Ascendance of a Bookworm

Navigate to the Cavalier Apprentice Specialty Building. In the meantime, Rufen looked up as if he thought of something different.

"All right, let's compete on Treasure Stealing Ditter this time! I'm so excited because I've only been competing for speed lately and haven't done treasure theft. When I was a young teacher..."

Looks like Rufen is very uptight, but it's not about letting Dunkelferger win, it just looks like he wants to play ditter purely.

I'm a dormitory warden in a large territory, and even if it seems like I haven't thought about anything at first glance, is there a far-fetched reluctance? Or do you not think that Dunkelferger will lose at all?

Hirshul gently clasped his shoulders at my groaning.

"Rufen probably can't help but want to have Ditter with Master Rosemayne, Lord Ferdinand's beloved apprentice. I was surprised at the frailty in the deepest part of the world, but if you're a treasure stealing ditter, you can see how good a soldier is. I'd like to see if Aerenfest is a threat in this year's territorial rivalry."

Rufen says he's burning a lot of enthusiasm for Ditter's victory in the territorial rivalry. He's wary of me, which is supposed to be the priest's disciple who's making up legends for it.

"Though Dr. Rufen's thoughts sound completely irrelevant to this case?

"Right. It must be more important to explore the strength of Aerenfest, because whether or not Master Restylaut will be the master of the library's magic equipment is not particularly important to Rufen. … there are a few students whose magical strengths are not the norm, and this year's performance growth in seating is something that every teacher can keep an eye on."

My gaze at this one hurts. Although they hung a bit of bait or pushed their backs, they are their own efforts when it comes to seating grades. I'm not that relevant.

More than that, after Aerenfest wins, I feel laid back when I think of Rufen applying for a rematch with his eyes shimmering.

"If I win this battle, Dr. Rufen is going to feel very troublesome, but can I, I win?

"What are you talking about, Master Rosemaine!? If we don't win, Schwartz and Weiss will be taken by Master Restylaut!

... Dr. Hillsur is getting hot because of the research he's doing.

Winning is a good decision, but a less conspicuous way for me to win. Hopefully the blessed knights alone can handle it, but the knights have never set up a maneuverable operation yet. Can you beat a game like the one aimed at putting behind opponents like treasure stealing ditters?

… the game behind the opponent. It's certainly a game that the Chief Cleric seems to be good at, isn't it?

I desperately explore my memories if there were any references in the Clerical Chief's reference book on military service. We arrived at the arena in the meantime.

... wide!

It was a circular training ground assumed to fly across on a horseback, likely about the size of a Reina-era baseball field. It looks like an outdoor arena, but I can't feel the wind or snow at all, as the sky covered by the glittering gray clouds of snow is looking big. It's like there's a transparent roof.

Straight in from the corridor leading from the main building, where I stand now, it seems a place to watch the game. It makes me guess, because the viewing portions that go around the perimeter are not stair shaped or diagonal. This is hard to watch. For this reason, it cannot be determined that it is a place to watch the game.

The part where the competition took place was lower than the part of the game where I was now walking. I can see some large circles painted in it.

Rufen stops at the viewing part and looks back with a lively look. He looked around at Dunkelferger and the Knight Apprentices of Aerenfest and opened his mouth.

"Explain treasure theft ditters. Be careful, because it's not like the ditters you always train."

What started with that was an explanation of treasure stealing ditters.

First, we will hunt for the treasured demon ourselves. Demons must weaken themselves to some extent so that they are not hit, but they must remain energetic to such an extent that they are not stolen from them.

If you kill a demon in your formation during the competition, it will be a defeat, so adding or subtracting power over the demon will also be a major winning or losing factor in Treasure Stealing Ditter.

Treasured demons are placed within limits determined by their own formation. And while intercepting and defending enemies coming for treasure, at the same time, you must attack enemy land to defeat or steal enemy demons.

"We'll determine the number of participants. Fits less, but how many Aerenfest?

"Twenty-five."

