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Chapter 337: A Little Irritation

"Hey, can you go change clothes before heading to the training grounds?"

"Is it okay? The king has already left."

"My father is changing clothes too, so it's the same."

Even to an amateur's eyes, I don't think Bequa's current attire is something that can be easily dirtied in battle. The same probably applies to the king.

"Then I'll go to the training grounds first."

"Huh...! No way! Zeros, you don't know the way!"

"Ah."

Bequa was right; I didn't ask about the location of the training grounds, so I didn't know.

"If that's the case, couldn't I ask one of the maids for directions?"

"While being cautious of the demon race, it would be bad if you were walking alone in the castle. Just come with me!"

"True... Understood."

It wouldn't be good for someone like Bequa, who is trusted by the royal family and clearly a beastman, to wander around the castle. I quietly accompanied Bequa as he changed clothes.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"...It's really taking you long."

I felt like I had been waiting for over 30 minutes. I understand that it takes that long for Sophie and the girls to change clothes, but come on, you're a guy. How could it take you that long to change?

"I apologize again. Now let's go."

"Yeah, yeah."

Guided by Bequa, I headed to the training grounds.

"You're here! Now, you'll be fighting Zolly, who is my aide!"

"Nice to meet you."

When we arrived at the training grounds, there was someone standing diagonally behind the king in the center. Other beastmen like Carina and Urza were gathered towards the edge of the training grounds. Are unknown beastmen allowed to participate?

"Hey, Zeros, you're called."

"I'll be right back."

"Yeah... Give it your all from the start."

Bequa warned me as I left. It seems that he considers this person as a formidable opponent.

"Are you ready?"

"No problems here."

"Alright then."

It seems that this mock battle will be judged directly by the king.

I returned Suiyami and Suikou from their bracelet forms to sword forms and held them with their sheaths still on. It would be bad to draw the swords.

"Begin!"

"Beastification."

"Devilfication, beastification, spirit Zeal Enchantment, Lightning Double Half Enchantment."

I extended Bros's three pairs of wings and Darki's ears and two tails.

"Hey... Are you kidding me?"

My opponent, the aide, transformed drastically through beastification. Although he was roughly humanoid, his height was over twice the original size, nearly reaching 4 meters. The coat he was wearing was reduced to scraps. His upper body, now bare, had a concrete-like muscular appearance. I was captivated by his upper body, but his pants were also stretched tight, and his shoes were gone. His legs had also become robust to support his massive body.

Dot dot!

Despite his massive size, the aide ran at a decent speed. He positioned his fists behind him, preparing to deliver a punch with speed. It was obvious what he intended to do with that stance. I decided to deflect the attack and counter.

"Eh...!?"

"Hey! 』

“Hmm...”

Just as I thought to deflect the punch, my devilfication, Spirit Zeal Enchantment, and Lightning Double Half Enchantment disappeared.

"Hmph!"

"Gaah...!"

Due to the lack of stat enhancements like devification, my timing was off, and I couldn't deflect the punch. I took the punch head-on and was blown away. The fist was so large that it struck my entire face.

"Huh!"

Using Darki's magic power, I stopped just before being blown away to the wall. Nonetheless, the damage was significant, and a trickle of blood started to flow from my nose.

"Bequa..."

I glanced at Bequa, who had his hands together and stuck out his tongue before mimicking an apology with his mouth. What do you mean, "go all out"...? I couldn't give it my all.

"...Then you should have told me from the beginning."

Bequa must have taken his time changing clothes to buy time for this preparation.

I don't particularly mind prohibiting the use of magic. I understand the need to fight under the same conditions as in the tournament to serve as a deterrent against the demon race. However, just tell me that from the start. Why do I have to take a hit like a handicap?

"...I'm getting a little irritated."

I don't think I would have been irritated by something like this in my past life. Well, I've never been in the same situation in my past life. Perhaps the mental age of my 13-year-old body is affecting me.

By the way, as Bequa said, it seems possible to forcibly use magic by brute force. But if I do that, I might end up breaking the magic tools before the tournament. Besides, this is also a test for Darki. Even if I defeat them by forcibly using magic, I might fail.

Daddadda!!

The aide, slightly wary of me suddenly stopping my momentum in a situation where I couldn't use magic, came at me again, perhaps thinking I wouldn't do anything.

"Hmph!"

This time, he feigned a punch in the same form as before but actually threw a front kick. I pretended to deflect it but instead avoided it by striking with my two swords. Then, using the momentum from the strike, I rotated around on his leg and climbed onto his body.

“Oh my!"

"Guh...!"

And in return, I struck his face with my two swords. It's tough hitting his face because of its size.

However, the counterattack doesn't end there. I lightly struck the cheek of the aide who was about to fall backward with my sword, causing him to spin horizontally. Then, I struck his left cheek with full force. As he was about to fall on his back, I struck him sideways once again, causing him to roll and finally be blown away.

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