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

“The final tournament of the martial arts tournament finally begins today!!! Will someone be able to defeat the Hero, Orion-sama and claim the title of Hero? Or will Orion-sama be victorious once again this year, proving his power as the descendant of a hero?!”

In the first round of the final tournament, there was a man who claimed to be a swordsman from the East and a young man who was the only magician to make it through the preliminary round.

“Oooh! Marona-shi’s magic is being unleashed like a slanting rain, Takezo-shi can’t get close at all! It’s impossible for him to attack!”

In the end, the young magician, skilled at rapid-fire magic, overwhelmed the Eastern swordsman. He advanced to the second round.

Then, in the second match, Anje made an appearance. Her opponent is Goritia.

“The most awaited match that everyone is looking forward to is finally here! Both of them showed overwhelming power in the preliminary rounds!”

Anje and Goritia leaped from opposite sides of the ring. They spun around and flew a few meters in the air before landing in the ring.

“““Ooooooouuuuuuuuh!!!”””

The excitement in the arena rose as the two of them showed off their impressive moves even before the fight began.

“Whoa, both of them even made an acrobatic entrance……! But leaving Anje-shi aside, I’m amazed at how agile Goritia-shi is despite his large size!”

The two faced each other in the center of the ring.

Anje seems to have already entered battle mode, and her fighting spirit is burning so much that we can see it from the sidelines.

Goritia, on the other hand, was smiling, but his gaze was different compared to when he fought during the qualifying rounds.

He is giving Anje a serious look.

“Goritia-shi is smiling fearlessly! Unlike the preliminaries, will we be able to see a proper fight this time? Oh, please do show us that!”

The commentator shouts, his tone was almost pleading. He was implicitly telling him not to repeat what he did in the qualifying rounds.

“Ufufu, surely, with you as my opponent, I won’t be bullying the weak, will I?”

“If you slack off, I’ll surely knock you out!”

“Oh my gosh, you don’t have to be in such a hurry. My true intentions…… are not that easy to see, you know?”

“Hmph! I wonder how long you’ll be able to say that!”

Anje kicked the ground and leaped at Goritia. 

“W-wait! Anje-shi, the bell hasn’t rung yet, but you’ve already started the fight!?”

Gooooooon!

After a moment’s delay, the bell finally rang. By that time, Anje had already kicked with all her momentum.

Dooon!

“Ahhhnnn~, what a powerful impact!”

Goritia blocked it with his right arm. A loud noise resounded during the crash.

“Haa!”

From there, Anjer unleashed a reverse kick without missing a beat. It then hit Goritia’s lower jaw.

“T-that was a powerful blow! As expected, even Goritia-shi must have had a lot of damage to his jaw that was not armored with those muscles…… Uh!”

But even as Goritia was kicked in the jaw, he managed to grab Anje’s ankle.

“Hmmm, that only hurt a little bit, you know?”

“~~!?”

Immediately afterwards, Goritia lifted Anje by one arm and swung her around vigorously. He then threw Ange with such force outside the ring.

“Ohhh no! Ange-shi’s body was easily tossed away! And with this momentum, she’ll fall out of the ring! Oh, please don’t let the fight end like this!”

While the commentator involuntarily spoke his mind, Anje in mid-air, made a move.

“Haaaaa!”

She thrusts her fist towards the audience. A shockwave was released along with a loud thump.

“W-wh-what!? Anje-shi released a shockwave with her fist and changed the direction of her fall!”

Anje’s body, which was flying out of the ring, changed direction in mid-air. She landed safely on top of the ring.

“Oi! I never thought you’re going to settle it by throwing me out of the ring?!”

Anje was indignant, but Goritia chuckled in amusement.

“Ufufu, there’s no problem with that, right? Besides, I didn’t think you’d be defeated like that. Anyway, I’ll attack first this time, okay, mm~?”

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

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“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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“T-this……!?  Goritia-shi made it to the finals without even fighting! This is the ability of an S-rank adventurer……! It’s overwhelming!”

The surprised voice of the commentator echoed through the venue.

“Hmmm, that guy is no ordinary guy after all.”

“That’s right. It’s amazing how he’s been able to train himself to such an extent in this age when human powers have weakened. I’m sure that would have only worked 1,500 years ago.”

Meltera and I, who were watching the match of the ninth group of qualifiers from the airship, agreed to each other.

