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Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 317: Names I Know
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“I’ve never encountered a demon tribe. Have you ever encounter one?”
Bequa knows that the demons attacked the Elven Village. I think he also knows that I was studying abroad in the village of elves at that time. I think he confirmed it because he didn’t hear directly from me that I had met with the demons.
“Ah, yes. There were demons in this deep forest, too.”
“Eh!? Are you all right?”
When I reported to Bequa that the demons had also come here, he was very surprised.
“Everyone is fine. There’s no problem at all.”
“What are you talking about? You even used the high elixir because your left arm was obliterated.”
“How is that fine?”
From behind me, Elira said something unnecessary. I wasn’t trying to be strong; I didn’t want to cause unnecessary worry because nothing was wrong now.
I mean, before I knew it, everyone was gathered behind me, listening to my conversation with Bequa.
“Huh… anyway, you’re alright now?”
“I’m fine now.”
I knew I made Bequa worry.
“As expected, you know far more about the demons than we do. I’ll call up the names of the entrants who I think are demons, and if you know any of them, let me know.”
“Oh…”
“Dura, Mera, Kenta, Roll, Ryu.”
“Ryu?”
I thought he would never call the names of the demons I knew anyway. The only other demons I knew, Im and Ryu, didn’t have the image of appearing in such places. That’s why I was surprised when Bequa said Ryu.
When Bequa said Ryu, Sophie and Elira behind me also reacted.
“Do you know who that is?”
“I know him. He’s one of the two who showed up in the elf village and escaped.”
“Let’s check with the village of the elves.”
I never expected Ryu to participate in the tournament. What on earth was the purpose of this…?
“Did you know any other names besides Ryu?”
“Sorry, I don’t know them.”
“No, it helped that you knew one.”
As a result, just knowing one person was enough to convince him that a demon was coming to the tournament, so it was a powerful piece of information. Of course, it could have been another person with the same name.
”So…is that demon strong?”
“Can you imagine how strong they are if I say ‘dragon demon’?”
“Dragon demon…”
Hearing that he is an SS-ranked dragon demon, it seems that Ryu’s power has been transmitted to Bequa, whom he has never met.
“Zeros, will you join us in the tournament?”
“Eh?”
Bequa said after a short pause for thought after hearing about Ryu’s strength.
“Originally, you were going to be invited to our country. And we were going to pay you to help us with security for the tournament, not to participate in it. But after hearing what you just said, I changed my mind. I want you to participate in the tournament because the more deterrent power we have against the demons, the better. I know that if you are in a situation where you cannot use your magic power at all, you will be weakened. But it’s the same situation for your opponent. I want you to participate in the tournament because you are as strong as I am, even if only in beast form.”
“………”
I listened to Bequa’s story and thought about it for a while. I have no problem with participating in the tournament itself. I just don’t want to be the king of the beastmen.
“What if, for example, there was a tournament final between me and a demon?”
If such a situation were to arise, I would be the king at that point. Whether I win or lose in the finals, I will be the king because I have the highest ranking among those who have a contract with a beast. If the final was with a beastman, I could just abstain, but in this case I couldn’t say that.
“I understand. I’ll make sure that you won’t become king no matter what your ranking is.”
“Thank you. Then I’ll participate in the tournament.”
There’s nothing wrong with participating in the tournament as long as I take measures to prevent myself from becoming king.
“If you make me take such measures and then lose in the first round, you’ll be a laughing stock in the tournament.”
“No, depending on who I play against, I might lose!”
“Haha! That’s right!”
If I can absolutely beat anyone in the first round, it means I can win the championship. Please don’t be so reckless.
“I don’t care if you get here fast enough to be in the capital ten days before the tournament starts, so you can come slowly.”
“Understood.”
“There may be additional calls, so keep me posted every three days or so, as you have been. See you.”
“See you.”
With that, Bequa ended the conversation.
Well, now that our schedule has changed so drastically, I’ll have to discuss what to do with everyone again.