Chapter 498 – 498Th Episode – The Main Tournament!
By the time I joined my lovers, the third match was already over.
The fourth and final match of the quarterfinals was between a swordsman named Maldi, who wielded a two-handed greatsword, and Sarman, a Langa warrior from the Second Knight Order, who had been introduced as the winner of the preliminaries, and the knight of Galf’s father.
【Sarman, who is also a favorite to win this tournament! I’m very excited to see what kind of performance he will show in this match!】
【While Roger shows off his bizarre flamboyance, Sarman is showing us traditional strength. However, his opponent, Maldi, is also a strong contender who has made it to the quarterfinals. There is room for a reversal.】
Sarman, like Gracia and Galf’s father, primarily used a one-handed sword.
“Gracia, I heard that guy is from the Second Knight Order. Do you know him?”
“Yes, we used to train together at the training center. …Though he hasn’t shown his face much to Father’s gaze in the past few years.”
“Is he strong?”
“Judging from his matches so far, it seems he has improved a lot.”
“How do you think it would go if you fought Gracia?”
“It would be a good match. Of course, I’ve also improved my skills through sparring with my husband, so I’m confident I would win.”
【Match start!】
The match started while I was talking to Gracia, so I turned my attention to the fight.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Maldi’s two-handed sword was swung fiercely, and Sarman blocked the attacks by deflecting them.
The way he deflected them was similar to Gracia’s movements.
“Kuh! Slash…”
When his attacks didn’t work, Maldi gathered mana to use a skill.
But at that moment.
“Wind Boost.”
Sarman used the same skill as Gracia, instantly closing the distance to Maldi and swinging his sword.
“Kuh… Ugh!”
Maldi, who had been cut across his upper body, fell to the ground.
【Sarman’s swift sword attack, not giving Maldi any chance to pursue, has landed!】
【If Maldi hadn’t been so impatient, the match would have lasted longer.】
“Hahaha, that guy has gotten quite strong.”
“Raifa, do you know Sarman too?”
“Well, I often went to Locke’s mansion, so I know his face and roughly how skilled he is.”
“Come to think of it, he used Wind Boost just now.”
“I obtained it as a skill, and he learned it himself while studying magic. Like me, Sarman respected Father. But… my Wind Boost is faster.”
Gracia, showing a slight competitive spirit, is also cute.
“By the way, Raifa, did you win a lot of money this time too?”
“Hehehe, of course. I won 12 gold this time. Thanks, honey!”
“I’m happy if Raifa is happy.”
“Well, the most fun I had today was your weird and funny ceremony, honey. Being with you is so much fun!”
“…I could show a magic show more spectacular than Rent’s ceremony if I wanted to.”
Tikia, showing a bit of jealousy and a desire for approval, is also cute.
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After the quarterfinals were over, we decided to stay at Gracia’s mansion for the night.
After arriving at Gracia’s mansion, I returned my body to its original state and went to the training center at Noah’s request.
“Rent pose!”
After entering the training center, Noah looked at me and made a bicep pose with both arms.
“Hehe, how is it? Does it look like you?”
“Unlike me, Noah is too cute, so it doesn’t look like me?”
“Hehehe♡ Then, Rent, show me!”
“Like this?”
“Pfft, Pwahahahaha!!”
When I demonstrated, Noah started laughing while holding her stomach.
“Noah?”
“S-Sorry! When Rent did the pose again, it reminded me of those ceremonies! Hahaha!”
“Pfft…”
“Hehe…”
It wasn’t just Noah who was laughing; Tikia and Raifa were laughing too.
My ceremony must have really tickled their funny bones.
“Eek♡”
At that moment, Ninya wrapped her arms around my arm, which was making a bicep pose.
“Ninya?”
“When Rent does that pose, I just feel like doing this.”
I kind of understand that feeling.
“Wow, then I’ll do it too! Eek!”
Following Ninya, Tina clung to my other arm.
“Hehehe, it’s nice to cling to Rent’s muscles!”
“Ah! I want to do that too!”
Starting with Noah, my other lovers took turns clinging to my biceps.
It’s good to be big at times like this.
“Gracia, Rent! You were here…”
Just as I was holding Gracia and Raifa, Alex entered the training center.
“What are you doing…?”
“Ah, Alex, this is…”
Gracia was flustered to be seen clinging to her brother.
“Alex! You should try it too! It’s surprisingly fun.”
On the other hand, Raifa got off my arm and smiled at Alex, encouraging him to cling to my arm as well.
“M-Me, on Rent’s arm? That’s…”
Alex was hesitant and shy.
He seemed like he wanted to try it but was having trouble saying it.
“Gracia.”
“Yes, honey.”
Gracia got off my arm, and I walked over to Alex, kneeling on one knee and showing him my bicep.
“Here, Alex.”
“Ah… yes!”
When Alex grabbed my arm, I stood up abruptly.
“Whoa…!”
Alex, clinging to my arm, had sparkling eyes.
Even though he was polite, he still liked this kind of thing, which was fitting for his age.
“How is it?”
“It’s… high!”
“Does your arm hurt?”
“It’s okay! I’m training too!”
It was then.
“Rent!”
Father also came to the training center.
“Ah, Father!”
“Hm? Alex. What are you doing?”
“T-This is…”
“Alex, I’ll get down now.”
“Yes, Rent.”
I put Alex down and walked over to Father.
“Father, what’s wrong?”
“What’s… wrong? Of course, it’s about today’s match. And those… antics after the match.”
“Wasn’t it fun?”
“Grapa was in stitches.”
It seems it was a big hit with Grapa’s father.
“The Yaseo King was laughing too.”
“Ohh.”
