「Well then Seiichi, please do your best!」
「Okay.」
I, Hiiragi Seiichi, am happy because Saria and Al are cheering for me, while heading to the stables where Rurune is.
Yesterday, after separating from Mei and Clay, I just went home and introduced Rurune to Saria and Al.
However, I wonder why do I have this bad feeling? I’m feeling weird.
Inside it, there are the other adventurers’ and the merchants’ horses in the cage, spending their time eating the grass.
While looking at the other horses, I went to where Rurune is.
「Master, good morning! Today is a good day for donkey riding!」
「I don’t know if it’s good weather to ride, but still, good morning. Please take care of me today.
「The real intention is?」
「Then don’t aim to win the overall championship!」
The Bahamut is given to the 5th placer so, even if we win this, we won’t get it.
Before the race starts, the other 4 ranks prize will be revealed to the public…
If you think about winning the overall championships, at the very worst, the food that Rurune was drawn to was not the overall victory prize. As stated previously, since Rurune is a donkey, winning the overall championship is hopeless.
「Oh well. There isn’t much time left, shall we go?」
「Seiichi-san!」
「I came here to see how far you can go with your donkey!」
「I see. Well, I’ll work hard for Mei.」
As Mei says so with an apologetic face, I replied to her with a wry smile under my hood.
「Seiichi-san. I’ve already decided that I’ll join the painting tournament. Although I have still yet to decide on what to paint…Therefore, Seiichi-san shouldn’t worry about me and run with everything you have. Besides, Seiichi-san’s goal is the 5th place reward, the Bahamut, right?」
「Thanks.」
But still, what’s with this? There is this implicit meaning that getting the overall championships is impossible.
While thinking about it, I suddenly noticed something.
「Come to think of it, for the people watching this game, how are they able to see the race?」
The course of the Royal Capital Cup is, simply going around the castle walls.
However, Terviel City’s castle walls are ridiculously long. It’s like in Earth’s stations. are there stations in various points for assistance like Earth?
(ED note: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_stop)
Al and Saria are watching from the audience’s seats, but…….(Watching a sports game)
As I tried to forecast various matters, a blank look surfaced on Clay’s face
「… What the hell is that?」
The power of magic is unreal. I believe I have seen recovery magic and so on, but I don’t need to know the science behind it to know that magic is astonishing. Everything can be solved with magic already, can`t it? The dead can even be resurrected.
「Tentatively, the watching place is being established. Basically anywhere in the capital will be able to watch the images projected. Therefore, each respective place will be able to view the race. Clay-san and I plan to be at the audience stands watching the race and cheering you on.
Even though it’s relatively safe, there’s still demons outside the walls. With that reason, people cannot watch it up close.
「Ah! If we don’t move soon we’ll be out of seats…」
「Please do your best!」
After all, before I can reply their greeting, they immediately went to the audience seats.
「Well… Shall we do our best then?」
As I muttered that, I pulled Rurune along and head to the starting point.
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「Now, it’s finally starting! The Royal Capital Cup where we will award out extravagant gifts yearly! I, Loma Kirizazu, member of Knights of 「Sword Saints of the Holy Maiden(Valkyrie)」, am delegated to be the Master of Ceremonies for this Royal Capital Cup. For this short time, I hope to get along with you!」
Fairy: I chose Announcing official. Though it’s more like someone who will lead/guiding the Competition.
Assembled at the starting line are the participants for this round of the Royal Capital Cup, whose faces are being projected into the air.
「What’s the amazing prize this year?!」
「I’ll obtain the victory!」
Everyone around here is scary……!
Each time one of the surrounding people around me raises their voice, my body *Pikkuto * shakes and shivers
「Bahamut Bahamut Bahamut Bahamut Bahamut Bahamut Bahamut…」
While I was shrinking away, I heard the official’s enthusiastic voice.
「U~n, what a nice enthusiasm! In order not to lose to that enthusiasm, this year’s prizes are pretty amazing! Moreover, this year’s 1st prize is a unique item that will be given for the first time. 」
A new one? Just what is that…
「Just for once, get your thoughts away from food!」
「Kuh! I must have that Bahamut no matter what but, if the overall champion’s prize is a food ingredient as well…Just what should I do?!
