I Was Reborn, but I Was Told That the Popular Standard Skills Were No Good, so I Chose the Skill of Collecting [Title] - CH 79

“Then, when the announcement is made, we’ll go up to the arena …”

When we got to the waiting room, Watts, the third-place winner was already there. He explained to us the procedure for the awards ceremony.

“And now, here are the best fighters from this tournament! “

When we heard that announcement, the three of us headed to the center of the arena. The arena which I and Sophie shattered has been repaired. Someone must have worked hard with earth magic, thank you for your hard work.

When we got to the center, we got down on one knee and bowed our heads.

“3rd place Watts Colekin”

“Ha!”

Watts, who was called, replied cheerfully when the person who stood on the finely decorated stage said so. And I found out why they forced me to come to the awards ceremony without letting me rest. It’s because the king is on the stage. Of course they would ignore my convenience.

“I’m looking forward to your success in the inter-school battle.”

“Yes, thank you very much!”

In the third-place match, I wondered what motivated them to fight when even fourth place was still guaranteed a spot in the interschool tournament, but judging by the slightly tearful look on Watts’ face, I guess it was an honor to receive the plaque from the king in person.

“2nd place Zeros Adolfo”

“Yes”

When Watts-san returned to his original position, I was called, so I went and knelt down in front of the King.

“Do your best so you can win next time.”

“thank you”

And on getting my award plaque, I returned to my original position.

“1st place Sophia Adolfo”

“Yes”

And finally, Sophie was called.

“Don’t be proud of this and continue to devote yourself.”

“thank you”

And Sophie also returned to her original position. Sophie’s commendation shield is black, mine is gold, and Watts is silver. By the way, the reply we give to the King had been decided. It seems it’s to prevent saying rude things to the King. Is it because someone said rude things in the past that such a thing was decided?

“This year’s competition was even better than last year’s, which was called the strongest generation of all time! I believe for the first time ever we will be able to win the interschool battle! Let’s give a big round of applause to these students for showing a great game!”

The king said that, and along with the applause, I also heard some people cheering for our coming interschool battle. I mean, has this country never won a single school tournament? Either this country is weak or the other countries are really strong.

“That concludes the school park battle!”

Then the King left the arena. When the King had gone, we also left the arena.

“good job”

“Oh Shana!” (Zeros)

“Thank you for your support” (Sophie)

And when we got out of the arena, I saw Shana, who was waiting. We had to go out through a secluded back door this time to prevent waiting, but she was already there. And the three of us, including Shana, went home together.

“Even so, has this country never won an inter-school tournament.”

“No” (Shana)

“That’s right.” (Sophie)

“It’s not a conspiracy is it?”

I was joking, but I wonder if other countries are actually colluding to prevent this country from winning.

“It’s not a conspiracy, but there’s a good reason why we can’t win.” (Sophie)

“There’s a reason!?”

Does that mean it’s not because it’s weak?

“Foreign students arrive at this time”

” Foreign students?”

“Yes, the beastmen, the elves, and the dwarven royal family.”

“Eh? Foreign students are also going to compete in the school tournament?”

“They say that since they’re foreigners, we have to learn about the competitions of these human students.”

That’s stupid … But even if this country complains about it, the opinions are 3 to 1, so we won’t be heard. By the way, it seems that only three foreign students can participate in the competition per country. So, if it is a match with 5 representatives, will 3 foreign students gain 3 wins?

“Why don’t foreign students come to this country … sorry, I understand.”

“Yes…”

Being forced to study for the exams by Sophie was paying off. First of all, in addition to this country, there are three other countries where humans live: the sacred Taglione, the warrior Galatain, and the Anatite mining country. The sacred Taglione has almost no martial arts and is full of magic. On the other hand, in the warrior nation of Galatain, magic is rarely used and martial arts thrive. And in the Anatite mining country, the production of weapons, armor, magic tools, etc. is thriving. The elves are not good at martial arts but are good at magic. On the contrary, beastmen aren’t good at magic but are good at martial arts. And the dwarves are good at making things because their hands are dexterous and powerful. To put it badly, no foreign students will come to this country with its poor dexterity.

“Huh? But this country is competing for 3rd and 4th place, right?”

“That’s right. If the dwarves are so absorbed in making things that they don’t participate in the competition, we’ll be in 3rd place.”

“Ahaha …”

The other races are too strong… Do we have to be stronger than this?

“But this year, we can get three straight wins.” (Shana)

“You mean we just need to win the two games where the foreign students don’t participate and then win one more against them!”

“By the way, if you send out a person who is overtly strong from the beginning, it will bring a big boo from other countries.”

“Wow …”

In the end, we parted from Shana without coming up with a good method.

“What kind of special training will you do tomorrow?” (Sophie)

“As expected, I’m taking a rest tomorrow …”

“That’s good”

Those who have participated in the finals can take a break from school for one week starting tomorrow. And a week after the break, we’ll start moving to the country where the inter-school tournament will be held. The day after tomorrow, participants other than the best four will be selected. Shana will almost certainly be chosen. By the way, the host country of this year’s tournament is Sacred Taglione.

The titles have increased so tomorrow I would like to confirm their effects. And now that I can equip two enchantments, I want to try all the magic combinations I can. And when I got home, Sophie magically cleaned my body and I went to bed immediately without eating.