Help! My Overprotective S-Rank Master Who Loves Me Too Much Won't Let Me Go on Quests! - Chapter 13: Let the Magic Tournament Begin!

Episode 13: Let the Magic Tournament Begin!

“That’s a lot of people.”

“It’s not just people from this town, it’s a large-scale tournament with participants coming in from other cities too.”

On the day of the magic tournament, Aria-san and I were talking while looking at the seats of the arena from the spectator stands.

“…Thinking about it, I’m starting to feel nervous. Was it okay for me to use the guild’s precious trainee slot?”

“Yeah, about that… Well, Adin-kun doesn’t need to worry about anything. I’m worried about the opponent though, since they’re also a trainee…”

“Huh?”

“N-No, it’s nothing! Anyway, I have a match right from the first round, so I’ll go now! Adin-kun,
watch me from here!”

“Understood! Good luck!”

“If Adin-kun says so, then I’ll do my best to show you something cool~!”

With a smile, Aria-san headed towards the center of the arena, then glanced at me and winked… Aria-san is always the same, even at times like this.

Feeling a bit reassured by that, I saw Aria-san and her opponent gathered in the center of the
arena, the announcer-like person spoke loudly.

“Ladies and gentlemen! The time has come again this year! It’s the venue where magicians with incredible talents from various cities, towns, and countries gather to determine the pinnacle of their abilities! That’s right, it’s the Magic Tournament!! The rules are simple! It’s a competition where you only use magic, and all the contestants compete with their magical abilities!!”

The audience responded with a loud “Wow!” to the announcer’s booming voice.

“And! This time! We have a special participant! One of the world’s top S-rank adventurers, known for her unparalleled mastery of magic, none other than Aria Feruste-san, will be participating! The person standing in the center of the arena is none other than Aria Feruste herself!!”

With that loud announcement, murmurs could be heard from the crowd.

“Seriously!?”

“I never thought Feruste-san would be here, let alone participate in such an event…!”

“To think that Feruste-san would participate in something like this…!”

“This is going to be intense…!”

With Aria-san’s participation announced, the audience became even more excited… It’s already well-known, but Aria-san is truly an amazing person.

“And now, in the first match, Aria Feruste versus Nora Steridone! Let the match begin!!”

The cheers rose from the audience, and Nora Steridone launched an attack on Aria-san from her side… It was ice magic.

Aria-san responded by using fire magic to melt the ice.

…However, Nora Steridone seemed to have included lightning magic within the ice, and when the ice melted, the lightning headed straight toward Aria-san… Aria-san narrowly avoided it by using wind magic to deflect it.

The audience cheered even louder at this sequence of offense and defense. What an amazing high-level battle… That’s… an S-rank adventurer.

As the audience, including me, admired the battle, although it couldn’t be heard from the spectator stands, Aria-san and Nora Steridone seemed to be talking about something.

“Steridone, you come up with quite an interesting trick.”

“…I heard you lack seriousness, Aria Feruste, but it seems like you do have the skill to back that up.”

“It’s been a while since someone talked down to me like this. Do you think you can beat me?”

“Yeah, I do. Because… no matter how much magical power you have, you won’t even notice this level of magic if you’re distracted by this conversation.”

As the two conversed, a very large tree root emerged from Aria-san’s feet… Could it be just like when she was fighting Milena-san before?!

“Aria-san!”

I couldn’t help but shout at the sight of Aria-san in danger.