To Save My Favourite Character, I Decided To Destroy the Game’s Plot

When I returned to the guest of honor's seat after training with Lieselotte, a fierce battle was still raging in the arena.

"Haaaa!!!"

　One side attacked furiously. The other side attacks with great force. The attack appears to be large and futile, but the momentum of the attack makes it a hard sword to handle.

　It is fast and heavy. It is so fast and heavy that an ordinary uke would be crushed by it alone.

In fact, the other fighter seemed to be doing his best to parry it away.

　He is a very good player just because he can parry it, but if he doesn't have more than that, he will stop here.

　But what was that? 

I took a look at my sharpened senses and found that my sensitivity was telling me that I was stronger on the defensive.

　Why is that, when I'm being pushed so hard?

　Is it the type of person who hates to be analyzed and dealt with as much as I do, and wants to keep it under wraps until the last minute?

Then dozens of attacks and defenses unfolded, and the one who finally stood was the one on the defensive, a slender boy with dark hair.

　He had been on the offensive for some time, and just when his opponent was showing signs of fatigue, he made a well-placed counterattack and won the game.

"---- Norwin'

'What's wrong? "

"------, the one who just won is pretty well concealed."

'I knew it. How much better?"

"A little weaker than ------ Saras."

　That's ----- a very strong   promising , isn't it?

　Lucy, Lieselotte, Raymond, and me, although it's gross to say it myself. It's just that the winner is considered a separate candidate, and apart from that, the highest ranked is definitely Saraswathi. She's almost as good as her, which is usually the top tier.

Why did he hide it from everyone? If he is that good, he could have won this match safely by exposing himself a little more.

--- Is it too early to assume that he is one of the assailants?

No. It is possible that he is just being discreet, but it is also quite possible that he is not.

And Almire did consider the possibility of an enemy in the mix among the competitors.

There's no other competitor in the juvenile division that seems to be the case.

　At an awards ceremony where royalty is approaching the people, the current players are going to go on a rampage and create an opening, even if only for a moment?

"Ha ha."

　If that's the case, I'm not going to let it happen.

If he wins the , he'll have to face me in the top 8. I'm going to kick his ass, and I'm going to make sure he gets a chance to participate in the awards ceremony.

"Don't be so intriguing and deadly, Norwin. I'm sure you'll want to have a taste of it right here and now before the show."

'I'm sorry to present you with something so unsightly.'

　Lieselotte tells me to calm my emotions in a hurry.

'I'm not going to fight Norwin in the finals,------. You'll lose to me."

　"Hey, hey, hey, Lucy!"

"How? How do you expect to win? I'll give you credit for your brilliance, but you're still five years too young to be barking."

"------ being small is a good disadvantage. You can't lose. If you lose, there is no point."

"Hmm. I'd like to try it right here, but unfortunately, I'm the type of person who saves the best for last.

　In that sense, I'll be the favorite. Because it's the finals that I'm going to win.

"Oh, !"

As I was thinking about something silly, Saraswati kicked me in the shin.

"What are you doing?"

" You must have been thinking of some boring joke."

　Correct. That's exactly right.

I mean, I'm six years old now and Saraswati is seven, right? If this relationship continues ten years from now, won't I lose my position?

　I may need to have a hasty strategy meeting (with more than one of me in my brain). I'll give it some thought after the martial arts tournament is over.

"Hmmm. It's about time for me to come in."

　Just as the air between Lieselotte and Lucy begins to become thick and swarthy, an announcement rings out in the hall at just the right moment. Lieselotte heard it and stood up in a bored manner.

'Um, what kind of person is your opponent for your first match?"

"I don't know. I've seen him at first glance, but I've already forgotten about him. "

　Lieselotte left with those words and walked away. The most beautiful princess is a beauty, no matter what she does, she looks good.

"That's all it takes, haha, really?"

　I heard such a voice coming from somewhere in the guest of honor's seat. One of the boys stood up after Lieselotte.

 

"I'm doing pretty well, though. I'm just a stepping stone for her. , huh? Well, that's not so bad."

