Category: Umareta Chokugo ni Suterareta kedo, Zensei ga Taikensha datta node Yoyuu de Ikitemasu

“……Take me with you as well!”

It was Orion the hero who insisted.

“As a hero, I want to fight to protect the people of this city!”

“Really? Okay, you can come with me then.”

“For real?”

『That’s unusual of you, Master. You will really allow a man to accompany you? I thought for sure that you’d refuse him. 』

On the other hand, it seems that Meltera intends to remain on the ground.

“I would like to stay on the ground and do my best to defeat the monsters showing up here and evacuate the residents to a safe area as soon as possible.”

Then she spoke to me telepathically.

『And…… This is the first time that they have used taboo items on such a large scale. I’m sure we’ll be able to find a clue to the culprit this time.』

『I see. Alright, I’ll leave it to you.』

Goritia also wants to remain on the ground.

“I’d like to accompany you guys, but I think I’ll have to give up for now.”

“That’s a good idea! You just came back from the brink of death!”

Uh-, I won’t let him accompany me anyway, you know?

“So, how do we get to the lower levels? You said that this city is connected to the dungeon, right?”

“Yes. Actually, I have an idea, follow me.”

I head to the route which I suspect that leads to the dungeon underground.

Orion and the others followed after me.

“By the way, I know this is too late of me to ask but…… why is a baby talking and running around like this!?”

“That’s really too late to ask……”

“This is…… Sewer?”

“Yes, that’s right. It looks like it leads to the lower level from here.”

I took the three of them to the sewer system that runs beneath the city.

“……It stinks.”

“It’s a sewer, so it can’t be helped. But what a really terrible stench……”

Fana and Anje frowned hard. In addition to the strong stench of sewage, there are rats running around and insects are flying everywhere too.

“Huh? There are monsters too!”

“Slime?”

“It’s a shit slime, they eat filth. Oh and, they spit out filthy water.”

“That’s the last thing I want to fight!”

As we walked further through the sewer, we eventually discovered a large hole in the middle of an artificial underground tunnel. When I look into the hole, I saw a rugged rock surface.

“This seems to be the junction. Let’s hurry up.”

Without hesitation, I jump into the hole and heads for the deepest part of the dungeon. The others also followed behind.

“By the way, the original dungeon should have been expanded and connected to this city…… Is there a dungeon like that nearby?”

“There are several dungeons around here. However, the closest one is probably several dozen kilometers away. To expand it to this extent….”

“Hmmm. I’m sure they’ve been planning this for a long time now.”

I voiced my opinion on Orion, who shuddered by the thought of it.

“I’ve heard about it from Meltera-san, but I honestly can’t believe that the mysterious vortex and all this are the work of someone. For what purpose does the city have to do with it…”

I was the one who developed it in my previous life. I’m not sure what their purpose is myself. 

According to Meltera, she has encountered many incidents in the past where a taboo item has been used, but this is the first time that more than one has been used simultaneously.

I don’t know what they’re aiming for, but it may be that the culprit has finally made a real move.

“But I don’t think the other party expected the vortex to be destroyed so quickly.”

Once we entered a cave-like path, it was almost a straight route. This is probably due to the fact that the dungeon was expanded in the shortest possible distance and connected to the city.

As we continued to run in a straight line, we eventually came to a large space.

“We finally reached the original dungeon.”

“……It’s kind of hot.”

It certainly feels like the temperature has risen suddenly.

From here, it’s a normal dungeon strategy. I don’t have time to take any detours, so I have no choice but to find the stairs in the shortest possible time and go down to the lower floors.

“Next is this way. Then this way. Okay, now we’ll go straight from here and then the next one will be on the left.”

“W-wait a second. How do you know that? Have you ever been to this dungeon?”

“Nope. This is my first time here.”

“.…T-then why are you so confident proceeding forward!?”

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“Oh my God, you were such a nuisance! I almost got some milk, you know? What more, she had amazingly large breasts!”

『That’s very disgusting, Master. And I don’t think she would have given it to you anyway because it’s gross. 』

I’ve missed such beautiful chance to breastfeed. Lindwurm is really such a bitter one.

“But why was there a monster there? I should have killed all the monsters that came out of the vortex with my magic……”

I tilted my head as I wonder and looked down at the ground. Coincidentally, something is happening in a vacant lot surrounded by houses. Just as something appears to be emerging from the ground, a werewolf monster appeared.

