episode_0061
by admin
“Don’t flirt with my brother. A vulgar bitch.”
“That word. You’ll have to cancel.”
She quietly approached me and spit harsh words into my ear as if she were her boyfriend.
“What can I cancel? If I say this, what can you do? Hahaha!”
As I distance myself from my boyfriend, he is even laughing at me openly and loudly.
As expected, they are dating each other because of the vegetables and the rice.
I don’t want to make a big fuss, so would you mind giving me a little help?
“Anyway, bitches who don’t look like anything keep sticking around… Ugh?!”
“Phew♥ You will slowly feel better…”
A faint breath of dreaminess breathed into my ears.
Then she sat down, embarrassed, wondering if she would respond right away.
“What did this crazy bitch do! Ugh…!”
“Yes? I didn’t do anything… Why are you doing this?”
Let’s shout loudly in the middle of the road,
People passing by were startled and started looking this way.
“Hey! what’s the matter. Don’t fight.”
“Who cares! It’s ugly… Ahhh…!”
She was embarrassed by her sudden heat and her face turned red.
A man selling snacks at a nearby stand approached me to intervene.
“Hehe. The young people are full of energy.
It reminds me of the old days. We usually fight and that’s it.
Still. Is it rude in a place like this with so many people?”
He told the woman that he could do that with a kind face and patted the woman and I on the shoulders.
“I’m sorry. I think they made a fuss because of me.”
“That… that bitch… Sigh♥!!”
“What! babe! What’s going on?”
“That bitch!!! Isn’t it strange to me♥?! Cough…!”
A man who must have heard a loud noise came running with grilled skewers in both hands.
I lifted up my girlfriend, whose face was flushed and her body was trembling.
“Let go of this!!! I have to get revenge on that bitch!!!”
“Haha! She is quite a personable woman.”
The woman, who was very excited in many ways, struggled and screamed,
The man seemed embarrassed and hurriedly left the place with her on his back.
“Thank you for your help. It was my first time in the capital, so I was trying to find my way…”
Once the situation was resolved, people began to go their own way again.
The man also went back inside the stall and motioned for me to come.
“Those friends are actually famous in this neighborhood.
Even if they don’t like something just a little bit, people of all ages and genders will start a fight.
As adventurers, they are quite amazing friends…”
As he explained about the couple, he took out the bread he was baking and put it in a bag.
They seem to be famous for being of low quality around here.
“Now. Please have one of these. Are you also here for the hero selection contest?”
The man asked, handing me a bag containing a small loaf of bread.
“Yes! I came after seeing the notice posted in the village.”
“I’m giving it to you for free, so enjoy it and cheer up!
Work hard and become a hero!”
I chewed the bread I received from the kind man and expressed my gratitude.
I headed back to the guild hideout.
After walking for over 30 minutes, we arrived at the guild hideout in a large, colorful building.
There are also a lot of people coming from outside the hideout to apply for the selection process.
“It can’t be compared to the buildings that used to be in Fried or Stafon…”
As we squeezed through the crowd of people at the entrance to the guild hideout, which looked like an ancient temple,
I saw a place with a large sign saying ‘Application for Hero Selection’.
“There are so many people. Are all these people here to apply for this?”
It seems that all you have to do is write your name and occupation on the application form.
I wrote down my name, ‘Kairin’, which is a slightly changed name to ‘Nix Kaiserin’, and my profession as a wizard.
“Ah! You came to participate in the selection competition! Wizard Kairin… you’re registered!”
“Thank you.”
The guild guide smiled brightly and handed over a wooden nameplate with the kingdom’s emblem engraved on it.
“It starts at 9AM tomorrow at the Glory Arena, so you have to come to the Arena tomorrow!”
“Glory Arena… Are you talking about the big stadium next to here?”
“That’s right!”
A building that stands next to the guild hideout, as grand and large as a temple.
A huge stadium resembling the Colosseum will be where the preliminaries will be held starting tomorrow.
“Okay then… let’s call it a day and take a rest at the inn.”
***
“Ha~ It’s warm. It’s been a while since I stayed anywhere other than the castle.
I think it was a good idea to come to the capital.”
