I won the Bushin martial arts tournament.

　After all, I used magic all over the place, and at the end of the day, I summoned Shiro, a divine beast, and defeated Leo in a two-on-one match, and the audience was very excited.

　I'd heard that the beast race would get their hearts pumping if they could see a high-level exchange of attacks, so I half-heartedly agreed that it was something like that.

　Well, Leo had altered and turned into eight men to attack me. If that's the case, then I beat White and Leo two to eight. I didn't cheat that much - I decided to think so.


　Suddenly, the wind swirled right beside me and the Bushin appeared.

　With the appearance of the Bushin, the boiling hall instantly went quiet.

'You have done well, exotic one. You are a strong man of true(ish) will(ish) taste(ish) and you have shown your warrior spirit here.

　The true meaning of a warrior god would be to be strong using magic or anything else.

I have witnessed your bravery and courage at this time. From now on, until the day you are defeated by someone else, you will be the strongest person here in Bestieth (Beastman's Kingdom).

　The declaration of the Martial God caused the amphitheater to shake with cheers that shook the amphitheater. With the martial gods that the beastmen believed in recognizing me, all the beastmen recognized me as the most(...) strongest(...).

''But I didn't expect to have Fenrir-sama following me...''

　Blurting out, Bushin muttered.

　The hall was filled with loud cheers, so the only person who could hear it was me on the side.

　Even though Bushin is a god now, he was once just a beast and one of the divine beast Fenrir's subordinates. That's why I was surprised at the way White was pining for me.

　I was just feeding him, though.

　As for White, as soon as Leo fell outside the fighting table, he returned to his small form and climbed into position (on my shoulder).

'Halt, it's a promise. You're going to make Tina a curry when you get home.

Yeah, I know.

　I was having such a conversation with White when things got a little noisy under the fighting table. Apparently, Leo had gotten up.

　The medical team hurriedly tried to hold him back, but he refused to do so and Leo came up to the top of the arena table.

''Lord Halt you are completely defeated. That last move was ridiculously powerful.''

　No, I don't think it's an outrageous idea for you to be able to stand up right away after being hit by those eight incredibly powerful flying fists, but.......

No, I'm also amazed at your alter ego.

　As he said this, he held out his hand to Leo.

　Leo agreed to shake my hand.
　While I touched his hand, I put my heels on it.

'Oh, I can't be bothered,'

　The damage to Leo is completely gone.
　The wound on his chest that I slashed in the High Country is also cleanly gone.


　Leo bowed his head to the Martial God.

''I, who was in charge of the Beast King, showed a hapless appearance in front of the god of war. My apologies.''

Don't worry about him. The other guy is a monster with Fenrir-sama in tow. To be honest, I'm not sure I can win either. You did well, and that was an excellent fight.

Well, that's too good to be true.

　Leo's face was twitching as he glanced at me as he said that.

　No, no, no, as expected, he said he still can't beat God!

　I wish Takegami would stop calling me a monster in front of him too.


Now, let's get this over with.

　With that, the god of war sucked in a breath.

'Guys, listen up!'

　The crowd that had been boiling was quieted by Takegami's loud voice. I was a bit surprised too.

''From now on, Harto, the Martial Arts Champion, will tell you what you want!　Everyone get that wish as best you can.

　What?
　Jeez, did you feel like talking to yourself?

　No, as expected, I can't say to this large crowd, 'I want the right to touch Merdi's meatballs all I want'.......

'Come on, Hurt, tell us what you want. And you've got the right to be king of this country, and you can tell us what you're going to do with it, too.

　That's what Bushin urged me to do.

　........it can't be helped. Let's get a grip.
　I made a decision.

　And then I activate my wind magic so that my words echo throughout the hall. I don't have the confidence to shout as loudly as a warrior god.

''Thank you all for the big cheer, beastmen. This time, I'm the winner of the Martial God Martial Competition, but I'm still a kid and I don't think I'm capable of running a country. So I won't be the king of this country.

　My declaration elicits a shout of disappointment from the audience.

'I won't be king, but I will claim ownership of this country. And in return, I will shake off all the disasters that will come to this country in the future!

　I want ownership of the country because if I'm walking around Bestieth and find a beastie that looks comfortable to touch, I want it to be fluffed up.

　Of course, I'm not going to force you to do it.

　I think it's absurd, if I do say so myself.

　But the beastmen here seemed happy to see him.

"We'll leave the reigns of the kingdom in Leo's hands. Can you do that for me, Leo?

I'll take care of it.

　Leo kneels reverently in front of me.
　Almost at the same time, the audience erupted in a cracking cheer.

　As I thought, Leo was adored by the people as a king.

　With the increase in the number of beastmen who could also use magic in the future, Bestieth would become an increasingly powerful country.

　After all, the top (king) is a wise man.



''There's one more thing I want to say to you all.

　The hall went quiet again in response to my words.

'Merdi, come on,'
Yes, baby!

　Meldy, who had been knocked out from the damage she took in her match with Leo, was now recovering and watching me and Leo play in the bleachers with Tina and the others.

　Meldy jumped out of the bleachers and came over to me.


I'm going to take Meldi, the princess of this country, as a reward for winning the Martial Arts Tournament. Anyone who has any complaints, come out here now.

　The hall was silent.
　No one made any attempt to come out.

　I look at Meldy next to me.
　Her face is red and downcast, but her tail is standing straight and pinned up.

　Next, I look at her father, Leo, who smiles and nods at me with a satisfied smile.

'You don't have anyone to complain to, do you?

　Check again.
　The hall remained quiet.

'Can I have Merdi too?'
I don't know what to say, but it's nice to meet you.

　Merdi looks good too.
　I hug Merdi in my shoulder.

"Then I'll take Merdi.

　Three times, a loud cheer echoed through the hall.
　It might be the biggest cheer of the day.


　Thus, when I was twelve years old, the princess of the beastman race and I won a country.