#528 Human Bullet Collision

I am Silver Wolf, an S-class adventurer.

Currently, I stand before an undiscovered dungeon where I will be competing against the Demon King's Army.

I'm about to compete with the demon race’s representatives to conquer it!

Or so I want to say, but...

Everyone is more interested in venturing into the new dungeon.

"A mew dungeon, a mew dungeon, a mew dungeoooooooon...!”

“I wanna explore it right this instant...! Who cares about the introductory remarks?!”

The other S-class adventurers are itching to enter the dungeon as soon as possible.

Oh, well. Such is the habit of those who have become genuine explorers.

They are obsessed with exploring dungeons and prioritize it above all else.

Just as the competition was about to start, we were interrupted by some mermaids’ skit, which made us more and more impatient.

I’m happy for those who announced they’re pregnant, but please, let us explore the dungeon already!

“So, this is what a castle dungeon looks like... A dungeon with a category of its own...!”

“It's said to be a relative of a ruins dungeon, but it doesn't look purrehistoric at all— it's anything but that! Ohh I can't wait to see what's inside!!!”

This is what happens when you become an S-class adventurer.

Call it an occupational disease, if you will.

“Hmm... So we have to deal with both the demons and the mermaids? What should we do?”

“Someone’s taking this all in calmly...”

Brown Kato, an adventurer from another world, is cool as a cucumber.

“It doesn’t matter whether we’re up against one or one hundred. You could tell that dungeon exploration isn’t our enemies’ forte.”

Yes, only we adventurers take dungeon exploration as a profession!

We get to fight in our own territory.

“We just do the usual. There's no way we can lose."

“That’s Silver Wolf for you. Spoken like a true veteran.”

It’s nice to have someone like Kato in the group willing to make such compliments.

After all, S-class adventurers are mostly a bunch of oddballs.

If we ever lose, it’s most likely due to the breakdown in cooperation by those overwhelming egos.

“Hurry, hurry, hurrrrrrrry!!!”

“Let us start already! Let us start alreadyyyyy!!!”

Notably, Black Cat and Golden Bat are the two people to watch out for.

“Restraint” isn’t part of their dictionary. 

“Sorry, Kato...”

“Why are you the one apologizing...?!”

Oh, and one more person.

Pink Tonton is another relatively well-mannered person in our group.

As the newest member, Pink Tonton is easy to get along with as long as you can figure out her anger points.

If I could somehow pull her in and take the reins of these troublemakers as a three-person team, our chances of victory would increase.

“...I leave them to you, Pink Tonton,” I say to my mature junior.

“No, thank you.”

“Whaaaaaaa?!”

She refused?!

But I thought I could count on her!

“I'm sorry, Silver Wolf... But I won’t be participating in the competition. I have found an opponent with whom I have a score to settle.”

“Huh? What do you mean?!”

What an incomprehensible comrade.

Pink Tonton walks away from our group.

“Huh? Hey, where are you going?!”

“We both know you’re here. Why don't you come out of hiding ...Heavenly One Glasya!!!”

Pink Tonton shouted someone’s name!

She... Does she know someone from the Heavenly Four?!

But there’s absolutely no response from the opposite group.

“Wrong direction, Silver Wolf.”

“Huh?”

"Glasya is, I believe, one of the previous Heavenly Four who is now one of the Demon King's wives.”

You know a lot, huh, Kato?

But now that he mentions it, next to the majestic figure who seems to be the Demon King in the special guests’ seat is a woman with a much larger physique.

“That’s the former Heavenly One Glasya?”

“A former Heavenly One who survived the war era, to be specific...! She must’ve come here to spectate with the Demon King!”

You’re right. She's wearing a serene outfit while cradling a child in her arms. 

But the aura emanating from her body is in no way comparable to the Demon King beside her!

“It's been a long time, Tonton...I never thought I’d see you again!”

And Glasya speaks like she’s more than just acquainted with Tonton!

“I thought we’d never meet again after the Human-Demon War ended. I have taken on new responsibilities as the Demon Queen, and I don't know your whereabouts. I almost gave up wanting to settle the score with you...!”

“But the heavens brought us together again. It seems they want us to settle our scores at any cost...!”

The two parties' bloodlust rose like flames!

What on earth is going on here?

What kind of development are they trying to bring about?

“Have you heard?”

“What is it, Kato?”

“Pink Tonton was a mercenary before she became an S-class adventurer! They say she participated in the war against the demons and was rampaging on the battlefield! However, the war ended when the royalty of the Human Kingdom was destroyed. Having lost her job, she changed professions!”

She was a mercenary?

Then, that means...!

“She has fought the Heavenly Four in battle before!”

“Well, Pink Tonton does look like she has been on the frontlines countless times...!”

Just as Kato said, Queen Glasya has arms and legs as burly as trees.

You might even mistake her for a man from a distance.

A vigor that could overwhelm even an S-class adventurer like me makes me wonder how the Demon King married a lady like her...

“I guess that’s a king for you...!”

“By the way, she’s the second queen.”

“That’s a king for you!”

I respect him as a man!

“...Your Majesty, I leave Marine in your hands.”

"O-Okay...!”

The muscular queen leaves her child in the care of the Demon King and jumps down from the special guests’ seats.

The ground shook as soon as she landed.

“I thought my days as a soldier were over when I retired from the front lines and became the Demon Queen. My only regret is that I never got to settle the score with you.”

"We fought many times on various battlefields. I never forgot to settle the score with you even after the war ended and I changed my profession to adventurer...!”

Now that I look at them close to each other, Pink Tonton is as huge as Queen Glasya.

If such huge-built women were to collide head-on here...!

"Today...”

"I'm going to give you the closure you couldn't get...”

“ON THIS BATTLEFIELD!!!”

Ahh!

They’re fighting!

As soon as their bulky bodies collided, a shockwave spread widely across the field!

“The battle of the century between Pink Tonton and Demon Queen Glasya has begun! Both sides have lived on the battlefield and fought each other many times! A dream fight! We can't help but pay attention!”

“Kato?!”

Why are you suddenly acting like a commentator?!”

“Whoaaah! Glasya makes the first move! She comes for a tackle! And another one! And another one! But Pink Tonton refuses to budge! She stands her ground! And ohhhhh! Glasya is up in the air! And baaaaam! A powerbomb!!!” 

Um... Kato?

What’s going on with you? Where are all these comments coming from? It’s like you’ve practiced them and have been waiting for the moment to use those lines...!

“And here comes Glasya again! Despite becoming the Demon Queen, her moves remain so sharp that you don't even feel she has gone rusty! She doesn't even let the damage from the powerbomb get to her! Ohhhh, dropkick! A dropkick, fellas! Pink Tonton is stuck after getting hit by a dropkick! But it doesn’t end there! Ahhhh, a diving body slam! That was dangerous! Talk about no mercy from a former Heavenly One!!!”

...

As long as they’re enjoying themselves, I guess...

The crowd’s attention is focused elsewhere now, and our competition started heading in an ambiguous direction.