High School DxD: Lionheart of the Academy Festival, Vol. 10 by Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero

Author:Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero [Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2023-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

“Will both Kings please approach the pedestals?”

Following the arbiter’s instructions, both the prez and Sairaorg stepped before the raised daises where they were to roll their respective dice.

“Let us begin the first round. We will start by deciding your respective entrants. Will both Kings please now pick up the dice?”

The prez raised hers into the air.

I was getting nervous. What numbers would come up? There could be no guessing whether the value would be large or small ahead of time.

“Go!”

On the arbiter’s instruction, both Kings threw their dice!

The dice rolled across the tops of the pedestals before finally coming to a stop…

The outcome was projected onto the display up above.

“Rias Gremory has rolled…a two! Sairaorg Bael, on the other hand, has rolled a one! That gives us a total of three! As such, both sides will now have to nominate entrants equal to that value! As both teams’ Pawns are worth more than that, they will have to send out either one Knight or one Bishop! Who will they choose?!”

The announcer’s voice was ringing with enthusiasm.

Hold on, three?! So we had landed on the smallest playable outcome right from the get-go?! Was this even possible?!

“Both teams will have five minutes to prepare. Please select your contestant for this round during that time. Note also that Pawns can use a Promotion upon reaching the field. That Promotion will be deactivated after each round, so please use a new one each time.”

Five minutes… Already, the countdown was underway. Immediately, a mysterious barrier surrounded both teams’ home bases.

“It’s a soundproof field. It’s to prevent anyone from overhearing us while we strategize,” Kiba explained. “The broadcasters will also cover our faces with a special mark to stop anyone from reading our lips.”

I glanced up at the overhead display… Whoa! Our faces had been overlaid with a symbol resembling the magic circles used by our Familia!

So that’s to prevent anyone from knowing what we’re saying? This pro-style match was just full of surprises.

As we took our seats, the prez looked at each of us in turn. “The other team is likely expecting that we’ll send out Yuuto.”

“Wh-why is that?” I asked.

It was Kiba himself who answered, holding up four fingers. “Because the sum of the roll was three, we only have four possible choices: me, Xenovia, Asia, or Gasper. Asia and Gasper are support-type fighters, so we wouldn’t send them out alone, right? They work best in the rearguard, supporting someone else fighting up close.”

“…So you’re saying our only real options are you and Xenovia? And the reason they would assume it would be you…?”

The prez took over from there. “Xenovia is a Power-type Knight, and since her opponent would have to be either another Knight or a Bishop, she would be highly susceptible to a Counter-type technique…”

Xenovia nodded. “Yeah. I would have a hard time winning without taking a few hits. Not that I plan to let a Technique-type fighter get the better of me,” she said confidently.

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