Incompetent Academy and Failed Heroines

230 – Tournament (12)☆

Somehow, when she got involved, it felt like a circle would be destroyed, which gave me chills.

“Rita.”

“You look like you’re going to nag your junior again?”

─Yes, now you know me too.

“I will reconcile the two of you and come back.”

“Renji, I don’t want to hear nagging, where have you gone?”

“Fox, you made me run an errand. “Have you developed dementia or something?”

“Ah…… Defender of the wealthy. “There’s never a time when you really need it.”

I resisted feeding him chestnuts. Still, we are thankful that we have Rita like this because we can move the game in our favor. If everyone was good, our group would have been eliminated already.

“Ain, please clean it up.”

“How?”

“If we are an alliance, we must work equally with each other.”

“Baby, are you telling me to wash those pork potatoes or something?”

I nodded.

“Just ask your little pigs to do that.”

“At least change the water.”

“I don’t like it?”

“Ahahahaha, I’ll order it when Renji comes.”

“You two are shameless because you couldn’t even get food.”

“Baby, wasn’t my role to fight?”

“I have done my part, so there is no reason to listen to negative comments.”

At this point, Kite and Rosa seem to be more capable. I sighed and walked over to Aizen and Sarah, who were arguing with each other. Whether they were helpful or not, there was nothing good about the alliance heading towards destruction.

“Sera, the voice…… !”

“What, did I say something wrong?”

It seems like Aizen is on the defensive. She says there must have been a misunderstanding, but she doesn’t even listen to what I say.

“Don’t raise your voice like that.”

“I left them alone for a while, but I can’t even take care of them. What is this?”

“As the leader, I can’t interfere with every member’s desires, right?”

“Don’t say something ridiculous. “It’s a dereliction of duty to let him say helele that he only likes seeing women.”

─The words are much stronger than I expected.

It seemed like their argument was intensifying, so I stepped back for a moment. When I lose my temper, I have to let it all out. Then a guy whose name I didn’t know came over and crossed the river with me, muttering as if he was praying.

“As expected, it’s the Black Flame Dragon’s most subversive move.”

─These guys are all good at hiding their presence.

“Why is no one stopping me when I’m so angry?”

“It’s common for these two to fight, ah…… “Common occurrence means that it is something as common as drinking tea every day.”

“I know.”

There is no need to explain, but the actual leader of the Black Flame Dragon of Orgiola is Sera Povier. I didn’t even know this guy’s name until now, so I asked him about it and found out that he was surprisingly cool. Isildur. He asks if he has tinnitus, and he laughs and tells me his tinnitus. It would have been better not to listen.

“Isildur, what is the nickname Ser?”

“The darkness of darkness.”

“That’s cool.”

“He didn’t like it.”

“I think it’s a little better than being the protector of the weak and the defender of the wealthy.”

“It’s something like that anyway.”

Isildur’s pupils became small, like those of a cat. I held my breath because my intuition was telling me to be careful.

“Is it just a device to distract us?”

“The way you talk is a bit annoying.”

“Heh, shouldn’t it be so annoying that you’ll want to hit me?”

“It sounds like you’re trying to incite a fight for no reason.”

“That’s right.”

Isildur hit me on the back.

“Aizen is only weak against Sera. “If you stop me, it will end well.”

“I told you not to stop me earlier?”

“Because Sarah is the type of person who would regret something. “He’s a lot more soft-hearted than he looks.”

“You seem more like a shadow of darkness.”

“Ah, just like my name suggests, I am someone who speaks the truth.”

Tsk-cha──I stand up and approach, and this time they both recognize me. Sera’s face was bright red and Aizen was sweating. When asked how long they will fight, they say they have never fought. So, what was the shouting just now?

“Conflict of opinion?”

Sera spoke bluntly in response to Aizen’s naturally virtuous response.

“I can’t trust you anymore.”

“No, you’re saying you’re going to punish Sarah for the worst?”

“Yes.”

Sera said that and walked closer to Aizen. When she raised her tiptoes, their heights became similar.

“I will stand in the sky.”

─What kind of idiotic conversation is this?

“Sky?”

As I asked in a threatening voice, the black flame dragons of Orgiola began to stir. When did Renji drop her water bucket and mutter softly?

“It is treason.”

“This is a rebellion.”

“No, this is a revolution.”

This was Isildur’s answer. When I woke up, I saw that this guy’s shoulders were very broad and his back muscles were also developed.

“Aizen, you just have to lead the battle anyway.”

“Isildur…… Even you!”

“I’m not saying I’m going to stick a knife in your back. “If Sarah negotiates and comes up with a strategy, it’s better for you to execute it.”

He shrugged his shoulders, saying he was just telling the truth.

“Ugh…… “If Isildur says so.”

“Yes, it is incredibly persuasive!”

─What is this guy? Why do I keep asking myself?

“What is your name?”

“It’s Tes.”

“Can you tell me your tinnitus?”

“Midwife of Enlightenment.”

Leaving Yeongchae No. 31, Different landscapes unfold. This side is in chaos due to internal strife, but our side is more harmonious than expected. Kite and Rosa wash the mushrooms while Ain and Rita just hang out and watch. The wild boars are in a better situation than the dragons because each person plays their role and teamwork does not break down.

“It doesn’t matter who stands in the sky, stop fighting.”

