Event Scenario/It's Name is Joust Monster
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| Four visitors from another world wandered into Iris Cloud. They are students from Winford Academy, where they learn to "joust", a knightly sport that combines spears and cavalry. | ||
| In order to search for one of them, Takahiro Mizuno, the Mist Train carrying the Special Steel Squad, Celia, Akane and Mio, was travelling through the Forests of Verforet. | ||
 Mio |
"Ah, the Mist Train has stopped." | |
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 Akane |
"So is this the train station in Verforet?" | |
| Conductor |
I'm going to check with the Verforet Gendarmerie to see if they have any information on the whereabouts of Takahiro Mizuno. Until then, I want you all to stay here. | |
| Mio |
"Yes, sir!" | |
 Celia |
"Now then... in the meantime, I have something I'd like to ask you all about." | |
 Putra |
"Celia, what's going on?" | |
 Queensway |
"Sharing information at this time, is it about troublesome Mist Monsters?" | |
 Paddington |
"I see! If we're going to search from here, a battle is inevitable. Are we discussing countermeasures?" | |
| Celia |
"Queensway, you're brilliant. You know exactly what I mean." | |
| Akane |
"Tch... To fall behind because of Celia-senpai...!" | |
| Celia |
"In fact, we have been in several battles, albeit on a small scale, between the SSS and Mist Monsters." | |
| Mio |
"That means we might be fighting in the future, right? I'm sure Takahiro-kun will tell us that it's important to know our opponents." | |
| Celia |
"That's correct. Have you noticed anything about those knight-like Mist Monster?" | |
| Paddington |
"I only observed you all, but I was surprised at they neither went for... assault or surprise attacks." | |
| Paddington |
"It's as if they were waiting for us to be ready for war... am I overthinking it?" | |
| Paddington |
"How did it feel to actually fight?" | |
| Queensway |
"Well, I felt like the same attack would do different damage depending on where we hit." | |
| Akane |
"Like where you were hit... for example?" | |
| Queensway |
"The torso seemed to be weaker than the arms... and when the impact caused their bodies to fall off their horses, they seemed to be very badly injured." | |
| Putra |
"Well, I think it would hurt a lot when falling off... OH!" | |
| Mio |
"Woah! D-Don't scare me like that!" | |
| Putra |
"I just remembered something strange happened in my experience once..." | |
| Putra |
"You see those guys with those things on their heads? Like a feather ornament. I stuck my spear up too far and grazed that feather ornament once..." | |
| Mio |
"You took their feather ornaments off?" | |
| Putra |
"Yeah, and then the Mist Monster just went poof, disappeared in a puff of smoke!" | |
| Celia |
"Disappeared...?" | |
| Putra |
"It didn't look like it disappeared and ran away, maybe that feather ornament was like its heart..." | |
| Akane |
"Celia-senpai, does not this mean..." | |
| Celia |
"Ah, I also noticed it somehow when we fought." | |
| Celia |
"--It's as if we were playing a game of joust." | |
| Putra |
"Eeh!? Joust?" | |
| Mio |
"Because, this is all just like the rules of jousting. The torso and feathers are weak points." | |
| Celia |
"This strengthens the theory that the knight-type Mist Monsters are related to us." | |
| Mio |
"The knight Mist Monsters... could be called the Joust Monsters." | |
| Putra |
"Aaah, that might be easier to understand!" | |
| Celia |
"I don't know how well you understand the mindset of a joust and a knight, but... yes, let's call them that for the sake of convenience." | |
| Akane |
"Now that we have a good idea of their weaknesses, let us continue to investigate their characteristics through combat." | |
| Paddington |
"So what exactly is a joust? What I've heard so far is that it's a sport in which riders run their horses past each other and pierce each other with their spears..." | |
| Mio |
"Depending on where on the body the lance hits, the score and the winner is decided. In this way, it's exactly what the Joust Monster is all about." | |
| Akane |
"For example, if it is an arm, you get one point, if it is a torso, you get two points, and if you get three points in three rounds, you get one match point, so it is a best of three match." | |
| Queensway |
"So you win if you get two match points first. Are there any other rules?" | |
| Celia |
"If your opponent falls off his horse, you get one match point, and you can also attempt to strike the feather ornament. If that happens, the whole match is decided without question." | |
| Akane |
"However, the only person who can actually do that is Celia-senpai. And that is only because she has raised all her skills to the highest level." | |
| Putra |
"So you wear feathers on your head like the Joust Monsters. Oh, it's the other way round. They're imitating real jousting." | |
| Queensway |
"Thank you for explaining. Makes me want to try jostling too!" | |
| Putra |
"Mm-hm! I'm curious to see what it's like to use a lance for competition!" | |
| Mio |
"Well then, do you want to give it a try? I'll give you a lecture on how to hold the lance, how to maintain your centre of gravity, and so on." | |
| Putra |
"Really? Please do, Teacher Mio!" | |
| Mio |
"Teacher... that sounds so nice...!" | |
| ---- | ||
| --There was a lot of activity when I got back to the Mist Train. Everyone is holding out their respective grips horizontally... Huh, are they being taught something? | ||
| Paddington |
"Ah Conductor! Just now, we were being taught jousting by the folks at Winford Academy." | |
| Conductor |
But Paddington, isn't that a clothesline in your hand? Where did you get that from? | |
| Paddington |
"It's the only thing on the train that looked like a clothesline, so... ehehe." | |
| Celia |
"I guess if we know about jousting in this way, it'll help us against Joust Monsters." | |
| Conductor |
So you named them Joust Monsters? I can see that there's progressing regarding countermeasures against the enemy, I'll have to hear the details myself later. | |
| Akane |
"I am genuinely glad you are interested in jousting." | |
| Mio |
"That's good~ I think jousting might become more popular in Iris Cloud in the future." | |