--Martial City of Ruzahar
Ruzahar is located just two days' ride south of Barse in a carriage.
If Barse is a hunter's paradise, Ruzahar is the largest martial arts city in the Kingdom of Amelia.
There are more than a hundred different martial arts schools in the city, and the main streets are lined with numerous famous armor stores. The city of such martial artists' dreams. It is Ruzahar.
It's just before the tournament, so there are still a lot of people here.
I was thinking back to a past memory when my grandfather used to bring me in and expressed my naive impressions
"Kai has been to this city before?
Rose next to me looks at me curiously, looking into my face, but also asks me.
'Well,'
It's a strange feeling, though, because it's a hundred thousand years old in my body, and a few years old in my memory.
I'm going to enter a competition now.
Okay, I'll take Fafu to the inn. Then I'll take Fafu to the inn first.
"Faf also goes with master!
As usual, I gently stroked Faf's head as he clung to me.
Now, Asta has a place to stay. In the meantime, you're going to take care of these two.
Spinning words of entreaty.
'Ooooh, I know! Faf, I'll do my best!
As always, full of energy, right fist in the air. Mmmmmm, you're always such a good, straightforward kid, Faf.
"Well, I'll take care of the rest!
"Yes, I'll take care of it.
I turn my back on Rose, who nods, and walk toward the receptionist.
I tell the young woman at the reception desk my name, school, and benefits. According to Lohse, I stated it correctly because it seems that if you state a falsehood here, you will be disqualified and asked to pay a fine, which will be troublesome later on. It's a very good thing that you're able to have a good time with your friends.
By the way, the school is, of course, "KAI Ryu Kenjutsu". And the Heinemann school of swordsmanship is no longer my swordsmanship.
When you pay the 30,000 oars borrowed from Lohse, you are given a pamphlet of sorts for the tournament.
As I was about to head to the inn where I was to meet Asta
"Hey, incompetent! Why are you here?
I get a muddy voice at my back.
I turn around to see a big-built man with a split-jawed shaved head. Behind me, several boys and girls were giving me looks of contempt.
I remember them all. They were the Shihanai of the Heinemann-ryu dojo and a student of the dojo. Most likely, these boys and girls will be competing in the tournament.
And it's the biggest tournament in the kingdom. If they just make it to the finals of the preliminary round at a young age, they will be recognized as a pretty good competitor and the name of the dojo will rise. There's nothing odd about being here.
As you know, I've left the Heinemann house. Therefore, what I do and where I do it is up to me. You have no right to interfere with my actions. Don't you?
"Screw you! We all know that you were at the Heinemann house not long ago. Most people do not even know that you left the Heinemann family. Just by exposing your disgraceful appearance, you will be a disgrace to the Heinemann School of swordsmanship! Now get out of this city!
It's a beepy little May. Well, what to do.
"Dr. Sigga, it's okay. It's Heinemann style. If we make it to the finals of the preliminaries, there will be no damage to the name of the dojo. On the contrary, you'll see that he is the exception to the Heinemann style.
A handsome blonde boy advises Master Ciga, and the other boys and girls agree.
Well, it was this Master Teacher's Ciga and this blonde boy Rikku who were the first to return the palm when they learned that my gift was incompetent. It's a fact that doesn't really matter to me now.
I'm sure you'll be able to make it to the finals of the preliminary round, Rikku.
Master Ciga nodded a few times while looking at Rikku, and then
"Look! Never cheat on the name of Heinemann!
Spouting such discards, they leave.
Well, they're gone, who cares. Let's go back to the inn. When I was about to step out--
"Ho.
The tingling of the skin that is now also directed at me. Is this a killing spree? It's about the size of the demon that appears in the top layer of that weakest dungeon. In short, it's a breeze for me.
"You're strong.
The person who was killing me looked down at me as he walked up to me.
2 Mel has a certain muscular physique and a wild look. Countless fistfuls of octopus and rugged, rock-like hands. I guess he's a martial artist who uses his body to the extreme.
I guess so.
This kind of intimidation was quite common in dungeons.
In particular, the floor boss of the 600th level, the beastly Nemea, who calls himself the Divine Beast King, was initially belligerent like this.
'You, what's your name?'
Kai Heinemann.
"I'm Zack, Class B, right? What about you?
Class B? Ah, we're talking about the preliminary tournament groupings. If you look at the back of the iron entry card, it's inscribed with Class D. "I guess I'm in Class D.
"I guess I'm in the D group,
"Well, then don't meet me in the finals.
When I bumped my fists, he smiled viciously. Hmmm, with his absolute confidence in his warrior attitude and his battle-hardened personality, he's becoming more and more like the Nemeanor from the beginning. You're more like Nemeer than you think.
"I hope so, for both of us.
You will. We will be.
I raised my right fist and Zach disappeared into the crowd.
I cowered my shoulders, too, and headed for the inn, this time to the meeting place.