episode_0201

May 14th.

It was the day of the decisive battle.

The Internet was abuzz with debate about whether or not the goblin would appear, but the students themselves were more important than the appearance of the goblin, who they did not know would appear or not.

-This time, we will raise our grade!

There is a designated level for each person with this ability.

It is a grade evaluated by each country branch of the Hero Association, and the value of a person with special abilities is determined based on this grade.

For a soccer player, it can be said to be his salary, and it is the ‘spec’ itself by which he is evaluated when he leaves the Sejong Academy and is put into the field.

In order to post this, objective performance information is needed, but are there many places on Sejong Island where such performance can be achieved?

does not exist.

It is very rare for a villain to appear on Sejong Island.

This year, a lot of villains and demons have appeared due to a strange entity called Douokshini, but they are originally quite rare.

I thought maybe Duoksini had been working secretly before, but such complicated issues are not something students should care about.

There is only one thing that is important to students.

Build your reputation by raising your level.

And to prove that one is stronger than anyone else.

As such, today’s event cannot be missed.

of course.

It wasn’t that important to Ymir, who had absolutely no interest in raising his ability level, and although he was interested, he didn’t think much of it right now.

What I’m interested in is how big this large sports hall is.

Dozens of square boards were placed in a space that seemed larger than a major league baseball stadium, and no matter how you looked at it, it looked like a ‘drill hall’ where each group member was fighting.

You are serious about the sports festival.

Ymir followed the instructions and climbed into the training hall corresponding to his Group-E level, Group 2, and soon let out an exclamation as a sparkling white wall appeared between the training halls.

[iced coffee. Please do not touch the ice wall carelessly. It is a wall of magic that separates each preliminaries, but I hope you don’t accidentally touch it and end up bleeding.]

Although people’s feelings were to tell them not to do it, no one dared to touch the safety wall created by the S class.

It’s just amazing.

Ymir was just amazed to witness this incredible martial arts competition being held in the name of a sports festival.

So she didn’t know.

Why are people so passionate about ‘Rider’?

And in what ways that enthusiasm was expressed.

“Wow.”

Ymir scanned all the E-class students assigned to his group with his eyes.

A battle royale style preliminary round where 10 people are divided into groups and only two survive.

As long as it was not to the extent of killing people or intentionally causing harm, it was the individual’s freedom to bring his or her favorite weapon or wear a costume.

But what is this?

This overwhelming proportion of ‘riders’.

Among the 10 members, including Ymir, only one was wearing a normal academy uniform.

In other words, all nine people showed up wearing their own rider clothes.

Some people were just wearing regular motorcycle helmets and academy uniforms, while others were dressed like doji riders from head to toe.

Since about three of them were wearing rider suits with the emblem ‘Sunshade’ emblazoned on them, Ymir wondered for some reason whether he, too, should become a rider like that.

“Ha, haha….”

Even if you look at other groups, the situation is the same.

Not only were the E-class groups gathered together, but the C- and B-classes were also dressed like riders, waiting for the preliminaries for the sports festival to begin.

“How can so many riders be in one place?”

“Because it’s a trend.”

A female student wearing tactical clothing, slightly different from the other riders, more like an armored soldier, slowly approached Ymir.

“For convenience, we call it a rider, but its official name is ‘powered suit.’ The word rider may be familiar to people in this country, but this is more familiar to us.”

“…Master Chief?”

“Yes.”

With her orange visor flashing, the female student raised her gauntlets.

“Is that really iron?”‘

“Yes. are you okay. Among Class E, no one dies from pain after being hit by a steel gauntlet.”

“No, that’s right.”

“Since we are also from America, let me give you some advice.”

The female student raised her visor.

“Abstain as soon as the bell rings. This place will soon become a battlefield.”

The voice was that of a female student, but the face revealed under the visor was that of a brave warrior.

“A weak person who does not fight on the battlefield does not need to enter the ring. Knowing your location and going down would be a good choice.”

“…Is that so? Hmm, what is it?”

If you are eliminated now, you can just go down to the stands and watch.

Later on, I would be teased for being eliminated in the first round, but that didn’t really matter.

“I’ll think about it.”

“Okay. good night. As expected, she is a woman who hangs out with ordinary Koreans.”

“…Hmm? What?”

“I heard your story. Ymir. It’s just a matter of taking classes, and you go to the librarian’s house in the evening, right? Hmm, are you trying to take a pregnancy leave? What a pity. If possible, they would target someone with a different ability, but they would target an ordinary Korean man.”

“…….”

