Translated by: Parthios
Edited by: Black Jesus
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Jikuu Mahou chapter 338: Preparing for the tournament
We bid farewell to Nima-chan and came back to j.a.pan.
Jennifer is going to the affiliated town factory by asking for the processing of [Nullpo Stones] that she got, and Lily continues escorting Jennifer for a while.
Because I was late, I only contacted the company after I returned and had just come home.
「Nii-chan, welcome back. Are you tired, shall I rub your shoulders?」
Aya greeted me smilingly....... Something’s fishy.
「Seiji-sama, welcome back」
「Seiji-oniichan, welcome back」
Elena and Hilda welcomed me too, while Hilda takes my right hand and Elena my left hand.
Ah~, Paradise~~.
「Aya, what do you want?」
「What is it～？」
Aya desperately wants something, I know it.
Aya doesn"t just do something like ma.s.saging her tired brother"s shoulders which had just come back home. There must be some motive.
「So you don"t need anything?」
「Emm～, actually～」
After all, there is something, good grief.
「This Sunday we have the "University Karate Championship Tournament"......」
「You can"t!!」
「Why! You said I could go」
Did I say that?
「Anyways no」
「I have already applied for partic.i.p.ation, so I can"t cancel it now」
Seriously! I only have bad feelings about it.
「I mean, not the tournament! If you win the tournament, you will be eligible for the international tournament held in Rio.」
「Ri... Rio... is it! Perhaps, the Olympics?」
「No, the Olympics are next year」
「That? Is that so?」
「That"s why I want you to take me to Rio with 【Teleportation】～」(Aya)
「You idiot. Are you planning to enter a karate tournament by smuggling into the country? You have to take a pa.s.sport and properly go by airplane」
「I, I didn"t think about that」
She really is stupid.......
「Are you okay with an injury or not?」
「Nii-chan is also anxious~ I don"t plan to get injured in the tournament」
「No, I"m worried about the possibility of them being hurt」
「I"m fine, I"m practicing to go easy on my opponents properly」
What is with『I´m fine』? I am anxious.
「By the way, why don"t you go with Mai-san?」
「I will」
「Well then, won"t only one of the two of you win the tournament?」
「Manager and I are in a different weight cla.s.s」
Indeed, is it not an indiscriminate cla.s.s tournament?
「Lets return to the story, I will fly properly in an airplane, so please give me money for a plane ticket to Rio」
Hmmm, what shall I do?
「Well, if you can clear the conditions, I give you the money」
「Conditions?」
「The condition is...... that you don"t hurt your opponent!」
「Ah, that"s easy」
Is it really okay?
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The next morning, when I got into the office, the director was waiting.
「Good morning, Maruyama-kun」
「Good morning」
「You seem to have been in trouble in Bhutan」
「Yes, but I"m alright」
「Well, I"m glad you returned safely」
You were so worried about me, Director.......
「In fact, I was troubled by a pile of work. So, please do it quickly」
「Eh?」
When I log into the project management system...... a lot of work tasks were registered, and I was making all the reps.
「Then, thanks」
The director said so and left quickly.
Director, I"m going to get you a high eel next time!!
I used [Quick] on myself and did the work with tremendous momentum.
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I cleaned up the work of one month in a day and came back home quite late.
At such a time Elena and Hilda would already be asleep.
「Ah, Nii-chan, look look～」
When I entered the living room, Aya came over with a high degree of exposure and was spinning around.
「What are you doing?」
「I bought some clothes to wear in Rio, so I decided to do a fashion show」
「I wonder if you win the tournament the day after tomorrow?」
「I"m not going to lose to anyone other than the manager」
Well, that"s it.
However, aren"t Aya"s clothes, too revealing? Because it is Rio, is this normal? Besides, it seems to be quite cool.
That? Ah!
「Aya-san......」
「What? Nii-chan」
「If you wear that, isn"t it cold?」
「You"re stupid, Nii-chan. It"s Midsummer now, right? It"s not cold!」
「Aya, Rio is in the southern hemisphere, you know」
「So what?」
「If it is August in the southern hemisphere, what is the season there?」
「Eh?」
......For a while, silence wrapped the room.
「Perhaps...... winter?」
「Yes」
「I spent 3.000 yen......」
Aya falls on her knees discouragedly. But did these clothes really cost so much?
「Well, but that"s...... it might be quite warm because it is near the equator」
「I, Is that so?」
Aya who raised her face had slightly watery eyes.
「Wait a moment, I will look it up on the net」
「Uh」
I quickly investigated the August climate in Rio.
「Aya, the average temperature is 25℃, it is just a summer sunny day so that it may be okay」
「Really!?」
「Well, morning and evening may be slightly chilly, but at that time you should wear an extra piece of clothing」
「That"s true! I already worried about Nii-chan saying weird stuff. Nii-chan always makes a world of mistakes～」
Aya regained her energy and started spinning while spitting poison on me again.
Indeed, Aya is forever a kid ～
Translated by: Parthios
Edited by: Black Jesus
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Jikuu Mahou chapter 339: By weight
Sunday, the day of the "University Karate Championship Tournament". I, Elena and Hilda came to "Nippon Budokan" where the tournament will be held to support Aya and Mai.
When we arrived at the cheering seat, Yurie-san was there.
「h.e.l.lo, Yurie-san」
「Ah, Onii-chan and Elena-chan, Hilda-chan!」
Yurie-san´s two eyes are slightly dubious.
