Chapter 45: Player
"Aaaaagh! Let go! I said let go of me!"
"Haha...."
"I’ll curse you! I’ll curse you forever!"
As the traitorous student was dragged out by the tournament staff, screaming in rage, I offered a faint smile before turning my gaze back to the contestants gathered in the waiting room, deep in thought.
‘After going this far... there’s no way another cheating incident will happen, right?’
Naturally, this rematch of the Prodigy Selection Tournament never occurred in the original story.
From what I’d heard, a student had used forbidden sorcery during the qualifiers and nearly killed several participants. But the details were so thoroughly covered up that I hadn’t been able to confirm much until now.
However, according to the brief mention in Bergen’s report, one thing was certain: black magic had been involved.
「There’s hardly any documentation left, so it’s hard to conclude anything... but all the students involved were considered potential winners. This reeks of something fishy. Should we dig deeper?」
And, as it turned out, the incident had involved some of the most beloved playable characters from the original game.
‘At least, for now, it seems they’re all accounted for in the waiting room...’
Robin, Charlie, and Hayden—the traditional fan-favorites of Blacktail Fantasy 3.