Chapter 12 (1/2)

「See you later Kazuha~. Let’s meet again in the arena.」

Finally, Alzein, the “Kyonyuu” onee-chan, went home. [TN:Giant breast]

「Haaa……. I’m beat……」

Exhausted, I flopped onto smithy jii-san’s sofa.

「You found one heck of an opponent huh?」

Jii-san said while preparing a bath.

「I had no choice……. *mutter mutter*……」

Alzein’s『Deal』had two conditions.

My『Reward』for fulfilling these conditions is she will not disclose my secret for the rest of her life but…… .

First, if I found myself needing a 『leader』while I was『founding a nation,』I had to invite ‘someone.’

In short, it was to hire her for that role. So scheming, aiming for a good position…

The other condition is――.

「Making promises without consideration has limits too, right」

「Gunuu… . But, you know, if I had refused I would be crushed to death…」

By those “Giant b.r.e.a.s.t.s.”

「……What do you plan on doing then?」

「Yeah~ Well, for the mean time I’ll go to the arena and immediately end my entry.」

I stood up from the sofa.

「And then I’ll proceed towards the Maou’s castle.」

「Winner! KAZUHA AXEPLANTTT!!」

Ten days have pa.s.sed since the『Deal』was made.

I easily ranked up, while moderately losing, and now my stats are 176 wins and 54 losses.

My rank is Rank 185/ 15463.

Other than not outright winning, I made sure to also lose a few times because if I didn’t lose then I’ll attract attention due to having a good record.

(This is hard after all… Holding back only to such a degree that the enemy won’t notice….)

I don’t know if I’ll meet another knight as sharp as Alzein.

Very carefully, I’ve been stacking the effects of my 『Restraint Play,』and now I’ve become tired of it…

(There’s still a bit until I reach my target of Rank 100…)

I left the stage and headed towards the reception desk.

「Good work.[Otsukaresama desu] Kazuha Axeplant-sama, right. What is your business here today?」

「I would like to process my 『Ranking Settlement』 please」

「Certainly. Please wait for a bit.」

Fuu, I exhaled, and sat down on the chair beside the reception desk.

In this arena’s ranking system, those partic.i.p.ants that are Rank 50 and below can, after confirming their target rank, raise their rank by using the 『Ranking Settlement.』

This will become the proof of their rank, which means they can then register as a『Mercenary』 in the guild.

However, while the tournament is ongoing, each person can only use the『Ranking Settlement』once.

After this is recorded, until the next tournament your personal rank will remain that rank.

In short, once you’ve decided on your rank and have processed your settlement, you can use this to prove your current strength and receive a 『certificate.』

However, only those that are Rank 50 and below can process their settlement.

Those who are above Rank 50 are a special case and have a compet.i.tion card prepared. They will be forced to comply with the wishes of the guild.

Well, the partic.i.p.ants that are favored to win can’t conveniently decline the guild’s invitation, according to management’s plan.

Ah, by the way, about reaching Rank 6 when I joined last time, I selfishly resigned~.

‘Cause I lost interest.

Besides, during that time I had no plans to register as a 『Mercenary,』and I already had a lot of money, enough to make the prize money appear a pittance.

Also, if I hadn’t already decided to stay in order to learn 『Nitou Ryuu,』then I probably would’ve exploded midway the tournament~.