Almark – Northern Sword, Southern Wand

At last, the martial arts tournament is approaching.

In morning practice, Almark encouraged Morgan and the two of them to do secret training away from everyone else.

Nelson practiced with Torque and Raidow and Garaine together.

Torque never beat Nelson with his pride.

However, it still became impossible to win easily, and once, the two of them even met from the beginning to the end of the practice time, so that the torque finally won at the end.

And after school, Almark practises fog magic under Illmis.

When it's over and it's completely dark, it's mostly with Wendy who left the martial arts arena. Leila wasn't next door.

Leila only talks to Wendy when she comes back with her, and she hardly looks at Almark.

One time, just once,

"Well, Nelson and the others are going to win."

I've heard that Almark,

"Oh, I'm sure we'll win."

And nodded, and said, "Yes, I didn't say anything else.

One day, when Almark and Wendy were walking down the road to the dorm together, Wendy spilled that she couldn't beat Leila recently.

"It was almost mutually reinforcing before, but lately Leila seems to have got some tricks and can hardly win."

"Isn't Leila having a hard time breaking her body posture?

Yeah, that's right.

Wendy nodded and turned her eyes round.

"How do you know?

"That's how I advised you."

Er!

Wendy speaks up.

"Almark taught you?

"Last time we were back together, we just talked."

Almark nodded.

"It's just Leila."

Wendy glances lightly at Almark.

I want you to tell me, too.

Almark laughs bitterly.

"It's not that bad."

"'Cause when you come home with me, you don't always talk like that."

"No, that's..."

Almark talks.

I can't say I'm ashamed because I enjoy talking to Wendy without other love.

"What is that?

"Wendy is too honest to fight."

Almark answered in a little haste.

"Do what the other person hates. I'm sure you'll win."

"I don't like the other person....."

Wendy frowned.

"What exactly is it?

"Think about what you don't like when your opponent does to you in the game. Just leave it to the other person."

"I hate being hit."

Wendy silences with a difficult face.

They walk silently for a while.

Only two footsteps stepped on the ground.

Eventually, Wendy laughed and shook her head like she had given up.

"I'm tired of thinking about what people hate."

Then you mutter like you're talking to yourself.

"After all, it's fun to talk about something that's nothing but Almark."

As the days of the martial arts tournament approached, the appearance of the guards gradually became more prominent on the academy grounds.

Looking like soldiers from the outside, he walks around the academy with one hand and discusses it while confirming the location.

When Almark talked about it during morning practice, the torque scoffed.

"The royal family will only come suddenly on the day of the tournament. This is how the guards have been prepared to welcome the royal family."

"Is that so? That's true."

Almark nodded.

"Then the king will come. I'll be ready for that."

That's how Nelson nodded.

"Wow, I can't believe the King came all the way out here to watch our game."

and Morgan.

"It would feel good to win in front of the king."

Raydo also said.

"Well, royalty, it's not the king who's coming to see us."

Everyone on the spot looks back at the words of torque.

"No, what is it?"

All of a sudden, the torque in everyone's eyes is slightly wandering.

"... isn't the king coming?

Morgan asks afraid.

"I heard the king is coming. I..."

and Nelson.

"Wendy said that. The king is coming."

Almark said,

"Wendy and Torque would be Wendy."

Rado nodded as well.

Hey, guys.

Look at Al Mark and the others as if the torque had made a fool of himself.

"Coming. His Majesty the King is coming. But we're not coming to see the Junior Division tournament."

When I hear that, they're all just poking.

The torque is pounding on my tongue.

Dahhhhhhh! Your Majesty is going to see the most spectacular high school tournament! Someone from another royal family is coming to us. I don't know who it is. "

Er!?

Everyone, including Garaine and Deg, voiced their disappointment.

"You're not the king! I'm so proud of my mom and dad! Who's the royal family?

"I didn't hear that...."

"Oh no... aren't you a king? My martial arts competition is over."

Looking at Al Mark and the others indistinctly, the torque seemed cumbersome.

"If you don't practice, I'm going home."

"Ugh, torque! You know how I feel! I'll hit you with this anger!

Nelson shouted and hit the torque.

"I can't help it. Let's practice."

Almark speaks to Raidows.

Wendy said it, so I swallowed it without thinking deeply, but when I think about it, torque is the obvious thing to say.

It may be the king, but it may be someone else, but it will not change what we do.

Win three pairs.

That's all.

I'll do it, Morgan.

"Yeah."

I can see that the strength is gradually returning to Morgan's nodding eyes.

Evidence of the results of training.

Almost there.

Almark thought.

I don't know if I'll make it.

The martial arts tournament is in two days.