Munou To Yobareta Ore, Yottsu No Chikara Wo Eru

Apart from regular audience seats, the Sumerian Arena is equipped with private rooms for those in a special position to watch.

It was installed at the top of the audience, in a comfortable space, taking care to see the entire stage where the match would take place.

At this competition, dignitaries, nobles, or some wealthy merchants from all over the country are allowed to enter their private rooms.

Some of them were more adventurers than S-ranked to participate in this competition.

They are also given a private room to watch games below A-rank, close their curtains, and focus on their own games starting this afternoon.

"How was it?

"Mm, Sophia would be fine now. It's much stronger than I thought."

In one of the rooms, there was a look at the Lords.

As an exceptional measure, party members and relatives of participants are allowed to be in the same room, but naturally, any support outside the match is also prohibited during the match and immediately disqualified if broken.

Furthermore, it is accompanied by a heavy disposition: the permanent disqualification of the adventurer.

"Really... good... Ah, I don't think I'll see you again, Master Blance. Just in case, I asked the person involved."

"Oh well... well, you deserve it. It's a shame we can't be seen together. Oh, just in case..."

"Go ahead."

"... that's great"

Lorde dropped his gaze on it when he received the paper he had just been handed.

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Sumerian Fighting Games Rules

1. Those who are unable to continue fighting, including stuns and injuries, will be defeated immediately.

2. Anyone who leaves the premises will be immediately defeated.

3, Demon Stones, and Prohibition of Use of Items. Whoever breaks it shall be defeated immediately.

4, If you kill someone, you lose instantly.

5. Anyone who receives support from another person shall be immediately defeated.

6. Being square and respectful of the other person. Excessive attacks, and outrageous acts that cannot stand to be seen, are unacceptable. If the operator so decides, the person will be immediately defeated.

7, any person who breaks items 4, 5 or 6 shall be permanently disqualified from that adventurer. In addition, in the case of 5, the person who provided the support is also punished.

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"After all, it's more or less like Nieberg"

"Yeah. Some places are somewhat heavier punishments than Nieberg, but you can say it's generally the same. Well, that doesn't change much either."

"Yeah. And then there's the game format..."

"Yes, that seems to be announced at the opening ceremony. Oh, speaking of which, you seemed to have a pretty small number of people above the S-rank. Looks like we don't have a qualifier."

"Sounds like. Apart from the opening ceremony, I'm talking about introducing athletes individually in the afternoon... well, there's not that many of them."

"Right."

About a thousand people in the S-rank, about a hundred in the SS rank, and the number of people just goes down by a tenth, to the SSS rank, which is the highest rank, there are only ten.

As a result, the total population of adventurers now stands at approximately 50,000.

Many of them are also in the open and closed state, but it can nevertheless be seen that there are clear walls below the A-rank and above the S-rank, as the proportion indicates.

"Besides, if you're above S-rank, you can say you've grown up as an adventurer. You can earn a living simply by making a request, and that diminishes the significance of winning."

"Yeah. If there is, I want to sell my name for a simple arm test or even more... maybe those are the people who are in this one."

"Right. Nevertheless, I was surprised by the amount of the winning prize. 5 million gold in parts below A-rank and 10 million gold in S-rank or above…"

"Yeah...... Nieberg had some side prizes, because the prize was five million gold. If you include the prize money below second place, I guess Sumerian has more?

"That's all I'm trying to do… Ah, Lord, it looks like it's time to start"

The arena is oval, and on both ends of its pointy side, each is fitted with a giant glass plate with video demon stones connected.

Beneath one there was a normal audience, but beneath the other there was a space that cut out like a balcony.

There were several luxurious chairs installed there, and on its tip was a pedestal with demonic stones that amplified the voice.

And in that space, where no one was there until earlier, successive soldiers of escorts began to line up, and eventually one man appeared loosely.

Shortly after, the sound of cheer and applause engulfed the arena.

"That's..."

"Yes. That is the seventh king of Sumeria... His Majesty Robert."

King Sumerian, Robert-Villanius-Sumer, age 40.

In the last few years, it was undoubtedly by his hand that Sumerian flourished to the point of being called a mighty nation.

In addition to its track record, the support from the public is very high, coupled with outright looks and casual personalities.

It is also said that there were similarities in the fact that he lost his father early and became king young, or that he was close to Zadiak-Olympus, king of Olympus, which also led to the Sumerian leap forward in Konzhichi today.

"Big body... sounds like you're working out pretty good"

"Yeah. Plus, it doesn't look like it. But with the king himself… Ah, here we go."

As King Sumerian rises to the stage and raises his hand, his cheer calms down step by step.

Eventually, in the silence of his birth, King Sumerian slowly opened his mouth after smiling gently.

'Thank you, everyone. I am more than happy to have a safe day like today. Holding my first fighting competition in Sumeria… this could not have been achieved by myself. First of all, I would like to reiterate my gratitude to the skilled craftsmen who have built this wonderful arena, and to all the Sumerian people who have taken my thoughts and helped me. Thank you so much.'

Again a loud cheer boils down against him, bowing his head deeply.

"Well, I hear there are a total of 252 adventurers who will be joining us this time. The fact that so many adventurers have gathered is also a testament to the fact that this Sumerian has reached one stage above. An adventurer is something that no longer has to be in this world. The invasion by the Dragon Clan ahead is also ultimately settled on the defeat of Dragon King Yorumungand by SSS rank Zwed. Therefore, we must know better. Proud to be an adventurer. Come on, let's welcome... our heroes!

To match that voice, the sound of the fanfare rang out to the arena.

Once again a loud cheer accompanies the slow opening of the entrance in King Sumerian's diagonal field.

And when more than 200 adventurers showed up from there, the cheer grew even louder.

"I miss something. I was downstairs then."

"Right...... and Lord will be out later, too?

"Oh, right. Is it a little too distracting?

"Phew... Now Sophia is... Ah, there she is, Lord!

"Huh? Where?

"Behind you! Heh heh... looks like that girl."

Adventurers cheering and moving on to the playing field.

At the end of it, there was a figure of Sophia.

"Oh, really. Sounds like Sophia indeed. But..."

"Yes... you don't seem to be worried"

She was walking straight ahead without looking down.

And seeing that strong look from afar, the two smile naturally.

"Come on...... Sophia"

On Levi's back whining so, Lord gently adds his left hand.

The figure was like a parent staring at my child.

As those two watch, the sound of the fanfare interrupts and King Sumerian raises his hand again as the game field is eventually filled with 100 meters vertically and horizontally by adventurers.

"You adventurers! Let us first rejoice in our blessings on a good day and a good time! And today's wonderful day will undoubtedly be engraved in Sumerian history and told off forever!

The voice of a strong and fierce king is not the same as he spoke to the people earlier.

In the words, the faces of the adventurers change and their fists are gripped hard.

And from their bodies, magic and fighting spirit were beginning to gush.

"You guys are now! I'm in the afterlife hero Tan! Come on, the stage is ready! There's a storyteller called Us! All that's left... is the story you guys spin!

"" "" Uhhhhh!!!

Nature's rising roar spreads across the arena.

This, too, is the power of the king.

This place was already in his words.

"Great! Let's get started, heroes! I'm here! I declare the first Sumerian Fighting Games to be held!!