At a table near the restaurant, Caspal announced to me that he would not participate in the Colosseum.
“Why are you not going to fight?”
“Yeah… … There is no reason for me to go to war.”
To my question, Caspal seemed puzzled as to why he was asking such a question.
“… … Certainly.”
Thinking about it, I let out a small sigh.
In the original story, the reason Caspal played an active part in the Colosseum was to gain recognition from the family that neglected him. It was to be acknowledged or to say that I could do this much and give it a shot.
However, at the present moment when the abandoned mines case was over, it became a good thing. So there is no reason to participate in the Colosseum. so don’t do it
“It did. Come to think of it, you were that kind of guy in the first place.”
The guy who can do it but doesn’t. That was the identity of the character Caspal.
“What does that mean in the first place? … … I can roughly predict it.”
He grunted a little as if asking what Caspal was.
“Are there things that I have to participate in?”
And I asked if there was something complicated.
“no. I’m just sorry. Maybe you had a chance to compete with me?”
But there’s no particular reason why it should be so either. Because I just wanted to watch and fight. If you think about it calmly, you don’t have to watch it again because you get tired of seeing Caspal fighting in the abandoned mines.
“I will lose.”
“You speak casually.”
He said it would be too cool, so I was a little discouraged.
“I am not saying this out of politeness. Even through the fog, the prince can figure out my location, right? That’s why I’m no different from having no magical powers.”
“It doesn’t look that good. I managed to figure it out.”
It was not wrong. Caspal’s Fog is, after all, a smoke screen for a surprise attack, so it doesn’t mean much to me, who can locate it with magical power. Unless you’re creating an entirely new technology.
“Anyway, are you not participating in the war?”
“I’m sorry if I was expecting you. However, I don’t think it will be very interesting as I can’t see anything because of the fog.”
“I heard that too. well, it’s okay I have no intention of forcing you.”
As a fan of the original, I actually wanted to see it, but there is no reason why I have to. It’s unfortunate, but that’s all.
“Then, who will be the winner of this Colosseum? Except for me for now.”
“Last year was Proud, so won’t this year be the same?”
To my question, Caspal answered calmly, as if he had nothing to think about.
“If you think about it simply, isn’t Eugene there?”
Even in the original, the fight between the two was quite fun. Did they fight so splendidly that they almost destroyed the coliseum arena? I’m really looking forward to that part.
“Are you Eugene?”
“okay. Don’t you have the magic of water? It will be a good fight against Proud.”
“He was banned?”
“… … .”
The Colosseum that will be opened in reality,
“… … wait, what?”
Even before it started, it was decided that the two most anticipated original winners would not attend.
The reason why Eugene was banned was because the story about the Iris Gun had recently spread.
I should punish something for the duel between Iris and Iris, but Iris returned and because I was me, Eugene, who was in the middle, sparked a spark, honestly it was my fault.
‘No matter how much it is, isn’t there a problem with the development of Eugene’s inability to participate? This is what I’d like to do.’
It bothers me that Eugene can’t participate in the Coliseum before I miss him. Compared to the original, the development was a lot twisted, but I want to refrain from making it worse.
‘I’ll be able to moderately cancel it by teasing the professor a little. Should I ask Mustafa who the professor is?’
With that thought in mind, I sat down in the park at the battlefield and sighed. Since the Colosseum was right before, I thought there might be many kids sparring, but it was empty probably because it was still a long time for lectures.
While I was thinking about whether I should just go back and take a nap today,
“… … i look forward to.”
“I get it.”
Mi-ryung, a fox-eared beast girl with a slightly nervous expression, and Dimitri, the magic of ice with clean blonde hair and a firm expression, appeared in the arena.
‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen these two.’
It was nice to see a face I hadn’t seen before. But I wasn’t in the mood to interrupt and say hello.
“Then let’s start right away.”
It was because Dimitri pulled out a wooden sword for sparring and aimed it at Mi-ryung.
“yes.”
Mi-ryung gave a short answer and at the same time changed her arm to that of a beast and jumped in at Dimitri.
Exactly!
Blocking Mi-ryung’s attack with a wooden sword, Dimitri was pushed back. No, it wasn’t pushed away, but it ‘cleanly slipped’ and increased the distance. It was Dimitri’s own method of adjusting the distance, which was only possible because the floor was frozen smooth.
“… … Spear, go!”
After extending the distance to her advantage, Dimitri prepared her weapon, the Ice Spear, and shot Mi-ryung. It was almost windowless.
‘Dimitri, you’ve grown a lot since the abandoned mines.’
However, Mi-ryung was not so easily defeated. Quickly, with minimal movement, he evaded the rushing Ice Spear and approached Dimitri.
“Ice shield!”
Mi-ryung’s sharp claws were blocked by Dimitri’s ice shield. It then froze the floor and made an awl-shaped ice spear by sliding sideways.
‘I’ve become able to make quite meaningful movements even in close combat.’
I was amazed.
‘But even Mi-ryung isn’t easy.’
However, Mi-ryung was not easily dealt with. From almost zero distance, he twisted his body to knock out the rushing ice spears and straightened his claws towards Dimitri’s neck.
