Marco: *Yawn*...He noticed that he was glued to Alice"s relaxed face, so he sneaked away from her and got away from the bed, then he turned back at the human form and stretched his body, he dressed up and turned towards the sleeping Alice.
Marco: Hey Alice, time to wake up.
It seems that Alice wasn"t sleeping deeply since she woke up immediately, without making Marco repeat himself, she stretched her own body before turning towards the source of the voice, and noticed Marco in his human form.
Alice: G… *Yawn* Good morning Marco…
Marco: Good morning, it"s time to leave from this dump called inn, we will go to the Colosseum to check something strange then we will plan everything else…
Alice: Hm? Oh right, something strange happened there…
Marco: ... There are food stands…
Alice disappeared from the bed, and reappeared near the door, she was completely prepared, and had a small bag at her side too, she was looking at Marco with a smile.
Alice: What are you waiting for? Let"s go to the Colosseum.
Marco giggled and followed her anyways.
[Later]
They were sitting on the colosseum, Alice was eating some snacks while Marco observed the place, it was difficult finding an empty spot in the spectator"s area, and coincidentally almost every spectator were women.
The arena in the middle of the colosseum was big, and was made with a outer layer of sand and under that it was made of bricks.
Marco: Holy s.h.i.t, the tickets were expensive…
Alice: Hmm… Delicious. It"s full of calories, and it feels like my power is doubling!
While she said that, a rich looking woman that was sitting next to them had an annoyed frown on her face, she was annoyed from Alice"s behavior.
But both Marco and Alice ignored it and looked at the arena, the match was starting. From one entrance, a Minotauros emerged with a giant axe, from the other one, an agile Centaur Girl came out.
The match began, and the situation seemed going really bad for the Minotauros, since her attacks couldn"t keep with the Centaur"s speed, but deep down Marco knew…
That Fortnite is a really stupid game…
Marco turned towards the Author and said with a dumbfounded face.
Marco: ...I am legitimately surprised from the words you used… But I agree anyways...
Whatever… Let"s turn back to normal…
But deep down Marco knew… That the Minotauros was only faking her own disadvantage.
Marco: *Sigh* C"mon… How can the Centaur Girl really fall for it…?
Alice: So you noticed it… She"s guarding herself from any serious damage and just inviting a chance.
The n.o.blewoman beside them overheard their conversation and asked.
n.o.blewoman: Inviting…? ...Excuse me, but what do you mean?
Marco: We have many vital points in our body, the head, the neck, the back, the sides, nether regions, and joints, those are the ones I know…
The Minotauros is avoiding getting hit in those places unless it is a really light attack, and she is getting hit in places where she doesn"t get hurt much, like the chest, arms, legs, and some others. She is waiting for the moment…
n.o.blewoman: ...Is that so? I can"t see this match ending as anything but a win for the Centaur...
The moment she finished talking, her eyes widened from surprise when she saw that the Minotauros suddenly attacked the Centaur, who didn"t expected a counter attack.
The fragile body of the Centaur Girl couldn"t take the hit, and she crumpled to the ground, ending the match on the Minotauros" victory.
n.o.blewoman: My word… It went exactly as you said. By the way, are you a skilled fighter yourself?
Marco lightly smiled and answered.
Marco: There are only 5 monsters in the world that have a chance to defeat me at my fullest right now, maybe there are some that I don"t know yet, but I could count only 5 right now.
n.o.blewoman: Oh? Those are really arrogant words for a young boy like you.
Marco: This is not arrogance, this is the pure truth...
n.o.blewoman: ...I see.
She started to stroke her chin, as if deep in thought. Meanwhile Marco and Alice started to watch the next match, this was the part that caught Marco"s eyes… A male warrior against a monster, specifically a Dullahan…
Disappointingly, the match was over very quickly, and the man was crawling at the Dullahan"s feet under Marco"s gaze, which was looking at him like he was a dead man.
In the next instant… Bright lights filled the arena, and the crowd started to go wild.
Female Spectator 1: Alright! Get him!
Female Spectator 2: ****! ****!
