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When it caest event of the second term, for the funda For the upperclassmen, the individual entry tournament The individuals' tournament was an event held while the fundaone And this time's tournament held even more excitement than the norm

Last year's chaside the first-tireatest proble Rudel; a lineup to fire up the academy's spirits

Unlike the students who expected to see a match of fates, the teachers could only pray the Three Lords' eldest sons didn't get injured Last tione into spased But elsewhere fro in their all

"We're all over the place If we ever go against one another, it'll have to be in the semi-finals"

Rudel looked at the posted individuals' tourna in to his isde, Luecke was also convinced he would fight Eunius in the seet it over with quick, but the seh Looks like it's your fated battle with Aleist as well Weat one another in the finals"

While Luecke thought he was going to win, Aleist called over He had come with Eunius to see the tournaot no need to worry about who you'll go up against in the finals"

Cutting of Aleist's statement part-way, Eunius intimidated Luecke On that at the brackets distanced themselves A prickly tense air ruled the area, but from Lena's words, Rudel's concentration wasfor you to come and provoke me Because you can't win, you plan to play your wits? All I hear are the howlings of a sore loser"

Luecke feigned level-headedness, but his feelings towards Lena and Eunius were becos Fro to think of theh Meanwhile, you've got noRudel in the finals, so you look just right for preservingluecke On those words, Aleist grew rueling training regiment, he looked at Rudel with confidence If he defeated Rudel, everyone would recognize hiht

The Rudel in question was s for Izu too hard on it, and at this point, he was avoiding her so much it seemed unnatural

"… So the tourna a dragoon, but when Izuht out, his heart would waver For Rudel alone, his feelings were going in a different direction

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"The individuals' tourna"

(I don't really care I care about it asat the tournament bracket she had been handed by Sophina Fro how strong a student could beco were definitely strong

"I think Rudel, who didn't participate last ti the paper back to Sophina, Fina spoke

"I think so too, but Eunius-dono has e"

(So master's your one and only? Just how thirsty are you for his petting, woan and Fina had gradually transitioned from her life in the palace to the sort of fluffy lifestyle she preferred, spending her time in fulfillment Even if she mulled over how to conquer Rudel, she didn't care aboutcaive him praise, Sophina"

(This is my chance! Even if master loses here, he won't be forced to leave the academy In that case, if master loses and I wrap him in these transient breasts of rasp at the opportunity!)

"I-is that so, princess?"

(Huh? The princess is thinking sonore it)

"I' forward to it"

(That black hair and that traitorous junior disciple better prepare the ban in no time)

As Fina polished her schemes, she spent that day faithful to her desires

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In the girls' doroddess and Izumi looked at the tourna Izu around her ive the foroddess her own money to pay for her own expenses

"So Rudel and Aleist will hit in the semi-finals"

"Ah, you mean that trainee? If only he was still a trainee, I'd be able to laugh But if he loses to Rudel, I'll still be able to laugh"

After giving the foroddess a sh She knew Rudel was avoiding her Butt Izumi wouldn't press him on in Both sides were aware of the reasons, They understood, but those around couldn't leave theh too, Izu Izuoddess sensed she was the saoddess who had no interest in status or fame, up until recently she was fuzzy on nobility itself There was the king, then the nobles and finally the co in her head

If she conored, and no et a sad ss, they'll never get across Iabout here That man who can't read the s"

"That's… but we both have our positions Me and Rudel can't beco more than friends"

"You humans sure are a pain! You could all live just fine without sooddess was the one to say it, she lacked any fragoddess was being protected by Rudel's status as a noble, and only by it was she able to live in the acadeh for Rudel If Rudel doesn't keep looking up, then even if he lives, it'll be the sas for that"

Izuoddess made a face as if she couldn't understand a word of that Life the saoon, he wouldn't be Rudel any to say"

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On the day of the tourna the arena's seats fro cere room Some moved their bodies, and others called their hearts And even within that waiting roo on the four

As Aleist looked at Rudel, he saas acting differently froht Rudel was nervous too, but then he recalled he wasn't that sort of person

As he looked on, Eunius atching theit their all Aleist, your turn's co up"

"Eh? Oh, yeah"

"What's with that, where'd your spirit go? Well you're better off than the guy who can only doroo to hurt Usually the man who couldn't read the mood- Rudel- would step in tothat the one they had their expectations on, Rudel wasn't of any use, everyone waited for their own match to come

Just like that, the ht their ways through, and it was finally time for the semi-finals to coer of the arena looked at the parts of the ring Eunius had destroyed in his fight with a fifth year as he reached that conclusion He had no co was in tatters They couldn't hold a match like this

"It'll take at least an hour"

When he inforathered for aWhether to carry theit

"Then I'll leave it to you to repair it The next , so once that's over, we'll call it a day The rest will have to wait for toer took a few boys along and began ic They could just increase the ic If anyone without experience unskillfully stuck their hands in, the ring would never hold up You could call it the tricks of the trade

But if they continued holding matches in the arena alone, the ht That on their minds, the teachers decided to split up the sethened, and it wouldn't be a problem, they decided Eunius and Luecke's match would be held in the arena, while Rudel and Aleist would duke it out in the proving grounds

As the co ot into heated debate over which , and contained a connection of fates Both matches were ones they wanted to see, and the students were heated as well