I Became a Gladiator in the World of Gender Reversal

20 – New Gladiator-6

“Did you sparring already?”

“That, while saying it was a physical fitness test, we briefly fought bare-fisted.”

Anyway, we won.

Although he was a tired gladiator who went through 6 consecutive battles yesterday or today, and did not know what would happen if he fought with all his might, he won the victory right away.

“I was still doing it… I told you not to do it if you can.”

“…Why?”

“It’s kind of like a declaration ceremony. It’s about giving the rookie a scratch and letting him know what kind of job being a gladiator is.”

“Really?”

Standing in front of me, her kind attitude was unbelievably kind for this to be a bad prank.

“Please understand. It’s not meant to be malicious. After all, a man came, so the other gladiators probably wanted to evaluate Evan’s skills.”

“It’s amazing. You wanted to test my skills…”

I thought I wouldn’t have expected it. It felt like they had accepted me as a confident gladiator, which made me feel a little better.

“Rather than estimating… How to say, it’s about measuring the estimate of ‘Even if you hit this much, you won’t be seriously hurt.'”

“Is that necessary?”

“It may be necessary from a gladiator’s point of view. A few years ago, a well-bred noble lady heard that she wanted to become a gladiator, and her bones were shattered in her first gladiator fight.”

It’s bloody. I felt a cool sweat running down my back.

“You don’t need to be too scared. It was a really… Uncomfortable guest.”

Daisy waved her hand as if to soothe me.

“I wasn’t prepared, I didn’t train for the time I was prepared for, and I was a person who came here reluctantly to forget the pain of a broken heart.”

“I’m suddenly sorry…”

It was the same with me who came here recklessly.

“There’s no need to worry. But, you shouldn’t neglect training.”

“I know. If you want to raise your win rate somehow, you have to do everything you can.”

I wasn’t an expert, but I did go to a dojo on Earth.

If I had to argue, the bare-fisted fight was a fight in which my base knowledge, basic physical strength, and weight class could be utilized.

But it was pushed back. It was a battle I could have lost if she hadn’t embraced her unexpectedly, if she had relentlessly aimed at my head.

In a fight with a weapon such as a sword or a spear, there will be a far more overwhelming gap than this.

“It’s in a sword fight and losing is not a problem. If the attacker doesn’t have the minimum amount of stamina to say, ‘Would you be able to withstand this much?’, Your life could be in danger in an instant.”

“Aww…”

No, you need to think again. All I need is safety, safety again.

One in a million, one in a million If I die in the middle of a fight, Mr. Daisy might have to go out of business.

“Did you hear about the class?”

“Yes. I’ve heard of a few, but…”

“I know you didn’t have any weapons you used before, is that right? Can I assume that you’re no stranger to fighting?”

“Yes. It must be at that level.”

“That’s good. Use your sword and shield. You’ll have to change the rules a bit, but just wait a little bit and you’ll be fine.”

“Changing the rules?”

Listening to her words, it felt like she would create a new class for me.

I didn’t want to receive preferential treatment.

Besides, it was a bit strange to say that a new class was needed to use the ‘sword and shield’.

When you think of a gladiator, what immediately comes to mind is a sword and shield. I don’t remember it well, but even here there were not a few gladiators walking around with that weapon.

“Oh, this might need some explanation.”

Daisy smiled slightly and pulled out a bundle of flyers beside her.

“As you can see here, the shield and sword itself are not special. The size of the shield and sword are slightly different, but there are many classes equipped with that type of armament.”

“Aha…”

On the nicely designed poster, there were illustrations of gladiators holding impressive poses.

“The level of exposure is… High? Is it necessary?”

If the audience was a man, he would have thought that he would dress up in such a lewd outfit for eye candy.

However, among them, they were wearing clothes that exposed their bodies. Come to think of it, the clothes Dana was wearing seemed to be the same.

Occasionally, there were classes that wore protective equipment such as armor or leg guards, but most of them went to battle dressed in lewd clothes.

“Of course. Blood has to splatter.”

“…Yes?”