　From the sound of words, he must be Lieselotte's opponent. It is likely that Lieselotte's opponent would not last more than a few seconds.

　It is obvious at a glance that he cannot win. The only thing we don't know is how many seconds he will have to cook.

It seems that her victory and his defeat are already confirmed.

　After all, talent is a cruel thing, and no matter how hard an ordinary person tries, if a genius does the same thing, he has no chance to win. If geniuses like Lieselotte and Lucy put in extraordinary efforts, ordinary people cannot even compete with them.

　That is why it takes unimaginable effort to chase after, approach, and catch up with a faraway back.

　Perhaps Lieselotte's opponents have not done that. If they have, if they have spent their entire lives doing it, there is no way they would be satisfied with being a stepping stone.

　I don't like it. This feeling is not about Crescencia. In the year and a half that I've been living in this world , I've never compromised even for a single day. I'd rather die than let them use all the work I've done to date as a stepping stone.

"Look, Norwin . I don't want to end up as a stepping stone. "

"Oh. Yeah, you're right."

What's so funny?

"I was thinking the same thing.'

. Yes, yes. I knew it. Yes, I'm motivated."

Sarasvati, who had been somewhat listless after the training with Lieselotte, finally smiled.

After all, Saraswathi has to be like this.

In Arcadia=Quest, Sarasvati is a character who is always being bullied by the barrier of her talent, but she doesn't look good in a prostrate pose.

But the scenario writers who came up with a game plot that mistreats Saraswati are terrible.

　What kind of a person would have the nerve to abuse a girl, even if she is a character? And Saraswati.

'Oh, it' s about to start."

　And just like that, Lieselotte's match started.

'------ over.'

　As soon as the match started, she swung her huge battle axe in full swing. The super-heavy, super-speed attack did not allow any kind of take or evade, and blew up the enemy while spraying blood and vomit, ending the match in an instant.

　That's still a foul, isn't it? It was too strong. An average adult male would have a sore arm and sore muscles the next day if he swung even an ordinary wooden sword several times.

　Even a well-trained warrior will eventually tire if he continues to swing a heavy, long sword.

　Yet Lieselotte, who is still a child, can swing a wooden battle-axe as tall as a man with ease. She swings it at a speed that is faster than that of a skilled warrior.

To put it bluntly, it is out of the ordinary.

What would I do if I were to be attacked by her?

　There is no point in frustrating the origin of the technique. I am confident that I would lose power regardless of whether I was at the destination or not. If I use body reinforcement, that would not be the case, but that would be useless because Lieselotte can also use it.

I would like to think that feints will work, but the other side uses a wider variety of skills, so if we fight on the same ground, there is a possibility that we will end up losing.

　I guess it's magic. So it's magic. I think we have no choice but to keep our distance and beat them with magic.

"Lucy, can you beat that?"

"If it's just that one, it's no problem."

　Oh, yeah.

　I guess I asked the wrong person the question.

　I continued, looking to the side to ask Saraswati how she handled that thing.

"I'm not sure..."

 

The face of Saraswati looking down at the arena with an unprecedentedly serious expression, I was speechless.

　She is seriously trying to win against Lieselotte. Even with that battle axe in front of her, she has no intention of losing at all.

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　A short time later, Saraswati's turn came. The opponent was a strong opponent in its own right. She would not lose, but Lucy and I both predicted in advance that she would have a tough time.

　Even in the betting sponsored by Almire, the odds were seven to three in favor of Saraswathi, and the public's evaluation was also divided.

　However, Saraswathi defied the odds.

　And in a better way.

"What a victory! This is an overwhelming victory! Saraswathi won without letting his opponent do anything!"

　Just stick to the basics and impose them on your opponent. That is all Saraswathi did.

　However, the more firmly established the foundation is, the more it becomes a shield that is difficult to collapse, and it also becomes a sharp, yet rugged, attack.

"-----Saras."

　Lucy was pleased with her sister's victory. I was feeling the same way.

　Far, far below, the arena. From there, Saraswati looked up at me without hesitation.

　Her face was smiling.