Chapter 215
It turned out that the door led to the outside of the building, where there was a field with several tents set up . There were signs next to the tents that read ‘G-Rank’ and ‘F-Rank’ etcetera .
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“Are stones and obsidian treated as the same?”
“Well, obsidian ranges from Level 6 to 20 . Those closer to E-Rank would have an advantage, but sometimes ore has abilities that exceed them . It is an interesting group . ”
Your honed skills and strength were important as you got stronger . As did your experience . However, lower-ranking Adventurers had little of that . And so their wisdom, speed, and imagination played a larger part in their victory . There had been a time when I made vine ropes and used knives to fashion wooden spears…
“That is us over there . ”
Daniela pointed with her chin . There was a tent and a sign that read ‘Rank . ’ Uhuh . Ruby .
And so we took our entry sheets to the tent .
It was an ordinary tent inside . A single long table . Two chairs . And an old man who sat on the other side of the table .
“Are you Rank?”
“Yes . ”
“I am . ”
“Good . Unfortunately, you have to come in one at a time . You can be after her . I feel like talking to a pretty lady . ”
“Well, there you go . Out, Asagi . ”
“…”
That’s not very nice . I might have to express my displeasure .
Instead, I left the tent and waited for five minutes . Daniela came out and then I went in . The fact that she looked a little smug annoyed me .
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“Well, there was no problem with Miss Daniela . …Bah, it’s just a little confirmation of your rank and skill . Official stuff . You can put your sword away . ”
“…Oh, sorry . ”
I let go of the ice sword and it evaporated into the air . Then I took a seat .
“Alright . Put your status card and entry sheet down here . ”
“Okay . ”
I put them both on the table . The old man ran the card through the reader and then looked at the entry sheet while he waited .
“Hmm…everything seems to be in order . You really are an Ranker . Hmm, oh…you have three Unique Skills . The gods must really love you . ”
“It’s a coincidence . ”
“We’ll say it is then . Now, I’ve confirmed your rank and the entry sheet . Now, I must explain to you the rules of the tournament . Listen carefully . ”
He pulled out a sheet of paper and pointed while he talked .
“First, there are preliminaries . We separate you all before the real battle . This is determined by rank and the number of contestants . But you and Miss Daniela can skip this part . You have it, don’t you?”
“You mean this . ”
I put the recommendation on the table .
“Yes, a recommendation from a Guild Master . If you have one of these, you can skip the preliminaries and go straight to the main games . You are quite lucky . These things are rarely issued . In fact, only three have gotten them this time . And that’s including you two . ”
“Three?”
“Aye . But then again, it’s really just a matter of being a strong Adventurer who is also good friends with a Guild Master . ”
“That sounds a little dodgy . ”
“What? Use what you can . And what you can’t . Isn’t that what the strong do?”
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He was probably right .
“Well, never mind about that . You’ll be split into groups again for the main fight . However, unlike the battle royale of the preliminaries, it’s one-on-one . Ultimately, the tops of each group will fight . In this tournament…yes . You will probably be split into four groups . ”
“Is that a lot?”
“We’re expected to have about two hundred people . So they will be divided into groups of fifty . There are exceptions, but it’s usually depending on rank . And two people are chosen from each group to go to the finals . So that’s eight in all . ”
“That’s a lot of people…”
“A lot of people showed up this year . However, there’s been up to eight hundred in the past . ”
“Woah…”
And if they were split into groups of fifty…that’s sixteen groups . That really was a lot…
“The preliminaries will begin in the Radelia Shvein Arena in two weeks . One group per day, so it will take four days . And then there is one day of rest before the real game . ”
“In other words, I won’t fight until twenty days from now?”
“Exactly . ”
I see . We had come in a hurry, but being exempt from the preliminaries had given us quite a lot of free time . Well, I was not going to complain about that .
“You can go on quests or just rest while you wait . Though, if I were you, I would watch the games and observe my rivals . ”
“I intend to do just that . ”
“You’re a careful one . Brilliant . ”
As a jack of all trades and master of none, I had to do my research if I wanted to do well . Thankfully, ‘Jack of all Trades, Master of None’ was a reliable partner .
“That’s about it then . Any questions?”
“Hmmm… Not really . ”
“Well, you can always come back if you think of anything . Have a good day and good luck in the tournament . ”
He stood up and offered his hand . I stretched out my hand to accept . However, he quickly pulled his back .
“Sorry-sorry . I just realized . I’d rather not shake your hand after Daniela . It’ll overwrite it . ”
“I’ll do my best in the games . Thank you . ”
“Ahhh…!”
I used my high AGI to grab his hand and overwrote whatever it was he thought was there . This was just the thing to do to these old men . Asshole .
In any case, I was able to enter the tournament . And the recommendation from Kiralika had allowed us to skip the preliminaries . All in all, things were going very well .
Daniela and I left the arena and we walked to a nearby diner . We would have a late breakfast . Or lunch . I was starving, as Daniela’s waking habits had forced us to skip breakfast . I didn’t even care what was on the menu . And so we rushed into the first building that we saw .
“Sorry, but do you have anything that’s really filling?”
“I would recommend our ‘Meat of Love and Hate’ lunch set . ’”
“…Alright . ”
“I as well . ”
I was starting to regret our rash decision to come here . On closer inspection, it had a fancy, almost gothic look to it . A little chaotic . Even a maid cafe would have a tighter concept . The waitresses were…gothic lolita…? I didn’t know much about that, but it seemed like something Daniela would be interested in . Yeah, she was looking .
“You seem to like this place . ”
“I-I-I do not!”
“Huh? Don’t you like meat?”
“What? Oh, yes . I cannot live without it . ”
Her face had gone red and she was clearly uncomfortable . Still, she was looking at the waitresses . Perhaps we could find some nice clothes stores here .
“By the way, Daniela . Will you ever wear that dress again?”
“Oh, umm . It…”
“Hmm?”
Daniela mumbled incomprehensibly .
“That…yes . It…is for when we go out together… So next time, perhaps?”
She said as she looked up, shyly at me . How dare she look so cute…!
“Alright . We can go out once I’ve bought all my equipment . We can go sightseeing . ”
“Yes…”
She fidgeted and nodded . I was so weak .
“Here you go . Enjoy . ”
And then, bam! Two sets of ‘Meat of Love and Hate’ were set out in front of us . Woah, there was a lot… I wasn’t sure I would be able to eat it all . Well, I was quite hungry .
“Let’s eat . ”
“Yes-mggmm-mm…”
As always, she didn’t wait for a second . I chuckled and bit into my own oversized steak .