A few days after that riot, we had come to the Sting arena. It's a circular building without a ceiling, much like a stone Colosseum. Apparently it can hold tens of thousands of people.
　It seems that the game will be played here with spectators. Demon competitions between adventurers are a form of entertainment in this town, and the Adventurers' Association has prepared this event with great enthusiasm.
　They said they will use monsters trained by the wizard, so there is no need to worry about us dying. Considering the difference in rank between us and Dius, we'll be using a C-ranked demon for the match.　

"I'm surprised you didn't run away. Ha-ha, I have to give you credit for that one.

Thank you so much for that.

　The crowd is already there and it's noisy in the arena. There are more people in the bleachers than you can imagine. Are they in the tens of thousands?　What a scary thing this is.
　I came to the contestant's waiting room, where I could see the central square, and there was a handsome guy.
　And he's sarcastic as soon as we meet him. Can't this guy even have a conversation without being sarcastic?

Well, you'll have to work hard not to be embarrassed from now on, because I'm going to show you the overwhelming difference between a B and an E grade.

I will definitely use it as a reference in the future.

　He fishes up his mouth like he's so proud of it and says it with a smug look on his face, which really pisses me off. I want to punch him in the face.
　Behind this guy was a woman in armor with a large shield, a woman with a bow, and a woman with a staff dressed like a costume. The person in armor would be a man in terms of physique.

''Esther, if you want to come to our party after this, don't hesitate to let me know. If you want, you can be a knight over there too.

　He smiles and familiarly calls out to the two men at my side.
　Can't get enough of Estelle and try to recruit even Nole?

''Huh, I'll refrain from doing so.

I'd like to decline.

'Haha, you're still a feisty girl, aren't you? Well, I hope that continues after the game is over.

　He refuses to answer immediately and pulls a smile on his face. Laughing and deceiving, Dius raises one hand and leaves to the party.
　Suck it up and get rid of it.

''Thank you all for waiting!　The game between the adventurer Dius and the adventurer Heihachi Okura will now begin. I, ARTE, assistant to the head of the adventurer's association Sting Headquarters, will be in charge of the live action!

　As soon as the conversation with him was over, a woman's loud voice echoed through the arena.
　What's this?　There's no way he could have had the volume to speak normally. Is she using some kind of magic?

''Well, for this match, we will be using a defeated rank C ogre, which we requested the A-rank adventurer magician Lissa-san to secure. So the audience can rest assured.''

　Audience buzzing to hear the ogre. It's amazing what an A-rank is, like making an ogre do what you say.
　I've heard it's a C-ranked demon, but it's an ogre. Cyclops was a C-ranked monster, so it should be manageable.

Then let me explain the rules. There's a time limit of 5 candles left to burn, and when all 5 candles have burned up, the battle is over. When you defeat the ogre, you will be judged by the rest of these candles.

　She was in the space reserved for the real-world performers, and when she looked towards her hand, there was a slightly larger candle. You're going to light that one and measure the time.

'Items can only be used for recovery-type items. When the party is wiped out or declares a retreat, the adventurer loses the game. And to the winner, the loser pays one million g's!　These are the rules of the game.

　Apparently there are items for attack and support in this world, and this time they can only be used for recovery items. You can't use smoke balls or magic dynamite.

The adventurous Dius Party will enter!

　When the handsome bastard was announced to enter, the crowd screamed in unison. Really great cheers, so much so that you'd think the ground was shaking with voices.
　As expected, there seemed to be a lot of female fans around the slightly louder yellow voices of women. d*mn, this is why I don't like handsome guys.

It's very popular.

Yeah, really. That's how popular that guy is.

Well, he's got a good face. But the pressure is on, isn't it?

　They're probably the most popular party in King's Landing. The cheers tell us that. Men and women, young and old, men and women, men and women of all ages, are cheering them on in what seems like a crazy voice.
　And what about us?　An unknown, fresh from Brunne. And an E and F rated party. I'm afraid to imagine their reaction when we leave after the fight with those guys is over, after this.

''After all, Dius-san's party is very popular. It's a well-balanced party structure with warriors, shields, bows, and priests. If a mage is added to the party, the quality of the party will increase dramatically. It seems that there was a dispute about this mage in this game.''

　All eyes in the room start to gather on us. What is this pressure?　I've never had so much attention from people before. I'm starting to break out in a cold sweat.
　The two guys sitting next to me look cool. Noll is a helmet and I'm not sure about it, but he probably does.
　Don't these guys feel anything, this overwhelming pressure? 'I'm getting sick to my stomach,' he says.

