Oh, there’s soone like that too, maybe?)
Even after I told her the details of his characteristics, she could only recall him vaguely. Well, even if he was a little strong, he was still at the level of a novice.
I hope she’ll rember you this ti, Dufour-kun!
『After that, our next most likely matchup is――』
(Mordred)
Fran muttered in a cheerful tone.
She seed to rember this one.
He is also a B-ranked adventurer who was with us when we escorted a ship to the Beastman Kingdom.
He was the type of adventurer who excelled in more than just simple combat. Of course, his fighting skills were also top-notch. He was a master of spears and Molten Iron magic, and he used them skillfully.
『So Mordred’s first-round opponent was Naria, huh』
(Naria!)
Naria, as I ntioned earlier, was the novice adventurer that Fran had trained for a short ti. She was supposed to be a bow user, but to my surprise, she made it through the qualifying round.
I don’t think she was strong enough to beat Mordred after only one year though. Mordred would surely advance to the second round.
『If so, I wonder who will advance to the third round…』
「Hmm」
I don’t see another familiar na on the sa block… Oh, there’s another!
『This Biscot, wasn’t he the guy who was with Sibylla?』
「?」
It seems Fran didn’t rember him. But, now that I take a closer look, Sibylla’s na is on this block too!
I never thought that Sibylla and her companions, the (Suspected) spies of Raidos, would participate in the martial arts tournant. Are they not actually spies? Or do they just not give a damn about this?
Moreover, Sibylla and Biscot’s nas are so close. Wouldn’t it be bad for them to face each other?
『If I were to assu that Sibylla is going to win, we’ll be facing her in the quarterfinals』
(Nn. I’m looking forward to it)
As we were checking the tournant table, the people around us suddenly made a noise. It was the sa reaction as when Fran appeared here.
Did so famous adventurer happen to show up?
As we waited, a man ca up to the tournant table. Well, no wonder they were surprised when they saw this guy.
The man’s head looked like that of an insect. It was as if a praying mantis head, which was as big as a human head, was mounted on top of a human body.
With just one look at him, surely no one will ever forget his appearance.
He seed to be strong too. His movents were flawless, showing that he was a high-ranking warrior. He was probably on par with Colbert at the very least.
「Hmm… My na―…」
I had imagined a voice that sounded more gritty, but his voice sounded surprisingly normal and human.
No, his voice would rather be in the cool category. His voice is exactly like that of a handso voice actor.
The way he muffled the sound of his footsteps, the way he paid attention to his surrounding, made think that he was a first-rate warrior. He doesn’t seem to be carrying any weapons, is he using his bare hands? Or could he transform his arm into a scythe or sothing?
Anyway, it seems that there will be a competent participant that Fran will be a little excited about.
「Who is that guy?」
「There aren’t any half-insect kin adventurers in this town, are there?」
「He’s soone from outside then? He looks strong」
「You think so?」
「Yeah, he has pretty good movent」
It seed that the adventurers around did not know this man. He’s probably from another city or country then.
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