「Listen to meeeee!」
As my tsukkomi was in vain, Rurune started worrying by herself. She’s about to cry.
Although Gassur had said this before, it seems like there are 2 super strong knights in this country.
「Next is the 3rd prize! The 3rd prize is… similar as well., A legendary-class armor that Riesu-sama had obtained from a dungeon. 【Haja’s Gauntlet】! The reason that this became a prize is still the same as the 4th prize, the Sea Splitter! Come and get it, thieves!」
「「「Uooooooohh!」」」
In response to the words of the official, the surroundings cried out.
But still… This is amazing. From an adventurer’s perspective, they would want the 4th place Sea Splitter, and the 3rd place Haja’s Gauntlet. For prizes like that, they’d want to win this tournament.
We don’t need it! Why is a picture the 2nd prize here?!
「It’s a rare gem of a peeping photo by paying the ultimate price using the【Magic-Formula Camera】! Well, after this tournament, I’ll definitely get scolded!」
Just what the heck is this?! From the 4th to the 3rd place prize were amazing! A picture for the 2nd place?! Who the hell would want that?!
This can’t be compared from the enthusiasm from the Legendary weapons prize?! This country is fucked up…!
I’m not surprised that the men are frenzied, but also the women too craved for the picture, everyone’s eyes are bloodshot. I was seriously scared… I wanna go home.
While I unintentionally thought that in my head, the official finally announced the champion’s prize.
「Well, well, finally for the last one! The announcement for the Champion’s prize!」
Hearing the words of the official, the crowd’s tension rises again.
「The shining glorious 1st prize is…… What’s this, a right to spend 1 day with us, the Valkyrie Knights!」
We don’t need it! Gimme back the impression I got from hearing the 3rd and 4th place!
「「「VICTORY IS MIIIIIIINE!」」」 (For the males)
SOMEONE DEAL WITH THESE GUYS!!
The participants who were silent for a moment, shouted out loud with the highest voltage.
「It’s a good frenzy! Well, given the opportunity to meet Riesu-sama directly, it’s natural for anyone to wish for it. Before this excitement subsides, I’ll now explain the rules!」
「Even though it’s a rule, there is not even one rule that’s difficult! Anyways, you just need to run around the walls of the Royal Capital Terviel once completely! However, interfering with the others, doing obvious dangerous acts, or doing foul acts, will be immediately disqualified! In other words, if you want something, do it fair and square, ahahahahahaha!」
(ED note: I really wanted to change that to “mwahahahahahaha!”…)
「「「UOOOOOOHH!」」」
In addition, the participants for the original Royal Capital Cup are mainly adventurers. Normal people aren’t able to join. One will not be able to enjoy themselves just by looking at the race. Therefore, from this time onwards, betting on which participants will obtain the overall victory,【Horse Racing 】will start! With this, normal people will not just enjoy themselves. If they have great luck, they will be able to enjoy more at the competition. Also, about the money wagered, so that we can avoid bankruptcy, we’ll limit the bet to a maximum of 10,000G! Everyone, let’s participate!」
Horse racing?! We’ll also do horse racing?! Certainly, just watching there is kinda boring….
Really, whether the horse racing will be a good result, I don’t know. Well, I’ve been saying this the whole time, but there’s also a test implication.
While thinking about it, the projected image in the air changed, the participants’ names and their horses are displayed with their odds of success.
「And these are the participants for this Royal Capital Cup. As expected, the most popular one is the horse that is the fastest even among the horses,【Shooting Star Horse ( Meteor Horse)】and Michael the rider! Michael is the previous winner of the Royal Capital Cup and it’s right to say that he is the main contender for the overall champion.」
The official is looking at the participants and analyzing each of their abilities, and told them.
「Nn?! W,What does this mean?! Wow, there’s a ridiculous pair that has odds of 120 times!」
…Are? Somehow, I have a bad feeling about this…
「The participant’s name is Seiichi, the horse he’s riding with is a… do, donkey?! Player Seiichi, do you have chances of winning?!」
Stop ittt! I know that the best! Being reckless by challenging with a donkey!
That’s why at least… at least be gentle with me! Don’t bully meeee!
Leaving jokes behind, I started searching for a hole to hide in.