Chapter 132

"A swimsuit beauty pageant, huh? That's actually a pretty constructive idea, but where are you planning to get a big pool set up?"

"Outside the city. The Adventurer's Guild is willing to assist us in holding this event. At that time, many adventurers will help clear an open space in the plains outside the city and dig out a pool stage large enough to host the convention!"

"Can safety be guaranteed?"

"With the Guild's adventurers helping, there shouldn't be any problem."

"Then the profits generated by the event..."

"Those will naturally be taxed as well."

Hearing there would be tax revenue, Sena, who was responsible for the review, quickly had no objections and stamped the swimsuit beauty pageant proposal with 【Approved】.

"Also, Miss Sena, we hope to utilize the Town Management's channels to publicize this competition to the citizens in town."

"I'm afraid that..."

"The tax on event profits can be increased by two percentage points. Additionally, we will sincerely invite you to become one of the referees for the competition..."

Speaking to this point, Aqua leaned over and lowered her voice: "Definite insider dealings, like taking bribes to give high scores — that kind of thing, our side can accept too."

【Hey hey hey, I'm Axel's Prosecutor, you know? Saying stuff like bribes right in front of a Prosecutor, is that really okay?】

Sena was originally uninterested in being a competition referee, but hearing this talk of insider dealings changed her mind.

"Excuse me, Miss Aqua. For a large-scale competition event like this, it's still best to avoid any insider dealings, otherwise it would hurt the hearts of the participating citizens.

Therefore, I agree to become the referee for your beauty pageant, but at that time, I will bring the interrogation bells to guarantee the fairness of the beauty pageant."

Aqua: "???"

The swimsuit beauty pageant filing was approved, and large numbers of adventurers sprang into action, starting to excavate a sufficiently large competition venue outside the city.

It was also at this time that Axel's adventurers finally witnessed with their own eyes the terrifying power of that child, Broly, Aqua's number one Senior Disciple.

"Bang—"

Like an Explosion Magic's peculiar energy technique, a huge pit was effortlessly blasted into the plains.

"Sugoi!"

Everyone looked at the giant pit blasted out in an instant with some amazement, but directly using this big pit definitely wouldn't do; it still needed some meticulous finishing touches.

While some adventurers leveled and smoothed the blasted-out pit, Broly followed Aqua to learn how to habitually lay bricks for the audience stands.

"This master-disciple pair really can get things done!"

Broly possessed boundless strength; his brick-carrying speed and bricklaying speed were both greater and faster than the other adventurers doing this kind of work combined.

And Aqua could manipulate the moisture inside the cement; after plastering mud onto the bricks, others would need to wait for the cement to dry completely, but she could directly manipulate the moisture inside the cement to evaporate.

With the two paired together, the effect presented was that the audience stands were erected at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The many adventurers watching this Innate Bricklaying Saint Body and Innate Plastering Saint Body master-disciple duo could only express admiration.

"I don't doubt in the slightest that as long as there are enough bricks and cement, this master-disciple pair could build a brand new Axel in a short time!"

The bricklaying and plastering didn't need other adventurers to intervene at all; they ended up doing the grunt work for this master-disciple pair, Aqua and Broly, like mixing cement.

In about two days, a large open-air venue capable of accommodating ten thousand people was built out of nothing on the wilderness plains. Aside from lacking a roof overhead, it was already on par with the colosseums in some big cities.

"Water Creation!"

At this time, the big pit Broly had blasted out two days ago had also been finished. The pit bottom had been burned with firewood transported in for a day and then laid with waterproof bricks. It had already reached the point where water could be added. A dozen or so Mage-class adventurers stood at the edge of the big pit and used Create Water magic.

"The pit was dug too big. At this rate of filling, it'll probably take three days to fill it with water."

The bearded foreman in charge of the construction project stroked his bearded chin and gave a predicted time.

"Hah, why go to all that trouble? Watch mine, Water Creation!"

Aqua finished plastering the last bit of mud, came over to hear the construction grandmaster's words, and immediately used Water Creation magic.

The same magic, in others' hands, was a small stream, but in Aqua's hands, it was like summoning a great flood. "No, stop quick, it's full, it's full!"

In just a moment, the giant pit was filled to the brim.

The overflowing water even washed everyone away.

"Sorry, I overdid it a bit."

After the excess water dispersed, Aqua apologized to the others, who were soaked through, like a child who had done wrong.

"Good thing it didn't wash away the venue we just built."

The construction grandmaster wiped his face and said with lingering fear.

"So Aqua actually has this kind of strength?!"

The many adventurers, in the midst of nearly being washed away by the current, clearly understood Aqua's strength.

As the Water Goddess, Aqua's most ordinary Water Creation Magic, in her hands, was also buffed to be about on par with Advanced Magic in power.

"No, the way you guys put it, it's like I had no strength before!"

Hearing this, Aqua complained dissatisfiedly.

"Isn't that because you said so yourself? You stole your own disciple's credit."

"Yeah, I'm starting to doubt if your previous self-exposure was real. After all, you possess this kind of strength."

The adventurers also clamored, suspecting Aqua was ambushing them, preparing to act cool in front of everyone.

"No no no, my self-exposure is real. Giant Frogs can swim; my ability to summon water flow is basically ineffective against them."

Aqua explained, and only then did everyone know she was only extremely powerful in Water Element magic; as for other aspects, she was completely hopeless.

"The pool's full, the venue's built. Aqua Master, when can the beauty pageant start?"

Broly floated down from the sky and asked.

"Eh?!"

At this moment, everyone noticed him suspended in midair, somewhat surprised.

Magic that lets people fly has had some rumors in this world, but not many people have seen it.

However, compared to the swimsuit beauty pageant, rare flight magic is just a trivial matter.

In three days, with the Town Management's publicity, the matter of the Swimsuit Beauty Pageant had already spread like wildfire throughout Axel.

In this World where large-scale Activities are Not Much, the citizens of Axel are all Expecting the Beauty Pageant to be held, and quite a few people are rubbing their fists and wiping their palms, Preparing to Register.

"No, aren't you a Beauty Pageant? Why must you exclude beautiful me?"

"Bastard, Haven't you Seen the Sign? Female participants only."

"My biological Gender is Male, but my psychological Gender is Female."

At the Town Registration Point, a Male in a swimsuit whose Gender is Male but Psychology is Female was dragged away by the Town Guards maintaining order.

"Ah, this is Blasphemy against the Goddess! How can you use mere biological Gender to assume my true Gender?!"

The man being dragged away Shouted Unwillingly.

"See? That's a person from the Axis Cult. In the future, stay far away from people of that Sect."

By the roadside, a young woman was educating the child beside her.

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