Baka and Test: Love, misery and hope Part 4
The next day, everybody is now excited about the tournament. Before the tournament could even start, the 2nd years are to wait in their class and to meet at the pavilion so that one of the teachers is going to tell who'll be battling them. Many are excited but some were afraid because they hope that they will not battle Class A since they are the strongest.
"Who will battle us?" Akihisa wondered.
Yuji sweats drops. "I'm not quite sure" he replied seriously, "We can take down all four classes easily because we have Himeji on our side. I doubt that we could even win against Class A."
"You're probably right" he said, "Your girlfriend is extremely tough to-"
Yuji smacks Akihisa really hard at the head. "Of course Shoko is tough to defeat" he said angrily, trying to mask his nervousness, "AND I'M NOT HER BOYFRIEND!"
"What did you say Yuji?" someone asked softly.
"I SAID I-" Yuji repeated but was cut short. It was Shoko, facing calmly at him with a taser readied at her hand.
"I meant I'm her boyfriend" Yuji said sweetly, avoiding Shoko's glare.
"But I thought you said-" Akihisa said but Yuji covered his mouth.
"Shut up" he hissed silently.
Meanwhile...
"Just a little cleaning with the lens" Muttsulini said while he cleans the lens of his camera with a special cloth, "And I can take picture girls fighting, sell the photos and earn more profits."
"What' cha doing?" Aiko asked cutely.
He continues polishes his camera. "Cleaning" Muttsulini replied simply.
"Oh" she muttered, "Well, in that case, did you know that I'm not wearing everything inside this jumpsuit?"
When Aiko said it, his nose bleeds like a faucet that wasn't closed.
She crouches at Muttsulini's lifeless body and pokes his head. "I guess I over did it a little bit" Aiko giggled.
"Attention!" Ironman ordered.
Everyone was silenced and eagerly paid attention to Ironman.
"I will now show you the tournament ladder with the name of the class you're up against" he said. Behind him, a large screen is shown and it shows a tournament ladder with the name of each class:
WINNER!
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I I
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I I I
I I I I I I
Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E Class F
Hideyoshi sighed in relief. "I thought they'll put us with Class A" he said, "We are not prepared for a battle against them."
Akihisa nodded.
"First round is Class A versus Class B" Ironman announced, "Go to the Grounds of the Summoners and be at your respected bases. Prepare yourselves in fifteen minutes. Spectators are to follow the faculty and be seated at the Battlefield Arena."
At the Battlefield Arena, there more than at least 100 seats for students as spectators. At the Grounds of the Summoners the, arena looks blanked and empty. Fifteen minutes later, the tournament starts. Both classes walked at the Grounds with their proud faces held up high at the cheering crowd.
The principal and two other teachers are seated at the Booth. "Before all of you can clash" she said, speaking with a microphone, and her voice can be heard with the help of the huge speakers hanging high above the Grounds of the Summoners. Whenever there is an announcement or when there is a lot of battle scenes being showed, the face of the principal and the scene will show in a hologram. "There will be a roulette that randomly picks what kind of battle and subject you'll fight and the environment you will be fighting at. These are the choices."
There is a large screen, shown at the huge speakers, shows the following battle styles, subjects and environment divided into three columns:
BATTLE STYLE: CAPTURE THE FLAG, SURVIVAL, TARGET ELIMINATION, LEADER ASSAULT.
SUBJECTS: MATH, SCIENCE, CULTURE AND HISTORY, LANGUAGE.
ENVIRONMENT: CITY (URBAN), CITY (RUINS), TEMPLE, FOREST, JUNGLE, DESERT, MINES.
"Let's roll the roulette!" she shouted. The screen shows the three columns being mixed together and it shows: SURVIVAL; SCIENCE; CITY (RUINS).
"I will now explain the SURVIVAL match to the players and all of you" the principal said enthusiastically, "SURVIVAL match is a battle that involves eliminating your enemies at a time limit of 60 minutes. As the enemy was defeated, he or she will be instantly revived in 5 minutes. Whoever survives the match will go up the ladder while the next battle between Class C and Class D will start after 30 minutes after this."
