Inside An Adult Game As A Former Hero chapter 92

EP.92 Leslie

“Abstain? Why am I abstaining?”

“Why? didn’t you just see that? The quick-witted elf vomited and mutilated in an instant!”

“What’s so great about that… Shedia, next to you, does the same.”

“Why all of a sudden Shedia… huh? really..?”

“Because it is. Right?”

Both me and Katarina’s eyes fell on Shedia at the same time. Shedia chewed the bread and nodded. Katarina was startled.

“Really? Can you beat that?”

Shedia tilted her head.

“You weren’t asking if you could cut that elf in pieces, were you?”

“Huh? Ah, yes… that’s but…”

Katarina’s expression trembled as if she felt a sense of disparity as she spit out ugly words with her innocent face. Shedia looked at the six arms man for a moment or not and then she nodded her head again.

“Yes. I can win.”

“Look. Isn’t it strange that the Hero’s party members couldn’t win even one of those things in the first place?”

“…I can’t win.”

“That’s right.”

Katarina’s sword dance is excellent.

If it is natural, it is natural because it is a sword dance left by her mother, who was the best dancer in the past. She said she had a contract with the 4th Spirit before she was there.

If you mix the power of sword dance and spirit well, you can create a great synergy effect.

However, no matter how good the technique is, if the body does not follow it, it will be futile.

Katarina has lived a life of a dancer far from killing herself, so her level is naturally low.

Since the level is low, of course, the body is also weak.

If Katarina were to fight that monster right now, she’d be cut in half before she could do anything right.

But this is a very simple problem that is easy to solve.

“it’s okay. It will make us win sooner or later.”

Your body is falling because your level is low?

So, isn’t it just a matter of raising the level?

I’ll have to find a dungeon that Katarina can hit in the near future.

“What, what? Why are you making that face?”

Did you feel something ominous when you saw my face? Katarina flinched.

are you okay.

It’s not dangerous. It’s just that her body is a little too tired.

* * *

The quarterfinals went smoothly except for the first match, which was a bit shocking. It’s okay to say that everything went as expected.

Eledric, Knight, Fighter, and I advanced to the semifinals.

Ah, Elredric is eight or six arm man.

The referee shouted at the end of the match.

Round 4 started two days later.

The first match was against Eledric and Knight.

I was looking forward to this match a bit. Comparing to the previous match, Eledric’s skills seem to be better, but there’s always something hidden from a skilled knight.

If you’re careless, you’ll be behind in between.

That’s why we waited for the match to start in the waiting room right in front of the stadium.

Moments later, the match began and the knight dropped his weapon to the floor and raised his hands above his head.

It meant abstaining from the match.

‘What?’

Abstaining from fighting?

Fresh…

I turned my gaze to the audience.

I was also slightly disappointed, but what will they do?

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Great boo…

‘Ugh?’

There was no boo.

I thought these savage cubs would ridicule the knight who escaped without his tail. Surprised by the unexpected reaction, the knight returned to the waiting room.

I spoke to him.

“I thought you were going to be stoned to death. How did you do it?”

“Well? Oh, you mean that?”

The knight put his hand on my shoulder and grinned.

“You will find out tonight. It doesn’t matter if we win or lose this match.”

He said so and left.

What else is that?

‘Is it something to do with Leslie’s father becoming the Four Heavenly Kings?’

After thinking for a while, I shook my head.

You said you’ll find out tonight, so there’s no need to worry. I cleared my mind and went into the arena and lightly beat the fighter.

And that night, I found out why the knight was stoned and not left behind.

“Ummm… So it’s a rebellion?”

Alfred, 1st Prince of Polycia, frowned at my words.

“A rebellion? I am just trying to get my rightful rights back.”

“Is that so.”

I crossed my arms and looked around.

There are four men and women sitting at the same table as me. They are all sons and children of the Archduke. That is, they are Leslie’s brothers and sisters.

Knights, fighters, and Eledrics stood by the side of such nobles as if escorting them.

If you look around a little wider, you can see barbarians drinking and chatting. At first glance, they seem like ordinary inn guests, but they are all paying attention to this.

It’s probably the private soldiers of these aristocrats.

I took a deep breath and turned to the driver.

“You said you could find out tonight, was that what it was? Are you tying up the Heroes of other countries into politics?”

About three years ago, Archduke Osner’s health condition, which was still not good, rapidly deteriorated.

Since he was unable to take care of the state affairs, Alfred, who was originally the 1st Prince, had to rule the Duchy temporarily.

However, taking advantage of the chaos, Leslie led her forces and quickly took control of the palace, expelling all of her brothers and sisters, including the First Prince.

Falling in love with power, she imprisoned her father, the Grand Duke, and ruled the Duchy as if she were the Grand Duke.

First Prince and his group have tried to correct the mistake, but the results have not been very good. All assassination attempts were unsuccessful, and the vassal lords did not cooperate.

So while they were rolling their feet, Leslie held a contest.

First Prince and his group saw this competition as an opportunity. Leslie, who seldom comes out of the palace, will also appear at her own competition.