Marco: *Sigh* You are a normal human. And you fight a monster that is probably 30 times stronger than you only to be raped from the spectators… Natural Selection at its finest…
n.o.blewoman: ...I don"t wish to watch this any longer. I would like to speak with you, if you wouldn"t mind.
Then she stood up and turned away from the arena before beckoning Marco and Alice to follow her, which they did since they didn"t want to watch this pitiful scene.
[Later]
They followed her to the castle"s entrance, as if it was her own house, she walks straight up to the main gate, the soldiers guarding the castle immediately bowed to the n.o.blewoman.
Guard: Welcome back, your Majesty!
Under normal circ.u.mstances, Marco should be surprised that the n.o.blewoman revealed herself to be part of royalty, but Marco was an "Outsider", already knowing what the h.e.l.l would happen here to a certain point.
The guard eyed Marco and Alice suspiciously, but the n.o.blewoman stopped him.
n.o.blewoman: They are my guests, let them pa.s.s.
Guard: Yes! Please step this way.
The three of them entered in the castle, and the woman turned towards Marco and Alice.
n.o.blewoman: I know you have questions, but I will start by introducing myself, I"m the tenth queen of Grand Noah.
Marco: Alright, let"s just reach the destination then tell me what you need from me.
The Queen nodded, and guided Marco and Alice in the castle.
Some time later, in the throne room, the queen arrived with different clothes, she had silver long hair and purple eyes, she was wearing a blue long dress with yellow outlines, a pair of long gloves that matched her clothes and a blue leather collar.
Queen: ...As you saw, our country"s proud Colosseum has turned into something horrible.
Marco: I don"t think it is that bad… We can at least separate normal people from r.e.t.a.r.ded ones…
This comment made the Queen giggle a bit. Some seconds later she stopped and said with a smile.
Queen: I already like you… Where was I… The only ones to win are monsters. Every so often there is a human contestant, but it always ends the same way. Since I took the throne fifteen years ago, there has been no human victor yet.
I don"t discriminate against monsters… But that fact is depressing. These days, the monsters even **** the men right after the win.
You noticed the spectators of the Colosseum, yes? They don"t care about the fight itself. They just like watching females **** men. There are even men that take part in the matches just to be raped. Our once honorable Colosseum has turned into such a horrible thing…
But… If that"s what the populace wishes for, I can"t stop it. I just wish to see it once… Once every four years, the Queen"s Cup is held. Just once, I"d like to see a human as the victor… I"m sure you can see where I"m going with this.
Marco: Yeah… I do… But there"s a problem… I don"t wish to partic.i.p.ate.
The Queen and Alice were a bit surprised from his answer, and Alice remembered his character…
Queen: Why? You could even win the reward if you win the tournament.
Marco: I could, and tell me what is the reward?
Queen: The reward for the winner is the Green Orb handed down through the royal family.
Marco: And I am sure that you are smart enough to recruit more people for this, I don"t want to offend anyone, but I am sure that more than half of them just wishes to get raped, and the remaining will never reach the 1st place.
Queen: ...And how do you know it?
Marco: The champion of the colosseum will come, and the people that are able to really stop her can be counted on my hands, however, I am one of those people.
Queen: Now that you are telling me about it… I think that it"s true… But about the second part, I will trust you once, what do you want?
Marco: Both the reward and the money when I manage to reach the 1st place since I didn"t really wanted to partic.i.p.ate at the start.
Queen: How much?
Marco: A satisfying amount, if it isn"t enough then I"ll just take the rest by myself.
The Queen"s eyes narrowed at that threat, but she just extended an arm and said.
Queen: ...Deal… There"s a few days until the Queen"s Cup. Until then, please enjoy yourself in my fair city.
The Queen and Marco shook their hands, Marco said the truth, he really didn"t want to partic.i.p.ate, if he wanted the Green Orb he could just steal it, what are going the guards do? Stopping him? Hah!
[SPECIAL QUESTS]
1st. Kick Gabriel"s a.s.s
2nd. Achieve coexistence between Monsters and Humans
3rd. Kill Illias
4th. Return to Lucifina"s grave
5th. Visit every places in Illias Continent, Sentora and h.e.l.lgondo
6th. Turn back to Sabasa Kingdom
7th. Visit Kitsune Village using the Nine Tailed Cub System