CH 84.4

I heard some annoying wishes but I hope they come true.

I heard that even in this world where gods are real, there is no such thing as god granting people’s requests…..

Still, people don’t stop praying to gods.

For better or for worse, the world is full of unreasonableness, and it’s hard to do anything when you think everything is your responsibility.

And even if gods don’t do anything for them, it would be useful just to be able to blame things on gods.

In the meantime….I’ll be praying for the health of my family too.

Perhaps she noticed my presence, the praying Vongo started to flap her wings.

The bells still kept a steady rhythm.

I slowly nodded to Vongo and tossed some coins into the donation box in front of the temple and left.

Pickles is rather agitated and if she knew I was watching them, she might have stopped what she was doing.

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Afterwards, we ate a pot au feu, a new dish prepared by sister-in-law Lina-Lina which uses a bit of soy sauce.

I joined my second brother and father, who had come to visit, in front of the stage set up in the middle of the street where we enjoyed a variety of entertainment.

There was singing and dancing by a group of my second brother’s friends, performances and plays by the city’s volunteer bands, and in an unusual twist, impersonations of the city’s famous people.

However, such fun time goes by quickly and before I knew it, it was already evening.

My wife and the twins had arrived and we had moved to the second floor of the Schenker headquarters, which was not exactly VIP seating.

We were in the middle of the festival crowd and we didn’t want our twins to be troubled.

We had a good view of the stage so Laura-san, who likes to watch people punching each other, would be very satisfied.

As I watched from above while fussing with the twins, the ring was quickly created under Isuka’s direction, the lights were turned on, and…..

The main event of the day, boxing, was ready.

『Ladies and gentlemen! Fathers and mothers! Those with weak hearts, please do not watch this! Starting now……it’s barbaric time!!』

The announcement of our foremost festival goer, Roast the fishkin, echoed from the magic construct broadcasts that are lined up at Schenker Street….

The cheers of the spectators around the ring are as loud as the magic amplification of her voice.

Even though the players have not even appeared yet, the excitement of the occasion was more than enough to get the crowd going.

「Uooooo!」

「I’ve been waiting for this!」

「Start it! Beat someone!」

「Mince-san! I bet you this month’s rent!」

「Father! Good luck!」

Roast, dressed in a cool in white dress with silky black vest, put her hands behind her ears and nodded with a grin as she looked around.

『Well then, let’s start with introducing the players!』

「Uooooo!」

「Puten! I only bet my feelings!」

『I’ll explain the details once they’re here! For now, let’s call them here!』

「Uooooo!」

「Get out of the way!」

『All players! Come innnn!』

With an “Oohhhh!” from everyone gathered, the players started to get up onto the ring from all directions and in no time, the inside of the ropes became a paradise of strong men and women.

『To the brave men and women who will be playing today’s battle! Let’s give them a big round of applause!』

Cheers, whistles, and applause filled the street, and our son Noah began to cry.

Noah’s little sister, Lacus, on the contrary, is unfazed and clutches her pacifier with a nonchalant expression on her face.

Ma-maaa, women are strong as they say…..

「Ah, it’s alright, it’s alright, maybe Noah has a better ear than Lacus.」

Laura-san always concluded in a positive way. I have to learn from her.

『Alright! Let’s get it on! All the players aside from those who’ll fight in the first round, off the stage!』

At the words of the live commentator, the players descend from the ring like a wave receding.

The players did so in good order perhaps because there are a lot of adventurers among them.

『First match! East City’s Paul vs Central City’s Chris!』

The bell rang without any handshakes between fighters and suddenly, the fist fight began.

「Oh, it started.」

Laura-san said so happily, to which the twins responded with “abu” and “taa”.

It was after dinner so they could have fallen asleep any time but for now, they seemed to be enjoying themselves and moving around.

「Since they are both normal civilians, this might get into a long drawn out mud fight.」

「I guess so……」