“…Huh?”

『Monster…… A monster was born! 』

Both me and Lindwurm can’t believe our eyes.

“No, wait a minute. What does this mean? Monsters being born in the city? What more, if felt like the monster appearing in a dungeon……”

Having said that, I was stunned.

“Wait, a dungeon? Don’t tell me…… Linlin! To the sky!”

『Got it.』

I ordered Lindwurm to fly higher at once. But once we got to a certain point, we couldn’t gain any more altitude.

『Master, it seems that this is the limit. 』

“Seriously? Linlin, take a look. The entrance to this city is….”

There are seven gates in this city, located to the north, south, east and west part. In response to the sudden outbreak of monsters, people are rushing there right now.

『Even though the gates are supposed to be open, it looks like they can’t get out. Just what could this be? 』

I answered Lindwurm’s question.

“Dungeon. The city itself has been swallowed up by a dungeon.”

It’s likely that two dungeon-related technologies are behind this phenomenon.

One is dungeon control technology. As the word suggests, it is a technology that allows you to modify the dungeon to your liking.

The other is the technology to extend dungeons above ground.

Originally, dungeons exist in closed spaces such as underground and inside buildings, but this technology expands them to open spaces such as above ground.

Since the latter is a technology based on the premise of the former, if the city itself is now a dungeon, both technologies will inevitably be used.

“And dungeons can only be entered and exited from certain places.”

『Is that why they can’t get out of this city?』

“That’s exactly right.”

Incidentally, the two techniques related to this dungeon were also taboo.

The Monster Vortices and this must have something to do with the culprit of the stolen items from the Tower of  Great Sage that Meltera is tracking down.

Alright. Let’s head back to the arena first.

★★★

I land on the top of the ring.

“Reus-sama”

“Oh, Meltera. You’re back as well huh.”

“I’m sure you already know.”

“Yeah, I know. Even if we eliminate all the vortices, there will still be monsters appearing up here.”

Apparently, Meltera is also aware of this phenomenon. And it seems that she has already explained it to everyone.

Thank goodness, things got done quickly. It’s very helpful as now, it’s easy to talk.

“It doesn’t make sense that the whole city will be swallowed up by a dungeon! What are we going to do!?”

“There’s only one way to solve this. Go to the bottom of the dungeon, find the dungeon core, and overwrite it.”

But until then, no one can escape from this city.

Well, of course, it’s possible to get out through the only entrance, but everyone still needs to go underground first. In other words, the people of this city will be in danger for a long time.

“Time is tight. I’m heading straight for the bottom level of the dungeon.”

“I’m going too.”

“Me too!”

Fana and Anje raised their hands.

“That’s fine. But I’m going to go all out, so if you fall behind, I’ll leave you. Is that clear?”

Then Orion opens his mouth.

“……Take me with you as well!”

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Goritia seems to be using up his qi and is going to release it in a whirlpool.

“If all goes well…… Uh! Are you really going to risk your life on such a gamble!?”

Orion shouts in a panic.

“That’s the only option I can do, so I can’t help it. And if there’s even the slightest possibility, I’ll do it! I’ll show you! A man’s way of life!”

An enormous amount of qi focused on Goritia’s arms, which he then thrusts forward.

The vortex, which has already returned to its original size, spits out monsters again in an attempt to stop it.

“That’s too late! Now, get blown awaaaaaaaay!”

Perhaps thinking that aiming from above would be more effective, Goritia kicked the ground and leapt several meters high. From there, he fired a cannonball made of his qi.

“Qi cannonball!!”

Doooooon!

A loud explosion rivalled Orion’s lightning attack earlier, if not even louder.

The aftermath of the battle blows away the monsters around him, and Anje and the others who lied down on the spot are also about to be blown away.

When the calm finally returned, the vortex had completely disappeared.

“Goritia!”

Goritia, who was in the air, stopped moving and falls to the ground. Anje somehow managed to catch him just before he hit the ground.

“Heavy…… I mean, are you okay!?”

Goritia is unconscious so she did not get an answer. She hurriedly checked his heartbeat.

“…..H-he is not moving!?”

Anje hurriedly massages his chest. However, the heartbeat does not come back. She also tried giving him a special potion made by Reus, but it didn’t work at all.

He had probably released all his qi in the first place, so he no longer has enough life energy left to keep his heart pumping.

