BXBX NOVEL Chapter 132: After the Festival
Chapter 132: After the Festival
The tournament was won by Luganda with three wins and one loss.
The only opponent they lost to was Toskea in the third round.
Toskea had a group of veterans in their team with excellent tactics. The young adventurers Garm, Mira and Merle were completely at their mercy.
However, it was a good experience.
In their final match, they shifted their mindset and secured victory with only the rookies.
The tournament was a great success and our stock of Mobile Force was sold out.
Mani 4WDs and my dagashis were also selling well, and my level went up by 3 just today.
However, an incident happened during the closing ceremony.
The participation prize BEZs that I had placed behind my booth disappeared.
It must have been stolen.
The fact that there was nothing else stolen suggests that the culprits must have had their eye on it from the beginning.
Michelle stared at the empty space where the BEZ should have been with a frightening look on her face.
[I wonder who could have stolen them? This is completely unforgivable!]
[I’ll look into it, just give me a moment.]
As I sat in place, Michelle worriedly touched my shoulder.
[You’re going to use Clairvoyance?]
[You can count on me. I’m now able to look back to the past easier than before, thanks to my level-ups.]
I think if I were to set Limited Edition BEZ in the search tab, I could easily find out its whereabouts, but I wanted to check the ability increase I got from my previous level-ups.
I intended to look into what happened through the past and assess the extent of the strain by doing this on my body.
[Clairvoyance!]
I muttered quietly and activated my magic.
This time, I didn’t use a Stick Chocolate.
I’m now confident I could peek into the past without using it.
I felt like something was pressing into my chest, but as I had expected, the burden on my body was lessened.
This was probably thanks to the level-ups.
I might even be able to get a glimpse into the future now.
But for now, I must look for the missing BEZs.
Selecting “go back”, I looked at the past.
It shouldn’t be that long ago that the BEZs were stolen.
As I looked at time as if it was a video being played back, I succeeded in capturing the footage of suspicious people taking it.
I was wondering why their faces looked rather familiar, as if I’d seen them from somewhere, but they were the same guys that were captured by Garm’s group for mugging the other day. It may have been a mistake to let them go with only a stern warning since they were only caught for an attempted crime.
I never expected they would actually commit theft this time though……
When I replayed the video, I could hear their voices.
[So these are the special items they’re giving out to the representative players huh……]
[From what I see, it’s worth a lot of money.]
[It apparently gives you the power of a dragon.]
[I bet each one costs over 100,000 rims……]
The three of them gulped, and after exchanging glances, they nodded.
Then, carrying the cardboard boxes containing the BEZs, they seamlessly blended into the crowd and started moving away.
The BEZs really had been stolen huh.
Even so, they really hadn’t listened to what I said.
The power of the dragon resides in your body for only a mere 10 seconds.
Moreover, that’s only a part of the power of a dragon.
There’s no way you can sell that for 100,000 rims.
Yeah, a BEZ collector might pay for it, but it would only cost 5000 rims at most.
After I released my magic, Michelle reached out to touch my cheek.
[Yuusuke, how do you feel? Does it hurt anywhere?]
[I’m fine. The increased level has reduced the strain on my body. I think I’d be able to see a little into the future tonight.]
[Thank goodness…… So, where are the BEZs?]
I explained what I saw with my Clairvoyance.
[They are fleeing through the forest’s off-road path toward the main road. Let’s quickly chase them.]
[We’re on it!]
It was Merle who energetically responded.
I looked over and saw Team Harukaze in full force.
[They’ve got a lot of nerve stealing my Bahamut. We’ll catch them red-handed and bring them to justice!]
Thanks to the quick action of Michelle and the others, the thieves were quickly caught.
Incidentally, the three guys who committed the crime were sentenced to one month of forced labor under the laws of the kingdom.
Well, let’s have them do their best in clearing up the road for us.
The closing ceremony ended without incident, and many people were on their way home.
Those who are still excited about the tournament seem to be playing matches here and there in the arena.
The Mani 4WD race courses set up outside the arena were also well-received, and many people were making their cars run.
[Yuusuke-san, the BEZs have sold out!]
Regal, who was helping me as a salesboy, told me.
[Thanks for the hard work! We’re gonna have an afterparty later at night, so you should come too.]
[Is that alright!? Thank you very much.]
Regal has been known for becoming brazen lately, but in situations like this, he’s still very much a child.
The twinkle in his eyes shows how happy he is.
To thank the people who helped me, I plan to slaughter a cow and grill it tonight.
It’s going to be a big barbecue party.
[I failed in the selection matches this time, but I’ll definitely be a representative player next year. I’m going to contribute to the team with my Gungalf.]
Regal’s ability is improving rapidly, so perhaps, he really might be able to qualify next year.
[I’m looking forward to it. We have high expectations for the up-and-coming young mage Regal-kun’s Fire Magic for tonight’s barbecue after all.]
[Ehhh, I don’t think I can roast a whole cow.]
[You’re going to use this at that time. Check out my dagashi shop’s new product.]
Product name: Hikaramucho
Description: A snack with a hint of chili pepper. Eating it increases the power of Fire Magic by 15%.
Price: 100 rims
[But I don’t like spicy food……]
[Well, it’s reasonably spicy, so I won’t force you, but isn’t that 15% increase pretty big?]
[It certainly is…… I wonder if Merle-san and the others would be happy with it?]
On the path that started dimming with the coming of the night, Regal and I walked side by side.
<Translator’s Notes>
Hikaramucho: Based on Karamucho. The “hi” part is most probably based on fire’s kun’yomi, which makes it “fiery karamucho”.
