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I've still got time. I've made up my mind where to next.
My original objective. To enjoy myself watching gladiators fight.
It's an entirely different kind of fun watching people doing the fighting compared to throwing down in the arena yourself.
(I dabbled in serious competitions a few times when I was learning karate back then. Ah, youth. Or something.)
As I grew older, I found I could learn a lot of things from watching people fight instead.
During the booming time of combat sports, I even spent my entire holidays watching recorded videos of such.
"Captain, the coliseum's over here ssu! Can't believe how big of a deal you made ssu. You must be a big merchant, cap ssu. You've got everything prepped left and right even though you're so young ssu! Kuuh~, you're so cool, cap ssu!"
Apparently my guide mistook me for a merchant.
As it didn't negatively affect me in any shape, I didn't correct him.
"I mighta heard stuff like limitless card, how'd you get your hands on one ssu...?! Please teach me your way, cap ssu!"
The guide kept talking to me endlessly as we walked.
"Anybody can have that as long as you got money, no? Dunno how much you need though."
I never asked Eltros the price of all the mats I made him sell to Bonutts.
I mean that got me a limitless card. The number should easily exceed my wildest imagination. An amount entirely foreign to my life.
The card also works as a form of ID since it has a guarantor.
The though of me carrying that thing with me sends a shiver.
(Also, simply hunting the beasts around these parts and selling them brings me a lot of money.)
Bearud mats netted me so much cash. Meaning, I can get that much whenever I want.
Meaning, I never have to worry about money anymore.
(Back then it was a Round Ape, and also a Wyvern. Bearud fetched for this much, and those two were higher tiered beasts, weren't they? Wonder how much they netted me...)
I trembled once again at the thought. I fear for my sense of value collapsing.
Humans get nervous from having a lot of capital. The money I got this time brought me to that realization.
"There it is, see that ssu! That's this city's centerpiece ssu! The great central coliseum ssu!"
It's an enormous building you have to look up to see in entirety. I think it's about as big as, the Tokyo Dome?
"We can still catch today's last match ssu! What would you like to do ssu? Wanna be a spectator ssu? It's a match featuring this city's zenith ssu! Bargaranda ssu! It's super hot stuff ssu!"
Looks like the match has this coliseum's champion participating.
"So hey, this city is supposed to have multiple arenas right? I think there were five of them, if I'm not wrong."
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"You're not wrong, cap ssu. Bargaranda is the champion of all five ssu! Sword, spear, fist, bow, and magic ssu. He's the strongest of all ssu! It's titillating ssu! Everyone's been taken captive of his strength ssu!"
"Ah, sorry for interrupting when you're getting heated, can I ask you one thing?"
"Shoot me anything ssu! What is it ssu?"
"Can you drop that 'ssu' thing? It's annoying and grating to the ears. Also, didn't I tell you not to call me 'captain'?"
When I told him that, the guide's face turned into despair as he lamented, 'No way...'
I ignored him and looked around for a booth that sells the entry tickets.
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