CH 50.2

Part 2

『Let us begin the next bout!! For the third battle participants, please enter』

The silver haired grandpa Alleid was walking slowly and was using his cane, Mathew who was seemingly excited and was also an old man approached n the same pace as Alleid.

『Participant Alleid was a wonderful magic user and was using precise shots when executing magic. Just as his age suggest, he has accumulated a great amount of experience to back it up!! Grandpa is surely a strong competitor!!』

「Houhou, you sure are an energetic child」

Alleid who was listening to the announcer was full of smiles. As his head was filled with something else, he wasn’t really too focused about the competition anymore. However, there was still something that he wanted to confirm, so plans to compete until the last minute and was planning to go all out.

『And now we present to you Participant Mathew… is something wrong? Hello Participant Mathew, are ok? Heeeyy!!』

「…….Oh, ah I’m fine… I was just, sleepy from hangover you see…」

『I see. Well then Participant Mathew is a local A Rank adventurer. There isn’t anything special to mention about him, but it is still a fact that even in his late age of 50 he is still quite powerful!! But just to be sure, recovery magicians!! Please take care of his hangover!!』

「Sorry about that, It’s just old age… Because something like that happened I was really depressed abd have been only drinking in the past two days, I wasn’t even expecting that a lot of people would come today though~. Well, it was something like that」

「That can’t be helped. I also did that after all. Well, can’t you just do that without being too much intoxicated? We are already at an age where our youth have passed after all.」

『Are the both of you ready? Then for the third match!! Game Start!!』

「Clasp!!」

「Ooh?」

With Alleid’s no-cast magic, Mathew’s leg was quickly buried up to his ankles.

「Water, Fire, Earth, Wind」

A number of different elemental attacks were generated with Mathew as the center. Everything was turned into sharp objects.

「Ah, I sure got myself quickly in a pinch」

「And, pierce him」

Both sides smiled despite having their conditions both in an opposite state. Then, Mathew executed maneuvers which knocked down all flying projectiles that was sent towards him. Alleid continues his assault why increasing the pace, but Mathew was repelling all of them with a nonchalant face.

From the barrage of attack and defense, it was Alleid who first stopped on attacking. Mathew also took a deep breath then shatters the stone on his leg that was constricting him.

「Seems like I’ve underestimated you. What great coordination, it was quite impressive」

「Jii-san is also the same, too strong to that calling you a monster would fit. If I was an ordinary adventurer, I would have probably been defeated 9 times over you know? 」

「Is that nonchalant face of yours a habit, I wonder which one of us is the real monster though…」

The audiences were quite excited at the spectacular fight of the two. Especially to all adventurers who came to see the height of pure skill of Mathew were amazed. Mathew was aidle for quite some time now, he was a man they knew who didn’t move to fight. From other adventurer’s perspective, they thought he was just a stupid man who is 「An adventurer who doesn’t go adventures」 or 「A hawk with no claws」.

The only reason Mathew participated on today’s match was that 「I already ran out of funds」 and in fact he was planning to lose early in the game but right now he was having fun with his fight against Alleid.

「Well then, It’s my turn this time, I will proceed with attacking…!!」

「Intercept!」

However, in this battle, Alleid was considered a master of magic whos power would probably even reach that of Heroes. There was a reason as to why he achieved the title of Sage. In that small amount of time Mathew brings himself behind Alleid to attack.

「Ah… Damn… I guess this is it for me… I can go on any more than this…」

At the moment Mathew approached, Alleid covered himself with a thick layer of ice with spikes that pierced through Mathew. Because of moving too fast Mathew regretted that he wasn’t able to dodge and got skewered but still managed to avoid fainting. After confirming Mathew’s defeat Alleid quickly removed the spikes and healed him without even waiting for the healers to come.

『Strong!! As expected of the old men!! They were too strong!! And so, the victory goes to Alleid!! He will be moving into the quarter finals!!』

While listening to the loudest applause being given that day, Alleid raised one hand and then moved back to the waiting room.

「I wonder if I will have a hard time dealing with that. It’s kind of regretful that we didn’t witness their full power until the end of the match, as I have expected… I might end up like that」

「Vandalba?」

「It’s that, I have to at least be much stronger than that one. Well Master seems like she’s having fun. I wonder just how much difference is there between us. 」

『Oh right… La Veil will be fighting the Hero soon, but it’s ok whatever the result may be because I will surely defeat her』

「It will be fine, come now It’s finally your turn now!!」

「Ooh, eating bread while watching the match at the same time is will be great~~」

『You are getting spoiled!?』

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Two people were playing at the audience area.

「Then 「Bulldog」 with this, it will be my win」

「Fluffy~♪」

「Then, Here a bit – There a bit – Draw a circle – and done! 」

「Na~♪」

「That was priceless~」

After they finished they were cheerfully smiling at each other.