## Chapter 135 – The Arena’s Barbarian
I came outside to find Cloudy standing there with her arms crossed.
“Hey! Cloudy! Did you see?! Did you see?! You saw me, right?!”
Excited, I ran towards her, who had been waiting for me.
That battle just now wasn’t for the audience. Of course, it wasn’t for our people’s god, Hwanung, either. It was a fight just for Cloudy.
She likes things that are cruel or violent.
So much so that she encourages it in me. She likes the warrior-like side of me, the one with the inherent savagery. So, I went a little overboard, putting on a crazy, over-the-top show just for her to see.
Just now, I was a young action stunt actor with artistic sensibilities that would sweep the entire nation, and at the same time, a brutal and violent barbarian from a nomadic tribe who lived by beating monsters to death.
Even I thought it was awesome.
No lie, even the Buddha in my head was so moved that he fainted.
In other words, it was a blockbuster one-man show made for Cloudy.
As the excitement of the battle began to fade, a different kind of anticipation ignited the embers in my heart. What kind of praise would I get?
I couldn’t help but look forward to it.
“…”
But Cloudy’s expression was strange when she saw me.
It was completely red, to the point where a carrot would be envious.
What’s wrong, sis?
“I, I was so embarrassed!”
“Huh… huh?”
“What was that all about?!”
Cloudy, completely red, yelled. I was taken aback. Embarrassed? I just came from a life-or-death battle with three nightmarish adult kobolds and the goblin triplets from hell, and she’s embarrassed?
According to my calculations, Cloudy should have been completely excited, grabbing me between her breasts and walking me back to the lodgings.
It was a lovely, touching action play based on a true story that even the gods of heaven would watch with tears in their eyes.
Cloudy’s reaction was strange.
“Ugh… Katt. Good, it was good, but the running around on all fours…”
Seeing my shocked expression, she started to add excuses, as if trying to make amends. But just as my fallen adversaries could never return to life, my wounded heart was beyond repair.
“I, I don’t know! Idiot! Why aren’t you praising me!”
I yelled back at Cloudy.
“I did that on purpose to show you!”
“Th, that was the wrong direction…”
Growing desperate, she came closer and tried to appease me. But it was already too late.
“Ah! I don’t want to! I’m going to sing! Don’t stop me!”
I sing when I’m having a hard time, or when I’m happy, and when I’m sad. Seol Woon-do’s “Compass,” to be exact. Cloudy, who was supposed to heal my wounded heart, had instead carved it out, so now all that was left was the legendary trot singer Seol Woon-do.
“Kyaaak! I’m sorry! I’m sorry, Katt! You did great! You were really great! You were awesome!”
“Hmm, good to know.”
“Hoo… really.”
“Boop.”
“Kyaa!”
Cloudy hugged me to shut me up. I guess I can let it slide if she goes this far. I wrapped my arms around her waist.
“Then let’s go out for dinner with the money we earned.”
“Katt… you’re really unpredictable…”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
“…Don’t make me blush.”
I naturally moved my hand to Cloudy’s ear and gently massaged it. I said, watching her face as her eyes closed as if she felt comfortable.
“Anyway, what do you want to eat? I’m hungry after using my strength.”
“Haa… I like my ears… What do I want to eat? Meat. I want to eat meat.”
“Meat sounds good. Today, we’re going on a meat restaurant tour.”
I took out a 1 silver coin from my pocket, flipped it into the air, and caught it. Dammit, it’s tails. Either way, it’s practically free money, so should we go on a tour of Isvant’s best restaurants today?
Once I had money, I realized that the food in this world was pretty good.
It was still made with the meat of monsters I didn’t know, but it tasted good. Money is worth as much as you spend, after all. Above all, Cloudy really liked meat. Dark elves enjoy eating meat, and it seems like that’s true. I needed to feed her plenty of meat.
Today, intoxicated with victory.
I spent the day on a date.
***
That’s how it was. Usually, I would earn money by doing quests, but when the arena opened, I would take the day off and take on the opening act.
It was all thanks to Durvan.
Seeing my daily pay increase, I wished the arena would open every day, but unfortunately, the arena didn’t open every day.
On average, it opened four to five times a month.
Well, that wasn’t too much of a burden, and all I had to do was the opening, so I readily signed a long-term contract. All I had to do was mess around with a few chump monsters and scream.
“Katt, today’s opponent is gnolls.”
“Chumps.”
Durvan followed me around like my manager, assisting me.
Right now, I was the sensationally popular, slightly underdeveloped, completely crazy barbarian Kim Katt. My first match was shocking and terrifying, but it was impactful.
The public wanted me.
They wanted my showmanship, which I had honed by experiencing all kinds of entertainment in the modern world.
On stage, I was Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler at the same time. The audience cheered for me as if they were watching a comedian, and they praised me as if they were ardent fascists sending their loyalty.
Originally, the opening wasn’t supposed to be this passionately fun.
I heard that it was originally just an event where they would kill a monster or two and move on to the next match, a mere ‘opening,’ but now, even this opening had become a very important piece of content.
That’s because I’m here.
ㅡWaaaaaaaah!
ㅡBarbarian! Barbarian!
ㅡCrazy barbarian warrior!
When I entered, the audience erupted in cheers.
They no longer fainted or screamed. Shock turned into interest, and interest turned into goodwill. They had now become fanatical cultural citizens who could fully enjoy my crazy antics.
“Good heavens, good heavens!!! Oh, citizens! Have you heard the call of God in the past? Have you heard the sacred oracle that resounded!”
