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Death’s Daughter Chapter 23

Author: “FoodLovingPanda”

CHAPTER 23 – D-RANK PROMOTION TEST

I am definitely never drinking again; no way in hell do I want to repeat that! My head was pounding and I felt sick. I was drinking hot chocolate with high amount of coffee inside it to help me with the hangover while I waited for breakfast. I woke up rather early despite not sleeping the previous day. According to Mylene-san I had people who lost at rock-paper-scissors to carry me on a giant shield like in a palanquin all the way to the inn.

What on earth did I do last night? I checked my money and there were 60 extra gold coins; it meant that I was once again betting other people and taking their money. I just hope people won’t hold grudges against me. I finished breakfast and started roaming the streets aimlessly when I remembered I had rank promotion test today.

Picking up the pace I reached the building in no time at all, but before entering I
hesitated. They are bound to be talking about last night. Just as predicted, the moment people took notice of me they began whispering.

“To beat a Hero who has stronger physique at drinking, our Queen is fearsome.”

“I wish I was Inoue-sama, to receive such affection from the Queen.”

“I didn’t think she would come today after so many drinks.”

I had no idea what any of those whispers meant. I contemplated whether to go to Bitch-chan so I will be done sooner but decided it wasn’t worth it. However it would seem that Bitch-chan decided otherwise.

“Oi whore-chan, I have your rank up application. Time to hit the arena, oh and I will be watching. It will be such a pleasure to see you beat up until your face is swollen.”

“How considerate of you… Let’s go, we should invite everyone. I bet they are all itching to see my promotion test. Am I right guys?”

I found it oddly suspicious that she was this proactive. If she was planning on doing
something I don’t think she would do it in front of such a large audience. And sure enough, when I asked almost everyone replied positively and followed us into the arena. I saw several people go out and call more of their friends. Upon reaching the arena Fioran-san was nowhere to be found. This alone was odd enough.

“Bitch-chan where is Fioren-san, isn’t he in charge for all promotions and official battles?”

“He said he was busy and had something to do. We should start without him, after all we can’t let your opponents wait too long. I’ll act as referee.”

As if I would let that. I bet Fioran-san didn’t even know she was planning on doing this.

“Hmm… don’t want to. Anyone here, can you please go and look for Fioran-san. I would not be at ease without him being here. After all he is the official manager of the arena and head referee.”

It didn’t take long for Fioren-san to come back. And as soon as he did that he flew into a rage scolding Bitch-chan for trying to act recklessly. I grinned seeing her suffering helplessly against him. This alone made her even more angry.

“Naoko-chan are you sure you don’t want to take a rest. You did drink quite a lot yesterday.”

“I’m fine.”

This was something that I discovered this morning but the Cup of Sweetness had another option. It will create any type of hot chocolate whatsoever. It meant that if I wanted a hot chocolate that can cure a hangover, it will create it. I don’t know the limits, but this item that Thanatos-sama gave me was by no means ordinary.

“If you say so… the test is like this: You will fight five opponents one by one. You must endure for as long as possible against each other. I will evaluate your performance and see if you are fit to be called D-rank adventurer.”

This was an interesting concept. He didn’t tell me that I need to win against all five. Most likely, this was to test my creativity and resourcefulness along with how I decide to pace myself against my opponents. I nodded and jumped inside the dedicated area. I was greeted with a loud cheer from the stands.

The person opposite me was Volt-san. I was happy. Last time our battle was interrupted. This time around I can fight him for real. I took out the newly acquired sword Amethyst from my inventory and took a high stance.

“Not trying that weird stance?”

“I’m afraid of not being able to stop in time. I rather like you Volt-san so I do not want to see you dead.”

“You might regret going easy on me.”

Hearing the rules we waited for Fioren-san to give his mark. Both of us set off, our swords clashing. He was fast and nimble. It was nothing like his surprise attack on me. I realized that back then he must have been holding back.

I didn’t know if I could win using only my sword as I was now. In that case, I put a curse on his sword that every time it hit something its weight would increase, and another one that would make him lose his strength. Soon his speed dropped and it became easy to catch him, which allowed me to win this round.

“Really fearsome, I can see how you could take on all those goblins on.”

“Volt-san you are really strong, just with a sword I could not win easily.”

I thanked Volt-san and removed the curses I cast on him. The next opponent was a girl
magician. She was stunning. Back in Japan, she could have easily been an idol. However, from the moment our eyes met she became extremely flustered and couldn’t focus on the fight. Her magic felt strong, but somehow it lacked killing intent which made it easy to evade and attack directly. It felt like she was powerful, but didn’t have much experience, which didn’t make much sense to me.

The next opponent was another beautiful person. He was much stronger than the girl
when it came to using magic, but his movements seemed somewhat sluggish. If I had to take a guess it would seem that he was suffering from a hangover. Well for all I know that might be true. I took advantage of this situation and was able to land a hit on him as well. However, what surprised me the most was the fact that he used three different elements.

These two both looked like they came from Japan, but I couldn’t say jump to conclusions, since there are some hero descendants that had similar looks. But I was more worried about the fact that I didn’t recognize them at all and yet one of them even used three attributes. But when
the next person came on the stage, I realized just who these people might be.