## Chapter 491 – Tournament!
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Two days later,
The martial arts tournament was held.
It was held once every three months, so there were over 100 participants.
The preliminaries were a free-for-all where all participants entered the vast arena and fought until only 32 remained.
Lifa told me that while the main tournament was great, the chaotic free-for-all of the preliminaries was also very popular. More than anything, no one knew who would survive the preliminaries, so the odds were surprisingly high.
“Do your best! Rae… ahem! Roger~!”
“Good luck, honey♡”
“If it’s you, Roger, victory is guaranteed!”
“Don’t stand out too much… though your outfit already does.”
“G-good luck! R-Ro, Roger!”
“Win, my love!”
“I’ll be watching from the stands.”
After parting with my beloved lovers, I entered the arena with the other participants.
“…What is that pervert?”
“I’ve seen some strange sights.”
“Hmm, the muscles are impressive.”
“Oh my, what a weird-looking male?”
“Why is he wearing that bucket…?”
As expected, the golden lower-body armor, bare upper body with a red cloak, and a bucket on my head was quite eye-catching.
But no matter how strange it was, it was the style my beloved lovers had chosen!
I had no intention of changing it!
Many contestants gathered in the arena.
And in the spectator seats of the arena, numerous spectators were seated.
In one part of the arena, there were two figures who looked like they would play an important role in the tournament.
In front of the two figures were objects that looked like microphones.
【It’s here again! The Camel Martial Arts Tournament! This is Riot on the commentary!】
【And I’m Raoh, the commentator.】
【Raoh! The Camel Martial Arts Tournament, held once every three months! Aren’t you excited to see what fierce battles will unfold this time!】
【Of course, I’m excited. There are some promising players this time.】
【Oh! Who are the promising players?】
【Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing Sarman from the Second Knight Order. I’m very excited to see what kind of performance the prodigy of the Second Knight Order will put on.】
The Second Knight Order was where Galf’s father was the commander.
It seemed that even knights could participate in the martial arts tournament.
【Riot, let’s get on with the proceedings.】
【Understood! Then, I’ll give a brief explanation of the proceedings! The preliminaries are a deathmatch until 32 people remain to advance to the tournament! It’s fine to run away until others fall, or you can quickly take down the surrounding players to end it quickly! Show off your strength! Or conserve your strength! The choice is up to each player!】
【But if you’re from Bridan, running away is shameful. You’ll show off your strength to the fullest. And the staff of our martial arts tournament will quickly retrieve any players who faint or give up.】
【The preliminaries are today! The main tournament is tomorrow! And the semi-finals and finals will start the day after tomorrow!】
【Even if you’re tired or injured in the tournament, we’ll use stamina and healing on the players as soon as the fight is over so you can fight in perfect condition, so don’t worry about minor injuries and fight to your heart’s content.
However, this will not be the case for the players who are eliminated in this preliminary round, so please keep that in mind.】
【Dragging things out won’t be good for you either! So, let’s start the preliminaries now!】
-Woooooah!!!!
As soon as the live announcement began, the numerous spectators went wild.
“Uryaah!”
“Fire Bolt!”
“Iron Fist!”
“Water Wave!”
Everywhere, participants swung swords, threw punches, and cast spells, starting their attacks to survive.
Of course, that meant.
“Let’s get rid of that pervert first!”
“I’ll flatten you with my hammer!”
“Yaaah!”
Perhaps because my outfit was so eye-catching, adventurers started attacking me from various directions, trying to eliminate me first.
To increase Lifa’s odds, it was best to avoid standing out in the preliminaries.
So, I decided to focus on dodging and not attack too much in the preliminaries.
But I wanted to stand out a little, so I moved my body like a soft-bodied animal, dodging attacks here and there.
“Cough!”
“What, where did he go!”
“Eek!”
As a result, the participants who tried to attack me ended up hitting other participants or losing their balance by missing their attacks.
“What is that pervert!”
“The way he dodges is creepy!”
Hmm, I was moving like a squid, but the reaction was surprisingly bad.
Then, this thought came to my mind.
As long as I didn’t reveal my full strength, wouldn’t it be okay to show off a little?
The bodybuilder solo contest I did two days ago.
Tina was the only one who gave me an enthusiastic response, but the other lovers’ reactions weren’t bad either.
Especially here in Bridan, where the strong are favored.
What would be the reaction to my strong-looking body?
My desire to show off was growing.
I stretched my legs wide and jumped high to the center of the arena, like I would when jumping in ballet.
【Aaaah! What is that! Suddenly, a player wearing a golden bucket has jumped up! What is his intention in doing that!】
【He might be a mage, unlike his appearance. If he’s planning to use a wide-area spell, then his actions make sense.】
The live commentator and commentator’s words made some of the participants who were fighting below look at me warily.
And in the center of the arena, I stretched out my arms to the sides and did a front double biceps pose, making my muscles bulge.
【It’s a pose! He’s striking a pose! While the players are fighting fiercely below, he’s striking a pose in the air!】
【He seems to be a pervert who just wanted to show off his physique, not a wide-area mage. But I know that feeling very well. You want to show off your hard-earned muscles to everyone.】
“Fire Bolt!”
“Wind Breath!”
“Stone Shower!”
Various magic attacks started flying towards me.