“Oh, well, let’s take a short break. It will take some time to repair the cracked ring. Incidentally, this ring was made by the country’s top alchemists to be sturdy enough not to break easily.….

To have caused such cracks with just one blow, Goritia-shi, once again displayed his terrrifying power!”

The alchemists hurriedly ran over to the ring and began the repair work as quickly as possible.

I could mend a crack of that size in an instant, but it looks like it will take 30 minutes for those alchemists.

“Huh? That guy appeared next to the ring.”

For some reason, near the ring where the alchemists are working, Goritia, who was supposed to have went down the stage, reappears.

“I’m sorry everyone! I accidentally broke the ring (hehe~). To make up for it, I’ll dance until the repairs are finished! Tatatatatatatata~n, tatatatatata~n, tatatatatatatata~n♪”

The noisy venue was instantly enveloped in silence. The cheeks of the audience are twitching so much. The staff also seemed shaken up, so he must be dancing without permission.

But not a single person made an attempt to stop Goritia.

“Tatatata~n, tatata~n, tatatata~n♪”

Perhaps mistaking it for other people’s attention to his own dance, Goritia continues to dance with a look of pleasure. Sometimes bold, sometimes graceful, sometimes serene. Even with the same dance, the vividness of the dance changes little by little as the intensity and slowness were added.

“W-wait, wait! Why am I staring at him so intently? Honestly, I don’t want to see it at all…… but for some reason, I can’t take my eyes off him and I can’t help but stare……”

“That’s true……”

“Maybe it’s a dance with some kind of special effect……”

After that, the hellish hours continued until the repairs were completed. In the end, it took about 40 minutes to finally repair the ring.

“Well, now let’s pull ourselves together and get the match back on track………!”

As the venue was filled with a sense of exhaustion, the commentator tried his best to raise his voice. However, the 10th and 11th groups that followed were boring matches. The next match, the twelfth group, was a heated battle, but the audience was unable to get over Goritia.

Then it’s the turn of the thirteenth group. It’s finally Anje’s turn.

“The most notable participant in this group is Anje-shi, an A-rank adventurer……! (I didn’t read the materials carefully enough when it came to Fana-shi, but this time, I bet that Anje-shi will also stand out!)

She’s also an A-rank adventurer who is the same age as Fana-shi so she’s quite promising! What’s more, she is from the famous fighting race, she’s an Amazoness! Nothing can’t go wrong with that! (I mean, please, please dispel the awkward atmosphere of this venue! )”

The voice of the commentator was awfully forceful. Looks like he is trying his best to do something about the atmosphere that is becoming sluggish.

“You kind of made it hard for me to do that….…”

Anje smiled wryly as she stepped into the ring.

Because of the live commentary, the other contestants completely became wary of her, which actually put her at a disadvantage.

“Anyways…… I think I can live up to expectations.”

As soon as the bell rang, Anje dashed to the center of the ring herself.

“O-ooooh! For some reason, Anje-shi went to the center of the ring!? On her own accord, she moved to a location where she could be targeted from all directions! What on earth is she planning on doing here?!”

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Despite being targeted by all the other contestants, Goritia seemed rather happy.

“Oh my~, it looks like I’m very popular♡.”

He winked at them with an flirty smile on his face, and “Ueee” sounds were heard all over the hall venue. The cheeks of the contestants surrounding him also twitched and some even involuntarily tried to look away.

“You there!”

“!?”

Goritia, suddenly shouts at a swordsman man.

“You should never look away in the middle of a fight, you know? If that was what I wanted, you’d be dead right now!”

“-Uh….…”

The swordsman couldn’t say anything in response to his valid criticism. After a moment, he just kept his eyes on Goritia’s movements.

“That’s it! Look at me closely! Everyone too! Just look at me, got it!?”

Then, under everyone’s serious gaze, Goritia—

—started dancing.

“Tatatatatatatana~n, tatana~n, tatatatatatana~n♪”

While humming a mysterious melody, Goritia performs a superfluous graceful dance with his huge body. He seems to be conscious of the tips of his limbs, his toes are always stretched out, and the fingers of his hands, which are supposed to be muscular, move so delicately.

“Tatatatatatatana~n, tatana~n, tatatatatatana~n♪”

Perhaps because of the previous shout, no one took their eyes off him. The mysterious actions of the S-rank adventurer made the venue quiet, and only the melody of Goritia’s thick voice resounded.

As just like that, time passed. Goritia has continued to dance for about a minute.

