When I came back for lunch, the reception for qualifying had begun.

"Well, you can move to the venue by pressing this button."

They can enter the venue by pressing the join button attached to the e-mail from the operation.

We're all set, and we should move to the qualifying venue as soon as possible.

Press the button to move to an area with an entrance marked 'Martial Arts Games Venue'.

At the reception over there, should I finish the process?

Quite a few participants around, but let's think of it as a measure to reduce congestion.

"Oh, isn't that Illis? What's going on here?

I was called from behind so I turned around and there was a wall of armor there.

When I looked up, it looked like it was the Iron Ghost that was there.

"This is a participant reception.... Well, I guess letting you in here means Illis will be joining us."

"This time I'm in a martial arts tournament. Why is the Iron Ghost here?

"I don't mean to be particularly busy, but we've been able to get into the Seed Force. That's why I'm here to taste the air at the reception."

The Iron Ghost still likes this kind of atmosphere.

It sounds like a lot of fun talking to you.

"... By the way, Manzushahua tells me, is Twa really not in?

In a slightly toned down tone, unlike what was happening earlier, I've confirmed Twa's story.

"Yeah. Twa's not in. I didn't join you today or tomorrow night because neither of you are here."

"I knew it was true. Because of this, I was going to take him down this time."

With my answer, the Iron Ghost is really going to regret it.

From the Iron Ghost, the person you've been losing for a long time, you're not in this one, are you?

Thinking about it, does it make you feel like Twa's winning run?

"... well, change your mind. Iris is a participant from the qualifying round, right? Battle Royal will be tough at a distance, but good luck."

"Yeah, well, if you like, I'm not here for you."

"Whoa. Hopefully in the final tournament."

Separated from the iron ghost who is waving at me, I walk towards the entrance.

The reception is in two rows, and it looks like the other participants are going through the process in turn.

I'll be at the end of the line, too, waiting for the order.

My order came around in about two minutes, so I started applying to join at the reception.

I guess what I have to decide here is a choice about the gear to bring in.

I only have one set of protective gear, so you can register the one that's still in gear.

The weapon is used as a weapon because it has several types.

Arrows seem to handle consumables and are not subject to registration.

It's expendable, so even after you win, you can bring in different kinds of arrows, and it's okay if you run out of them.

Then, this time, they made it possible to watch qualifying games other than their own.

I asked Twa that she couldn't check on the other games last time and was waiting quite a while, so I guess that's an improvement?

When that kind of reception was complete, they asked me if I would move it to the modem, so I chose yes to move it.

There are quite a few people here compared to the reception area I was in earlier.

I'll look around, but there's a lot of different things about people who pretend to be weapons, people who close their eyes like meditation, people who take care of weapons.

From what I've seen, I don't seem to know anyone, and I'll just concentrate and wait for the qualifying to start.

"Thank you for waiting. Meister Class Qualification will begin."

After waiting about twenty minutes, I heard an announcement announcing the start of the qualifying round.

Looks like the game is about to start.

"Transfer participants from Match 1 and Match 2 to the venue. Everyone else please wait a while longer. You can also check the game by moving to a separate room."

When the next announcement was heard, some of the players who were in the modem moved away and disappeared.

Apparently, it's still my turn.

I guess it's like starting all of a sudden because you couldn't tell me who's going to be the second game.

We have to be careful not to upset and disturb the pace.

They can watch other games, but I don't want to.

Instead of checking on other people, I'll concentrate and condition them.

However, the majority of the participants seemed to think differently and moved to a room where they could check on the game.

After all, do you care about information about players who are likely to be competitors?

... I'd rather concentrate and relieve tension than do that.

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"Transfer participants from Match 3 and Match 4 to the venue. Everyone else, please wait a while longer."

Did you wait another half an hour?

It was transferring over the stage when the announcement flowed to transfer the next participant.

According to the message that appeared after the transfer, it looks like I was in the third game.

Above the stage were the participants who came from the qualifying venue, just like me.

Where am I... near the center of the stage?

Honestly, I don't know if it's a very good place.

Twaku: 'The biggest weakness of ranged weapons is that the attack is a dot. So we're talking about delays in dealing with situations that are likely to be attacked from all around', and I think so.

When that happens, I don't lose off-site in qualifying, so I'd like to get to the end of the stage if I can fight without worrying about the back...

I'll walk around to try it.

But I can't go by the other players, and if I moved from the first position somewhat, I couldn't go any further.

After all, it seems impossible to take the best place from the start.

"Come on Meister Class Qualifier is also the third game!! What games can be played this time!?

Looks like the live folks are pretty excited too.

The audience is very enthusiastic.

"Come on, countdown to the start of the game, start!!

10, 9, 8, 7......

