「You bastard!! You mocking me!?」
The guy who threw the filthy glove turned bright red as he shouted. The others around him began to snicker.
「First of all, why would you throw something that disgusting for someone to pick up?」
Looking at it again, it was yellowed and a bit sticky. It was disgusting.
「Shut up!! Pick it up! It’s a duel!!」
「No. It’s dirty」
「You little……!!」
He charged at me, and I was ready to counter, but Yuki jumped between us.
「I will not let you lay a single finger on my Master!」
「Tch…… you brat!」
He swung his leg, but Yuki flipped backward and dodged it with ease.
「Whaaa!?」
He lost his balance and fell flat.
「Um, are you okay?」
「Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Duel! Fight me in a duel!!」
As he shouted, the crowd started chanting, 「Duel! Duel!」
「I will!」
Affected by the atmosphere, Yuki fluffed up, ready to accept, but I held her back.
「It’s fine. I don’t want Yuki touching someone like him. Also, do you have a glove?」
When I asked, Yuki frowned and started thinking. Then she answered apologetically.
「I only have work gloves……」
She tossed the pack we bought at the home center the other day. Five pairs for 398 yen.
「Ow」
「Sorry, that’s all we have. I’ll take your challenge」
The man grinned wide. He must have a lot of confidence.
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We moved to the arena.
「Heh heh heh…… you actually followed me!」
「Well, you said we were moving, so I followed」
『Now then! We have an unexpected match! The challenger is a Human traveler with odds at 120 to 1! His opponent is the Duel City’s rank 3, Dare Misun-sama, with odds at 1.2!』
Using amplified magic, the announcer shouted. There were more people here than I expected.
「If I win, I’ll take your women and make you my slave!!」
「Oh?」
『Magic allowed! No time limit! One round! Begin!!』
「Heh heh!! Get re— gybubupoaa!?」
「Huh? What?」
He charged straight at me, so I punched him. That was the end of it. He was still alive, right?
『What?』
And the venue was all silent….
Looking toward the man named Dare who had been sent flying, I saw him lodged in the wall. He twitched a little, so he was alive.
「Alright」
I walked over, pulled him out, and his body was bent in all sorts of ways. I healed him because I needed information and couldn’t have him dying.
『Dare-sama is down! And look at this, the challenger is even healing him!!』
「Hey, did you see that punch?(whisper whisper)」
「No…… there’s no way. What is that Human?(whisper whisper)」
「Wait, is Dare-sama actually weak?(whisper whisper)」
「No…… that Human is just a monster(whisper whisper)」
『3……2……1……0!!! Ten count! Dare-sama is unable to fight! Victory goes to the Human traveler!!』
As the announcer declared it, the stunned audience suddenly erupted into shouts of「Give us our money back!」and「Scammer!!」
(Well, he was making money off people. This much payback is fine……)
Dare was carried off to the waiting room on a stretcher.
「Ah…… my information……」
「Master, that was too much……」
「Yuuki-san! You were amazing!」
「My arm wobbled and then he just flew. What?」
The three of them gathered around me with completely different reactions.
「Anyway, we need to go to him and get information……」
「「Yes!」」「I’ll leave it to you」
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Inside Dare’s waiting room, a bearkin man was kicking him.
「Honestly, Dare. You show off against small fry and look at the disgrace you ended up in」
「Guh……」
「This is why you haven’t beaten me for years……!」
「Guh!」「Hii」
The man’s raised foot came down and I heard Dare’s spine crack.
And more importantly, he just scared Yuwa, didn’t he?
「Alright, I’m crushing you」
「Huh!?」
I threw another pair of work gloves into his face as he turned around.
「Gah! What the hell are you doing!!」
「That’s how you challenge someone to a duel, right? Come outside」
「Hah! Don’t get cocky just because you beat someone like Dare!」
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Five minutes later, the same man was embedded in the arena wall.
「You made Yuwa scared! Apologize!!」
「I-I’m sorry……」
「Look her in the eyes!」
「F-Fine! Sorry, little lady! Didn’t mean to scare you!」
「Y-yes!」
「Hey, Yuki-chan. Did you see Yuuki-san move just now?」
「No…… I couldn’t keep up with him in my normal state……」
「I didn’t see anything at all…… It really shows how amazing Yuuki-san is……」
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