Episode 14. Declaration of War (End)
“Prause, why are you standing still?”
Tori hit the barrier and asked me. The expression is brutal. The wrinkles on his face seemed to be all gone.
“Prause!”
His voice rose.
“Urca said that the referee intervened. You know very well that he’s a kid who doesn’t lie. But why… ….”
Others also looked at me with worried expressions, probably thinking the same way as Tori.
“…… This duel becomes Urca’s defeat the moment I step out. That way, the purpose of training Urca cannot be achieved.”
“The purpose of training?
“In the first place, this was a problem I could solve. Even so, the reason why Urca was trained without stepping forward was to instill the perception that Urca is stronger than Thoreau. To put it simply, it was to dampen the movements of the White Gwangjo.”
The mere fact that Urca beats Thoreau makes it impossible for White Gwangjo to look down on us.
Not being able to underestimate means that you have no choice but to be prudent, so even the emperor has no choice but to be reluctant to give orders. Baek Gwang-jo is one of the best cards the emperor has.
Surely, I was able to buy time until the succession war. That part was exactly what I was aiming for.
“Then are you going to leave it as it is? I thought it was you who worried the most?”
“The number of things we can do here is limited, but for now, we’ve moved Phoenix and Tina, so you won’t have anything to worry about.”
What I asked Phoenix for was the installation of a barrier.
If Urca was made to consume mana that way, it would be enough to make Urca more environmentally advantageous from this side.
As much as the 9th level barrier is installed, the debuff that Soro feels will be beyond imagination.
She told Tina to cut Ter’s mana with both ends of the universe, if Terr could help.
In addition, when Urca’s life was in danger, they even allowed Thor and Ter to be killed.
If it’s Tina who currently has a contract with the Spirit King and has the final weapon, it won’t be difficult to deal with them.
“Besides, if Urca succeeded in assimilating the spirits, it would be fine.”
I pointed to Urca, who was clad in fire-formed armor, and said.
That’s how he looked when he fought against that strong Feremus. You will definitely be able to use that skill from the game.
“And if they try to kill Urca, then I will do it myself. The emperor or whatever will get you by the throat.”
“I didn’t tell you to go that far… ….”
I snorted at Tori’s words and approached Maria, who was using her surveillance magic.
“…… Maria, did you take a good picture?”
“Yes. Master.”
“Good.”
We also got blackmail materials for cheating, so no matter what we do from now on, they won’t be able to say anything.
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That one came out dirty first, so I’ll go a little dirty this way too.
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Kang! Kang! Kang!
A cross between ice and fire.
At the very rapid development of the workshop, everyone in the audience watches, forgetting to even breathe.
Pacan!
When the ice broke, numerous fragments deformed, threatening Urca’s life, and Thoreau’s skin burned whenever Flam was swung.
“「Ice Stone」!”
Huge pieces of ice fall from the sky.
Kukuku kung!
Urca watched all the icestones falling towards her and recited her skill.
“”Chloro Dance”!”
Cuts down all falling ice and melts it. Meanwhile, Thoreau distanced himself from Urka and began to focus mana into her grasp.
Urca, who noticed it belatedly, tried to approach it, but couldn’t stop her magic from being activated.
“I’ll freeze you alive! 「All things frozen」!”
Spreads through the air like a burst of mana. Where mana flows, ice dominates the arena. Urca was taken aback, but managed to breathe as much as possible.
‘The only way to stop that… …. You can do it. Surely now…… !’
“「The Horror of Hell」.”
The moment she recited her skill, the flame attached to Flam’s blade turned blue.
The flam swings gently. Then, a strong blue flame erodes the floor and rises high to block the chill.
Chiik!
A huge amount of water vapor is generated in the air. Even the chill that froze Urca’s body a moment ago did not abate the flames.
Hell scares.
This skill, meaning a fire that never goes out, was a skill that released a vast amount of mana that turned the place the caster passed through into ashes.
“Where did you get this kind of magic…… ? No, has my magical power weakened?”
‘It seems that his magic power has weakened?’
At Thoreau’s words, Ter noticed a sense of incongruity that had been felt a while ago. He closed his eyes and began to feel the flow of mana. And he soon found a strange mana on the outskirts of the arena.
“This is…… No way.”
Ther’s eyes shook. Meanwhile, Urca was adjusting to the blue flame.
[Aren’t you overworking yourself?]
“Ha ha. Ha. Are you okay…… ! I’m not sure, but I think I’m much more comfortable than when I was assimilated before.”
Even that did not stop her mana from diminishing. It was only slightly alleviated thanks to the barrier that Phoenix had set up.
“Let’s decide now.”
Tak!
Urca kicks the ground. The ground she stepped on turned into flames. As it is, it breaks through the cold and moves forward. The surrounding fire grew stronger and thawed the frozen environment.
“Don’t be ridiculous… ! Don’t be ridiculous!!”
