"I'm sorry, Iris. I don't think this is going to fall off."
"I'm sorry, Iris-sama."
"No problem. And I gave up on this one: ....... I picked this one out to get dirty on the way out, so don't worry about it. It's mostly coming off."
Is that so?
But it looks like an expensive dress, and I'll have to see if Hayato has some kind of detergent that will make the oil come off.......
“Um, ...... sorry about the weird timing, but my stomach's full and I think it's time for us to go get ready.”
"Oh, and good luck with the next one.”
“Iris-sama, I'm so sorry.”
"Good, good. I'm looking forward to the match."
"All right! I'm going to do it in style!"
Come to think of it, I've hardly seen anything since Aina and her team's match. ......
Well, it's okay, because I did get to see Aina and her team's match.
It seems that the 7th match has just started.
There are 16 teams in total, so once the 8th game is over, Aina's match will be next.
"Wow ...... that's still a sleepy match ......."
As Iris said, the seventh match was a defensive-driven style of combat for both sides, so they were in a position to stay out of weapons' range and keep their hands out of the way.
“Bored ......”
"Shiro too. Then get some sleep. ......"
"Hey, hey, Aina's game is coming up soon."
"But this game has been going on too long. The crowd is getting cold."
Indeed, it is too quiet.
The two sides are not looking for an opening, they are just holding up their shields and asking each other to strike.
Maybe everyone is getting bored with this feeling.
"I'm sorry, but I need some sleep. Wake me up when those three start their match."
"Okay.”
Iris straddles me so that I can sit up deeper through her legs, and then she leans her body against me.
Shiro followed her lead and came over to me.
I had no balance if I fell asleep, so I had no choice but to hold them up with both hands.
To be honest, I was a little sleepy too, but if I fell asleep and they fell over, I would be in a lot of trouble, so I had no choice but to stay awake even though I was bored.
Whoa ahhh .......
I let out one big sigh and watched the game still not moving.
I had to wish for it to be over soon, for God's sake.
"Look, you need to get up. It's about to start. ......”
“Hmmm, hmmm......... I see, get up.......”
After I managed to get through the ordeal of the seventh round, the eighth round was over in a flash.
Thus, the next round was about to begin after a short break.
The tension among the guests was much higher than in the seventh round, but it was hard to avoid the feeling that the atmosphere had been toned down.
'Now then, I would like to begin the first match of the second round! Enter the A-rank adventurers 'Red Line' versus the B-rank adventurers ' Sonic Fang'!'
'ooooh ooooh ooooh!'
'In this match, if you look at it normally, Red Line with the higher rank would have the advantage! Will there be an underdog?'
I see the vice captain is doing her best to liven up the place.
That voice must have woken up Iris and Shiro as well, and they are receiving drinks from Wendy.
Oh, they're coming out, they're coming out......, huh? What's wrong with Aina and the others' expressions?
"Nu......? What is it? Are they angry somehow?”
“I suppose so. I think their faces are tense, or maybe they are angry."
Unusually, Aina also seems to be angry.
As for Renge, she is already ready for battle, and her motivation is so great that even her shadow seems to be filled with a murderous intent.
"Damn it. Why do they have to go out of their way to make it sound like we're lower in rank?"
"They just got an A ranking because of their faces, anyway."
"Don't you get it? They may have sold their bodies to the higher-ups."
“Gya-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
'Hey, um, I can hear you, you know?'
“It's okay, right? It doesn't matter."
"We're not the ones who need to hear it."
"What? A rank A adventurer who is a slave?"
"Yeah, that's all right. But, can you please get started?"
Aina calmly ...... reponded? When she urged them to begin, the vice captain looked at both sides and then raised her arm.
'Well, then, let the match begin!'
"Well, as long as we show them we're stronger than them, we'll be fine."
“In fact, they might even fall in love with us because of our strength.”
“Really? Really? I want Aina!"
“Hey, you're terrible. I'll take Aina too."
“Then I'll take Solte. I can't wait to see that cocky face making a flirtatious gesture to a guy."
"How long are we going to sit around here? The game has already started."
There was no way that he could handle Renge, who appeared at a moment when he was caught off guard with a stupid expression on his face, talking in a stupid manner, and with an agile speed, but instead of being blown away, he was hit in the body with a sword.
Instead of being blown away, he was hit on the spot, and as he was about to fall to the ground, he was immediately kicked in the chin and woken up while still on his knees.
“I don't want him to collapse, so can I ask him to stand up properly?”
Renge's eyes looked ruthless, as if the highlights had vanished.
"You son of a bitch!"
"You're so slow. I'm surprised to learn that you team have such agile name."
Flirtman B tried to attack Renge, who was about to kick Renge from the opposite side to prevent Flirtman A from falling, but Solte's spear blocked it like a roadblock to prevent him from going.
"Don't you dare to take me for a fool! To such woman like you!"
“Don't you think you look down too much on a rank-A adventurer? Selling bodies? A-ranked because of face? If that's the only way to become an A adventurer, there must be a lot more women in the rank of A adventurer."
Solte swung her spear at Flirtman B, aiming for the jaw, but he evaded her.
