Chapter 16

16.) Question: Is There a Way for Me to Lose In the Eating Competition?

Im hungry

Im hungry

Im hungry

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, I skippedall of those. Now it feels as if my back and my stomacharecloser than ever.

Growl, growl.

It was an unexpected sound.

[Slow-sama, are you okay? I can hear a loud sound coming from your stomach]

[Buuu Even Charlotte doesnt eat much either?]

[I only need to eat a little normally. And yesterday, I actually snatched quite a lot of food whenI washelping at the kitchen yesterday]

She was embarrassed telling me that.

Right now she is not wearing her usual attendance uniform, she wearswhat the town girlsusually wear.Itsa white shirt withadeep brown vest on top of it, sheisalso wearing an emerald green skirt to match it. Her silver hair was left untouched and rested on her shoulder, her front bang was decorated by a yellow hair clip, and she put on a bit ofmakeup.

Honestly, she is cute, insanely cute.

[Youll be fat~. Youll be as fat as me]

[It was just this one day for me, but for Slow-sama ithasaccumulatedfroma long time, but I think youre a lot slimmer than before. I think itistwo sizessmaller]

[Buu, its because I tried really hard]

More than that, from some time ago all the guestsin the inn keep looking at her while saying, [such a beautiful girl just now], [I think I have fallen in love]. Even though we tried to makeher looksas plain as possible, it seems we cant hide her quality at all. Yesterday she triedtobecome a waitress for a bit, and it turns out so many menfellfor hertheyeventriedto barge into the kitchen, or so the head chef said. I owe you a lot head chef. Well if its really dangerous the great spirit san will do something about it.

And that kind of Charlotte is walking with me now, what kind of rumor those winds will bring after this. Is it a fat noble bringing a commoner girl with him?

[Impossible, a beautiful woman like that, with a beast] [Yeah right?]

Quietyou, buu-.

[Both of you, good luck! We will cheer you guys!]

Deppa is escorting us until the inns gate. Both his hand are occupied with some customers luggage.Seems likesome of his parents employee suddenlyfellill, so he needs to help his parentsthis whole day. Maybe it was also to prepare for the future, since long time ago hewasalready helping his parentsto manage the inn, even his looks when using the inn uniform seem to really fit him well.

[That weight reducing medicine is mine! Leave it to me!]

[Ill try my best]

It seems Vision this whole day will be going for a date with a girl he justmetyesterday. What the hellwereyou coming to this city for? Practice your sword technique dammit, and you dont have money at all, is it the girl who will pay for you? youarentfit to be a nobleafterall.

But if I said, [Go train your sword] then he will said, [Love makes a person strong]. According to Rokomoko sensei, in the past he alsohadquite a lot of lovers, so many ofthem he cant even recite all their names. Well, ithasindeed convince me.

[Lets go, Slow-sama]

Together with Charlotte, I leave the inn.

Yesterday I checked where the competition will be held, so I know exactly where the place is.

We wal

k on top of the stone paving road while feelingthe warm sun shining upon us. When you see left or right, you will see a lot of stallsarealready standing there. While walking to the competition venue, I heard Charlottesimpression about the story she read recently.

Im truly happy now.

In a big tentthatsstanding there, a lot of people hadalready assembled there, it wascrowded.

Not long all the people around open up a path for me to go through. All the commonersin the venue, start looking at me now whichiswearing the Magic Academy uniform and start to raiseacommotion. [Thats the piggy duke! The real thing!], [Hum? Isnt heslimmerthan the first time Isawhim?], [But to come to the eating competition, as expected of the piggy duke]

Stop it! Its not like that! I came here to get that weight reducing medicine! Come to think of it, isnt it weird to have the prize of a weight reducing medicine inaneating competition!

Whos the one responsible for it?!

[Slow-sama, I think it is there]

Inside the tent that was located right in the middle of the city, tablesarealready lined up. Every single participant will be assigned to a table, and there they will eat while being watchedby spectators.

While Im watching those participantswhoare showinga lotoffighting spirit, someone hit me on the back.

What is it? After turning my head, I saw a girl glaring at me while out of breath.

[Slow pig!]

My formerfiance.

The last royalty of the Sarkista republic.

Alicia Bra Dia Sarkista (TL: it was written as ALICIA BURA DIA SAKISTA, any idea?)

A girl with yellow curled hair, a beautiful double edge eyelid and smooth white skin. Her strongwill showsfrom her small face like she wantedto tell me something from it. Even though she is joining an eating competition, she was wearing a clean white dressed. She was a girl whowasalways idling around a long time ago while still with me.

