His mood has changed from the one he was in before answering the summons, and he is in a good mood in the Clan Master's office, idly polishing his treasure.
The reason for his good mood was the platinum ticket the Emperor had given him as a reward.

The platinum ticket was a silvery-white metal card. On the front, there is a crossed sword and staff. As you would expect from the famous Martial Emperor's Festival, even a single ticket to enter was out of the ordinary.
And by the way, according to Franz, this ticket is a special one. As expected of the emperor of a great country. He must have been treated like a VIP.
There is no seat number on the ticket, but if you show it to the receptionist, they will show you to your seat.

I've always been a nuisance to everyone and haven't been able to give anything back. So it makes me happy to see a time like this when I can give something back.
Well, I shouldn't have received this reward in the first place, but since His Majesty has agreed to give it to me, I won't say anything rash.

As I hummed, Eva, who had noticed the change in me, told me what I wanted to hear.

'You're in a very good mood, .......'

'Here you go, Eva. Do you know what this is? I got it as a reward for guarding you.'

He quickly pulls out a silvery white card. Eva's eyes roll back in her head.

'? Is it a ticket to the Martial Emperor Festival? ...... Well, well, well... ......'

Eva looks at me and the ticket in turn. As expected of the well-informed Eva, she seems to have sensed the situation without saying a word.

'...... Cry, don't you hate that kind of thing?'

'No, no, no, not at all. I've always wanted to see it at least once. And this ticket, believe it or not, is a special ticket that allows any number of people to watch the game.'

'Haha ............ Well, the Martial Emperor Festival is a prestigious festival. I've heard that many fighters invite their friends and family.

Eva says something quietly with an expression that doesn't seem to add up.
Well, I don't care about that. I checked with the assistant master who always contributes to the clan.

'Eva's coming too, right?

'............What? ............You're really going? Kry-san? To the Martial Emperor Festival?'

Eva's eyes were half in disbelief . Is this really such a surprise?
I've always tried to avoid conflict, but that doesn't mean I'm not interested in the powerful. I'm a man who always wanted to be a hero.

It's been a while since I've said anything with hard-boiled flair.

'Luke and the others have been wondering about this for a long time. It's a high-profile fighting tournament, you can at least show up once.

'............ Huh. If that's what you want to do, then of course I'll be there to support you.

Is there someone you want to cheer for? Not me. After all, I don't even know who's going to participate.

Then, Eva gave me a nice suggestion.

'While you're at it, why don't you ask the rest of the clan to come too? It's not every day you get an opportunity like this. ...... I'm sure Tino will be very happy.

'Sounds good. I think there's a limit to how many people can watch the game, but... well, maybe there's someone from our clan who can participate?

There are many skilled hunters in our clan led by Ark. It wouldn't be strange if one of them participated in the Martial Emperor Festival.

'I haven't heard anything about it but it's certainly a possibility. The Martial Emperor Festival has a huge number of contestants, so is it a ............ problem?''

'No way. Let's support them, it would be a great honor to have a winner from our clan.''

'? That's right, isn't ...... something we're not talking about?

'What? ...... Really?

It's just that we were lucky enough to get tickets to the Emperor's Festival, so we all went to see it together. It's so simple that I'd like to see how it doesn't work together.

Eva looked unusually unconvinced until the end, but then nodded as if to convince herself.

'Well, well, if you say so, Kry-san, then ......'








Luke was playing with the golem that Sitri had dropped at the auction in the underground training area.
Luke's reaction to seeing the ticket was exactly what I expected. His eyes widened, he stared at the ticket intently, and shouted.

'Cry, you're going to that Martial Emperor Festival? When did you ......'?

'The Emperor gave it to me as a thank you. Luke wanted to go see it too, right? Is your schedule free?'

