62 – After Action-8
“Good job. Your skills are better than I thought.”
Jerry and Dana are out for an upcoming match. It was a place to celebrate the success of the operation, but not everyone could gather.
“I can’t lift my face when I hear the praise.”
Florence’s cheeks were stained red.
Come to think of it, one of the aristocratic ladies there approached as if she was going to tell me some important secret, and said, ‘That’s all acting. Florence doesn’t usually talk like that.’
First of all, I think it’s an unfounded rumor, but in fact, it didn’t matter anyway.
“But, I’m sure… I think it’s true that these things lack class. I’ll have to prepare a better drink…”
“Is that so? If you have anything good, let me know. I will pay for it.”
“It doesn’t have to be…”
“In the first place, my annual salary is excessive. I don’t have much to write.”
Protesters did not disappear. However, compared to before, it seemed like an obvious fact that the number of people had decreased and the number of people had decreased.
Even if it wasn’t possible to stop all of Selam’s people or the Pungi Guard, it was enough.
“Among the people there, was there a young lady you liked?”
“Okay.”
If it’s just about looks, most of the people I’ve met in this world have passed my standards.
I had never thought that my eyesight was that low, and I lived in an era when I turned on the TV and could see celebrities who took their looks to the limit.
The people in this world were so beautiful that even I didn’t feel repulsive at all.
“Even though they are all failures, they are young ladies who have reached at least the level where they can target men. If you want to find stability, it will be okay to choose one of them… Or some of them.”
“It’s okay. It’s okay. The characters overlap.”
I casually stroked Florence’s head. Actually, the hair was too full to be stroked.
Marie was looking at this with a happy face. It was a bit unsettling.
In fact, I was looking at her with her raunchy eyes too. Even though her waist was tucked in, her breasts and buttocks were softly filled with flesh, so it was a erotic body.
I felt like a snob, but I thought it was okay to feel that much in a world like this. But Marie, strangely, kept her line well.
Even now, instead of being jealous of Florence, it’s ‘Oh my gosh, it’s so nice to see young people getting along well!’ They were looking at us with the same eyes.
“Should I stop here for today? I also have to prepare for the next opponent starting tomorrow…”
I thought I would probably win, but don’t be careless. Condition should always be maintained in the best condition.
The moment I was about to organize the drinking table, an uninvited guest came in.
“Rain, emergency! Emergency! Evan, a guest has arrived!”
“Who is it? Are you the princess again?”
I thought it had been quiet for a few days, but it seemed like there was still something left to investigate.
“No, that’s…”
“Who the hell is coming?”
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“Ah, ah, ah…”
Even when the princess came and when the investigator came, that employee’s eyes had never been so trembling.
“Okay. Let me talk.”
Behind her, a familiar male voice was heard.
“Adrian?”
“…Yes. It’s me. Long time no see, Evan.”
Adrian, the only friend I could make in Selam, was standing in front of me.
Selam’s luxurious clothes did not match the atmosphere of this rough place.
However, despite his small stature, he caught attention with his very existence. It was felt that Marie and Florence were on their guard.
“Oh, don’t worry too much. We’re friends.”
“…”
But, more than women were wary of Adrian, Adrian was wary of them.
Sensing that the atmosphere was going strangely, I hurriedly sent them away.
“Good work, Florence. Thanks, Marie. See you next time.”
“Oh, I see…”
“Thank you for your hard work…”
Florence and Marie quickly left the place with their heads bowed. The staff at the Colosseum also got out of the chaos.
“It’s been a while.”
“Long time no see? Long time no see? How did you… Leave without contacting me once…”
“Oh.”
Come to think of it, inside the Colosseum, there were many things to be busy.
I also had bad memories of Selam, but there were too many things to do at the Colosseum right now.
Train your sword, train your body, deal with minor problems, etc.
“I’m really sorry. I forgot. That, but… I’m glad you seem to be alive.”
