With the famous knight remaining at the end, the first qualifying match was very exciting. Keeping the momentum going, the second group that followed also had a heated battle, making the crowd erupt in cheers.
However, not all groups is as exciting as them. In the third group of the qualifiers, the most popular contestants were the first to be eliminated, but after that, it was difficult to settle the match due to the lengthy back-and-forth between the remaining contestants, making the crowd shout angrily.
In the fourth group of the qualifiers, the leading contestant were also eliminated early on, and although the match was not as long as the third group, it was a sloppy match that lacked excitement. And in the end, the thief, who had only been fighting passively from the start of the match, won the match lukewarmly.
After a series of boring matches like that, Fana appeared with the fifth group of qualifiers.
“Hey, come on, even a little girl like that can compete!?”
“Wasn’t there a restriction on who could participate in the tournament this time?”
“In fact, the standard has dropped since last time!”
There are relentless taunts fly from all over the place. Of course, Fana paid no attention to such voices.
—Then, as soon as the game started, the crowd fell silent.
“Hn.”
“Gyaah!?”
“Hn.”
“Guwoah!?”
“Hn.”
“Guh!?”
In the ring, Fana had her own stage. She started running in a clockwise direction, slashing down the nearest opponents in turn.
“O-oi, this girl is pretty good!?”
“E-everyone, surround her!”
The other contestants panicked and decided to surround Fana. They all rushed to her at once. But even with multiple people, they couldn’t stop Fana.
“W-what an incredible power!? A girl who appears to be still in her teens cuts down the warriors who are proud of their skills with ease……! Huh!? Well, I just checked the documents I have with me, and Fana-shi is already an A-rank adventurer at her age! No wonder she is strong……!”
Perhaps he underestimated Fana’s ability so the commentator hurriedly checked the documents.
“S-so she was not just a little girl……”
“An A-rank adventurer……”
“I, I vaguely had a feeling that that was the case……”
Those who were sneering and taunting at her earlier now looked awkward. When the last contestant was defeated, the crowd erupted in the loudest cheers of the day.
After that, the first day of the qualifying round ended after the match of the eighth group. The next match from the ninth to the fifteenth group will be carried over tomorrow, the second day.
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And the next day.
“Now, it’s the second day of our Martial Arts Tournament! The qualifying rounds have already been extremely exciting! Today, all the contestants who will advance to the final tournament will be finally decided!”
Following on from the previous day, the ninth match began with a full house.
“The most promising contestant in this group is undoubtedly the S-rank adventurer, Goritia-shi! A-rank adventurers have participated in this tournament several times in the past, but this is the first time an S-rank adventurer has participated!
For sure, all eyes will be on the skills of an S-rank, of which there are only a handful in the world!”
The contestants come up to the circular ring.
“H-how huge….”
“Even a 190 cm tall guy will look small next to him……”
“But more than that…… What an outfit was that……?”
Among the many well-built people, Goritia’s huge body stands out in particular. Of course, his appearance and outfit were also very conspicuous.
“Uh-, is he going to compete dressed like that……?”
“He’s not even carrying a weapon. I guess that well-trained body itself is his weapon.”
All the contestants are wary of Goritia.
Just like with Fana, it will probably be a battle between Goritia and the rest of the contestants.
But unlike with Fana, they had formed a solid formation. It seems like they had discussed it beforehand. And as expected, as soon as the bell rings, the other contestants worked together to surround Goritia.
“Oh, it looks like I’m very popular♡.”
Goritia wiggled his hips happily and winked at them.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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