「「「「「No, what are we being shown!?」」」」」

The other contestants in the ring all spoke up at once.

“Y-you bastard, what on earth is that dance about!?”

“I got so much attention that I just had to dance♡”

Apparently, he just wanted to dance.

“No, stop it right now! Watching it further will make me crazy!”

“This isn’t a playhouse for you, you bastard!”

“It was so scary, I might have nightmares about it!”

The contestants raised their voices.

“Oh my~, that’s a very rude thing to say, you know. How can you not understand the beauty of my dancing……?”

“What beauty!? I can’t take it anymore! Hey, let’s get this done over with! Don’t let this crazy guy do whatever he wants!”

「「「「「Ooooooh!」」」」」

Enraged, the other contestants attacked Goritia with a roar. Earlier, Fana was subjected to a barrage of attacks from her group in the same way, but she was constantly moving around the ring and successfully dodged their attacks.

—But Goritia didn’t move a single step from his spot. Swords, spears, fists, and magic hit his huge body one after another. Even though he is covered in steel-like muscles, his opponents are also skilled, they all qualified to participate in the martial arts tournament after all. It seemed that even the S-rank adventurer would not stand a chance, but—

“Ahhhhnn~ Oh, that felt so goood! Please attack me more and more……!”

“Huh!? I-impossible…. It did not work at all!?”

He did not sustain any damage. On the contrary, he seemed rather pleased.

When the others involuntarily stopped their attacks,

“No, no, don’t stop! This degree won’t please me!”

“No one is trying to please you!”

“What the hell is this guy!?”

“He’s a real monster!”

The contestants are shocked.

“Eh?  Is it over already? What a pity…… I still haven’t had my fill….…”

Goritia sighs in sadness.

He fixed his stance, took a deep breath, and then he slammed his fist into the ring as hard as he could.

Zudooong!

「「「「「~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!?」」」」」

The impact was so great that the entire arena shook. A terrible crack ran through the ring, and the bodies of the contestants around him even momentarily lifted into the air.

「「「「「A, a, aaah….」」」」」

None of the contestants in the ring seemed to have any intention of continuing to fight anymore.

“You see, I don’t like bullying the weak. Then, should you give up, hmm~?”

At Goritia’s suggestion, they all nodded their heads in unison.

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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.

★★★

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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“““Kyaaaaaaaaaaah!! Hero-samaaaaaaaaa!!!”””

With the appearance of the hero, cheers erupted in the entire venue. In addition to his perfect background as a prince, he also possess such handsome features. It is only natural that he is overwhelmingly popular with women.

“Tch, I guess we’ll have to wait till we get to the final tournament before we could see him lose in front of the big crowd. I can’t wait to see those women lose their faith in him.”

『Master, you have such an evil look on your face that it makes it hard to believe that you are a baby.』

In the center of the ring, the hero drew his sword from the sheath at his waist and raised the tip to the sky. On this day, the sky is dazzling. The sunlight poured down on the sword, reflecting on the blade made of Orichalcum, making it sparkle more. The sight was so picturesque that the venue fell silent for a moment.

As if to take advantage of that, the hero raised his voice,

“In the name of the Seventh Prince, I, Orion Alcelal, declare the opening of the Martial Arts Tournament!!”

It was just one simple declaration. Still, that may have been a good speech because immediately after he spoke, cheers erupted once again.

“Good luck to everyone!”

With that ending statement, the hero dashed down the ring.

“I see, he truly is a prince. He carried himself in an impressive and dignified presence in front of this huge crowd.”

“Well, I doubt the hero Leon could have done something like that. He may have the appearance of an aristocrat, but he didn’t have much refinement. I suppose that can’t be helped, seeing as he came from the countryside.”

His descendants are now a royalty, they also have the elegance that befits them.

“…… However, albeit from the sky, when you look at the current hero like this, didn’t you notice something a little strange?”

“?  I didn’t feel anything in particular though.”

『Me too.  What exactly do you mean by a strange feeling?』

“Hmm, how do I put it….”

Lindwurm asks for details, but I’m not sure how to describe it.

“It’s just an instinct…… Somehow, I just feel that something is not right……”

“Isn’t that because Reus-sama is familiar with hero Leon so you can’t help but compare them? Even though Orion is now wearing the same equipment and is his descendant, he is still a different person after all. Maybe that’s why you feel something is off?”

“Hmm, is that so?”

