Chapter 192 – 192. Sparring Festival

The schedule for the preliminary round was simple.
First, the preliminaries for B-class hunters are held, followed by the preliminaries for A-class hunters. Only high-ranking hunters can participate in the sparring festival.

However, as much as it is hosted by the academy, the students who are in school, that is, the E-class who study and work hard in this small city, participate in the Dalian Festival.

As there is a saying that the funniest fight is a cockfight, I wanted to watch the match of the students, but unfortunately it is not open to outsiders.

Instead, I went to look at rice in a different meaning than fuck rice.

My aunt’s explanation was perfect, but I still wanted to see it with my own eyes.

Bang!!!

The blue curtain surrounding the indoor stadium was constantly shaking, and voices cheering for their idols, family, and friends could be heard from all directions along with an explosion of music.

In the midst of the chaos, my gaze was directed to the place where Juyong was trampling the opponent with dual swords.

“Do you really have some skills?”

Swift footwork and mechanical sword skills.
The way she evaded the attack with minimal movement was proving that what her aunt said was not empty words.

“The opponent even used magic, but he seems to be able to afford it.”

“…Kang Dae-woong.”

“Is specialization on speed?”

“…Kang Dae-woong.”

“Yes?”

“Stop touching him. My body heats up.”

As she turned her head, her aunt bit her lip lightly and then lifted it and glanced down at her.

A hand dug into the inside of her thigh was pushing away the skirt of her suit, trying to reveal to the world the secret hidden beneath it.

I almost showed the side of my aunt that only I knew in front of a large crowd. She smiled shyly and removed her hand with her words, “I’m sorry.”

But, to be honest, isn’t this my aunt’s fault?
So why did you seduce my hand by wearing stockings you don’t normally wear?

“Kuhmm… If you want to touch it that way, go back and touch it later.”

“Are you going to report it?”

“…Okay.”

The corners of her mouth rise in anticipation of her rising vertically. As soon as she returns to the guild house, she decides to find out how to tear her stockings well, and then turns her attention back to the arena.

In addition to Joo-yong, several Hunters caught my eye.
They, too, were overpowering their opponents without using their magical powers.

‘There’s a big difference in skill.’

Although the opponent being suffered was also an A-class, it did not seem to be much different from the B-class upper class. Of course, that wasn’t the same thing. Among the top groups, the only thing you could get if you climbed through the sieve was the A-class nameplate.

However, to my eyes, it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference.

“Let’s go. Aunt. I have nothing more to see today. Go in early today and come tomorrow.”

“Isn’t it because of the stockings?”

“…It’s not.”

Not because of rounding.
After returning to the guild house, I put on Dajin’s stockings and spent a wild night with her mother and daughter.

As expected, Joo-yong went on a winning streak and passed the final qualifying round. As a spectator, it was a very satisfying sight.

In particular, the way he showed off his last season and retired his opponent clearly showed why he was nominated for the championship.

We met eyes with him who was enjoying admiration and joy.
All I would give back to the cynical laugh was a sneer.

* * *

The Dalian Festival was held exactly two days after that.
The event was divided into Part 1 and Part 2. The semi-finals of the top hunters are in the afternoon. That is, it begins with part 2.

Organized in the first part was a fun party for the academy students. My aunt, Seol Da-jin, and Park Do-gi were with me when I came to look for promising players and check the skills of the academy students.

The rest of the lovers weren’t very interested, so we decided to meet at lunch.

“It’s so much fun, this.”

Seol Da-jin, who was yawning only when the celebratory performance unfolded, laughed and inhaled popcorn as soon as the team match started.

Unlike her aunt and Park Do-gi, her concentration peaked when she went into the mode of enjoying herself properly, when the curtain went up for the final stage of the individual competition, the highlight of the first part.

“Wow, you can’t avoid that. How are you? Why is that bastard like that again?”

As she immersed herself in this and that, the woman sitting next to her looked at her with strange eyes, but well, anyway, she was happy with Seol-da-jin, so that’s okay.

Soon after, the winner is decided and the first part ends.

After the intuition of the entertainment party, we met with other lovers and returned to the indoor arena after having a meal.

It was time to part for a while.

“Oppa, fighting!!”

Headed by Jung Ha-ryun, he hugs the lovers who support him once and heads to the waiting room for players. As I entered, I saw the semi-finalists who had arrived in advance.

Three men and one woman.

