## Chapter 140 – The Arena Barbarian
“Screeeech!!”
Hot blood gushed from the holes in Bulverza’s back.
It was a veritable blood fountain.
He tried to pry me off with his thick arms, but breaking a rear-naked choke, a secret technique of the Demonic Heavenly Art, was impossible for anyone short of a master.
Especially with holes in his body, he couldn’t muster any strength. Trapped in a prison of tightening muscles, the old orc screamed in agony, spitting blood.
“Screeeech!!”
“Everything that lives, dies.”
I whispered softly to Bulverza.
Nothing lives forever.
If you survive by accumulating victories, it’s natural to die in defeat. We needed to win to survive. Bulverza simply failed.
Life is cheap. Therefore, death is also cheap.
This was such a place.
“The meaning of life is to accumulate karma and bear sins until death.”
There was a reason I didn’t finish the orc off. Bulverza was a warrior equal to or even superior to me. The fight with him gave me many insights. It made me realize my shortcomings and deficiencies.
He and I, having fought a life-or-death battle, were practically soul brothers bound together.
So, I would give him time to end his life as a warrior.
“And return to the earth.”
“Screeech…!”
The blood that poured out completely soaked my lower body. As time passed, Bulverza’s strength drained away. His thick arms were now as weak as a child’s. He could no longer resist. That’s what holes in the body meant.
Failing breath and draining blood.
“The bird that drinks blood lives the longest.”
All of it sentenced him to death.
“Drinking your precious blood.”
Bulverza’s trembling body finally slumped.
He had met his death. This one-eyed orc, who had reigned as the executioner of the arena, died by my hand today. But I didn’t release the rear-naked choke. It would be troublesome if he pretended to be dead and ambushed me. I didn’t know for sure, but cunning orcs were evil creatures capable of anything.
“I will live on.”
The blood still flowed.
I had to drain him like an empty water tank.
Because I…
…was a bird that drank blood.
Birdman Kim Kat is foreshadowing.
“Bulverza! Bulverza has been defeated!!!!! Bulverza, who has been executing criminals in the arena for the past several years! Has been executed by a mere barbarian who came from who knows where!!!!!!! An unbelievable triumph!!!! Now who will execute the criminals, ooooh!!!!!”
—Kat! Kat! Kat!
—Bulverza! Bulverza! Bulverza!
The shouts of the announcer and the audience echoed faintly. Bulverza’s corpse was still warm. Because he had the heart of a warrior, it hadn’t cooled down yet. I squeezed the blood from his body.
I learned a little about orcs from today’s battle.
Even if I encounter orcs in unexpected situations later, I won’t be flustered.
—Thud.
It was almost time. I released my hold and stood up. Bulverza’s one remaining eye looked so empty. I humbly closed his unfocused, wide-open eye.
Rest now, Bulverza.
The match is over.
I didn’t shout.
That would be the proper thing to do.
No more fan service.
As I picked up my sword, the arena’s iron bars opened with a clanging sound. I immediately left the blood-stained arena. The wind blew. Dirt flew and stuck to my blood-soaked lower body.
A life stained with blood and dust, a gladiator.
That life, too, would be like blood and dust.
“I don’t know what the hell that means.”
Anyway, it’s Durban. I had to find that bastard and hear the details. These arena bastards dared to screw me over? After I worked so hard for them?
The uncivilized otherworlders screwed me over after I worked hard for them.
I clearly did my best for the arena. But these sons of bitches broke the contract and put me up against the powerful orc Bulverza as an opening match to squeeze the last bit of life out of him. I could have died. Above all, Durban should have told me this first.
I didn’t even know who my opponent was today.
His escape without informing me was a serious crime equivalent to aiding and abetting murder.
If I had lost to Bulverza, I would have died that day. He ran away without a word, leaving only the armor behind?
This was absolutely unforgivable.
“Durban! Where’s Durban! You son of a bitch Durban!”
“Hehehe. Durban told me to give you this.”
As I was looking for Durban, the gladiators walking towards the entrance to the arena spoke to me. Where he pointed with his sword, there was a box containing my clothes, a scabbard, and a leather pouch.
“Where is Durban?”
“Who knows? I don’t know where he is. Heh!”
The gladiators went up as if it was nothing.
No, damn it. Did that bastard really run away? Am I going to kill him? Or is it because he’s seen all he needs to see and told me to take the money and get out?
Even so, he paid the contract fee properly. What was in the small leather bag was 5 silver. Let’s change clothes first.
“These arena bastards. I’m never coming back.”
It seems like I’ll have to beat up Durban next time I see him. Anyway, there’s nothing I can complain about. Even if I go to the arena managers right now, I’ll just get beaten up and told to get out.
“Damn it.”
Still, it’s not like I didn’t get anything from the arena. No. I got a lot more than I thought. In two months, I earned tens of silver in cash and valuable combat experience. I also gained a murderous intent towards Durban.
I got stronger.
Even to the point of defeating an orc who had been active in the arena for years in a one-on-one fight. I gained an understanding of combat itself.
Let’s calm down.
Durban can be summoned using Kopson.
There’s no need to waste my energy from now on.
“Cluck. Cluck. Cluck. Cluck. Cluck. Cluck.”
When I went outside, Claudia was there.
“Claudia!”