“This is entertainment to the end, and you have to endure a certain amount of pain. Although I am careful not to let it happen until I lose my life.”

I nodded slowly. For the sake of spectacle, the splashing of blood itself seemed to mean that it was a part that could not be yielded.

“And, this is also the reason why we have to change the rules for Evan. We have to create a special class.”

“Why?”

“Men can’t splatter blood.”

It was a word that could not be easily understood. As I looked up at her with her puzzled look, Daisy brushed her brown hair and gave her a quizzical look.

“You said you didn’t know anything… I don’t know how to explain this. So, in this country, there are investigations to crack down on morals.”

It was possible. However, it was not easy to understand how meaningful it was at the point where sword fighting was already allowed.

Wouldn’t it be possible to ban sword fighting itself, in which people fight and kill, or only shed men’s blood, if they let them go…

Oh, there was.

“Releasing books or illustrations that depict men as erotic, depicting men as objects of violence or oppression. All of these are things that can be interfered with by them.”

“I see.”

Previously, if it were me, I would have been running around asking what kind of bastards were there, but after going to Selam once, I was able to smile and nod my head no matter what happened.

“Even if I say it’s okay, you can’t?”

“That’s… If it’s an ordinary guard, Evan’s testimony will have effect because at least they’ll be questioning ‘whether the man was harmed.'”

The situation is a bit different, but it was the same when I first met someone from Selam.

I asked if there were any disadvantages to me that were a bit excessive, but anyway, the moment I said ‘nothing happened’, I kept my mouth shut.

“However, they are the ones who only care about the soundness of this gladiator arena, so they can ignore Evan-sama’s testimony to a certain extent.”

“Whoa…”

It was not easy.

If there is a guy who insists, ‘For a man to bleed, that’s nonsense!’

But if you claim that ‘showing a man bleeding to the public, this is unhealthy!’

“Still, if I wore clothes, I would rather wear them. It’s a little bit of me to dress up in armor alone…”

It was not simply a matter of not having blood splattered, it was a matter of fairness.

Just looking at the poster that Daisy showed slightly, the part where each person wore the armor was slightly different.

The more disadvantageous an event was, the more armor they could wear.

If you are a gladiator with a weapon the size of a short sword, the guard that covers your shoulder or leg will feel like an invincible shield that, in fact, completely protects that area.

“Right. Fairness is important. At least, it needs to look that way.”

Daisy, as if everything had already been prepared,

“That would make up for it by having them fight gladiators with higher scores.”

“Score?”

“Because gladiators are awarded a certain level of points based on victory or defeat. If it is a battle where victory or defeat is decided, no one will enjoy it. They will not bet money.”

“But that’s the same as saying that I have a score above my ability…”

“That’s right. But, I can’t help it. I’m a supporter who wants to support Evan as much as possible, but I’m also the employer who hired you.”

“Yes?”

“I have to hit Evan’s opponent with a gladiator of the minimum ‘class’. I hope you understand this much, right?”

Come to think of it, it wasn’t something I would have liked.

I had to fight a gladiator who was several levels above my swordsmanship skills just because I was wearing armor, even though it would not be easy to face the most novice of the gladiators here right now.

“Um… But, there’s no way… To avoid the new class, right?”

“If you want, I’ll find a way somehow.”

“Really?”

“But, not right now. I’ve put in enough effort, and I’ll have to prove that it’s impossible. With that kind of effort, the investigation team will make some extenuating circumstances.”

It was a bit complicated, but I could understand it. It’s just that she doesn’t say anything, and even what she says, ‘find a way’ may be more difficult than I imagined.

“When Evan’s class doesn’t come out with a ‘stronger gladiator’ that he will receive as a penalty. At that time, shouldn’t Evan’s class be changed somehow?”

“That means…”

“At least this year, maybe Dana.”

He was said to be the champion of the Steel League. If there was such a thing as the score Daisy was talking about, Dana must have been on the top floor.

“If you defeat Dana and claim the championship belt, like it or not, the rules are bound to change. How is it?”

“It’s fun.”

A sense of well-being arose. I smiled and nodded.