In a Different World with a Smartphone

# 172 Divine Tree Domain, and the game begins.

"Cutting" Shinji "ritual".

All the tribes that live in the Great Tree Sea gather under a royal tree called the Great Divine Tree to compete for its martial courage under the protection of the Spirit of the Great Tree... Well, that's exactly what the Great Tree Sea Martial Arts Society is called.

We will participate in this as Rauli, and we will remain victorious and strive for the "Tribe of the Tree King".

Honestly, I don't know if I need to get that far, but I don't care if Pam stuck with me any more, and the "pruning ritual" itself is going to be over in about three days, so I was wondering if that's okay. Else and Hilda wanted to fight. Some things are a little arm-testing. And if we succeed, we also intend to be able to connect the Great Tree Sea tribe to the "Tree King tribe" that cow ears.

Oh, and for now, I just got a break from women's clothing. That would be enough if "Mirage" made you look just like a woman on the outside. If they touched me, they might notice, Linze devoured, but even I'm not willing to wear a highly exposed Lauri ethnic costume!

Pam has already returned to the village of the Lauri using the "gate".

I thought that and the conversation would be inconvenient, and mastered the unattributed magic "translations". A quick story is translation magic. I hear these words sound like those over there and those over here.

Maybe this magic is close to the kind of mindset that's between me and Amber.

For once, Pam, Hachi, Else, Hilda, Lou, are the leading members. I thought there would be an alternate or something in case someone got hurt, but those five alone would beat them.

I could have joined, but the Lauri people, including Pam, vehemently disagreed with me. They can't put a man as a representative in the holy "Cutting Rite" as a Lauri. Admittedly, the helpers can't seem to give in there.

I guess that means the man should shut up and watch. I can't wait. I got a little envious of the Balms.

Well, a month later like that.

We have come to the roots of the Great Divine Tree, where the Cutting Rite takes place.

"Huhhhhhhh..."

Big tree...... The feeling of seeing the Great Divine Tree ends with that one word.

What the hell, dozens of meters in diameter? From a very thick trunk, blue and lush branches stretch in all directions. Perhaps less tall than the size of the trunk. It's shaped like an extremely short cut of a parasol pattern.

Wood leakage sun plunges from between the branches and fantastic light illuminates the ground. In that light, the various tribes of the Great Tree Sea meet together.

At the base of the Great Divine Tree there are various stocks, large and small, even the smaller ones have a diameter of 20 meters. They say each of them is a stage of battle and part of the Great Divine Tree.

The total number of tribes in the Great Tree Sea is approximately 240. One of these, the Jaja tribe, also known as the "Tribe of Judgement," apparently performs this "Cutting Rite". They have presided over this "Cutting Rite" for generations and are the only tribe allowed by the Spirit to live in the "Divine Tree Area", the very roots of the Great Divine Tree. Instead, participation in the "Cutting Rite" is not allowed. I guess they are like clerics who preach the will of the Spirit to the tribe.

"But there are so many tribes..."

Look around with Kyoro Kyoro. Big tribe, small tribe. Tribes with weird decorations on their heads, tribes with bracelets jarring. The unusual part was that for some reason there were tribes with huge stretches of mustaches and tribes wrapped all over their bodies with green robes with hoods.

There are a few exceptions, but all in all both men and women are highly exposed. There was no such thing as morose on boulders, but some of the tribes looked quite remarkable and I had a bit of trouble doing things with my eyes.

"I'm a little relieved that these awkward people aren't noticeable either..."

"Dear Winter Night? I was wondering if I shouldn't look too giddy at women. It seems odd because it's the same sex on the outside."

Feeling a slight beard in Lou's words, I purposefully cough and correct my abode.

Everyone by my side looked like the Lauri. In short, the chest covering and the lower ribbon. Exactly, is that embarrassing, wrapping something like a paleo around his hips and weaving a short poncho thing on top?

I'm the only "Mirage" who looks like a Lauri woman on the outside. For once, as it is difficult to understand even when touched, I am in short sleeve shortbread. They grabbed me by the arm, but if I could feel my clothes there, it would be bad.

Su is also Lauri style, but this one is still adorable and I don't feel anything colorful. But he's so thrilled with everyone else's appearance that he turns his gaze to the others.

Well, the tribes around you can be more radical, so I can't say anything.

"So you're gonna fight over that stump?

"That's right. There works the protection of the Spirit, and all attacks that take lives are mitigated. Try to cut your neck off with seriousness. It's a deadly attack, so of course the target will pass out."

I don't know what the hell kind of magic it is, but it seems certain it is the power of the Spirit. Is it like my "shield"? [M] Even though he won't die, the damage will pass, so isn't it? I wonder if it means that if I say it in the game, it will be inched in HP1.

Basically, they don't have anything to die for, but I can't get distracted because they don't have zero fallen shocks or other factors to die for either. The stock is about two meters high from the ground, and if you fall from it, you lose off-site, but if you have a bad place to fall, you can also die.