As soon as I saw her, I became happy and ran towards her. I didn’t do anything weird today. No, I had a tremendous fight. She’ll be happy.
“Kat, you even defeated an orc this time?”
“Did you see?”
“Everything.”
Claudia smiled and spread her arms. I grinned and jumped towards her. Jumping is the concept. I felt a soft sensation. This is it.
“How is it? My ‘strength’.”
“What’s with that strange emphasis? I didn’t think you’d win like that, but anyway, you did a really good job. You fought each other to the death, so breaking the orc means it’s your skill.”
“Hehehehe.”
I felt a gentle touch on the back of my head.
“Hehe, you have the qualities of a warrior after all. That orc looked pretty strong? I could feel the refined fighting spirit, so he must have been fighting in the arena for a long time.”
“He was definitely a strong enemy. He was damn strong. I thought I was going to die. That bastard was 100% stronger than me, probably.”
“Yes, yes. Our Kat did well.”
I felt like I was flying to the sky when I heard Claudia’s praise.
Good.
I’ve already made a lot of money. The arena gave me a lot of money. So it would be right to use this money to improve my combat power.
I use the money I earned with martial arts for martial arts.
I’ll rest today and go to the Swordsman’s Guild tomorrow.
“Claudia. I have something to say.”
“Huh? What is it?”
“I think I’ll have to take a break from work from tomorrow.”
“Take a break from work? What do you mean?”
“I’m thinking of going to the Swordsman’s Guild. I’m going to learn how to use a sword properly this time. To be honest, I realized that I still have a lot of shortcomings while fighting that orc.”
I came out of her arms and seriously explained my combat power improvement plan. There are a lot of orcs in this other world. If a sick and old orc is like that, I have no idea what a normal orc would look like.
I have to increase my strength.
“Good! Very good! You thought well!”
Claudia, who suddenly became more tense, said.
“Of course! A warrior must always strive. Yes. There’s nothing better than seizing the opportunity when you have time and money. Humans get completely old if they’re even a little late… Hehe, not today, but from tomorrow?”
“Yes. From tomorrow.”
“Then let’s work hard from tomorrow!”
Suddenly, Claudia grabbed my hand and started walking quickly. It was such a powerful force that it was impossible to resist, so I was dragged away in an instant.
“Wait a minute. Claudia. Wait. Where are you going?”
“I have to give our wonderful Kat a reward, right?”
“A reward?”
Claudia said that and smiled as brightly as possible. Her eyes were visible between the curved corners of her eyes. No. The eyes are dangerous. Damn it! What trigger did I touch!
I was dragged straight to the lodging and thrown down violently. Something happened. It seems like she’s going to violently eat me from now on!
“Wait!”
“I can’t wait!”
Claudia, who had completed her full-body undress in an instant, approached me with shining eyes. I tried to run away, but it was impossible to escape with my immature skills. Ah! If I had strength!
“Kat! Stay still! I won’t do anything bad!”
If I had strength! (x2)
“Aaaah!!”
Claudia rushed to take off my clothes. This couldn’t be happening. Claudia wasn’t this kind of woman when I first met her. No, she had a little more lust back then and now, but she wasn’t a woman who had become completely familiar with me and had no brakes like now!
“Hehehe, Kat. Why do you look so wonderful? Let’s do as I say today?”
“Wait a minute!”
I reflexively grabbed both of Claudia’s ears.
“Hiyak!”
Claudia’s body, which was suppressing me, collapsed. That’s right. Claudia’s weakness is her ears. Whether it’s when I sing or when I grab her ears, her ears are sensitive in many ways.
But I couldn’t let my guard down. As I had done before, I tickled the ends of her ears and rubbed the outside. Claudia, who was running wild like a beast, was immediately neutralized and slumped.
“Kuh… L-Let go…!”
“Haha!”
She can’t move if I grab her ears!
Claudia twisted her body.
“I am Birdman Kim Kat!”
“W-What! Are you, Kyaat!”
I was about to be attacked as soon as I took my hands off her ears, so I decided to take some time and rub them carefully. As I was doing that, the liquid flowing down from between Claudia’s legs began to form a small puddle.
“At the same time, I’m also Heavenly Demon Kim Kat!”
“Kuhheueueut…!”
It’s almost enough.
My body is now stained with all kinds of dust and Bulverza’s blood. Claudia, who had lost her mind, didn’t care at all, but I couldn’t hug Claudia with this body.
I took my hands off her ears. Claudia, who exhaled a hot breath, collapsed. That’s just for a moment. With her monstrous stamina, she’ll recover her stamina in less than a few minutes and rush back.
In the meantime, I took off my clothes and went into the shower room.
—Shuaaa.
When I was hit by the water pouring out of the hose, my mind seemed to clear. Blood and dust are washed away.
The blood of the executioner orc, Bulverza, will be washed away like this and disappear forever into the underground waterway, but that doesn’t mean that my spiritual bond with him will be broken.
Bulverza and I live as one.
That was the fate of the bird that drinks blood.
“Kat… Teu…!”
At that time, Claudia violently opened the door to the shower room. Kwaang! I thought that the big sound was the sound of the door being smashed.
“Hmm.”
When I looked closely, Claudia’s purple hair was floating, emitting a light like a deep amethyst. Come to think of it, she had that gimmick. She strode in and pounced on me.
On this day, I was eaten by the lustful Claudia until she was satisfied.
