“So, we are cornered if we don’t enter the gladiator tournament?”
“Yeah.”
Currently, we are having a meal of fish that we had fished from the ocean.
It would be extremely dangerous if we set up a classroom and were found by the town people, so we are eating while sitting on driftwood on the shore. This outdoor feeling.
……hm? That’s strange. Thinking about it, it’s strange, we have been outdoors all this time. Uwa—h, desensitisation is scary.
The menu is a simple sashimi with rice and miso soup. Mh—m, fresh fish is delicious.
We’ve never fished and just tried our hand at it, but we manage to catch a surprising amount of fish.
Is this another otherworld quality?
“To think they became prize—s, the classrooms. Ah, Maito-san, pass the soy sau—ce.”
“Ah, Hariu, soy sauce for me next. ……the classrooms are prizes for Mono, Tri and Nona, huh. What about the prizes for Di and Hexa?”
“Including those, I think we have to go to the castle town to take a look. Either way, it doesn’t change the fact that we have to enter the gladiator tournament.”
We have to gather the [Fragments of the World]. Even though it’s not clear what that is, we think that it’s probably the school’s classrooms scattered around. So before the classrooms fall into someone else’s hands and disappear somewhere, we need to secure them. At worst, the classrooms might be destroyed and if that happened, it will be too late.
And to obtain those classrooms……in the gladiator tournament, we need to win the solo, 3v3 and 9v9 sections……
This is bad.
Basically, we need to prepare 9 people that can fight but……excluding me, we have, 8……
“The problem is Maito.”
“Mhm, I think it’s better to not let her participate. I can’t say for sure since we don’t know anything about the rules, but I think there’s probably a rule that allows the winner to request something of the loser. It would be bad if they took away Maito-san, or Mary-san that way.”
“But then we will be lacking one person……”
“Should I try to learn shadow cloning?”
“No, both would need to be present for registration anyway……actually, shadow cloning? Don’t you have something better?”
Mh—m, it won’t work out. We’ll need to borrow one person from somewhere or accept the risk and send me out there.
“If possible, I would like to find one more person from somewhere, but Maito’s risk also applies to us. Since we are foreigners, we have no idea what they’ll do to us. Knowing that, is there someone that will join us?”
……ah, yeah. [Me being taken away if they lose] can also become [Everyone being taken away if they lose]. Well, there is still the difference of status of noble and slave though.
“Could there be people waiting to be scouted in the castle town?”
Yea—h, it must be tough to gather people, like for the Nona sextion.
It wouldn’t be strange for there to be such people.
oh yeah
“Then let’s go to the castle town. ……Hariu.”
“Katorami ride……I would like to refrain though, can’t others do it?”
When Suzumoto called out to him, Hariu made a clearly reluctant expression.
Mhm, when shaken around around by Ketorami-san, no matter how much corrections they have, even they would definitely get motion sickness.
“Depends on the burden on Maito. Maito, is there someone you can [Share] with that will put a lighter burden on you than Hariu?”
“No idea……not like I’ve done it with everyone. Just that with Hariu and Hagasaki-kun, it was about the same.”
Hariu’s view is always moving and is tiring. But Hagasaki-kun himself also doesn’t have good eyes and with the difference in height, it feels off and is tiring in another way.
“……there. For the sake of exploring new lands, is there someone else who will do it?”
Hariu, do you hate the Ketorami ride at full sprint that much? I wouldn’t want to do it either though.
‘I beg you just don’t make it that armour nii-chan okay? How am I supposed to run with that on my back?’
Ah, a request from Ketorami’s side. Yeah, you wouldn’t want someone so heavy.
“Ketorami doesn’t want Toriumi.”
“Because he’s heavy?”
“Because he’s heavy!”
No, not his original stature, but his armour……
“Nn—……then other than Hariu and Toriumi, rock, paper, scissors. The one that loses rides. Okay, start.”
“Paper”
“Paper”
“Paper”
“Paper”
“Rock”
“Scissors”
…… By the way, rock was Kadomi-kun and scissors was President.