Brother Cornelius answered immediately. Rufen nods and gives instructions to match the number of Dunkelfergers to 25.

"I think Aerenfest is at a disadvantage at the time of the candidacy, because if this one declares the number of people that can participate, the large number of Dunkelfergers can be selected according to it."

Brother Cornelius flaunted his shoulder at my whining.

"The candidate method is the same in territorial rivalries. That's why small territories with small numbers are hard to win. However, aligning talent is also of strength. However, the Cavalier apprenticeship, which was not chosen as an athlete in the Great Territories, cannot be said to be better, since there is no show all the time while in the House of Lords"

Normal grades, as well as activity and performance in territorial rivalries, have a significant impact on pull out to the center and where you are assigned after adulthood. The lack of a show is very troubling, he says.

"Then we decide where to stand. The original treasure stealing ditters are around their respective dorms, but this time they should split left and right of this arena. Let's call the second and fourth demons in their respective positions. Like putting treasure demons there too."

The arena has some lines drawn in large circles to make demons appear during normal training, Rufen said, pointing to the circles at the ends and ends.

That big circle is a magic formation, and they can keep the demons within range. He said that once you let the demons you've hunted touch that formation, you won't be able to leave on your own.

"Set a time limit for this treasure theft ditter. If you take away or take away Aerenfest's protected demons in time, it will be Dunkelferger's victory. Conversely, it will be Aerenfest's victory if it can be defended in time or if it takes away Dunkelferger's demons. Naturally, if we defeat the demons, we lose."

If you take the demon, it becomes a demon stone. It seems that winning or losing will be decided at that point. Takeover means bringing demons from enemy formation to self formation without turning them into demonic stones, but no one can do such a hassle.

"Any questions?

"Yes!"

I raised my hand bah.

"Is it a good idea to use demonic stones and magic equipment during the Ditter competition? Like, for example, making a bond out of demonic stones..."

"I don't mind. In fact, it was normal to use magic equipment in the treasure theft ditters against the former dormitories, which used all the premises of the House of Lords. If you pull it off or get hurt, you'll have to use healing pills."

"Okay. Thank you. I know."

... Chief Cleric, I'm sure he had a lot to hide.

As I gently pressed the leather bag on my hips and checked with comfort that it contained healing pills and demonic stones, Rufen raised his face as he noticed something.

"... yeah? Wait! Are you going to join us!? I'm not even a knight apprentice, there's a freshman lord candidate!? Aren't you going to die!?

Like Rufen, the Knight Apprenticeships of Aerenfest had no idea I was going to participate. He said to me, "It's dangerous, don't!" "Please be quiet and visit!" "It's our job to fight!," he says.

"This is a battle between Schwartz and the Lord of Weiss. Wouldn't it be natural for me to participate?"

"That mind, good! Dear Restylaut, join us!

It seems he was in a tourist mood. Restylaut is pulled out by Rufen's voice. I was stared at with a very unpleasant face.

"Then when the next bell rings, start the battle. Until then, let's work out the operation on both sides."

"Ha!"

The circle in front was determined to be the formation of Aerenfest, and the circle at the back end was determined to be the formation of Dunkelferger. Those of Dunkelferger ride Zach and fly to their own ranks.

After I dropped it off, I was scolded by Brother Cornelius as "too reckless to participate" and was to start an operational meeting.

We have to start where we hunt demons. The treasure stealing ditters have to start by sorting which demons we make our treasures.

In a demon that is too weak, it is quickly struck down by the opponent. But it's hard to capture them when they're strong demons, and they attack allies they have to defend.

"But come hunt for a demon not so strong this time"

"To what extent are you not so strong?

Leonore tilted his neck. It is certainly difficult to define strength. I will go into as much detail as I can about the demons I need.

"Enough to leave it alone if you tie it up with a band of Stalp light, but a demon is good enough not to die just because you tied it up and left it. Not too big a demon, please."

"Why? Then it's easy to get hit by someone as strong as Dunkelferger!

I waved slightly to deny Traugot's objections.

