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The fifth day of the Newcors Division dawned with a bewildering atmosphere.
An unprecedented malicious act had occurred during Monolith Code yesterday, seriously injuring the players from First High to the point that they were unable to compete. Usually, the remaining two matches would end in their capitulation, but thanks to the board's intercession, a replacent team was allowed to compete on the following day.
Monolith Code used a variable rotation format with each school competing in four matches and the four schools with the most victories advancing to the elimination round.
In the event of a tie, totals were recalculated with uncontested victories excluded. In the event of a tie, there has been a precedent where two schools fought it out to determine who advanced. If there was no direct contest, then the school with the smaller amount of ti needed for victory would advance.
The current standings were Third High with four victories, Eighth High with three, First, Second, and Ninth High each with two victories. Ninth High took less ti to achieve two victories than Second High. One of First High's victories included Fourth High being disqualified, so they couldn't simply advance with two victories.
In today's special matches, if First High defeated Second and Eighth High, then the schools that advance would be First, Third, Eighth, and Ninth High.
If they beat Second High but lost to Eighth High, then First, Third, Eighth, and Ninth High would advance.
If they lost to Second High but were able to beat Eighth High, then First, Second, Third, and Eighth High would advance.
If they lost to both, then First High would not advance to the elimination round. Second, Third, Eighth, and Ninth High would advance instead.
...That was how this event was going to play out.
Regardless, if First High defeated Second High, then Second High would be eliminated rather than advancing without a win, hence Second High vigorously protested this arrangent. On the other hand, if they beat Eighth High and went easy on Second High, then the Nine Schools Competition would be accused of cutting inside deals.
"In other words, to please both sides, we just have to lose both matches..."
"If we're heading out, we're going out to win it. If we lose, then making the exception becos pointless."
"Looks like I don't need to worry on that account."
The fact that First High's replacents were not registered players was the source of much confusion and gossip.
Rather than selecting their substitutes from the top ten representatives of their cohort, they went with a mber of the technician team as well as two newly recruited mbers.
So wondered, did First High hold back another expert on Monolith Code? In that case, why wasn't this person put forth as a starter for Monolith Code in the first place? Each of the schools was mystified by First High's intentions.
And now, the three of them who walked onto the arena only aroused more curiosity.
"...Don't you think we're a little too conspicuous?"
Mikihiko seed unable to settle down. Hearing this, Tatsuya resolutely curtailed his words.
"It is only natural for players on the field to draw the eyes of the spectators."
"Well, that's not what I'm talking about..."
Mikihiko shook his head at Tatsuya pretending to be ignorant, despite knowing full well what he was talking about and cautiously peered at Leo.
"That's really eye-catching..."
Leo knew what that look implied and dropped his own gaze to waist level.
The ruckus from the stands vindicated Leo's suspicion. (That being said, it's not like they could tell what was being said.)
Their protective gear and helts were the sa as the other schools. "A sword? Isn't direct contact against the rules?"
But the presence of the Mini Communicator threw the crowd into an uproar.
Leo's "sword" was actually a Weaponized-Integrated CAD. However, less than 10% of the crowd was actually able to discern that detail. Very few people, even among the players and engineers, knew of the existence of Weaponized-Integrated CADs, which was hardly surprising in and of itself.
In addition, magic written into the Weaponized-Integrated CAD usually involved buffing its martial ability
the "weapon's" ability. "Blades" usually improved cutting power. "Spears" buffed their piercing force. "Rods" strengthened their striking power. "Shields" empowered their defensive abilities.
Take "Sonic Blade" for an example, so of the options include "Speed Boost
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