“… … !”
At the same time, Dimitri made a long ice spear with his other hand and aimed it at Mi-ryung’s heart.
It was a situation where the slightest movement of each other could cause fatal wounds.
“… … ha.”
Looking at the tip of the ice spear almost touching her uniform, Mi-ryung sighed in regret.
“It’s a draw again.”
Dimitri also sighed and took the Ice Spear. It was a draw.
“Looked good. He fought nicely.”
I got up from my seat and talked to the two of them. The two who were holding their breath looked at me in surprise.
“Are you preparing for the Colosseum?”
At my question, the two exchanged glances in bewilderment.
“… … .”
“… … yes. That’s right.”
And after a little delay, Dimitri answered. It was a strange atmosphere.
“Oh, that, I… … Ta, sweat! If you sweat, you smell like a beast, so let’s get out of here for a while!”
And Mi-ryung ran away as if she was running away in a hurry. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the smell of animals, so I feel welcome.
“Something is different from usual. Did you even fight?”
I asked Dimitri, who was looking in the direction where Mi-ryung disappeared with a distraught expression.
“If it’s a fight, you did it a little while ago.”
“That is sparring. Don’t be ignorant, Dimitri.”
I questioned Dimitri, who didn’t want to say anything, poking his chest with my finger.
“… … That’s right. I will be honest.”
In the end, Dimitri admitted with a wry smile as if embarrassed.
“I fought with the gun to participate in the Colosseum.”
It was also a story about the Colosseum.
“It’s an appearance. Did you stop Mi-ryung from participating?”
“… … That’s right. How did you know?”
“I just expected it to be like that if it was your personality. But is there a reason for that? Mi-ryung seems to be strong enough.”
Sometimes Dimitri tended to underestimate Mi-ryung too much. It’s a bad habit, so I thought it would be better to fix it, so I tried to give advice, but
“I agree with you on that. If it is Mi-ryung, she will surely be able to leave good results at the Colosseum.”
Surprisingly, that was not the reason.
“… … Then there is no reason to dry it, right? It must be a good opportunity for Mi-ryung.”
“I agree. I’m sure it is. But that’s it… … .”
Dimitri slurred, as if it was difficult to explain. And took a deep breath.
“First of all, I also participate in the Colosseum. and.”
“and?”
When I asked again, Dimitri took another deep breath.
“… … After winning the Coliseum, I was thinking of confessing to Mi-ryung.”
Then, as if embarrassed, he said with a slight red tint to his ears.
‘Confession. Come to think of it, the original work had already broken up by this point.’
In the original story, the relationship between Mi-ryung and Dimitri ended in tragedy. However, in reality, thanks to Mi-ryung participating in the mission and being active, the perverted aristocrat who was twisted in the original work was no longer a person to dare to touch. As a result, the relationship between the two, which had ended before it had even progressed, must have started to develop.
‘Is that a confession already? Was there something that moved your heart?’
It bothered me, but I didn’t want to ask.
“But if Mi-ryung goes to war, and if there is a fight with me… … I don’t know what to do.”
… … To be honest, just dealing with it makes me a little annoyed.
“Didn’t you fight well a while ago?”
“It’s sparring, so it’s okay. But in real life, I might be good.”
Even if it was sparring, wouldn’t it be very different from the actual battle at the time when it was quite extreme. I’m not sure of the criteria.
“To be honest, I don’t think I will be able to fight properly. All I can think of is a bad ending.”
“So that’s why you started fighting with the gun?”
“yes. He told me to compete if he beat me. That’s why I’ve been sparring all the time lately.”
“So what?”
Dimitri was silent on my question. And he shook his head as if he was wrong.
“… … I’m confident I won’t lose, but I’m not confident I’ll win either. It’s been several days already. Maybe I could be better.”
Dimitri asked with a desperate expression. I shut my mouth for a while and thought.
“Why are you asking me that? take care of it.”
And I answered honestly.
“I don’t know why he would confess after winning the Colosseum in the first place. Isn’t it just a confession? If it’s Mi-ryeong, I think I’ll accept it.”
“But, what can I say? After all, it’s better to properly prepare for an event like a confession… … .”
“Wouldn’t it be a real battle if you quarreled with your opponent just because you were preparing for it?”
“That is, um. that… … . okay.”
The confidence vanished from Dimitri’s expression. It must have been that he felt uncomfortable with himself.
“Isn’t it better to just be honest? I don’t feel comfortable fighting like this forever.”
Dimitri sighed and came up with the best solution. If that happens, the awkward atmosphere with Mi-ryung will be resolved peacefully, and the result will be warm.
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“… … No, don’t do that.”
But I
“Once a man has made up his mind, he must go ahead.”
I decided not to let that happen. The reason is simple.
“If you push all the way and succeed, maybe Mi-ryung will understand your heart.”
Because I think it would be a lot more fun doing it this way.
“… … yes All right.”
At the moment when Caspal and Eugene are not participating in the war, I was just thinking that it would be nice to have something interesting to see.
Sometimes it’s good to be evil. First of all, he was a foolish prince.