"It's okay. I'll tie it up and throw it in my horseman, so it won't be so easy to take away."

I have been told by the clergyman that he is safe as long as he is among the horsemen, because they are filled with my magic. Even if the Lesser Bus is attacked, they will not break unless the magic power of the person they attacked exceeds my magic power. I don't think there are many Cavalier apprentices who can beat me with magic power, yet and compressed.

When we talked about it, the knight apprentices looked stunned.

"I don't know what that is..."

"Isn't it cowardly to put them where they can't get their hands on them at all?

"Why? They told me I had to keep demons in my formation, but they didn't tell me I shouldn't use a horseman in my formation."

"Ditter fights on horseback, so isn't it natural!

Yes, in Ditter, it's natural to be on a horseback. I don't have the muscles to complain where I kept the treasure on the horseman.

"I am only in my own formation, riding the horseman. Even if we had demons on board together, we wouldn't have a problem if we didn't get out of formation, would we?

I sighed lightly at the cavalier apprenticeship that was flashing.

"What's the problem with protecting treasure perfectly? You just have to protect the demon without letting it die. Besides, they might use the same hand."

"That will never happen. I don't think you're going to use a horseman as a monster yard to move, normal."

Before that, knight apprentices don't have the type of horseman they can get on, so it's impossible.

"We all said we couldn't do anything about it, but it's not like when we put treasure on the Lesser Bus, we have no way of attacking it at all. It's not normal, so I just can't think of anything aggressive."

"Huh?"

I glanced around at the knight apprentices in an instant, and gazed upon my shoulders. I need you to tell me about this weakness, and I need you to protect it properly. I give a hint.

"Remember the terms of victory, Angelica?

"Defend in time, defeat enemy demons... Was there anything else?

Brother Cornelius raised his face as he hacked.

"Take it away. … that every beast could be stripped of its treasure"

"That's right. It is not unlikely that every beast will be taken from me, as it was when I was exposed two years ago. It's an unusual way to do it, so I don't know if I can come up with it right away."

"... if they come up with something, Rosemayne is in danger."

Brother Cornelius said so painfully.

"There is no danger to me if I am in the Lesser Bus just because the victory or defeat is decided. If I hadn't tried to get out of the overthrown Lesser Bus, I wouldn't have been exposed."

"Still, we don't want to risk Lady Rosemaine again"

I sighed lightly at my reluctant brother Cornelius.

"Behind them is the tactic. Fighting from the front is not the only battle. Dunkelferger and I have a difference in battle power at the point of our candidacy, so stay behind our opponents more and more to bridge the difference. You use what you can use, whether it's within you or the benefactor, to back up, trap, fall in the other person and get the best results for you. With all the frontal breakthroughs of the force push, you won't get the calculated abdominal blackness of Master Ferdinand.... Wait a minute. I'm starting to feel like I don't have to wear it."

If there are more people around me like the Cleric Chief, I feel like I'm in big trouble. When I stopped in a hurry, Brother Cornelius said with a small laugh, "I asked you about this drawing up and I feel that Lady Rosemayne is most affected by Lady Ferdinand". Plus all the knight apprentices around him snort.

... Huh? I'm such a jerk?

"In other words, to sum up Rosemaine's opinion, are you sure you want to move the treasure as safely as you can in this ditter and be as defensive as possible?

"I think that's good for the basics"

If you're thorough on defense, you can win, so it would be the original way to be thorough on defense. And since the Aerenfest knight apprenticeship seemed to be all about knocking down demons like we were all going in, I think it's just right to be able to practice defense.

"You haven't trained to be thorough in protecting all the ditters competing for speed here for a while, have you? But if you become an escort knight, you have to be able to fight for protection."

The attack sets its sights on Angelica and Traugot as it embodies the greatest defense.

"After examining the results of previous battles, Dunkelferger is good at accurately typing in and knocking down enemies with great collaboration. In competing for speed, they probably value offense there and there too. Especially this time, if we can defend ourselves, we will win, so it is believed that we will be desperate to break our defenses."

