The day after the opening ceremony, the day after the ceremony, the day after the ceremony began.

The squire battle kicked off with countless cheers.

As an important part of the knight's ceremony, the squire battle will last for a week.

Swordsmanship, horseback fighting, hunting matches, chess tournaments, martial arts tournaments. There are five major events in total. Countless young men with knighthood in mind set foot on the battlefield to compete for a spot at the Trials' Gate.

On the first day of the official tournament, the first knockout matches of the sword fight, chess tournament and jousting tournament will be held today.

The sword battle is in the morning, the martial arts competition is in the afternoon, and the chess competition is in the evening. The schedules are clearly separated, and it is also to take care of those who have signed up for multiple events.

It was morning, and the sword battles had already begun in various venues.

Venue B of the one -

"Isn't it your turn yet?"

Zhou Yao boredly looked at the schedule manual to pass the time, and asked Sakuya behind him.

On the field below, a sword battle is being played. Since it was only the first knockout match, less than a third of the audience attended. Just like Zhou Yao here, there are only the two of them.

"The next one." Saki said with her eyes closed.

The two of them are here today to watch Toka's game.

That's right, Shika signed up for a sword fight. He is the only two members of Zhou Yao's family who have signed up for the attendant battle. The other, of course, is Eve, who signed up for the tournament.

Compared to Eve's participation in the war, it is for the purpose of training her. Shika signed up purely for fun.

Both of them will play today, and what Zhou Yao wants to watch is Eve's game in the afternoon. I'm here just to pass the time.

As for the eligibility to register. With Artoria here, will it still be a problem?

"It's her turn." Sakiya bowed her head and reminded.

Zhou Yao withdrew his gaze from the manual and looked up at the ring of the competition.

Dressed in a light outfit, Shika jumped into the ring. Due to the rules of swordsmanship, she didn't wear a spirit suit today, nor did she take out a slasher, and the big sword in her hand was a special weapon for the competition.

On the other side, her opponent is a small giant with a height of more than two meters. He walked into the ring with a larger greatsword in his hand and full of oppressive force.

"Hmph, if the little girl doesn't stay at home obediently, the world in the ring is very dangerous."

The little giant laughed dullly, and his tone was three points of persuasion and disdain.

"Don't look down on people, big man. I'll knock you down in a moment. ”

Toka curled her lips dissatisfiedly and waved her small fist in demonstration.

"Both, both of you are in shackles." At this time, the referee walked over and interrupted the conversation between the two.

"Ahh

"Here."

The little giant and Toka raised their wrists one after the other and showed the gray bracelet they wore to the judge.

The bracelet looks like it's made of rock, and its quaint appearance doesn't have the slightest bit of a bright spot.

"I won't go into the details of the rules. The sword is broken, the cuffs are shattered, or the battle is over. ”

Seeing the two nodding, the referee turned around and walked quickly out of the ring.

The two sides then distanced themselves and the battle was announced.

The first side to attack was the little giant, don't look at the tall and big others, the speed of the explosion is not slow at all. stepped out, and in the blink of an eye, he narrowed the distance between him and Shixiang.

"Don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The little giant raised his sword over the top and slashed down vertically with the momentum of thunder.

There is no mud before and after the action, and there is no sluggishness that a big man has.

Unfortunately, he chose the wrong opponent.

Whether it's speed, or strength, or skill. Shixiang is not on the same level as him.

The little giant's greatsword missed, striking the ground without causing damage. Shika staggered, and the giant sword in his hand struck out horizontally, and a beautiful home run came.

"Ahh!!hh

The screams swept through the sky, and the little giant followed, crashing into the wall outside the ring. Knocked the walls into pieces.

"Click."

The little giant fell unconscious, and the bracelet on his wrist cracked, turning into pieces and dissipating.

The game is decided by the winner.

The scattered audience couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. I've seen it finish fast today, but I haven't seen it happen with one hit.

For this result, Zhou Yao was not surprised at all.

Even if he is limited by the rules of swordsmanship warfare, Shika is not something that a cat or dog can challenge.

The rule of the so-called swordsmanship battle is to judge victory or defeat only by swordsmanship. It is forbidden to use any magic other than enhanced magic, and weapons other than swords are not allowed.

In addition, there is a sword and a handcuff. The sword is a sword for competitions, and the handcuffs are bracelets worn on Toka's wrists.

The two are a pair of conceptual weapons, and the sword alone is a level of physical destructive power and the "black key". Only hitting a target in shackles will deal reasonable "virtual damage".

Virtual damage does not actually harm the human body and can be seen as a kind of cumulative data. Once the data value exceeds the maximum number of sword cuffs, the sword cuffs will actively collapse. The holder loses the game.

This is one of the conditions for winning or losing. There is also the "Broken Sword". If the sword used by the player breaks during the match, the player will also lose the match.

This condition is to see the use of the sword by both sides of the game. It's not that the bigger sword over there will give it an advantage. Those who know how to use a sword, even if they use a short sword, can cut off their opponent's greatsword.

Armed with such a unique concept, it is not the patent of the University of British alone.

Far away, Xianyang University, which is also on the front line, has a specialty of a concept called "strengthening shackles". The effect is to enhance the "Enhanced Magic". As mentioned above, it is the "black key" of the Templar Church. So conceptual armament is not a rarity.

"Hey, I've won."

Walking out of the venue, Zhou Yao and Shixiang converged with Shixiang, who had ended the battle.

As soon as they met, it could be seen that Shika was in a good mood to win the game.

"To that extent, you're worth being happy about?"

Zhou Yao glanced at her with disdain and poured cold water.

"Woo, you know to bully me~"

Choked by Zhou Yao, Shika immediately threw herself into Sakiya's arms for comfort. Sakiya is also rare, just touched her head.

"Let's go back. There will also be Eve's games in the afternoon. ”

Zhou Yao also felt that he was talking a little heavily, so he softened his tone.

Suddenly, he instinctively felt a wave of malice coming, and immediately scanned the surroundings but did not find the source.

Or that there are so many pedestrians on the street that you can't find them at all.

"What's the matter, master."

Sakiya noticed his abnormality and asked out loud.

"Looks like someone is eyeing me?"

Zhou Yao frowned and said uncertainly.

The feeling just now was so fleeting that he couldn't be sure if it was a delusion.

"I'll send someone to search."

"No need." Zhou Yao rejected Sakiya's offer.

There are so many pedestrians around that it's impossible to find one.

(To be continued.) )