Comprehensive comic: Swallowing the main god’s light ball at the beginning

"Uchiha-senpai, has the teacher's misunderstanding been resolved?"

Mizuki asked beside Erica.

"Yes, it has been resolved."

"That's good."

Mizuki nodded, and then asked Hayata:

"Speaking of which, the Nine Schools Tournament is about to begin."

She led the topic to another direction.

"Miyuki is already complaining. There are a lot of things to prepare, such as construction vehicles, tools, and competition uniforms."

Miyuki's friend Shizuku took over.

"Miyuki-san will also participate in the competition herself, right? It's really hard."

Mizuki was not just being polite, but she said this out of genuine concern for Miyuki.

"However, Miyuki should be able to win the rookie competition easily, and the preparation work is actually more difficult."

Erica and others still have confidence in Miyuki's strength.

"We can't be careless, because the young master of the Ichijo family seems to be attending the Third High School this year."

Shizuku's suggestion was a bit out of line, because the Nine Schools Tournament, including the regular competition and the rookie competition, is held separately for men and women, and Miyuki will not play against the young master of the Ichijo family.

But no one at the scene deliberately complained about this matter.

"I see..."

"The Ichijo you are talking about is the Ichijo 677 of the Tenth Master Clan?"

Erica seemed to be very surprised to learn that there was a direct descendant of the Tenth Master Clan in her class.

——Because Miyuki and Tatsuya used the surname Shiba, they didn't know that they were from the Yotsuba family of the Tenth Master Clan.

Mizuki didn't seem very surprised, perhaps she knew about the "young master of the Ichijo family".

"That might be a strong enemy. But then again, Shizuku is very clear."

"Shizuku is a die-hard fan of "Secret Monument Decoding", so she goes to watch the Nine Schools Tournament every year, right?"

Honoka, who is as familiar with Shizuku as she is, answered Erica's question.

"...Yeah, that's right."

Hearing Honoka answering for her, Shizuku, who was as expressionless as usual, nodded a little embarrassedly.

"I see, in the "Secret Monument Decoding" competition, in addition to the All-Sakura Country Championship and the International Friendly Match of the University of Magic, the only one that can be seen is the Nine Schools Tournament. ”

Hanta, who was standing in front of the shy Shizuku, nodded with a look of realization after hearing Honoka's answer.

The Nine Schools Tournament is an inter-school competition between high schools affiliated with magic universities, which is also a friendly match between the schools, but it is also open to the public.

Because the Nine Schools Tournament is one of the few stages where you can witness magic competitions.

The nine schools have a total of 1,200 students enrolled in magic high schools each school year.

In contrast, the total number of boys and girls aged 15 and above in Sakura Country who have reached the practical level of magic talent is about 1,200 to 1,500 per year.

In other words, if teenagers with magic talent aspire to become magicians or magic engineers, they will almost certainly attend one of these nine high schools.

Therefore, except for a few competitions such as swordplay and boxing, the magic competitions in high schools are all monopolized by these nine high schools.

In order to make the world pay more attention to and understand the magic competitions, and to further strengthen the society's understanding of magic, the Nine Schools Tournament has become a rare publicity occasion.

"This year's strong opponent is also the third high school, right?"

"It should be."

Knowing that this is Shizuku's specialty, Ellicott specifically asked for her opinion, and Shizuku nodded concisely and happily.

"And this year we are not spectators, but contestants, right?"

Shizuku is the second in practical skills for the whole school year. The list of participants in the rookie competition has not been officially announced yet, but Shizuku, like Miyuki, is almost certain to be selected.

"Hmm..."

Hearing Mitsuki's question, Shizuku nodded in response in a low-key manner, her face full of energy.

"By the way, when will the Nine Schools Tournament be held this year?"

Mitsuki suddenly asked.

"August 3rd to 12th, a total of ten days."

It was Hayata who answered, after all, according to the Lord's information, he had participated in the previous two years.

"It's a long time."

"Huh? You haven't been to watch the game?"

"Yes, because every summer vacation I have miscellaneous things to do."

Mizuki answered with some regret.

"Then you can go with Erica this year."

"Well, there shouldn't be anything this year."

"In that case, Mizuki does not seem to know much about the Nine Schools Tournament."

Erica was a little late to realize it.

"Yes, to be honest, I don't even know what competitions will be held, but at least I know about the "Secret Monument Decoding" and "Illusion Star Picking" projects. ”

Mizuki admitted generously.

“Because those two competitions are the most famous…”

Erica rolled her eyes, and then explained for Mizuki:

“The competition items selected for the Nine Schools Tournament are those with a higher proportion of magic power among sports magic competitions.”

“I know that.”

Mizuki agreed.

“In the past, it seemed that the content of the competition would change every year, but the same items have been used in recent years.

That is, secret monument decoding, illusion star picking, ice pillar attack and defense, precision shooting, group ball grabbing, surfing racing, a total of six competitions.

Fighting competitions such as swordsmanship and magic martial arts, or sports such as light gymnastics and high net basketball, will be held separately for competition. ”

“But I think "group ball grabbing" and "surfing racing" also require physical ability, right? ”

Mizuki said puzzledly.

“Yes, magicians are also human beings, there is no reason to underestimate physical ability. Even in a one-on-one duel between magicians, the situation where the winner is determined by physical ability is not an isolated case. I should not need to reiterate this matter.”

“That’s true.”

Mizuki nodded, indicating that she agreed with Hayata’s explanation.

And Hayata added:

"Among the six competitions, only "Secret Monument Decoding" is a team competition, and the other five are individual competitions."

"Isn't "Group Ball Score" a doubles competition?"

Miyue asked again in confusion.

"This is where the Nine Schools War is so mean. In order to increase the proportion of magic power, this competition has independent competition rules. I have a manual introducing the competition rules. Do you want to read it?"

"Okay, I'll read it later."

Miyue nodded and agreed to Erica's words.

The two are in the same class and good friends. They are basically together every day, so there is no need to rush.

"Okay, let's not get stuck here. It's still early. Do you want to have a cup of tea together?"

They have been stuck here for a while, and Hayata thinks this is not a good idea.

"Okay, it just so happens that there is nothing to do. ”

Erica agreed immediately, and no one else objected.

So the group went to the school cafe.