Chapter 115 – Before the Strongest in Year 1 ( 2 )
“No! Why are you here so late?!”
“Sorry.”
“I said that yesterday that I had to come sooner because it’s obviously today’s competition. Are you going to sleep late?”
“..Yes.”
In fact, I couldn’t tell even if I died that I was late because I had morning sex with my dad.
“Sorry..”
Hiro continued to say sorry to Hyeji, who was furious, and looked around.
Male voice – male voice –
The current location is the main playground of Shinsung International Academy.
It is a place with an area equal to three to three baseball stadiums.
Originally, it was a flat land, but now a huge dome-shaped stadium has been built for competitions.
‘It’s a battle with other classmates over there.’
“Wait a minute? Hiro? Are you listening to me? What an important contest this is! People from famous guilds or high-ranking families.
“Hye.. Hyeji, stop it.. Hiro wouldn’t do it on purpose..”
“Ha. Ahyeon says you are too close to Hiro? That’s why he keeps being dazed or acting on his own.. Huh? Where else did you go?”
“Wow?! Hiro? Hiroya!?”
In the meantime, Cheong Ah-hyun stopped Hong Hye-ji and was talking to each other.
“Well..”
Hiro had already entered the arena and was looking around to see what was inside.
‘The audience seats are too close.’
The interior of the arena reminded Hiro of a medieval Colosseum.
A battle between the mighty.
Even though they were at the student level, it was like a barrage of bombs exploding in the surroundings.
If the spectator seats are this close from the central arena, the safety of the area cannot be guaranteed.
‘What defenses are there…?’
As he is a famous academy, Hiro, thinking that he must be more protected than he thought, slowly turned his head and looked towards the center of the stadium.
“What is that?”
The audience seats were too close to the stadium.
Even more unusual than that stands out.
“Is the stadium small?”
A square stadium is installed as if it were carved out of marble.
It is a stadium with a length and width that seems to be less than 10m, let alone 100m.
“Ugh! Install it there! Be careful not to twist the wire!”
“Chief! How many times do I have to connect power to the capsule?”
“Because I only have 6 things to write today!”
I can see people installing round mechanical devices on top of the already narrow arena.
“You came just fine.”
“Hick! Sun… Sir?”
Hiro, who was obviously nervous, was surprised by the voice from behind, but when he turned around, he could see Hyeon-rang with wolf ears pricked up and a sleepy expression.
“Because Ahyeon and Hyeji have already ridden once. The class president should also take a ride in that virtual reality capsule over there.”
“..A capsule?”
“Ah. Have you seen it for the first time?”
“Yeah.”
Hyeon-rang, who motioned for Hiro to follow Hiro’s quiet reply, opened her mouth as he moved toward the central arena.
“There is a limit to the shock mitigation shield used in the gym. It’s like you can’t handle it when 6 students who use their strength use their abilities. That’s why we use that capsule to fight proxy wars.”
Hyeon-rang, the homeroom teacher of Class A, pointed out the oval-shaped lump of metal that allowed the riders to fight a mock battle in a virtual space by analyzing their combat abilities.
The fact that there were no special defenses in the audience seats and the central arena where the battle was to take place was less than 10m was also because the place of battle was not so important when using a virtual reality capsule.
‘Since all battles are fought in the virtual world anyway… But how do people outside the virtual battle scene view it?’
Hiro looked towards the device with a curious gaze at the mysterious object called a virtual reality device.
“Anyway, since the last scroll happened, I need to check that there are no problems with Hiro when you boarded. Can we give our students a ride there?”
Before Hyunrang could hear Hiro’s answer, he approached the mechanics who were servicing the equipment and shouted.
“Boarding in advance..? But who are you?”
“Here, sir. I am the homeroom teacher for Class 1 A. The last time a student was using a VR-related object and had a problem, so I thought it would be a good idea to test it for safety.”
“Well…”
At the mention of using a virtual reality device for the competition, the mechanics looked at each other and hesitated for a moment.
“There will be no problems.”
The mechanics nodded their heads and opened the capsule machine at Hyeon-rang’s affirmation and the atmosphere that somehow made them want to believe.
“Come on, class president!”
Hyeon-rang lightly tapped Hiro’s shoulder and brought his face closer to him.
“Go in and figure out the terrain.”
After a quiet word, Hyeon-rang turns around and disappears.
‘Isn’t this cheating?’
Illegal act of confirming in advance the venue where the match will take place.
