Clang!!!
The thirty minutes passed quickly.
When the refreshing chime of a bell echoed across the sky-screen, the first match of the highly anticipated quarter-finals of the Racial Competition Tournament was finally about to begin.
Once the chime faded, the Transparent Man holding a microphone appeared on the empty arena stage.
【Welcome, everyone, to the first match of the quarter-finals of the Racial Competition Tournament.】
【This match will feature Ursula, the 'Witch of Fresh Blood' from the Witch race, against Angelina Judy, the 'Wailing Banshee' from the Banshee race.】
【This match can essentially be seen as the first official confrontation between the Witch race and the Banshee race.】
【Both contestants have shown brilliant performances in the preliminary stage leading up to this match.】
【Now, let's watch a VCR to get a quicker understanding of our two contestants.】
As he spoke...
A montage of kill highlights for both Ursula and Angelina Judy appeared on the massive sky-screen behind the Transparent Man.
The clips were cleverly interspersed with one another.
He had even added a rousing BGM that got everyone's blood pumping.
With editing skills like that, he could have been a top-tier content creator.
Fine, fine—this damn tournament even comes with its own highlight reels.
As the kill highlights of Ursula and Angelina Judy flashed across the screen, the discussion on the world channel grew increasingly heated.
“Hiss... looking at it like this, that Witch of Fresh Blood's combat methods are truly bizarre.”
“The Wailing Banshee too. Every time she wins, it leaves people feeling a bit confused.”
“Seriously, one's all about blood and the other's about wailing. Do these people just love these kinds of titles?”
“Maybe it's to psych themselves up?”
“Heh, quite the imagination. Have you considered the possibility that they really are that bloody and actually enjoy hearing others wail?”
“Wouldn't that make them perverts?”
“No way! No way! Is there really someone who still hasn't figured out the underlying logic of this world?”
“I think those people exist, and unsurprisingly, there are probably quite a few of them.”
“Oh? Please enlighten us!”
“Some people have been protected too well. If you don't believe me, go check the level leaderboard and see what level the lowest-ranked people are.”
“No need to check, I'll tell you: Level 1. They're people who have never leveled up or fought a single monster.”
“It's a miracle those people have survived this long.”
“Who's to say the power of magic isn't the power of miracles? You can only say some people have good luck; you can't envy that.”
...
While the world channel was debating, the Transparent Man on the arena didn't stop the proceedings.
After the VCR, which lasted about a minute, finished playing, he picked up the microphone again.
【Alright, now that the VCR is over, I'm sure everyone has a brand-new understanding of both contestants. So, let us introduce our two fighters for the first match of the day!】
【First to take the stage is our Witch of Fresh Blood, Ur—! su—! la—!】
【Following her onto the stage is our Wailing Banshee, Angelina Ju—! dy—!】
Following the Transparent Man's announcement, Ursula, clad in black, and a revealingly dressed Angelina Judy appeared on the arena.
They stood on opposite sides, separated by the Transparent Man in the middle.
It was clear that the Transparent Man had intentionally placed them this close when teleporting them from the resting area.
And the reason for putting them so close was naturally not out of some kind of thoughtful concern that they wouldn't be able to see each other.
Rather...
“Dressed in all black... are you a Black Widow?”
After sizing Ursula up with a highly aggressive gaze, Angelina Judy spat out a sentence dripping with provocation.
Ohhhhhhh!!!
In the hall of a certain Adventurers' Guild outside the screen, a group of guys couldn't help but raise their mugs and howl wildly upon hearing Angelina Judy's words.
It was as if this provocation was igniting their primal nature.
“A provocation with zero lethality. Or do you think that level of petty venom can actually anger me? Bitch.”
Ohhhhhhh!!!
It was the same Adventurers' Guild hall, but this time, a different group of people was cheering.
“I originally thought Ursula's outfit meant she'd be a rather shut-in type who might get pushed around, but I didn't expect her to keep up with the rhythm of the pre-match provocation.”
“Not bad, not bad. This Transparent Man has clearly researched these things; it suits the tastes of us Blue Star people perfectly.”
“Hey, are we still calling ourselves Blue Star people? We're already Kalim people.”
“Haha! Right! Kalim people! We'll look even more like them once we evolve!”
Hearing someone correct him, the man laughed, then raised his wooden mug and drained the strong liquor in one gulp.
“Bitch? Good, very good. It's been a long time since I've heard anyone call me that...”
Seeing that this witch in a black veil actually dared to provoke her back, Angelina Judy's anger flared.
Ever since she had become one of the top famous stars on Blue Star, no one had dared to speak to her like that, let alone call her that name.
It had been the same even after transmigrating to this other world.
Yet today, this piece of shit whore actually called her that in front of so many people!
Witch!
Fine!
It looks like I'll have to kill a witch or two today to blow off some steam.
The person who had intended to provoke someone else was now red-hot with rage herself—it was quite a small irony.
...
“So? What method did this banshee who beat you actually use?”
Just as the match was about to begin, Diana, in her office, looked curiously at Alice, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa with her hands on her ankles.
After all, the person who had defeated her was on the stage right now.
If she could get some intel now, she could send it over to Ursula.
Originally, after her defeat, Alisa had wanted to return to her own shelter to continue guarding the node.
However, she had been summoned here directly by Diana via her card!
As a member of the Witch Group directly under Lan Qingyou, Alice had the authority to refuse Diana.
But because she really hadn't performed well in her mission, and the other members of the Witch Group were all mocking her, she had decided to take refuge here.
Only to find that being in Diana's office didn't seem much better.
“I don't know. It was just a split second—I thought I heard something like a mosquito, then my vision went dark and I passed out.”
Alice felt very innocent.
She had wanted to pull off something big, but she ended up taking a massive L.
Not only was it embarrassing, but she had also lost face, to the point where she didn't even want to enter the Witch Group's channel now.
She didn't even need to look; those girls were definitely mocking her.
“A mosquito sound? It seems this Wailing Banshee's attacks are likely related to sonic waves, or perhaps even mental-type... I must tell Ur—”
Just as Diana was about to warn Ursula, she suddenly saw the Wailing Banshee collapse and die right there on the spot.
Rate on N.U.
