In the midst of a frenzied hall, I was facing off against the strongest man in the event.


    For some reason, I was being told by the contestants that I was the one who challenged them, and this strongest man probably told them so.


    I could tell by the atmosphere that he was grinning, even though I couldn''t see his face due to his iron mask.


    ''Hey, brace yourself. I''m going to make you regret pissing me off.


    Huh....


    All I can do is sigh.


    I didn''t do anything to this guy myself, and it was Helu who did it.


    I was just collateral damage.


    But, well, I have no intention of losing.


    Yulina has made a good bet with the slavers, so I have to win.


    I looked at the entrance of the one I came out of and saw that Helu had come to watch the fight.


    He waved his hand at me, so I lightly shake it back.


    ''''You...!　Good nerve, to give a woman the nod before she fights me!


    I was caught waving at the strongest man and he said that to me.


    That''s right, if I was confronting him at this distance, he would at least know that I waved my hand.


    The strongest man who got even angrier.


    Objectively speaking, he might be scared, but you can''t win a fight if you don''t keep your cool.


    And then the voice of the play-by-play man echoes out.


    ''Then the final showdown!　Let the game begin!


    At the same time as his voice - the match was over.


    The distance we were facing was about four meters.


    I would be able to pass through my opponent''s bosom with a single step and get behind him.


    From this guy''s eyes, it will appear as if my figure has disappeared.


    Because of its large size, it''s difficult to be aware of what''s going on down there.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to see that the guy who''s been doing this for a while can''t handle my speed, especially since most of this event involves wearing armor and using two-handed swords and axes to strike each other.


    My target is my neck.


    The connection between the armor and the iron mask.


    Since they are separate things, there is definitely a gap there.


    I aimed at the gap with the tip of the sword - and poked at it.


    It is not serious, but there is no way you can be safe from being unexpectedly poked in the back of the neck.


    The neck contains the spinal cord and several very important organs.


    It doesn''t matter how big you are, it doesn''t matter how big you are.


    The strongest man or something like that fell down on the spot, unable to speak.


    He must not be dead, he probably just passed out.


    The man fell down, and the whole hall went quiet for a moment - as if in revolt, a cracking cheer dominated the hall.


    ''My God!　What a surprise!　Who would have expected such an ending!　The strongest man in the world crumbled to the ground in an instant!　Who the hell is that man who killed him so lightly!


    I can hear the actual situation shouting that too, as if he was excited.


    It''s like the fact that he was calling me a suicidal person earlier is a lie.


    But no, I stood out.


    I hadn''t originally planned to stand out like this.


    If Yulina-san made a bet with the slavers and I won, that would have been the end of it.


    Somehow I got tangled up with Helu and ended up playing with the strongest man here.


    It seems that all the fighters who appear at this event will be given money for their victory, but at the same time, the nobles will be scouting for them.


    If we are this conspicuous, we will definitely be scouted by various nobles.


    I''ll have to do something about it.......well, I''ll just have to run away before I get scouted.


    I leave the hall, where the excitement hasn''t cooled down at all.


    There would be no point in staying in the dueling arena forever.


    ''''Good work ... but no, it was over in an instant. Eric you''re strong after all.


    Helu, who was there, called out to me.


    Helu was right, I''m not particularly tired.


    I just took a serious step and poked my neck handily so as not to kill him.


    ''''Hey, Eric, you''re incomplete too, right?　Let''s have another round.


    Why would you want to fight a fight like that when you''ve had enough?


    It''s not good, it''s just that we weren''t really into each other earlier.


    I was thinking of running away from Helu after the fight was over.........but it seems to be difficult.


    Now, what to do........


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    Well, I never thought he''d lose.


    Fermo, the slave-trader, said that with a tremor in his voice.


    In an instant, Eric''s match was over and the whole hall was filled with enthusiasm, but this man was the only one who had the exact opposite reaction.


    He seemed to think that the strongest man would definitely win, so his shock was great.


    ''''Well, Fermo-dono. My guard won, so it looks like the bet is mine to win.


    His body trembles for a moment at my words, but he remains clearly unsettled, but he acts stoutly.


    "Well, it seems so.......your guard seems to be very strong.


    Yes, I knew that. I still think it''s better to have him be an escort than a stage performer.


    ''''Ha, ha, ha, it''s like throwing money away to have someone so strong as a performer.


    He said that in response to my lighthearted comment.


    Fermo''s attitude was not that he had regained his composure, but that he didn''t care anymore and was huffing and puffing.


    ''I won, so I''ll get paid for my bet,''


    ''Yes, of course. As I recall, you said information or something like that... what kind of information?


    I don''t know if you have the information we''re looking for, but there''s a good chance you do.


    That information, I will pass on.


    It''s information about other countries and their slave conditions.