Another World’s Highest Guild Leader ~I’m the weakest in the guild, but I can’t quit the guild because of the heavy love of all the guild members~ - Chap 45: Crow vs. Garga

Garga and I descend into the arena as our names are called over the broadcast.

“So they want family to fight each other, huh?”

The king is grinning from ear to ear.

Well, what to do now?

I have several options:

Lose dramatically

Lose in a serious match

Give up

In any case, all the options lead to losing. Garga is stronger than me, so I’d like him to advance to the main battle.

“Hey, Garga.”

“Master, so you know, I’m going all out.”

Garga’s eyes shine sharply.

Alright, alright, as usual, I see.

After the signal for the match to start, Garga immediately moves.

Paan!

Such a dry sound resonates.

“As expected, Master, you easily stopped an attack aimed directly at a vital point without hesitation…”

“Well, it was pretty close. I can’t lose face as a leader by going down with the first blow.”

I untangle our crossed arms and give a wry smile.

The arm I used to guard stings. The power behind just one blow is terrifying.

“Alright, let’s step it up!!”

He suddenly speeds up. Each blow is heavy and precise, aimed at the body’s vital points.

I manage to dodge and defend, but if I let my guard down for even a moment, I’ll be done for.

However, I can tell.

Garga has become stronger than before.

I can’t just let myself get beaten.

“Take this!”

“Ha!”

I aim a punch from below, targeting his solar plexus. Normally, this would make someone double over, but I don’t get that satisfying feeling. It’s like hitting a body made of steel, causing only minor damage.

“…It didn’t work, huh?”

“That’s not the case.”

A wide left hook comes flying at me. I dodge it by a hair’s breadth and seize the moment as he tries to pull his arm back. I put all my weight on Garga’s arm and dragged him to the ground.

“Gah!”

It should hurt since I twisted and slammed him into the ground. But Garga won’t let it end easily.

A sharp impact runs through my face and my vision wavers. I’ve been punched in the face. Thank goodness the mask didn’t break.

“Aah!”

“Aaaaaah!”

The crowd is so tense you could hear a pin drop as we exchange blows. But the difference in strength and stamina is clear.

I’m the first to go down. My fist throbs painfully.

Taking advantage of my weakened state, Garga firmly locks me in place.

“Master, shall I go ahead and break your arm…?”

A horrible creaking sound. I can’t move to counterattack…

“Damn… I give up, I give up.”

“The winner is Garga!”

The referee announces, and the pressure is released. I sit down on my butt. I grasp the hand Garga offers and let him help me up.

“I lost again. You’re too strong. How about we switch leaders?”

“No, the leader is you, Master. Even if I win, you are still my Master.”

We occasionally have serious battles among the three of us guys. The loser has to clean the bath. It’s a serious match, just like this one.

“Hey, that human’s not bad.”

“Yeah, with that level of physical ability…”

Words of praise unexpectedly leak from the mouths of the beastmen, who I thought wouldn’t even bother watching our match.

It seems that a good match attracts everyone’s attention.

“Hmph. Even if they had a good match, one of them still lost. Serves them right.”

The king looks at us with a smug grin. It makes me furious, but I’ll hold off on punching him until the tournament is over.

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Meanwhile—

“Thanks for the help, everyone.”

Wiping the blood off one of her swords, Ceris speaks.

The remaining “Devil’s Triumphant Return members,” who hadn’t gone to the Beastman Kingdom, were headed for a high-difficulty quest along with Ceris and her group. When the guilds “Devil’s Triumphant Return” and “Crimson Rose,” among the top two, act together, no enemies exist.

“I wanted to go with Crow, too!”

“Yuma wants to go on a mission with Nii-ni!”

“Alright, alright, everyone calm down~.”

As everyone chatters away during a brief respite, Lulushira approaches Ceris to speak.

“Couldn’t you have defeated it by yourself?”

“That’s not the case. Thanks to you all holding it back, I could defeat it smoothly. As expected of the ‘Devil’s Triumphant Return.'”

“…Is that all? Was the real purpose to have us assist with the quest?”

“You look dissatisfied. Do you think I have some ulterior motive?”

“You said it yourself. That’s what I think.”

Facing Lulu’s skeptical gaze, Ceris responds with a gentle smile.

“At this rate, we can handle about two more quests. Shall we go?”