Let’s Manage the Tower

Unassigned - Chapter 20, Second Match

Translator: Kazumi

Editor: Silavin

Kousuke’s theory was so unexpected that even Sylvia could not answer it.

To begin with, almost no records remained from times older than the mythical era. When it came to matters of such ancient eras, there might not be many people—even among the Goddesses—who could provide an answer. Naturally, all of this was just speculation.

Of course, Kousuke knew people who could answer such questions, but he did not think to go out of his way to ask them. He felt there must be some significance in the fact that, despite being a world where Gods exist, no records from times older than the mythical era remained. He did not know if the Gods were unaware of it and therefore had not told the people, or if there was some other reason.

Although their original sightseeing trip to see Gazenran Tower had deviated significantly, Kousuke considered this unexpected turn part of the fun of traveling.

“Oh. Peach, will you be coming with me?” Kousuke, who was lazing around in the relaxation space, suddenly asked Peach, who happened to be there.

“Me? I don’t know much about the mythical era and other stuff.” Peach replied, tilting her head.

Kousuke shook his head. “Oh, no. It’s not about that. It’s about the guild. I was wondering if the Succubi in the city could help.”

Rumors of Wolf Fang were already spreading, starting with Kouhi’s performance in the arena. It was necessary to understand what kind of information was circulating. Normally, Crown should act as an organization to gather such information. However, it was still too early for Crown to act openly.

However, the Succubi that were close to Kousuke, were different. They were basically his own force, and did whatever he wanted. Therefore, the Succubi were more than willing to work as Kousuke’s personal information gatherers, with Peach coordinating as their leader.

Peach looked thoughtful after hearing Kousuke’s words, but then immediately nodded. “I understand if that’s the case. I have to discuss it with the village, so I can’t go with you.”

“I see. It’s not something that can be decided today or tomorrow, so that’s fine.”

“Thank you. But I’ll decide as quickly as possible.”

“Yeah, that would be great,” Kousuke replied gratefully to Peach’s consideration.

Whether the Succubi were there or not would make a big difference in how things progressed from here on out. It would be best if they could come as soon as possible. It had been a while since the Succubi had acted directly under Kousuke’s orders, but at the time, neither Kousuke nor Peach considered this fact.

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After receiving a call from Peach via telepathy about the Succubi, Kousuke and the others returned to Seichun after their two-day vacation as planned. To return, Kousuke used the return circle to travel directly to the guild’s base. This was his true talent, being able to travel directly to Sanctuary as well.

If he made full use of the return circle, he could instantly travel to any part of this world, but that would halve the fun of traveling. For that reason, Kousuke tried not to use the return circle when traveling for pleasure.

The next day, Kousuke and the others sat in seats they had secured using Kouhi’s contestant privileges to watch her fight.

The battle itself ended quickly.

Her opponent, Peter, fought primarily with magic. As expected from a high-ranking fighter, he unleashed spells one after another with impressive frequency and power, but none of his attacks worked against Kouhi.

This time, Kouhi did not try to finish him off with a single blow like before. Instead, she unleashed spells of similar strength, which made for a more spectacular display. As a result, the crowd was thrilled by the dramatic exhibition of magic—a stark contrast from her previous match.

In the end, Kouhi broke through Peter’s barrier with a spectacular blow, ending the fight in one of the most impressive battles between magic users. The Arena Guild must have been very satisfied with the match, as it greatly excited the crowd.

Kousuke observed the audience as he watched the match and noticed that opinions about Kouhi remained divided.

This time, in particular, she did not take down her opponent with a single blow like before, so it appeared to be a close fight. This may have made Kouhi’s abilities look more balanced.

However, it was not combat specialists who made such assessments. Furthermore, even among those who specialized in magic, Kouhi would have seemed a formidable presence. After all, this time she did not block any incoming spells with a strong barrier. She had dutifully countered every spell with her own magic.

It was a fighting style that clearly showed the difference in level: to judge so many magic spells instantly, then cast her own magic to counter them and accurately negate them. Kousuke basically relied on Spirits for defense, so he did not understand the finer techniques like this one.

Mitsuki, who was watching with him, explained.

“I guess she fought in a way that would excite the audience and show her strength to the strong fighters?” Kousuke asked.

“Yeah. She probably did it to suppress the number of requests for battles from lower rankers,” Mitsuki replied.

If she showcased her skills properly, she could discourage challenges from lower-ranked fighters. Of course, it would take someone with a keen eye to recognize how she was suppressing her power.

“I hope this can discourage them then.” Kousuke said as he watched the crowd’s excitement.

Looking at the audience who did not truly understand Kouhi’s strength, some people might apply to fight her without hesitation.

“I guess that depends on the Arena Guild. But. even if they set up matches with everyone, she’d just keep winning.” Mitsuki observed.

“I see.”

Naturally, neither Kousuke nor Mitsuki believed Kouhi would lose. On the other hand, if Kouhi were to lose, it would be enough to make one suspect divine intervention. If that were to happen, it would be an interesting development in itself, but it was highly unlikely.

Those who had the same predictions as Kousuke and the others were having a conversation elsewhere.

“Watching this makes me want to challenge her!” Giana, ranked 4th, muttered with amusement while observing Kouhi’s match.

She had come to watch at the invitation of Carmen, who happened to bump into her at the arena. Next to Giana, Carmen and Yana were also watching the fight.

“Oh? Giana, you’re finally interested?” Carmen asked.

“What do you mean, ‘finally’? This is the first time I’ve seen Cory fight, you know?”

“That’s a shame. I really wanted you to see her fight against Osmo.” Carmen said this with a look of amusement on her face.

Yana followed suit. “That was a masterpiece in a different sense.”

“Oh my. I can’t believe both of you are saying the same thing. I’m starting to want to see it for myself.” At the mention of Osmo, Giana replied with a shrug, but her expression did not look to be one of disappointment. Rather, it was more of indifference. To Giana, Osmo was outside her scope of interest, and she did not care about the battles he fought in.

In fact, Peter, Kouhi’s current opponent, was also outside Giana’s scope of interest. If Carmen and Yana had not told her about the match, she definitely would not have come to watch.

This was not unique to Giana—all the top five ranked fighters were mostly the same. Even if they were interested in strong opponents, if those opponents were not within their scope of interest (ranked top five), they would not consider them as opponents.

However, would Kouhi’s appearance change that?

This was something Carmen and Yana wanted to find out.