This is the best inn I saw on the inn promotional flyer posted inside the guild hideout.
This is closer to a hotel than an inn.
It is as clean and luxurious as the internal facilities of Ragnasia Castle.
A marble bathtub where you can take a bath while watching the night view outside the window on the terrace.
The manager said that bedding made from the fur of a rare monster called the eight-colored goose is also available.
Perhaps because it is a high-end inn, it has running water facilities without the need for a hot water order form.
Hot water continues to come out.
“It’s a warrior selection contest… What criteria are you using to select?”
The criteria for selecting them as warriors is how much they know about us.
This would be consistent with what they are focusing on to attack us.
Well… what was stated in the notice was one of my duties as a warrior.
We’ll find out when the preliminaries start tomorrow.
First of all, you should take it easy and get some rest today.
***
The glorious arena after one night.
A large number of people gathered inside the stadium to participate in the preliminary round.
A barbarian warrior with a muscular body holding an axe,
A warrior with a calm appearance wearing a Japanese sword on his waist,
Massive knights wearing heavy armor and carrying blunt weapons on their shoulders,
Even wizards like me wearing robes and holding staffs and wands.
I was able to see at a glance people of many different classes participating with many types of weapons.
“Now! Everyone who gathered for the Licht Kingdom’s warrior selection competition! Welcome!”
“Waaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
As the host spoke loudly in greeting from the podium installed at the top of the arena,
Many people in the stadium shout.
The shouting that erupted was so loud that it felt like the ground was shaking.
“Thank you again to all of you who gathered to participate in the preliminaries of the Hero Selection Tournament!
Before the preliminaries, we will first explain how the selection process is conducted!
Among the total 41,378 people who participated in the warrior selection competition through three stages of preliminaries,
A total of 100 people can advance to the finals.
And among those 100 people, considering the diversity of the classes, we divided them into a total of 4 groups,
The only person recognized as strong in that group! A total of 4 people will be selected as a warrior party.”
Reducing over 40,000 people down to 100 in just three times…
How difficult was it to prepare from the preliminaries?
“Now! Then, the first hurdle in the preliminary round to select a hero!
The black magic used by demons not only causes physical damage but also defiles the mind and soul!
Prepared to test whether you can endure it… this is ‘Cloud of Despair’!”
It’s a mental test…
It’s a test to see if you can withstand the mental attacks of black magic.
“Okay then! Ah ah ahhh !!!! I will!”
With the host’s shout announcing the start of the preliminaries, which seems like something you’ve heard at a competition somewhere,
Numerous magic circles began to be drawn inside the arena.
“What… what is it? Clouds of despair?”
“Ha! I’m already feeling scared. It’s the first step, so it’s not a big deal, right?”
There were some people who were embarrassed when they were surrounded by a magic circle, but
I see some people conceited that it won’t be that hard because it’s stage 1.
Numerous magic circles summoned from the arena’s stands emit faint smoke,
The smoke gathered in the center of the arena where the contestants were awaiting their tests.
Eventually, the smoke gathered together like a cloud and slowly began to live up to its name.
“Why is it so scary all of a sudden…? Ugh… what are you…!”
“Ugh!!! It’s a surprise!!!”
As the name ‘Cloud of Despair’ suggests, if you are inside this cloud-like smoke,
It was filled with magic that caused a feeling of severe mental fear.
From people who are already screaming even though the smoke has not yet fully spread,
There are also people who say nothing is wrong and have their legs shaking while crossing their arms.
“Hmm…”
The magic felt in the smoke makes you feel that it was the magic of a very skilled person.
That doesn’t mean I feel as scared as other people do, though.
“I just… feel bad.”
Exactly 10 minutes after the smoke completely took over the inside of the arena.
Of course, there are people who throw away their weapons and run out of the stadium.
People fainting from fear can be seen everywhere.
As a few more minutes passed with chaos spreading throughout the hall,
This time, a magic circle of a different color was splendidly displayed in the same spot as before.
Then the smoke that had spread like a cloud slowly disappeared,
The inside of the arena began to become bright again.
“I guess it’s over. It’s a bit boring for people to react like that.”
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