Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"Next, then. Tell me exactly what to do when the Sacubas attack you."

"... a little Atlas ~? What about that as a problem ~?

"What, it's like a service issue, right?

The Sacubas tribe, which often leaps as a shadow of the Boleas Empire. Dahlia, who was there, Julia, who is not here, or Rosemary, is also a succubus, but if they show up as assassins, how do we deal with them... The question put by Atlas seemed a little out of common sense and seemed like an issue that only some could answer. That didn't seem to bother Cortex.

"... Hi from earlier, I feel like all the biased issues are being put out ~?

"No, it's my fault. Why don't you ask everyone else? You think I know if you're biased or not?

That said, Atlas turns her gaze to the respondents. Although the respondents who were ahead had a harsh look on their faces, including Cortex, there was nothing particularly unusual for the remaining four...... Instead, it looked like he was leaning his neck against Cortex's point.

Because half of those who were on the spot came from the Boreas Empire or from the Autonomous Territory of Gembu, the kingdom of Alborosa, next door. For them, whether it was a question of the speed of travel, the length of their journey, or the way they dealt with the Sacubas, it never seemed to be a story that could be described as insane, from the geographical and historical background of the place where they lived, but rather within the boundaries of common sense.

Cortex apparently realized that, and seems to have lost the basis for the allegations.

"... you want me to balance the problem ~. You don't know any ordinary Mid-Eden people, like dealing with Sacubas ~?

"Oh, I know. That's where we're gonna adjust with two questions left."

and Atlas nodding at Cortex's allegations. It should be noted that exemplary answers to this question, like Dahlia's answer, are appropriate to consider the characteristics of a species called Dreamdemons (Sacubas) and say that they do not sleep with them nearby, or that if they do, they are given a watchdog to keep them away, or take firm action against phantom magic. To say "annihilate" like Lucia's answer is, well, not a mistake, but an answer that is a little too abusive.

"Next, then. The Inari Sushi Shop in Wangdu is open from what time in the morning to what time in the evening."

"Hey, Atlas ~? That's all Lucia can answer ~?

"No, no, look at everybody's face, okay?

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"What, guys, do you know ~?

"" "" … "" "Kokuri" "

"Why ~..."

"That's probably because Lucia is going to be gone almost every day, on time, or going shopping with Lucia (or is it used for Paciri...)"

and Atlas mouths the speculation while making sure whoever was on the spot was nodding. By the way, this problem, while I hope it is, all seemed right. It seemed to be exactly a matter of common sense.

And last.

"Well, the fifth question. This is the last time. It's a service issue that everyone should know about, so you have to answer that, okay?

After such a forethought, Atlas raised the issue.

"What is the official name of the capital here in Mid-Eden?

At that moment, everyone's hands stop. I couldn't hear a word on the paper at all, and the silence dominated the place. Even Cortex, who had been asking questions for the fourth consecutive question so far, seemed silent and had a rugged look on his face.

"... All right. Well, this is the place."

I'm not sure what Atlas, who had noticed the silence, thought. Nevertheless, there is only one thing I can say for sure. The problem we all get right is that we can't use it to determine the advantages and disadvantages in grading, and conversely, we all say that the problem of incorrect answers cannot also be used to determine the advantages and disadvantages as well. In other words, even if all six of them knew the official name of the Wang capital, even if they did not, the advantages and disadvantages would not be determined.... Well, I won't mention here if they answered correctly or misanswered.

Thus the common sense check test by Atlas came to an end. The outcome of WWII, as he intended, was that the Cortex was the lowest and Lucia the lowest due to various circumstances. The others seem to have more or less turned out to be sidelined.

And the Atlas Battle (?) is finally WWIII. It is a practical form of alignment. The points earned at this point are, in order from the top, Eve 5 +3 = 8 points, Theresa 4 +3 = 7 points, Lucia 4 +2 = 6 points, Daria Silanui 0 +4 = 4 points and Cortex 0 +2 = 2 points.

The third round is tournament format, where you score two points for every game you win, so if you win three, you get a total of six points. At this point, Cortex's chances of winning disappeared, resulting in a situation where essentially three people - Eve, Teresa and Lucia - were in the winning zone.

This tournament, by the way, seems to have been decided to recruit two additional participants, as six people cannot balance. Its participants were a pair of old and new brave men who were even on the ground on the athletic field. Yes, in the morning, in this stadium, King Endorsia and the brave Leonardo, who had been doing his first archery in 1,200 years.

Such a battle junkie (?) It was supposed to be them, but they didn't seem to really want to take part in this tournament. Somehow their first opponent is Lucia or Cortex. Because at this point we had a pretty low prospect of being able to make it home safely.