That big news was brought about just then when Tino finished his training at the treasure hall and returned to the clan.

I don't have a sister. Your sister's training is hell, but her schedule is completely unscheduled. Sometimes they shouldn't have come, sometimes they shouldn't have.

I've been absent all these days at the emperor's request for escort, but Tino is already completely accustomed to such a whimsical master.

"The master... to the Wu Emperor Festival?

"Oh, everything, it's a good opportunity, they're going to dominate at the party"

The tone is calm, but the hunter in Footprint who gave me the information - Lyle's eyes sparkled with glitter.

Today, also known as the entire season of treasure hunters, martial arts competitions are taking place everywhere, but nothing is more widespread than the "Wu Emperor Festival".

There will also be a large number of skilled participants. That's not just for hunters.

Some are famous martial arts masters, while others are famous bounty neck hunters. Sometimes there will be the strongest and most prestigious Knights regiment leaders, and sometimes there will be sages out there who have been doing drawstring research all along. There's only one thing in common. The weak are played in the qualifying round, so that's the only thing about it all being strong.

Treasure hunters are accustomed to rough things, but the aim is only to obtain treasures, not combat. Rather, it allocates Mana Materials so that they can cope with a variety of situations, so even pure combat in narrow sections can be described as unfavourable.

And most of all, the characteristic is that the contestants who come out there are not necessarily pure human beings.

Not much to see in the Empire, but there are a number of races in the world with abilities that go far beyond man.

Spiritualists who excel in their magical aptitude are a kind of them, but the physical potential of beasts and giants is isolated from people, and dragon races, who rarely show up, excel in all their qualities as warriors, the first species to be given if they were to choose the strongest.

The strongest honor is bestowed for the first time after defeating those mighty. Of course, it will depend on luck, as not all the strong will compete.

But as far as Tino knows, history has only counted that just human beings have been at the top of the list at the Wu Emperor Festival.

The master is strong and amazing. Awesome, but I also honestly think it's bad minutes to fight people like they were born just for those fights.

Most importantly, unlike your sisters, the Master should have shown little public power before. If the master had such a temperament, he would have appeared at the Wu Emperor's Festival some time ago (by the way, your sisters had never participated in the Wu Emperor's Festival before because they were reluctant to do so).

Why did you decide to compete now?

Various questions circle the back of your brain. And Tino held his fist.

"We need backup."

"Yeah, but now if Klee wins, we're the biggest bunch!

In unexpected words, Tino opened his eyes.

Calm down, you're absolutely right.

The winner of the Wu Emperor Festival is bestowed with the strongest honor. And more people will see it at first sight if it becomes the clan run by the strongest. There's no causal link between the strength of the clan master and the strength of the members of that clan, but that's what the world is all about.

And - more people should ask for jobs if they are also the strongest led clans. Might include troubles inside.

There was no intention. Tino was squeaking half-reflexively.

"............ you're going to get a terrible look"

"!? That's...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Did you come to the same conclusion, Lyle's expression changes. Tino stretched out his legs and paid for Lyle's legs to show him his back and rush out.

Lyle is level 5. Medium in the clan, but also has a longer hunter history than Tino. In strength, it would be about the same as Tino, who has undergone a lot of trials, or a little above.

But the opponent was alert.

"I won't let you go!

"!? I said, it's you!

Before the disfigured Lyle gets back on her feet, she's seen a series of kicks. Make a mistake, I won't give you gaps. The other members who were packing in the clan looked at Tino and the others, but they lost sight of what was usual.

Lyle is desperate, but so is Tino. If Tino finds out, she'll be solemnly cleared by her sister, and I can't even think about not supporting the master.

"Huh... I'll, uh, back up!

So - seal your mouth.

A full blow is decided, and Lyle dances high into the universe. In contrast, Tino struck a chase without hesitation.

"Bad, if you do, you, you make it, you can do it!

In the end Tino stopped his hand after Lyle fell and lay completely on the floor and rang the gong someone had brought.

Breathe on your shoulders and look down at poor Lyle.

"Huh. The master won't tell me to go out on my behalf... just... I think"

................................. I can't, I can't!

Tino had a distant eye, but he dragged Lyle's arm as he grabbed it, thinking he couldn't leave it like this.

§

"Huh? Wu Emperor Festival? Yowaningen!?

"Kuku... I just finished my escort request the other day, but I'm a busy person"

Lapis Furgol, the party leader of Star Thunder (Starlight), leaked an inclusive laugh to Cruz Argen, who opened his righteous eyes and raised his bare voice as if he had seen something funny.

The Star Thunder (Starlight) is a party to which only Spiritualists belong. There are few spirituals in Imperial Capital, who rent houses to prevent trouble and usually live there.

The rooms are large and built sparingly, but the rare spirituals who come out of the woods are sometimes largely respectful of freedom, and there is a spacious common space - there are no other members in the discourse room.

Wu Emperor Festival is one of the few festivals spread among spiritual people not interested in secular.