As if the waiting room was divided into three parts, they kept their distance and kept each other in check. They sent me a wary look as if they had met a common enemy.

I hope you don’t.
No matter how hard you try, the result is fixed anyway.

-Waaaaa

With thunderous shouts, the curtain on the second part rose. As it was a huge event, a famous MC took the microphone and introduced the B-level semi-finalists while raising the crowd’s enthusiasm.

The witty phrases and flowing words made the audience burst into laughter even after shouting.

“Next… Hey, what a great person! This is Hunter Kang Dae-woong, who founded the Laws Guild as soon as he reached the B rank!!”

-My little brother!!!
– Oh my brother!!!

At the words of introducing me, the lovers scream close to screaming. “Pick,” I laughed, and the MC asked me about my determination for this match.

Be prepared

“I didn’t do anything like that. It’s just a passing road anyway.”

“Yes?”

“I came out aiming for the event. It’s class A.”

The MC and the audience burst into exclamation as one mind, probably thinking that my sincerity was a trash talk.

The only ones who distorted their faces were the B-class hunters standing side by side with me.

After the introduction of the players, the bracket was revealed.
I was in the second match. The first match was a confrontation between a man using a hammer and a woman using a rapier.

The match between the two confronted with the guild mark, which anyone interested in the Hunter side would have heard of at least once, ended with the woman’s victory after a melee.

The stadium was quickly cleaned up.
Me and my opponent got on the stage.

“I look forward to.”

“I am.”

The opponent adopts a fighting stance.
The thick gauntlets on his arms spurt steam with a steampunk-like squeak. With the gauntlet turning red as if it were being heated, the opponent raised their fighting spirit.

I had planned to do my best from the beginning.
It was a smart choice. There will be nothing more unfair than that if you have risen to this position and are eliminated without being able to show all your skills.

I respected him for that.

“I’ll give you the priority.”

“I will not decline.”

With the signal announcing the match, a man brandishes an iron fist. I tried to avoid the attack with minimal movement, but quickly took a step back. Pop! An explosion in the air immediately after.

‘It’s like that.’

Casts a strong stream and wields Ruth Ben. With a heavy impact sound, the direction of the gauntlet that was flying to catch me twisted.

“Kuh…!”

After a couple of attacks, he collided with the gauntlet with a desperate expression. Bang!! There was an explosion much bigger than the one we had seen before, accompanied by an ear-ringing detonation.

“…”

Before the gauntlet collided, I was already out of range and swung Ruthven at him who was drooping his shoulders.

Thud!!

He collapsed after being hit directly by the strong current and could not get up.

– Mr. Daewoong!!
-It’s Seobangnim!!!

The shouts of lovers are heard again.
I felt the corner of my mouth go up, so the MC came over to congratulate me on my victory.

“Then, after a short break, the finals…”

“Ah, that’s what I mean. I don’t care, so just do it. The spectators must be bored waiting.”

“Would you mind if I continue as is?”

The MC, who did not lose his smile despite the sudden proposal like a professional, asks questions and exchanges signals with the staff. Then, he shouted loudly to the audience.

“Then, continue right away!! Let the B-class finals begin!!”

As soon as I took out Ruth Ben, I waited and the woman who was my opponent in the finals walked out.

Taking a short deep breath, she aimed her rapier and raised her magic, as if she were going to do her best from the start, just like her semi-final opponent.

The scenery at the tip of her knife is distorted.
Like a rapier specialized in thrusting, it was her intention to gather all her mana at the tip of her sword and win in one blow.

Dismissed!

At the signal to start, sparks rise at the tips of her weight-bearing toes.

Pop!

A rush like a gale.
Watching the tip of the sword approaching to pierce me, I raise my mana. Unfortunately, I had no intention of giving up the player this time.

‘Geosimryu (鉅心流)’

The magic power gathered at the tip of the sword dissipates with the flash of black light. Later, the severed piece of rapier rose into the sky and landed on the ground.

Tung, Tuuk.

The spectators were silent.
Even her speed could not be properly caught up with the eyes of ordinary people. It was only when the handle of her rapier that lost her blade fell to the floor that she figured out what had happened.

-Wow!!
-Kang Dae-woong!!
– Honey!!!!

Responding with a smile to the voices of the lovers that can be heard through the cheers, they look around the audience. In a corner, Jooyong and Lee Ji-na were looking at me with completely different expressions.

I said while looking at Juyong, who was staring at me with a serious expression.

“Don’t run away.”

Not long now.