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Chapter 47: Royal Capital Alraine

 

We headed to the arena as soon as we arrived at the royal capital.

Near the entrance to the arena, there were posters explaining the rules and the outline of the clan battle tournament, commonly known as the “ranking battle”.

Adventurers, who are probably the participants, gathered around the posters. The poster was put up in a way so that it can be read by even those in the back.

[Tournament Outline]

・This tournament determines the ranking of clans within the Arto Kingdom.

・The winning clan will be ranked first in the ranking for one year and will receive a championship reward from His Majesty the King.

・This competition will use a tournament format.

・There are tournament seed rights based on last year’s ranking.

・There is a quota of 5 participants per clan and the winner will be determined by a “5 vs 5 knockout competition”.

・However, the final match is a special match in which the leaders will fight against each other, and the one with the most wins will win.

(In addition, even if the victor has already been decided in the middle of the tournament, the Leader Battles will still be held.)

・The arena is enveloped by a special barrier made possible by large magic tools. Death, injury, and status ailments within the barrier will be revived and restored once you exit the barrier.

(*In response to last year’s accident, a new facility has been established this year. You may display your abilities to your heart’s content.)

・For more details, please contact the tournament steering committee.

[Tournament Rules]

・Up to 5 people per clan can participate. Participation with 5 or less people is possible, but you will be eliminated if the whole clan is defeated.

・The use of mental attack magic is prohibited. If you are caught using it, you will be disqualified immediately.

・If the opponent surrenders, further attacks will incur a penalty.

・Intentional off-site attacks on the audience seats, etc. are prohibited. Clans that fight outside the venue will be disqualified and the clan will be disbanded.

(We are making arrangements to prevent the aftereffects of the battles.)

「That’s pretty amazing. Especially the large magic tool. It must be a legendary-class item used in large-scale wars…」

「Nn. But it’s advantageous to me. I don’t like to hold back my magic.」

「That’s right, Kinu-neesan! We can beat them up as hard as we want!」

「Just how high is your fighting abilities…」Nelfie.

「Yeah, it’s certainly an advantage! Let’s go wild to our heart’s content!」

As we were talking, the mocking laughter of three people could be heard from behind us.

「Gyaahaha! Hey, hey, look at these guys! It’s a clan of demi-humans and beastfolk!」

「Ohhohoho! They’re even wearing weird clothes!」

「There’s a small little beastgirl too! Gahahaha! Is this a group of weirdos?!」

Aa? ……Who the hell are you laughing at?

I got close to the guy who said “small little beastgirl”, grabbed his head and lifted him up into the air.

Shinku and Drake grabbed the necks and arms of the other two who made fun of us.

「Hey bastard, did you just say that to “my” Kinu? I dare you to say that again!」

「Bro, I know the ranking battle hasn’t started, but is it okay if I kill these guys? It’s fine, isn’t it?」

「I wouldn’t have minded if it was just me, but they laughed at Aun-sama and Kinu-sama. This deserves death.

Even if we were to show mercy, we must cut off both hands at the very least…」

Perhaps because we were releasing our unrestrained killing intent, all three of them fainted in a matter of seconds.

Another man and a woman were also laughing together with these sleazebags, but they hadn’t said anything “yet”.

I tossed the man I was holding up to the side, and “gently” questioned the two of them.

「Hey, you two. Who was this bastard laughing at? Tell me.」

「Ee…Eeek…」

「Aaaa, um, I… I’m sorry! I’ll tell you!」

「Huh? So you’re saying that you laughed at “my precious” Kinu, right? You guys will receive the death penalty too.」

「Aun… I am already too happy, so please stop…」

…Hmm? If Kinu says so, then I’ll stop!

「Oi… you guys will be forgiven in consideration of our angel today. But tell me the name of your clan. You guys are minced meat during the tournament.」

「No, we, uhh…」

「So you want to die now?」

「…We are Red Nail…」

「Nelfie, can you take a look at the tournament table?」

「I have already checked it. Rejoice, they are our first opponent.」

「Seriously? Alright, Red Nails. You’re not going to withdraw, are you?」

The surroundings were quite noisy, but no one came to stop us. I wonder if it’s like this every year.

After that, I checked the tournament table again and registered for the tournament at the Adventurer’s Guild. Thereafter, we were guided by the guild staff to the Singing Dog Inn.

Nelfie disappeared on the way. I wonder where she went? Well, she should be back at night. And if anything happens, she can call me via telepathy.

Nelfie returned after a while. She must have changed clothes somewhere, as when she arrived at the inn, she was wearing the new Kunoichi attire and looked a little embarrassed.

When I asked her what she was doing, she said that she had been monitoring Red Nail.

After waking up, they seemed to be bothered by the gazes of the onlookers and went on a rampage, destroying a nearby signboard, and yelling at demi-humans and beastfolk.

In the royal capital, there are many nobles and adventurers who adhere to the “human supremacy” idea. They make discriminatory remarks about the other races such as the demi-humans and beastfolk.

Of course, not everyone is like that. But those people don’t fight against the discrimination.

But I have always hated that kind of discrimination. It’s revolting.

This is just the right opportunity. Let’s demonstrate to the public that it doesn’t matter which race you come from.

After Nelfie joined us, we all had a meal together. And after returning to our room, we had a strategy meeting.

After the incident in front of the arena, Kinu was visibly in a good mood. The distance between us was closer than usual, and she was sitting on my lap now.

Shinku and Drake were arguing over who will be the first competitor in tomorrow’s match against Red Nail. Because of what happened earlier, they don’t seem to want to compromise on this.

In the end, as a result of rock-paper-scissors, Drake took the lead. Shinku was very frustrated.

Nelfie gathered information about the tournament while monitoring the situation. Tomorrow, the matches will commence without even an opening ceremony. We are in the fourth match.

However, there was more interesting information.

It seems that betting is “officially” allowed in this tournament so that the general public can enjoy it.

In order to prevent match-fixing, it seems that the participants can’t bet on anything other than themselves. Well, that’s no problem at all.

Since we can bet on each match, I gave Nelfie half of the money I had, and asked her to continue betting on us for each match the entire amount plus the winnings.

After that, I dispersed the team. And the morning of the first day of the tournament began.