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Volume 4 Chapter 92

「Hey, have you heard? His Majesty collapsed」

A bear and a wolf beastmen were talking together in a tavern in the capital of Vestier.

Vestier was the kingdom of the beastmen.

「Yeah, it was due to the wounds he received in the battle with the Majin the other day」

The wolf beastman was one of the gatekeepers of the royal castle, so he knew a little about the situation.

「Seems like he’s in pretty bad shape… Even if he survives, I doubt he will be able to continue as king」

Vestier had only one law.

Strength ruled.

The strong become the king, and lead everyone.

A king who can no longer fight can no longer be a king, it was that simple.

About a month ago, a Majin attacked this country.

He annihilated a company of the National Armed Forces troops, who were in the middle of their military training.

Even their elite troops were no match for the Majin.

The king of the beastmen and his soldiers managed to drive the Majin away, but only after numerous sacrifices.

Although he was able to drive away the Majin, the Beast king lost his dominant hand and was cursed by the Majin.

Initially, the Beast king still had the ability to walk, but the relentless curse gradually spread throughout his body, and now he was unable to even get out of bed.

「Then…」

「The god’s strength tournament will be held. I think there would be an official announcement soon enough」

The god’s strength tournament was a competition where the strongest people in the country gathered to decide who was truly strong.

The winner of this tournament received the blessings of the god of war and became the king of this country.

When a king was unable to retain his supremacy, the next king was quickly elected and chosen instead. This is due to the fact that the beast king must be the most powerful in the country.

But this didn’t mean that the weak or those who cannot fight were oppressed.

「I wish His Majesty a well-earned rest.」

「He has done so much for this country. If I become the next king, I’ll do all in my power to heal his wounds」

The strong were revered and admired by the citizens. On the other hand, the strong didn’t neglect the weak and gave them their protection.

「Oh, so you’ll join too?」

「You bet. It’s not just me, you look all fired up too. You’ll tune in right?」

「It has been a while since the last god’s strength tournament. There’s no way I’ll let it pass」

The beastmen were attracted to the strong.

The winner got to wear the crown, and for the others, if they showed off their skills in the tournament, they can attract members of the opposite sex.

All beastmen who were confident in their skills could participate, regardless of gender.

「By the way, will this “lady” return?」

「Are you talking about Her Highness?」

「Yeah」

「Oh, yes. Although she had a quarrel with His Majesty and left the country, if she knew that her own father was in a critical condition, I’m sure she’d return right away. She’ll probably join in the tournament as well」

「You are right. She wanted him to acknowledge her skills, after all….」

Once, there was a king who was known as the god of war in this country.

With a hand chop, the god of war snapped the orichalcum blade, and his super-fast fist attack engulfed the surrounding air, transforming into a “flying fist,” smashing even enemies at a distance.

A child bearing scales of power at par with the god of war, enough to be called his reincarnation, was born to the current beast king.

The whole country rejoiced.

Thinking that the day when they would have a truly powerful king was near.

However, when the three-year-old princess took an aptitude examination, the results left the nation in despair.

The princess’s physical stats were low.

Instead, she displayed a talent for magic.

Almost all of the beastmen in Vestier were skilled at physical combat.

Beastmen were more naturally suited to the physical side of things.

There were also beastmen who had magical abilities.

However, if they fought with those who had a talent for the physical, they could never win, even if they were on the same level.

They would have been defeated by their opponent’s overwhelming speed attack by the time they activated a spell.

Beastmen also prefered brute strength combat.

So Magic was not accepted in the god of war’s strength tournament.

The princess grew and became so powerful that no beastmen of her age could match her.

She possessed an innate talent.

However, when she reached a certain point in her growth, she found herself unable to win against beastmen, who were the same age and level but excelled at physical combat.

She developed her magical skills, and refined her magical attacks, but her physical stats did not improve and stopped growing.

The princess worked very hard, but it was worth it, as she had mastered the art of casting spells at high speed, and learned of martial arts techniques that incorporated magic.

And once again, she became unbeatable.

However, the king of the beastmen did not approve of her ways.

Saying that a beastman must fight using his body alone.

To which the princess responded…

「Magic is also considered as my strength! What’s wrong with fighting using my own strength!?」

The princess retorted, and ran away from the country that refused to acknowledge her skills.

「If magic and such were permitted, then the winner of the god of war strength tournament would be Her Highness, for sure」

「No doubt. I never won against Her Highness, even though she was a decade younger than me, I could have won if she didn’t use magic though… I hope Merdi-sama is doing well」