Chapter 312 (1/2)

――The qualification to undertake the final selection will be given to the six people who have won their way through the armed tournament. However, cases where it has been determined that there is good prospects even among the rest of the participants will be given a chance to be selected.

After that announcement was made, it was announced that a day of rest would be held and that the final selection would take place after that.

Although there was a person that was somewhat problematic amongst the remaining six, it was generally evaluated that people of a high level had been gathered overall.

However, as a matter of fact, that 「person that was somewhat problematic」 was actually a huge problem, and Narika’s angry roars resounded in her office in Elreim Castle.

「Don’t joke with me! Why is he in the top six!」

「……Narika-sama, it is because you said that being strong was the minimum condition, isn’t it?」

Narika threw a pen that was on the desk at Mazenda, who had narrowed her eyes looking annoyed, but Mazenda repelled it with an Attack Guard. After seeing that with an annoyed look, Narika struck the desk and shouted.

「I certainly did say that! Yes, I said it! But, I don’t remember saying that some savage should be appointed as a knight!」

Savage――The one that she described as such was Rutelis who had beat his opponent to the verge of death.

For Narika, whose ideal knight was one who magnificently wielded their sword like those in the tales of knights, it seemed that she didn’t like his fight that closely resembled an Ogre or something beating their opponent to death with a club.

「Do you understand!? The Chivalric Order that I, the legitimate heir to the throne, will lead must be strong, and beautiful! The greatest Chivalric Order where everyone will give praise to me, no matter who sees it! It was for the sake of that that I purposely opened this selection!」

「It seems that person, did not like the fact that the blades of the swords were taken off. If he were given a normal sword, wouldn’t he demonstrate the sword technique that you so desire, Narika-sama?」

After being told that, Narika recalled Rutelis’ figure and did a bit of thinking, then glared at Mazenda.

「……Do you plan on making me have the same thought as Nerigal?」

「By no means am I.」

Nerigal was royalty who was at this city of Kashnart several generations ago, and was the person who, after witnessing a fatal incident where a Human was split in half, decided to use weapons that had no blades in the arena.

「If I let a savage like that wield a normal sword, it’s obvious that something similar would happen!」

「There is no telling that. He might not split them in half, but instead send heads flying.」「Are you ridiculing me!」

After haphazardly throwing things that were on the desk at Mazenda, Narika went *zeh zeh* and was breathing roughly.

「Anyway! Think of some sort of good method! A method that is more magnificent and will increase my popularity!」

「Even if you say that.」

Without hiding her emotion of “what a pain”, Mazenda tossed away a book on Magic Theory that she held.

「Hey, tidy up books after you are done reading them!」

「It was dull. To be mass producing a waste of paper like this, isn’t the self-proclaimed researcher embarrassed?」

Breathing a sigh as if to say that it was worthless, Mazenda put a hand to her chin.

She didn’t want to entertain Narika’s demand since it was foolish, but for the time being, she needed to calm her down with some sort of suggestion. Thinking about what should be done……a good idea immediately came to her mind.

「Ahh, there is an idea that could kill two birds with one stone.」

When Mazenda said that, Narika immediately had her eyes shining.

「Eh, what is it. If you have something like that, hurry up and say it!」

「Yes, it is a truly simple story.」

When Mazenda approached the desk, she took a single document from on top of it and presented it to Narika.

「Ha? What is this?」

Narika, who had delegated all of her day-to-day office duties to Mazenda, made a puzzled expression at the document she was seeing for the first time.

It was a report stating that two things that seemed like Goblins were found in the mountains in the vicinity of Kashnart.

The date of the report was two weeks ago, and if they really were Goblins, it could be calculated that the population would increase from two to about a small-scale settlement. Or maybe, if those two were members of a small-scale settlement and just happened to have been sighted in the middle of their move, then it wouldn’t be strange if it had now become a mid-scale to large-scale settlement.

The reproductive power of Goblins was just that tremendous, and depending on their numbers, there were often cases where even a competent Adventurer would be forced into a hard battle.

That is why it could also be said to be just right to demonstrate one’s 「ability」.