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Good morning! All right then — first thing today, time to work vigorously!

Well… in truth, I don’t really need to work. I already have plenty of money and everything I need, so I’m basically free. But that can’t be helped.

So I went to the Guild. Somehow it was quite noisy inside. What could it be?

For now, let’s ask the older adventurer nearby who always gives me sweets.

“Hey, miss, is something happening?”
“Oh, Alim! You see, news just came in… the Battle Tournament is going to be held twelve days from now, and applications open today.”

Battle Tournament? Just from the name, I can guess what it is.

“What’s the Battle Tournament?”
“The Battle Tournament is a big competition held at the kingdom’s Battle Coliseum three times a year. Adventurers from D to S Rank show off their fighting skills and even their weapons.”

Ah, just as I expected. And it sounds fun.

She continued explaining with enthusiasm.

“If you make it into the top four, you’ll earn lots of prizes — money, skill cards, weapons, and more. It also makes it easier to rank up afterward. You do have to pay a participation fee though, and it’s a bit expensive.”
“It sounds interesting. But what about people dying, or getting so injured they can’t move? And what’s the punishment for losing?”
“No one has died in the Coliseum so far. There aren’t punishments other than stopping the match if someone is stunned or faints. Slavery existed before, but it was abolished a few years ago. Any business still trying to deal in slavery is now punished harshly. That’s thanks to one of the SSS Rankers who completely eliminated slavery. As for injuries that incapacitate… there are high-grade potions for that. Haven’t you used one yourself? There hasn’t been a single serious case in years.”
“I see! Then I guess I’ll probably participate.”
“There’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, I’d love to see you fight in the Coliseum, Alim.”

Well, with my potions, there’s probably no chance of me getting badly injured. And being told I’m cute makes me happy too.

“Thank you for telling me, miss!”
“Oh come on, it’s nothing.”
“Well then, see you later!”
“Yeah, see you again!”

(Kyaaa! I got to talk with Alim!!)

Now that’s settled, let’s find out more about it. Let’s go talk to Agit next.

“Mr. Agit! Is there any good request today?”
“Ah, Alim, there are some requests available — but did you hear about the Battle Tournament? The tournament is—”

You’re going to bring it up here too?

“Ah yes, I already heard! I’m going to participate!”
“Ohh, go ahead. We also handle registration here. Just tell me whenever you’re ready… ah, right, you probably heard it just now. The entry fee for D Rank is 1,500 bells. What do you want to do?”

1,500 bells? That’s no problem.

“Yes please, register me. Here’s 1,500 bells.”
“Okay. With that, you’re now officially registered for the Battle Tournament. Now, about today’s request…”
“Yes!”
“This will be a D-Rank request: gather E-Rank Demon Cores from Casnek. We’ll buy up to fifteen cores at 210 bells each. You don’t need us to dismantle them, right?”
“Yes, I’ll handle it myself.”
“Good. Then I’ll leave it to you.”

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This quest was ridiculously easy for me. For something like this, I could just use the E-Rank Calling Whistle.

Hora hora—here they come! Casnek… fifteen monsters!

Well, isn’t that just about right? After defeating them all, it was time to bring everything back. I returned to report to Agit.

“Mr. Agit, I’m done!”
“……That’s really fast. Seriously.”
“Eeeh~”
“Here you go, that’s 3,150 bells.”
“Thank you.”
“Then, I’ll be giving you another request next time too!”
“Leave it to me when the time comes!”

I stepped out of the Guild. Now then, what should I do today? Maybe go home and take a nap? Well, I don’t really feel like it…

Or maybe I’ll make a sword? I still have a surplus of iron—too much iron sand sitting unused… oh right, let’s turn it into tamahagane.

But why is it that every time I make something, I also end up creating new “materials” for it? I’d have to use Japan’s unique steelmaking process again. Well, I have plenty of free time anyway.

I made tamahagane. Then I forged an A-Grade Iron Sword from it! The rest of the iron could be used for other things. Should I make something decorative? …Nah. Better to make something practical.

…That’s it! Let’s enchant that effect. Hihihihi…

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Now for the result of what I created!

It turned into a sword made for capturing. With this, the materials’ value before dismantling would be perfect, since there would be no cuts or damage. Hit them once and they faint for capture. Hit them twice and they’ll die from pain alone—yet the body stays intact.

Practically speaking, this sword is incredibly convenient.

That’s all for today. Good night!

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