I Was the Strongest Sword God in My Past Life

part 67

Chris was stunned, frozen like a statue. It was a sight that Isabelle, the daughter of the Top Hat, couldn’t understand.

“40 million and counting, is it?”

“Ah, yes. The participants are waiting in the center!”

Amy, with her mind composed, wiped her forehead and spoke.

According to Amy’s words, 96 participants and 32 streamers had gathered in the central area of the stadium.

“Is the first place over there?”

As Chris had said, the platform with the number 2 written on it was occupied by Selya Academy.

The three of them, centered around Jien, formed a triangular formation.

Blue Maria, who approached the center, handed Jien a trophy with a 500 million coin inscription and smiled.

“The champion of the Battle Survival! Arkan Party! Congratulations! As the party host, Jien Russell, the participant, will receive a 500 million coin prize.”

After finishing her words, Blue Maria turned off the microphone and spoke to Jien.

“Did you win?”

“Yes.”

“That’s to be expected. Congratulations. Ah, by the way, Irel had to be disciplined due to you.”

Blue Maria’s words were difficult to discern whether they were a joke or serious.

“No, you, I evaluated you as a 3rd-grade level. You’re lacking in scouting skills.”

Her expression showed that Blue Maria’s words seemed sincere.

At that time, someone suddenly appeared beside her. It was Vernon.

“Jien participant! It’s our first meeting! I’m really glad to meet you!”

As an advertisement appeared on the screen, Vernon also turned off the microphone and spoke to Jien.

“Well, everyone, the pace of a saber is not a joke. Ah, I shouldn’t say that, should I?”

Vernon smiled slightly and handed Jien and Isabelle a business card.

“If you’re interested in broadcasting, please contact me. I know that broadcasting-type sabers are doing well these days, just like me?”

As Vernon looked at Blue Maria, Chris raised an eyebrow.

“What’s going on?”

“Uh, Blue Maria seems to be getting a bit too serious.”

Vernon left, maintaining his humor, and the Arkan Party ended its filming.

However, not everyone was celebrating Arkan’s victory.

The VIP room in the stadium was too chaotic.

“Ahahah! No way! Who is this? A proud name! The principal of Selya Academy! Is it Raymond?”

Feeling good, Selsiff looked at Raymond and laughed heartily. Selsiff’s lip corner was lifted to the point of tearing.

“…Hmm.”

Raymond scowled, but Selphia didn’t stop teasing him.

“Ah, come on! It’s a renowned school! No, it’s even more prestigious than Arkanas, isn’t it? How impressive is that?”

Selphia exaggerated her tone, continuing to mock Raymond.

“It’s not impressive! It’s impressive and that’s all! How can there only be one first place winner, Raymond? If there’s an Arkanas-like first place, then there must be a Sylia-like second place too, don’t you think?”

Selphia burst out laughing.

Now, even if Jean put her eyes out, it wouldn’t hurt.

“Ah, oh no! What a mistake! We forgot to increase the allocation for Jean’s party’s poor performance! We have to increase it by threefold immediately!”

Selphia was actually planning to take the fund from another club and add it to Jean’s party.

Since Selphia took office as the club president, Arkanas has pursued a regime of winner-takes-all. And Jean’s party has shown the greatest activity since Selphia took office.

“People forget as they grow older… …and forget even these things.”

It was only natural for Selphia to favor Jean.

Even now, the search term was trending towards Arkanas.

The school’s publicity was, of course, now equal to Arkanas’ reputation.

“Ah, it’s really impressive! It’s really impressive!”

Raymond had already run away, but Selphia celebrated her victory with a big laugh.

“Hahahahaha!”

Just then, someone approached Selphia cautiously.

“Ah, President Selphia?”

“What?”

The person was familiar to Selphia.

“Are you from the newspaper club?”

“Yes, I’m the newspaper club chairman! I’m Reil!”

The newspaper club and Selphia had a bit of an awkward relationship due to the interview with Jean.

“What’s going on?”

But Reil knew the social norms.

“Ask when the person is in a good mood!”

Just then, Selphia’s mood was at its peak after winning the battle survival.

Reil smiled mischievously and said.

“Hehe… it’s not nothing, but Arkanas is ranked first among all the academies! Is that not an extraordinary event?”

“That’s right! It’s true! Being ranked first in this competition is the same as being ranked first among all the academies!”

As Lili smiled at the selfie, she nodded her head.

“It’s true! We have to leave a record of this proud and historic moment for our newspaper, don’t we?”

“Of course, it’s our job! We can’t just ignore it!”

“But, you know, the East Asia Council might think this is a bit…”

Lili’s eyes sparkled as she drew a circle, and the selfie nodded her head.

“You can’t make a big deal out of something without support! I’ll get it for you right away! Haha!”

“Yes!”

The selfie’s approval made Lili smile brightly.

‘Thanks, Junior, you’re the best!’