“Then….…”

Anje immediately thought of imparting some of her own qi to Goritia.

She is not sure if it is possible, but there’s nothing else she can do at the moment. She carefully pours her qi into Goritia.

And that’s when it happened.

Ba-dum, Ba-dum, Ba-dum…….

“Oh! It’s moving!”

Perhaps it was because of the sharing of qi that Goritia’s heartbeat was restored.

★★★

“…… Phew, I managed to get the third one to disappear as well.”

I took a deep breath as I cleared up the “Monster Vortex” that appeared in the south of the city. 

I’m a bit tired after casting so many powerful spells. However, it is also necessary to wipe out the monsters spewed out by this vortex.

“Tracking type Wide-Area Extermination Magic!”

Moreover, there are more of them than the first two, so it is going to be a struggle.

“Anyway, now I’ve done my part.”

『Master, the vortex in the arena has disappeared.』

“Looks like the Anje and the others did a good job.”

It would have been difficult for Anje and Fana to do it with their magic alone, so they must have cooperated with someone else. 

It may have been Orion the hero or Goritia who erased the vortex.

But with this, the threat should have been eliminated.

I’ll do some more research later, but for now, I’ll take it easy and get back to the arena first.

Then, on my way back,

“Shaaaaaaaaa!!”

“S-someone…… Please help me!”

“Uwaaaaaa!”

“Baby…… I-, I have a baby with me!”

It’s a young mother and her baby being attacked by a monster.

Riding Lindwurm, I made a sharp turn and rushed to her.

“Ma’am, did you call?”

“Eh? B-baby!?”

When she cried for help, a baby appeared before her, so the mother was very surprised.

『……This should be the right reaction. 』

Her baby was also surprised that he even stopped crying.

“Shaaaaa!”

“Yu!”

“~~!?”

I killed the snake monster instantly.

“It’s all right now, Ma’am.”

“O-oh, thank you….…”

“By the way….”

I said, looking at her plump breasts in bewilderment.

“Can I have some milk too? I’m a little thirsty.”

『Don’t say such stupid things! We should get be back soon.』

“Ah, h-hey, wait! Linlin, what are you doing……? I want her thank you milk, ahhhhhhhhh!!”

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The hero, Orion, begins to chant a spell. 

It is possible to use magic without chanting, but if one wanted the maximum power, it was necessary to spend a certain amount of time chanting. Chanting has the effect of increasing concentration and magic, as well as increasing the output of magic.

However, it was not a “monster vortex” that would silently wait for him to finish chanting.

Sensing the surge in magical power, it prioritizes sending ferocious monsters to Orion. However, the opposing camp is also very powerful.

“Anje-chan, Fana-chan, this is the crucial moment!”

“You don’t have to tell us! We know!”

“Mm.”

Goritia, Anje and Fana form a scrum and did not let a single one of the monsters get close to Orion. In addition, they are supported by a special potion made by Reus.

“This gives amazing recovery quality! Thanks to it, I don’t mind a little damage!”

“You probably won’t take much damage anyway.”

“Dear, even I feel hurt by the attacks of such a ferocious monster, you know.”

While arguing with each other, they managed to keep repelling the approaching monsters.

“……I’m all set! Everyone, get behind me!”

Apparently, Orion’s chanting is over.

“Oh, that’s some impressive magical power! We might be able to do this!”

Goritia, Fana and Anje quickly got behind Orion. Naturally, the wall was gone, and the monsters rushed to Orion, but soon after—

“Thunderstorm!”

Bzzt! Bzzt! Bzzt! Bzzt! Bzzt!

A rain of lightning fell on the arena.

The explosion is so loud that they feel as if the world had burst. And because of the  tremendous amount of light, they can’t keep their eyelids open. Even the monsters stopped moving.

Eventually, their vision slowly recovers.

“H-how is it…..?”

Orion asks, breathing heavily.

“The vortex…… it’s gone!”

“Haa- Haa-, I did it!”

The huge magical vortex was gone, revealing the ring. 

But just when it seemed that no more new monsters would be created,

“Wait! Not yet…… there’s a faint vortex left!”

Goritia exclaimed.

In the center of the ring, there is a very small amount of swirling magic left.

“But at this level…… Haaa!”

Anje tried to unleash her magic on it, but the vortex starts to grows rapidly. Although it rained sediment, it only slightly reduced its momentum, and the vortex gradually regained its original size.

“I-…. I failed!”