“If it were me, I would have asked for a man with a higher level of ability. Well, isn’t that something to say to the weak Canadian mosquito that doesn’t even fight on the battlefield?”

“So, are you saying that I am a woman who sucks the blood of the man I am having a relationship with?”

“Fortunately, I was quick to notice.”

[The countdown begins. 10, 9, 8….]

The bell rings loudly.

Several people cling to the huge iron bell, which is several meters in size, and ring it by striking it.

“Hmm. What is it? I just tried to remove it moderately.”

“What? Haha, funny. Are you-”

“Han, I think D rank is okay.”

3.

“Transformation.”

“What?”

2.

“Rider.”

“You, you can’t believe it…!”

One.

“Kick.”

Daeeeeng.

As soon as the bell rang, ‘blue’ magic sparkled at Ymir’s toes.

“Patriotic Side Cutter!”

Kwa—-!!

Simultaneously with Ymir’s attack.

“Rider Punch!”

“Rider Splash!!”

“Damn, they’re all riders?! You idiots, I’m a ranger, not a rider!”

“If you go to the finals, ride!!”

“Don’t say anything weird!!”

Rider kicks started happening everywhere.

* * *

“There are too many riders.”

“Is that what you think?”

“I really think there is a problem with this.”

While watching TV with my mother, I felt embarrassed by the preliminaries for the sports festival taking place everywhere.

“A battle royale between riders.”

“Rider? Please tell me I am talented. Not all people with special abilities are riders.”

“But look at Ymir. I wore a costume that wasn’t a rider, but the skills I actually used were those of a rider.”

Ymir showed some of his abilities with the Patriot Side Cutter.

Perhaps wanting to raise her status to the point that she was no longer just E-class, she continued her attack by making D-class magical power shine the same blue as her eyes.

[Rider Punch!]

All you have to do is just punch, so why bother putting a rider in front?

[Rider kick!]

“Damn, the rider kick is a special move. That’s not how you make a series of attacks.”

“Are you giving advice? That’s not how you use the rider kick? Then why don’t you go out there and show it yourself?”

“It’s not time yet.”

It’s still just a preliminary round.

“There’s a lot left. Until Hayabusa comes out.”

According to the student council and academy’s plan received through Ymir, a special event is being prepared after the Class A finals are over.

“The winner of the Class A finals will be given a chance to fight Hayabusa or something.”

“What? Is that possible? There is no reason for Hayabusa to fight in the first place.”

“Lee Seon persuaded me. Hayabusa.”

“In what way?”

“In a way that no Korean can tolerate.”

I checked again the girl in sailor uniform, Hayabusa, who was sitting in the guest seat.

“If Hayabusa stands up to Class A, he will definitely win, right? But what if the goblin doesn’t appear there? Then…”

“It ends with Japan winning, right?”

“Goblin is a situation that can never be tolerated by Koreans. Hayabusa also acknowledged it. If the goblin doesn’t appear, you can prove your S-class status by simply breaking the nose of a Korean A-class.”

” Hey, if Goblin doesn’t show up, Korea’s pride will be hurt.”

“My words. It’s slowly starting to get sorted out.”

The preliminaries went faster than expected.

Since they were fighting with all their might, there was no slow-paced battle of measuring or guessing each other’s strengths, and everyone engaged in a fierce battle, using special moves against each other.

There are some weak-willed people who attack from the side while others are fighting, but when their skills are inferior, others join in and attack together, often leading to retirement.

Since everyone was wearing powered suits and doing it, it felt like a real rider battle had taken place.

“What about Ymir?”

“I guess they are planning to break everything and go up. I debated whether to win or not, but ultimately chose to win.”

Ymir’s preliminaries were quickly concluded.

Everyone except Ymir was pushed out of the arena, and Ymir stood alone on the training ground with sparkling blue magic.

[E-Class Group 2 advances to ‘Ymir’. Preparation for D-level examination.]

I took off my Taegeuk watch while visually checking the news of Ymir’s advance that emerged through the subtitles.

“It looks like Hayabusa is waiting, so let’s go ahead and wait.”

“Why? You just have to leave on time.”

“You can’t just appear by moving through space. Isn’t that right?”

“Of course.”

Slurp.

From outside the veranda, a white-haired woman, Dool, came inside.

“Let’s go. Dool. From the beginning to the climax…[unity].”

“Good. Then…what are you going to do?”

“We need to show the world that riding a bike is not just about riders.”

goblin.

‘Doll’ form.

[Flight.]

The speed is like starlight.