CH 19

“How about it, Human! Don’t think that you are a match for me ‘Fayne the Daredevil’! I shall be the one standing, and you shall be the one on the ground!”

Fayne, bare and clothed only in a loincloth, embraces me and tries to push me down as hard as he can.

I could hear his ragged breathing in my ear as well as feel the excitement in his body.

“Damn… isn’t the nickname ‘Daredevil’ a bit of a ridiculous one!?”

The sweat that dripped from Fayne hits my face and makes me feel uncomfortable. Because I’m tall, sweat and saliva will fly in accordance with gravity and hit me relentlessly.

“Guhahahaha! How good it feels to bring the weak to their knees by force!”

“He’s not listening!”

I guess it’s because he never listens to anyone that he can’t even get a wife.

His strength isn’t that great in spite of his spirit, so I can easily get out of his hold if I want to. If I don’t pretend to be struggling, it might be troublesome later, so I resist with moderate strength.

Kaseyae – it is a battle of spirits between two men. It’s a traditional event dedicated to the ancestral spirits of the Silver Crow clan.

The men fight each other with only a loincloth, and the winner is the one who puts his opponent’s knee or head on the ground first. In short, it’s a kind of hand-to-hand combat training.

This was taught to me after I was completely naked. Tell me first, you chicken brain.

Now I’m in the middle of the village, playing Kaseyae with Fayne. The entire clan has gathered around us to watch, but I don’t see anyone who looks like a chief of any sort.

“Henry!!! Good luck!!! Punch him hard!!!”

“O-onii-san!! D-do your best…”

Thor and Sheila are cheering for me. Sheila is embarrassed to shout so loudly, and the last part of her voice is so low that it becomes inaudible.

“Guuuu! Having two wives cheering for you is… unacceptable!”

Fayne tries to push me down in a fit of rage. I try to explain that they are not my wives, but this idiot doesn’t listen to me.

“Gaaah! Why won’t you fall down! Why!?” 

Fayne shouts in rage.

“Then I have no choice but to use the forbidden technique! Eat this, Human!”

As soon as he says that, Fayne grabs my precious loin cloth with both hands and tries to tear it off with all his might.

As the cloth tears, my appearance becomes more and more exposed. I hurriedly swat away Fayne’s hand with my knife hand strike, but it still tore quite a bit.

“Guhahaha! If the loincloth is removed, it will be an insult to the ancestral spirits and you will lose!”

Holding the loincloth with one hand, I keep my distance from Fayne. If I let go of it, it would be a catastrophe and my fragile honor would be shattered cruelly.

“It’s getting dangerous Henry! Hurry up and defeat him!”

Thor shouts. I look to the side and see that Sheila was covering her face with both hands. However, if I look closely, I can see that she is glancing at me through the gap between her hands.

“What can you do with one hand, Human? Orrhaaaa!”

Fayne charges at me with all his might. He’s probably going to use his massive figure to knock me off my feet and bring me down to the ground.

“Die for the sake of my wife!”

I’m on the verge of colliding with Fayne.

Instead of avoiding the charge, I dare to jump into Fayne’s chest in a low stance and push one palm up under his chin.

“Guwaaaaaaaaaaahh!!”

Fayne flies into the air, and after a few seconds, falls to the ground on his back. My body is still on the ground, so I’ve won.

The Beastmen around me cheer. They seem to be enjoying the fact that one of their own had been beaten. Perhaps Fayne doesn’t have much in the way of respectability.

“Aah… I’m tired of all this nonsense. Oh, Gabriel.”

When the Kaseyae finishes, Gabriel comes running up to me. She seems to have my clothes in her mouth.

“You’re really smart, you know that? You’re smarter than that guy lying there.”

After patting Gabriel’s head, I go to the back of the house to get dressed. A torn loincloth will not protect my dignity. I must wear the garments of modern civilization.

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Back in the center of the village, a strange Beastman stands in front of the fallen Fayne. He has an imposing bearing and eyes that convey his will. He’s of a different class than Fayne.

“Dear guest. It seems my people have been rude to you. Let me apologize.”

“No…… It was really rude, but well, I was the one who started the fight first, so it’s fine.”

“That helps a lot.”

He reaches out his hand that’s covered in silvery white fur and I shake it back. He is tall, so I have to look up at him.

“My name is Sirius. I am the head of this Silver Crow clan. What brings you to our village this time?”

“My name is Henry Boesheit, and I’m the lord of a land east of here. I’ve come to you in hopes of selling some healing potions.”

“What… a healing potion. That’s really interesting. Did Fayne there treat a guest who brought healing potions with disrespect?”

“No, that’s …… well.”

A small flame of anger burns in Sirius’ eyes. He doesn’t show it on his face, but he seems to be very angry.

“I’ll tell you what. Fayne is not a bad guy, but he’s a little inconsiderate. If you are so fond of Kaseyae, you can have him again until he passes out.”

“Don’t be too hard on me. I don’t dislike Fayne either.”

I think he’s an idiot, but a pleasant idiot. Though he’s still an idiot.

“Please come to my room for my apology. I will serve you plum wine. I’ll serve your elf ladies a bottle without alcohol content. And some clean water for your beautiful wolf.”

Everyone seems to be happy that Sirius had made such a generous offer. Besides, we could discuss potions there.

“Thank you very much. And I’ll take the non-alcoholic one too, please…..”

I’m a little paranoid about alcohol since I had a bad experience with it. The first two glasses are the most dangerous.