EP.16 Conflict
Alitia Kingdom.
It is one of the three kingdoms that exist on the continent and is famous for its security and entertainment.
As you can see, the innkeeper and the local residents are working together to try to take in a tourist.
Isn’t it really scary?
How did one kingdom become such a den of thugs?
To find out, we have to go back to the history of the Kingdom of Alitia. There is nothing to go up long. It is only necessary to find out the deeds of the previous kings.
The predecessor of the kingdom of Alitaa was neither superior nor inferior. Such a king who can write about five lines in a history book. He had a deep affection for his beautiful wife, the beautiful queen.
As the king of a kingdom, he did not have a single concubine, so it is easy to imagine how deep his affection was.
And one day, the queen he loved was assassinated.
The king was enraged and searched the kingdom to find the culprit. Sadly, the criminal was found within two days of the search, and he was executed in the most terrible way in the history of the Kingdom of Alitia.
The culprit who killed the queen was caught, but the dead queen did not return.
Disappointed, the king left the government as it was.
Then, as if waiting only for that, criminals began to run rampant in various parts of the kingdom under the name of an organization called Zadokhoe.
And in the end, the situation reached a point where it was difficult for the current king, who had inherited the throne, to do anything. That’s why the current king is just like the kings of his predecessors.
Only recently have there been rumors circulating that the murder of the previous queen was not a conspiracy of the Zadokhoe…
That’s not what’s important now.
The important thing.
“I mean, it won’t be a problem if I make a fuss like this. is not it?”
I looked at the woman sitting next to me. That’s the guy who locked the inn door earlier. Instead of answering, he just stared at the floor with a pale face.
Well, there’s something to see, so I’ll just keep looking over there.
All I can see is a lack of taste.
“Cow, guest. I brought the tomato soup you ordered…”
The innkeeper placed freshly made hot tomato soup on the table.
Well, first off, the smell sucks.
Still, I don’t know if it’ll taste good…
I took a large bite of the tomato soup and put it in my mouth. He murmured a few times and then spit on the floor. The blood that had pooled on the floor splattered slightly.
“Hey..!”
The woman was startled and startled when blood splashed on her. Then I put her shoulder on her.
“Annie, let me ask you one thing.”
Annie is a lady’s name.
“Yes Yes?”
“You recommended tomato soup to me… Did you just throw it away?”
“Yeah..?”
“I wonder if the things that don’t sell are sold to tourists who don’t know the menu!”
“Hey..! I’m sorry…!”
Annie threw her head back on the floor and trembled. Looking at the innkeeper, he also had a similar reaction to Annie.
In any case, it is the same with tourists everywhere.
I sighed and said.
“The struggle.”
“…Yeah?”
“Tell me what you know about the struggle. Where and when will it open? The person who provided the most useful information saves only one person.”
The innkeeper and the lady started looking at each other.
When I put my hand on the handle of the sword once, the innkeeper spoke first.
Words pouring out like running water.
The woman, who had her face trembling with a look of betrayal, was also tired of it and just started talking.
I folded my arms and listened.
After a while, both of them shut their mouths as if they had told them everything they had to say.
Now is the time to choose.
When the sword is drawn, tension rises on the faces of the innkeeper and the lady. Neither of them was begging for their lives to be rude. They seem to know that it is an act of slashing points.
Also, the Kingdom of Alicia.
Even in a single inn, they know the art of chasing.
He smiled and swung his sword.
👌👌👌👌
His head flew away, and blood that should have been directed to his head poured out like a fountain.
A middle-aged corpse collapsing.
There was a deep sense of relief in Annie’s face as she looked at it.
“Annie, you are the innkeeper from today.”
“Yes Yes..?”
“I’m going to go upstairs and sleep, so put all this away by tomorrow morning.”
He pointed to dozens of corpses lying on the floor. Annie’s eyes widened.
“That, all, until tomorrow? Alone?”
“yes. Can’t you?”
“Of course not! I’m a slender woman! How am I going to get rid of all those corpses by myself…”
“Then we should change the innkeeper to a strong man.”
“…I think I can do anything..!”
Annie clasped her hands and said in a voice full of fighting.
The guy who trembled before…
When the crisis of death is over, look at how you are overflowing with strength again.
‘After all, the Kingdom of Alicia.’
How many times will you be amazed?
“Anyway, put it all away by tomorrow. And while I’m staying, this inn will be rented by me. Don’t be guests. The moment anyone enters the inn, that day is the day the innkeeper changes.”
“…Yeah.”
