It was a few days after the incident with the Eastern Dormitory.
The boys of the Northern Dormitory were sitting in the dining hall at their wits end.
They had found out later that this was sothing of a tradition between the two dorms. Five boys would be chosen from each dorm, and they would show off their swordsmanship before the various Division Leaders.
However, it was sothing decided between the actual knights themselves and was by no ans public. For this reason, the Northern Dormitory boys hadnt known about it.
As for how they were faring with this news
they could only be described as terrified.
Why are they matching up the Northern and Eastern Dormitories? The difference is just so
Its like all of the talented people from our cohort are gathered there. Once you let five whole mbers up its basically a dream team
They all grumbled complaints.
To begin with why the hell did they place six of the top twelve over there.
Doug used to be there too so its really seven. To compare we only have Gorms
That they were a collection of losers had a grain of truth to it.
And as if that wasnt all, so information gathering with their seniors had led to so unwelco news.
They said that it isnt true that the losers are gathered in our dorm but apparently the coordinator for the Eastern Dormitory When he was a knight apprentice he lost three tis in a row to the Northern Dormitory and has quite a grudge about it. Since then hes been snatching up the best talents for his one.
Not only that but for so reason hes weirdly fired up this year and wants us to suffer three defeats in a row
What the hell!
Hes barking up the wrong fucking tree!
Shouting began all across the room.
And what the hell is our own dorm coordinator doing
You know him. Whats important is how hard you try once you get in. Thats why hes
So its just our bad luck?
By now the boys had just about realised their situation.
I an, I get that the training were putting in now is just as important as anything but does that really an they have to throw all the talented guys over in the Eastern Dorm?
Honestly, its really only Gorms and Doug that have any chance.
Apparently our success rate is like 10%
I hear were not even supposed to know about it until now, but those guys got told in advanced.
I bet theyve been training for this.
No matter how much further it was discussed, things still seed bleak.
Aahh Were done for I so dont wanna fight
What if I in front of my Captain I get called a sha to all knights or sothing
Ill pass on that, thanks
And so the boys all continued slouching in despair.
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But in one corner of the room, Gorms spat,
Keh! Running scared before even fighting? Youre all fucking pathetic.
Remi gave a troubled smile and tried to soften the blow.
But I can understand how they feel. Lots of them train at the sa dojos, and have been in the sa competition as those guys, so they know just how much stronger they are.
The apprentice knights were certainly acting pathetic, but they had plenty of reason to.
For those students who went to the sa dojos as the elite mbers of the Eastern Dormitory, training at the dojo gave them first-hand experience on the talent and skill of these swordsn. As for those who had seen them fight in competitions, pretty much all their opponents were defeated without a chance.
The boys of the Northern Dormitory had trained reasonably hard these past few months, but it was no ans enough to catch up to those elites.
That doesnt fucking an I have to accept whatever those Eastern Dorm bastards want to say to . Im going there to win.
Yeah. Well help however we can.
The three of them agreed with Gorms. Although neither Slad, Gheith, nor Remi had enough strength to win, they were still good, considerate kids.
Yeah, cheers! Id really appreciate that. Still, the first thing we gotta sort out are the participants.
Guys guys guys! How about !?
Hm, Gheith is injured so he cant compete. That leaves one space.
Sorry I couldnt help
No worries. Well make it sohow!
To be honest they wanted to gather everyone in the dorm and pick the best candidates, but nobody else wanted to compete.
Despite how willing they were, it was impossible without 5 mbers.
Hey hey! Gorms! What about e!?
What about Zerius? If we ask him, hell definitely agree.
Well the day of the match is also his grandmas birthday so apparently hes going back ho
Choosing your family over trying to impress the knight captains? As always, that guy is manly as fuck
Gorms! ! e!
With no other choice, Gorms and the others could no longer ignore the mysterious voice
The voice that was coming from a certain carefree face belonging to what seed to be a small boy whose finger was pointed at himself
The boy who was standing next to a rather nervous looking Doug
Urged on by the silence, a grave-looking Gorms rubbed his temples before addressing Heath.
Heath Youdounderstand your grades in sparring, right?
Yeah! I havent lost the last ten matches! Thats almost as good as you, I think?
Ive never seen a more convenient interpretation! Your latest results were 2 wins, 10 draws and 33 losses! Youve lost five tis more than youve won!
The sparring in the Northern Dormitories were done on a round robin system, and only Fii had such ridiculous results.
Fiis records certainly was impressive in a manner of speaking, but unfortunately her tactics werent viable in proper matches. As for why
It doesnt matter in our spars because theres no referee, but in a proper match youd be given a warning for showing no intention of attacking, Remi explained. You lose after two warnings, so I think itd be pretty difficult for you.
How Fiis fight usually went was she would initially fight with her opponent, but once she felt the pressure she would focus entirely on evasion. It was hardly unexpected, but going head-on with boys was a bit much for her body.
She was an expert in toying with others though
Its fine! Im going to try and win this ti! she declared as she confidently thumped her chest.
Just where the hell do you get your confidence from sighed Gorms.
Unfortunately, the fact was that they had few alternatives.
Oi! Weve got one spot left! Any of you gunna fight!? he roared back at his dormmates.
Aaah! My sword! Wheres my sword gone!?
Uwahh, not again I dont wanna be beat down in three seconds once again
A light I can see a light
Gorms was t only with despairing moans. Apparently a lot of them were traumatised from their experiences with the Eastern elites.
Faced with these pathetic boys, Gorms could only sigh in resignation.
No choice! Just do your best, Heath!
YAAAY!
Fii jumped into the air in delight.
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