Jiying– Clap..!
Hiro pondered for a moment while looking at the half-open capsule.
Whoa–Clap.
Entered the capsule.
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[ Ladies and gentlemen! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for attending the Shinsung International Academy Rebellion today despite your busy schedule! ]
A gigantic human figure appears in the blue sky above the stadium and shouts.
[ My name is Bernard Shaw, the host of this event! ]
The man wearing a yellow suit and ridiculous black sunglasses was translucent as if a hologram had been projected into the sky.
His ability is special-type illusion projection.
It’s just an ability that makes the target he wants big in the sky.
It would have been useful in battle if the virtual image was similar to the real one, but it was completely useless in battle only if it was translucent enough that anyone could tell it was an illusion.
[I’m nervous because there are a lot of high-ranking people, but I’ll try to deliver the battle of our world’s best academy students as vividly as possible! ]
In the end, he made the most of his ability and became active as a national MC.
[ Ruler! Then, before proceeding with the competition, we should introduce the people who will be in charge of the commentary, right? ]
Saying that, Bernard Shaw’s figure turned its head and looked all the way inside the arena.
Audience seats with many people sitting.
Even though only guilds, broadcasting stations, and family members of contestants can participate in the arena, there are no empty seats.
Since the families of the students participating in the competition had as many as five families belonging to the top 10 families, the arena was filled with only those family members.
[ Ah! There it is! ]
Bernard Shaw exclaimed when he found a dedicated seat with a glass wall near the center of the arena.
[First, let me introduce you to the principal of our academy! ]
Chijik-!
The shape of the air changes and reflects the figures of those in the exclusive seats.
[The immortal man in the silver mask! Iron Mask, the principal! ]
The man in the silver mask clears his throat in embarrassment at Bernard Shaw’s exaggerated introduction, then raises his arms and waves them.
[Next, don’t spare the support of the current academy…! ]
Next, an introduction to the academy’s president and the foundation’s staff follows.
[Lastly, you are a special guest.. Huh? ]
At the moment, Bernard Shaw’s voice, which had been shouting fluently, cuts off, and a stupid one-word flows out.
[Why is this person..? Ah! Sorry! Introducing today’s special guest! One of the world’s 10 strongest girls, the absolute strongest and the greatest swordsman! Steel Sword Emperor Cheolmuhan is with you!!! ]
Pop—!
Unlike the cheering voices or applause so far, a strong silence presses the stadium.
“..The Steel Sword Emperor came to this place?”
“Cheolmuhannim?”
“Ah…No, even if it’s an event at the Divine Academy.”
It is also true that those who are in the top 10 of the world’s ability rankings are not those who come just because they are called, and even if they beg to come from any group or power, they are not the ones who come unless there is a compelling reason.
Literally, they are the 10 strongest people in mankind.
Of course, there was no reason to come to a place like the academy competition.
Even the officials from the 10th generation gathered in the arena are only Jingye blood relatives who are not busy even if they are highly regarded.
The most talented people, who could be called the core of the family, were not present.
“Kuhm.”
So, out of the blue, it was surprising to see the current situation where Steel Sword Emperor, who was at the top of the list among the 10 girls, participated as a commentator.
“The Steel Sword Emperor came..!!”
Among them, the most thrilled was Cheol Si-hyeok, who participated as a b-class team in this competition.
Although he is a collateral branch of the Cheol family, his ability was recognized and he was accepted into Shinsung Academy with the support of his family.
With this alone, Cheolga’s name became known, so it must be a very happy thing, but Cheolmuhan, the idol of all irons, appeared like this.
‘I have to show a good side..!’
As Cheol Si-hyeok, he couldn’t help but think that the Steel Sword Emperor had come to cheer him on.
[Hey father. People who don’t come to places like this even apply for reservations in advance… What’s going on? ]
The Iron Master looked up and asked quietly.
[What, have you come to a place where I can’t come? As a teacher, it is the right thing to observe that a disciple is participating in a big competition. ]
[Ah- I understand. ]
Iron Mask nodded slightly and looked through the glass wall at the arena below the podium.
“Whoa..”
Standing there was a red-haired girl holding a sword and controlling her breathing nervously.
Although she is not a child of the iron family, she is definitely a direct disciple of the steel sword master.
“Show it to everyone. My and your overlord sword.”
The reason why Cheolmuhan, who is heavy in the ass, came all the way here was because of Hiro, not anyone else.