Seeing that it also got a good reaction from the Yaseo King, it seems the ceremony was a great success.
“That’s a relief.”
“What’s a relief! At least think about the limits! More importantly, how did you breathe fire from your mouth!?”
“I released mana from my mouth and converted it into flames.”
“That… I don’t think that simple explanation is enough for such antics…”
“Father, what are you talking about?”
At Alex’s question, Galf’s father avoided his gaze and said.
“It’s nothing you need to worry about, Alex. Come to think of it, don’t you still have class?”
“Yes! But I heard that Gracia and Rent were here, so I came during my break…”
“Then you should go back now.”
“Yes…”
After Alex left the training center, Galf’s father looked at me again and said.
“…Rent. I’m not going to stop you from doing those antics anymore. But I hope you’ll at least fight properly in the finals. Please…”
Galf’s father asked me to fight properly in the finals.
I guess he thought it wouldn’t be good for a Camel knight to end the finals in a playful atmosphere at such a monumental martial arts tournament.
“I understand. But my opponent in the semi-finals is Sarman. Don’t you have anything to say to me?”
“…Just deal with him appropriately.”
“Is that all?”
“It’s obvious that Sarman has no chance of winning against you. As the commander, I just hope Sarman will have a good match with you.”
“Hmm… Ah, then should I fight using the Locke family’s swordsmanship this time?”
“Our family’s swordsmanship? Come to think of it, you mainly used the Tizan family’s martial arts today. How did you do that?”
“I’ve been sparring with Raifa, so I know the movements.”
“You can copy it just by that? Even the Crimson Fist?”
Maybe it’s because my physical specs are so high, but it was surprisingly easy to copy.
But the Crimson Fist is a bit different.
“That’s just a visual reproduction, and the rest is just putting fire on my fist.”
“…Just being able to do that is amazing enough.”
Galf’s father closed his eyes for a moment as if thinking about something, then said to me.
“Then that means you can also use Gracia’s movements… and the swordsmanship I taught Gracia.”
“Yes.”
“Then I’ll test how much you can copy.”
“Father?”
“Gracia, I already know how amazing Rent is, but… I can’t just let it slide that you can copy the swordsmanship passed down in our Locke family after sparring for about a month.”
Father looked at me with the eyes of a knight with pride, not the eyes of a mad berserker I saw last time.
“Rent, I’d like to ask you to spar for a moment. You can use any of the swords placed in the training center.”
“No, it’s okay.”
I immediately created a one-handed sword with Mana Weapon.
“I can prepare right away.”
And 10 minutes later.
“N-No way…”
The swordsmanship spar with Father was done only with simple swordsmanship without using skills.
Since I was faster in both strength and speed, I matched my speed to Father’s and swung my sword, referring to the movements Gracia usually used against me and the movements of Father when he became a berserker last time.
After the spar, Father was trembling, supporting himself on the ground.
“T-To perfectly reproduce the Locke family’s swordsmanship…”
“It was like there were two Fathers.”
“Wow~ Rent, you’re amazing! The one-handed sword style suits you too?”
“I-If you just put on a cape, you’d be a complete hero!”
“Thank you, Noah, Elsie.”
“…I really can’t believe it.”
Galf’s father got up and sighed for a moment.
“Rent, your swordsmanship right now is clearly the Locke family’s swordsmanship itself.”
I was proud to be recognized by Father, the head of the Locke family.
“Thank you, Father.”
“…I’m getting thanked, but my mind is complicated. Haa, anyway, you can use the Locke family’s swordsmanship as you please.”
“Yes!”
Alright! Tomorrow, I’ll fight Sarman with the swordsmanship that Father recognized!
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In the evening, I gathered with my lovers in Gracia’s room.
“Then, let’s start.”
I created a clone and had it look at us, then turned on the projection.
【Is everyone doing well?】
On the screen I turned on, Miranda appeared and waved at us.
【Is everyone having fun in Bridan?】
【Are you having a good trip?】
And next to Miranda, Melissa and Lenny were also there.
“We’re having fun. How about you, Lenny?”
【Things are the same here.】
【Did you buy anything in Bridan?】
“Ah, I bought a romance novel that Melissa would like!”
【Elsie! Really? What’s it about?】
“It’s about two knights fighting over a woman.”
“I went with Elsie and saw it for a bit, and the release date was recent.”
【Really! I’m looking forward to it!】
“Is Mom okay?”
【Hehe, Rent is helping with his clone, so don’t worry. How about you, Tina? Did anything good happen in Bridan?】
“Yeah! I found a book about body structure and massage in Raifa’s sister’s study! Thanks to that, my massage skills have improved!”
【Oh my, that’s great.】
【Um… Raifa, Gracia. I heard from Rent that it was resolved, but how was it? Did your family oppose it a lot?】
“Hahaha, don’t worry, Melissa. My husband blew away our father and brothers in one go, so it’s all resolved!”
【Huh!?】
“In my case… Father was strongly opposed, but it was resolved, so don’t worry. My husband showed his strength, so he was recognized.”
【Hey, Rent! What did you do at Raifa and Gracia’s place!】
When Melissa scolded me, Raifa waved her hand and said to Melissa.
“Ehehehe, don’t blame my husband too much, Melissa. It’s because our father and brothers attacked first when I became a female.”
“My case is similar. So, my husband is not at fault.”
【Haa… Did you happen to give them money or something?】
““No.””
“In the first place, our father wouldn’t give away his daughter just for money!”
“It’s strange if their attitude changes just because you give them money.”
【“Ugh.”】
Melissa and Tikia made embarrassed expressions at the same time.
That night, we spent time happily talking with our lovers who were far away through my projection.
…In the end, at Elsie’s suggestion, we had a group orgy while projecting!