Orion droops his head.

“It’s my fault….…”

Orion’s face contorted in despair, but Goritia reprimanded him.

“It’s too early to give up!”

“Goritia-san…… But I don’t have any magic left! Besides, I was definitely at full strength earlier…… but it didn’t work……”

“Shut up! Are you still a man!?”

“Uh-”

Orion is yelled at by Goritia, who suddenly abandoned her maiden form, so Orion was frightened.

“I’ll show you what a man is!”

“But-, you can’t use magic, can you?!”

“Magic? I don’t need anything like that! I just need to blow it away, right? Then this trick should do.”

Goritia’s fierce qi rises from his entire body.

“Qi!? Don’t tell me….. the one you used in the match with me?”

“That’s right. It’s qi bullet. …… No, that’s not what I’m going to do now. This one is Qi cannon. After all, I’m going to throw all my qi into it!”

“W-wait a second! If you do that, you’ll die, you know!?”

Qi is life energy. To use up all of it is to use up life.

“I’m going to keep enough qi so that I don’t die. If all goes well, I might not die.”

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There was chaos in the arena.

“What are you doing!? Hurry up and move forward!”

“Hey, don’t push! There’s something blocking the way!”

“We are not moving forward at all!”

There was such a huge surge of people at the exit and entrance that it was impossible for anyone to go through them so they couldn’t even get out. In the meantime, monsters spewed out one after another from the vortex that appeared in the ring.

“E-everyone, don’t panic! Take turns! Please take turns so we can all go out!”

The commentator is desperately appealing, but the audience is not listening.

“Garuaaah!”

“Kyaaaaaaa!”

Some of the monsters had already climbed over the wall and invaded the audience seats. One of the spectators, who had nowhere to escape, almost fell prey to a monster.

“~~~~~~!?”

The large monster was blown away.

“Are you okay?”

It was Goritia who punched the monster away. With a grim expression on his face, he looks towards the ring.

“Just what is that? If this continues, a lot of people will die.”

“Goritia!”

“Oh, Anje-chan.”

“As long as we don’t destroy that vortex, the monsters will continue to appear forever!”

“Do you know about that vortex?”

“A little bit! Normal physical attacks don’t work on it, so we need powerful magic attack! It’s just that my magic isn’t powerful enough……”

Anyway, the two of them decided to head towards the vortex. Fortunately, the other contestants of this tournament have begun to join the battle to protect the spectators from the monsters.

“Leave the monster to me, my attack won’t work against that vortex anyway.”

“Okay, I’ll leave it to you!”

Leaving this place to Lill, Anje and Goritia head to Fana and Orion, who are very close to the vortex. Fana and Orion are now surrounded by monsters, but the Anje and Goritia managed to force their way through and reach them.

“Fana!”

“Anje. What about Master?”

Fana was in a terrible state of exhaustion and injury. Orion is in similar state.

“Several of the same vortex have appeared all over city! He went off to take care of the rest, so we’ll have to deal with this by ourselves! But first, drink this!”

As Anje explained, she hands the potion to Fana. Because she was in the middle of a match, Fana didn’t have any kind of healing item in hand.

“You should drink too!”

“Thanks……”

“I’ll buy you some time until you recover!”

Fana and Orion hurriedly drank the potion, and the wound closed as they watched.

“W-what is this potion!? I can’t believe that my wounds healed so quickly…… Uh! I’ve never seen such a powerful potion before.”

In fact, it’s a special potion made by Reus.

“Only magic can work on this vortex! And a half-hearted one is no use! We need a powerful magic to wipe it out in one go! Can you do that, Fana?”

“Hmm, it’s impossible.”

“I guess so. You and I are just using magic as a support after all……”

As they talked, the number of monsters continued to increase.

For now, Lill and the other contestants are barely holding them back, but if this continues, many of the spectators will be affected.

“I…… I’ll do it.”

It was Orion who spoke in a determined voice.

“If I unleash my lightning magic with all my might, I may be able to extinguish this vortex…… No, I’m sure I can erase it. As a hero and the prince of this country, I have a duty to protect my people!”

Of course, Orion is by no means a specialist in magic. Just like Anje and Fana, it’s unclear whether he’ll be able to cast enough magic to destroy the vortex.

But there is no other option now.

“.…. Alright. We’ll leave it to you.”

“Mmm, I’m counting on you.”

