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As the school entered its third term, Rudel's class was the epitome of seriousness They prepared for the tournament to such an extent the homeroom teacher said it was the first he had ever seen in all his years of teaching The class year separated tournament was a place to show the fruits of one's work over the past two years It was a passionate event every year, but as the royal fa this ti else entirely

And Rudel's class was even above that, they put in their passion to save Rudel froraduation And in this tournament with a new level of passion, the top pick class held a strained atmosphere

After the incident of the second term, Aleist had become the academy's hero, but the class' air took a turn for the worst The verbal brawls in the forest still held a resounding effect But even so, there weren't any student able to launch a coth, so the class' dissatisfactions would only build up At this point, speaking ill of Aleist- who rarely ever came to class at this point- had become their diversion

Within that situation, the tournament was about to open

And as Rudel's class devoted the the representatives of their own classes In that evening ground, the students of three classes gathered, letting out so of a peculiar air

"Rudel, I heard the story I know your class's goal in this tournament"

On the words Luecke started up with, Rudel's class eht hope of his possible cooperation Even Izu well, then… she hoped But Eunius continued on

"We heard, but we've decided to beat you doith all our strength In this time's tournament, you'll face Luecke in the first ainst us And if you h that one, Aleist's class will be your final opponent You've got no hopes of victory"

After saying that, the two of them led off their class representatives Those words caused Izumi to feel down The two of theic and swordplay If they wanted to win against those two classes, they would have to utilize the fact this was a teaht that Rudel called out to the two leaving parties

"I' in the last slot! How about you two?"

He boldly proclaimed his order in the lineup! Within the dubious air that surrounded the space, the two si off

"W-hat are you talking about, Rudel!!?"

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The class representatives that tagged along the leaving two called out to their own class leaders

"A-are you sure about this, Luecke-sama? If Arses-sama doesn't win this time around…"

To the representative who said that, Luecke spoke

"Just you try slacking off in the tournaive you"

As Luecke stated it coldly, Eunius stopped and looked over everyone And with his ferocious features, heback is ! I don't care about the other classes, but don't go light on Rudel's class!"

"Hah, Eunius… in that case, you can't coainst Rudel's class"

In regards to Luecke's sigh, Eunius answered with a laugh

"Are you an idiot? As if we'd ever lose to anyone besides Aleist's or Rudel's classes… I decided I'd never hold back against hi it their all because they hated Rudel or anything They recognized his skill, so they would give it their all They'd seriously take him on, and wouldn't complain whether they won or lost… that was their conclusion

"Because Rudel would never forgive us if we held back on hie to us What are you going to do, Luecke?"

Turning to Rudel's class in the distance, Luecke,

"It goes without saying, I'll take hi the last slot"