“So, you have something to tell me?” (Yuki)
“Yes, I have some matters to discuss with you. The world is in a time of great change. There are airships developed by humans, the world’s divides are weakening, and interactions between humanoid races are increasing. Then the next thing we need is entertainment.” (Queen Naphthalese)
“Ah, Bread and Circuses.”
(T/N: Bread and circuses is a metonymic phrase referring to superficial appeasement.)
That sounded like a word that was originally used in a judgmental way, but I guess it was actually necessary.
It was something we needed to have in order to live happily day by day.
“Oh, that’s an interesting way of putting it. Well, as far as food is concerned, since transportation by airship is expected to improve the situation, we have to think about entertainment. So, I’ve decided to organize a festival for all humanoid races together.”
“Oh...! That’s great, that’s very exciting.”
A joint festival with other races.
It was a great opportunity to interact with other cultures, and it sounded like a lot of fun.
“But as we were planning this, Finar had a few words with me. [Looking ahead, I would like to add more elements to the festival].”
“Elements?”
Naphthalese nodded and said, “What what we would like is – a proxy battle... or something.”
“What do you think, Demon Lord? Do you have any good ideas?”
I thought about what they said for a moment.
A competition with the nature of a proxy battle.
When I heard that, what came to my mind first was sports. And the Olympics.
The Leaders were thinking of creating something equivalent to that.
However, in this world, there were no easy-to-understand ball games, but they did have a lot of simple physical competitions, such as athletic competitions, weight lifting, track and field events.
When I asked Layla about it, she told me that the most popular among them regardless of race were competitions in which they fought each other.
That was interesting, but in such a game where physical ability was highly involved, as the King said, it would be difficult for a human or other weaker humanoids to win.
In other words, it would become something like a battle between Lefi and I.
There would be times when I could beat her, but it was only when she was not familiar with the game or its tactics yet.
...Yes, I do know of many competitions where you could win by understanding the tactics even if there was a difference in physical ability.
In this case, I had to think of ones that could be played by a group of people, rather than those that could be played by individuals.
Soccer, baseball, and basketball come to mind first... Hmmm...