Reincarnated Into a Shounen Anime-Chapter 26: Council Of Gay Men Approves!!

The night sky twinkled stars. The moon shone like a silver disk in the sky. The air was still. Quite of the night stretched comfortably.

But in the International Hero Academy, the night was just getting started to heat up. In the North side of the island, the atmosphere is heated with excitement and cheers.

The Academy Stadium is filled with excited people, waiting for the final and most anticipated event of the entrance exam to start.

Dual of Final Assessment.

In this event, students dual with higher ranking students to get their rank. The event has been going on for hours. From the morning. Students challenging each other for better rank and class. But most of the people in the stadium arrived just now.

Why?

Because, now the preliminary round is about to end. And the Top 100 students can be challenged for their ranks.

Every year, this is the time people wait for the most. Best of the best of the new year fighting each other.

Even among the Top 100, they can challenge someone from higher rank for their rank.

Right now, the whole stadium was packed. Cheers ringing lightly for the two combatant, murmurings of millions, horns buzzing for excited audience, the atmosphere was extremely lively.

At the moment, the last dual of the preliminary round was being held. After this, there are no more challenges among the normal students.

...

The dual concluded with the victory of a student who used a sword. He held up his sword while breathing heavy, with a tired smile. Face smeared with sweat and few cuts. But his eyes were shining with pride and happiness. Small ripple of clapping rang out.

[Alright folks! With this! The preliminary round concluuuudess!!!!]

"YEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"

The crowd cheered after anchors announcement. He appeared at the center of the stage from nowhere. All lights and cameras and focus of millions present on him.

He had a sly grin on his face, he wore a black suit and a helmet that also covered his eyes.

[ARE YOU EXCITED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!?!?!?]

"YEAHHHHHHHH"

[THEN LET THE FINAL EVENT BEGIN!!!]

"WOOOOOAAAAAHHHH"

The host hyped up the crowd. And the stadium was as hyped as ever.

[The rules are simple. Anyone can challenge anyone... for their ranks. You can’t walk up to someone and ask for their money. That’s not how it works.]

The crowd laughed with the hosts jokes.

[Butt!! Each person has only one chance of challenging. So! Chose wisely who you want to challenge. And since the preliminary round is over. Everyones new target is the 100 Kings!!]

"YEAAAAA!!!"

[If anyone within or outside of the Top 100 felt that they can best someone higher rank than them! This is your chance! Throw your challenge and the opponent, dual for the sake of protecting your position!!!]

"WOOOOOAAAAAHHHH!!!"

The host did his job of hyping up the crowd. And while he did, the supposed 100 Kings are sitting on their thrones... like Kings.

The West Side of the stadium, there is a podium, where 100 thrones where at. The higher one climb the fewer and more grandeur the thrones became. The thrones were placed based on ranks of the Top 100 students.

The Top 100 stood out like sore thumb even though they are sitting.

Alex, being number 1 was naturally at the top. Looking down on everyone below.

’The school really did what they said, huh. This really is like a small teaser for the actual society. The better position your in, the better treatment you get, and it’s also true that the higher your fly, the higher you fall... excellent academic structure indeed.’

Alex couldn’t help but marvel. All this spectacle was to put silent pressure on the Top 100, so they don’t lose themselves. And it was also a lesson that there is always someone better than you out there.

Alex understood the implication and liked it every much. He had done some research and the higher ones rank was, the better treatment they will get. That’s why the students were so crazed about getting higher rank.

Alex tore his focus from the stage where the host was entertaining the audience to look at the people below him. On his right was the second rank who had similar features like a certain dwarf Alex didn’t know the name of.

Long white hair and blood red eyes.

He had glasses on. And on his left was a girl whose face Alex couldn’t see. Her face was covered with a vail and was wearing hand gloves. She wore a long, loose robe that gave nothing about her features, even her hair was not visible because she was wearing a Chinese style hat.

Alex’s attention shifted to the fourth rank and it was Aika!

Sitting there, posture straight with her Katana resting on her lap. Then Alex found another familiar person on the seventh rank throne. It was Saika.

