Capítulo 93: Betting and Odds
The main rounds for the tournament is finally here.
All the participants who passed the qualifiers were now standing in the large platform. It was to show their figures to the audiences before the tournament starts.
Of course, the main reason is so the audiences could observe their favorite fighter to place their bets on who's gonna win.
The day after the qualifiers, the girls once asked Haruto on why he was disguising his strength and this betting is exactly what he aims for. Although right now he didn't need money that much but he's quite fond of this kind of thing.
And that's exactly why despite currently being in a pre-Growth state he acting tough to stand on the platform alongside the other participants. Just by showing his limpy eyes and staggering body, it was as if he was saying "Look, I'm really weak you know? A single hit will blown me away like a wind~". The girls had to admit this boy was quite wicked.
Kaori managed to help him a little by strengthening his mind using her magic she purposely did not heal his condition because it will only brought demerits on his Growth later. Even so, this is quite reckless because his condition is extremely weak right now and yet he insisted. The others couldn't help but sighed helplessly.
If he was acting, sharp people could perhaps discern his act but he made use of his current state to perform a 'real' acting, that's why everyone genuinely thought he was weak. Some of them were wondering how did he pass the qualifiers but they think it was mere luck. His appearance as a teenage boy also helped a lot to make others underestimate him.
Thankfully not many watched his battle royale match at that time that's why it could be said that his plan worked perfectly. From Elsie's report through telepathy, his odds was 127 for 1, making him smile brightly inside his heart. He had two objective coming here and one of them was accomplished splendidly.
His other objective is obviously to see his soon-to-be rivals on this tournament. In order to grasp his chance on winning, he must first look at his competitors directly and analyzed with his own eyes.
'Now then, which ones in here are everyone's favorites?' After the participants gone back to the waiting room, he asked Elsie to tell him the top ten contestants of the betting.
1. Lotus 1,02 : 1
2. Erick 2,05 : 1
3. Haruna 2,46 : 1
4. Dyan 2,55 : 1
5. Silas 5,87 : 1
6. Edgar 6,03 : 1
7. Tram 6,19 : 1
8. Potts 7,51 : 1
9. Faux 8,34 : 1
10. Bernard 9,60 : 1
'So Tram is number 7 huh? I wonder if the two above him is really stronger but considering how badly they're fooled by me, I shouldn't place too much faith on this data.' He's quite surprised but shook his head right away as he sighed.
'But still, this number one...' He paid attention on the top most contestant. Besides him, the girls were also looking curiously at the data.
"All the audiences almost sure this person would win the whole tournament...." He narrowed his eyes and voiced his doubt.
"She's very popular, apparently her power is very incredible as she always defeated her opponents in a few minutes at most." Fia said.
"She? So this person is a woman?" Kaori tilted her head seemingly a bit surprised.
"Umu, it's a famous story. She's known as Lotus the White Monarch, a very popular Platinum rank adventurer. Even her face was not widely known because of the hood artifact she used to alter her appearance." Selianna explained.
"Platinum rank..."
Haruto murmured as he remembered Tram was only a Gold rank adventurer. Adventurers will received a title and made an alias once they entered Silver rank. It was to protect their true identity from public after their rank up was announced to the world. That's why the name 'Tram' is also an alias and not his real name.
"I don't see anyone wearing a hood back in the stage though." He said.
"She will only appears during her battle, other than that no one knows where she was." Selianna said.
"Hmm, then I guess I just have to see it myself during her match on the third day. If I recall her battle is the 27th right?"
"Yes, each day will only have ten matches and yours is the fourteenth match so you will fight tommorow, but are you sure you will recovered by then?" Rikka said with concerned eyes.
"Well, It should be and even if I'm not I'll do something about it."
"I know you're not the type to underestimate your opponent so I don't worry about that. Judging from your tone too you must have a plan already right?" Asami asked.
"Heh heh if it's to defeat my opponent then of course I'm in trouble but we're talking about 'winning' here. I have a few in my arsenals to help with that. Though I'd really like to not reveal my cards on the first match." Haruto smirked.
"Oo!?" Fia seemed excited hearing he had something to help him win. She always thought his techniques were quite unusual and unique. She asked to be taught but it was very hard to do.
"You're in the left section, the same block as the number 2, 3, 6, 7, and 10. So you have to go through some of them before facing this oh-so-popular number one on the finals." Asami said.
"Hehe~ Nii-sama is going to be the black horse this year!" Elsie giggled.
"I have to do my best to win huh. It's also for the money we bet haha" Haruto smiled.
"Yes yes, if you lose we will be left with empty wallet. But I think you can win this though now that you're going to have another Growth. That accident on the Tartarus may proved to be beneficial instead!" Kaori said.
"We still don't know so don't get your hope up too much."
He smiled wryly and pat Kaori's head. But deep down he also had expectations with his next Growth. He was sure it wouldn't be as vast as before after the fight with Yomi but increase in power is not the only one he's aiming for this time.
The opponent he's going to face is definitely extraordinary and in order to win he still lack a trump card. After all, there's no way his Growth could cover the gap he needed right away.
"Alright, now that the tournament's going to start which match should we pay attention to?" Rikka asked.
"Hmm, how abo-"
"P-Please wait, this is other contestant's private room, you can't go inside!"
"Who are you telling me what to do? Begone!"
*Whack*
"Argh!"
Suddenly, there's a sound of commotion from the outside of the room, surprising the group. Judging from the sound, it seems like someone is trying to enter their room but was blocked by the tournament staff guarding the room.
Whoever that was hit the staff without minding the rules, and from his voice it could be seen how arrogant he was. They looked at each other in confusion before the door being opened loudly.
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