Quest of Automata King

Trick Strategy

“Two people out!” shout Boris outside of the field. At the same time, the counter machine that he put beside him letting out a jingle. The light on figure that represent each contestant then turned off for two members from class A.

“What an idiots!” he shouting again for the two attackers that are breaking through their formation, but end up defeated in vain.

Meanwhile, the two group of vanguards from each classes, are still holding their line against each other. They are mainly consist of sword and shield users, but according to their preference, there are also spearmen or halberd user.

Emmellia herself using rapier as her weapon of choice. A slim saber with elegant protective handling that have been at her side since she is ten years old. Beautiful weapon that fit royals like her, but when it comes to combat, a rapier is not an ideal choice for all-out war.

Compared to her, Challender is grabbing his ruby-embedded shortsword, along with fancy buckler made out of high quality steel. When it comes to the war games, Challender usually using more gear to protect his weak point, such as medium-sized shield.

But this time, considering his choice for using less gear indicate that he wanted to showing off to his future bride.

“Still using that bone stick, dear? I thought you have learn to use something stronger!” mock Challender.

“How much did i have to say!? Don’t insult my father’s inheritance!” should Emmellia, landing one strong sweep that only got deflected by Challender’s buckle, leaving him with a smirk.

“What can I say? Bone stick will always be bone stick!” replied him.

Challender counter-attacking Emmellia by two wide s***h that uses his entire body. Because Emmellia does not have shield like him, she have take a step back or dodging each attack that comes. Those are not ideals, especially because it require much stamina and she is not the most fit person in the school.

“Too bad huh? If you have your magic, this battle probably have ended in a instant!” shout Challender again.

“Enough!” reply Emmellia. “You should watch out for your goal, or someone will snatch the flag right under your nose!” said Emmellia.

Challender laughed, he consider those words as an empty thread. Challender take a step back, and prepare to launch his body for another heavy blow to Emmellia, but suddenly he felt something bouncing off his shoulder.

His head turned to the side, and see the image os something the passing behind him. That small body quickly passed the fighting soldiers, and now heading toward the middle ring. The owner of that body have horn that coming out of his head, and also black-slim tail.

Suddenly, Challender eyes went into fire. How stupid of him! These past weeks, he went through classes like nothing is happened! In fact that person is still have debt with him, a debt for getting closer to his fiancee.

“The Devil passed through the outer ring! You idiots! Don’t let him get through!” shout Challender. He turned his back, and running toward Mui. “Vanguards, on me!!” shout him again.

At first, the vanguards are confused to listen those command. They are in the middle of a fight, and their commander order to follow him back? Aren’t they supposed to push forward since they are have better chance here?

Another beep coming from the board and once again, indicators for class A student goes off. Turns out, class F are using the hesitation from class A to strike when their back are turned.

“Corner him! Dont’s let him past the middle ring!” shout Challender, unknown to the condition that he actually facing. On the other hand, Emmellia turn back, and commanding his class with the sign of his hand.

Mui run until he is right in the middle of outer ring and middle ring. Between him are the student sentinel with their tower shield and two-handed weapons, while on the other side, bloodthirsty vanguards are running toward with with weapon at hand.

Be fore he running into the back row, he stopped for a moment, and starring at the vanguards. Inside his mind, the plan that he propose to his class is being replayed again.

“Class A have many talented fighter, but their commander is not a cool-headed one.” Comment Emmellia when they are planning their steps. Mui also think so too, that cocky Challender is the biggest exploit they could use if they wanted to win this match.

“I’ll be the bait then,” said Mui on that discussion, which make everyone looked at him with some sort of doubting eyes.

“The bait is no use if it got eaten second after jumped to the water,” comment Spike. “If anyone wanted to be the bait, they have to take everyone attention toward him. Especially Challender,”

“Hey! Don’t tell me that you wanted to make Princess the bait!” asked Belle, her attendant.

“O-Of course not!”

“If that is the case, the I’ll be enough to getting their attention,” said Mui. “I believer since the incident in the train station, Challender always have hidden grudge to me. If I’m able to ‘tingle’ him again, he’ll be like dog chasing cat.”

At that moment, everyone went quiet. They looked at each other and started to nod.

