My Magical Career at Court: Living the Dream After My Nightmare Boss Fired Me from the Mages' Guild! Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 7] by Shusui Hazuki

Author:Shusui Hazuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 3: The Royal Invitational Tournament

The Royal Invitational Tournament was among the most anticipated events in the palace’s calendar. It consisted of a series of five bouts between top members of the order of royal knights and the royal court magicians’ division. The king himself would be in attendance, and the results could impact the status and reputation of the participating teams. Both organizations saw it as an event of great importance.

“B-But wh-why me?” I stammered.

“You’ve been selected on the recommendation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince,” my superior explained.

“But there are plenty of magicians who are better than me.”

“Among the higher ranks, there are a lot of people who would prefer to focus on their own work. And besides, it can be dangerous to enter the strongest people into the tournament.”

“Oh, I see.”

I thought about what I’d witnessed in the crime syndicate’s hideout when Gawain and Luke appeared. I could see how having people like them fight it out in front of the king could be troubling from a practical standpoint.

“Also, you kind of drew the short straw,” she went on. “Your match is the one nobody wants to be part of.”

“Why is that?”

“It’s the decisive final match. But more importantly, you’re up against Sir Rashford, the Undefeated Master of the Blade.”

I knew that name. To be precise, I was sure everyone in the kingdom knew of him; Eric Rashford was the highest-ranking of all the royal knights. He had gone seven hundred duels without a single loss. He was the greatest knight in history, ranked alongside the magi in terms of fighting strength.

While I boasted my own four hundred-fight unbeaten streak against playground bullies, I’d only achieved that as a kid thanks to my desire to match Sir Rashford’s record.

“No way!” I blurted out. “How could that be a fair fight?!”

“Don’t worry. The organizers know that there’s a big gap in ability, so they’re applying a handicap.”

“Well, that’s a relief. I was thinking I wouldn’t make it out alive.”

“They’ve made a special rule that if you survive for five minutes, you win.”

“Um... You just happened to leave out the bit about a handicap that actually limits his power, right?”

“It’s fine,” she said, smiling sweetly and clapping me on the shoulder. “You’ll live, I guess.”

“I guess”?! So I might not live?!

“Can’t you go instead?” I pleaded. “You’re a gold-class magician! You outrank me!”

“No way! I have a cat at home who needs me. I can’t afford to die!”

“But I don’t want to die either!”

“It’s the last thing I’ll ever ask of you! Sacrifice yourself for all of us!”

“I don’t wanna!”

I continued putting on a show of stubborn refusal, but ultimately, I’d been called up by the crown prince. There was nothing a lowly magician like me could do about it. Knowing that, I resigned myself to patiently taking up my place in the Royal Invitational Tournament like a lamb to the slaughter.

“Why...?” I whimpered. “How did I get in this mess?”

The difference between us was ridiculous. There was no way this could be a fair fight.

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