I appealed to facts, not emotions.

“If you mess around even more and get attacked by an enemy, you’ll have a headache.”

“Boy, there are ten of us, is there a more powerful moment than this?”

“Aizen, be quiet. From now on, I am the sky.”

“Sera, you haven’t even voted yet?”

“It’s obvious even if you don’t try it.”

Anyway, it doesn’t matter who becomes the head of the Black Flame Dragon. It’s better to negotiate with a normal person than a crazy person, so honestly, I also wanted Sarah Pauvier to be the leader. Sarah steps forward, saying she has something to talk about while sharing the food she brought today. We gathered around Yeongchae and split what we had collected for two hours. It was a small amount.

“The one who discovered this gets 7, but the one who discovers it gets 3.”

Everyone agreed with what Sarah said. Ttungddanji was divided 6:4. Other than that, if possible, I gave a little more to the Black Flame Dragon. It wasn’t because I developed sympathy that wasn’t there before. This was because if the allies were starving, it was unlikely that this joint gathering activity would continue.

“I’ll end this with this and I have something to talk about.”

“Do it with me.”

“Oh my, Sarah, have you forgotten that I am the one in charge of our negotiations?”

“That’s right, it’s Miss Rita!”

“Renji, you be quiet.”

─What on earth are these bastards?

They are absolutely idiots who are doing what they are doing, but my intuition tells me to believe in the invisible, not the visible. Rita may be pretty, but can she control someone’s psychology in just two hours? Wouldn’t it be possible with a kite? When a woman he likes doesn’t show any response, the man gets more anxious.

“I want you to stop setting fires.”

“Boy, that’s strategy.”

“Now, I agree with Aizen. “It’s up to us to decide what to do with Yeongchae.”

Should I talk to the prisoners? When he looks at Ain for a moment, he moves his eyes left and right, indicating that he should remain silent.

“Among the foods I brought today, there is nothing that needs to be eaten.”

“We entered the tournament to win.”

Sera’s voice became shaky. Look, he’s a good kid. Although they are unkind to us, they do their best to protect the interests of their group. Suddenly, I felt the need to say thank you to Rita. Because he’s playing the villain role for Ain, who can’t control his anger, and for me, who is withdrawn.

“This is where beastmen live.”

I briefly told the story about those who live in Sarifah Forest. Hearing that there was no reason to go against the wishes of the owners of the forest, all of the Black Flame Dragons looked puzzled. The question was, why should I care about their feelings that have nothing to do with the tournament? After listening to it, I thought it didn’t make sense, so I stopped talking.

“Anyway, I’m saying it’s better not to do it. “It’s dangerous if Youngchae is discovered.”

“Ah, the boy doesn’t understand our strategy at all?”

“Isildur, don’t speak.”

It was Aizen who spoke, but it was Isildur who was pointed out. Sarah seems to know the personalities of each and every member of her circle. Anyway, I promised Gellar. Since we agreed to receive information in exchange for preventing forest fires, we will have to keep what we said.

“I’ll give you information instead.”

“What information?”

“It will help us win, so stop lighting fires.”

The dragons’ eyes narrowed.

“Anyway, you can judge after listening.”

Isn’t it difficult to eat raw food for five days? Isildur unconsciously affirmed that it was so.

“Okay, I’m done conveying opinions. “I’ll see you tomorrow during roll call.”

“Wait!”

It was Tess.

“If our Yeongchae is attacked, how will we be notified?”

“Ugh, originally I was going to raise the signal fire, but I can’t do it like this!”

I sighed heavily.

“You have a habit of answering yourself…… No, that’s enough. “Because I said that’s your way.”

When asked about the need for some kind of signaling system, I pointed to a tree where a row of egrets were sitting.

“If you throw a stone there, the birds will fly away.”

“Then?”

“I believe you are under attack and will come to support you.”

“I will accept it.”

Sera decided. Someone tried to throw up, but Aizen stopped them.

“Sera said she would do it.”

“Ah…… Why did Sky give birth to Aizen and then punish Sera…? … !”

They were giggling among themselves, wondering if it was funny. It felt like something, an insect, was scanning my back. No. No. That’s not what these guys are. If you believe only what you see, you cannot escape your perception. I couldn’t ignore this cold intuition, so I gave it a positive affirmation and returned to our retreat.

“Yangmul, I guess I should give you a nickname too.”

Ain spoke in a quarrelsome tone, so I responded that it was already enough.

“No, from today onwards you are just a brat.”

“Ahahahaha, I was so bad at negotiating that I almost got angry.”

“No…… Even more than your majesty and your sister…… It’s nothing.”

Kite pinched my butt. It was her timid protest telling her to stop pinching her butt.

“Boo…… “It’s blasphemous.”

Rosa babbled so loudly that no one could hear her, as if denying what I said was itself blasphemy. He returned to the retreat again, climbed the tree, and lowered the ladder. Only after everyone had come up did we hand out the pork potatoes and speak.

“If I eat too much of this, I will get an upset stomach, so eat just enough to not feel hungry.”

After giving him a warning, he went straight down. When Kite asked her where she was going, she screamed. Gella must have come running from far away, and she soon saw that her clothes were covered in goblin needles.

“Demia, why did you call me?”

“I have something to ask you separately.”