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Chapter 9 by MidbossMan MidbossMan

What will you announce before the match gets started?

You noticed he didn't specify how the resources will get here... (20 Cunning)

Your mind went back to that drone you saw flying around earlier... BUNGEN's flying carriers. Those things would probably bring Shiryoku Zai whatever she wanted in the blink of an eye. Bungen had the perfect delivery system set up for this kind of challenge.

You, on the other hand, couldn't exactly ask some nation to put together a rocket and ship you supplies to a destination close to the sun. It would take forever and when it did get halfway, it'd burn up before it reached you! Humans just weren't that great at space stuff yet, on your planet...

You asked Bungen if he'd already realized this...

Bungen's fish-like smile grew wider for just a moment, before his face settled back into its usual frown. "So you noticed, did you? Luckily, I'm activating a free trial membership of BUNGEN Prime right now... you can use it to deliver any of your planet's resources. All your priestess- Miss Fukeiken- has to do is use her personal terminal to call in whatever might help her. It's user-efficient and easy to use... our latest consumer model," he explained, pointing to a handheld terminal that had raised up on a console at the center of the arena. The thing looked a bit like a sci-fi gadget, clashing with Keiko's priestess aesthetic... You felt a little wary about letting her use enemy tech, but in the end, you had ****... he was the challenged, after all.

Keiko took the device, then gingerly strapped it onto her wrist. Knitting her brow, she began to thumb through the options using her finger on the touch screen... Oh crap... You were suddenly getting the impression Keiko wasn't very good with technology. Luckily, you'd be there to support her with your cunning.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up and grew uncharacteristically wide. She pointed to the monitor; you glared across the arena, to try and make out what she wanted to show you, before realizing that the two of you could use telepathy to communicate. "Katappashikara-dono! Look! This website sells so many different types of swords and with free delivery if I purchase within the next twenty minutes! There are many collector's items from master sword-smiths on here as well! What devilry is this?! W-What should I do?!" she exclaimed, mentally, while her finger hovered over the purchase button on a cart already full of items.

...

You advised her not to get distracted and also to stick with the weapon that'd give her the best chance to win: her god weapon. It was pretty clear that whatever that device was, it needed to be used very, very sparingly, rather than browsed willy-nilly...

For now, the important part was getting a feel for the other priestess... She'd been quiet up till this point, other than the clacking of her fingers, but you felt that would change as soon as the match officially started.

((Cunning + 2))

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