There were many contestants from spirituals who were not interested in the events of the original people because once a spiritual man won and his name spread all over the world as a hero.

Since then, there have been no winners among the spirituals...

"... you're kidding me, right? He didn't even get his hands on a dragon or a phantom."

"Hmmm... did you even ask for fame..."

"That's impossible, is. He told the nobleman and the emperor he could do whatever he wanted. Join the war......? Isn't it a mistake to watch the game,!

"There's no way we can spread the word so far just by watching the game"

I know it's unbelievable, but I'm losing too much calm.

To Lapis in a blaming tone, Cruz cried bright red in his face.

"You don't have to tell me, I know, it is! I said I was sick - that Yowaningen!

Did the fatigue of the escort request sneak in, Cruz fell ill and was at rest at home long after he returned from the escort.

encounter with the Treasure Palace in repeated raids. Returning home wasn't a big problem, but it doesn't change that you've always been concerned about when the raid will come in the meantime. It would also be inevitable to fall.

And I thought. But not if we're talking about a human being who was supposed to have done the same thing going well for the Wu Emperor Festival.

"Yowaningen, I guess you weren't leaving everything to me to go out to the Wu Emperor Festival, huh! At least come and see me, yeah!

Lapis put his arms around Cruz, complaining about a person who was not even here in an indignant manner, and sighed at him.

"Then why don't we compete? If we can defeat" The Thousand Changes, "let's also lower our drinks. The right to participate...... well, I can handle it. We're perfect for visitors."

"Huh...?

Cruz blinked at the unexpected words.

I look closer at Lapis, but he doesn't look like he's making a joke. In the first place, Lapis is not the kind of person who jokes.

Sure, if I could defeat "Thousands of Changes" on a sunny stage. Well, somewhat of a drinking-drink would also go down. The name "Holy Thunder of the Stars" should also spread.

Cruz gave him an imaginative look for a moment, but he immediately shook his head to the side.

"No, I'll stop because if I do that, my hard work will be wasted," he said. I'm not interested in fame or the strongest. "

"Right."

"But it bothered me so much that if I lost in such a different way, I wouldn't just..."

"Hmm...... well, there should also be heroes of our spiritualists at this Wu Emperor Festival. Even contractually, let me show you the power of our clan leader."

Lapis narrowed his eyes to the party members, who raised their words of anger again, with a beautiful grin that was frightening.

§

"Kushi............ I think something good is going to happen"

Are you sure you'll be all right?

Eva had a glimmer of anxiety over the appearance of a clanmaster opening a magazine in a good mood to sing her nose.

Thousands of Changes is definitely a hunter in the Ten Fingers in Imperial Capital, no matter how sweetly you estimate it. But at the same time, he was a hunter who didn't like fighting much.

Eva once asked Klee why she stopped searching for the treasure hall.

The Clan Master is an honorable position, but only for Treasure Hunter's part is the search for the Treasure Palace, and few people run the clan until they have left you alone (and that's one of the things the Footprints are winning over the rest of the clan).

And to Eva, who asks terribly, this clanmaster answered with a nihil grin.

'I don't like fighting originally. It's troublesome, and I'm tired of it', he said.

But I can't even feel the fragments of what I once said from the way I open a magazine while I'm smiling.

"What are you doing?

"No, I'm going to the Wu Emperor's Festival because of it, and I thought I'd go around in the attraction..."

There were a number of sticky notes in the magazine that you lifted up big enough to show me.

Wu Emperor's Festival, though a martial arts tournament, is a tribute to the warriors. Sometimes that victory or loss also determines the survival of the genre to which the athlete belongs.

The other participants will be visiting the Treasure Palace by now and finishing up before the upcoming showdown day.

No, even if it wasn't necessarily just those people - I could clearly state that Eva doesn't have any fighters or anything to look for tourist attractions in her guidebook.

Even Eva, who sees the usual way of doing things, gets worried when she sees Klee nicking.

"……… Shall we look into the information of the participants?

Wu Emperor Festival is a one-on-one tournament format. And more than weapons and fighting styles are free, victory and defeat depend greatly on our compatibility.

Eva doesn't know what Klee is good at, but if only she had the information, she'd manage to take care of it as much as she could with her usual divine conspiracy.

To the words he hung with such thoughts, Klee said with an innocent smile as he rounded his eyes.

"No, I don't want it. I'm not that interested in participants, and it's more fun to know that day, after the game starts."

Is it really motivated? Is it really ok for this guy to be a clanmaster?

No... Mr. Klee, now you're going to do whatever you want to scatter again.

"Oh, I actually tried to mark the attractions I care about. Is there somewhere Eva wants to go?

"……… lend me"

Take the written guidebook and pinch it to the side.

Even if it's because of you, even if they say it's unnecessary - measures must be put in place. I can't just leave you as a deputy master this time. The results of the Wu Emperor Festival also affect the entire clan.

When Eva was ready, she set aside her pompous clanmaster and left the clanmaster's room behind with a quick leg.