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“That’s it! Time’s up!”
“Aaaaaah! Damn ittttttt!”
With my match against Despina in two days, I shut out my opponent’s attacks again today.
Since grasping that feeling to reach beyond defense, I can now do it almost 100 percent of the time against at least average gladiators.
The only question is whether it will work against Despina…
“Hey, Obrul. Leading up to the match with Despina, could I observe her matches today and tomorrow?”
As soon as I return to my cell, I try to discuss this.
I won’t know if it’s really usable until I actually fight, but knowing about Despina shouldn’t be a waste.
“Hmm… I understand what you’re saying, but I can’t decide this on my own. I’ll ask my superiors.”
“Ah, please do.”
Obrul waves his hand and leaves the cell.
I hope it turns out the way I want, but all I can do is believe and wait.
“Haa… I guess I’ll take a nap until Obrul comes back.”
“That’s a good idea.”
I lie down on the floor, and Caz climbs onto my stomach.
When I sleep, Caz is always in this position.
“Even so…”
I wonder if Sandra and the others are doing well.
I’m sure they’re desperately searching for me, but they probably never imagined I’d be taken to the Colosseum in the Romania Empire, so they must be worried…
But that will only last until I defeat Despina and find a way to remove this Collar.
If it weren’t for this thing, it wouldn’t be difficult for Caz and me to escape from here.
The problem is the first hurdle, the fight against Despina.
Of course, Sandra is many times stronger in terms of ability, and I think I can probably defend, but I still want to be sure.
In addition, I can’t let my guard down as long as I don’t know the identity of the woman who brought me here.
Anyway, I’ll just do what I can now.
Besides… I’m sure I’ll be even stronger by the time I finish the fight against Despina.
As I stare at the ceiling and think about such things, I fall into a doze before I know it.
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“Hey, wake up.”
“Mmm…”
Who the heck is it, waking me up when I’m sleeping so comfortably…?
“Whoa!?”
The face of a burly, Mad Max-esque guy appears right in front of me.
It’s Obrul’s familiar face, but it’s no wonder I’m startled when it’s so sudden. Or rather, being woken up by this guy is the worst way to wake up.
“You’re rude after I went out of my way to wake you up. More importantly, clear your sleepy head.”
“Huh…?”
“Did you forget? You’re the one who said you wanted to watch Despina’s match.”
“Ah.”
That’s right. I asked Obrul to let me watch her matches today and tomorrow.
“The higher-ups were reluctant, but they reluctantly gave permission when I begged them.”
“Really!?”
“Yeah!”
Obrul gives a nice smile and a thumbs up.
He looks like a Mad Max extra, but he does a good job.
“Well, Despina’s match is about to start. Hurry up.”
“A, alright!”
I hide Caz in my chest and head to the spectator seats with Obrul.
Then, I see Despina and her opponent facing each other in the arena, and the match is about to begin.
But… isn’t there a huge difference in physique between her opponent and her? It’s like… not human…
“Whoa, isn’t that a little too much…?”
“Yeah… I never thought such a monster would appear in the Colosseum…”
It seems I’m not the only one who thinks so, as the spectators are gossiping.
However, Despina herself is an event boss, so even if her opponent isn’t human, their stats shouldn’t change in “EnHaza”… right?
“Halu… why is a Demon Beast here?”
Oops, Caz gave away the answer.
So that gladiator wasn’t human after all.
“I don’t know, but if Despina loses, that thing will probably be my opponent the day after tomorrow.”
“Eh!? I, is that going to be okay!?”
Caz peeks out from my chest, looking worried.
“It’s okay. No matter who I face, I don’t intend to lose.”
I try to act tough, but honestly, I can’t help but feel uneasy.
In any case, I have to get as much information as possible from this match to give myself an advantage.
And then.
“Begin!”
The match between Despina and the mysterious Demon Beast began.
Thank you for reading!
To commemorate the release of Volume 2, we will be updating the continuation of the completed story every day starting today!
Volume 1 was just released last month, but Volume 2 of “The Incompetent Rascal Prince Wants to Survive” will be released by GA Bunko on August 9th!
For readers who have not yet purchased Volume 1, this is a chance to read both books at once!
If you see it in a bookstore, please pick it up!
Finally, a direct confrontation with Wilfred!
The “Title” event with Caz and the Lisette route have also been significantly revised to be more satisfying!
I think even those who have read the web version will enjoy it!
In addition,
・Animate and Melonbooks offer bonus short stories.
・Melonbooks offers a B2 tapestry by Yuzuki-sensei as a paid bonus.
・Amazon offers a linked short story for Volumes 1 and 2.
And even more! On the back of the book’s obi strip, there is a QR code for a special short story epilogue that you can’t read on the web version!
It’s a must-see to find out what kind of fate Sandra met in the original Scenario of “Engage Hazard”!
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