Luke loves swords and swordsmen more than anything else. How much does he love them? He loves them so much that if he sees a strong-looking swordsman with a sword in his hand, he goes straight to slay him. However, that doesn't mean that I don't like anything other than swordsmen.
Luke Sykor is a man who likes strong people. As a swordsman, he has a special attachment to swordsmen, and if they are strong, he will kill them no matter if they are bandits, mages, or anything else. In other words, he was just a street demon.

It was only natural that such a Luke would be interested in the Martial Emperor Festival.
Luke pondered for a while with a difficult look on his face, but then he said as if he had made up his mind.

'Kry, I appreciate your concern. But as for me, I'd rather compete than just watch!

'Oh, yeah?

'I'm still inexperienced. I can't even cut dimensions. But I'm sure there's something to be gained by killing each other with someone as strong as you. I'm sure!

There is a fiery glow in his crimson eyes. I'm sure ...... that's what Luke would say. I don't think they'd kill each other, no matter what. .......

But I don't know how to get into the Emperor's Festival.

'But I don't know how to get in, do I?

The ticket I got seems to be a VIP ticket, but tickets to the games are sold to the general public. The tickets I received were VIP tickets, but spectator tickets are sold to the general public, but the right to compete is not sold to the general public. Since it was a high-profile tournament, the qualifications for entry would be strict.
But Luke says strongly.



'I know. The Martial Emperor's Festival sends invitations to the top winners of the local fighting tournaments, famous hunters, and famous warriors.''

''Then it's impossible after all.

The Martial Emperor's Festival is just around the corner. Luke nodded his head in agreement with me.

'In other words, if you kill the one who has the invitation, it will drop.

'!

Is that ...... possible? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for and what you need to do to get it. ...... I want to complain to Luke's master, but I'm more in the position of Luke's master complaining to me.
I don't even know if I can call it hunter's brain when it says, "I want something, so I'm going to beat it and take it. While I was at a loss as to how to appease him, Luke said strongly.

'I can't stay like this. I'm going to go slash the ones I can think of.

'Ah?

By the time I said that, Luke was already gone. It's one of Luke's faults that he doesn't listen to people properly.

............ Well, he's going to use a wooden sword, so I guess he'll be okay. Luke's notoriety has already spread a bit. He should be able to defend himself.
I mean, there's nothing I can do. I'll go check with Lise next.









'What? You're going to the Martial Emperor Festival? I'm going too! I'm going to go kill some people I know!

''Ah.''

Liz disappears. It was a brilliant move, as if she had disappeared.

'............'

I wonder why our members are so quick to react.
The less quick-witted Smart, who was just there, said in disgust.

'You're really violent, ...... sister.'

'Yes, yes, yes.

But you drained Her Highness's blood with all your might, didn't you? I'll remember that for a while.

'There aren't many contestants, and it's not hard to get a spot.

'What?

'We're already well known as hunters in our own right, and if we bribe the selection committee - if we give them just one more push, they'll ask us to participate. There are usually a lot of sudden entrants, so it shouldn't be a problem.

'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Sitri tilts his head with his usual smile. ...... It seems that Sitri is willing to do the same.
I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's worth it. I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea. I don't know how I feel at all, but...

'Do you want to participate in the Martial Emperor Festival so badly?

'Huh? Can't I just go to ............? I thought it would be a great chance to make a name for myself.

Hmm, you're very ambitious.
But if you think about it calmly, it's a natural idea. In fact, it's strange for a high level hunter to hear about the Martial Emperor Festival and want to watch it first.

I changed my plan. I was planning to watch the game with Luke and the others, but I thought it would be a good idea to cheer for them. After all, this
This was just a martial arts tournament, nothing more. Unlike usual, there is little danger of death.

If they were to win a prize, Luke and the others would have a bright future. I'd be proud to be their childhood friend.

'No, you're not. Since we're here, let's go with the intention of dominating this tournament with our party.

'Well, ......! I think that's a great idea. I'll get to work on it right away!

Things went a bit differently than planned, but I'm looking forward to it. We should all cheer loudly for this.