As we were going through this exchange, the first qualifying match is about to begin. About 10 skilled fighters, who were assigned to the first group, came up to the ring at the same time.

“Well, it looks like everyone is in their designated places! By the way, the initial positions were decided randomly and we informed the contestants in advance!”

This is probably because there are some advantages and disadvantages depending on the positioning. Since it is a circular ring, the contestants are lined up at exactly equal intervals. Well, the point that a large number of people are doing it all at once is not very fair in the first place. Magic-type contestants who need to keep distance from their opponents are obviously at a disadvantage.

Goooooooong!

The bell rang out, probably the signal to start.

“The first qualifying match has begun! Ooooh! At the same time as the go signal sounded, with a tremendous momentum, Mao-shi, a martial artist, suddenly jumped on Pitt-shi, the spearman next to him! Pitt-shi, who was caught off guard, was blown away by Mao-shi’s punch!……  

Hoh~, The magic swordsman Alst-shi also made a quick attack! However, this one is easily defeated by the knight, Valium-shi…… Oh my, that’s a rather embarrassing way to lose!”

I thought the contestants would keep each other in check at first, and that the match would not move forward anytime soon.  But unexpectedly, the battle turned out to be intense from the start. In about a minute, the number of people was reduced to almost half at once.

A contestant will be eliminated if he or she falls off the circular ring, is unable to fight, surrenders, or if the referee calls off the match at a doctor’s recommendation. Furthermore, if a contestant intentionally kills his opponent, he is immediately disqualified and loses.

And so, while the battle turned into a four-way melee along the way, in the end, the strong knight named Valium survived by skillfully blocking attacks with his shield.

“Valuim-shi of the Imperial Knights has demonstrated his skilled fighting ability and has advanced to the final tournament…!”

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“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.

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The night before the martial arts tournament. 

The contestants had gathered in the plaza behind the arena. A total of 139 players will participate. Despite the restrictions on participants, it seems to be the largest ever. First of all, a preliminary match will be held, and then it seems that the number of players will be reduced to 15 at once. The 139 contestants will be divided into 15 groups, and the contestants will compete in unison, and only the last one standing in each group will advance to the final tournament.

By the way, it seems that the hero is exempted from the qualifiers. He will participate directly in the finals. It is said it had already been decided by lottery which group they would be placed into. The contestants gathered because the pairings were about to be announced.

A large number of strong men gathered, and the presentation venue had a tense atmosphere. It seems that there are some contestants who are hot-headed, and some of them even started fighting on the spot.

“The martial arts tournament starts tomorrow, hopefully we can settle this then.”

While I was dumbfounded,

“Oh my, you’re so cute~~!”

With such a voice, a monster appeared. No, it’s a human. He is over two meters tall with a lot of muscles. From his figure, he is clearly a man but he has thick makeup on his face, his hair is in twin tails and he even wears a frilly miniskirt. Un, definitely a human.

“Hey, if you don’t mind, can you let me hold him for a moment?”

—The mysterious big man begs Fana, who is holding me, with a seductive tone of voice even though he has a thick voice.

Hold me? I refuse!

“Mmm, go ahead.”

Ah!?

Fana easily presented me to the big man without my consent. Giving a baby to such a suspicious man…. she is ridiculously unguarded. I panicked and tried to run away, but the big man was faster to pick me up.

“Ahhnn! So cuteee! I really love babies!”

I hate men!

Moreover, my face is pressed against his chest, which is like a thick iron plate.

『Good for you, Master. You got to enjoy big boobs.』

(I did not call for very large pecs! Nooooo!)

By the time I finally got back to Fana, I was so mentally damaged that I was exhausted.

“You’re so well behave that you did not to cry at all.”

I’m crying in my heart!

“Hey, this little girl is cute too.”

“I may look like this but I’m an adult inside. I’d rather that you don’t hold me.”

“Oh, so you are an adult inside huh. What a pity~”

His gaze turned to Meltera next, but he was flatly refused. She avoided the hellish embrace.

No fair! Uu!

“Hmm, who are you again?”

Fana asks the big man, though it’s was a little late.

“Oh my, silly me. I’m such an idiot that I forget to introduce myself♡”

The big man stuck out his tongue and cutely knocked on his head.

“Ahem, my name is Goritia. People call me Goritia, the charismatic beauty.”

Charismatic beauty? Where?

“Oh, I’m Fana.”

“Hi Fana-chan. What a nice name!”