In the case of a winner, she even congratulates them herself.

They didn’t know if they would be able to bring Leslie down if they took advantage of this opportunity.

So they have hired outside talent to participate in the competition, disguising the privates as spectators and contestants.

When Leslie came down from the balcony to congratulate the winner, they were supposed to hit her, but getting to the finals was the variable.

They wished there wasn’t even the slightest bit of variation.

That’s why you came to me in the middle of the night. To get me into their plans. In order not to interfere at all.

Their position was roughly as follows.

It’s not objective, so I have to filter a lot, but I understand the situation.

Hearing my words, the knight scratched his head with a bewildered expression.

“Honestly, did you not have any expectations?”

“Yes. I expected it to some extent. But even though you knew that I was a hero, I didn’t know that I would want to meddle in other people’s politics.”

“It’s not like politics. As I said before, this is a great cause to restore my brother’s legitimate rights.”

The blonde woman sitting on the far right said in a cold voice.

What was her name…

I can’t remember, but I think it was the third princess.

“Leslie… the child is incompetent. She have a lot of greed for such a topic. If such a child were to rule the principality, she would plunge not only the principality into chaos, but the whole continent.”

Another princess spoke up.

“She wouldn’t be anything to throw the continent into chaos… Does that mean she’s going to revolt against the Empire?”

“…that would be a very rude statement, but it is true. If it’s that child, it’s still there.”

The other Princes and the Princesses nodded their heads as if in agreement.

Looking into their serious eyes, I leaned my back against the backrest.

I don’t know how they’re going back to the country, but first of all, I know what they’re saying is bullshit.

Leslie is not incompetent.

I know who played ‘The Hero’s Party’. Because in the game, she was set to be competent.

Also, just by listening to their stories, not the game, you can tell that Leslie’s incompetence is bullshit.

If Leslie is incompetent as they say, then what are the people who were kicked out by her? They weren’t kicked out alone, they were all kicked out together. No matter how short they are, it is impossible for Leslie to be incompetent.

And what if not incompetent?

They would not dare to touch the Empire on the subject of the principality.

If the Empire cuts off the food supply immediately, there will not be one or two people who will die of starvation.

If that happens, they’ll go back to the past when they plundered for a living. Unlike in the past, which was at the level of tribes and tribes, the scale has grown to the level of lords versus lords. In the end, it is only the principality, not the continent, that falls into chaos.

‘If you want to deceive, come up with a slightly plausible story.’

As he was thinking about that, First Prince said in a serious voice.

“So, Hero, Will you accept our offer?”

I took a deep breath.

“Great. I can’t sympathize, but I try not to interfere.”

Their faces brightened.

“Instead of advance payment.”

“Well?”

“I will take it in advance. 1 million gold without enuri.”

The faces of the noble nobles were distorted.

They shouted, but I stubbornly demanded 1 million gold, and they had no choice but to pay.

Oops, honey bee.

* * *

Leslie blinked her eyes.

It was because in the final, Eledric withdrew without fighting.

‘Are you doing this openly?’

Even though she has no choice but to fish, isn’t this too much?

Leslie clicked her tongue.

Hearing the crowd’s cheers towards Cloud, Leslie reached out. A cold energy emanated from her fingertips, creating an ice staircase from the balcony to the arena.

The moment she stepped onto the stairs, the cheers of the crowd disappeared like a ghost. Instead of cheering, Eledric’s big ax flew wildly through the air.

‘bothered.’

Leslie sighed deeply and reached for the axe.

The cold air took the form of a disk.

The flying ax hit the ice disc! and stuck The ax was powerful enough to break through ice lightly, but the ice that blocked the ax was not ordinary ice.

[Ice Shield]

The ice shield, which was tightly woven with crystals, was much harder than ordinary ice. Enough to prevent a throw full of Eledric’s superpowers. Nothing has bothered her more since her ax was blocked.

She came down completely from the stairs and stood facing the winner, Cloud.

Recognizing that he was the strange man who winked at her in the qualifiers, she spoke to him.

“What did you say you would give me?”

“Yes?”

“Don’t take the Pink Woman. Not all my bloodline hired you.”

“Ah. it? A million gold.”

Leslie was slightly surprised by his words.

You paid a million gold for just one person?

Those bastards?

“Are you a pretty talented person?”

“So I won.”

“While winning by abstention.”

“If it wasn’t for it, would I have won?”

“That’s shameless.”

She laughed bitterly.

Is it because there is no pretense? I liked him more than I thought.

“How about going back now? You won’t get hurt. I swear by my family.”

“Are you confident? Even looking at this?”

Cloud tilted his head toward the audience.

Soldiers disguised as spectators were carrying bows. Kugu Palace. The arena door opened and armed warriors rushed in.

Dozens of elite soldiers surrounded her in an instant.

Still, Leslie’s expression did not change at all.

The slightly raised corners of the lips contain arrogance.

“Right. I’m confident. So what are you going to do?”

It was before Cloud could answer anything.

