[ Verser ]

“I thought you wanted to make money and save your friend and not die.”

[ Eric ]

“And that’s what I’m doing. Don’t you trust me?”

[ Verser ]

“You beat up a couple of weaklings and call yourself the strongest in the arena. How could I trust that?”

[ Eric ]

“Then you’ll trust me after I beat up a kid.”

[ Verser ]

“This kid will beat you into a pulp.”

[ Eric ]

“Can’t wait to see that.”

I think Verser already thought about me as a dead man but I know I’ll be just fine. After all, I’m fighting a kid. So what if he is strong? I’ll show him what real experience is! He will end up just like the guys that wanted to fight me right there in the arena.

When I came back to the mansion I usually would go sleep or eat but this time I went to the shed we called the workshop. I had to prepare all my weapons for the fight. I’m not gonna pull anything back even against a kid. Six knives, a sword, and an ax. I plan to attack him nonstop not leaving any room for him to breathe. If he destroys my ax I have a sword. If he destroys my sword I have knives ready.

I didn’t have much time so Gelda and Dian had to train without me. I had a few ideas for the training but I’ll take care of it next time. I hope that she is building up her stamina if she wants to overwhelm someone with her speed.

[ Eric ]

“You can come out. No one is going to bother us here.”

[ Skyge ]

“Yoohoo! What are you doing?”

[ Eric ]

“Preparing for the battle with some kid that challenged me today. Didn’t you see?”

[ Skyge ]

“I saw no kid. Only some kind of beast.”

[ Eric ]

“What are you talking about?”

[ Skyge ]

“Yeah. The beast jumped down and approached you to talk.”

[ Eric ]

“That was a kid.”

[ Skyge ]

“I’m telling you that I saw a beast.”

I left that without comment as I had to focus on sharpening my blades. I don’t know what’s this kid fighting with but I’ll overcome that with my range. I’m much taller and more experienced. Just in case I’ve got Skyge in my shadow. If that kid got some kind of ace up his sleeve then I’ll show him, my joker.

The time for the fight came faster than I expected. I was fully prepared and even found a few new tricks that I can use in the battle. I just can’t wait to try them out. I’m walking in there as an underdog but gonna leave as a champion and high ranker.

The arena was prepared for our battle there were torches all around and many banners with claws and tusks on them. They even painted the walls with red paint spelling words like “Hunt”; “Beast”; “Goro”.

[ Goro ]

“Puppy came for a hunt?”

[ Eric ]

“You’ve got a nice fun club. It’s time to disappoint them!

I could see an entire pile of tablets with bets placed on Goro while three bets were on me. Dian was supposed to bet on me but who was crazy enough to bet on the new guy? There are some crazy folks or they bet almost nothing. I’m not gonna disappoint you my fans.

Goro didn’t have any armor the only things he was wearing were his pants and bandages around his stomach and arms. He didn’t have any weapon the only thing that he could use was his iron gloves. I would throw my weapons and challenge him to fist fight but he is a high ranker for a reason. I’ll wait for his attack and check his fighting style.