“I’m Anje. You look really strong!”

“Fufu, Anje-chan looks stronger.”

The big man who calls himself Goritia, had a very normal conversation with Fana and Anje.

No one is going to comment on that charismatic beauty thing…?

“You can call me Gori-chan♡”

“Mmm, Gori-chan. Nice to meet you.”

“By the, you’re dressed pretty bizarre. But it suits you!”

“Oh, thank you♡”

It doesn’t look good …….

Apparently, Anje has a devastating sense of aesthetics.

“Is Gori-chan a man or a woman?”

With her usual expressionless face, Fana asked a question that got to the heart of the matter.

“Ufufu, which one do you think it is?”

“…… Woman?”

“Pfft~~! Buu buu. Wrong~ I’m a man, just a maiden at heart♡~~!”

No, man isn’t a gender!

“Mmm, I see.”

“I don’t really get it but it definitely looks like you’re manly!”

For some reason, Fana and Anje are convinced.

I don’t understand it at all!

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In the end, only two people, Fana and Anje, registered in the martial arts tournament. Then, the next day, when the Hero Festival began, the city, which had been bustling from the beginning, became even more lively.

The city is gorgeously decorated, and people dressed in armor that seems to be modeled after the hero’s equipment parade through the main streets. In addition, statues of the hero are installed all over the city, and people offered prayers there.

『As you would expect from a hero. He is still very popular even after his death. It’s very different for a certain someone, right Master?』

(Kuu…… I’m sure I can hold my own against the hero in terms of achievements……! Why is there such a difference?)

『It must be because of popularity.』

(If I knew this would be the case, I should have contributed a little more to my hometown. After leaving my parents’ house, I never went back there. If my hometown in my previous life had become the capital of a major country like this, a Great Sage Festival might have been held.)

『Yes. Then the reincarnation of the great sage could appear dashingly.…. beauties from all over the country will flock to him, and he could have created a huge harem in an instant…! Ah, what a pity…』

As I was lamenting, the people around me suddenly started making noise.

“It’s Hero-sama! Hero-sama!”

“““Hero-sama~~!”””

Eh? Hero?

Across the main street where many people come and go. I saw a young man approaching here on horseback.  He is surrounded by knights who seemed to be acting as his guards. He clearly has an aura that was different from the other hero cosplayers.

Beautiful, silky blonde hair and jewel-like blue eyes. His chiseled face looks like an elaborate statue of God. That figure is exactly the hero Leon, who defeated the Demon King with me――

“…… No, he’s not the real deal.”

For a moment, I thought it was the hero Leon, but it wasn’t. The hero I know is also a beautiful young man with blonde hair and blue eyes, but although they are certainly very similar if you list their characteristics, you can see from a distance that they are not the same person. 

However, the equipment he is wearing may be real. It has a strong shine that cannot be found in replicas, and is definitely made of Orichalcum, which is considered to be a legendary metal.

“He is probably the seventh prince of this country, Orion Alcelal. He is a member of the imperial family with a hero’s bloodline. It is said that the martial arts tournament of the Hero Festival was founded for him. From its beginning to the previous year, he has won four consecutive championships, which is why he is said to be the reincarnation of the hero, Leon.”

Meltera informed me.

I see, he is a descendant of the hero huh. It’s no wonder they are similar. But reincarnation……

『Maybe he was reincarnated just like the Master?』

(That’s not possible.)

『What do you mean?』

(If he is really that hero, he wouldn’t be that bad. The hero Leon was probably the only person in the world at that time who was strong enough to go toe-to-toe with me.)

『I see.』

Amid the loud cheers, the hero and his party came right in front of us.

“Naturally, he will also participate in this martial arts tournament.”

“Maybe we’ll get to fight the hero?”

“Sounds interesting!”

If they win the martial arts tournament, they will receive the Orichalcum hero equipment.

But do they really want to give away such a precious thing?

『If he loses, will they secretly replace it with a replica, or do you think that he will never lose?』

(Will that self proclaimed hero wear that equipment to the competition?)

『I’m sure he will.』

(Then I don’t think he’ll lose that easily.)

Even if his skills are not so good, if he wears that equipment, he will not be able to fall behind against the weakened humans of this era. However, compared to that hero Leon, this guy is a weakling. With the current Fana and Anje, I don’t think he can win.

“““Kyaaahhh, Hero-sama is so cool~~! Please rub my boobies~~!”””

