Episode 135
Esperanaza’s gladiatorial competition is the entertainment culture that Oyota citizens are most passionate about.
Fighting bare-handed with only one blade, it is a deadly struggle that unfolds until only one person survives.
Some people criticize Oyota’s culture as being overly barbaric.
For Oyotan people, it’s something that can be exchanged for anything.
It is an age-old tradition.
“Win! Destroy them all!”
“Tear out all the hearts of your enemies!”
Bring joy to citizens.
Slaves were given the opportunity to turn their lives around by being reborn as ‘great desert warriors’.
It is a culture of entertainment that can satisfy both sides.
One of the large and small competitions that announces the beginning of these gladiatorial competitions is the Song Pan Breaking Squad Competition.
“right! Ooh ooh! right!”
“Where is this bastard looking now! I’m not coming to my senses! “Do you know how much money is at stake here?”
“If you don’t succeed at this, you will die and I will die!”
Even if somewhat extreme words and actions come out of the mouths of drunk citizens.
Even if you lose all your money and go on a rampage.
This is also a part of the Songpan Breaking Competition.
Wow!
Dozens of pine boards collapsed
As I watched it fall, applause and exclamations poured out. The joy and joy that are clearly expressed on the faces of those watching provides more thrill than anything else.
And here.
“… … huh? “You want to destroy Songpan?”
“yes.”
Putda, the manager in charge of the Esperanaza Pine Plate Breaking Contest, looked at a stranger who came to see him and asked as if it were absurd.
“who? you?”
“yes. “Can’t it be a foreigner?”
“… … “Nothing can’t be done, but you look quite incompetent.”
“All you have to do is break the pine boards well. Why are you looking for the wrong things?”
“huh? Ah ha ha! That too. Regardless of body type, all you had to do was be good at breaking. “You look young, but you took a good hit.”
“So does that mean it works or it doesn’t work?”
“Okay, it’s possible. But don’t be too sad if people don’t bet on you.”
“Don’t worry about that.”
“Okay, okay, okay. “You know there is a participation fee, right?”
Putda, the pine plate manager, smiled in the shape of a half moon.
‘What kind of rice cake is this!’
Everyone who participates in the Songpan Breaking Contest boasts such a poor physique that they are told to go away.
But, what is this little boy in front of me?
It was hard to see in detail because it was covered with a robe, but the wide shoulders gave the impression that they had had some training.
In reality, it is not a slim body type.
am.
But, that’s it.
Compared to other warriors, he was so insignificant that he seemed not to be even a fist away.
“okay. How many shots are you going to try?”
“Chapter 89.”
“… … what? Isn’t it Chapter 8 or 9? Think carefully. “The new record set by Tarman, winner of last year’s gladiator competition, is 88.”
“So we’re going to make it 89 chapters. “Higher than the new record.”
Heel.”
Putda barely suppressed laughter.
‘what? Chapter 89? How dare this little guy look down on the destruction of pine boards?’
A kid who doesn’t know anything about the world who came to Esperanaza.
A no-nonsense noble boy who tries to show off in front of women.
Putda’s perspective on ‘Ruin Ardel’ was exactly at that level.
‘After embarrassing myself in front of the audience, I guess I’ll have to bet some money that I’ll fail. Tsk tsk.’
Putda, the pine plate manager, barely suppressed his laughter and cleared his throat.
“Home home. good. I’ll make it happen. “I hope you don’t get embarrassed by people for no reason.”
“I told you not to worry about that.”
“Ah, it looks like our young friend has some pride. okay okay. “But what is your name?”
“Do I have to tell you my name?”
“If you don’t want to say your name, a pseudonym is fine, or a nickname is fine. Anyway, I need to have something to introduce to people.”
“… … “Let’s make him an ogre lord.”
“Puhup.”
Putda, the pine plate manager, openly laughed at the boy’s last words.
However, since this was a serious offense, he hastily apologized.
“Oh sorry. I shouldn’t laugh, but it’s too funny to stop… … “Puhup!”
Of course, once the laughter started, it was already unbearable.
He even laughed out loud, saying, ‘Oh my gosh, Bae!’
After laughing for a while, he brightly revealed his buck teeth and wrote something down on a piece of paper.
“Khom. Ogre Lord… … . But, may I ask why you use this name?”
“Why are there so many questions? “Can’t you just do it?”
“Uh, okay. Then, can I introduce it in an exaggerated way?”
“Do whatever you want.”
“good.”
Then, tearing off a piece of paper,
handed it to person.
“Your turn is next. So get ready.”
“came! I saw it! We saw it clearly! Watch Tarman, the winner of last year’s gladiator competition, defeat 88 pine boards! ruler! Everyone pay attention here! An ‘interesting stranger’ has appeared who wants to challenge Tarman’s stronghold and break the 89 pine boards! Just hearing that name fills everyone with fear.
A man who makes me tremble! I am introducing! Ogre Lord!”
Ogre Lord.
Is this really that funny?
