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nIt had been decided Tsukasa would fight Hans, the dwarf that had won for the fifth time in the arena. However, the staff told him to wait since Hans needed to rest for a while. Meanwhile, the staff also told him to choose the weapon he would use in the fight.

nLeaving such words, the staff left him there alone, choosing his weapon.

nTsukasa didn’t say much and looked at the various weapons placed on the weapon shelves on the side of the waiting room. There were many weapons to choose from, and as expected, everything was cold weapons.

nThere were no firearms at all.

n‘What am I expecting?’

nTsukasa wanted to laugh somehow, but he didn’t say anything and observed the various weapons until he took a katana from the shelves. He looked at it for a moment and wondered whether there was a Japan in this world.

n‘Well, even if there’s such a place here, it might be different.’

nTsukasa somehow felt curious. Unfortunately, he didn’t have time to check it since he was more interested in getting stronger in this world.

nThe battle hadn’t started, and it might take a while, considering Hans needed time to rest.

nTsukasa sat on the bench while checking the quality of the katana. He thought the quality of the weapons in this place would be horrible, considering how it was used by many people and placed so carelessly on the shelves. However, it seemed he was wrong.

nWhile it was true that the blade might be slightly dirty from the dirt, blood, or anything else, Tsukasa could see how it was still sharp. Still, when he thought there might be a God of Blacksmith in this city, he became curious somehow.

nStill, while Tsukasa hadn’t caused trouble, someone just wanted to trouble him.

nHis quiet time was interrupted when a huge guy suddenly sat right next to him rudely, causing the wooden bench to creak and almost snap.

nTsukasa didn’t even look at the man and just focused on the katana, ignoring him, but he must admit this guy was quite smelly. ‘Is he a demi-human?’ He knew he was quite racist for saying this, but he thought the demi-human needed to take more care of his hygiene. It might not bother a normal person, but his nose was quite sensitive to smell, so he just wanted to move away from this man.

nHowever, the man didn’t seem to notice his disgust and told his purpose to sit next to him directly.

n“It’s your first time here, right? Do you want to win an easy battle?”

n“Easy battle?” Tsukasa looked at the man.

nAs expected, the man was a demi-human with a bear-like feature.

nHowever, Tsukasa didn’t have an interest in his appearance, and he knew soon he would forget about him after he left this place. Still, the first topic he raised intrigued him.

n“Yeah, my friends and I can fight you in the arena, and we can lose deliberately there. That way, you can gain the honor of winning against us,” the man said confidently with a smile, thinking Tsukasa’s money was already in his bag.

n‘The honor of winning you?’

nTsukasa wanted to laugh somehow. Still, he must admit, this guy was quite good since he didn’t rob him immediately instead of using such a round way about to rob his money. He guessed being a robber needed creativity and wit since if they didn’t, they would be caught by the city guards.

n“So, how strong are you?” Tsukasa asked.

nThe man seemed proud and said, “My friends are all Level I adventurers, and I am also a Level II adventurer. You can imagine the reaction of everyone when they see you win against us, right?” However, suddenly his expression changed, showing a crafty and disgusting expression. He tried to lower his voice, but it was still loud and full of excitement. “But it isn’t free…”

n“It isn’t free?”

n“Of course!” The man sighed and said, “You should understand what will happen to us after we have lost…” Then, he started to say one excuse after another, showing how bad it was after he lost his reputation would lose. He also needed to enter the hospital, maintain a weapon, and do various other things. After saying those words, he gave the price of his service. “50 million valis! What do you think? It’s a pretty low price to win against such a powerful adventurer like me, right?” He sounded proud but snickered inwardly since as long as he got the money, he would beat Tsukasa senselessly, giving him a lesson in life.

nHowever, who would expect his jaw was suddenly struck by the handle of Tsukasa’s katana!

n*Baam!*

nThe man fell directly from the bench and held his mouth before coughing his teeth out of his mouth as blood fell from his mouth. However, this wasn’t the end since his jaw was kicked by Tsukasa again.

n“Dumbass.”

nHis head was dizzy, and he was in pain, but he could clearly hear Tsukasa’s voice. He was full of anger, and he just wanted to tear him apart, but he couldn’t stand up. Still, his anger clouded his judgment, and he just wanted to stand up to beat him.

n“You think I didn’t notice you’d been following me? You should be smarter next time. Also, you smell like a rat in the sewer. You should take a bath.”

n“YOU BASTARD!!’

nThe man, who had recovered, wanted to kill Tsukasa.

nHowever, Tsukasa had already moved away.

nThe man tried to chase Tsukasa, but the door of the waiting room had been opened by the staff.

n“Kugayama Tsukasa, your match is starting…” The staff stopped his words when he noticed the killing intent on the bear man. “What are you doing?”

nThe man knew it was too late since the staff was there. As for wrecking this place apart so he could kill Tsukasa, he felt the cost wasn’t good since he didn’t want to make the Ganesha Familia into his enemy, so he could only sullenly look away and say, “Nothing.”

n“If you dare to cause trouble here, we, the Ganesha Familia, will do everything to stop you,” the staff scolded the man severely.

nOn the other hand, Tsukasa only looked at this scene with a smile and left the bear man with a snort.

nWhile the staff severely reprimanded the bear-man, the bear-man had been staring at Tsukasa and watching how he was mocked. His eyes were full of murderous intent and cold glint, without hiding his intention to torment him later.

nHowever, Tsukasa didn’t care and just moved forward since, without a doubt, that bear-man was just an extra in his life.

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