I Was Called Incompetent ch.51

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Alright, we’re reaching the climax of tournament.

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Translator: Raizu
Editor: Shirayuki

Episode 51 : Tournament Finals

『With that, we have all the teams that will participate in the finals! By the way, Ban-sama, rookie teams like Rhode-san’s and Airy-san’s won the A block, but veteran teams won the rest of the block. 』

『True…but the presence of rookie teams in the finals itself is very fresh already. I’m looking forward to their performance in the finals. Will the matchups be decided by lottery?』

『That’s right! The result of this fate-deciding lottery will be announced after the break! There will also be an announcement for the match format on the finals, so please look forward to that too! Alright, we’ll be having a 1-hour break now!』

『Enjoy your timeー』

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[Ah, lunchbox? Thank you very much…fumu, that person is really unpleasant. Rhode-sama, let us have lunch.]

[Oh, I’m alright. If I eat now… anyway, Levi should eat first.]

[Mu, is that so? Then I shall do just that.]

After the tournament staff handed us our lunch, we started discussing our strategy for the finals while I watched Levi having lunch in the waiting room.
However, it’s not like we know who we would fight next and neither did we know what match format will be used.

The match format seemed to be changed every year. Last year, the final round’s match format was a team battle royale But since the qualifying round had already used a similar format, the finals should use another kind.
For the time being, maybe we should just strategize on who we should use against who by consulting the information Levi managed to glean out.

[C and D block should be somewhat manageable. They’re strong still, but Airy-san and Gladi-san are also troublesome. The more we know about them, the better.]

[Indeed they are… those two are especially troublesome. Gladi-sama is par for the course, but how would we counteract Airy-sama’s Oxygen Magic?]

Her magic is certainly troublesome to deal with. She could freely change her magic power into oxygen as well as manipulating the oxygen concentration in the air.
Right now, I have 16 armaments available to me.
Levi had already “looked” into all other participants so we can now plan ahead which one to use on who.

[I think we can ask this fellow to deal with Airy. What do you think Levi?]

[I see. That is a good plan…]

[This one for Gladi-san and this one for Lebanon-san.]

[Hmm hmm, with this everything has been decided for.]

[Well, we don’t know yet if it’ll be one-on-one or something else. But it’s always good to plan ahead.]

[Yes, it will be best to make use of everything we can if we want to win. Although, there is a special case like Ban-sama…]

Now that she mentioned it, I hadn’t heard anything regarding Ban-san yet.
How powerful is he that even Levi called him a monster?

[What is his magic anyway? To make you say that it’s very close to God’s domain.]

[Yes, that person’s magic is Spacetime magic… one that is vastly different from Crown-sama’s Time magic. This would be the first time for me to see it. To think that I only get to see it now despite having lived for such a long time…]

Spacetime magic… of course I’ve never heard of it as well.

[What does it do?]

[Crown-sama’s Time magic allows him to alter the passage of time. Ban-sama’s Spacetime magic, on the other hand, allows for manipulation of space-time…which means… how should I explain this…to put it simply, he can create a different dimension as well as distort time and space. It is that kind of magic!]

[That was an awfully simplified explanation! ….well, I still get it that it’s powerful magic.]

[Because it is difficult to explain in detail…or even make countermeasures against it…]

At the same time, there was a knock on the door. The voice of the staff could be heard from beyond the door.

[Excuse me. The break time will be over soon so please return to the stage.]

[Ah, yes. Got it.]

It’s about time.
I’m feeling nervous after all…
I was okay during the qualifying round because I didn’t have to do anything. But will I be alright after this?
Seemingly sensing my anxiety, Levi held my hand gently.

[It will be just fine. Rhode-sama is strong. I can assure you that.]

Levi said with a smile.
So cute.

[Right…. It’s already relieving to have Levi’s endorsement! Yosh! Let’s do our best, Levi!]

[Yes, Rhode-sama!]

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『Everyone! Thank you so much for your patience! Now, we will announce the matching bracket of the tournament finals and the match format!』

The arena was once again wrapped in the loud cheering for the nth time, making me even more nervous…

『First, here is the result of the lottery! The results are…as follows!』

The final bracket was projected on the glass screen wall following Carol-san’s shout.
The first match would be us against Lebanon-san’s party.
I felt bad for Lebanon-san, but on the other hand, I’m glad that we weren’t matched against Gladi-san immediately.
Gladi-san’s match will be the fourth.
In other words, as long as we keep winning, our teams might meet in the final match.

[Airy-san’s team is in the second match… we might meet them next.]

[Indeed, I would rather have the strong contenders crush each other before meeting us… kukuku.]

[D-don’t be like that, Levi.]

Looking sideways toward Lebanon-san, I saw him and his party staring at the tournament bracket calmly. 
I wonder…when will our match begin…?

[Alright then… w-what’s the matter!?]

All of a sudden, sweat started to pour profusely from Levi’s forehead. And she had a pained look on her face.
She looked normal just a while ago, but before I knew it, she was holding her stomach while leaning her body forward.

[N, no… I suddenly feel…]

[Nn? A, are you alright? Let’s get Asclepius…]

[No need! I-I will be right back!]

[Ah, Levi…! There she goes…could it be because she ate too much? Anyway, soon…]

『Then let’s begin with the first match! Anyone who isn’t Rhode-san and Lebanon-san’s party please return to your seat！』

Wha!? It’s starting already!?

『Finally. My heart is thrilled to see this match.』

But my heart is beating hard due to something else!
Levi is in the middle of…!

『Oya, I don’t see Levi-chan around… Oh, I see! Levi-chan must be tired from the qualifying. She might be resting now. So here he is, Rhode-san, the master, alone to fill up her place as well…! Isn’t he one understanding man? Kuu… I also want to serve as a Master! 』

Erm…

『On the other side, we have Lebanon’s 4-man team! The team leader Lebanon, and his 3 members, Yamaha, Saki, and Hon. Alright then. We will now announce the match format! The match format for the finals will be…the popular team battle royale！』

The venue was filled with cheers again.
E, eh… team battle royale again…but why!?

『It has to be team battle royale after all! The rule is simple; the first one to eliminate all members of the opposing team wins! Working together with your teammates! Various kinds of magic will be clashing against each other! It’s the best kind of spectacle. Right, Ban-sama?』

『The decided format was actually a different one, but I was against it. This one is more interesting.』

Ban-saaaaaaaan!?

『Ba, Ban-sama! I told you to keep it a secret! A, anyway, I can see that everyone is excited!　As expected, a team battle royale is THE hot stuff! That’s why it’s ookaaaaay！』

Okay my aaaaaasssss!
It’s nooooooot!

『Without further ado, let’s get it started! Are both sides ready！？』

[No… I…]

『Then let’s begin!』

Why did you even ask…!
Levi is gone and Lebanon-san has his full members ready. They had scary stares too… Argh, screw it!
Damn! Now that it’s come to this, I can only go for it!

『The first match of the tournament finals! Ready… goooooo！』