Sitting there and looking around with her usual curious expression. As if sensing Alex’s gaze, she looked back. Their gaze met, she gave a sweet smile and waved at Alex.

Alex returned the smile and waved back.

"It must be nice being a kept man."

The second rank suddenly spoke to Alex. Alex turned to look at him. He had his focus on the host. Alex smiled and nodded.

"I know right. You don’t have to work, you don’t have to worry about food, clothing or anything, in that matter. Just quietly live off of your suger mommy."

"Hmph! Pathetic excuse of a man. Your bringing shame to the gender called men!"

The second rank snorted in disdain. Alex just raised an eyebrow in amusement. Their little exchange didn’t go unnoticed by others Kings but they kept their gaze to the stage and focused their senses on them.

Saika, ever the enthusiastic person, was looking back directly for maximum entertainment.

"I don’t think there’s any shame in being a kept man bro. Why do you think so in the first place?"

"No shame? No shame you say... are you saying that all men should just stop working hard and start becoming a kept man? Being a man isn’t to laze around and do nothing! Its to go out and tackle all the danger and protect their people and their loved ones!!"

The second rank said with passion breaking through his calm facade.

"Well... I didn’t say that but I’m not going to explain myself to some nobody. But... why are you so salty man? Who hurt you?"

Saika from below sneakered, struggling to hold back her laughter, she had her hands covering her mouth. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Alex paid no heed to her. He had found a wounded man, probably rejected by some woman he loved. As a fellow warrior of the same battle, he felt obligated to look after him.

The dude finally snapped towards Alex and hissed, his pale face slightly red from embarrassment.

"You don’t deserve to sit there you low life mongrol! The seat is only reserved for my lord! And my lord alone! I will defeat you and prove what kind of pathetic excuse of a man you are!"

Alex stared at the hissing dude who turned his head towards the stage again, ignoring him. The gears in his head were turning.

"Aaaa! So your bed partner of that dwarf! Aha! I understand! I totally understand what it feels when the person you love fails your expectations! Your trying to redeem him yourself aren’t you! Commendable effort! A work of True love!! The council of gay men approves!!"

Alex said. He clapped his had as he said it. Full of approval. Then gave a strong double thumbs up then ignored him completely.

"Pff-hahaha!!"

Saika, unable hold back burst into laughter. The others tried their best to keep a straight face. Even the third place seemed to be laughing because her shoulders were trembling.

The dude sprang to his feet, face red like tomato. Eyes full of fury.

[ALRIGHT EVERYONE!!! LET THE CHALLENGING BEGIIIIINNNNN!!!]

"YEAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

At the moment, the hosts excited shout, followed by ground shaking cheer from the audience cut throw. The dudes words died on his throats and he slumped back. He sat there with a belly full of anger.

"I will deal with you in the battleground."

Alex looked at him a snorted. He didn’t reply. He wasn’t about to let the guy have validation by answering him. Without the expected retort, the second place will surly feel desatisfied and in turn more angry.

’No matter how tough you try to appear, you are nothing but a sheltered dog. Trained to bark with the slightest inconvenience. Your still too wet behind the ears...’

Alex knew this type of people better than themselves. They were nothing but fakes.

But regardless of the nuisance, he turned his attention back to the stage. So did everyone. The first match up will be announced.

But Alex was looking among the crowd, trying to find the protagonist. Because the entrance exam was a canon event and the protagonist was within the crowd. But since earlier, he couldn’t find him.

’Maybe in the VIPs?’

Alex looked at the VIP section right across him. Covered with one way glass. Alex narrowed his eyes but gave up thinking half away through.

’What am I even going to do If I find him? Tell him that I’m a big fan? Bruh.’

[We have received our first challenge. Rank 157 has challenged Rank 87!! EVERYONE CHEEER!!!]

"WOOOOOAAAAAHHHH!!!!"

[Now! We wait and see which map they are going to fight!]

The host said as the screen flying above the center of the stage displayed image sliding by like a slot machine until it stopped on one image and it glowed with fire cracker effects.

[And the map we got is...]