Chapter 489 – Tournament!
“Ugh…?”
Gracia’s body trembled at the scream coming from inside the mansion.
Her body knew that it was a sound of pain, the same pain she had experienced before.
“W-What is that sound?!”
“What’s going on inside the mansion!”
The two guards in front of the mansion looked inside, startled.
“Ah… It’s okay. It’s probably just the sound of a painful massage.”
“Huh?”
“A massage… you say?”
“But that scream sounded like a death rattle…”
“It’s a sound from getting a massage.”
“Even Miss Gracia…”
When Gracia backed me up, the two guards didn’t understand, but they didn’t try to go inside the mansion either.
Gracia and I went inside the mansion, heading towards the place where the scream had first come from.
But strangely, the scream hadn’t been heard again after the first time.
And then we arrived at the place.
“Owwowowowowow!! Ugyaaaaaaaack!!!”
“Your lower back is very tight. Hup!”
“Ugyaaaaaaaack!!!”
“Grill, it’s working, so bear with it~.”
“Ugh, h-he’s resisting fiercely!”
“Noah~ hold his leg tight~.”
“Elsie, I need more magic! I’m running out of magic to hold him down!”
“Y-yes! Haa… I’m losing my strength. Tikia, if you absorb too much, the silence will b-break…”
Grill was tied to the bed by my lovers and was getting a massage from Tina.
The reason why the scream was only heard once was because Elsie had cast a silence spell in the room.
“Ah, Rent! Gracia! Welcome. Did you go to the royal palace?”
Noah smiled brightly at me and Gracia while holding down one of Grill’s legs.
“Uh… yeah. But what are you doing?”
“Well~ Grill said his body was stiff after sparring, so Tina is giving him a massage!”
“And we’re holding him down so he doesn’t run away.”
“S-save me, bro… Uwaaaaaaack… Ugh.”
Thud. Grill, who was asking me for help, fainted.
Raifa, who had been holding down Grill’s hands, let go and snorted.
“Hmph, I told you. It’s super painful. You couldn’t last as long as me, you’re past your prime, bro.”
I don’t think you should judge whether someone is past their prime by how well they can endure pain, Raifa.
“Well, he’s fainted, so I’ll keep massaging him.”
Squeak, squeak.
Tina continued to massage Grill’s body.
The good thing about Tina’s massage is that you don’t wake up from the pain if you faint.
“Grill!”
“Hey, Grill, are you okay!”
That’s when Gran and Grel arrived.
The two of them looked puzzled at the scene in the room.
“Huh? Why is Grill passed out? Raifa, what happened?”
“Ah, don’t worry about it. Grill just couldn’t take the massage and screamed.”
“What?”
“He screamed from a massage?”
“Yeah. And now he’s passed out.”
“Indeed… It looks like one of Rent’s lovers… Tina, was it?”
“Yes, it’s Tina!”
“It seems like Tina is giving him a massage. Grill screamed like that from just a massage? Raifa?”
Raifa nodded and said with a very cheerful look.
“That’s right. Tina’s massage is so painful that you can faint. But it’s super effective. Grill wanted the massage, so we’re just making sure he gets it all the way through.”
“…Rent, is that true?”
“Yes, it’s true. Everyone except me finds Tina’s massage very painful. But it’s really effective. Gracia and Raifa have also had massages before.”
“What my husband says is true.”
“If even Gracia says so, then it must be true…”
“Is it really that painful?”
“Why don’t you believe me and only believe Gracia?”
“Reliability.”
“Sincerity.”
“Hmph, when will Tina’s massage be over?”
“Just a little bit more. Hup, hup… Whew, all done!”
Tina wiped the sweat from her forehead and got off the bed.
“That should have gotten rid of all the fatigue in his body!”
“Huh? Isn’t it faster than usual?”
“Hehe, thanks to a book I read here, I can do it more efficiently! The time has been greatly reduced!”
“What about the pain?”
“I think it’s probably tripled.”
“”Eek!””
At Tina’s words, Noah, Tikia, Gracia, and Raifa, who had all received a massage once, trembled in unison.
“G-Grill, I take back what I said about you being past your prime.”
“What? What’s it like that makes you all so scared?”
“…Is it that painful?”
“Would you two like to try it? Ah, if you do, I recommend asking Rent to knock you out first.”
At Tina’s words, Gran and Grel hesitated for a moment, and Gran was the first to speak.
“Is it really that effective?”
“Big brother, are you really going to get it?”
“It’s supposed to be effective.”
“Do you have any aches or pains?”
“I’ve been practicing kicks a lot lately, and my hip joint feels uncomfortable…”
“There’s a massage that’s effective for the hip joint! Then please ask Rent to knock you out first.”
“…No, as a man and the eldest son, I have my pride! I don’t need to be knocked out!”
“Okay! Ah, Rent, please restrain his body with telekinesis.”
“Okay, Tina.”
I used telekinesis to restrain Gran and make him lie down on the bed.
“Ugh?! W-what is this!”
“B-big brother floated in the air and went to the bed!?”
“That’s also my husband’s skill, so don’t be surprised, Grel.”
“T-that’s also Rent’s power?”
“Rent, I won’t run away even if you don’t do this.”
“If you don’t scream, I’ll let you go.”
“It’s easy to hold back a scream…”
“Then I’ll start~.”
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Five minutes later.
“Ughhhh…”
Gran screamed like a pig being slaughtered and then fainted.
“Now he can be quiet.”
Tina continued to massage Gran, who had fainted.
“U-uh-uh-uh…”
Grel was bewildered by Gran’s appearance and covered his mouth with both hands.
“Whew… all done! Ah, would you like to try it?”