“As expected of a hero. Okay, while Orion-chan prepares, we will protect you at all costs!”

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“You’ve got to be kidding me!? Even in that location!?”

“Not just there. Look, there, there and over there too.”

“W-what…? Five places in total!?”

In addition to the one that appeared below the ring, there are four other places in the city where such ominous aura emanates. A total of five “Monster vortex” have appeared, and monsters are overflowing from them. 

Even for me, eliminating all of them by myself is difficult and time-consuming. While I fight one, the number of monsters in the other place will increase steadily and the damage will spread.

“So given this situation, I’ll leave the things here to you guys.”

After saying that, I jump out of the airship with Meltera.

“Will they be okay with themselves?”

“Probably. Well, don’t worry too  much. There are some tough guys who have gathered for this tournament after all. Anyways, can I leave one place to you?”

“Of course.”

“Okay. I’ll leave that place to you.”

Leaving one of the vortices to Meltera, I mounted Lindwurm and flew at full speed. 

We quickly arrived at the first vortex, located north of the city.

“Luckily everyone has escaped so there is no one nearby. Lindwurm, let’s fire off some magic with all our might.”

『Got it. 』

If you want to destroy this “monster vortex”, half-hearted magic is meaningless. This is because if even a small amount of vortex remains, it will immediately recollect the magical power that has been diffused and revive. Therefore, it must be completely annihilated with a single blow.

“Hell Flame Tornado!”

As if engulfing the “monster vortex”, a pillar of flame appears that swirls with tremendous momentum. The heat was so high that the surrounding buildings melted, and even the trees on the street burned out in an instant. When the flames eventually subsided, there was not a fragment of the vortex left.

“Okay, first one cleared. Next is over there. But before that.…. Tracking type Wide-Area Extermination Magic!”

I must clean up the monsters that have already been unleashed on the city. I fired countless arrows of light, piercing only the monsters.

“Gugaaaaa!?”

“Ooouu!”

“Bumoooo!”

I didn’t let any monsters get away, even those stuck between buildings. After verifying that all monsters are cleared, I then hop aboard Lindwurm and head to the vortex at the west of the city.

Then suddenly, as if it understood that I was a threat, flying monsters spewed out from the vortex and rushed towards me all at once.

“Hey, hey, I haven’t done anything to this vortex yet, right? Hmmm, it looks like these vortices are sharing information with each other……”

If such a thing is possible, it is a phenomenon that I did not know about in my previous life.

“If the vortices are magically connected to each other, it is not impossible. But……”

『Master, I think it is not the time to be thinking about that now.』

“Mmm, you’re right.”

We charged straight into the horde of monsters that were rushing at us, each of which are desperate to get ahead of the others. The monsters hit my barrier and were blown away.

“I don’t have time to deal with you guys.”

The key to destroying that vortex is to ignore the monsters that spring up and hit the main body. If I don’t do that, I’ll be forced to fight monsters forever.

“Hell Flame Tornado!”

I unleashed the same spell as before to dissipate the second vortex.

“Tracking type Wide-Area Extermination Magic!”

Then I cleaned up the monsters.

“Phew, I’m really tired. It’s still too much work for a baby’s body after all.”

『Master, the sign of the vortex in the east has disappeared.』

“Meltera did a good job. As expected of her.”

Glancing eastward, I saw what looked like an ice spire. Her magic must have frozen the whole vortex into ice.

“Hmm, as for the arena…… It looks like it’s still there. Well, at worst, Meltera will do something about it.”

With that in mind, I hurried to the vortex at the south of the city.

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Orion unleashes a lightning strike.

“Huh!? You dodged that!?”

However, Fana avoided it at the last minute.

“I never thought there would be someone who could avoid lightning…… But you can’t keep avoiding it over and over again!”

Orion was about to hit her with a series of lightning strikes, but at that moment, his body was blown away as if he had been hit by something.

“~~~~!?”

“P-Prince Orion! For some reason, our Hero-sama has been blown backwards! And with such impact…… Uh-! Don’t tell me, will our hero fall out of the ring like this!?”

Screech.

Orion somehow managed to hold on at the edge of the ring, and the crowd breathed a sigh of relief.

“If yours is a ranged attack, so is mine.”

Just now, it was a wind barrage unleashed by Fana. Since it was air, it was invisible to the naked eye, and if you were hit by it, you’d be blown away and could fall out of the ring, like now.