The announcer shouted excitedly. She had also fainted on the first day, but as time went by, her initial appearance was nowhere to be found, and she was simply consumed by madness.
“Look! No, behold! The wings that have sprouted from the back of the barbarian Katt! Having received the call of God and awakened as an angel, his name is the dimwitted savage warrior Katt!!!!!”
Even my costume began to be specially made.
The outfit I’m wearing now is a special outfit with large, pure white wings made by sewing together hundreds of feathers from avian monsters.
Large, ornate wings spread out on both sides of my back.
The rest of the outfit is just a pair of white briefs and leather sandals.
A Cupid-adult, so to speak.
My scarred, bulging upper body was revealed.
Pure white wings contrasting with my dark hair.
That’s right. Today’s concept was the ultimate humanistic and touching story of Kim Katt, who had finally ascended as God’s messenger, defeating the remnants of evil rooted in the earth, which you couldn’t watch without tears.
ㅡNice wings! If only I had wings like that!
ㅡAh, an angel! He’s an angel!
ㅡNo, he’s a madman! He’s just a crazy guy!
The reactions to him were varied, but judging by the increased volume, everyone was enjoying it.
The only ones who couldn’t enjoy this match were the monsters who were going to be slaughtered as my opponents.
God has no mercy.
Then neither will the angel, God’s messenger.
Today, I am Brutal Angel Kim Katt.
The omnipotent angel who will sweep away the impure beings rooted in this earth!
“Kkieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!”
I let out a sacred cry.
This much fan service is basic.
“Did you hear that! His roar is reminiscent of a church hymn! Oh, my! He’s a savage, but he’s a true man of faith who has ascended to become an angel!!!!!”
ㅡLong live the devout barbarian paladin!!
ㅡWoo-hoo!!!
The opening began. The atmosphere in the arena had already overheated and exploded from the moment I came out with wings. A muscular man wearing only underwear spreading pure white wings had that kind of meaning.
ㅡClang!
The iron bars on the opposite side of the arena opened. Spreading crimson eyes, it was the gnolls that crawled out. No, not ordinary gnolls.
ㅡKrrr… sniff! Krreng!
They were decorated as sacrifices for the ‘Arena.’
The gnolls’ ankles were severed, and their thighs and calves were sewn together, resembling a mermaid who had crawled onto land, their eyes were covered with black blindfolds, and they had gags that looked like vajras in their mouths.
And they were wearing pauldrons with all sorts of jagged bones embedded in them.
They looked truly evil.
They crawled on the ground with their arms. They had been decorated in various ways, but with their legs cut off, they were dozens of times weaker than ordinary gnolls. But their bizarre appearance was reminiscent of evil.
That was enough.
The arena was that kind of place.
Visual and auditory effects were the most important thing.
ㅡKrrng!
ㅡGrrrr…!!!
But the gnolls weren’t intimidated at all. Even though their legs were cut off, they were gagged, and their eyes were covered, their sense of smell was still intact. They crawled on their arms to unleash their rage towards humans, and I approached.
There were as many as six of them.
It was naturally tense to see six monsters crawling around like that. Their actual combat power would be terrible, though.
Good.
Evil, immoral monsters.
Today, Angel Katt will have mercy on your pitiful appearance.
“The match begins now!!!!!”
ㅡWhoosh!
At the same time as the start, I ‘flew up.’
It was the ultimate sergeant jump. I didn’t actually fly, I just jumped, but with the huge wings, it looked like I was flying. ㅡFlap! I played the part of an angel who had descended to earth.
ㅡWaaaaaaaah!!!
ㅡAngel! It’s an angel!
ㅡBarbarian angel!
“Heh heh.”
The audience was ecstatic at my appearance.
Excited, I screamed and ran around the arena as I had done before. It was difficult to run because the wings were so big that they directly resisted the air, but now I was an angel delivering blessings to humans.
I had to do what I had to do.
ㅡKrrr..! Krreng!
As I was doing that, one of the gnolls who had crawled diligently began to approach me. He smelled it. The scent of macho Kim Katt. And he gets excited. ㅡKrrr! He couldn’t let out a satisfactory roar because he was gagged, but he was a monster!
A monster that kills people!
He unleashed that hatred on me!
ㅡKrrrrrrrr!!!
Using explosive strength, he rushed at me.
“Haha! How pathetic!”
I leaped again, in a sacred manner.
At the same time as leaping, I crouched down to make it look like I was jumping as high as possible. I don’t know for sure, but it probably looked like I was floating more than 1 meter (meter: m) in the air.
“Swan’s leg!”
ㅡSwoosh!
And in that state, I kicked. The target is the gnoll’s head. The gnoll, who was crawling on the floor, could never defend against this attack.
ㅡCrack!
The kick that was accurately embedded in his neck shattered the gnoll’s cervical vertebrae. It was a clean strike. In other words, an overkill. I grabbed the neck of the gnoll I had killed and lifted it high.
And I let out a cry.
“Listen! You evil followers! I, Kim Katt, the savage warrior and messenger of God, will send you back to hell! There is no forgiveness, no mercy! What I will do is only the sacred pursuit of truth and the guidance of death! I will end your miserable life here!”
Finish kill.
ㅡThud!
I slammed the gnoll’s corpse into the ground as if I were punching the ground with my fist.
Blood splattered.
“The barbarian Katt has started babbling something!!!”
ㅡWaaaaaaaah!!
At the same time, cheers erupted.
The opening had only just begun.