"You can't even use magic, can you?

"Oh. It's also deactivated. Besides, you shouldn't even use a small fire here. If you want to use it, go outside the Divine Tree Zone. The tribe of judgment will look upon you."

Will magic be deactivated as well? That means Else's "boost" can't be used on that one. They also deactivate the magic grant of weapons, so what everyone has this time is a normal weapon.

You know fire is forbidden. It would be outrageous if there were a fire. There's a big fresh stream just outside the Divine Tree area, so they make meals and stuff that way.

My fellow tribes who came to support me were starting to watch the battle from the audience seats set on other trees.

"When does the game start?

"It begins soon. If we beat the three tribes today, we're done. So we can move on to tomorrow's battle."

Hmm, about 240 tribes are in WW3... more or less by about 30 tribes? I think it feels like today is the qualifying day and tomorrow is the main day.

Shareen, and the bell sounds from somewhere. The hustle and bustle around where I was bothering disappeared and a good voice rose.

"Time. Leave this place except for the contestants. And then everything stays guided by the Spirit."

"Tribe of Judgement" man in ethnic costume like white piercing clothes strictly tells. At the same time, the people of the other tribes moved on to the audience seats, which were all like treehouses, or the suspension bridges handed between the trees, or the branches of the great trees as they were.

Shall we go too?

"Good luck, guys. Don't force it."

"All right, come on."

"It's okay."

"Leave it to me!

"I'll do my best."

"Let's go."

Pam takes me to Eight, Else, Hilda and Lou walking toward the stump that will be the stage of battle.

We also move to the audience seats set on the trees. We climbed a staircase mounted on the side of a large tree many meters in diameter to keep a great view.

"I'm excited."

Su embarks on a handrail and looks at the match venue under his eyes. This Ogi audience seat was occupied by everyone in the Lauri tribe.

Although there are about 50 support groups in total, it is hard to stay honest because there is one man in the group of women. I look like a woman to the Lauri, but I know I'm a man. [M] Hmm, on second thought, I guess I should have been "Invisible" and transparent.

But that makes it hard to intervene when you have to. You should take the stance of "Lauri" even if it's a hassle.

"... Oh, look, Mr. Winter Night. That."

"Oh?"

At Linze's pointing point, the light of the wood leak day was plugged into each tribal representative as if it were a spotlight. Eventually it moves slowly and takes the delegates to their respective stages.

When I looked at the branches over my head in surprise, the branches were freely deformed to regulate the light of the leaking day. Seriously...... You really have the will, that great god tree. Does that guidance determine the opponent?

And I didn't have to think about it, but the battle was just starting. That's it, you don't have an opening address or anything.

"Do match formats play one-on-one matches for everyone"

"If you win three first, the other two won't fight, but you win."

Does that mean that even if there is only one good warrior, he loses when the other four fail three times if he can't? I guess Ali is also saying that if you win the battle, you will defeat five people on your own.

Unable to fight, or lose if you surrender. He also loses by falling off-site. There is basically no irregularity, but anyone who has acted remarkably proud as a tribe living in the Great Tree Sea will be disqualified.

Watching a stage game, an axe wielded by one big man cracked his opponent's head open...... but reality doesn't smash your head, and the other guy slowly collapses onto the spot as it is.

Is that the protection of the Spirit? The fact that the body of the fallen opponent has countless scratches and moles shows that it does not erase all damage. Does that mean it activates when you take a deadly blow? Though they seem to have passed out completely.

"Oh, it looks like the Rauli game is about to start."

The location Yumina pointed out was in a difficult position to see from here. So I show footage of the stage in the air with "Mirage" and "Long Sense".

Whoa, and a shout out from the other Lauri people. I knew magic could be used if it wasn't on stage.

Change to a larger screen size so we can all watch the game. Apparently, the best hand is Lou coming out.

The opponent is a long-sleeved man, with a spear in his hand with the season. Wouldn't there be a height difference of 40 cm? The opposing Lou had a short sword about 30 cm across the blade, two hands left and right.

"Begin!"

Lou moved as the referee's white outfit waved down his arms. Straight into the spear man's pocket. The spear rolled out by the man to react to it and make it a skewer turns in a direction not played by Lou's sword.

Lou's left hand flashed as he approached his opponent as he slipped in, capturing the man's flank.

Doh! There was a blunt sound, and the spear man fell as-is. Not a minute has passed in time.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! and cheers from everyone in the Lauri tribe who was behind them.

I'm not training Dada with me or Hachi. If you look at it from Lou, you'll be able to see through the movement.

In the first place, a double swordsman refers to agility. Flirting the opponent in motion and launching an attack from a deformational angle. It's not as powerful as an axe or a sword, but it's swordsmanship.

That doesn't mean you can't hold your opponent in one blow. It's possible if you aim for a steeple like that. Naturally, in addition to agility, accuracy is required.

Lou is waving loudly at us.

Thus the curtain of our battle was cut and dropped.