After that, it was a trade of lightning and wind barrage. Fana dodges the lightning strike and fires her own wind barrage, and Orion dodges her attack while firing a lightning strike.

However, it’s Orion who is at disadvantage. Once he took even one direct hit, he would be blown straight out of the ring.

“W-who would have predicted that His Royal Highness Orion-sama, who has won the tournament four times in a row, would struggle this much? If he loses like this, it will be the biggest upset in the tournament’s history!”

While the spectators watched with bated breath as the match unfolded, I was the first to notice something unusual.

“……What’s this magical surge of power?”

Meltera also noticed it.

“It’s coming from the ring! This can’t be….…”

It happened at the next moment.

Right now, an immense amount of magical power rose from the ring where Fana and Orion were fighting and then a jet-black vortex appeared.

“A monster vortex!?”

In my previous life, I had one of the taboo item called “Monster Vortex”.

I had discovered and destroyed that thing in the Underwater Temple the other day, so why was it here again…?

“Wait! Isn’t that the one that was in the sea the other day? What more, it’s much bigger than that!?”

Anje, who was watching the game from the airship with us, blurted out loud. As she had said, it’s a monster vortex that is far bigger than the one that was raging in the bottom of the sea. 

Not content with covering the entire ring, the vortex now reached just in front of the spectator seats.

“The bigger it is, the more vicious monsters it spews out…… this is a pretty bad situation.”

As I said so, the first few were already springing up from the vortex. All of them are large monsters, and you can tell that they are highly dangerous monsters just by looking at them.

Naturally, there was a great panic in the arena.

“W-what on earth is going on here?! A strange and eerie vortex suddenly emerged and then monsters appeared from it…!”

Needless to say, the monsters first target are Fana and Orion, who were in the ring.

“Gruaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!”

“Kuu…… What is this black vortex!? And these monsters….…”

“Mm. It’s a vortex that creates monsters.”

“Do you know about this vortex!?”

While slaying down the monsters, the two of them have such an exchange.

“Gah!?”

“Aaah! Prince Orion was blown away by a monster’s lunge! On the other hand, Fana-shi is also defending against the monsters that are approaching one after another! If even these two are having a hard time, these are clearly not ordinary monsters…! And on top of that, they keep appearing one after the other like gnats…!”

In addition to the fact that the enemies are all violent monsters, there must be fatigue from the match, and both Fana and Orion are overwhelmed.

If it continues like this, they will be crushed by the horde of monsters.

“Anje-oneechan and Lill, please help them right away. I’ll leave this to you guys.”

“Got it.”

“Wait! What do you mean? What about you!?”

“Me and Meltera are going to crush the other guys.”

“……Other guys?”

“Look.”

I pointed towards the city.

There too was a “Monster Vortex” as large as the one that appeared in the arena.

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The hero Orion and Fana faced each other in the ring.

“…… Even if I’m up against a girl, I go seriously.”

“Mm, that’s what I want.”

Both of them raised their weapons. Fana uses her usual dual sword, while Orion is using the legendary sword once used by the former hero, Leon.

“Fana’s mithril sword is made by me. It’s no match for the hero’s orichalcum sword so there’s no need to worry about the weapon being destroyed.”

Any ordinary weapon would have been easily destroyed by the hero’s sword. Even though they are free to use whatever equipment they wanted, it still felt a bit unfair.

As I was thinking about this, the signal to start sounded.

The two of them start to move without a moment’s hesitation.

“Ooooh! They both started moving right away…! This is going to be an intense fight right off the bat!”

As predicted by the commentator, the match between Orion and Fana is a fierce battle from the start. As they run around the ring, swords clash against each other again and again. Ordinary spectators will probably not even be able to follow their movements.

“W-what a battle! They’re flying from side to side, it’s hard to follow them with my eyes…! I can’t even see their sword movements! …All I can hear is the tremendous sound of swords clashing!”

Fana is a swordsman with a knack for agile movements, and it seems that Orion is no less impressive.

“The hero’s armor looks quite heavy.”

“No, it should be much lighter than it looks. If you use orichalcum, even if it’s extremely thin, it will provide more than enough defensive power. It also seems to have a special effect that increases agility.”

Fana, who wields dual swords, was superior in terms of the number of attacks. Deciding that he couldn’t defend against them with just one sword, Orion blocked them directly with his armor.

“That’s a trick only possible with armor made of Orichalcum. Oh, Fana used magic.”