"LET THE MATCH BEGIN!" Ironman yelled at the microphone loudly.
The once blank and empty Grounds of the Summoners transformed: like a hi-tech camera that is slowly developing its picture, bit by bit, old buildings were formed, the terrain is now filled with trenches and pathways are extremely tight because of the old buildings blocking it. The playing field is set and the screen shows that each class are ready.
"Technology can never be this awesome" Akihisa said in awe.
At the battlefield, the two classes clashed. Yuko Kinoshita, Class A's Leader, leads the Joes to attack.
Yuko Kinoshita, older twin sister of Hideyoshi, is an arrogant student of Class A. Being more superior and smarter than his brother, she thinks of him as trash. Ironically, her own weakness is the ability to sing, unlike Hideyoshi, who can sing beautifully than his sister.
"One shall stand, one shall fall" she yelled. Many of Class A's US Army wearing avatars attacks Class B's North Korean avatars with such ferocity and skill.
"Your sister is copying Optimus Prime's quote in Transformers" Yuji remarked, "It was unusually corny for her to say that."
"I noticed that too" Hideyoshi said.
But, Kyoji Nemoto the Leader does not plan to lose that easily.
Kyoji Nemoto is the cunning representative of Class B. Using unorthodox tricks and surprise attacks, he does not hesitate to use them in any situations. He holds deep grudge against Class A for defeating him in the Summoning War and Class F for being humiliated by Yuji and his friends.
While the avatars of Class A were busy attacking the Class B Joes, Scouts, situated in old buildings at the sides of the battlefield, made a surprise attack at them. Many avatars disappeared, causing both classes to have minor injuries. Nemoto is having the upper hand because Class A's forces are swiftly dwindling from fifty to one and it's almost 10 minutes before the clock ends.
"Curse Nemoto and his cowardly tricks" Yuki growled, "Aiko, tell the Heavy Duties to fire directly at the buildings where the Scouts are situated."
"But those buildings will collapse at you and the Joes" Aiko protested.
"We're dealing a complicating predicament here" she said, "What choice do I have? I cannot forgive myself if my fellow Class A is about to lose."
"Kinoshita" one of the students of Class A said, "It's all right. We will stand beside you as fellow students."
"We will never abandon you."
"No matter how complicating the situation is, we will win, no matter the cost."
"We have to make sacrifices sometimes."
Yuko was silent. "Thank you everyone" she said, "Now, let's beat up Class Nemoto and Class B."
Everyone in Class A cheered. Aiko tells Shoko, the head of the Heavy Duties division, to fire at the buildings where the Scouts are situated. She told all of the Heavy Duties to fire and the building collapse above the battlefield.
The timer stops at zero. Everyone was in shocked and silenced that the buildings fell above them. Even though the buildings were designed to feel like books that fell on the student's head, it was much convincing that they were crushed to death.
"Do you think that they both lose?" Himeji wondered in a worried voice.
"I don't think so" Muttsulini said.
To prove his point, Muttsulini points at the rubble where the building fell.
Ironman was about to announce a draw when Yuko, Aiko, Shoko, and other Class A students appeared from the rubble with their avatars barely alive and well. "The winners are Class A" he announced.
The spectators cheered at them. Yuko was being carried by her classmates, saying her name passionately.
Yuko does not lose that easily Hideyoshi thought Without the help of her friends, plus with the support of Class A, She and the rest will lose to Class B. It was motivation and willpower that saved them.
When Nemoto emerge from the rubble without his avatar since it was destroyed from the crash, Ironman approached him, grinning wickedly at him. "Those who are KIA and lost the war" he said evilly, "Will have remedial classes for a month!"
"It looks like Class A won" Minami said.
"Don't get your hopes up Shimada" Yuji said, "Just one more battle between Class C and Class D and we're next."
Class A has won and the battle between Class C and Class D is about to start. Who will win? Find out at the next Baka and Test: Love, misery and hope.
*"Whew." I sure type this story very fast and I started in the morning. And the tournament ladder you saw there was a ton of work. I hope that this story was impressive to those who are reading. Reviews and comments are welcome.*
