Free Web NovelOnce everyone finished selecting their products, the bonus area switched over to the white space.
The floating blackboard was still there.
The students were arranged just as before, with desks and chairs lined up in order of joining.
Originally, it was six columns of seven students each, but the seats filled in horizontally: me, Chiyu, Shouko, Shion, Minori, and Roa.
Then behind me, the row continued with Yumekai, Urume, and Mamonaka.
The reason there was no seat for Ms. Luminous must have been because she was not a student.
Instead, a folding metal chair had been placed beside the blackboard, and it seemed she had been invited here while seated in it.
Words danced across the mystery blackboard.
【Day Nine has ended.】
【As previously announced, Party-versus-Party Event A will be held starting on Day Ten.】
【Regarding Party-versus-Party Event A
Period — From the end of Day Nine, starting on the morning of Day Ten, until all matches have ended.
Contents — Only parties composed of five members may participate.
Participating parties will compete in a round-robin tournament.
Reward — Only if a party that wins every match appears, all members of that party will be granted a “Right to Return.”】
That much was exactly what we had heard last time.
【Parties composed of five members will be forced to participate.
A fifteen-minute preparation period will be granted after waking.
If you do not wish to participate, please respond by temporarily disbanding your party, having members leave, and so on.
If a new party is created during the preparation period, it will also be forced to participate if it is composed of five members.】
“I see. So only the people who make a five-person party during the preparation period can participate.”
I had been planning to ask about things like how members would be selected if a party had more than five people, but it seemed we were meant to adjust it this way.
“Mm. If you don’t want to participate, you can just temporarily disband your party. Fair enough.”
True. If it was an event that dragged in even people who wanted no part in fighting other transfer participants, it would be hard to deal with. freёwebnovel.com
This way, those people could avoid participating.
【Regarding the rules of Party-versus-Party Event A
・After the preparation period ends, all participants will be transferred to the match venue.
・Once the transfer is complete, the match will begin immediately.
・A ten-minute break will be inserted between each match.
・Two parties will participate in each match.
・At the start of each match, each party will be given a “base” to protect.
・Victory is achieved only by destroying the enemy “base” or wiping out the enemy forces.】
“...So it’s basically a standard flag match.”
Yumekai muttered that under her breath.
“From what I’m hearing, the rules aren’t that complicated. There are several points I’m curious about, though...”
Minori looked serious.
I did still have things I wanted to ask too.
“With these rules, combat between transfer participants can happen. But in the last event, there was a penalty for ‘actions that harm others.’ What about this time?”
Chiyu asked first.
During the floating sphere capture event, there had indeed been a penalty of “365” points.
That was a punishment equal to a one-year coma.
Last time, harming others carried a penalty, but this time the rules almost encouraged it, so that part did bother me.
【During the period of Party-versus-Party Event A, participants’ bodies will not actually be injured.
Damage will be calculated for each match, and accumulated damage will slow the body’s movements.
When damage exceeds a certain amount, the participant will become unable to act and will no longer be able to interfere with that match.
A wipeout refers to all party members falling into a state where they are unable to act.】
“Wh-what does that mean?”
Question marks practically floated over Urume’s head.
“I believe it means that instead of receiving actual injuries, your stamina is reduced, and once you can no longer move, you can no longer interfere with that match.”
After Ms. Luminous summarized it, Urume nodded and said, “Ohhh. So we turn into game characters.”
Maybe the deserted-island transfer had gotten us used to strange phenomena, but normally, that was not something a person could accept so lightly.
Well, none of the members besides Urume were especially shocked either.
“You say there’s a break after each match, but the damage from the previous match gets healed, right?”
【Damage resets after each match.】
The answer came immediately in response to Shouko’s question.
“Um, can damage taken during a match be recovered with Chiyu’s Healing Magic?”
This time, Shion asked.
【All abilities may be used, and no special restrictions will be imposed.】
In that case, we seemed to have quite an advantage.
Of course, if I started saying that, then deserted-island life itself had been the same way...
We could not afford to be careless, but there was no doubt we could proceed with an advantage.
“It says destroying the base, but what exactly must be done to destroy it?”
Roa raised her hand dutifully as she asked.
Now that I thought about it, whenever she was summoned to this classroom, she was in her school uniform too.
I had grown used to her maid outfit, so seeing her like this actually felt fresh.
【The “base” will be destroyed if contact is successfully made three times, regardless of whether that contact is direct or indirect.】
“So touching it directly... or throwing a rock and hitting it, that kind of thing? Anything works?”
Mamonaka’s interpretation was probably right.
And contact through abilities was allowed too.
As long as we found the enemy base, it seemed like I could settle things by using my Placement ability to drop countless pebbles on it from above.
The ones we needed to watch out for were ability users.
“If I participate in the event and get sent to the match venue, does my barrier come undone?”
Yes, that was important too.
Yumekai’s barrier protected our base, but it would probably be very useful in a match as well.
However, if she participated in the event, she would be transferred to the match venue.
That meant she might move outside the distance where the barrier could be maintained, causing it to dissolve.
【An ability will be canceled if the user moves outside the range in which its effect can reach.】
“...Oh, really.”
In that case, it might be better to have Yumekai stay behind, just to be safe.
If I, Chiyu, Shouko, Minori, and Yumekai participated, then Shion, Roa, Urume, Ms. Luminous, and Mamonaka would be left at the base.
Many of them were not suited for combat, so if the worst happened, I would still feel uneasy.
“Oh, then, Serina. Should I switch in for you? I can transform into phantasmal beasts too. Fighting is, well, you know, but I think I can help with movement.”
Mamonaka, who had Transformation Ability, offered that.
“...Yeah. If Kuno is fine with it, I’ll have Myao switch in.”
“Yeah. I think that’s fine.”
When I looked around at everyone, they nodded back to show their agreement.
By the way, now that we had ten party members, we could make two teams, but we were not going to.
If multiple teams could obtain Rights to Return, that would be one thing, but this time, it was only if a team won every match.
There were also people like Ms. Luminous who disliked fighting, so we had decided it would be better to concentrate our combat strength into a single team.
【Question. What is necessary for your future life?】
【Sea fish / River fish】
Apparently, even on a day with an event-related topic, this two-choice vote still happened.
Still, fish, huh.
“Wait, didn’t fish show up once before?”
“Yeah. On Day One. Everyone chose meat back then, so they weren’t added at the time...”
Shion answered Shouko’s question.
“Maybe anything that doesn’t get selected gets split up the next time it appears.”
“I think so. Last time, it was grouped together as ‘fish,’ but this time, it’s separated into sea and river.”
Minori nodded at my words.
“I wonder if the definition of river fish is pure freshwater fish. In that case, the number of species would be rather limited...”
Roa placed a hand against her chin, looking thoughtful.
【Some species apply to both categories.】
The mystery blackboard gave us an answer.
In other words, if a sea fish entered rivers, it would probably appear whether we chose river or sea.
Then maybe we did not have to think too deeply about the choice.
Or so I thought, until votes began pouring into “river fish” at an incredible speed.
Which means there aren’t many students near the ocean.
There were Afanc monsters in the rivers too, so at present, the ocean was more suitable for catching fish safely. But there must have been many students who could not easily reach the ocean in the first place.
Some might not even have seen the ocean yet.
Considering the burden of traveling to the sea, they must have judged rivers to be better.
【A majority has been exceeded, so voting will now close.】
【Starting on Day Ten, “river fish” will be placed in the environment.】
It was a good thing that ingredients, not monsters, had been added. frёewebηovel.cѳm
But naturally, my attention still went to the event with multiple Rights to Return on the line.
【Day Ten will now begin.】