Wind covered Fana’s body. That should have made her even more agile.

“She’s getting serious now. She must have decided she has to act seriously to win.”

In the next moment, at nearly twice the speed of the previous one, Fana sprinted across the ring.

“F-Fana-shi has completely disappeared!? No, no, we can clearly hear the sound of her running! Then…. s-she is moving so fast that we can’t seem to catch it……! Prince Orion, how will you respond to this?!?”

Orion is clearly not able to keep up with Fana’s movements. He turned around a split second later as Fana lunged at him from behind.

Gakyiiiiiiin!

“Kuu….…”

He managed to block Fana’s sword at the last moment, but it was just luck. It probably wouldn’t happen that many times.

Fana approached from a blind spot again, but this time, he couldn’t react at all.

Bzzzt, bzzzt, bzzzzzt!!

“~~~~!?”

However, for some reason, it was Fana who was knocked off at the same time as the attack.

“Fana-shi, who seemed to have the upper hand, has been flipped over onto the ring! What on earth happened here!? Ooh, it looks like Prince Orion’s body is glowing…?”

A mysterious light covers Orion’s body. 

—It’s lightning.

“By wrapping his body in lightning, rather than blocking the attack, he ended up causing a damage instead. Come to think of it, Hero Leon was also good at lightning magic.”

Caught by a sudden lightning strike, Fana, who had been in a state of mild paralysis, stood up.

“……That was paralyzing.”

“The lightning I control also has the power to paralyze the opponent into a state of abnormality.”

“Very troublesome.”

“You’re too fast. Honestly, I would have been in danger without this magic.”

“I can’t get close to you easily huh.”

“That’s a given. Don’t worry, from here on, I’ll be the one to approach you.”

Saying that, Orion attacks Fana.

Since a single touch would make her a victim of the lightning, paralyzing her, Fana had no choice but to keep her distance.

“Of course, I can attack an opponent from a distance too!”

A lightning strike fired by Orion struck Fana.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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“It’s so frustratiiiiiiiiing!!”

That night, Anje felt extremely frustrated.

“Uhm, Anje-oneechan, you did well you know. Even though your opponent is an S-rank adventurer, you managed to push him to that point.”

I comforted Anje. Goritia was by far the most powerful of all the humans I had encountered since I was incarnated in this era.

I trained her last night, but to be honest, I didn’t think Anje would be able to get him to fight her to that point. When the match began, Anje performed better than I expected.

Perhaps, due to the nature of an Amazoness, she would be better off fighting against opponents who are stronger than herself, but whatever it was, I think it was a good fight to be proud of.

“As Goritia said, Anje-oneechan will be able to win eventually.”

“……”

Still, Anje looks frustrated. In a way, this competitive spirit may be the secret to her strength.

“Anje, I will avenge you.”

Anje roared at Fana’s perverse words.

“I’ll hate it more that way, you know! That would mean that I’ve indirectly lost to you!”

“……?”

Incidentally, the first round of the finals was played up to the fourth game in one day. The remaining match 5 through 8 are scheduled to be played tomorrow. Fana will appear in the seventh game of the tournament.

“You’re going to be against that hero guy in the first place. You should focus on defeating him first.”

“Mm, don’t worry, I’ll win.”

Fana is full of confidence, but it is probably without any basis.

★★★

And the next day.

“Now then, it’s finally time for the second half of the first round of the final tournament…! We can surely expect a match that will be just as exciting as the first half! I’m sure there are some spectators out there who were so excited that they couldn’t sleep! Right? Right? I’ll be honest, I am one of them…! So right now, I’m really sleepy! Please show me a fight that will blow away this drowsiness…!”

The fifth match began amid boos from some in the audience in response to the commentator, with comments like “Who cares, you idiot” and “Do a better job of commentating!”.

In the center stage, there is a man so big that he seems to be a giant, and a small young man who wields a spear. The two were complete contrasts, and the difference in physique was even greater than that between an adult and a child. However, against most expectations, the spear-wielding young man won. He was toying with the big man throughout the match with his agile movements. The spear-wielder advanced to the second round.

And in the sixth game, a knight belonging to the Imperial Knights faced off against a shabby looking old man.

The odds were overwhelmingly in favor of the knight, but once the match began, an unexpected development took place. The old man, who fought with his barehand, fended off the knight’s attack with movements like flower petals dancing in the air and he delivered counterattacks with exquisite timing. 

