Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! (無職の英雄 別にスキルなんか要らなかったんだが)

What's wrong?

They've posted the preliminary brackets for the tournament, but...

Arel and I are in the same block!

So it's another year that I won't be making it to the main event...

The Sword God Cup has preliminaries?

There are too many people who want to participate.

So the main tournament is made up of the winners from each preliminary block.

My Sword God Cup dreams are squashed...

Don't get so down on yourself.

Getting into the tournament at your skill level was already an uphill battle, right?

What a cruddy way to comfort someone!

Looks like you're in a different bracket, Reiner.

Luckily.

But there will be tough opponents either way.

This year I'm going to pass the preliminaries, for sure.

That will give you something to boast about to your "Papa".

Yeah, Papa will definitely be happy to hear about that...

Wait!

N-no! It's Dad! Dad!

I'm not always calling him "Papa" or anything, you got that?!

Oh?

The odds are against me, but I won't give up either!

And that is why we are heading to the dungeon again today!

I have to go, too?

Of course you do!

We need you there to save the day if something bad were to happen!

You never consider taking things into your own hands, huh?

Doing special training in the dungeon today too?

Careful out there.

Yes, sir!

Keep your guard up.

You never know when Georg might set another trap!

Don't hesitate to run away the instant you feel like you're in danger.

Understood?

Yes!

See you later!

I know what you're thinking, it's a little too late for the protective father act.

But I need to pull myself together and quit being a drunk.

I've gotta be a Swordsman and a father.

Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?!

Sword God Cup

It's that time of year again!

The Sword God Cup preliminaries are back!

Ah, I lost.

I really thought I'd be able to make it to the final round this year!

So, you were bound to lose even if we didn't get placed in the same bracket, huh?

Well, excuse me for being a big fat loser...

It's a shame since I was looking forward to fighting you.

Don't try and comfort me with your lies!

A-anyways, the next round is the finals.

I know how strong you are, but please, keep your guard up!

Your opponent has some unique skills, so you have to be careful!

Unique?

I've already seen most skills in the dungeon, though.

Everything that you've seen up until now were just Swordsmanship skills, right?

Yeah.

Well, she has skills outside of those!

What do you mean?

Her class is "Magic Swordsman".

She enchants her sword with magic when she fights.

So nobody has a problem with a Magician entering a tournament for Swordsmen, huh?

Class doesn't matter.

The only requirement to enter is to be registered with a guild.

That makes sense.

They did let me in as a classless after all.

Competitors please make your way to the stage.

I've got my fingers crossed for you!

Thanks.

Just to get this out of the way before we start,

"Magic Swordsman" is a fair and accepted class.

So I don't want to hear any pathetic excuses like "using magic is unfair" if you lose.

Of course. The better fighter will win. That's all there is to it.

Now then, let the match begin!

Eat this!

And this, and this, and this!

I'm not done yet!

Nice.

It's pretty convenient how you can switch between short and long range attacks

with your sword and magic.

Isn't it?

There's no chance that a classless like you can beat me.

But, at the end of the day, you're not really a master of either one.

Neither your swordsmanship nor magic

are up to the par with the typical advanced class.

Let's see you say that after I hit you with this!

Magic Sword!

Wow. A flame sword, huh?

It's a skill that infuses my sword with magic.

This is the ultimate blade that only Magic Swordsmen can use!

Look at that! Such a powerful attack!

Those erratic movements make it hard to tell where your attacks will come from.

What a great skill.

I'll admit that may be the ultimate blade, once fully mastered.

Told you.

But like I said, you're not a master.

What?!

If your basic swordsmanship were at least better than Lilia's,

then it would have been pretty effective.

That still comes off like an insult to me, you know!

Don't make fun of me!

You lowly, classless loser!

Twin Blade Slice!

Huh?! No, my flame enchantment!

Blink Dash.

Huh?!

You've shown me a great skill.

Like I thought, there are a lot of things I can only learn in the City of Swords.

The winner of the fourth block is Arel!

Maybe if I do some special training, I can learn magic as well.

A few days later

Get up, Dad!

We're going to the main event to cheer Arel on!

We've gotta root for him!

Go by yourself.

Wha?!

Don't be such a stiff and come with me!

I wouldn't be caught dead there.

Guilds with members in the main event get seats with a great view, you know?

We won't get a chance like this again soon!

I ain't going.

Why not?

Because you're afraid of running into Georg?

Shut up, stupid girl!

He doesn't scare me!

Yesterday, I held my sword and realized something.

I've become so rusty now,

it would be difficult for me to even win the Sword God Cup.

Dad...

You have no idea how people

who can't even GET INTO the main tournament feel at all, do you?!

Uh, Lilia?

Hurry and get ready!

You're coming to watch, even if I have to tie you up and drag you there!

O-okay! I get it!

Even if you insist you aren't going,

you'd just come watch in secret anyways, right?

Why do you think that?

Because...

You still have a ways to go, but you're better than you were yesterday.

Really?!

Yes. Keep it up.

Okay!

You love watching our guild members rise the ranks, don't you?

Well...

There's no way you would miss out on watching Reiner participate,

since she's been your student for forever!

You've become very much like your mother.

You mean in a good way, right?!

Reiner.

Are you okay?

Don't pop up in front of my face!

I've never seen you this restless.

This is the biggest tournament in the city!

Of course I'm nervous!

Oh yeah?

Worse yet, in the main tournament,

we don't find out who we're facing until right before the match starts.

There's no chance to come up with a strategy.

That would make anybody nervous.

I get it.

You're worried you'll be up against me in the first round.

Don't flatter yourself!

Thanks for waiting!

I will now announce the competitors in our first match.

First up, we have last year's champion, the Sword Emperor, Georg!

Georg?!

And his opponent, the classless, Arel!

Huh? Me?

What's wrong?

Uh, well, it's not like I wanted to hold your hand or anything...

Anyways!

Good luck. Be plenty careful.

Right. See you later.

Arel!

Whoop that no-good snake's butt!

What happened to him?!