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Chapter 348- Carina and Zeros' First Match

"Oh, Carina's coming out."

The day after Bequa's match, we came to watch Carina's match today, including Sophia and the others. Carina's match was the third one today.

"There's less cheering compared to Bequa."

"Carina's evaluation hasn't been determined yet."

Although Carina is a member of the royal family, she seemed to be regarded as creepy due to her heterochromatic eyes. So Carina used to hide her eyes and act timidly.

However, this time when she returned, she didn't hide her eyes at all and carried herself confidently. Furthermore, she is participating in the tournament this year as well. These factors have made it difficult to determine Carina's evaluation.

"We finally get to see a battle between humans, huh?"

"Well, Sophie... the way you put it..."

I've been watching from the first match today, but the first two matches were both battles between fully transformed beasts. So it felt like watching a fight between monsters.

Carina's opponent had transformed into a lion-like beast. In contrast, Carina's transformation was her usual one, where her hands and feet became more cat-like. The audience reacted with surprise when they saw Carina's transformation.

"Come to think of it, Carina was in human form from the beginning, right?"

"Illusionary species can be in human form from the start. However, because they have many abilities, it's difficult to fully master using the human form."

Apparently, in the case of powerful illusionary species, they can be in human form from the beginning.

"Begin! 』

The match started, and the lion charged. Carina elegantly dodged and kicked the back of the lion's head, sending it crashing into the stage and becoming motionless.

"Match over! 』

The battle between those who have made contracts with feline beasts ended with Carina's victory. When the announcement of the match's end was made, there was a loud cheer from the audience for Carina.

After that, we went to meet Carina and had a light mock battle at the royal castle, and the day came to an end.

"Onii-chan, do your best!"

"Yeah."

Today is my first match. As I was about to move to the waiting room, Bequa called out to me.

"Zeros!"

"Hmm?"

"Go wild out there!"

"Got it!"

After receiving advice from Bequa, I finally moved to the waiting room.

"There are quite a few..."

There were about five other beastmen in the waiting room besides me. As a human, I attracted a bit of attention by entering.

"Zeros-san, please go to the stage."

"Understood."

I was called by the staff and went up to the stage. When I stepped onto the stage, there was a murmuring, different from the surprise Carina had received earlier, that seemed to be more of a perplexed reaction.

The beastmen who witnessed me frequently hanging out with Bequa probably didn't expect me to participate in the tournament.

The advantage of the human race is the balance between physical and magic attacks. On the other hand, it is generally believed that beastmen and elves would have the upper hand if it becomes a one-sided battle focusing on either one. Furthermore, since ordinary humans cannot form contracts with beasts, anyone would think that beastmen have the advantage in terms of magical power.

Beastification.

The opponent transformed into a beast. He took on the appearance of a gorilla, about 2 meters tall.

"Beastification"

I also transformed into a beast, just like the opponent. This time, I had four tails.

When I transformed, I felt like there was an even greater murmur of surprise compared to when Carina transformed.

"Begin!"

The moment the match started, I ran towards the gorilla. Dodging its powerful punch, I slipped into its guard and struck its belly with Suiyami. The gorilla was sent flying, bouncing off the stage three times before rolling out of bounds.

With just four tails, it's clear that I'm far inferior to Bequa's power, as he sent a rhino flying out of the stage without it rolling around at all.

"Match over! 』

As the announcement was made, cheers erupted from the previously silent audience.

““"Woooh!"””

"Ku, that's amazing!"

"I'm betting all my money on you, aiming for a big win!"

Being on stage, I could hear the cheers clearly. Honestly, as a human in a beastman tournament, I thought I would be an outsider. However, it's a tournament in the beastman's country where strength is the most important criteria. If you show your strength, you'll be welcomed regardless of being human.

That aside, you should reconsider the last comment. If you bet all your money and lose, how do you plan to live? And if you're going to bet all your money anyway, it's better to bet on safe options like Bequa or the King's guards.

"Onii-chan! Good job!"

"Thanks."

When I left the arena, Sophie and the others were already waiting outside.

"Well then, let's have a mock battle at the royal castle."

"Yeah, sounds good."

We had a mock battle at the royal castle, and the day came to an end.

There was a bit of a gap until the next match, but that period passed quickly as we continued to have mock battles.

And in the second round, all three of us were able to win without any particular issues, just like in the first round.

Furthermore, Bequa had no trouble in the third round either and secured his ticket to the main event, being the first among us.

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