24 – #024 Colosseum (1)
I was put on probation for a week, but today I am going to the academy for two days in a row.
If I don’t give up and go to the academy even if I’m put on probation, wouldn’t I be an excellent student?
With such a stupid idea, I donned a mask and walked to Vivian’s professor’s office, careful not to be noticed by Pride or Marianne.
When I stood in front of Vivian’s professor’s office, it turned red and showed hostility, just like when I first came to the professor’s office.
“It’s me, me.”
But that was only for a moment, and as soon as the mask was taken off, the spirits that had been dyed red returned to their original colors, reaping their hostility.
Soon after, the light of the spirit returned to its original state, and almost at the same time, the door to the professor’s room began to open by itself, as if to hurry in.
When I went inside, putting the mask in my inventory, there were two cups of black tea, one cup each, that looked like it had just been brewed.
Vivian hadn’t returned from the academy yet, or else she was on the second floor, so I didn’t see her.
As I waited while sipping a cup of black tea, thinking that it would be here soon, I heard footsteps and the grumbling of Vivien from the second floor.
“Mr. It’s been a long holiday…. Okay! Go guys….”
Vivian, who soon showed up, was wearing pajamas rather than the light leather armor she usually wore.
“Professor? Didn’t you go to the academy today?”
“Come to think of it, I went all the way there just because of a permit, even though I had a day off today, so I just went to sleep.”
“Then my permit….”
“I didn’t go to the academy. Is there such a thing?”
It was a waste of time up to this point, but I wasn’t particularly upset because Vivian had other business than the permit.
Even if I was angry, there was nothing I could do about it even if I was angry with my current skills.
“Professor, could you look at this for a second?”
“Huh? What do you see….”
When I took out the title from my inventory and equipped it, a window with Veteran Beast Hunter written on it appeared.
Raising her gaze above my head, she had a caveman-like expression as if she had seen fire for the first time, and she couldn’t take her eyes off her head for a while.
She didn’t use qi or mana, but the sight of something suddenly appearing over her head was something that even Vivian, who had gone through a lot of battles, had never seen before.
Since Vivian is like this, other people must be more like that. Hmm… Never write in front of other people.
“…… What are you?”
“I don’t know either. I’ve been able to take it out freely since I went to the dungeon, but it seems like it’s not only visible to me.”
“Huh….”
She looked around, but Vivian didn’t let go, and even after she lifted her title, she looked suspiciously above her head for a long time.
Soon after, Vivian lowered her eyes again and sipped the tea, asking me with a rather serious expression.
“Aren’t you actually a test subject made by demon worshipers? Then, a number of questions are explained.”
When I burst into laughter at the unexpected words, Vivian looked at me with an even more suspicious look.
It’s a test subject made by demon worshipers… In fact, it’s the exact opposite, but in a sense, it was also a word that came close to my identity.
Because I was the warrior her father created to defeat the Demon God.
“Don’t try to cover it up with a smile! It’s me, so it goes like this, if you really do something wrong, you’ll be taken to the interrogation room?!”
“I wouldn’t even show it in front of other people. I’m a professor, so I’m showing you.”
“Are you flirting with me? I see a lot of faces, but you….”
When her hair and beard obscured more than half of her face, Vivian stood up and leaned forward, running one hand through her bangs.
“… ….”
Seeing my face, Vivian stiffened, and when the title appeared earlier, he stared at my face with an unusually dazed expression.
The uncomfortable silence continued for a while, with no words spoken and only the sound of swallowing.
Curious about her evaluation of Vivian, I called her, shaking her shoulder as if hitting her in the back of the head with a bruise.
“Why is that? I didn’t know because I rarely looked in the mirror, but is it that bad?”
“Huh? Ah, no, not like that!!”
Seeing as she stutters and avoids answering, it seems that I belong to the serious side based on her aesthetic sense standards.
Until now, no one had ever shown me this kind of consideration before raising a fist, so I was really grateful for avoiding an answer like this.
