8th Loop for the Win! With Seven Lives' Worth of XP and the Third Princess's Appraisal Skill, My Behemoth and I Are Unstoppable! Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 9] by SkyFarm

Author:SkyFarm
Language: eng
Format: epub

S Rank Examination

As soon as I arrived at the guild in the castle town, the clerk ran up to me. “Oh, Remille. We’ve been expecting you.”

“Right...” I replied awkwardly.

“Just to confirm,” she said a little nervously, “Lady Ciel has informed me that this is the perfect opportunity for the colosseum to be used. As such, today’s placement exam will be taking place there, but...is that okay?”

“Uh...?”

Ciel’s face popped up in my head. Okay, sure. The conditions for me earning S rank depend on me defeating someone of that rank in combat, which will be a great show for people since it’s not something they get to see every day. In that regard, using the newly built colosseum as both a stage for my duel as well as advertising will be killing two birds with one stone, but still...

“Now I really can’t afford to lose...” I muttered.

I hadn’t been a territory lord for too long, but I really understood how important it was for people to see me in a good light. Though I was a novice at ruling, I’d implemented a well-received strategy to lessen taxes, and had left achievements as an adventurer. Both helped me be accepted by the people, but if I suffered a humiliating defeat here, then...

“I guess if Ciel says it’s okay, then it’s okay,” I relented.

“Great! Then let’s head over right away!” the clerk said happily.

There’s nothing I can do at this point. All I can do is try my best not to look pitiful. And with that, the clerk took me to the colosseum.

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“There’re...a lot of people here,” I observed.

“Oh, Boss!” As soon as Wib saw me, he ran over. “I was really surprised when Lady Ciel told me out of the blue about all this! By the way, the betting odds are kinda not in your favor.”

Though he should’ve been running the colosseum, he wasn’t wearing a staff uniform and was instead working as an informant. It was kinda hard to tell if he was working for the colosseum or engaging in a more “personal” endeavor.

“Is it because my opponent’s made a name for themselves?” I asked.

“Yeah, Totto’s a household name in the royal capital,” Wib said with a nod.

“Totto... ‘Smiling’ Totto, huh?”

Since there were only a handful of S rank adventurers, most of them were famous, but Totto was the least absurd of the bunch. It would’ve been difficult if I had to face either the Lightning Emperor or the Violent Gale, but I felt much more confident about Totto. That being said, he was still S rank, so I couldn’t let my guard down. He might not have been as fearsome as the other S rank adventurers in terms of his strength or achievements, but he was the most popular by far.

“Whaddya think? Feelin’ good?” Wib asked.

“Doesn’t matter. I can’t afford to lose here.”

“Nice! I’m countin’ on you!” Wib said before going off to get more customers.

Judging by how he’s getting people in here without any problems, I’d like to believe that he’s properly doing his job and managing this place.

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