Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Volume 7 Part 1 by Umikaze Minamino

Author:Umikaze Minamino
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, magic, fantasy, action, reincarnation, nobility, tensai protagonist, martial arts, female protagonist
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

“I’m sorry for all the trouble, Young Mistress.”

Lynokis sprang back into action two days after she collapsed. I had been doing my morning preparations when Lynokis exited her room in her attendant’s attire.

“Are you all right now? You’re welcome to get more rest if you’d like.” There was nothing I was having trouble with and there had been no problems without her either.

“I’m fine. I apologize for the inconvenience.”

“It wasn’t inconvenient at all though?” My previous self must not have lived a life where being looked after was a given, so I’d...kind of maybe started to think that I didn’t need anyone looking after me, after all... I would never say that out loud though. Lynokis would definitely blow up at me.

“But you were lonely, weren’t you?”

“What? Um... Yeah, sure.” Just nod and agree, Nia.

“Young Mistress!”

“Okay, yes, yes, I was very excitedly awaiting your return. Congrats on your full recovery.”

When Lynokis clung to me, I quickly shook her off with a, “Anyway, I have something I need to talk to you about. It’s pretty important, so could you listen to me properly?”

After calming the girl down, I sat at the table. I had school after this, so we couldn’t chat for too long, but I wanted to let her know as soon as I could.

“The preliminaries for the tournament will be starting soon.”

“The prelims? Oh, then...”

“Yes, Leeno will need to participate.” In other words, Lynokis would have to leave me to go do just that. Not that this was anything new, we’d already decided to do this, so it wasn’t something I needed to remind her of. “But here’s the important part: it turns out the king wishes to consult with Leeno to help decide the matchups.”

“As in, who will fight against who?”

“Yes. It sounds like a lot of famous people have entered. You don’t want to end up having all of them fighting against each other in the prelims, do you?”

It had been reported on magivision since before summer that famous adventurers had been swarming to Altoire. Naturally, interviews and special features on specific competitors had been broadcast over the summer as well. But it seemed there were way more potential participants than I thought.

“The king wants the strong fighters to face each other in the main matches to build more hype around the tournament.” That was what Hildetaura was asked to pass on to me.

“I understand.” Lynokis nodded. “Basically, don’t suddenly serve the main dish to someone who isn’t even ready to eat yet.”

Exactly. Suddenly broadcasting a battle between champions would leave nothing for later. It was important to build up to the climax. Strong fighters getting knocked out in the prelims wouldn’t be fun at all for the audience.

You had to start with the appetizer—the preliminaries—so they could truly savor the main dish of the finals. The appetizer had to be good enough to make people think, “If the appetizer tastes this good, then the main dish must be exquisite. I’d love to give it a try.” To do that, you needed to gradually build up the expectations and excitement.

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