Once everyone had made their selections, the bonus area shifted into a white void.
The floating blackboard was still there, intact.
The students were seated as usual, with desks and chairs arranged in order of their enrollment.
Originally laid out as six rows of seven people vertically, they filled from left to right: Me, Chiyu, Yomiko, Shioto, Shinpou, and Roa.
Behind me, the row continued sideways with Mugenkyo, Shōbu, and Genchū.
Professor Luminous didn’t have a seat, presumably because he wasn’t a student.
Instead of desks, a few folding chairs had been arranged beside the blackboard, and it seemed I’d been summoned to sit there.
Letters danced across the mysterious blackboard.
“Day nine has concluded.”
『As previously announced, Party Versus Event A will commence on Day Ten』
『・Regarding Party Versus Event A
Duration――From the morning of Day Ten following the end of Day Nine, until all matches are completed
Details――Only parties consisting of five members may participate.
A round-robin tournament will be conducted among participating parties.
Reward――Should a party achieve a perfect record, “Right to Return” will be granted to all members of said party』
This matches what I heard last time.
“Parties of five will be forced to participate.
You are given fifteen minutes of preparation time upon waking up.
If you do not wish to participate, please temporarily disband your party or have members leave to accommodate this.
Even if you create a new party within the preparation time, it will be subject to forced participation if it consists of five members.”
“I see, so only those who form a party of five during the prep time can participate.”
I was going to ask about member selection in case a party exceeded five people, but it seems they handle it this way.
“Huh. If you don’t want to participate, just temporarily disband the party. That’s considerate.”
Indeed, if an event forces even those who wish to avoid conflict between transmigrators to get involved, it would be difficult to pull off.
So those people can simply opt out.
“Rules for Party vs. Party Event A:
・After the preparation time ends, all participants will be teleported to the competition venue.
・Once the teleportation is complete, the match begins immediately.
・There will be a ten-minute break between each match.
・Matches are played by two parties at a time.
・At the start of each match, every party is assigned a “Base” to defend.
・Victory is achieved only by destroying the enemy’s “Base” or annihilating the entire opposing force.”
”……Just a typical Flag War.”
Yumekai muttered.
“From what I’ve heard, the rules aren’t particularly complex. There are a few points of concern, though…”
Fuhou looked grave.
Indeed, there were still things she wanted to ask.
“Under these rules, combat between participants is possible. But in the previous event, there was a penalty for ‘acts that harm others.’ What about this time?”
Chiyu asked first.
In the Orb Capture event, a penalty of indeed ‘365’ points had existed.
This was a punishment equivalent to a year-long coma.
Last time there were penalties for injuring others, but this time the rules seem to encourage such combat, so that aspect certainly raised concerns.
During the event period for Party Match Event A, participants’ physical bodies will not sustain any actual wounds.
Damage calculations are performed after each match, and this accumulation progressively dulls the body’s movements.
Once damage exceeds a certain threshold, one becomes unable to act and can no longer interfere in that match.
‘Total annihilation’ refers to a state where all party members become incapacitated.”
“Wh-what do you mean?”
Shoji floated a question mark over his head.
“Instead of sustaining injuries, your stamina gets depleted, and once you can’t move anymore, you simply can’t interfere in that match, is that it?”
In response to the teacher’s summary, Shoji nodded. “Ah, I see. You just become like a game character.”
Perhaps they had grown used to bizarre phenomena due to being transported to an desert island, but normally, this would not be something accepted with such lightness.
Well, the other members aside from Shoji weren’t exactly surprised either.
“You said there’s a break between matches, right? But does the damage from the previous match heal up?”
“Damage is reset after each match.”
An answer was returned immediately to Tsuko’s question.
“Um, can the damage sustained during a match be healed by Chiiru-chan’s ‘Healing Magic’?”
This time, it was Shion who raised a question.
“All the use of abilities is permitted, and there are no specific restrictions.”
That sounds like quite an advantage for us.
Though saying that… it’s exactly what life on a desert island is all about to begin with……
Caution is always necessary, but there’s no mistake in being able to proceed with the upper hand.