“Um… It looks very bad. Maybe it feels more like that because of the hair and beard, so let’s cut it….”
“No!!! No!! Do not do that!!”
She hadn’t finished her words yet, but Vivian jumped up and shouted, her face red.
I was so startled by her appearance that I couldn’t say anything, so Vivian cleared her throat.
“Kuhmm… No, it’s not a big reason, and if you cut her hair, you’ll know she’s an Asian from a distance, but then she’ll get into more trouble than usual. Even now, that old man is watching her, but there’s nothing wrong with her increasing the amount of things she gets caught for nothing.”
“Uh… It does.”
“So uh… Let’s keep that style at least until we graduate from the academy. Don’t worry, I’ll cut her hair.”
“You don’t have to go that far….”
As usual, I suddenly feel that Vivian has become kinder than before.
It seems that she does not despise her ugly counterpart, but rather pities her.
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Thinking that way, she was annoyed by something, but thinking that good things are good things, she leaned on her kindness and asked Vivian for one favor.
“By the way, professor, do you know any merchants or blacksmiths?”
“Merchant? She doesn’t really have a dedicated merchant… Why?”
I tried to make armor with the skin of a black dog I got from the dungeon the other day, but the problem was that I had neither the money nor a reliable blacksmith and kite.
Even if I tried to sell it to the right merchant, I didn’t know the market price, so I couldn’t tell if they were going to hit the price.
Even if money was obtained somehow, without a reliable blacksmith and kite, it was impossible to know whether the material was stolen or properly made.
“I can introduce you to a blacksmith, but I don’t know about merchants. There aren’t that many crazy people who dare to cheat on me.”
Vivian had offered to lend it to her if she needed money, but she politely declined.
Although they are close friends, I didn’t want to be left with borrowed money without knowing when I would be able to pay it back.
“The surplus is money, so I don’t have to worry about it.”
“It’s a matter of my heart. Still, thank you for recommending that.”
“Um… Then would you rather go to the Colosseum?”
“… Is it the Colosseum?
Come to think of it, I saw a huge circular building that looked like an arena from a distance.
“You mean that big circular building?”
“Yeah, that’s right. It was built at my suggestion a few years ago, but it turned out to be more money than I thought.”
When I asked for an explanation, Vivian explained in more detail.
At the Colosseum, various games were held depending on the season, but mainly adventurers and monsters faced each other, gladiator fights between adventurers, or melee.
Now is the time when a large number of adventurers fight together in a melee, and participants are being recruited every day.
“Every day? Isn’t it decided every day?”
“Because there are so few participants… Everyone is fine, so I’m sure they’ll take it.”
Murder is not recommended, but even if a murder occurs during a game, it will be treated as an accident, so few adventurers wish to participate.
Participating were only talented people who had big debts or who were confident of surviving no matter what, or sinners who had been dragged in for crimes.
“But can you go out and make money? I don’t think they’ll pay that much for a thousand lives.”
“Well, it’s a lot for a mid-level adventurer, but not enough to make new armor. But you can also bet in the Colosseum.”
“No, is it gambling? Rather, you gave permission to build a gambling hall?”
“Hey, there are people who hate gambling, but no one hates money. Even that picky old man unexpectedly readily agreed?”
From the impression I got, I thought Vice President Pride would oppose it, but he seems to be a nobleman with an open mind.
“But can a gladiator bet on himself?”
“Of course not. In the first place, betting is possible right before the start of the game, so betting itself is impossible. That’s why we need an ally….”
It was impossible because if Vivian, whose face was widely known, did such a thing, it would be known that it was a fabrication.
“I will find a collaborator on my own. It’s a gambling house, so there’s no one in a hurry for money, right?”
“Yes… I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.”
“No. But what is the point of asking for something like this after refusing earlier? .”
“Huh?”
“Could you lend me some money?”
I’m going to win anyway, so I just have to win and pay it back.