Normally, it would be extremely difficult to dodge these attacks while in the air.
But I had a way to dodge them.
I could use telekinesis, but that would be like flying, which would be too noticeable.
Even without telekinesis, I had a very good method.
It was the skill I often used when I first flew in the sky!
“Bind!”
I used Bind continuously, grabbing the binds with my arms and moving quickly, like playing on a jungle gym, dodging the magic attacks flying towards me.
【Unbelievable! Suddenly, the player who was showing off his muscles is dodging in the air like a monkey grabbing rings! How is that even possible!】
【It seems that the player is using Bind. It’s originally a spell to restrain opponents, but… to use it like that, it’s truly an unexpected application.】
【What is that player’s name… Ah, news has just come in! That player’s name is the mysterious golden warrior, Roger!!! I wondered where the mystery was when he gave his name! Indeed! His actions are truly mysterious and incomprehensible!】
“What is that musclehead!”
“Come down and fight fair and square!”
“His movements are strangely smooth, it’s creepy!”
While dodging attacks, I looked down and saw that most of the participants were focused on me.
And there were those who tried to take advantage of the situation by attacking the players who were distracted.
“Yes!”
“Ugh!”
“You get hit because you’re distracted by the pervert!”
Looking around, not only below but also at the spectator seats, I could see my lovers in one of the sections.
Noah and Lifa were holding their stomachs and laughing, and Tikia was covering her mouth, trying to hold back her laughter.
Tina was cheering me on enthusiastically, and the other lovers were waving their hands.
After that, I continued to strike various poses in the air for about 5 minutes, using Bind to dodge here and there.
“What are those movements! Awesome!”
“He’s like a monkey doing tricks in the sky… no, a gorilla?”
“The way he moves is like an octopus! That bucket must symbolize an octopus that wants to be in a bucket!”
“This isn’t a martial arts tournament! Ugh! I’m going crazy!!!”
“What are those artistic muscles!! They’re not from this world!”
There were various reactions to my appearance.
Looking down again, the number of remaining participants had decreased quite a bit.
I could see people who looked like martial arts tournament staff quickly dragging the fainted people by their feet or arms, or carrying injured and surrendered players away.
The number of remaining participants was about 40.
The preliminaries were almost over.
“…I’ll catch that guy! Tempest!”
Then, a player surrounded by wind jumped towards me.
【A man riding the wind has jumped towards Roger! Will he be able to defeat Roger!】
【I’m looking forward to seeing how Roger will respond.】
It was very easy to dodge the attacks of the participant who was coming towards me and stall for time.
But now that almost all the other participants were eliminated, I thought it was okay to attack once.
“Haaah!”
I dodged the sword that was swung at me by a hair’s breadth.
Then, I grabbed!
“What!?”
I grabbed one of his arms and pulled him towards me.
And while the opponent was flustered, I let go of the hand holding the Bind and fell down.
【Ah! Roger! He grabbed the hand of the opponent who attacked him and is falling down with him!】
【I can’t even predict what kind of action he’ll show.】
【You’ve never predicted anything right, Raoh!】
【Be quiet.】
“L-let go of me!”
We fell together, and he struggled, but since I was holding his sword-wielding hand tightly, all he could do was throw punches at me.
But I grabbed his punching wrist as well, then pulled both arms down hard, making the back of his neck collide with my shoulder.
“Cough!”
The moment his strength slightly loosened, I quickly let go of his wrist, reached up, grabbed the back of his knees, and fell straight down.
When it comes to falling techniques in the air, this is it.
The moment my butt was about to hit the ground, I shouted the name of the technique.
“Muscle Buster!”
Kwaaaang!
“C-cough…”
The opponent who was hit by the Muscle Buster fainted and fell to the ground when I let go.
He had the ability to come up to where I was, and judging by the feeling, his spine wasn’t broken, so he should be fine.
I immediately stood up and spread my arms high, performing a victory ceremony.
【Wooooooo!!! What a reckless technique! Roger! He restrained his opponent while falling and fell with him! But Roger seems completely fine! And he’s raising his arms high, showing off again!】
【I’ve been commentating on this martial arts tournament for a long time, but I’ve never seen a technique like that before. It’s a technique that’s impossible unless you’re very confident in your body’s durability.】
【This is Roger’s first time participating! It seems that his muscles, which he’s so proud of, are not only about evasion and bizarre behavior, but also have the durability to match! He seems to be a new dark horse in this martial arts tournament!】
I looked around to see if anyone was trying to attack me.
But strangely, no one was coming at me.
Why?
The moment I thought that.
Beeeep!
A loud whistle sounded.
【The whistle for the end of the preliminaries has been blown! 32 players remain! This preliminary round of the martial arts tournament, which had many unexpected scenes, is now over!】
【The players who have advanced to the main tournament should receive their main tournament passes from the staff when they return.】
“Uwaaaaaaa! My bettttttttt!!!”
“Yes!! I wonnnnnnnnn!!!”
At the same time as the preliminaries ended, numerous joys and sorrows were intersecting in the spectator seats.
Since the preliminaries were over, I immediately walked towards the exit of the arena.
“Here’s your participation pass.”
At the exit, a staff member handed me a metal participation pass, which I took, and then I went outside the arena.
I wonder if Lifa won a lot of money?
