<h4>Chapter 132: After the Festival</h4>


    The tournament was won by Luganda with three wins and one loss.


    The only opponent they lost to was Toskea in the third round.


    Toskea had a group of veterans in their team with excellent tactics. The young adventurers Garm, Mira and Merle werepletely at their mercy.


    However, it was a good experience.


    In their final match, they shifted their mindset and secured victory with only the rookies.


    The tournament was a great sess and our stock of Mobile Force was sold out.


    Mani 4WDs and my dagashis were also selling well, and my level went up by 3 just today.


    However, an incident happened during the closing ceremony.


    The participation prize BEZs that I had ced behind my booth disappeared.


    It must have been stolen.


    The fact that there was nothing else stolen suggests that the culprits must have had their eye on it from the beginning.


    Michelle stared at the empty space where the BEZ should have been with a frightening look on her face.


    [I wonder who could have stolen them? This ispletely unforgivable!]


    [I’ll look into it, just give me a moment.]


    As I sat in ce, Michelle worriedly touched my shoulder.


    [You’re going to use irvoyance?]


    [You can count on me. I’m now able to look back to the past easier than before, thanks to my level-ups.]


    I think if I were to set Limited Edition BEZ in the search tab, I could easily find out its whereabouts, but I wanted to check the ability increase I got from my previous level-ups.


    I intended to look into what happened through the past and assess the extent of the strain by doing this on my body.


    [irvoyance!]


    I muttered quietly and activated my magic.


    This time, I didn’t use a Stick Chocte.


    I’m now confident I could peek into the past without using it.


    I felt like something was pressing into my chest, but as I had expected, the burden on my body was lessened.


    This was probably thanks to the level-ups.


    I might even be able to get a glimpse into the future now.


    But for now, I must look for the missing BEZs.


    Selecting “go back”, I looked at the past.


    It shouldn’t be that long ago that the BEZs were stolen.


    As I looked at time as if it was a video being yed back, I seeded in capturing the footage of suspicious people taking it.


    I was wondering why their faces looked rather familiar, as if I’d seen them from somewhere, but they were the same guys that were captured by Garm’s group for mugging the other day. It may have been a mistake to let them go with only a stern warning since they were only caught for an attempted crime.


    I never expected they would actuallymit theft this time though……


    When I reyed the video, I could hear their voices.


    [So these are the special items they’re giving out to the representative yers huh……]


    [From what I see, it’s worth a lot of money.]


    [It apparently gives you the power of a dragon.]


    [I bet each one costs over 100,000 rims……]


    The three of them gulped, and after exchanging nces, they nodded.


    Then, carrying the cardboard boxes containing the BEZs, they seamlessly blended into the crowd and started moving away.


    The BEZs really had been stolen huh.


    Even so, they really hadn’t listened to what I said.


    The power of the dragon resides in your body for only a mere 10 seconds.


    Moreover, that’s only a part of the power of a dragon.


    There’s no way you can sell that for 100,000 rims.


    Yeah, a BEZ collector might pay for it, but it would only cost 5000 rims at most.


    After I released my magic, Michelle reached out to touch my cheek.


    [Yuusuke, how do you feel? Does it hurt anywhere?]


    [I’m fine. The increased level has reduced the strain on my body. I think I’d be able to see a little into the future tonight.]


    [Thank goodness…… So, where are the BEZs?]


    I exined what I saw with my irvoyance.


    [They are fleeing through the forest’s off-road path toward the main road. Let’s quickly chase them.]


    [We’re on it!]


    It was Merle who energetically responded.


    I looked over and saw Team Harukaze in full force.


    [They’ve got a lot of nerve stealing my Bahamut. We’ll catch them red-handed and bring them to justice!]


    Thanks to the quick action of Michelle and the others, the thieves were quickly caught.


    Incidentally, the three guys whomitted the crime were sentenced to one month of forcedbor under thews of the kingdom.


    Well, let’s have them do their best in clearing up the road for us.


    The closing ceremony ended without incident, and many people were on their way home.


    Those who are still excited about the tournament seem to be ying matches here and there in the arena.


    The Mani 4WD race courses set up outside the arena were also well-received, and many people were making their cars run.


    [Yuusuke-san, the BEZs have sold out!]


    Regal, who was helping me as a salesboy, told me.


    [Thanks for the hard work! We’re gonna have an afterpartyter at night, so you shoulde too.]


    [Is that alright!? Thank you very much.]


    Regal has been known for bing brazentely, but in situations like this, he’s still very much a child.


    The twinkle in his eyes shows how happy he is.


    To thank the people who helped me, I n to ughter a cow and grill it tonight.


    It’s going to be a big barbecue party.


    [I failed in the selection matches this time, but I’ll definitely be a representative yer next year. I’m going to contribute to the team with my Gungalf.]


    Regal’s ability is improving rapidly, so perhaps, he really might be able to qualify next year.


    [I’m looking forward to it. We have high expectations for the up-anding young mage Regal-kun’s Fire Magic for tonight’s barbecue after all.]


    [Ehhh, I don’t think I can roast a whole cow.]


    [You’re going to use this at that time. Check out my dagashi shop’s new product.]


    Product name: Hikaramucho


    Description: A snack with a hint of chili pepper. Eating it increases the power of Fire Magic by 15%.


    Price: 100 rims


    [But I don’t like spicy food……]


    [Well, it’s reasonably spicy, so I won’t force you, but isn’t that 15% increase pretty big?]


    [It certainly is…… I wonder if Merle-san and the others would be happy with it?]


    On the path that started dimming with theing of the night, Regal and I walked side by side.


    <Trantor’s Notes>


    Hikaramucho: Based on Karamucho. The “hi” part is most probably based on fire’s kun’yomi, which makes it “fiery karamucho”.


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