“Ollasha—!!”
Karna stopped the swarm of Killer Caterpillars attacking from the front with two giant shields held in each hand!
“Wind Cutter!”
Clarice attacked and peeled off the enemies stuck to her shield with wind magic!
“This is the finishing blow.”
Nina danced gracefully with the Princess Sword, cutting the enemies in half! This level of enemy wasn’t worth using the Berserk Sword, and the passage was quite narrow anyway.
“Yes, yes, excuse me~”
I quickly collected the Magic Stones from the enemies, my hands getting covered in caterpillar slime, but I didn’t care. Apparently, this meat could be roasted and eaten, but it wouldn’t sell due to lack of demand, so I didn’t collect much. It seemed the dungeon would clean it up on its own if left alone.
“Wow, we’ve been delving for just over an hour, and this is the easiest it’s ever been.”
“Yes, I always party with the Church of the Goddess, but I feel much lighter than usual.”
Karna and Clarice were enjoying themselves. It was probably thanks to the unique Hero skills of me and Nina. Both of them had likely had their abilities increased and gained an astonishing amount of EXP in just one hour.
“Now it’s a swarm of Wood Slimes.”
“Got it! Boyfriend, hurry up and get back.”
“Understooddd!”
“I’ll take down a few! Breath Storm!”
“There are too many, Deles, can you handle it?”
“Yes!”
Even though magic took down a few and momentum scattered them, nearly twenty Wood Slimes slammed into Karna’s shield! Nina then cut them down with her Princess Sword as if shaving them off. I defeated the enemies that came in late with my copper sword. Enemies that relied on numbers like this were easy.
“Boyfriend is also strong. I knew Nina would have good taste.”
“Oh no, they were just that level of enemy.”
“What’s amazing about Lord Derus is how accurate his attacks are; he never misses.”
“Ah, um, it was at a dungeon I holed up in before…”
“If I look at your Adventurer Card, you’re a Hero Porter. What injury did you sustain?”
Did I show them that? I wondered, but it must have been when I mixed in at the reception.
“It’ll take a long time to explain, so maybe during our break.”
“Deles, are you going to tell that story from the beginning again? That story is as long as the one you tell before going to bed.”
“Wh-what kind of standard is that?”
“Well, it’s fine. Boyfriend must have a reason.”
“I’m sorry. To put it simply, I was betrayed by my four fiancés, and I was so shocked that I couldn’t become a Hero anymore.”
Clarice was dumbfounded.
“Th-that’s something even I, a Sage, couldn’t cure with magic.”
“Ah, that’s why I, a Hero and your partner, have been treating you every single night. Right, Deles?”
“A-anyway, if Nina gets tired or injured, I’ll immediately take over the main attack, so please tell me.”
As we were talking, we arrived at a room. Since it was often trapped, we entered cautiously. In the center of the room, surrounded by wooden walls, was a stage with a rope laid out in a circle.
“Welcome! Take off your gear and fight!”
In the center of the circle stood a talking Orc wearing only a loincloth. He wasn’t just fat; he was muscular.
“Alright, this is my—”
“Women stay down! Only men!”
“Huh? Me?”
“That’s right. Take off your pants.”
“This is a pain.”
Despite saying that, I walked onto the stage.
“I’ll explain the rules. When both of us have placed our hands on the white line drawn in the center, the match begins. You win by defeating your opponent, making them place their hands down, or making any part of their body touch outside the rope. Hitting is forbidden, but slapping is okay. Also, biting, eye-gouging, and groin attacks are forbidden.”
“There are a lot of prohibitions.”
“If you lose, you’ll have to fight a hundred hungry female Orcs in a hole at your feet until morning (meaningful).”
Eeek…
“And if I win?”
“You’ll receive an enjoyable Treasure Chest for each person. What do you say?”
“…If I say I won’t do it, will you let us pass?”
“You can’t pass. Turn back.”
“Understood.”
I put my equipment into the Item Box. If I fell, I could just take out my sword from the Item Box and defeat them. Rather, getting the Magic Stones and meat from a hundred female Orcs might be quite profitable.
“The judge is Karakuri Gyoji! Come on!”
As the talking Orc called out, a wooden doll wielding something like a fan came from the back. It stood avoiding the two white lines, as if watching.
“Now then, my name is Dosukoi Orc. What’s yours?”
“Deles.”
“Alright, let’s begin!”
Karakuri Gyoji brought out its fan and began to speak!
“On one side, Dosukoi Orc~! And on the other, Deles~!”
The Orc crouched down, clasped his hands, and placed one on the white line.
“Now, any time you’re ready!”
Below the stage, the three were cheering me on!
“Deles, the difference in physique shouldn’t be a problem. I believe in you.”
“Boyfriend, go for it! It’ll be easy if you don’t make any mistakes!”
“I believe in you! The Goddess will surely bestow her smile of victory upon you!”
I also wanted to finish quickly because being topless was embarrassing, so I crouched down…
“Hakkeyoi~”
Karakuri Gyoji uttered strange words in a ready stance, as if saying the match was about to begin! The moment I placed my clasped hands on the white line, Dosukoi Orc also placed his other clenched fist down!
“Nokotta—nokotta—!”
At the same time as the Karakuri’s voice, Dosukoi Orc charged at me! It would be bad if I took a direct hit, so I instinctively ducked under his chest, grabbed behind his knees, and used his momentum to throw him backward!
“What?! An ipponzeoi?!”
Dosukoi Orc fell onto his back with a thud!
“Winner, Deles—Deles~”
At that moment, the ground beneath Dosukoi Orc split open, and he fell down! In that instant, I saw countless female Orcs below…
“Nooo—I’m going to wither away—”
Hmm, please get along with your own kind.
“Well done, Deles.”
“I believed you would win too!”
“Now, what’s our reward?”
Karakuri Gyoji brought four Treasure Chests stacked together. Inside… one was full of Gold coins. The second contained sweets that looked like they were called ‘Dosukoi Manju,’ two of each color, red and white. The third had four extra-large cups with various depictions of the Dosukoi Orc. And the last one had four extra-extra-large ‘Dosukoi Bath Towels.’ Do we need these?
“Hoh, this towel is a godsend for me and Karna.”
“Indeed. It’s hard to get a towel of this size.”
Oh, so they are needed.
“It seems the door ahead has opened. Let’s go.”
Karakuri Gyoji bowed its head by the door. I decided there was no need to defeat it, so I put on my gear and went out with everyone.
“So, what was this match all about…???”
