[105] An Unreasonable Opponent

"The winner is decided!"

Two minutes later, Eiji's first match of the day concluded.

An Lv.2 adventurer lay on the ground, disbelief written all over his face, as arena staff carried him away.

"Huff..."

Eiji took a light breath, using his breathing technique to restore his stamina.

Engaging with a Lv.2 adventurer was quite challenging even for him. Without using his special abilities, it was inevitable to get entangled for a long time before delivering a decisive blow, which was very troublesome.

"Woo woo woo!!"

The arena erupted with sky-high cheers, continuous applause, and countless looks of admiration directed towards him.

The Ganesha Familia's guards gathered around the ring, guarding against the possibility of irrational spectators rushing onto the stage, especially referring to the Amazoness.

If there were any doubts about the authenticity of yesterday's news, seeing Eiji, a commoner, defeat an Lv.2 adventurer with their own eyes today erased all skepticism.

The life-threatening dodges and maneuvers made the audience hold their breath involuntarily.

The sharp and cunning sword strikes from unimaginable angles at the moment the opponent revealed a flaw made emotions boil, compelling cheers.

This human youth's battles seemed to push him to his limits every time, yet beyond those limits, he could unleash unmatched power.

Ten minutes later, the second match began.

This time, an Amazoness stepped onto the stage, her wheat-coloured skin wrapped in dancer-like gauze, exposing large areas of skin, wielding two short swords.

"If I win, spend the night with me!"

The Amazoness girl openly extended her invitation in front of everyone.

"I am very self-disciplined and never engage in one-night stands!"

Eiji glanced at the girl's chest and replied with a serious face.

Goddess Demeter burst into laughter in the audience, causing the blue ribbon beside her to sprout question marks.

The Amazoness girl pouted and then charged forward with her two short swords, her movements very agile.

Three minutes later.

"Ah!"

The Amazoness girl was lured to the edge of the ring by Eiji, and without her noticing, he slashed her down.

"The winner is decided!"

"Next, please welcome Amazoness Ule to the stage!"

"..."

"Next, please welcome Amazoness Lisa to the stage!"

"..."

Half an hour later.

"Where are all these Amazoness coming from?"

"What do you think?"

The host gave him a look that said the answer was obvious.

"Shall we continue?"

Seeing that Eiji was already breathing heavily, his face and body soaked in sweat, the host paused for a moment before confirming with him.

The frequency of battles was too high. Even with a ten-minute break between matches, Eiji felt his stamina was nearing its limit.

It was almost unbelievable that with his stamina, not much stronger than an average person's, he could win three matches in a row.

"...One last match."

Eiji took a breath, calculated a bit, and felt he could manage one more.

"I suggest you step down now..."

The host, having received the registration form for the next match's contestant, suddenly showed a very strange expression.

"Because you definitely can't win against the next opponent."

It seemed that his repeated victories over upper-level adventurers had finally made some top familias unable to sit still.

"Need a recovery potion?"

"What's that?"

"A potion to restore stamina, drinking it can quickly recover your strength."

"Such a good thing? Give me a few!"

"Sure, five thousand a tube!"

"...Do you often make extra money with this?"

The host showed a knowing smile.

Then he handed over several transparent test tubes containing some red liquid, looking as clear and sparkling as crushed diamonds.

Not sensing any danger, Eiji accepted the potions and drank two tubes.

The potions were quickly digested, and within a dozen seconds, most of his consumed stamina was restored, and his breathing gradually stabilized.

"Good stuff, I must buy more to keep on hand later!"

Eiji, using such game-like potions for the first time, couldn't help but feel the convenience of this world, marvelling in his heart.

As for healing, it's temporarily unknown, but in terms of stamina recovery, the potions of this world have unimaginable convenience. In the Rakudai world, stamina recovery basically had to rely on oneself.

He decided to take a couple back later and have Kiriko study them to see if they could be replicated.

Eiji made up his mind.

Soon, another ten minutes passed.

"Ahem, everyone, please pay attention! The next match, I think, will definitely make everyone feel unreasonable, but undoubtedly this is the fact, please enjoy this moment—! Please welcome Amazoness Tiona Hiryute to the stage!"

"???"

"Who did he say?"

"Tiona Hiryute... isn't that the real name of the Lv.5 first-level adventurer, 'Crusher'?!"

"Has the Loki Familia made their move?"

In an instant, the audience was in an uproar.

In this half hour, more than a dozen familias had extended invitations to the human youth.

However, so far, the strongest familia willing to open its doors to Eiji was the Ganesha Familia where Shakti was, and others like the Ishtar Familia were close in strength, with familias like the Apollo Familia numbering four or five.

These familias had all sent signals, very willing to accept this super rookie.

But Eiji had not agreed to any.

Because he was still waiting.

Waiting for the true top familias of Orario to show up, waiting for those two familias to send him a signal.

And now—

This signal had finally come.

"Hmm hmm~"

Another Amazoness girl walked out from the preparation room, humming an unknown tune, her expression as sunny as a sunflower, lively and cheerful as if without a trace of gloom.

She also had healthy wheat-colored skin, her upper body wrapped only in a thin cloth around her chest, her lower body wrapped in a long beach towel, and her bare feet stepping on the ground, generously exposing her slender and soft figure.

"If I win, fall in love with me!"

The girl passed by the weapon rack but ignored it directly, stepping onto the ring bare-handed.

Then she looked at Eiji with sparkling eyes, a bright smile on her face without a hint of shyness, as if saying "let's be friends" was such a simple matter.

This was the third time an Amazoness had said this to him today, so Eiji wasn't surprised by the Amazoness's openness.

Just—

Eiji glanced at her chest, which could be described as a cliff.

"I will not lose!"

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