“Alright Devil, what is your plan after that?”

***

“After taking Challender’s attention, I’ll stop between the vanguard, and the sentinel’s lane. It would make the seems like I was trapped, but those are just a bluff,” Mui replied to himself. He slowly walking toward the sentinel with lifted tower shield, and two spearmen that are charging toward him.

“Get him!” shout Challender from a distance. Those two guards have their spear pointed at him, but Mui not even hesitate to keep running forward.

“There!” shout Mui. He waiting for the time that those spears are right within his reach. Using both hands, Mui grabbed the wooden part of it, and then flipped his body up to the air. He does not held it for very long, and quickly let it go, making his whole body fell back first on the ground.

Although it was hurt, and making him a little bit dizzy, he gets up and proceed to the shield wall.

“What are you doing idiots!? How come you missed him!” Shout Challender angrily.

At that time, Mui almost reached the shield that are clear from the soldier’s guard, but they are still able to hurt him with their bashing.

“Heah!” shout the shield bearer as he stomp the metal slab using his arm. For a moment, there is a clunking sound coming from the other side of the shield. The shield bearer think that He is managed to push the attacker down, but in reality, a hand is grabbing the top side of the shield.

Copying the technique that he sees from the previous attacker, Mui holding the shield from the sentinel and trying to pull himself up.

“Dammit! He is trying to climb the shield! Archer! Prepare to shoot from behind!” shout Challender.

But there are not archer in sight. Not even after Mui managed to climb over the shield, and passing throught the middle ring.

“What!? Where the hell are the archers!?” he shout.

“You should check your back instead Challender,” Emmellia suddenly appeared behind Challender. Her rapier is drawn and pointed against the back of his head. Challender slowly turn his body with grumpy face, and realie that he and the other vanguard have been surrounded by sentinels that are raising their weapon.

When he looked to the side outside the field, he just noticed that Three archers that he assigned have been taken down, and now are sitting at the place for ‘eliminated’ members.

“What kind of fool commander that are only focused on one part of the battle? Didn’t you learn from Sir Gawain years ago?” mock Emmellia. Turns out, when Challender have his attention focused on Mui, Emmellia have commanded her friends to focusing their advancement at only left part of the middle ring.

For that to happen, Emmelia going all out by sending the sentinels and vanguard forward to quickly destoryed the class A’s defense. After that, she quickly swith to the archer who managed to take their back row silently.

That strategy result to the number imbalance between class F and class A’s active soldier. Challender have lost more than half of his soldier, while Emmellia still have around 14 people to fight back.

“Anyone who managed to get into the back line, quickly retrieve the flag! The rest of you, surround Challender!” command Emmellia.

“Dammit! Everyone, attack!” shout Challender. Once again, they are trading blow to each other. Class F are holding class A so they won’t escape the encirclement, while the archers and Mui are running from the class A’s goal with the flag on their hand.

Nevertheless, Challender already lost since Emmellia encircle him with the tower shields. For the last seconds, the board keep sending signal of the students that have been eliminated, until the only one left in class A is Challender himself, and the flag is planted at their enemy’s base.  

“That is a wrap on round one!” shout boris. “Class F win the first match!” another sound come from the board, and it shows one point given to the class F.

Drowning in excitement, every member of class F are rejoice for their victorious. They never expected that simple strategy coming from Mui is able to beat the rumoured elite class A.

“I can’t believe it! The strategy worked!” said Spike!

“Hooray for Her Majesty!” shout Belle, followed by her fellow female classmate.

Meanwhile, Challender looked Emmellia with deep revenge eyes.

“This is not over yet! There is still one round left, I’ll make sure this time I’ll beat you!” he shout impatiently, where Emmellia, just showed him an elegant, yet satisfied smile. She turn her body, and walked toward her classmates.

“Don’t slack off yet all of you! Remember that you still have one more round to go! Now don’t waste any time! Gather to your team, and plan your strategy!” said Boris.

Challender waste those fifteen minutes insulting all of his classmates. He don’t even need strategy, because he know what he would do for the second round.

“Just watch this Emmellia! I’ll show you that I’m alone who should be above you!” scream Challender inside his mind.