As expected of them.
and it cotinues
The result of the following truly intellectual battle, President read too deep and ended up going Ketorami riding.
Have a nice tri—p.
rip
Now then. We have met up with him by using [Teleport] to the place I saw by [Sharing] vision with President.
And so, we are currently in the shade of a rock before the castle town.
About 2km to the castle town. About 10 minutes even at my relaxed pace.
“Then, same as when we entered Deichemoore, Mary, can you do it?”
“Understo—od.”
The inspection at the castle town is apparently stricter than at Deichemoore.
We agreed that if anything happens, Suzumoto or Toriumi, who are skilled with words, would join in and headed towards the castle town.
round 2
“Stop! That group with the wolf!”
As expected, we are treated like that. Well, of course, no matter how you look at it, Ketorami-san stands out the most.
Now then, since victory goes to one who makes the first move, I quickly advanced forward, and the soldiers’ at the gate stirred a little.
……eh, could it have been bad for a slave to come out at this timing? But I’ve already stepped forward so it’s too late.
“These are the sons of certain powerful nobles of a foreign country.”
For now, I spoke to the closest soldier-san. The contents are the same as at Deichemoore, but that’s okay right?
“Ah, yeah, I see. Then, you?”
“Like I said, the sons of certain powerful”
“Ah, no, not those people in the back, er, you.”
Eh, me?”
“Just a humble servant.”
Can’t you tell by looking? Oi.
“I, I see……mhm. Then, what business do you have in this country?”
“To participate in the gladiator tournament that will be held here.”
“Hm, I see. Then hurry. The registration for the tournament is until tonight.”
Oooh, th, then we are barely safe.
We really were about to be cornered. Dangerous dangerous.
“Where are the registrations carried out?”
“Go through here, go straight and there is the huge colosseum. The reception is around there, so just head to the colosseum first.”
Ho—h. If it is that large a building, then we won’t get lost I guess?
maybe?
“Thank you for your kindness.”
“M, mhm. ……ah, er, m.”
Hm? Is there something else? Did I say something bad? Or did I do something? While shedding cold sweat in my heart, I worked to maintain a blank expression!
“Er……you are a servant, but, are you allowed to go out freely?”
“……huh?”
Behind the gatekeeper-san, I heard one of his colleagues whistle.
Wh, what what?
“N, no, erm, if you are free tonight, we, we could go for a meal.”
……eh.
Er—r, mh—m……I’m happy for the free meal, but we can’t ask for free meals for 9 people. And I can’t leave everyone else either.
Actually, there are also servants that are free to go out? I see. I’ve learnt something.
“No, I am my masters’ slave. I will have to refrain.”
Actually before that, being able to invite a stranger to a meal, otherworlds are scary.
“Sl, slave!? You!?”
For some reason gatekeeper-san was surprised by that, walked over to his colleague determinedly and started discussing something.
……bad. Bad bad bad. I might have messed up.
Was it bad to say slave just now?
Wh, what should I do. For now, to call for reinforcements, I gestured towards where everyone was and Toriumi and Suzumoto came.
After waiting together for a bit, the gatekeeper-san finally came back.
“I can give 180 gold. Can you sell me this slave?”
……that!?
“I refuse.”
Aaah, Toriumi has become used to this kind of dealing and is calm, but Suzumoto almost snapped!
“Th, then 185 gold.”
The price raising is miserable. That uncle in the pawn shop in north Deichemoore easily raised it by 20.
“I refuse. No matter how much you offer, we’re definitely not handing her over. ……can we go?”
“……you are participating in the gladiator tournament right? Which section are you entering?”
“I have no obligation to tell you.”
Uwah, cold. He really is mad.
“……fine. I will also enter the gladiator tournament. I will be victorious and receive that woman.”
Tension rose on our side!
What’s that! I’m being taken away even if I don’t participate!? ……ah, I see, slaves are possessions of the nobles so that’s also possible?
“……ojou-san, your name?”
“Rosemary.”
“Don’t honestly name yourself, idiot.”
Ah, sorry.