“Four years! Witch Leslie!”

After breaking through the warriors surrounding Leslie, Prince and Princesses appeared. First Prince, drunk with the exaltation of victory, exclaimed triumphantly.

“You imprisoned the Grand Duke with your abominable power, harmed me, the deficit, and trampled the Principality. Iries watches over us, so let the witch pay for her sins sweetly!”

Leslie smirked.

“Am I destroying the Duchy? Aren’t you the ones who tried to divide the Duchy over my father who was in critical condition?”

“Shut up, witch! I will not tolerate any more insults. If you surrender obediently, I will look into your old ways and make amends to some extent.”

“That sounds funny. Alfred, you have no right to do that. Only the Grand Duke has the right to punish criminals in this Duchy.”

“Yeah, two years! How dare you, a mere maiden, claim to be the Grand Duke over me, who is a fittest?!”

“When did I claim to be Grand Duke? I was just saying you have no right to punish me.”

“What? what-”

“Father, please correct me.”

Leslie smirked and uttered one word.

That one word shook the arena.

The agitation spread not only to Prince, the princesses, but also to the warriors.

Alfred said urgently.

“Well, it can’t be. The Grand Duke was clearly lost in the dead. Didn’t the four years revolt against that?!”

“What is a rebellion…if you don’t believe it, that’s it. You can see it for yourself with those stupid eyes. father!”

Leslie exclaimed as she looked out at the balcony.

Everyone in the arena turned to the balcony. From the inside of the balcony, receiving dozens of pairs of eyes, someone walked up and down.

It was a tall giant wearing a fur-skin cloak and a breastplate carved with a wolf’s face. His face, which would appear to be an outstanding warrior at a glance, was engraved with long, diagonal scars.

None of the warriors of the Principality of Polycia did not know the owner of that scar.

He was Osner, Grand Duke of Polycia.

He looked down on the balcony with a cold expression.

“Hey, how is this…”

The First Prince fluttered his eyes.

Osner, the Grand Duke of Polycia, is still alive. This meant that a crisis had arrived for him, who had been pressuring Leslie on the pretext of imprisoning the Grand Duke.

Cause disappears.

Leslie laughed at him.

“Alfred. Why don’t you stop joking around and say hello to your father, whom you haven’t seen in a long time?”

Alfred’s eyebrows twitched. He bit his lip so tight that it bled.

‘If you leave here, it’s over.’

He had already drawn his sword and his father saw it. If he withdraws from here, his life will be lost, even if he is willing to lose everything he has.

He shouted loudly at the shaking warriors.

“Everyone, make up your mind! Are you going to be possessed by that dastardly Witch’s magic?!”

Leslie frowned.

“…Witchcraft?”

“Yes! Where did you see that the Grand Duke looked like? The last King I remembered could not eat porridge alone. But he suddenly became healthy, so he changed like that? Funny sound! That must be four years old witch’s magic!”

Hearing his words, the warriors widened their eyes.

Those with bows aimed again, and those with cutlery clenched their grips. Even in their eyes, the Grand Duke’s sudden change of change was unbelievable.

And it was not only Alfred that was without a back, but they too. No, maybe more. Unlike Alfred, who could even save his life, they would all be executed.

Leslie’s eyes narrowed coldly at Alfred and the soldiers’ unchanging attitude.

“Even though you have been given a chance to undo your mistake, you always wag your tail at a traitor. good. You are no longer citizens of the Principality.”

A chilling chill began to emanate from her. Alfred raised his hand. When his hand comes down, arrows will pour out, and the fight will begin.

In such an instantaneous situation.

“There you are, my lord. I want to receive that prize right now, is that okay?”

Cloud raised his hand and said to the Archduke.

The cold, frozen atmosphere melted for a moment.

Are you going to bring up such a story in this situation? While everyone was half embarrassed and half ridiculous, Archduke Osner, who had been silent all along, opened his mouth.

“Since you won, it is natural to give awards. Do you want anything?”

“I don’t want anything special…”

Cloud scratched his cheek and then grinned.

“Let’s go get one. Inspiration.”

A loud laugh broke the silence that followed.

Osner laughed out loud and jumped off the balcony.

“Oh, Father?!”

Leslie, who was trying to catch him with magic, dyeing her complexion blue, landed lightly.

“…Huh?”

Leslie rolled her eyes.

What did she just see?

Osner didn’t even care about his daughter, who was stunned. He passed Leslie and faced Cloud.

No, he looked down.

Because he was one head taller than Cloud.

“How long ago, do you want to fight an old man who has been on the brink of death? Was that really the prize you wanted?”

Cloud shrugged.

“Look at your body. The old man who was wandering through death by looking at it-”

Whoa! bang!

When the sound was heard, Cloud’s new model had already disappeared. The warriors in a straight line behind Cloud had their backs folded as if they had hit something, and dust rose from the cracked arena walls in the distance.

“What, is it over? Anyway, young people these days are getting weaker.”

Osner clenched his fists and clicked his tongue as if pathetic.

-…

Silence descended.