Nangou Haruya's adaptability was exceptional, a trait honed by tless brushes with death and bizarre situations. As time passed, the afternoon faded into night.

  The starry sky of this fantastical world was far more beautiful than the one in his inal world. The pitch-bight was adorned with tless stars hanging high above.

  Using his phoo py games to pass the time, Haruya noticed that the caravan was moving quite slowly, likely due to the rugged terrain nearby.

  Additionally, since he did not have a charger, he had to serve the battery life of his phone and aming devices.

  If he wao charge them, he'd probably have to find a power sour the Nation of the Werebeasts, sihey had eleic games there.

  While Haruya , the driver spoke, asking a series of questions, "Where exactly are you from, young man? Why are you wearing such strange clothes? And what's that thing in your hand? Why is it making weird music? Is it some kind of instrument?"

  "Where I'm from and where I'm going isn't important, old man. The clothes I'm wearing are the test fashion in my hometown," answered Haruya.

  "Clothes with girl patterns and badges are sidered fashiohe old man's panion pointed out.

  "Of course! In my try, there are even vilges where everyone wears swimsuits with thigh-high socks."

  "Swimsuits with thigh-high socks?" Both the driver and the young man beside him looked utterly fused.

  "Swimsuits with thigh-high socks are popur everywhere. Make sure to tell your family and friends when you get back." Advised Haruya.

  "But no one in Elkia dresses like that..."

  "That's because they don't uand what's trendy."

  If everyone wore swimsuits with thigh-high socks, the human race would bee something truly extraordinary…

  While spreading his bizarre ah-defying knowledge, Haruya turned off his phone.

  "By the way, do you know who the current king of Elkia is?" Haruya asked, ging the subject.

  "Well…"

  The young man who had been taking notes answered Haruya's question. He seemed to have genuinely recorded the bit about 'swimsuits with thigh-high socks and fashion'...

  "We left Elkia half a month ago to trade in a border city. Before we left, we heard that the king would be decided through a game."

  "Yeah, I remember the st king won by pying rock-paper-scissors..." the old man mused.

  What a chaotic world, but that's also where the fun lies.

  They had left Elkia half a month ago. If the siblings, Sora and Shiro, had arrived in Disboard during that time, they might have already bee the representatives of the human race, Immanity.

  If that were the case, Haruya thought it would be best to focus on quering the Werebeasts and the Sirens.

  The former because beast ears are the cutest! The tter because the Sirens are the dumbest…

  Sihe caravan was moving slowly, they probably wouldn't reach Elkia until early m. As a result, Haruya was treated to their hospitality.

  Iurn, Haruya told them some iing stories, all of which were plots from Light Novels by the way...

  "Onii-san, is the 'tsundere beauty' you mentioned really that popur?" asked a child.

  "Of course, little o's one of the cutest traits!"

  "Bck haired Onii-san, is the 'ibyou Bck Fme Right Hand' setting really suitable for boys?" asked another.

  "Absolutely! It's the epitome of manliness!"

  By imparting otaku knowledge, Haruya believed he aving the way for their bright futures.

  As he answered the children's questions, even some adults gathered around.

  Just as the nighttime chat session was in full swing, the caravan suddenly came to a halt. Angry shouts could be heard from the front.

  The children quickly hid ients, while Haruya followed a few youo the front of the caravan. There, they found over a dozen armed bandits blog the path.

  The bandit leader stepped forward and shouted, "This road was built by us, and these trees were pnted by us! If you want to pass, you'll have to py a game with us, you bastards!"

  'Don't you think your lines are a bit awkward?' Haruya ged.

  The bandit leader, a one-eyed man, grabbed the caravan leader, an elderly man who looked quite kied. The old man gnced back at the children...

  Theried reasoning, "We're in a hurry and don't have time fames. You-"

  "Shut up, old man! Life's been tough for us. Don't worry, ames are perfectly fair!" the bandit leader interrupted.

  "Even if you say that…"

  "Hey, bring out the props."

  Acc to the Ten Pledges, specifically the fifth ohe challenged party has the right to decide the game's tent— the caravan should have the right to decide the game.

  But even uhe straints of the Ten Pledges, no one dared to speak up in the face of the menag bandits.

  Haruya stood among the crowd and saw the bandits pull out stun batons.

  "We bought these from a fn caravan. Press this button, toueone, and they'll be electrocuted. Each side sends out ten people to pete. The side that's pletely knocked out first loses."

  "That's not fair! You're all strong, and we 't possibly win!"

  "That's why everyone will be blindfolded. That way it's fair, right? You might randomly hit your oppo, or you might hit your own people by ce. That evens the pying field."

