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218 – The Qualifying Round of Lem and the Others (Part 3)

This is a really big event. So, there must be a lot of different motives involved.

It’s not good to be indifferent or unguarded, but it’s also not good to just blindly believe in them. It’s a difficult situation.

Anyway.

The members of the Knights Order are people who would never have had the chance to fight if it weren’t for this Festival.

I haven’t had a chance to think about this before, but it’s probably safe to say that the rank of the 13 Lesser Spirits is second only to the Four Great Spirits.

I turned my attention to Dark for a moment.

The black chick sitting on top of my head wriggled around.

「Hmm? Isn’t that pretty good? You think that they have enough strength to fight against your best friend and not get burned right away, right? Even if their Contractor is just a small fry.」

Dark doesn’t seem to be interested in other Spirits, so it’s probably okay to assume that this assessment was pretty good.

If the current assessment is based only on the rank of her Spirit, then if we include her strength as a Hero and a Knight then…

『It might be fun to watch this. Well, what I want to see is her partners’ participation though.』

Another advantage for the members of the Knights Order is the lack of information on them.

Even if I’m an Adventurer enthusiast, I still can’t find any undisclosed information on them.

Since the announcement of the Knights Order’ participation, I’ve done as much research as possible, but it’s not enough.

After the members of Astrea’s Party were introduced, the commentators mentioned the next Party.

『Now then, for the next Party! Ranked 11 in the world, the Ash Hero Garo’s party! They were one of the top ten parties in the world before the Fenix Party made it to the top ten! I’m sure many of you know of their strength! Enemies that get hit by Garo’s Explosion will disappear without a trace! That overwhelming attack power and maneuverability will be displayed in this qualifying round!』

Garo is a tall man. His eyes are sharp and his hair is black. His characteristics are his dark skin and flashy outfit.

He is often misunderstood because of his scary appearance, but he is a cheerful person.

As he entered the field, he snapped his fingers and created small explosions in the air to excite the crowd.

He’s a cheerful and kind person, but that part of him shows that he is an Adventurer.

He seemed to have some lingering feelings about the current situation of being in Rank 11.

After the members were introduced, the female commentator said.

『We have finished introducing the Garos. Next is the introduction of their fated opponent!』

“Garos” refers to Garo party. I’ve never heard it being used by a commentator, but fans use it to abbreviate the party’s name.

The Adventurers’ names are also abbreviated when they are long. So, it becomes something like the Aeros or Fenies. I don’t use it because I feel that it somehow makes the name sound less interesting.

But that’s not the point.

They are here.

The party that made the Garo party’s ranking drop to 11th rank.

『Thanks for being patient…! It is finally their turn to enter the field! Ranked 4th in the world, the Flame Hero Fenix party…!!!』

The sound of cheers mixed with roars and shrill voices dominated the venue.

With Fenix in the lead, the Warrior Alba, the Paladin Lark, the Hunter Lily, and the Frost Hero Bella entered the field.

『The person that has made a contract with the main body of the Fire Spirit for the first time in 130 years, Fenix! I don’t even think there’s a need to elaborate more on what he has done! However, since I’m here to narrate, I’ll talk about it! They can be said to be the instigators behind the boom in attacking the Demon King Castle. They remained undefeated and eliminated Floor Bosses in one blow until they were defeated in the 10th Stratum of the Demon King Castle! They have been training since then and the whole world is paying attention to what kind of battle they will show in this festival……!』

『It seemed like the Party’s condition has been dropping ever since the withdrawal of the Black Sorcerer Lem, however, they have recently become more stable. With the addition of the Frost Hero Bella as a new member, their control ability has definitely increased! The other three members also seem different from before! As for what exactly has changed from them, we can find out more about that during this festival!』

I don’t think it’s because of what I said after the battle at the Demon King Castle.

In fact, everyone has become even stronger.

These are the people who have gathered to make Fenix reach the 1st Rank and who Fenix acknowledges as his comrades.

They are getting stronger and stronger and they are still growing.

『And it turns out that the Black Sorcerer Lem is also participating in this qualifying round!』

In addition, there are a lot of strong people gathered in this venue, such as the party led by the Big Four of the Western Demon King Castle and other high-ranking parties.

「Lem, they mentioned your name.」

Said the leader.

「Yeah.」

The leader of my party laughed belligerently.

Then he said.

「Let’s go, everyone. For the time being, let’s aim for number one.」

We proceeded through the wide, no-ceiling entrance prepared for the sake of the various races.

『They are entering the field! This party has no rank because it has just been formed, but their ability has become known to the world because of their participation in the raid battle, the Water Hero Wraith! And the members of the Wraith party!』

The cheers were not as loud as when the Fenix party entered, but I guess that’s to be expected considering their popularity.

A lot of people were bewildered, probably because of our party composition.

Just the composition of Hero, Destroyer, Black Sorcerer, White Sorcerer, and Miner is probably already unprecedented. To top it off, Melania is a Half-Cyclops Demi-Human.

And I already half-expected this, Josh is also a Demi-Human.

In addition to those two, the Black Sorcerer that was thought of as so incompetent that he was kicked out of the Fenix party has been playing an active role since he withdrew from the party and for some reason he is highly evaluated by high-ranking people in the same industry.

These three people are the ones that the two people who showed their abilities in the raid battle chose as their comrades.

It’s understandable that the audience might be unsure of how to react to this party that is so different from the usual Hero party.

However, the leader was not at all concerned about this problem that would have troubled a regular Hero.

「Let’s make them cheer for us.」

Seeing Wraith’s confidence, I smiled.

He is confident that this party can achieve it.

The Hero Commander of the Knights Order that has a contract with the Spirit only second to the Four Great Spirits, the top Adventurer ranked 11th in the world, the Big Four of the other Demon King Castle that has repelled many Adventurers, and they’re not the only strong ones, there are a lot of strong people participating in this festival.

Of course, there is also the Fenix party, who have improved their skills even more than before.

To make this entire venue cheer for us.

I wondered how difficult that would be.

Still, I nodded.

「Yeah, let’s do that.」