I had decided to keep a low profile on my time magic skills and was competing as a fire and earth magic user, but in order to convince the masses I went straight to the market to gather a few items I had in mind to help sell that lie.
Passing by a flower shop that specialized in horticulture, I purchased a shovel, some sand, several small, medium and large stones. Then proceeded to the DIY barbeque shop and bought some matches and oil. Stopped by an art and craft store for kids, bought some balloons, origami paper and glue.
The next day ushered the grand opening ceremony of the exhibition, thousands of citizens gathered in the colosseum filled with excitement and suspense for an exhilarating show of skill. In the specialized alcove carved at the side of the colosseum seated was the guild master Jason, previous leader of the famous adventurer party who slayed the demon king, the Argonauts.
Everyone looked in awe as more aspiring rookie adventurers filled the center of the colosseum in all sorts of gears and populated by all types of humans and demi human races. The announcer roused the crowd an delivered his opening speech "Welcome to the 300th Exhibition all our contestants are all raring to go and vying for the spot in the party of Argonaut left empty by our newly promoted and elected guild master Jason.
"Let begin the first round of testing to cut the fat! There are a total of 1000 contestants this year with this first round only 500 will survive". The task is to capture the Erymanthian boar, dead or alive and only 500 of these giant boars will be released. Begin!"
The iron gates creak open and a whole slew of giant boars begin rampaging spreading through the arena, not before bulldozing over 100 adventurers goring and even trampling some near death. Those heavily injured were teleported out and into the medical area for treatment.
Only known to adventurers, these Erymanthian boars were captured in the nearby valleys near town and are all Superior class monsters, giving them a taste of what it's like to brave the unknown outside the town.
Most of the scenes surrounding me were rookies having to team up to tackle a boar while some fought against each other ignoring the boars altogether.
One such boar reared its head and looked me in the eyes and began charging at me with full speed.
"Warning!" as the Boar's stats were displayed in my iris.
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Monster: Erymanthian boar
Superior class
HP: 400/10,000
DMG: 600/10,000
DEF: 100/10,000
SPD: 600/10,000
Skill: Stampede (Syncs with its own kind in a 50meter radius and charges)
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Before I could react, a handsome white-haired man dashed and bashed it head flat and split it in two with his ornate axe. Wearing only a pristine white silk cape held together with gold accessories, exposing his pale white 8 pack abs. In a mild mannered but strong voice, "The name is Bellerophon, blessed by the sigils of Poseidon you are welcome, friend."
Giving a smirk, I raised my left hand aimed in his direction and shouted, "Earth Magic Stone Bullet!" (Casting in my mind Acceleration magic - Chronos Dios). In a split second bringing out 1 small palm sized stone from my infinite inventory and threw it with my right hand strengthened by Legendary strength magic like a baseball pitch.
Zoomed past Bellerophon's head, completely pierced through a Erymanthian Boar from a head to tail as if struck by a rail gun and continued to strike another boar between its eyes, sinking the stone deep into its skull nestled in its brain. (Output power 1000, -500, -500 instant double kill)
"I'm Yuujiro, and you're welcome too friend." giving a firm nod, feeling a friendship and small rivalry brewing we continued slaying the boars in our area trying to out match the other in the number of kills.
"First Test Match concluded, let's look at the results, in a shocking turn of events only 10 are qualified to continue into the next round. Last place: Penelope with 5 kills...next..." as he made his way up the ranks...
"2nd place tied, Yuujirou and Bellerophon at 99 kills each, splendid performance and in 1st place Midas with 188 boars captured".
"Captured? not killed" I looked around and surrounding where Midas stood where statues of the Erymanthian Boar cast in perfect shining gold.
Bellerophon walks up to Midas and gives a firm handshake, "impressive magic and skill out there friend". Midas surprised as if encountering something strange for the first time. "You're not wary of my gold curse magic? coming into contact with me might have accidentally turned you into solid gold."
"Don't worry about that friend, curse magics don't affect Gods and Demi-gods" winking as he walked away to greet the other contestants.
Gluing several pieces of origami paper in my hands as a makeshift glove I shook his hand as well congratulating him. Sure enough his curse magic slowly enveloped my paper glove and turned solid gold.
While carefully observing, noticing that he had God class Sigils inscribed into both of his palms...God class above my legendary class strength magic, looks like it matches the description of all God class magic..."Unrivalled power."
"Sorry about that sometimes it's completely out of my control".
"Don't worry about it Midas, I'm Yuujiro and you just gave me free rent for 3 months at an Inn, nothing to complain about here."
Chuckling in poise and grace, he had golden flowing hair, body dressed in beautiful regal cloth with a small crown atop his head.
"So, Midas what's a king doing here trying to be an adventurer?"
"Actually, I'm just a prince soon to be king once I've accomplished my goal. The kingdom's monarchy is designed in such a way that only the strongest heir can succeed the throne so it's a competition between me and my 32 other siblings."
"Between you and me I have already turned half of them to gold" flashing a cold cutthroat smile.
"So, what's the grand task bestowed upon your highness?"
"It's fairly simple, which is to find and kill either a God-kin or a God class Monster."
"Isn't the first task impossible and wouldn't killing a God set off a chain reaction for other gods to exact vengeance?"
"No no Yuujiro, God-KIN... they are the spawns of gods, byproducts really of a frivolous night they had with mortals, although rare to find the Gods simply do not care about them, and our mutual friend here just so happens to be a God-kin.
"Perhaps if I'm lucky enough I could battle him here and kill him and immediately ascend the throne, better than placing as an adventurer and scouring ultra rare god class monsters."
"Wait hold on...killing each other is allowed?"
"There is only one rule in the exhibition, nothing is true, and everything is permitted."