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High School Hack and Slash Chapter 133 Part 1

The Fated Crusade

Audience seat: Live Caster

「— Well then, the venue has warmed up nicely, hasn’t it? Kome-san.」

「Yeah, Yes. You’re right, Resu-san. I can’t ask for more as the number of instant-kill matches that end without any time for commentary has decreased.」

For students who were restricted in many ways, such as cable TV that only broadcasted limited channels and a filtered Internet environment, live events were a great source of entertainment.

The environment where portable wireless communication tools that were taken for granted in the outside world were not serviceable; for the generation that was accustomed to them as a matter of course, perhaps it was difficult to even imagine such an environment.

Smartphones and other portable devices that everyone owned as if it was only a matter of course had even become part of the infrastructure.

They were such convenient and useful tools that met the needs of modern people.

However, it was fair to say that these tools that were existing as if it was only a matter of course had only made their appearances recently.

Should you go back a generation or two, you would find that there were surprisingly few options for obtaining entertainment and information.

They were absorbed in baseball and professional wrestling provided by television, and the only way to obtain information related to the society was through newspapers.

They drank alcoholic beverages, indulged in the mingling of men and women, and should an event be held in their home town, they would head there cheerfully.

The environment in which the students at the academy were placed was something similar to the mentality of such Showa period.

「For this time’s inter-club tournament, the schedule for the first day of the main tournament will be until the second round. The clubs that win today will attain『B』 rank, which means they can be said to be middle level powerhouse clubs, right?!」

「Yeah. Clubs that win two rounds by fluke are…. well, I guess they’ll be far and few between.」

There were some clubs that were a little bit dubious.

Incidentally, in front of the live broadcast seat where these girls were sitting, a personal digital camera was on the REC.

It was scheduled to be uploaded to the academy net along with the videos that similarly recorded the venue.

「Err, looks like the cleanup of the stage is going to take a little more time, isn’t it~?」

「It looks like the dealing with the obscene one with lower body exposed is done, though. Well, I guess all the clubs are taking a break in the waiting room, but I hope they’d be mindful of the TPO.」

The reason the match was temporarily suspended was that some of the players were in the middle of it when they were summoned to the stage.

Moreover, it was not on the level of them exposing their private parts, but them descending onto the stage as they were exactly in the middle of being united.

As expected, even though it was an academy with loose public morals, that was an unusual occurrence that could not be overlooked.

「Now then, let’s pull ourselves together and introduce the competing clubs!

On the North Wind Gate is『Hero Group (Bravers)』 vs.『Adept Orders』.

On the South Wind Gate is『Manchu-Han Imperial Feast (Full Delicious)』 vs. 『Black Honey』.

On the East Wind Gate is『Amazon』 vs. 『Comfort-Angle Group (Los Angeles)』.

On the West Wind Gate is『Masked Clowns (Harlequin)』 vs. 『Mass of Sinful Grief (Guilty Blob)』.

Kome-san, where exactly do you think the highlight this time is?」

「Yeah, yes. As expected, I’d like to say that it will be either match of the current A-ranked clubs, 『Black Honey』 or『Mass of Sinful Grief (Guilty Blob)』, but in both cases, I can’t deny that the opposing teams are lacking to stand up to them. I think the『Amazon』 and『Comfort-Angle Group (Los Angeles)』, who have rivalry relationships, will show us a more interesting battle.」

「Both of them are top-ranked B clubs, after all. Since they clash at this point, it means that one of them is sure to drop down to C rank! We can expect a hot slugfest here.」

「Oh, it seems that the penalty for delaying action has been decided, but this is….」

「The penalty is banning the regular member who caused the mess from participating! For this match only, the『Mass of Sinful Grief (Guilty Blob)』 is set to battle with only four members! Dear me, Kome-san. This is going to be a slightly tough battle, don’t you think?」

「Yeah, yes. But, ultimately, the opponent is a newly established F rank club… But there are some members with nicknames (named) in the mix. 『Buddha’s Death-san (Eschatologist)』, 『Beauty in Blood (Bloodbath)』, 『Kamikirimushi (long-horned beetle)』… For everyone who is watching the nickname thread of the temporary thread, I believe they are dangerous figures (Red Names) you have some recollections of. I mean, I can’t believe they managed to gather such a colorful group of people.」