「Mai-san is teaching you how to use Qi, right? Is everything going well?」
「Yeah, I feel pretty good」
「If it doesn"t work, remove it from your mind instead of being a mage, so please don"t be afraid」
「Ye, Yes......」
After all, is it unpleasant for her body to be touched by a man?
「That is...... if I do it over and over again, it seems to become a habit......」
Somehow, she blushes.
What is it?
「Ah, Mai-san and Aya-chan, came out」
When I looked at the direction Yurie-san pointed to, two people appeared in the compet.i.tion venue.
Mai-san noticed us here and waved her hand. Aya also noticed us and jumped while waving with both hands.
We can understand even if you don"t jump like that.
Won"t they have a match yet?
They are talking to the tournament staff. I checked the image of the 【Tracking Beacon】.
『Ah, you´re Mai Kawai who won the tournament last year』
Does the staff know Mai-san? It looks like she is famous here.
『That"s right. My cla.s.s seems to be [Heavyweight][1] for some reason instead of [Lightweight]』
『Eh!?』
There seems to have been some trouble.
Speaking of which, Mai-san is [Lightweight], while Aya is [Middleweight]. Mai-san only looks like an elementary school student...because of her height, so it is impossible for her to be in the [Heavyweight] cla.s.s.
『It, it is true......, she has entered into [Heavyweight] cla.s.s......』
The staff is surprised to see the doc.u.ments.
『Indeed, because I´m not a [Heavyweight], can I partic.i.p.ate somehow?』
『I will confirm it for a moment』
The staff ran away in a hurry.
And a woman who cares about the mistake comes closer to them. Why is the hairstyle "vertical winding roll" even though it is a karate tournament?
『Ohoho, I"m sorry for you Mai Kawai!』
The pretentious woman calls out to Mai-san. Is she acquainted with Mai-san?
『Who are you?』
What? A stranger?
『Di, Did you forget about me? I was your opponent in the finals last year』
『Sorry, I don"t remember』
『Kii!!』
The person got angry and walked away.
Who was that? Does Yurie-san know her?
「Yurie-san, do you know that person?」
「Ah, that person is Reiko Nishimura who fought with Manager in last year"s tournament. As a beautiful karate girl she appeared on TV several times, but last year, she was told to win the championship, but lost to Manager in the finals, which was very shameful」
「I see......」
So she is a rival,
Let"s put another 【Tracking Beacon】 on her. Besides, it doesn"t matter if she is pretty!
『Kii! You don"t remember me! What a rude kid!!』
Reiko Nishimura was talking to herself in a place where no one was present. It seems that she is hating Mai-san.
『Well, I"m the winner this year』
Oh, she is confident. She must have practiced a lot to win against Mai-san.
『That hateful Mai Kawai seems to have been successfully changed cla.s.ses. I spent a lot of money so that she couldn"t fix it』
Wh, What.... She changed the weight cla.s.s of Mai-san with money.
『Well, originally this year I am [Middleweight] which doesn"t matter! Oohohohoho』
But why did she need to change Mai-san"s weight cla.s.s? If she is 【Middleweight】, will she fight against Aya?
After that, Reiko Nishimura had entered the changing room, so the video of the [Tracking Beacon] was Interrupted. Tsk.
『Kawai-senshu, I"m sorry』
It looks like the staff is back.
『Apparently it seems there was a mistake......』
『Is that so, then it can be changed to [Lightweight], can"t it?』
『Th, That is...... I´m sorry』
Staff-san prostrates.
『You already entered the tournament with this entry, so it can"t be changed now. I"m very sorry』
『I"m in trouble, so what am I going to do?』
『Abstain... only......』
Staff-san prostrates, not moving.
Mai-san is in trouble. d.a.m.n it, that Reiko Nishimura caused Mai-san to abstain. Cant there anything be done?
『Hey, Staff-san』
Aya talks to the staff who still prostates.
『[Heavyweight] doesn"t have any weight limitation, right?』
『Yes, that"s right』
『Well then, Manager shouldn"t go out to [Heavyweight] as it is? Even though I"m actually [Lightweight] of weight, I bother to enter [Middleweight] to avoid to fight with Manager, so is that okay?』
『Aya-kun, that"s a good idea』
『He!?』
The staff is surprised.
『No, NO, as it is, the weight difference......』
『However, if it is not so, I have to abstain, right?』
『Yes, but......』
『There is no problem on the rules, right?』
『Well, yes』
『Then, there is no problem』
『Ha, Haa......』
Elementary school student... Mai-san who looks like one is fighting in [Heavyweight] cla.s.s? That"s a spectacle.
『Good, Manager~ I also wanted to appear in [Heavyweight] cla.s.s～』
『Then, next year, Aya should try out [Heavyweight]』
『Should I!? Okay, let"s do it!』
The two returned to the changing room happily.
And the staff was stunned with the att.i.tude of kneeling down.
[1] - I don"t understand from where they"re getting these cla.s.ses. In the Karate"s Summer Olympics the weight cla.s.ses for females are -55kgs (-125lbs), -61kgs (-135lbs) and +61kgs (+135lbs) with no cla.s.s name, so they may respectively be Lightweight, Middleweight and Heavyweight. But ISKA (International Sport Karate a.s.sociation) uses 21 cla.s.ses/divisions. For more info.