This is the fifth race of the monster race. Alice says this race is the main one, but what does that mean?

"Here we go, race five!　It's the hardest race to predict the winner, but the most hot and exciting... a big breed race!
A large species?
Yeah, I can see that.
'Now, first up is number one, the Tyrant of the Sky!　Red Dragon!

　A cheer went up from the surroundings along with the voice of the actual event, and a dragon of nearly five meters flew leisurely across the race track.
　As I recall, that's the dragon that Noin-san was hunting before, right?　I've never seen it fly before, but it's so powerful.... and those dragons were delicious...

''The next one to appear was ... number two, the Absolute Frozen Earth Hunter!　Fenrir!
"Oh, oh... what's one great thing after another...
This race is full of some of the most talented demons in the world.
Did you bring them all in and train them?
It's not true. Most of them raise eggs and children that were given to them by the Dragon King's family. Otherwise, they wouldn't have listened to me.

　This race seems to be full of legendary demons, which is why it's so exciting.
　Normally, they are not the kind of monsters that would be friendly to people, but if you raise them properly from childhood, they will listen to you.

This is the place to be.　Number 6, the legendary Hexenbiest!　Behemoth!
'Whoa!　Isn't that a behemoth...?

　A large demon with two pitch-black horns that appeared as the sixth, a bit smaller than the others.......about 3 meters, but combined with its dark purple body skin, I felt a tremendous amount of power.
　If Alice is surprised, does that mean she's a great demon after all?

What's the big demon?
...They are literally legendary demonic beasts, known as the Heavenly Kneeshegs and the Earthly Behemoths.
Oh, he's such a d*mned monster...
Well, it's a 'baby'
Baby!

　I honestly didn't believe what Alice told me right away.
　So, that was the baby?　It looks like it's about three meters long... but how much longer does an adult have to be...

The adult behemoth will exceed 500 mt (metric tons).
Well that's a hell of a thing.

　A meton is a unit of measure in this world, and 1 mt is about 20 cm, I believe.　That means.........over 100 meters, that really is a monster that looks like something out of a monster movie.
　Certainly when it grows to that size, it makes sense that the behemoth is a baby.

　And then I suddenly realized... maybe it's just my imagination, but the behemoth seemed to be looking at me... it seemed like our eyes were looking right at each other.
　Yeah, he stopped in the middle of the course and kept looking at me.

What's going on here?　I don't think it's only the behemoths that are freaking out or anything...
I think they're looking at me.
'Behemoths are extremely temperamental and aggressive, so maybe they think Kite-san is their prey~'
Don't be horrible...
''Haha, you'll be fine. The venue is warded, and no amount of behemoths can break it with a baby. Anyway, let's go buy some tickets!
'Oh, ah...'

　Did it really happen?　The emotions I felt earlier were more than just hostility...
















　When I went to buy the tickets with Alice, the most popular one seemed to be Fenrir, and the behemoths were surprisingly at the bottom of the list.

'You're in the bottom of the pile of behemoths,'
"Behemoths are amazing in terms of power, durability and speed, but a baby is not that great. To be honest, I don't think I can beat Red Dragon or Fenrir either.
Well, yeah. Yeah?　That's not a multiplier on the side of it, is it?　What's that?

　No matter how powerful a behemoth is, it doesn't seem to have that much power as a newborn baby.
　Still, he's in the race for this large species, and he seems to be in a different class from other demons.
　And what I was curious about was that next to the names of the behemoths and red dragons, there was a number like 50 or 70 written on them, which I hadn't seen before, so I asked about it.

'Oh, that's the selling price of a demon,'
Sales?
'Yes, the demons that participate in this main race can be bought as pets. So, that thing is the price.
Are you sure you're buying it?

　What a surprise, the demons participating in this main race it seems that Red Dragon and Fenrir can be bought out.
　They are all supposed to be great demons, but is there any danger in buying them?

''Don't worry. Like I said, the demons participating in this main race were given to us by the Dragon King every year, so we can never go against the Lord because of the magic applied by the Dragon King.
Oh, really, does it sell well?
No, people rarely buy them. The amount of money written on the side of that coin is all white gold coins that only a nobleman can buy.

　
　Behemoths are........300!　Three billion yen!　That's what I'm talking about, the legendary Hexenbiest.

Hey, Alice.
What's up?
Can I get one of those?
"...of course, of course, Kite!　You're not going to buy it, do you have that much money?
No, it's not, but...

　The reason why I said that is clear.
　The behemoth's eyes that were looking at me earlier - I can't get that thing out of my head.
　The emotions I read with my sensory magic were small, like a young child's, but they were very pure.

　
　That's why I can't stop thinking about that behemoth.

　No, I know. It's also not a practical problem I'm currently living in a house, and it may be difficult to have a monster that will eventually exceed 100 meters in length.
　The worst that can happen is that you have to get down on your knees and ask Lilia-san for help, and if that's still not possible, you can ask for help from Black.
　In that case, the problem is the 300 white gold coins........

'Well you're here to gamble now, aren't you?
Mr. Kite?
I'll get the tickets.
'What?　Hey!

　After telling Alice, I go to the ticket office.
　Then I place all the money I've earned in front of the lady at the reception desk.

'Number 6, please give me the equivalent of 'two white gold coins'.
Huh?　Huh!　Ka, I'm awed!

　Hearing my words as I held out two platinum coins and announced, the woman at the reception desk held out a ticket for me, astonished.
　After receiving the tickets, I slowly move my gaze to the signboard........As expected of a main race, the amount of money has jumped up, and the behemoth's multiplier is currently more than 400 times.......I'm white! Even though I've bet two gold coins on him, he's going to be over 200 times more likely to win.
　That means if the behemoth wins this race, I can buy the behemoth. But if he loses, all my possessions are gone.

　Totally, I'm going to be disgusted with my character.
　You've warned Alice so much, and now you're the one who's going to spend the money....
　As I was thinking about that, before I knew it, Alice also bought a ticket and came back.

''I don't really know what the situation is, but Kaito-san is handsome right now.......so I'll go out with you.
What?
'I've been all-in on the behemoth, too. Let's go with the one and only.
You ... really ...

　With a smile on my face, I chuckle at Alice, who bought a ticket to go along with my bet.

　Dear Mom, Dad - I know I'm being silly, but I still seem to have a weakness for eyes like that. Today, for the first time in my life, I gambled today, and that's where I - I made a big bet.




















'Miss?　What did you do with your head?
"...no, I don't really know, but I'm getting a hell of a chill right now...
It's getting cold, isn't it?
'No, it's not like that... it's just that I have a very bad feeling about this... Luna?　Where's Mr. Kite?
He went out earlier this morning, but....
....