“…Right now, I’m alive and well. But, it’s nice to meet you.”
Adrian, who tempered his anger a little, naturally sat down on the chair in front of me.
“How have you been? Logan isn’t giving a damn?”
What I was most curious about was that incident. It’s because I beat him up to the point where I think it’s a bit excessive.
No, considering what happened to me or what Adrian must have suffered, it didn’t seem like an exaggeration.
“At least because of that incident… Logan is not coming back to Selam.”
“But, well, since he’s at that level, he’s exerting influence outside…”
“He’s lost his influence, and those who followed him like shadows can’t even walk around with his face open.”
“I’m glad.”
It wasn’t that he didn’t have a heart to worry about Adrian, but hearing the story directly like this put his mind at ease.
No, I agreed a hundred times with his words that I should have sent a letter at least once before that. Without any excuses, I was a heartless bastard.
“The problem is you. What the hell is going on outside?”
“Oh, no big deal.”
I tried to dismiss this case with a smile, but Adrian was serious.
“This is serious!”
I never thought that such strong words would come out of his small, passive mouth.
“Do you know you’re really careless? It’s the same this time. Drinking alone with two women…”
“Hey. What’s wrong all of a sudden?”
“That’s also with unbelievable people. They either have a mind or they don’t!”
“People you can trust.”
Adrian shook his head.
“I think it was inevitable that you were attacked when you first fell into this world, or that you stayed in the Colosseum for a while. You couldn’t have made another choice. But isn’t it different now?”
“This is my choice.”
“I know! I respect you! I think it’s good to become a gladiator and carve out your own path.
It would have been me who was drunk, but Adrian was more incensed.
“Uh… Thank you.”
“But, that’s enough. Why are you enduring unfair treatment? If you’re a man, of course you can ask for it.”
“…”
“It’s just about buying a sword. You can have someone else do it, and if you want to find it yourself, you can ask for an escort.”
“That talk is over. From now on, with at least five gladiators…”
“Establishing contingency plans after an incident happens is just the bare minimum, and it doesn’t mean that those people care about you.”
His eyes were alive.
“No, I don’t care for you, starting with you. This time too. Even if you want to drink together, can’t you drink in a public place?”
“No, what are you worried about?”
“What if those people suddenly attack you?”
“Am I stronger?”
I laughed and shook my head.
Neither Florence nor Marie were gladiators who could stand against me with brute force.
“There are many variables. If you didn’t bring a weapon, someone else might have brought it, and no matter how strong you are, the number of opponents may increase.”
“That’s true…But they’re not like that.”
“Women are all the same. They are human beings who have no interest in anything other than putting a man to bed. Do you think they will look at you with different eyes?”
To be honest, I wanted to say, ‘actually, that’s not that bad,’ but I held back because I thought I would get hit by Adrian’s bracken punch if I said that here.
“Those people might be okay. But, from now on? As long as you’re casually drinking like this, other gladiators will stick to you.”
“It’s okay right now. We’re keeping each other’s lines.”
“Those women are said to have fought against you in a sword fight? How many more do you think there will be people you became close to ‘that much’ in the future?”
“That’s…”
“If even one of them has a bad heart, it could be dangerous.”
Well, the person did not change. Still, Adrian was a good man.
Far from hating that I became a gladiator, they respected me, and they were still worried about me.
However, I couldn’t agree with what he said.
“Then, do you mean that I should at least avoid them?”
With that little distance, there weren’t many places where I could be safe.
I’d have to have an escort for me in the hospital room where I was treating wounds, and going up to the roof garden with Dana was ‘dangerous’ after all.
In the first place, it was kind of unpleasant that I couldn’t have a drink with the people around me.
“You need to keep your distance. Actually, it’s not you, but the caretaker of this Colosseum should do it.”
“Daisy is busy enough already. He doesn’t want to put more pressure on…”
“Do you know how many men are missing outside Selam?”
Adrian banged the desk and then glared at me with his serious eyes.