New chapter of Incompetent Bratty Prince is out! (1/8 chapters)

 

 

New Event Boss Appears

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“A-Alright, that’s enough! This match is a draw!” (Referee)

Since the first match, I had spent every day fighting in the Colosseum. I had already fought more than 20 matches, so it had almost been a full month since I came here. However…

“Damn it! I thought I’d be able to land a hit today for sure!” (Spectator)

“Heh, too bad. I made some money off that.” (Spectator)

Yes… by now, whether I get hit by the opponent’s attacks has become the subject of betting, and unexpectedly, it has become one of the main attractions of the Colosseum. The Colosseum’s management seemed to decide that this made things more exciting, so the match format changed to include a one-hour time limit, and my treatment improved just a little. Thanks to that, I can provide proper meals for Cas, which is the most important thing.

“Haru! Good work!” (Casparleague)

“Haha, thanks.” (Haru)

After returning to the cell, Cas and I gently bumped my fist and his front paw together. I had gotten used to this lifestyle, but that does not mean I can stay in this situation forever.

“I’m sure Xandra and the others are searching for me…” (Harold)

Over the past month, I have gathered as much information as possible.

First, I found out that the Colosseum was located in the Romania Empire, which bordered the Baltian Holy Kingdom. Besides that, I also learned that the woman who kidnapped us here was a stunning silver-haired beauty with bloodstained red eyes, and as a distinctive feature, she had two tear-shaped moles under her left eye.

“If only there were some ways to get this information to Xandra and the others…” (Haru)

I considered escaping and fleeing to the Holy Kingdom, but with my SP sealed and the long distance from here, it is not realistic. Still, since there was no way to communicate with the outside, I could just sit here and do nothing.

As for how I obtained all this information…

“Yo, you didn’t get hit even once today either.” (Obul)

It was the crazy-looking guy who brings us food every day… Obul. He was the one who told me. At first, I thought he had a violent personality because of his wild appearance, but surprisingly, he took good care of the gladiators. He even listened to my complaints from time to time. I took advantage of that and managed to get as much information as I could out of him by using some tearful begging.

“Still, I thought you’d be taken down easily on the first day, but when it comes to defense, you’re top-class.” (Obul)

“Haha… when it comes to defense, yeah.” (Harold)

I trained like hell with Xandra. There was no way I would lose to some random mob enemy.

“But, well, that’s only for the next 10 days.” (Obul)

“10 days left…?” (Harold)

“You’ll see soon enough.” (Obul)

“Whoa!?” (Harold)

Obul suddenly grabbed my arm and dragged me off. I had just returned to my cell, but now I was taken to the spectator seats of the Colosseum, for some reason, not the stage.

“Take a look at that.” (Obul)

“That…?” (Harold)

I followed the direction Obul pointed with his chin and saw two gladiators facing each other, waiting for the signal to start the match. One of them was a muscular male gladiator, a type I had seen often over the past month. The other was a female gladiator with tanned skin, wearing light armor and wielding two swords.

“That’s…” (Harold)

“Oh, so you can tell how strong she is, huh? Makes sense, considering your defensive skills. That’s right. She’s the strongest gladiator in the Colosseum, Despina Nomades. She’s your opponent in ten days.” (Obul)

Ah… this is the worst. Even though I defeated Wilfred, defeated Themis, and managed to avoid the death flags, the heroines, event bosses, and raid bosses of Enhaz still remain. And of all things, I now have to fight the event boss assigned to the Colosseum, without Jet Black Shield Casparleague.

Yes… in Enhaz’s Colosseum, the main focus is on player-versus-player battles. However, a surprise event has been prepared. That is the duel event against the gladiator Despina. After achieving 20 consecutive wins in the Colosseum, a forced surprise event occurs where the protagonist must face Despina one-on-one. Naturally, the heroine party members cannot participate in this battle.

Despina’s base stats are among the highest of all event bosses, and using her speed, she unleashes three attacks in a single turn. Unless the protagonist’s level has been raised to at least 80, it is impossible to compete with her, and most players end up being defeated by Despina.

What makes things worse is that players who lose to Despina drop two ranks in the Colosseum ranking. To recover, they must steadily climb back up through ranking battles. As the gentlemen and ladies among you might understand, the number of ranking battles you can do in a day is five. To go beyond that, you have to use items or pay to recover battle attempts. It’s a terribly wallet-punishing system.

In short, what I want to say is…

“…At my current state, I just don’t think I can beat her.” (Harold)

 

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