"Wha! It's not going to hit me, you idiot!"
"You will. Look at how slow you are."
“B-b-b-but!”
Solte re-positioned her spear low and delivered a barrage of thrusts, each of which hit its mark.
Flirtman B, who also had a spear, was helpless against Solte's spear and gradually backed away.
"This is the end."
When Sorte drew her spear at one point and struck the already weakened Flirtman B with it, he was pushed out of the way with no resistance.
“There was no need for that blow. An extra blow that will give the reversal a chance. ......”
"Shiro?”
"Nah, it's nothing......."
For me, it's an overwhelming match that highlights the strength of Solte and her team, but in Shiro's eyes, she may be seeing something else.
"Hey, why this one-sided ......"
"It's called a power differential."
"Don't be stupid! I'm not going to lose in such an uncool way!”"
Flirtman C with his sword and shield approaches Aina.
As the name suggests, the approach is fast, and in no time at all, he is caught in the gap between the two.
“What's up, rank-A adventurer? What's the difference in strength?"
"You're just fast, but you don't know the basics!"
Aina, who had been on the defensive, knocked Flirtman C's sword from under him and knocked him out of his stance.
"Hmph!"
Immediately, Flirtman C. prepared to defend himself with the shield he was holding in his left hand, but Aina held her sword to the side and took a step forward and swung with all her might, causing Flirtman C. to be blown backward surprisingly fast with the dull sound of metal cracking.
"Hoisu.”
Renge then threw Flirtman A, who was grabbing the collar, onto the very edge of the ring and smashed him, sending them both flying out of the ring together.
The venue was silent because of the one-sided and harsh battle.
'The winner, “Red Line! It was overwhelming, absolutely overwhelming!'
'......Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ！！！！'
Aina and the others, with faces still unruffled, answer the cheers and quickly leave the ring.
When the remaining vice-captain saw the wounded “Sonic Fang,” she called for a stretcher and quickly carried them away.
"Muuu...... overwhelmingly powerful match, but the first round was better."
“Too emotional. ...... well, it's predictable, that's understandable."
"Shiro? What's wrong? Your face is all stiff."
“No ...... problem. Lord, I'm hungry."
"What? You just ate!"
"I'm just a little hungry."
“I wonder if there's anything I missed ....... Oh, I've got some that I forgot to eat yesterday."
What I took out was a simple piece of chicken, roasted and sprinkled with salt and pepper.
"That's it."
“Okay, okay.”
When I handed the whole box to Shiro, she immediately started eating it with a fork.
The bones are removed so that she can eat the whole thing, but I never thought she would really eat it in one bite.
Oh, her cheeks are so full.
“I'm back.”
“Welcome home. You don't seem happy."
"Yeah, I guess. I'm pissed."
"After all that violence... ......"
"It wasn't enough. It was the worst match I've ever been to. ......"
Solte sat down with a grim look on her face, poured a drink into a cup that had been left on the table, and slurped it down in one gulp.
“What's the matter? Come to think of it, something was said before the match started.”
"I was fine with that. ...... As long as it is composed only of women, there will always be rumors like that."
"I see. What happened then?"
"Did they make fun of you?"
"Shiro, how did you know?"
What, was I made fun of in a place I didn't know?
"Somehow. I thought so, the way she was angry.”
"That's right. As soon as they saw our slave's crest, they got involved."
"That's right! They said that we are bought by a old man, or that we were bought by a horny old man, or that we are very fond of each other, or whatever they wanted!"
"It's true! The fact is that he is a horny guy, but it disgusts me when other people say that about me!"
"Yes, that's right. My lord is certainly a non-preferential lover, but what the hell do they know about my lord!"
Older men ...... perverted man...... lovers .......
I thought I understood it myself, but when someone actually says it, it's like this, there's something cruel......
Old man......Old man.
It felt like a blink of an eye from the age of 20 to this age. ......
I heard that the turnaround point in terms of physical time is around 20 years old, so I guess I'm already at the age where I'm being called that.......
"Master! Don't cry! Be strong in your heart! I love you like that, Master!”
Wendy, I'm sorry, but I hear that as you get older the tear drops get loose.
I see. ...... I'm an old man now.
I'm 26 years old, and from a teenager's point of view, that's a fine old man.
And in this world, it seems that people get married at a young age, so 26 is an old man.
And even more of an pervert......
That's weird. ......
A warm feeling runs down my cheeks.
"Itsuki-san, don't worry about it! Itsuki-san is not an old man! It may be true that he is a little naughty, but he is more childish than his age!"
"Yes, I do think he's childish."
"I don't care about Hayato, but it's even more hurtful when Iris follows up. ......"
"What is it? I've been trying to be considerate of you!"
Also, I didn't want to follow up by saying that 26 year olds are childish.
I just thought I left my childishness behind for a bit of my adulthood. ...... I see, I'm childish. ......
Hayato says so I guess I am. ......
Is an old man childish? ......It's a bit tough......
“Lord, cheer up. Want Shiro to take care of it?”
“Thanks Shiro. ....... I'm fine. ......"
The taste of the boneless chicken that Shiro offered me tasted very salty, even if I didn't know what to think.
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