“N-no! I’m fine, Tina! Hahahaha! I’m perfectly fine!”
“Really? Don’t you feel a little uncomfortable in your shoulder?”
“H-how did you know that…”
“Ah, I knew it! Hehe, I felt a slight discomfort in the movement of your shoulder muscles.”
Raifa quickly moved behind Grel and pushed his back.
“Shoulders are important, shoulders are. Come on, Grel, let’s get a massage.”
“Hey, Raifa! How can you do this to your brother!”
“I don’t know because you’re not sincere!”
“W-wait! Wait a minute! Bro! Rent, brooooooo!”
“Yes, Grel.”
“Knock me out!”
“Understood!”
Pow!
“Ugh…”
Thud!
Since Grel asked me to, I immediately punched him in the jaw and knocked him out.
Grel, who had fainted, was about to fall onto the bed, so I used telekinesis to move Gran out of the way.
Tina massaged the fainted Grel, and Elsie sighed softly.
“Whew, I don’t need the silence anymore. Ah, Rent, how was the royal palace? Did you meet King Yaseo?”
“Yeah, I met him.”
“Wow! Really!”
Elsie asked with sparkling eyes.
“Wh-what does King Yaseo look like?”
“He was younger than I thought. He was a rabbit beastkin, about the size of Tikia, but even though he was small, the pressure of being a king was no joke.”
“…Hehehe.”
Raifa started laughing at my words.
“Husband, the current King Yaseo is 58 years old.”
“Huh!?”
King Yaseo was incredibly youthful.
“And unlike other rabbit beastkin men, all the past King Yaseos have been small.”
“Really?”
“Yes, that’s right. Did you know that King Yaseo is a descendant of the hero?”
“I’ve read about it in a book.”
“The hero who founded Bridan was also a small rabbit beastkin. That’s why, inheriting the hero’s characteristics, all the past King Yaseos have been small. But they possess great power.”
“Is it brute strength?”
“No, of course, they are stronger than other beastkin, but King Yaseo’s strength is his agility. And above all, he can use the holy sword Excalibur, which can only be used by its chosen owner.”
“Ooh.”
But the hero who founded Bridan had many wives.
…A small rabbit beastkin hero and many wives.
From the looks of it, wouldn’t that be an onee-shota harem?
“Oh, right, I decided to participate in the martial arts tournament that’s being held in two days.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Rent in the martial arts tournament?”
“Huh? You weren’t planning on participating.”
“Yeah. But King Yaseo asked me to.”
“Is that true, husband?”
“K-King Yaseo himself? That’s amazing, Rent!”
“Great! Then we should bet all our money on my husband.”
Huh?
“Is there betting in the martial arts tournament?”
“Huh? Of course. It’s a martial arts tournament that’s held every three months. Of course, there’s betting.”
“…Then should I go in disguise?”
What King Yaseo wants is for the strong to show off their strength.
There’s no need to reveal my identity.
More than anything, revealing my identity after winning while hiding it at first!
That sounds like a lot of fun.
“Oh, really? If my husband goes in disguise and the matchups are good, the odds will be… Hehehehe.”
“Hey, Raifa. You’re already making a lot of money in the dungeon.”
“You don’t understand, Tikia. It’s the thrill of winning money.”
“…That’s what our master used to say when we went to the Wolf Fang Race.”
“Rent! If you’re going to hide your identity, wear a cool outfit! I’ll help you! Ah, and a name! I’ll think of a name too!”
“Elsie! Then I’ll think of one too!”
“Yes, let’s think together, Noah!”
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After Tina finished massaging Gran, Raifa led the fainted brothers to their respective rooms. Then, Elsie and Noah and I discussed the outfit and name I would use when participating in the martial arts tournament.
And so, the decided outfit was…
A flashy golden full plate armor for the lower body, and a golden bucket on my head to hide my face.
How did it end up like this?
It was no different from the outfit of a veteran player who had nothing to do in a game.
“…Why a bucket? And why is your upper body naked?”
“Rent’s body is cool itself, right?”
“I think it’s cool, Rent♡”
Thank you, Noah.
Thank you, Niña.
But isn’t this a perverted outfit?
“There’s a story that the 6th hero wore a bucket and participated in the martial arts tournament to train and hide his identity!”
“Ah~ I remember hearing that story.”
“I heard it when I was little.”
So there was a hero story like that…
“Pfft, Rent, strike a pose.”
“Like this?”
At Tikia’s request, I struck a side chest pose.
“Pwahahahahaha! The power is no joke!”
Tikia burst into laughter and rolled around on the bed.
“Hahaha! That’s awesome, husband!”
Raifa gave a thumbs up.
“Slurp… Rent’s muscles… are amazing♡”
Tina, who has a muscle fetish, drooled as she gazed at my body in a daze.
“Husband…”
Then, Gracia spoke to me with a serious expression.
Could it be that she doesn’t like me going to the martial arts tournament in this outfit?
“How about adding a cape? A red cape would go well with the gold.”
It was a suggestion for the design.
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In the end, I arrived at the martial arts tournament registration desk in the arena, wearing a golden bucket, golden full plate lower body armor, and a red cape.
“U-um… A-are you here to register?”
The receptionist girl had a very awkward smile because of my outfit.
“Yes.”
“T-the registration fee is 5 silver.”
So there’s a registration fee.
I immediately took out 5 silver from my inventory and placed it on the registration desk.
“Thank you. What’s your name?”
I struck a side chest pose and said to the receptionist who was asking for my name.
“The Mysterious Golden Warrior, Roger!”
“”Pwahahahahaha!!!””
I could hear Noah, Raifa, and Tikia bursting into laughter behind me.