「Personally, I guess I’d say that I’m more focused on the North Wind Gate stage. Just as how it became the name of the club, the current generation hero class holder is making an appearance there! And on the opposite side is… This is, in a way, a dream match!」

「… I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I guess there’s no mistaking it that they’re attracting a lot of attention from everyone in the venue.」

「Fellow brethren. Let’s keep the cheering in a moderate fashion and be mindful of your manners! Keep your boiling zealous feelings inside your chests, that’s the code of fujoshi!」

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Stage: 『North Wind Gate (Boreas)』

「Somehow, the tension has gone down half-assedly, though?」

It seems that due to the prolonged interruption period, Mai is beginning to lose interest in it.

She’s a child who has trouble maintaining concentration.

However, it’s surprisingly difficult to maintain the tension raised for the battle.

I feel like I’m being made to wait in front of food.

「It looks like the cleanup is over, so I guess it’s about time to get things restarted.」

Otoha-senpai, tapping her shoulder with the harpoon she’s carrying, turns her gaze away from the West Wind Gate stage where the mess had occurred.

It seems that they’re done mopping up the thing leaked out by the girl.

I think everyone should pretend they didn’t see it.

As for the boy, he has received sanctioning from his allies, being beaten to pulp.

At the South Wind Gate stage, the fluffy Doggy-san seems to be bored out of her mind.

I wonder if her idly rolling around is imitating a sand bath.

The timing of our tournament matches overlap with that of the Black Honey club, so it’s a shame that we can’t watch their matches in real time.

But we’re both advancing smoothly, so I can’t really ask for more.

「It was a perfect cooldown time for those guys, wasn’t it? They’ve been pretty reserved, but they’ve got gutsy look on their faces now.」

「Huh. You mean they’ve made up their minds to get their asses kicked by us?」

「Don’t say that. Besides, they’re not opponents you can let your guard down against, you know? He may look like that, but he’s an over-irregular『Hero』 class holder, after all.」

The opposing team, who are glaring at this side, sport faces that I’ve seen somewhere before.

No, I remember.

They’re the classmates we got close with in India.

I might get called out for not even remembering the faces of my classmates, but in the classroom, a great deal of them have their faces down.

And since Shizuka forbids me from peeking at them from below, I don’t have many chances to remember their faces.

Seiichi seems to be on guard, so I try checking the Interfaces of Kazuto-kun’s team members.

Name, 『Takamine Kazuto』

Rank, 10+10e+7e

Abilities, 『Human』, 『Hero (Brave)』, 『Saint』

Existence Level, ☆★★

Name, 『Tsutsumi Takeshi』

Rank, 10+20+30+5

Abilities, 『Human』, 『Fighter』, 『Warrior』, 『Gladiator』

Existence Level, ☆☆☆☆

Name, 『Uesugi Kotarou』

Rank, 10+20+30+6

Abilities, 『Human』, 『Arts User (Magi)』, 『Onmyouji』, 『Jingikan』

Existence Level, ☆☆☆☆

Based on what I can see from their combat-related status, they’re surprisingly normal.

How should I put it, they have no individuality.

Students with kinky, crooked status that end up making me involuntarily do a double take are relatively a lot in number, but these guys have a very normal status configuration.

The two female members positioned as rear guards are pretty much the same.

The race is also『Human』, and the titles are only ones such as『Ally Killer』 and『Harem Master』, truly, talk about guiltless line up.

Tatsuya’s group, who had been with us in the raid until just the other day, was much more abnormal.

In Tatsuya’s case, I think『Murderer』 would be a superior version of『Ally Killer』, and he even had incomprehensible titles such as『Captain Envy』.

Before I knew it, an ability I saw for the first time called『Brave (Hero)』 had popped up, but now that I think about it, it smells like the same system as Hero (Yuusha=Hero, Yuushi=Brave).