Oh, the countdown has started, too.

When this happens, what do I do?

That's explaining to Twa, too, and we need to get ready.

... 3, 2, 1, START!!

At the same time as the last start is displayed, the other players move in unison.

The people around you have attacked me all at once.

... It kind of scares me when it moves so far as Twa expects.

Anyway, the situation as it was supposed to be, so I decide to act as planned.

Look under your feet first......

"Blaze Arrow!!

This skill generates a blast with a knock-back effect around the designated location.

Also, the moment I use this, the user is also allowed to retract for a certain distance.

Well, what happened to the results......

"Gaha!!

"Hey, are you serious!?

"Damn, wasn't that just sweet!

The player who was approaching me is blown away with a blaze arrow.

Because of this skill, which is plain aggressive, a lot of people are taking quite a lot of damage.

And I myself was moving pretty much backwards in the wake of the blaze arrow's knock-back and skill effects.

That's enough to reach the edge of the stage.

This combo wasn't weird to know someone because they also used Twa when they were beta, but they didn't know much about it because they have a little jump to make it easier to move and then a little technology to use it?

"Oops! Opening all of a sudden! There will be a blast by skill!! What are your current skills!?

"[Longbow] You're a blaze arrow in the skill pedigree. I couldn't see the motion to fly the arrow, so I thought I probably let it go under my feet '

Anyway, the person in the commentary seems to know the skills I used.

Anyway, we were able to move as we were aiming, and from here on out, we have to fight with care not to be surrounded!

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"Holy shit! No kidding!!

"You can't hit it that far! Arrow Rain!!"

"Nah!? What Arrow Rain at this distance!? Guuuuuu!!"

There are considerably fewer people left on stage, but there were quite a few who came after me.

I was just about to win by myself.

Honestly, opponents have more gaps in offense and sweet protection compared to Twa.

I could even afford to dive into my nostalgia and use my skills while attacking them.

The skill I used this time was Arrow Rain.

It's supposed to be a range attack skill against a distance away, but let Twa tell you, 'A move that's terribly damaging if you hit multiple stages at close range'.

In fact, their current opponent has dropped from almost no HP to zero.

I know the logic, but what's Twa's motor nerve to make it happen?

I want you to share it with me.

'Well, the third game is finally loaded! There are four more players left!! There are two left to make the final decision -!!

When I realized it, it seemed like I was moving on until the end of the qualifying period.

Except for me, there are three of us left... apparently trying to crush me from a distance job first.

All three of them will come running towards me.

This is the occasion to use a skill that was kept warm until the end!!

"Eat!"

"Sorry, Iris! Lose this spot!!

"I blame the kid opponent, but this is a battle too!

I'm going to storm the Trinity, but I'm ready to intercept!

"First, Tempest Arrow!!

I release a tempest arrow toward the true (...) top (...).

What happens then... Skill effects have been activated around me, involving other players.

"I am. Right!?

"Here, focus on yourself. Range skills or something. Seriously!?

"This, can you come this far and lose!

Multi-stage damage occurs while sucking into the center of the skill, including the three people involved.

I can't even move while the tempest arrow is occurring, but I'm caught in the skill effect in the first place, so it doesn't matter if I can't move.

And when you're done with this skill, overlap your skills even further.

"Shock Arrow!! Then, Burn Arrow!!

What I continued to use was a shock arrow that stuns the hit opponent and his surrounding enemy targets, and a burn arrow that generates a continuous damage zone due to flame attributes around the point of landing.

The inaction by Tempest Arrow made this combo available because I discovered in practice with Twa that I would recover faster.

Neither Shock Arrow nor Burn Arrow are very strong on their own, but they can do that much damage by combining them.

And before Stan the Shock Arrow is released, he puts up a battle at once with his next skill.

"Bomb Arrow, Blaze Arrow, Spread Arrow!

Earn Damage with a Bomb Arrow that deals Heavy Damage near the point of landing, gain distance while taking away the opponent's Health with a Blaze Arrow that you also used shortly after the start of the match, and do a Range Attack with a Spread Arrow to complete it.

Spread Arrow is a skill that allows fan-shaped range attacks.

But I can't get him to hit multiple stages like Arrow Rain, so it seems best to use him as my last skill for the most part, let Twa tell me.

I'll take a look at the other three HPs, but one of them was already out of HP and gone.

There's only two of them left... but what do we do?

"Bye! I got it!!

"Ah."

There was a settlement between the two of them while I was wondering what to do.

Looks like it's better to recover from the damage first, but attack the other and win it over.

'The game is over!! The only players left to win were Illis and Halcyon!!

... I was able to win the qualifying round safely, but I wonder if it was an untied ending.

Twa would have knocked one down without hesitation, but you shouldn't be alarmed.