"Right."

"Be careful with your defenses for a while, as the time remaining is running out and you focus on attacks too much and aim where your opponent's defenses have become sweeter"

Traugot raised his voice as he couldn't stand it as most knight apprentices nodded.

"It's not a ditter to be defensive."

"Traugot?"

"Dear Rosemaine, I want to attack and fight with all my might!

Traugot, who has attacked demons and played all the ditters competing for the speed of defeating them, doesn't seem to endure a battle to defend him thoroughly. You suddenly change the way you do it, so you might want to be prepared for a place where you can diverge.

"... Traugot, if you can stand it for a while, make a place where you can punch in with all your might"

"Dear Rosemaine, make it for me too! I want to do everything in my power to get into the demon!

The moment I give my forgiveness to Traugot, Angelica gives herself a show, and her eyes shine.

"Okay. Prepare for Angelica as well.... I'd like two assistants to Cornelius, please."

"... Yes, sir."

Brother Cornelius sees the two of us sticking out, and he makes a loose face. Brother Cornelius is the only one who can bring the two of us back into formation who don't seem to be coming back when we pop out.

"In order to create a showcase...... we need someone who is good at throwing. Can anyone throw stones or something like a short spear at the enemy formation?

"Yes! I'm good at it. Can you show me too!?

Eudit raised his hand cheerfully that he was good at throwing in the sling. I nod lightly and decide to adopt Eudit.

"Now let's ask Eudit. Eudit, stay with me and the beast."

"Yes!"

"This time, if we can protect the treasure, we can win, so it's only war prevention for a while. It's also important to be patient. Think of it as a defensive practice and fight it with the thought of preventing your opponent from attacking.... That said, you shouldn't just have a shield. Having a weapon and reducing your enemies will also prevent them from attacking. The point is not to disturb the line of battle, not to fly out on your own to enemy land. Collaborate and fight."

"Ha!"

By the time we separated those who went hunting demons from those who remained in formation, five bells rang. Let the hunt begin.

At the same time as the bells rang, knights jumped out from the formation of Aerenfest and from the formation of Dunkelferger on horseback. I am leaving messages with Eudit and Leonore.

"Do you think Master Rosemayne can beat Dunkelferger?

Leonore shrugged as he looked up anxiously at the horseman who flew away.

"I'm going to win. Do you think Leonore will lose?

"... I've never beaten Dunkelferger, so I don't think I can win very well"

"What I've never won is a ditter competing for speed. This is a treasure stealing ditter, and your opponent is unfamiliar with it, so you have a winning shot."

In the worst case scenario, I on my horseback with the treasure think it is okay for me to buy time and win with the shield of Szczeria. I'm not going to lose. I just want to make it look like I won with the power of the knights, not my own power as much as possible.

"When you're done hunting and putting demons in formation, the competition starts, right? How long will it take to hunt demons?

"Dear Rosemaine, the competition has already begun. The bell earlier, that's the signal to start. We're in the middle of a competition."

To my question, Eudit shook his head laughing.

Surprised by the answer, I looked around the arena. Although I can see a few knight apprenticeships and restylauts remaining in the line of Dunkelferger, I haven't taken any action in particular. I'm just waiting for the knights to come back hunting demons.

"... If Ditter has already begun, why not attack the other line?

"What do you do when you attack your opponent's formation without treasure?

"Wouldn't you be able to intercept enemies coming back hunting demons"

He's bringing back demons, so he's got dangerous baggage, and he'll be exhausted. In the meantime, I think it's easy to destroy enemies returning to their ranks because they're caught off guard.

"Dear Rosemaine, then it will be over before the competition-like competition begins!?

"Eudit, what are you talking about? Ditter's already started, isn't it?

"Right. It was a blind spot."

Leonore blinks several times. Until now, I've waited for my teacher to prepare the demon, and then, there's a signal to start, and I've trained all the ditters to attack the demon. Leonore says Leonore didn't realize the treasure stealing ditters included in the competition from the point of preparing the demons had never even experienced a knight apprentice.

