Chapter 9
Diana-Anasethia, that's the name of the Oasis elf.
If you observe carefully beforehand, you'll notice that the name Diana has been mentioned by the referee, although it may not have been prominent.
Diana's early life has been quite smooth. As an elf, she is naturally more adept at harnessing the overflowing magic in the world than countless other species, and she herself is a genius among geniuses, a pride of the Oasis elves.
But now, within the School of Balancing, this self-esteem and pride are gradually fading...
The admission standards of the School of Balancing have predetermined that the students are already at the top level of various cities and even races in the country. And to top it off, the strongest on the continent, Damia, has taken up residence at this academy.
Personally, having one's excessive self-esteem and confidence shattered may perhaps be a good thing. However, currently, her worldview is undergoing severe challenges.
—This is during the mid-game break of the ping pong match hosted by Lady Damia, or lunchtime, to put it another way.
Across from Diana, there's that effortlessly inconspicuous lazy girl with ink-blue hair, Ayia...?
She... is eating in an extremely horrifying manner.
Ayia unties the hair tie that was holding her hairstyle together, and that striking pink long hair softly falls down. She wraps it around the tip of her right index finger, goes behind her own ear, and then brings it up to her mouth.
Diana takes a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down and accept the reality before her.
"..."
"Szzllp."
That strand of pink hair continues seeming endlessly as it flows into Ayia's cherry-like mouth, finally breaking off with a snap as it separates from the ink-blue hair.
"..."
"Phew..."
"So, how did you manage to drink your own hair like noodles!?"
"Huh? Are you calling me?"
"Who else but you!?" Diana attempts to defend her fragile worldview by shouting, completely abandoning her cold arrogance as an elf, "What on earth is that strand of pink hair!? It doesn't look like something you can eat at all! Ugh, it's so gross that it's slowly growing back!?"
"Hmm...?"
Ayia hesitates, with her fingers still in her mouth, but from Diana's perspective, it looks more like she's savoring the taste of her own hair.
"Here, take a look—"
Following Ayia's fingertip, Diana looks over there, where a two-meter-tall tawny-skinned muscleman is seen.
The muscleman grabs a handful of sand from the field and sprinkles a bit of soil from his homeland onto it as seasoning, then stuffs it into his mouth.
"I actually think that the stone giant's food doesn't look like something you can eat either."
"....Sorry, my mistake."
As Diana lowers her head to reflect on the fact that she should broaden her horizons and strengthen her worldview, she doesn't notice the sinister smile on Ayia's face.
Radiance Descends · Infinite Regeneration · Self-Renewal, in a certain sense, is a revolutionary magic.
This thing is even more nonsensical than the magic Emile used to elongate his ears in the past, it's completely incomprehensible. And precisely because of that, it might have many ingenious uses.
You see, this match is doubles, and Waka and Diana reluctantly pushed their partner aside to play singles, and they happen to be in a situation where one more point will determine the winner in the previous matches.
Waka and Diana have already been penalized on the spot for assaulting the referee, Amy-chan, so now it's up to Ayia and Diana's partner to settle the score.
At this time, an ignorant and nonsensical magic can come in handy.
Just imagine, in a game of ping pong, you receive the first ball, and just as that ball takes off from your paddle, another ball comes flying towards you...
In reality, this analogy isn't accurate because when Ayia serves, she practically launches her bun and the ball together.
"Match over!"
—So here we are, with an 11-10, my team successfully made it to the top 16 based on our strength and not our background.
...?