“It says ‘destruction of the base,’ but how do we actually destroy it?”
Roah raised her hand diligently as she asked.
Come to think of it, when summoned to this classroom, she’s also in her school uniform.
Since I was getting used to seeing her in a maid outfit, the change actually felt refreshing.
“Whether direct or indirect, if you succeed in making contact three times, the ‘Base’ will be destroyed.”
“So, touching it directly… throwing stones at it… anything goes?”
Mugenju’s interpretation should be correct.
In that case, using abilities to make contact is also allowed.
If I just manage to locate the enemy’s base, my [Placement] ability would let me rain down an endless storm of small rocks from above and end this whole mess in one go.
The only real threat to worry about is whether they possess an Ability.
“If I enter the event and get teleported to the tournament arena, will the [Barrier] be dispelled?”
Yes, that’s a crucial point as well.
The barrier surrounding Dream Realm has been protecting our base up until now, but it would undoubtedly come in handy during the matches themselves too.
But once we participate in the event, we’re going to be forcibly teleported to the tournament grounds.
That would place us beyond the range where the barrier can be maintained, meaning there’s a risk it could collapse entirely.
“[An Ability] is released when its caster moves outside its effective range.”
”……Got it.”
In that case, I might need to assign someone to stay behind at Dream Realm just to be safe.
If the five of us—Me, Chiyu, Shouko, Fukaho, and Yume-kai—were to take part in the tournament,
Shion, Roa, Soube, Professor Luminas, and Genchuu would be left guarding the base.
Since most of them aren’t built for combat, it leaves me uneasy considering the worst-case scenarios.
“Oh, well then, Serina. Should I swap places with you? I can transform into a phantasm too. I’m not exactly a fighter or anything, but I think my ability would be useful for transportation.”
That was Genchuu, the one possessing the [Transformation Ability], who made that suggestion.
「……Alright. If Kunou doesn’t mind, we can let Mea take your place.” “That works. I don’t see any problem with it.”
I looked around at everyone, and in response to my unspoken question, heads nodded in affirmation.
By the way, since our party has now reached ten members, splitting into two teams is possible, but I chose not to do so.
If multiple teams could acquire the [Return Right], that would be a different story, but this time, it only applied if there was a team that won all its matches.
Moreover, some members, like Master Luminas, aren’t keen on fighting. I judged it better to concentrate our combat power into a single team.
“A question. What is essential for our life going forward?”
“Sea fish / River fish”
Indeed, it seems that even on days when there’s plenty to discuss regarding events, this same dilemma persists.
—And yet, here we are again, fish or no fish.
“Wait, we didn’t get fish before, did we?”
“No. It was Day One. We all chose meat, so no fish option was added at that time…”
Shiou responded to Shouko’s question.
“It’s possible that once an item isn’t selected, it gets split up when it appears next.”
“That makes sense. Last time, ‘Fish’ was a single category, but this time, it’s divided into sea and river fish.”
Fukumi nodded in agreement with my words.
“By definition of river fish, do you mean pure freshwater fish? In that case, the number of species available would be quite limited…”
Roa placed a hand on his chin, looking deep in thought.
“Some species exist that fall into both categories.”
That was the answer received from the mysterious blackboard.
Presumably, for sea fish that enter rivers, they would appear whether one chose river or sea.
If that was the case, perhaps there was no need to overthink it and choose accordingly.
Just as he thought that, a tremendous number of votes began pouring in for “River Fish.”
—So, few students lived near the sea.
There were monsters lurking in the river, so under current circumstances, the sea was actually safer for catching fish. However, most students simply couldn’t easily access the sea.
Some might not even have seen the ocean yet.
Given the burden involved in traveling to the sea, they must have judged that the river was the better option.
“The majority threshold has been reached; voting is now closed.”
“‘River Fish’ will be placed in the environment starting from Day 10.”
It’s a good thing the new addition is an ingredient, not a monster.
But my attention inevitably drifts toward events involving multiple “Return Rights.”
“Starting Day Ten.”
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