“You want to team up?”
At my suggestion, Eugene asked with a puzzled expression.
“okay. Don’t you think that’s a bad suggestion?”
I crossed my arms and asked. Eugene looked at me intently.
“… … Certainly. If I team up with you, my chances of winning will be very high.”
Yujin nodded and replied. In that attitude,
“But I won’t.”
I was sure I would be rejected.
“Does it come out like that? Do you hate me that much?”
I already thought that I would be rejected, but it really makes me feel a little bit bad.
“There is that, but if I team up with you, I won’t be able to fight again.”
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It was Eugene’s answer to not deny that he disliked it.
“There’s only one winner anyway, so it’s going to be a fight at the end.”
“I don’t like that. If you’re going to fight, it’s better to be hostile from start to finish.”
Eugene shook his head. Then he looked at me and asked.
“Otherwise, do you not want to fight me?”
“… … No way. I look forward to seeing how strong you become.”
I was annoyed at the misunderstanding that didn’t work.
“I just felt a bit responsible for the story that he almost couldn’t compete because of me. Make no mistake.”
“If that’s the case, you’ve already taken care of it yourself, so there’s no need to feel responsible.”
“… … noisy. Would you just bite and stretch like that? A guy like you always does that.”
“Isn’t it too self-righteous to act and judge on your own as if you know everything by yourself?”
I was furious and frowned. As if Eugene had waited, he also brought up something I didn’t like. After arguing for a while,
“It is a good friendship.”
Mustafa made a nonchalant noise.
“no.”
“It is not.”
Eugene and I both denied Mustafa’s words at the same time.
“… … It’s kind of draining me.”
“I know.”
I don’t particularly like that the sum fits in this part.
That evening, I lay on the bed in my room and gathered my thoughts. Katyusha said she was helping out at the restaurant, so she hasn’t returned yet.
‘As expected, it was impossible to bring Eugene in. I didn’t expect much, but.’
I thought of the members of the team, the squad.
Calling it a squad, there wasn’t even a limit of 4 people, but it felt a bit rude to call more than that, so I decided it as a personal rule. I’ve played a lot of games in modern times, so I’m used to that.
‘If I communicate the situation, Katyusha’s joining the team will be confirmed.’
If I fight alone, I’d rather fight alone, Katyusha wouldn’t try to team up with anyone other than me. And if I say no, I’m sure it’ll be terribly demoralizing.
‘Of course, there is no reason to refuse. Because Katyusha is a reliable force. Compared to a clumsy guy with only magical powers, he’s much more trustworthy.’
The only thing to decide was the remaining two seats. And among the people I knew, there were two people who wanted to compete in the Colosseum, except for Eugene.
I decided to do something a little nasty.
lunch the next day.
“So, why don’t you two fight as a team with me?”
I told Dimitri and Mi-ryung about the situation and suggested that they be on the same team. When they were suddenly called at the same time, the two became very nervous and fell into confusion after hearing the whole story.
“I didn’t know there would be such a change. I was a little surprised because it was the first time… … .”
“Me, me. Excuse me, can you explain one more time? I don’t understand it yet, so is it going to be a completely different way from before?”
Dimitri groaned as if he had a headache, and Mi-ryung hurriedly asked again, as if he wasn’t sure if his understanding was correct.
“I will explain again. therefore… … .”
Dimitri explained the changed rules to Mi-ryung again.
“in other words… … You mean we have to fight as a team?”
“Choice is free. I can trust you guys, so I recommended it.”
“Well, it would be great if I could fight alongside Dimitri and the crown prince, but… … .”
Mi-ryeong muttered. There could be no better condition than this to win. However, after winning the original purpose, I confessed… … It was an ambiguous condition to achieve the same thing.
“What happened all of a sudden when I’ve been doing things normally until now. The plan is ruined.”
Dimitri would be no different.
“You don’t have to set me up like that. Let’s fight together and deepen our ‘friendship’.”
I gave strength to the word friendship and put my hand on the shoulders of the two of them. In the end, the two of them replied that they would be my team with a complicated expression.
“I didn’t expect this to happen, but my mindset of aiming for the championship hasn’t changed! Work hard!”
Mi-ryung clenched her fists and shouted as if she had made up her mind. Dimitri, who had a distraught expression, greeted her with a smile as usual, as if she were inspired by such a beauty.
But at this time I didn’t know yet. That it was a bit rash to put these two on the same team.
“indeed. Dimitri, Mi-ryung, and I are promoting as a four-member group.”
Katyusha, who had been briefed by me, asked with her eyes twinkling.
“Do you know Dimitri?”
“yes. that… … He was a man who made spears out of ice. I remember.”
It was a bit pitiful that the only part he remembered was ‘a man making spears out of ice’. At that time, Caspal was the center, so it was inevitable.
“Have you seen Mi-ryung at the after party of the mission before? He’s a good kid.”