What’s more, the counterattacks were powerful enough that it is hard to believe that they are coming from such an emaciated old man. The knight was ultimately cornered. 

Still, the knight showed his will at the end. He was prepared to take the old man’s attack head on, and with a powerful blow, he achieved a major comeback victory.

“Valuma-shi narrowly won a victory! But to have pushed an Imperial Knights to this point…… what an old man he is……!?”

There was a lot of excitement in both matches, and eventually, it was the seventh match.

“Whoa, whoa, the excitement in the venue is at its peak! It is now finally the time for that person to appear…! Yes, it’s our hero, Prince Orion’s turn…!”

Amidst the loudest cheers, Orion, the prince and hero of this country entered the ring.

“““Kyaaaaahhh!! Orion-samaaaaaaa!!!”””

The squeals were so loud that it was earsplitting. Some of the girls were so excited that they fainted.

“And for our Hero’s opponent, it’s the A-rank adventurer Fana-shi! She is in the same party as Anje-shi, who put up an amazing fight yesterday! This is surely going to be an incredible match…!”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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As I expected, Goritia’s body could no longer withstand the accumulated damage, and suddenly something strange happened to him. He staggered in the ring and fell to his knees.

Anje did not let that golden opportunity slip.

“I got you……! Haaaaaahh!”

With all her might, Anje aimed a merciless kick at the side of Goritia’s head as he is now on his knees and slightly lower to the ground.

“As one would expect from Reus-sama. It looks like the battle will end with Anje’s victory just as expected.”

“No, I predicted the the opposite though.”

“Eh?”

—It was at that moment when Anje’s kick was about to slam into the side of Goritia’s head.

“Nuuaaaaaaaahhh!”

Goritia let out a roar, and he went in to slam his head into Anjer’s foot.

It was a headbutt.

Dooooooon!

With a resounding crash, Anje’s foot and Goritia’s head are bounced back at the same time.

If you think about it normally, the head is more vulnerable than the feet. One would think that Ange would win, but—

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!?”

The one screaming and rolling around the ring is Anje, whose foot has been bent in the opposite direction.

Goritia, on the other hand, quickly stood up. There is blood pouring down his forehead and he was a little wobbly though, probably due to a mild concussion.

“Even though you are still young, you are quite strong. I didn’t expect that I, who had abandoned the maiden and released my powers, would be pushed to this point. I have no doubt that you will eventually reach S rank. That is a gift from me, as I have high hopes for your future.”

Saying that, Goritia concentrates his fighting spirit on his right hand.

“Qi bullet!!”

He shot out with fighting spirit with his eyes fixed on Anje.

“Hmm, it’s a technique used by the man who was once called a God of War.”

I nodded my head as I watched from the airship.

Qi, which is life energy, strengthens the body by circulating it in the body. However, there is a technique that allows it to be launched and used as a projectile.

“It is very draining, but in return, it exerts tremendous power. However, if used by a skilled person, it is a dangerous technique that could even cost a person their life.”

Apparently, Goritia is using it while controlling the output well.

It’s not an easy feat though.

“Just as you’d expect from an S-rank adventurer.”

Anje is blown away by the unleashed fighting spirit and was sent out of the ring.

“J-just what on earth did Goritia-shi do……!? All I saw is that he thrust his right hand towards Anje-shi, then Anje-shi suddenly flew out of the ring! C-could it be that she was blown away just with the force of his fist alone?!”

Qi can only be seen by those who have undergone a certain amount of training. The commentator probably didn’t see how he attacked. Of course, the same goes for the audience.

There was a buzz at the strange way the match had ended, but as people remembered the battles that had been fought up until that point, the murmurs quickly turned to loud applause in praise of the two strong fighters.

“A standing ovation in praise of the fierce battle between these two strong contestants…! It was a match that is far too different from the first round of the final tournament!!! Even though she lost, Anje-shi is a talented fighter who would have advanced to the finals in any other year! It’s such a shame she was eliminated here!!”

Mixed in with thunderous applause, the excited voice of the commentator resounds in the arena.

“But don’t be sad my dear audience, there are still a lot of great contestants left in this tournament!!! Alright……Now let’s move on to the third match! Ah……right…. The ring has been destroyed again….…”

Then the alchemists once again hurriedly gathered around the ring, and for a while they worked with utmost effort to repair it.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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