I took the key and went up the stairs.
I heard a squawking sound from below, but I ignored it.
* * *
strife.
Once every four years, it is a competition held in the capital of the Kingdom of Alitia, and many brave men who are confident in their skills participate.
The reason for participating in the competition is to publicize his name, but it is also because of the generous prizes when he won.
‘There are many people.’
Were the gladiators of Rome like this?
The perimeter of the large-sized amphitheater was crowded with people. Most of them are spectators and some are participants.
In the preliminary round, 16 finalists out of 100 contestants will be selected.
‘It’s a preliminary round by the way…’
There was no such thing when playing games.
Is this also because of not revealing the identity of the hero?
As I waited in line with that thought in mind, it was my turn.
“Welcome to the strife. Did you come as a spectator or as a participant?”
“It is a participant.”
I showed him the A-grade adventurer’s plaque and the recently issued battle-fighting plaque.
He looked at the two cards for a moment, confirmed that they were genuine, and nodded.
“Yes, participant Cloud. Would you like to place a bet and enter? Or would you like to go right in?”
“bet?”
“Oh, you don’t know?”
“No… I knew.”
Annie told me a while ago, but I forgot. It’s a system that didn’t exist in the game.
‘It’s a bet…’
I took out my money bag.
7000 gold.
All I have now.
‘Bets are reverse badges.’
Maybe it could be called pretty.
* * *
The spectator seats of the battle were noisy.
It’s a huge event that takes place once every four years.
Although it is an event where people are killed and injured, this is the capital of the Kingdom of Alitia.
No one cared about the lives of the participants.
Ah.
There were people who cared.
Those in the audience were holding small pieces of paper.
On a small piece of paper was written on whom and how much he was betting.
Bettors were also divided into two categories.
with those who bet small sums or bets on famous people;
They dreamed of turning their lives around by betting large sums of money on people who were not very famous.
And Annie, who recently became an innkeeper from a female class, was the latter.
Unlike those who chose safety, looking at the stadium, she was restless.
“Ah… please… please… please…”
She grabbed the piece of paper and prayed to God. Hasn’t she lived hard enough until now? Good luck only once.
That’s pretty much what it was.
“How much did the lady walk so restless?”
An old man’s voice was heard next to him.
Annie was startled and turned her head to the side. Her elderly man was sitting next to her and looking at her.
“Oh, what a surprise! Who is the inspiration, all of a sudden…”
Her voice got smaller a little bit. It’s because her guards who sit behind her old man stare at her with her fearful eyes.
Ah… you are tall…
Naturally, Annie’s attitude became polite.
“Hmmmm, hello old man. My name is Annie.”
“Heh heh, unlike a young lady, it’s hard to name an old man. Just call me the inspiration. By the way, how long has she walked so restless?”
Annie’s expression softened at those words.
“…all property.”
“Huh… I didn’t see it that way, but you’re a natural gambler?”
“I am not that kind of person. I’ve been living a steady life.”
“Why did the girl who had been living a steady life all of a sudden bet all her fortune?”
“…I think the opportunity has come. If you come, you have to catch it.”
Annie grabbed the piece of paper tightly.
“Hey… who the hell gave her that confidence? I’m curious. Can you tell the old man?”
“it’s okay. Because I’m only betting on the qualifiers. there. That red hair you see over there.”
“Hmm… where… oh?”
The old man looked in the direction Annie was pointing, with a slightly startled expression on his face. She soon started chuckling as if she was having fun.
Is this old man crazy? Annie thought to herself and opened her mouth.
“Why, why?”
“No, I thought it was a coincidence. It happened that this old man also bet on that young man.”
“really?”
“then. Why would this old man lie about something like that?”
Annie’s expression brightened at the old man’s words.
It is reassuring to know that a tall-looking person is betting on someone like you.
‘I was good at betting my fortune!’
It is a bet that even borrows money using the inn as collateral. If I went bankrupt, I would have lived a life of being chased by debtors…
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Good at betting money!
It was time for her to be relieved.
The preliminary round has begun.
Annie smiled and looked at Cloud. He’s very scary, but he’s still very talented. Come on, show your skills and give me money!
…but her smile soon broke.
“Hey hey!!!”
As soon as the qualifiers started, it was because Cloud ran away, tumbling on the floor.
Annie’s hardened facial muscles trembled.
“Hey, what’s that person doing now…”
On the other hand, the old man sitting next to him smiled broadly at Cloud. He said, wiping the tears from his eyes.
“I was crazy too.”