It wasn’t just one or two people who were grateful to Jen for her victory. Even some school officials who weren’t directly related to her were expressing their gratitude.

* * *

The awards ceremony and various events had ended, and the exhausting schedule had finally come to an end. But Lili was still smiling brightly.

“Ah, my goodness, my junior is really passing the buck to the seniors! How can I apologize for this?”

“Don’t worry about it.”

Jackson was looking at Lili with a disapproving expression. In fact, Jackson knew about Lucia’s magical tools.

He was pretending not to know in order to lure Lili into a trap. But Jen had already defeated Lucia.

“That cheating magic… You’re really hard to catch!”

Jackson thought that even on the day of the Arkan’s test, he wouldn’t have expected Jen to have such skills.

“When did you become the number one from the bottom? Are you hiding your skills? What’s the reason?”

Jen was full of questions for Jackson.

“But I understand why the captain is taking an interest in you.”

However, Jen’s skills had grown too big to be caught by the “Pac-Man” of the school. It was now difficult to join the team.

Jackson turned his attention away from Jen and looked at Lili.

“Okay, our promise is our promise.”

“Ah, yeah! Our promise is our promise! So, can I put aside my apologies to the seniors for now? Haha! It’s true, the handsome ones are the best!”

Lili laughed carelessly.

Jackson sneered at her.

“Okay, forget about your apologies. Now is not the time for me to worry about it.”

“Eh? What do you mean?”

Lili raised an eyebrow, and Jackson showed her the text message he received from Bluemar.

[I’ll write the report inadequately. I’ll be punished for 3 months. ^^ Ps. I’m being serious]

Irel’s face lost its color as he looked at the letter.

“Wow! Is this really true? Why not? That’s not it!”

“I don’t know what’s going on, so I’ll ask the director.”

“Really?! Good, I’ll stop talking!”

Irel and Jackson continued to quarrel and left the stadium.

Now, only the broadcasting officials were left in the stadium.

* * *

The competition had just ended, but the Skyrail Festival was just beginning.

Brod and Casston popped the champagne and hugged each other. They had received a record-breaking viewership rating after months of hard work.

“We did it!”

“We did it!”

“Good job, Casston!”

“Even PD is happy! Now, we can finally take a break! Where do you think we should go on vacation? Laguna Beach is nice, isn’t it?”

Casston smiled brightly as he flipped through the travel pamphlet. Although his body was still in the stadium, his mind was already in Laguna Beach.

“It’s all thanks to Jien. He’s not only talented, but also a great friend. And Jien brought us a streamer! Emily?”

“Emily.”

“That’s right! That friend was really a treasure. And Emily also received a sponsorship from us, monitored by Brod.”

“You’re right! It’s like we have a sixth sense. Jien and Emily would make a great team. We should hire them at our broadcasting station!”

“Huh? Are you kidding me?

At that moment, when the two were smiling happily…

Suddenly!

The door to the Skyrail Lounge opened.

Brod and Casston were shocked when they saw the face of the person who entered.

“Uh, no! Director! How did you…? We should have received a phone call if you were coming!”

Brod’s words were met with the director’s nod. The director, with a kind face, hugged them tightly.

“Phone? What’s the point of a phone call? I have to come to see the heroes who saved G Channel in person! Ah, that’s what I mean!”

The director’s words made Brod wrinkle his nose.

‘Jien……’

The president patted Brodo and Casteen on the back.

“I’ve already taken care of it so that you wouldn’t be unhappy.”

“Ah! Thank you, President!”

Casteen bowed his head deeply at the president’s words, but it’s only natural that a person’s words should be listened to until the end.

“So, what I mean is… when the atmosphere is good… we should proceed with one more thing, don’t you think?”

The president said this with a smile, just like before.

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“Ah, is that what you’re saying?”

Brodo swallowed his saliva, trying not to be startled.

“Ha ha, it’s okay, but…”

The Ragnar Beach was far away.

Casteen continued to talk with a smile.

“Anyway… we need to go through the idea meeting too.”

“Ah, don’t worry! It’s all prepared!”

But the president was sitting on the director’s chair.

“It’s not like that. The planning team has prepared some items related to Seaver, so let’s refine them and start! There’s almost nothing to do, ha ha!”

The president’s hearty laughter made Brodo and Casteen think.

‘We’re done for.’

‘This guy has gone crazy.’

But when they saw the text with the prize money, they couldn’t open their mouths.

‘Is this what it feels like to be paid with money?’

Brodo forced a smile.

“Yes, we’ll get ready right away.”

“That’s right! You thought well! And by the way, it’s the students of Arkan who won this time. We have to make sure they participate, no matter what.”

The president’s position on G-Channel was absolute. If he wanted Jien, he would do whatever it took to bring them.

“Yes, I’ll contact you when the broadcast is ready.”

“Ha ha ha! That’s right! I only trust you guys!”

With that, the president left the room without turning back, leaving only the victorious remnants of the Sky Lounge. Brodo opened his mouth with a blank face.