The eyes of the audience, who were cheering with anticipation at the words ‘interesting stranger’… … .
As soon as I appeared, it turned into a blatant ‘laughter’.
“Puh-ha! Puhahaha! What’s the name of that toothpick-like guy? Ogre Lord? Puha! A goblin walking down the street would laugh!”
“That guy broke Chapter 89? “I’d rather believe that my dog, Munch, is setting a new pine board record!”
“Haha! “It looks like someone like you is crazy about the spicy taste of Esperanaza!”
“I don’t want to see you right now, so get out of there!”
“Oooooh!”
puck! Puk puk!
Various fruits and bottles of alcohol flew onto the stage where I was standing.
Wow, this is a lot better than I expected
Is it more responsive?
“ruler! “Now let’s start betting!”
The collection has begun.
However, the odds of my challenge were completely lopsided even before I started.
“I’ll bet 1 gold that he fails!”
“It’s a failure! It’s definitely a failure! I bet all my money! “It’s 30 gold!”
Everyone expected me to fail, and no one was betting on me succeeding.
Therefore, the difference in dividends was astronomical.
“Tsk. Even if that guy fails, I’ll take at most 1 silver.”
“Is this a game that even makes sense? what? Ogre Lord? “What are you doing to raise money against such a ridiculous guy?”
“But where is the money you’re sure to win? is not it?”
“that’s right. “It’s money that is taken for free.”
okay.
But I already expected this result.
Make sure they bet on failure.
Rather, he voluntarily became a clown, using the ridiculous name ‘Ogre Lord’.
Now, what would happen if an enormous ‘water lord’ appeared in this situation?
“here! “I bet 300 gold that the Ogre Lord succeeds!”
Strang showed up at the agreed upon time, holding out 300 of my gold coins.
This gets everyone’s attention
It was enough.
“what? 300 gold? “Really?”
“How much money is that?”
“Then I’ll bet 10 more gold that I fail too!”
“I’ll bet an extra 50 gold!”
“here! “If you fail, you get 500 gold!”
In a situation where it was a given that I would fail, a fund of 300 gold appeared.
The intention is to increase the amount of money you can earn by investing more money.
The Songpan Breaking Competition venue became a place of chaos.
but.
Thanks to.
“… … “If that guy succeeds, how much money will he get?”
“W-fifteen times… …
If I succeed, Strang will make 15 times as much money.
However, no one expects my success.
“Eight! What are you talking about? It’s obvious that it will fail! is not it?”
“that’s right! that’s right!”
“Oooooh! “Get started quickly!”
“If there are no more people to bet, I will end the betting right now!”
As soon as the betting ended, I climbed up the ladder with a grin on my face.
Then, I spoke to Putda, the manager of the pine plate.
“Here, please upload 100 more sheets.”
Songpan is not some kind of meat side dish.
“Well, what we’ve already done is just 200 pieces.
Shall we guess? “11 more chapters.”
The pine boards that started in Chapter 89 continued to pile up.
The pine boards that had been piled up one after another stopped at exactly 200 sheets.
This is because the prepared pine boards have started to completely reveal the floor.
At this point, the audience’s thoughts were a little
It started to change little by little.
“Ogre Lord. “Surely it wasn’t a bluff?”
“I heard that there is an extremely powerful wizard in the neighboring country of Redian… … . “It’s definitely not that guy, right?”
“Hey, why would such a great guy be in Espe Lanaja?”
“yes? “I guess not?”
The challenge of chapter 89 could simply be dismissed as a reckless challenge by a child who has no idea about the world.
However, 200 sheets are of a different order.
“It’s really high.”
“I lived in Esperanaja for many years… … . “If you live long enough, you get to see pine boards of this height.”
It is an incredible height that no one has ever attempted.
The mere act of attempting something like this is enough to create a strange sense of anticipation.
My eyes were on ‘Tarman’, last year’s winner.
He was snickering and giving me a strangely tense look, as if saying, “If you want to try it, give it a try.”
okay.
You should be nervous.
I spoke to people.
“They say there is no greater pleasure in the world than winning at gambling. yes that’s right. I can definitely feel it after standing at the gambling table like this. “There is no pleasure like gambling.”
What are you saying all of a sudden?
These questions poured out to me, and I spoke to them in a playful voice.
“But that’s only possible in a situation where the odds of winning are 50%. By the way. “It may be unreasonable, but there are gambles in this world that you can’t win no matter how hard you try.”
I raised my fist.
“Don’t blame your luck. Everyone today. “You are betting on a gamble that you will never win.”
Pot!
He jumped high on the ladder and rotated his entire body in the air a couple of times.
The target point is the exact center of the pine plate.
The aim is perfect.
There was no need to use any special skills.
My strength, which had easily surpassed the amazing figure of 10,000, was like a wild horse running wild.
Gaining momentum from the force of the fall, I touched the pine board very lightly.
200 pine boards… … .
“I tore it… …
It was torn lightly, as if a wad of paper was torn.