  Faced with the bandit leader's reasoning, the old man had al.

  Indeed, if everyone was blindfolded, cooperation would be impossible, and physical strength would no longer be an advantage. Everyone would be on equal footing.

  "So, is that fair enough? You propose a game too, but it has to be reasonable and agreed upon by us. Otherwise, we'll just keep stalling!"

  The hidden meaning behind his words was, "We won't agree to yame, and we'll keep wasting your time unless you agree to ours."

  What a bunch of sdrels...

  "Alright, who are you sending? My side has already decided, me and hers!" said the bandit leader shamelessly.

  "..."

  The caravan leader looked around at the youhough they wao participate, the sight of the unfamiliar stun batons made them hesitate.

  Haruya put his phone in a bag and ha to a little girl for safekeeping.

  "I'll go alone." He said.

  "Huh?" The bandit leader gred at Haruya.

  Haruya went to the old man and said, "Leader, let me hahis. I'll definitely win."

  "Alohere are ten of them, young man…"

  "Don't worry, I'll win for sure."

  "But…"

  Before the caravan leader could finish, Haruya stepped forward, "Now, let's talk about the stakes!"

  "Hmph, you're really asking for it. If we win, you hand over all your valuables. If you win, we'll bee your bodyguards for free and follow your every and!"

  Haruya looked at the caravan leader, who the stakes. After all, there was no other choice.

  "Good, since we've agreed, let's begin!"

  The bandit leader handed out the stun batons to his men and gave oo Haruya.

  The battlefield was a circle formed by the carriages. Haruya tested the stun baton... it was fully charged.

  The caravan members watched Haruya with worried expressions.

  As a way to repay their hospitality, Haruya gave them a peace sign, "Don't worry, everyone."

  With that, the game began in three seds.

  ""Aste!!""

  The partits decred in unison.

  Ten enemies, all blindfolded. First, Haruya o firm their positions, and then…

  "Here I go-! Arggghhhhh!!!!!"

  A powerful electric current surged through his body, and Haruya colpsed to the ground.

  ""He was instantly defeated!!!!!""

  The caravan members' eyes widened in shock.

  .....

  << Checkpoint: Reload >>

  < Reloading Save... >

  "Good thing I've built up a resistao electric shocks. Don't uimate someone who's been hit by high voltage sixteen times."

  What a tragically sad line…

  In any case, the first attack came from the left.

  So, he o avoid the left side from the start...

  ""Aste!!""

  With that in mind, the game began again.

  As soon as it started, Haruya immediately moved to the right, dodging a gust of wind from the left.

  'I avoided it!'

  Staying calm, Haruya pondered how the bandits could track his position. They must have had some kind of signal.

  tinuing to move to the right, Haruya heard a voice from the left, it was the bandit who had attacked him earlier.

  "Ouch!"

  I bumped into someone!

  The moment, two stun batons hit Haruya in the chest.

  What the hell…

  ...…

  << Checkpoint: Reload >>

  < Reloading Save... >

  Alright, let's try again. First, dodge the attack from the left, then move to the right... Last time he heard "Ouch!", then got hit.

  So, when moving to the right, he o dodge to the left.

  Following this logic, Haruya successfully avoided the sed attack.

  "Ouch!" "Ouch!"

  As Haruya moved to the left, he heard two bandits cry out. The moment, two stun batons hit him again…

  How could they know his position in the middle of a chaotic fight?

  If they were blindfolded, they could still talk. So, what was their signal?

  When the first person said "Ouch", Haruya was moving to the right. When the wo said "Ouch" in unison, he was moving to the left…

  Was that it?

  After over a dozen attempts, Haruya figured out their signals.

  "Ouch" — move to the right;

  "Ouch" x2 — move to the left;

  "Damn it" — move backward;

  "Banana ba"— firm his position and surround him.

  Now that he uood their signals, Haruya waited for them to finish their cues before moving in the opposite dire.

  "Ouch!"

  Here it es!

  Dodging to the right, Haruya moved to the left and swung the stun baton wildly. A powerful electric current hit the bandit who had attacked him, elig a loud "Aaaah!" from the man.

  Then, he prepared to dodge the attack.

  "Ouch!"

  Dodge.

  "Damn it!"

  Run forward.

  "Banana ba!"

  Drop to the ground.

  Following the sequence, Haruya moved like a skilled master, effortlessly electrog all the bandits.

  "Amazing!"

  "Big bro is so cool!"

  "It's like he knew all their moves! So awesome!"

  Removing the blindfold, Haruya let out a sigh of relief.

  After beirocuted dozens of times, he had finally defeated the enemies.

  1 vs 10 — Haruya had 'easily' emerged victorious...