The other party of Heihachi Okura-san is two warriors and a mage. It's a party that seems a bit pointy. Do you think they will be able to use their firepower without defending themselves?　It's only E-rated and fledgling, but we're looking forward to seeing how good they are coming from Brunne.''

　Like she says, we're definitely not balanced. And we're completely pushed around by firepower.
　But still, the way the hall quieted down the moment we said we were from Brunne. And even some of them started laughing.
　They must think we're stupid to come to King's Landing with an E rank and play a B rank match right away.

　Then, suddenly, something walks into the hall that has been quieted down, making a loud thumping sound.
　It has a huge cudgel in its hand and is chained to its limbs and neck. It looks about one size smaller than a cyclops, but it's still more than three meters tall.
　Is the person pulling it and bringing it to you a person named Lissa?　I can't see her face with her hood up, but her body suggests she's a woman. Dressed in shorts and a hooded shoulder strap. Definitely looks like a trainer.
　I would have liked to see her status, but she's too far away for the camera to respond here.

'It looks like we're ready to go, so I think it's time to start the game. Mr. Dius, are you ready to go?　So let the game begin!''

　As the person who had brought the ogre left the scene, the bell, the signal to begin, was rung.
　The ogre starts running towards Dius and the others. They are greeted by an armored person with a shield. The raised club collides with his shield with great force.
　But he doesn't get blown away, he stays where he is and catches the cudgel.
　From behind him, Dius leaps out and slashes at the ogre, which is caught by the attack and stops moving. From behind him, a woman with a bow fires more arrows.
　In the meantime, the light clings to the shield person who caught the attack and the light is sucked into his body. It seems that the priest is casting a recovery spell on him.

'The shield catches it, the priest recovers, and the bow and warrior attack. That's a solid flow in party combat.''

　The first offense and defense brings another round of cheers.
　So this is a party battle. After all, with a B-rank, the party moves smoothly. Compared to the people who were carriage guards, it's still different.
　Noor is good enough to be a shield, but we want a shield or a priest too. If Esther is caught by surprise when me and Noll are not there as vanguard, it would be bad.

'Oops!　It's out!　''It's a slash flying Dius-san's special sonic blade!''

　The damaged ogre moves to retreat, but Dius, sensing this, swings his sword at the ogre. I wondered what he was doing when he wasn't in position for the sword to reach him, but blood immediately spurted out of the ogre's leg.
　Did he use his long-range attack skill?

　Then such an attack and defense continued for a while.

'Hmm, that's going to take a lot of time.

I'm getting bored with this.

"Your movement is good, but your offensive power is lacking. Hmmm, after all, offensive power is the right thing to do!

　Esther next to me is leaning sleepily against me, and Noll is buzzing up and down with his hands, as if his body is tingling at the sight of the battle.
　I feel a little sorry for him, even if it's a stone's throw away to be compared to Noor's firepower.

　It's already been about five minutes, but the ogre is still alive and well. I'm steadily reducing the ogre's HP with the royal party attack from earlier.
　I'm pretty sure Dius was proud of his warrior, but you don't deliberately get attacked to shrink time.
　Don't you know he has it in the first place?　But it sounds like they know about the sonic blade, and maybe they can see the status and such in some way.

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'Dius party, we've taken out the enemy!　There are two and a half candles left!　Early, I'd say this early is a quintessential B-grade!''

　The ogre collapses with a thumping sound. Then his body turned into a light and turned into a drop item.
　The spectators who were watching this were screaming and going wild. The real-life situation is also excited or maybe slightly fast.
　That candle seems to melt away in about 10 minutes for one, and Dius and the others defeated the ogre in about 25 minutes. That's fast.

'So it's finally over.

Fluffy, it's over.

'It's our turn at last, isn't it? The blood of knights is boiling!

Don't overdo it, okay?　Don't ever use your skills.

　Estelle stretches with her arms up. Then she yawned, covering her mouth with her hand. This guy wasn't sleeping, was he?
　Noor buzzes his hands even more with Noor, and he's already going to pop!　I'm so excited. This guy is going to be in trouble if he doesn't do something soon.
　Considering Dius' status, Ogre's status shouldn't be that high. There would be no need for her to use her skills.
　I don't want her to have to go through that hell again after being used.

''Ha, what do you think?　That's what a B-grade can do. Are you guys capable of taking down a guy that fast?　It's doubtful that we'll even be able to defeat them in the first place, but if they're stronger than us, we don't need to worry about them. Well, good luck with that, hahahaha.

　Dius' party returns after the defeat. His face has a look of satisfaction on it already. And as an added bonus, he's sarcastic.
　All right, all right, I'll paint that spare face of yours with despair.