As the line inched forward, more brave challengers, besides the previously mentioned ringleader, approached the wicked woman’s harem, one after another…
Perhaps everyone was bored while waiting in line, but they were truly brave.
“Um, well, you all are—”
“Your voice is trembling, try again!”
“Yes!!”
“Excuse me for interrupting your wait, but that child Succubus—”
“I’m not a child!”
“Huh? She absolutely looks like one.”
“You guys are quite conspicuous… Ugh!”
“You’re saved, Mogunami. If she hadn’t punched my stomach, I would have crushed your face with this sword.”
Oh, how frightening.
Just being called “you guys” resulted in this.
This is what happens if you carelessly speak to the wicked woman’s harem.
“Did the previous ringleader become a catalyst?”
This time, it’s a woman.
“Excuse me, we are one of the few all-female parties on Starri Island.”
“I see, that must be tough. This island seems to be famous as a resort, so strange men must come here.”
“Yes, even plain women like us, well, given the location, we tend to end up in revealing outfits…”
Certainly, it’s not heavy armor or anything.
Though Nina’s micro bikini is certainly too lightly equipped!
While I was thinking that was actually a powerful magic-infused outfit…!!
“So, um, you there, boy—”
“Huh? Me?!”
“Yes, can we borrow him?”
“Absolutely not!!”
Ah, everyone went on alert at once!!
“Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~~~~~~……”
She ran away in a panic.
“I thought they were interested in Nina, but I never expected it to be me.”
Seriously, with eight wives and two Dwarves, what are you even talking about!
“Whoa there, you young ladies over there!”
Ah, this time it’s a Beast person!
Let’s see, judging by the fur…
It’s a dog-beast person. He’s surprisingly friendly. Beast people are quite uninhibited like this.
“Speaking of which, Nina is still responding properly. It shows that she’s from the Knights.”
Even in her wicked woman mode,
she can’t hide her earnest nature.
“What is it this time?”
“I’m Marmal, the gatekeeper to the Shamanias Continent.”
“And what business do you have?”
“We have people who try to sneak into the continent by appearing strong.”
Ah, could it be,
he’s here to warn them like the ringleader did!
“I don’t think we’ve discussed our objectives yet.”
“No, lately there have been many who want to enter the Shamanias Continent,
but their Adventurer rank isn’t high enough, so they aim to become A-rank or S-rank here.”
Is that so?
I didn’t know about such a loophole.
And did you not hear the ringleader calling himself S-rank earlier? Or did you just arrive?
“And what does that have to do with us?”
“Of course, even among those who are already A-rank or S-rank, there are those who have made a name for themselves on other continents.
But those kinds of people often die easily. I’ve seen it countless times, even in my hometown, Kahho.”
Ah, I’m starting to see where this is going.
Is this guy going to say something like, “If you want to go to the Shamanias Continent, you have to defeat me first!”?
“We already—”
“No need to finish. I’ll give you a simple test.
If you clear it, I’ll negotiate your landing permit and provide security there.”
“Are you that important, Marmal the Beast person?”
“Ah, I have connections with the Shamanias Continent’s largest Adventurer group.”
Ah, is it Bellgrace’s group!
“What is your party’s name, by the way?”
“Mine is ‘Wing Prism Freya’. I operated there until six months ago.
If you defeat me, your adventures there will progress smoothly. It’s not a bad deal, is it? So, what do you say?”
Nina looks thoughtful.
There’s only one group left in front of us.
“Alright, this will be quick, right?”
“Of course. Let’s get this over with.”
“However, you don’t intend to go to the back of the line?”
“Just one person is fine. It’s decided to be a one-on-one with the weakest.”
His gaze is directed at me…
If I didn’t have summons, I’d actually be the strongest.
But I guess I’ll go along with it, if only to finish this quickly.
(I meet Nina’s gaze and nod.)
Let’s get this over with quickly and return.
If the seemingly weakest me comes back unscathed,
it will make those wicked women seem even stronger.
“Alright, it’s the back beach. Hurry up and come.”
“Y-yes……”
“……”
“……”
“Oh, it’s one-on-one, so you two Assassins, wait over there.”
Nastasia and Mogunami, who were silently intending to follow,
I refuse them with a hand signal. Well, it should be fine. Yes,
even if the opponent, in reality, wasn’t just one person, or rather, one beast person…
(At the place I followed, as expected, other beast people were waiting in a line.)
But still, I think I can win eight-on-one.
Let’s finish this quickly, I thought, when Marmal suddenly lifted my Porter’s clothes!
“…As I thought.”
“Huh?”
“This is terrible.”
What was visible was,
just before departing, I had them apply directly to my skin, under my clothes,
a large amount of ‘Scars of Belovedness’. Yes, since I couldn’t get thin from exhaustion, I set up this stratagem.
(He quickly adjusted my clothes to hide it.)
Then he crouched down, meeting my eyes…
“Kid, you’ve been through a lot. I’ll let you go.
On the Shamanias Continent’s capital, Munsan, there’s a respectable person named Bellgrace.
Seek her protection. Now, understood?”
A rescue out of nowhere!!!
Seriously, how strong are the adventurers on that continent,
how chivalrous, cool, and competent they are! Unbelievable!!
“Um, I’ll explain briefly.”
To this person,
I’ll explain properly.
