“Tsk! I don’t know if you’re really an A-rank adventurer or what, but you are really underestimating me.”
At the start of the match, Anje moves to a disadvantageous place, and one of the contestants, a large man with a huge battle axe, spat out such comment with a displeased look on his face.
The other contestants also followed suit.
“This little girl is getting too cocky.”
“Ha! I’m going to make her regret it right now.”
Perhaps they thought she had been provoked. Looks like they are all planning to work together to defeat Anje first.
“That’s the way it should be.”
“Let’s fight. Oryaaaa!”
The first to move was the big man I mentioned earlier. After he closes the distance with a surprisingly agile movement, he delivers a powerful battle axe strike by slashing sideways.
—But the battle-axe only cut through the air.
Anje is not in front of him.
“Huh!? Where did she go!?”
“Here.”
“Huh!?”
The big man swung off his battle axe. Anje was on top of the blade.
“-Ah”
“~~~~~~~~~~!?”
Anje’s kick slammed into the big man’s face, and his massive body was blown away like a stone. He rolls out of the ring and the big man fainted right after.
“All bark, no bite.”
“W-w-wa-what the!!!! A-Anje-shi just knocked out Bamon-san who was very active in the previous qualifiers with just one blooow! Moreover, I couldn’t see the moment Anje-shi dodged the battle axe at all! This girl is the real deal……!”
“““Ooooooooooouuuu!!”””
Loud cheers erupted in the arena. On the other hand, the other contestants began to panic.
“Stupid bastard, don’t run away!”
“We’re all going to attack all at once!”
“A pathetic way to fight huh. Well, you guys still won’t be able to defeat me though.”
“What?!”
“Hey, don’t take her provocation!”
It was just a makeshift alliance after all. There was no way they could hope for cooperation, and in the end, they started attacking one by one.
And one by one, they were defeated by Anje.
“It wasn’t a big deal.”
“Kuu…… Damn….…”
The match ended when the last man fainted and collapsed in the ring.
“Anje-shi, you have certainly shown the strength of an A-rank adventurer! You’ve performed just as well as everyone expected! Thank you!”
Then, after the remaining two matches, the 16 finalists were decided. Sixteen players will participate in the final tournament. The tournament pairings are decided by everyone drawing a lottery.
After all the qualifying matches, the lottery took place.
“W-what a pairing this is!? We are having a string of great matches right from the first round! In the second game, Goritia-san and Anje-shi will face each other! In addition, in the seventh game, the hero, Orion-sama and Fana-shi will face off! Of these four people, all of whom could be considered potential winners, two will be eliminated in the first round! It looks like the final tournament that is bound to be a big event!”
And so, the schedule of the second day came to an end.
Fana and Anje are back in the airship. The facilities here are much better than those in other cities, so we sleep on this airship.
“I am fighting that gorilla guy! I’m so fired up! And if I beat him, I’ll face you in the finals! You can’t be defeated by that hero!”
“Mmm, I won’t lose. I think……Anje is going to lose to Gori-chan though.”
“What are you saying!? I won’t lose!”
“Probably yes.”
“I won’t know that until I try!”
Anje and Goritia are both fighting types. Physical ability is what matters, but in all other areas besides speed, Goritia is honestly far superior.
If Anje has a chance of winning, it’s ….…
“Hoe?”
Suddenly, Ange grabbed me around the scruff of the neck. She holds me as if she is carrying a bag.
“You’ll join me in my training! I’ll try to get a little stronger by tomorrow!”
“Babu—?”
“Why are you back to being a baby again!”
“Babu Babu—?”
“Eh? You won’t join in unless I hold you properly? Why should I?!”
“Babu Babu……”
“I-I get it! I just need to hold you, right!?”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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