Heinrich jumped back after his last attack on his opponent failed yet again. He was growing frustrated with this fight, and noticed he already had committed several costly mistakes as he was losing focus. The crowd was chanting his name as much as his opponent's.

On the final eighth, he had found himself fighting Fatima. The queen of vampires was a dangerous opponent: She was a powerful magus, able to summon the elements as well as hypnotizing an opponent in a fraction of a second. She was also supernaturally strong, and her skills with her cloak had turned more than one opponent into a prey begging to be sucked dry while she drained his energy through his different fluids. But between her overconfidence and Heinrich's own mastery over the fire and holy elements, she got easily beaten by the hero from the past.

As such, when Heinrich learned his next opponent would be Nabisu, a no name succubus nurse, he thought the victory would come easily, as he had faced way stronger and more tempting opponents. He was surprised however to hear a significant portion of the crowd chanting her name. As an (assumedly) weaker monster facing and winning against seemingly impossible odds, a lot of people took a liking to her. Her underdog status got her a growing fanbase.

She was looking at him with her usual innocent, happy smile as he was panting. He had to acknowledge that if the succubus went that far in this tournament, there probably was a good reason. He could no longer make the mistake of underestimating her as he kept being unable to take her out. Worse, he felt his body growing on the edge, craving for the nurse's inappropriate touch.

She was dual wielding a scalpel and a sex toy that looked like a succubus tail, and was manipulating both with a surgeon's precision. He could barely follow the movement of her hands each time she attacked, and while the raw power behind her assault was weak, he could feel different effects poisoning his body and his mind.

Furthermore, she kept using a makina to shield herself at every occasion available. Each time Heinrich managed to land a hit on her, he only took down one layer of her shield, and she managed to heal herself thanks to her medicine skills right afterward. Meanwhile, every time she landed a counter attack, he had one more cut on his body or was a bit closer to critical ecstasy.

"Oh my, your frustration is getting pent up. This is not healthy at all."

She announced her statement with a concerned expression. She brought up her sex toy. The succubus tail was waving around like a lewd snake as its tip opened wide, showing a wrinkled, mucus-filled cavity.

"Don't you want help with this toy? You will feel better afterward."

With a war cry, Heinrich launched himself in a powerful thrust toward the succubus. Her barrier took the attack and she tried to strike him with both weapons. Heinrich managed to parry the blade, but the toy managed to grope his crotch for a second and left a noticeable amount of aphrodisiac mucus on his pants.

Heinrich stumbled and rolled back to face the succubus nurse once more. She used her makina again to restore her shield, and injected herself with another substance to enhance her abilities.

The hero smirked as he finally came up with a plan. He took his shield from his back and raised it in front of him. He created some additional distance between them, and suddenly started charging straight at the succubus. Just before he collided with her, he imbued his sword with fire and started spinning, sending several waves of fire in her direction while getting closer and closer to her. Nabisu was overwhelmed by the assault, as her barrier broke, and she suffered several burning slashes. Once Heinrich lost his momentum, he raised his sword high to prepare for a final slash. However, the succubus embraced him and made them both fall on the ground. He lost his sword in the process, and Nabisu was repositioning herself on top of him.

"Sheesh, fine, I will help you myself! Consider giving me your energy as punishment for not following my instructions!"

The hero still had his shield and bashed at the succubus stomach violently, knocking the wind out of her and allowing him to awkwardly roll away toward his sword. They both got up at the same time, and Heinrich was gripping his sword so hard his fingers were turning red.

Nabisu activated her barrier again, but before she could use medicine to heal herself up Heinrich attacked in a frenzied assault with both his sword and his shield. Her barrier broke as she started to parry's Heinrich's strikes. The difference in their strength and stamina ended up playing in the hero's favor, as he still had the energy to keep attacking while the succubus was forced to use exterior sources to compensate her limited endurance.

Eventually, she threw her scalpel straight at the hero's head in a last ditch attack. Heinrich dodged the attack and finally knocked her out unconscious.

Once it was clear Nabisu wouldn't get up, the announcer's voice boomed.

"Aaand the winner is the legendary hero Heinrich! Give him your applause! No monsters can stop this man!"

Heinrich walked out under the acclamations, still panting from the effort.

It was late in the afternoon when the healers were finally done with fixing him. As he walked through the streets, he decided to go to the pub to hear about the latest rumors and the other fights. As he entered, a familiar voice greeted him.

"Good evening Heinrich!"

He blinked rapidly.

"Alicetromeria! Where have you been?"

"Oh, I was travelling around... those fights at the coliseum get boring to see after a while, and I wanted to see more of this world… Hey, you know that in this world, the ant queen is living in Grangold?"

Upon being reminded that he was not in his world, Heinrich's expression darkened.

"Oh my, why so glum, are you still worried about home?"

"I can't help it. I'm afraid for the world we left in the claws of the Monster Lord, even if it is for a bigger goal. And you, aren't you worried about it?"

"I studied enough about the Monster Lord to know she will not attack for a loooong time."

Heinrich smiled. "I wish I could be as carefree as you." His eyes opened wide. "In a good way I mean. Not that I think you're reckless or anything."

Alicetromeria laughed upon hearing Heinrich losing himself in excuses. "You're so funny when you get confused! I wish I could see that face more often!"

The hero chuckled. "Then maybe you will come to see me for my next fight?"

"Of course, I wouldn't miss this fight for anything in the world! Nobody would!"

Heinrich's smile grew at her response. "Yes, everybody enjoy watching the coliseum's fights."

The disguised yoma looked at him with an apparent expression of surprise. "Oh, so you really don't know?"

Heinrich was suddenly confused again. "What?"

"Your next opponent is going to be Luka! Everybody wants to see the two heroes clashing!"