“—Defeat that darn normie!”

I couldn’t help but shout when I suddenly heard such cheers from those beautiful women.

But, a hero and the prince?

He looks super handsome, and no matter how I think about it, he’s too blessed! Moreover, even if those beautiful women said “rub my boobies”, he showed no reaction at all.

I’m sure he’s used to fondling the big breasts of beautiful women around him that is why he doesn’t even seem to care about what they had said.

If it were me, I’d jump into their boobies right now. Kuu, I’m too jealous, I can’t forgive him!

“You two must win! Don’t lose to that self-proclaimed hero!”

“Hey, what’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”

“Losing to a younger girl in front of a lot of people…… Fufu, if that happens, he will lose the title of hero, he will be deprived of his equipment, and the people will be  enlightened…… Kukuku, I’ll enjoy his misfortune then……”

“…… Reus-sama, you are being too mean, you know?”

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“I see. This child is like Meltera-sama, he is adult on the inside huh.”

“No. I’m a real baby, not even six months old.”

“Whaaat!? That’s an even a crazier pattern you know! What is your name? Where were you born!? How can you speak so fluently!? What about your parents!?”

“Wait……”

Matilua bombarded me with questions, as if her reporter’s soul has exploded.

“When I wrote an article about Meltera-sama, it was a big hit! This might be an even bigger scoop than that! Haa haa!”

Her eyes are bloodshot and she’s breathing heavily. Matilua seems quite excited.

(C-crap…… I may have said something unnecessary to someone who seems to be troublesome……)

『That’s seems to be the case. Why don’t you just be honest and confess the whole truth?』

Naturally, I ignored Lindwurm’s useless suggestions.

“Come to think of it, a while back, there has been an information that a baby adventurer has been born…… It was so absurd that it was dismissed and couldn’t be put in the papers, but I didn’t expect it to be true! Uh-, I, I suddenly feel sleepy…….”

Matilua suddenly began to stagger. She unsteadily sat down on the reception chair nearby and then she fell asleep.

“Reus-sama, did you do something?”

“Yes, it was a bit of a hassle, you see. When she wakes up, she’ll probably think it’s just a dream.”

I forced her to sleep. I’m enjoying a carefree second life to the fullest, it would be terrible when details about me is published in a newspaper and widely disseminated. 

Just as we  are leaving the newspaper office, Fana spoke up.

“Hmm. Martial arts competitions. Do you think we have time for that?”

“That’s right…… We don’t have any information at the moment too……”

Meltera nodded reluctantly.

“That’s settled! My arms are ringing!”

Anje is already swinging her arms in the air, showing her intention of competing.

“They said in the newspaper just now that the Hero Festival starts tomorrow, and the martial arts tournament will start the day after. I wonder if we can still register now?”

When we asked a passerby, we found out that they are accepting participants until today. We were also told about the reception venue.

“That’s the arena.”

“Mmm, it’s so big.”

Then we came to the arena, which is also the venue for the martial arts tournament. It seems that gladiatorial matches and monster-slaying performances are usually held here. It is large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of spectators, I think.

The registration of contestants was held in one part of the arena.

“I want to participate in a martial arts tournament.”

“Me too!”

“You guys? Sorry, but not everyone can compete.”

““Is that so?””

Fana and Anje were taken aback by what the woman at the reception had said.

“In previous years, we accepted all applicants, but as the number of applicants has increased year by year, we have only accepted those who have a minimum achievement record from this year.”

“What do you mean by achievement record?”

“Oh, for example, if you have achieved a reasonable rank advancement in the previous year, or if you belong to some knightly order, or if you are an adventurer of C-rank or higher.”

Apparently, just being an adventurer doesn’t count.

“Mmm, I’m A Rank.”

“Me too!”

“Huh!? S-sorry about this!”

The woman at the reception hurriedly apologizes to the two of them when they showed her their A-rank adventurer card.

“What about you, Master?”

“I’m not going to join. I don’t want to stand out too much. What about you, Meltera?”

“I’m going to refrain from joining, too.”

“That’s a relief. I don’t think we have a chance to beat you guys……”

Anje looked relieved.

“Then I’ll participate instead. I’m not sure what you’re going to do, but it looks kind of interesting.”

“…… Hmmm, I think it’s best if Lill does not participate.”

“Hn? Is that so?”

If Lill, who is not good at being careful, participates, there will be a lot of casualties.

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