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Still the Same Sinful Man

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In the end, Arc and Iris continued to advance smoothly through the tournament after that and ended up securing their spots in the main competition.

“Yay.” (Arc/Iris)

The twins rejoiced honestly, but Leon was far from relaxed.

(There’s no way they’ll win the whole thing just like this, right? …No, it can’t be that easy. Lancelot is supposed to be participating too.) (Leon)

In the current world, he is considered an S-rank adventurer, which is the highest level. Although he had fallen behind the twins in the recent orc hunt, Leon thought that in a one-on-one fight, Lancelot would probably have the advantage.

“And there should be other strong participants as well.” (Leon)

In addition to Lancelot, there were participants who had been exempted from the preliminaries, and a total of twenty-four would compete in the main tournament to claim victory. And so, the day of the martial arts tournament arrived. The special stage, which had been built in the capital’s largest plaza for this day, became the venue, and a large crowd had gathered.

 

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The main tournament was organized as a knockout format. Out of the 24 participants, eight had been seeded and would skip the first round.

“If you both keep winning, you’ll end up facing each other in the third round.” (Leon)

“Mm.” (Arc and Iris)

Normally close friends, the two glared at each other now and said, “I won’t lose”.

(This way, we’ll avoid the awkward situation of having a kid-versus-kid showdown in the finals.) (Leon)

Maybe the organizers had this in mind and set up the bracket so that the two would clash earlier, or maybe Leon was overthinking it.

“But before that, both of them have to beat seeded players.” (Leon)

In particular, if Iris won her first match, she would face Lancelot in the second round.

“It’s His Highness the Crown Prince!” (??)

“Her Highness the Princess is here too!” (??)

Suddenly, the entire venue erupted in loud cheers. Looking up, Leon saw that Crown Prince Sirius and his younger sister Celia had appeared in the special audience seats prepared within the venue. Originally, the King should have been the one observing, but he was recovering from illness, so they were likely acting on his behalf.

“Silence! His Highness the Crown Prince will speak!” (Announcer)

When the venue quieted down, Sirius gave a brief greeting and declared the opening of the tournament.

“We now commence the main matches of the martial arts tournament.” (Sirius)

 

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From the first match of the main tournament, intense battles unfolded, and the excitement soared right from the start. The first-round matches were all between those who had passed the preliminaries and those who entered directly into the main event. The reason was that their skill levels were closely matched.

“We will now begin the first round, match three!” (Announcer)

Finally, it was Iris’s turn to compete.

“I’ll do my best.” (Iris)

With a “yeah”, she pumped herself up and stepped onto the stage. However, the moment she did, her confidence seemed to deflate. She looked toward Leon and the others with a face that seemed like she was about to cry but was holding back. Perhaps she had become scared, being exposed to the stares of an audience far larger than during the preliminaries. She had always been extremely shy around people.

Anticipating this, Leon had secretly hidden a split body of Sura in Iris’s hair.

“You’ll be okay~.” (Sura)

“Sura-chan?” (Iris)

“I’m right here~.” (Sura)

“Mm.” (Iris)

Her expression seemed to improve slightly. Meanwhile, the appearance of a five-year-old child on stage stirred the crowd.

“Is she seriously a contestant? You’ve got to be kidding.” (??)

“Come on, if even someone like that can compete, what does that say about the prestige of this tournament?” (??)

“But doesn’t this mean she passed the preliminaries?” (??)

Princess Celia, who had been watching the previous matches with amusement, now looked worried as she stared at Iris.

“My, is that child really participating? I wonder if she’ll be alright.” (Celia)

“No need to worry. Didn’t I tell you? She overwhelmed those thieves.” (Sirius)

Iris’s opponent was a young knight belonging to the Holy Dragon Knight Order.

“Are you not using a weapon?” (Knight)

“…Don’t need one.” (Iris)

“I see… haha, this feels awkward. Actually, I have a daughter about your age.” (Knight)

“?” (Iris)

Iris tilted her head in confusion, not understanding the young man’s inner conflict.

“…Still, I have my pride as a member of the Holy Dragon Knight Order. I will fight to win.” (Knight)

“Mm. I won’t lose.” (Iris)

 

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(POV switch – Lancelot)

“Hey, look over there. That’s S-rank adventurer Lancelot!” (??)

“For real? Then all those girls around him must be his party… damn, they’re all beauties.” (??)

“Ah, Lancelot-sama. So cool as always…” (??)

(Haha, even during the match, everyone keeps sending passionate gazes my way. Still the same sinful man, aren’t I?) (Lancelot)

Lancelot picked up the voices of jealousy and admiration around him and watched the match from the reserved contestant seats. As an S-rank adventurer, he was one of the top contenders for the championship and drew significant attention.

“And once I win the championship in my beautiful way, I’m sure all of them will fall for me all over again.” (Lancelot)

“We can hear you, you know?” (Vianna)

“As if we ever fell for you in the first place.” (Froze)

“You’re as gross as ever.” (Teboa)

Though his party members threw harsh words at him, Lancelot brushed his hair back with a refreshing smile.

“Fufu, say what you want now, my honeys.” (Lancelot)

“We will now begin the first round, match three!” (Announcer)

It seemed the second match of the first round had ended. Drawn back from his own world, Lancelot turned his attention back to the stage.

“Match three, huh. The winner gets to face me in round two.” (Lancelot)

“Oh, isn’t that the girl…?” (Vianna)

“The beastkin girl who was clinging to Leon-kun, right?” (Froze)

“You’re right!” (Teboa)

The moment the next contestant stepped onto the stage, the entire venue stirred. It was a young girl, probably about five years old. Lancelot widened his eyes.

“No way, she’s the contestant? Didn’t this tournament have an age restriction?” (Lancelot)

“But if she’s in the main tournament, she must have passed the preliminaries, right?” (Froze)

“Really? That’s amazing.” (Teboa)

“Her opponent must be feeling awkward about this.” (Vianna)

Her opponent was a young knight from the Holy Dragon Knight Order.

The Holy Dragon Knight Order, based in the royal capital, was the kingdom’s strongest knight order. Among the many knight orders in the country, only a handful of elite knights could belong to it. He was certainly a skilled fighter.

“If that girl wins, her next opponent will be Lancelot.” (Vianna)

“He’s been getting too full of himself lately, so I’d love to see her crush his pride.” (Froze)

“I really hope that happens. Good luck, Iris-chan!” (Teboa)

“Haha, even I might struggle. After all, if it’s a cute little lady, I have to beat her without hurting her.” (Lancelot)

While half-joking, Lancelot laughed off the comments of the three party members.

However, the moment the match began, that smile would vanish completely from his face.

 

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