“Were you a prisoner? You said you saved the young master in a mission. I remember.”
“okay. A child who was restless, saying that he smelled like an animal. I like Dimitri.”
“Is that so?”
Hearing that he likes Dimitri, Katyusha showed interest.
“I think Dimitri likes Mi-ryung too. So I think I was planning to win the Coliseum and confess, but the rules changed and things got messed up.”
“It happened. Indeed, indeed. Interesting. After all, they are men and women in their prime.”
Katyusha nodded her head with a smirk. Are you unexpectedly interested in love stories? Come to think of it, the book that was on Ver’s bookshelf recently was on the table. Maybe I borrowed it and read it to study the letters.
“Still, I think it would be nice to be able to fight together. I hate to be hostile to you in any form. Dalian is fine, of course.”
“I don’t want to fight with you either. Come to think of it, did you get to handle knives well?”
In the past, Katyusha had no sense of touch, so she was able to pick up the sword with her bare hands and fight.
“yes. Now, I think I can manage to do my share.”
It’s a pity that I can’t use the technique I used before, but it’s good that I always feel a little complicated when I see my hands covered with scars.
“But I’m a little uneasy about whether I can be that helpful without magical powers.”
“If you think about it, Mi-ryung, a beast, doesn’t have any magical powers either. Although I think that a beastman’s physical enhancement and detection ability are superior to most mediocre mana.”
Even if you don’t have magical powers, you can participate in the Colosseum. Of course, since the odds are not guaranteed, there are no contestants, so it is close to a nameless rule.
“Will you be okay with me?”
“I know your strength best. If you do your best, that’s enough. And now, rather than a one-on-one match, I think I can be more active.”
However, now that it has been changed to a battle royale method, the disadvantage of not having magical power can be overcome. This would be especially true for Katyusha, who was originally an assassin.
“yes. All right. I will do my best to become the master’s hands and feet.”
Katyusha replied vigorously, determined to repay my trust.
“There is still quite a bit of time until the Colosseum, so don’t push yourself too hard. Well, although I do have one mission.”
“Are you talking about a mission?”
There is about a month left before the Colosseum. The first thing to do during that month is,
“Gather information from other participants.”
is the collection of information. If you are a Jipi, you will win 100 times.
“Especially about Eugene’s colleagues, in as much detail as possible.”
“yes. All right.”
The more information, the more diversified the strategy. I was already starting to get nervous.
The first colleague Eugene greeted was,
“I also participated in the Colosseum this time along with Eugene. I’m an enemy, but please take good care of me!”
It was from While I was stirring the soup in the restaurant, he came and confessed with a smile.
“I am surprised that you are participating in the war. What kind of wind did you blow?”
“I can’t let my precious junior join the war. I’m not confident in 1v1, but I think the current battle royale method will help me too.”
In a way, it’s commendable, but since it’s from, it’s become something of a burden. What on earth happened between the two of them that made Fromm cling to Eugene like this? It’s scary to be honest. And I was relieved that he wasn’t clinging to me.
“I’ll tell you for now, don’t let the hands of the same knight academy students rot.”
“it can not?”
“I was thinking it would happen too. Can not be done.”
It’s a pity, Fromm grumbled and sat down in front. As I ate my soup, I thought about Eugene’s team.
Even if you are a tortured psychopath who is hard to understand, the existence of a healer is great. Being able to move while healing large and small wounds right away is several times better than teams that do not.
‘Katyusa can do first aid, but calling it a healer is embarrassing.’
Depending on who the other two are, Eugene’s team may become more threatening than expected. With that thought in mind, I looked around the restaurant once again.
Eugene came to the restaurant just as I was about to tidy up and enter.
‘That guy… … Commoner. It’s a character I remember.’
Behind the expressionless Eugene was a slightly tired man with long hair tied back. I knew who he was.
‘A master of the bow, Tarius.’
He was a commoner who was a member of the Revolutionary Army. He was a man who insisted on using a bow even in an environment where firearms were introduced, but no one could say anything about it because he achieved results comparable to firearms.
There is not much activity other than the first half of the original work, but his eyes and intuition are not to be ignored. Within the rules of battle royale, even if there is no magical power, it will definitely be a powerful card.
‘The original named character eventually appears somehow.’
It occurred to me that it might be fortunate that I had secured bytes in advance. If I left it alone, Eugene might have rescued it and stuck to it. It’s not that I’m going to be hostile to Eugene, but it makes my stomach ache.
And there was another comrade who followed Tarius slightly behind.
A girl with slightly disheveled blue bobbed hair, with a timid impression looking around here and there——a very familiar girl.
“… … Why are you there?”
I got up and glared at the woman. The woman noticed my gaze and shrank.
“Ber.”
“Hey.”
It seemed that an interrogation disguised as a question would have to be conducted.