[Slow pig! Why are you here!?]

She shoutsat me with such sharpwords.

Somehow I felt nostalgic with that voice that makes me unintentionally loosen my face.

[Alicia, youhaveindeed come here to win the beauty medicine, but for mewhat I wantits the second placeprize.Doyou know what it is?]

[The second place prize? Umm What is it again? Ah, weightreducingmedicine! What, whydoyou want it?! Why the Slow pig wantsto be slim!?!]

She is glaring at me while saying she doesnt know the reason why Iwant to dothat.

While seeing that scowling face, I remember what wasthatthe anime script writer said.

[[Alicia wantsto be a mercenary. But she neversucceedon it. Truthfully the reason she didallthat was for the sake of beatingthepiggy duke. The high spirit Art Ange, ah, I shouldnt say that name, the spirit who lent its power to the piggy duke wont lent its power to Alicia, so she threw awayhershame and try to beat him with her own power. I really want to make a spinoff for this piggy duke series. Alicia as a mercenary, after all she cant show her true power in the anime. But if she reallycould, shewouldbe extremely powerful.]]

[Slow pig! Answer me! Why did you suddenly wantedto be slim?!]

Even now she still holdsfeelings for the piggy duke. That I know it well.

[Thats]

Growwwwl

Again, a loud voice comesfrom my stomach.

The surrounding spectatorswho hear itandtry to locate the source found me there. All of them nod in consent. Oi, what the hell does that mean?! Im already slimmer now.

[Alicia. Right now Im so hungry I could die. Im sorry but, lets do it after this]

[Wha, Why!? I knew it, that rumor was true isnt it?! Ah, stop, Slow pig! Dontstepaway from me!]

After pushing people to open my path, I search for atablewith my name on it and sit.

The hot air in the hallisso stuffy. Who will get the beauty medicine? all the spectatorsareanticipating it.

There are 10 participants, I wont lose to any of them.

[Answer me! Slow Pig!]

You guys got the table beside me huh.

And beside her is the protagonist, Shuya, sitting there.

That blazing short hair Shuya wearing our school uniform, the same as me. He is mumbling about something while seeing a crystal ball on top of his desk. The spectatorarestarting to make a fuss wondering whos that noble guy over there.

[I can see it, I can see it No, the crystal is cloudy I dont know This is my match against the piggy duke? Be careful against him? I have to be extremely careful now If possible dontmeethis eyesat all] (stupid Shuya)

He wont see me at all, Im sure of it.

Sorry but, youre not in my story anymore.

[The piggy duke has changed? No, thats just a rumor isnt it Aah, the crystal got cloudy again! Fine!! I cant seeanything at all! If the piggy dukeisnear me, I cant see anything at all! But that thing doesnt even matter! I will become the shining crimson sword of Daris! Thats the only thing I know of! That beauty medicine is mine! I willbereleasedfrom all kind of weird women! I will get my freedom, for that I knowwww!!!] (stupid Shuya)

WithShuya shouting for some unknown reason, the spectators [Oi, his tension is really high!] [Ooh-! Give it all youve got!]Saythings like that, and all the beautiful girlsare cheering him.

Ahh, I got it.

At the start ofthesecond year, Shuyabumped intoAlicia in the corridor and accidentally brokeherexpensive vase. Now he is drown in debt because of it, I feel sorry for him. Well, that Alicia is quite strict about money. She spend most of itonbeauty treatmentsafter all. Honestly, even if shedidnt usedso much money to make herself more beautiful, she is already a beautiful girl.

And, she is not my fiance anymore.

[Slow pig! Slow pig! Answer my question! Why did you suddenly want to be slim! If its me I cant get slim by just saying those things!]

Before I could say anything, in my table therearemeat sandwiches.

It looks really good. Let me eat, let me eat.

Sorry Alicia, you guys cant win anything today.

Because today, I will use my full strength right from the beginning. TASTE HOW A SERIOUS PIGGY DUKE EAT!!!!BUUUUU

[Everyoneisalready seated I see! Now I will begin the eating competition! The time limit is fifteen minutes! After you finish eating the beef and bird meat sandwiches raise your hand! The official will then bring you another serve!] (Announcer)

UOOOOOOOO!!!

BEEF OR BIRDY, DOESNT EVEN MATTER!!!

I WILL BECOME A PIIIIIIIG!!!!!!

BUUUHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Tl:Stelamygirl

Ed:Thyny