Chapter 8: Chapter 8
I look at the list of breakfast items and call the inn owner.
"I will have a full breakfast."
The owner nods and says.
"Coming right up!"
I walk to the table near the desk and take a seat. It has been a few days since we arrived in this city, and I spend most of my time sparring with Nikea.
And our sparring season is good for me. I'm now on par with her in terms of hand-to-hand combat technique, and normal sparring can no longer increase my unarmed combat. However, when Nikea gets stronger from our constant sparring, the [Martial Talent] gets to work once again and boosts my learning.
Other than sparring with Nikea, I also searched for a target to capture. There are the Prince and his group whom I can capture, the prince (Freyjadour), Sialeeds (my main target), Lyon, and Georg Prime. They are good people to capture. Other than them, I encounter a few more people I can capture for points. They are Norma, Ernst, and Belcoot.
The highest tier is Georg, a tier 6 character that can give me quite a bit of points once I capture him. The lowest is, funny enough, Sialeeds. She is a tier-three character, and that is because she can use magic and throw chakrams at enemies.
At the moment, I cannot think of anything to fool the prince and his companion to be accepted to get stamped by me. The only people I can fool into stamping are Norman and Ernst. Norman and Ernst are the two people from the neighboring country because they are searching for a way to cure Ernst.
Why? Ernst takes a rune that changes him into an animal, and now he is stuck in that form for a long time and only changes on association. Think of a werewolf's disease but reverse it. Instead of turning into a werewolf when the full moon comes up, it is the reverse of that.
I can promise the two of them that I can cure Ernst because I can do that when I buy a defense perk from the catalog. I open my phone and look at the defense perk. After a few seconds of searching, I found what I needed.
It was called [Polymorph Defense], which let me resist any force transformation put on me. However, I need a hundred points to get complete immunity, and I don't know if one defense can block the force transformation of the rune. I need two of [Polymorph Defense] to ensure the transformation is gone.
While I did not intend to bring them to my next adventure, the points from them are good for me, and the defense is excellent. I don't mind having protection against any force transformation attack thrown at me.
Also, this world has many named characters. The people that will come with the main character alone are already more than 108 characters. If I can get all of them… I will get quite a bit of points for my next adventure.
I snap from my thoughts when I see Nikea coming out from the private bath with a smile on her face. She is always smiling after getting out of the bathroom. She truly loves baths, huh?
"Order some food before we go to the arena to watch the tournament."
"Thank you, boss! You are the best."
After I say that, Nikea quickly orders a big order of food and sits in front of me.
"Are you excited about the tournament, boss?"
"Hmmm? Why should I?"
"Oh, don't give me that look, boss. I have known you long enough to know that you can copy someone's technique just by watching them. I know you are excited to copy my kind of fighting technique."
I give a small smile and say.
"You caught me. Yup. I'm excited to copy their movement and have a nice combination of many forms of fighting style."
[Martial Talent] is truly overpowered. Not only can I learn by fighting, but I can learn by watching. It is not as fast as sparring with the one having that fighting style, but it is still broken. Even when I only get the basics, I can combine them with my current fighting style and create a more unpredictable and powerful technique.
"I envy your talent, boss. If only I have that…"
Well, I can share the talent with you, but I need to buy the [Talent Share] perk, and I don't want to spend my points just yet.
"Anyway, let's quickly go to the arena after we eat."
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I take a sip of the wine provided and release a content sigh.
"Woah! That is a lot of people."
Next to me is Nikea, with a bucket full of fruits.
And she is correct. There are many people in this arena, but I'm already used to it. The stadium in my previous life could hold almost a hundred thousand people at once. I already used to have thousands of people inside a stadium. This kind of thing is not impressive.
"Hmmm… From that list of participants… Which is the most likely to win?"
We already have a list of people inside the room who will participate in this tournament. It looks like the Royal Family or the nobles open up a gambling season for this tournament, and they provide free basic information for anyone who buys the VIP ticket.
"For the gambling? Hmmm, I think this man is good."
She points her finger at an unnamed man. I look at the list of participants and notice three names I know. After thinking for a few seconds, I press the button on the table near me and see a servant walk inside.
"What can I do for you, sir?"
"I want to bet on someone."
"Of course. Which one?"
I look at the list and say.
"I will bet a hundred thousand Potch on Belcoot and another one hundred thousand on Childerich."
I give two one hundred thousand Potch bills, and he takes out something from his pocket. He places it on the money and nods after doing it. Is that some kind of tool to check if the bill is the real one or not? Huh.
"Very well. I will give this to the staff. Is there anything you want?"
I look at Nikea, who is shrugging and takes out a stack of bills from her pocket.
"Ten thousand for Belcoot and Ten thousand for Childerich."
The butler nods and walks away from our room, leaving us alone.
"You decide to follow my choice?"
"Yeah, sure."
"You know that it was almost all your money, right?"
"Meh. I trust your instinct."
I look at her in wonder. Is this the power of stamps? She trusts me completely from the day the capture is complete. I have a feeling that if I ask her to sleep with me, she will do it. I will try it later.
"I see."
I nod and look back at the arena, just in time as the MC walks to the arena and greets all the spectators.
"It looks like it is about to begin."
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