"Master Eckhardt's reference to Ditter's tactics, borrowed from Master Cornelius, contained a statement on how to be vigilant while hunting demons. I mean, I guess it's normal for treasure stealing ditters to have an obstruction when hunting demons or taking them back to formation. We just don't know."

As Eudit tilts his neck, Leonore begins to ponder the attack on the enemy formations I said earlier.

"Dear Rosemaine, let's rethink the operation. If we hunt demons and everyone returns, why don't we attack the enemy?

"... if possible, I'd like to attack the enemy first. But if the knights who went monster hunting while attacking come back and get pinched, I'm in trouble."

"This is the bottom line, and even if you have a small number of men left, you're all set."

It's a little risky to attack enemy lines after everyone returns because we don't know how long it will take for Dunkelferger to hunt demons.

"Rather than attacking the enemy formation, ambush Dunkelferger with all your might as he returns hunting demons. If you can defeat a demon on the spot, that's where you win."

Rather than taking risks and attacking positions with no treasure to be a condition of victory, it would be more successful to ambush the knights who are exhausted by bringing back demons.

"If you can't take it down, what happens?

Leonore flaunted his shoulder lightly at the anxious Eudit.

"There's nothing wrong with that. It's just gonna be a defensive battle, just like we did before."

The Aerenfest knights were naturally quicker to return because they decided to treasure a much less powerful demon.

Already wrapped around in a strip of Stalp light when he returns, is a cat-like warcraft called Feltze, one of Zanze's top species.

"A demon that small is a treasure, okay? Wouldn't you die in the aftermath of magic?

I let out my horseman as I looked sideways at the remaining cavalier apprentices in the ranks of Dunkelferger laughing.

Have a demon in a wrapped state thrown into the rear seat of a family car sized lesser bus and close the door.

... That's it!

"Hey, what's that?!?

"Is that, what, a rumored horseman!?

After I glimpsed the enemies on which the upset ran, I looked around at the knights of my own formations with indescribable expressions.

"I made a change to the operation. We'll do everything we can to ambush Dunkelferger as he catches the demon and returns."

Following my words, I tell you that Leonore has a stiff head in the way of Ditter competing for the story and speed of the descriptions that were in Brother Eckhardt's reference, and that he has not been able to fight treasure stealing Ditter.

"Are you sure you can do everything you can?

"I don't mind knocking you down. However, don't let the opponent disperse the ambush, starting here, move like this and ambush it with the feel of slamming it toward the enemy formation. To ensure the safety of our backs, so that we can return as soon as the ambush fails."

Some defense is necessary, as it is also possible to be attacked by a formation during an ambush. Separated those heading for the attack from those remaining in the defense. And then he changed Starp into each weapon, pretending to be on the horseback and alert, and set up an offensive posture.

Brother Cornelius nails the exciting Traugot.

"It is also possible that Dunkelferger will not be unintentionally frightened. Never be alarmed."

"I know."

"Always follow the instructions of Angelica, Traugot and Cornelius. To return to the formation, as soon as you are told. There's no place for those who can't protect them."

Saying so while looking at Angelica and Traugot together, they looked at each other and nodded cocklessly.

I guess I've been hunting for the demons on Theory Street at Treasure Stealing Ditter. It is far-sighted that there are both jitters in the glowing net of big demons.

"Not yet. Since I got closer."

Dunkelferger was gradually lowering altitude, and the enemy heard a voice of joy at the magnitude of the returned demon.

"Schneifeld! Well done! Perfect!"

The Warcraft named Schneifeld, hunted by Dunkelferger, is said to be the easiest warcraft to handle in treasure stealing ditters. He has a hard skin to withstand enemy attacks and is a relatively quiet warcraft. only, relatively, is From my point of view, it's a slightly smaller, crusty skin mold.

"Are you all coming down? The attack from behind is troubling."

"It's okay. They're all here."

Angelica, with enhanced vision, counted the number of knights and nodded.

"Now!