“……come, pass. Let’s meet again at the colosseum ten days later. Lady Rosemary too, see you ten days later. Welcome to the capital エイツォール.” (T/N: I’m not even going to try this time, what is this? Romaji: Eitsooru, help?)
……like this, we somehow passed through the gates of the capital.
No, how to put it……it was a strict inspection in a different meaning than expected. What? Was that a check of how easily we snap? Was it?
A—h a—h a—h, hey! Ketorami-san! Don’t howl! Don’t growl! Gatekeeper-san is trembling!
A—h a—h a—h a—h! Hagasaki-kun! Don’t give them the middle finger!
A—h a—h a—h a—h a—h! President! Please stop scattering poisons!
pffft
“I’m tired.”
“You had it tough too, oi Toriumi, was it like this in Deichemoore too?”
“It was similar, but it was kind of a different type.”
“I see……still, I was prepared since we know there is slavery……but it’s extremely unpleasant. We should also prepare some countermeasures for mary.”
No, wrong. I’m tired because of you guys!
But still……I have the premonition that we are going to get caught up in something troublesome.
always
For now, we passed through the castle gates and entered the main street of the castle town.
We just need to go straight through here, so it’s easy.
Mhm, actually, we can already see it. It’s visible, the colosseum.
It’s super big. Mhm. We won’t be losing sight of that.
landmark
Okay. We’ve arrived at the colosseum.
Mhm. There’s brawny uncles and onii-sans gathered around.
Woman……there are a few, but barely any.
And……there isn’t anyone that looks like magicians. Even the women look like bandits or warriors. Never mind the uncles&onii-sans.
“Yo, nii-sans over that. You entering the gladiator tournament?”
“Yeah.”
……oh, everyone somehow moved quickly and surrounded me in an instant.
“Oioi, it’s not like I’m gonna take a bite out of that nee-chan there. Calm down calm down.”
“Ah, sorry about that. That has already happened a few times.”
Even while saying that, they didn’t relax their encirclement. ……at these times, what kind of expression am I suppose to make? It feels complicated.
“Well, can’t be helped if it’s that nee-chan. Wouldn’t it be better to make the nee-chan wear a mask? ……never mind that. Hey, nii-chans. If you don’t have enough people how about hiring me? I’m quite confident in my skills.”
Ooh, wow. Could all these people be people waiting to be scouted?
Then we can get it done quickly. Just hire someone here and enter the Nona section.
Hm. The problem is who to hire though.
“Oi, if you’re gonna hire that guy then I’m stronger. Hire me.”
“Nonono, then hire me! I’ll make it cheap!”
“If you’re going to hire him then I’m better! My skill is definite!”
……like this, we were completely surrrounded.
Mh—m, what to do.
When I took a look around at everyone, President and Kariya’s gazes are moving like they are using [Appraisal].
Ah, I see.
I also tried [Appraising] and managed to separate those that are clearly strong and those that are not.
Among them, a particularly strong person……mhm. It’s the same person President and Kariya are looking at too, so there’ no mistake.
“Let’s choose that person.”
The person that looks the strongest……the beautiful red-haired woman was standing silently slightly removed from the crowd.
And when President pointed at her, she slowly approached, parting the crowd.
“Oh my, I’m nominated?”
“Yeah. How much to hire you?”
“How abo—ut 30 silver?”
Suzumoto stealthily peeked at me, so I stealthily gave an OK sign.
“Okay. Hired. ……Mary, get the money out.”
“Understood. ……30 silvers. We will be in your care.”
I took out 30 silvers from the bad and approached the woman to hand it to her.
Once the woman received the silver coins with a smile, she extended a hand towards Suzumoto.
“I’m Dalia. Nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you.”
Saying that, Suzumoto did not shake her hand. That……a—h……mhm. That. The handshake with Mineharsan is a trauma. Dalisan is confused. Sorry Dalisan.
Th, the future feels uncertain, but for now, we have 9 combat personnel. Okay, let’s go register.
Maito is dense
Maito is supposed to be weak……..why can Maito walk 2km in 10 minutes at a ‘relaxed pace’? Like, I could do that, but most definitely not walking at a relaxed pace.