“Oi, Oi, that big guy, perhaps he is….…”
“That look and those muscles…… There’s no mistake, it’s Goritia, an S-rank adventurer.”
“Seriously? Are S-rank adventurers going to participate as well?”
As we were interacting with the mysterious man, Goritia, we heard the voices of the other contestants.
“S-rank adventurer?”
“No wonder you look so strong!”
The pinnacle of adventurers. That’s the S-rank adventurer. It seems that there are only a few people in the world, and it is no wonder that the contestants know this man.
“Ufufu, I’ve just been living my life in pursuit of beauty. And before I knew it, I became S-ranked.”
Clearly, he has more talent for martial arts than for beauty, but perhaps he doesn’t realize that?
In the meantime, the grouping was finally announced. There are 15 groups in total, and a large piece of paper with the names of the contestants in each group is put up.
“Mmm, I’m in the fifth group to enter.”
“I’m in the thirteenth group!”
“Anje is in a different group huh.”
“I guess I’ll have to wait for the finals to play against you then!”
Apparently, Fana and Anje sucessfully split in different groups.
“Oh, it looks like I’m in the ninth group.”
Goritia seems to be in a different group as well.
“Ahhhhhhh!……It’s over…… I’m in the same group as Goritia.”
“H-hey, cheer up man.”
“Damn it, I’m in the ninth group too! I was even planning to propose to my girlfriend if I made it to the finals!”
“My condolences….…”
The contestants in the same group as him were screaming. Of course, there are those who are motivated to do the opposite.
“No, this is actually an opportunity. That guy is definitely the favorite to advance to the final tournament. That means everyone will definitely be targeting him. If all goes well, it might be a one-on-one battle. For me, who advanced to the final tournament last time and should have been the one being targeted now, this is actually a good thing.”
The man who is smiling fearlessly seems to be a man who was active in the previous year’s tournament.
“In the first place, many strong contestants in the last tournament were eliminated in the preliminaries. Considering the format of the preliminaries, it’s only natural in a way. It’s also possible that they’re trying to stop strong contestants from advancing to the finals… Oops, this isn’t good. I can’t talk any further, I don’t know who’s listening.”
There’s a baby listening here, you know?
“I’m pretty sure you two will make it to the finals. But if we end up fighting, let’s have fun okay♡.”
“Mmm.”
“I won’t lose even to an S-rank opponent!”
Goritia winked at us, then he turned on his back and walked away, shaking his big ass.
★★★
And the next day.
Finally, the martial arts tournament has begun. The first and second day will be the preliminaries, and the final tournament will be held on the third day. Despite this, the arena, which can hold tens of thousands of people, was already packed.
Seats were available for the contestants, Fana and Anje, but unfortunately, there were none for me, Meltera, and Lill. The seats were already sold out, including the standing ones.
I couldn’t even cheer for them that way then.
“I’d rather get a special seat then.”
We are in the airship in the sky, above the arena. It is a place where we can look down at the circular ring prepared in the center of the arena from directly above.
“…… Is it okay to be watching it from here?”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. The airship is in stealth mode so we wouldn’t be caught.”
“As expected of Master, we can see well here.”
At that moment, a loud voice echoed throughout the venue.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have kept you waiting for a long time! Now, the wait is over! My name is Malkovich, I will be your commentator this time!”
Looks like the volume was magically turned up.
“Now, let’s declare the tournament opening! And of course, the person who will declare it is that person! The previous tournament’s winner, and the prince of this country, the one who descended from the lineage of the legendary hero! Please welcome His Highness Orion Alcelal!”
Then, as the crowd cheered, a young man dressed in heroic gear appeared on top of the ring.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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