And so, during the lunch break of the martial arts tournament, Sue and I found ourselves behind the stage.
How did it come to this…
By the way, Shiro and the others were busy at the food stalls, not on stage.
I decided to ask the Margrave why Sue and I were being made to do an exhibition match.
“One reason is to show everyone here the strength of Shun and the others. Knowing that strong fighters are at the food stalls and the first-aid tent has a certain deterrent effect.”
The Margrave explained.
Hmm… It made sense.
If people realized that we, who interacted with them the most, were strong, some would think twice before acting foolishly.
“The second reason is to flush out any suspicious people. Even during Fran and Horn’s match earlier, there were those who weren’t watching the stage and were glancing around nervously.”
The Margrave added.
The second reason made sense, too. Anyone scrutinizing the audience like that was basically a suspicious person in the first place.
“So, I want you to put on the most impressive match possible without using any grand magic.”
“Understood. We’ll give it a try.”
Well, as long as it looks flashy, maybe a little magical sparring would do the trick. That would get the crowd excited, too.
Just as I was thinking that, Sue spoke up.
“Shun-san, I’ll be borrowing your strength for this.”
“Haha… I’m not sure how far we can go, but let’s see.”
Sue seemed a little thrilled at the idea of sparring with me. I, too, was curious to see how much she had grown since the first time we met.
With that thought in mind, Sue and I stepped onto the stage.
“And now, the exhibition match! This is a highly anticipated battle. In the red corner, an adventurer with not one but two titles, and a noble lady to boot too. The healer of the first-aid tent… Sue!”
“Wait, that girl’s really that strong?”
“Come to think of it, she sent that harassing guy at the first-aid tent flying.”
“Good luck, young lady!”
First, the Margrave’s wife introduced Sue.
Since Sue already sent a thug flying at the first-aid tent, some of the audience seemed to know just how strong she was. She waved at the crowd, looking a little embarrassed but smiling.
“And in the blue corner, the chef who created hamburgers in the southern frontier, curry in the eastern frontier, and rice balls and fruit sandwiches in the northern frontier! But he’s also an adventurer with not one but two titles. The popular stall chef… Shun!”
Murmur murmur.
Huh?
The Margrave’s wife’s introduction of me was pretty good, but for some reason, the audience was buzzing like crazy.
What’s going on? What happened?
“That guy’s a chef, right?”
“No way… he’s an adventurer?”
“I thought he was just the owner of a food stall!”
“Looks like he’s invented all sorts of dishes.”
“I’ve had his curry before—it was amazing!”
Sigh. I should have expected this. Everyone’s shocked that I’m an adventurer. Or rather, the audience seems to have firmly pegged me as just a cook.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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