Thoreau screamed and made her ice and sent it to Urca, but it just crumbled helplessly.
“「Ice Dragon Attack」!”
As I swung the sword made of ice, the ice dragon rushed at Urca with its mouth wide open.
“The horrors of hell are unquenchable fires. You can’t put out my fire with that little ice!”
Urca stabbed the head of the approaching dragon with a flam. A straight line of fire pierced the dragon and rained straight down on Thoreau.
Koo-kwa-kwang!
The fire that collided with the ice spread out in all directions. Soro’s skin, which had been soaked in cold, could not stand the heat and ripened.
“Awesome! It’s hot…… ! Damn! What! Why is my power not coming out properly!”
“Ha ha, ha ha.”
Urca’s vision blurred with each breath she took. She was about to run out of mana.
‘I have to finish it before I run out of magic!’
“Urca!”
“End it, Thoreau!”
Ice for Urca, fire for Thoro.
It was the moment when they were about to give each other a counter blow. Urca stopped attacking and twisted her body.
Boom!
Ice runs through Urca’s hair.
“Did you really think you could follow my movements?!”
In an instant, Urca caught the rear and swung the flame. The sword, which swung faster than the ice could form, hit Thoreau directly.
Suddenly!
Flam’s sword succeeded in cutting through Thoreau’s side.
“Keah!”
Screaming, Thoreau collapsed. Grabbing her by the side, he vomits blood. Teru burst into embarrassment at the sight.
‘What happened? You applied force to the exact coordinates?!’
“Kwaaah! OMG… aaa!!”
Thorro screamed as he felt the pain of burning his flesh and intestines.
The flames of hell scare do not go out until the caster finishes the skill. Even if the creature lost its life and could no longer scream, it had an additional effect of burning to the end and leaving a trace.
“Ha ha. Ha. Teru, if we don’t decide the winner right away, all of Thoreau’s organs will be burned! Before it becomes unrecoverable with potions! Declare victory or defeat immediately!”
“It’s great…… !”
Ther closed her eyes tightly.
He reluctantly raised his hand and shouted.
“Winner! Urca!”
As Terre’s declaration spread through the loudspeakers, the arena changed to Honbibaeksan.
Since many commoners and nobles bet Thoreau, they were devastated.
Especially the nobles couldn’t believe that Thoreau had lost to Urca, let alone losing money, even with Ter’s help.
In such a chaotic situation, the people who supported Urca, the beastmen and the elves raised their arms high in emotion.
Even though the amount bet on Urca was small, he was genuinely delighted with Urca’s victory.
“Urca won!”
“What did I say! You said you would win!”
Urka, who was the main character in the noisy arena, gasped for breath. He lifted his hell scare and sat down on the floor. The assimilation of Ignis was also lifted.
[Are you okay, Urca?]
“Ugh… …. Kept, kept…….”
Raises his trembling hand high. Urca pointed with her index finger at the private space where Prause would be watching her, then clenched his fist.
“I… I did it…… All?”
With all her might, Urka let go of his hand. His body leans to one side. Just before he collapsed on the scorched arena floor, Prause rushed into the arena and accepted him.
“…… Okay. Good job. Urca.”
Plaus poured the mana potion into Urka’s mouth, who was unconscious, and slightly raised the corner of her mouth.
“Thank you very much.”
Hearing his words, Urca raised the corners of her mouth in joy and lost her mind.
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After the duel was settled, Ter found Emperor Rufen’s personal space. Ther lowered his head as if he were guilty of high treason.
“Yes… …. I lost in the end.”
At Lufen’s sigh, Ter lifted her head and complained of her injustice.
“…… Your Majesty, this makes no sense. It is clear that Prause’s party interfered. Otherwise, there’s no way my natural world coordinates would disappear—”
“Is that revealing that you intervened in the duel yourself?”
At first, Prauss opened the door to the Emperor’s personal space and spoke. The knights guarding the corridor leading to the private space of the imperial family were strewn about.
“The declaration of war was well received. Emperor Lufen. It was a bit rough for a greeting.”
“Prause, you bastard…… !”
Loupen pointed at Prause and gnashed his teeth. The imperial knights hurriedly thrust their swords at Prause.
“The hospitality is very faithful.”
Kang! Kang!
At my words, Tina and Iris drew their swords and cut off the knights’ swords. The knights let out a short groan while feeling numb.
“It’s hard to cheat on a weak subject…….”
“It is unacceptable to point a sword at Master.”
“Your Majesty, if I give you an order right now—”
“Don’t do that. Are you really going to die?”
Prause cut Ter’s spirit as if it were funny. He glanced at the group behind him and gulped.
Terra alone could not deal with the party in this place. At least, to fight the current warriors, the White Gwangjo and the Black Gwangjo had to work together to be able to compete.
“This is Prause… ….”
An elderly old man approached Prause holding a staff.
“…… Is it the head of the Magic Guild?”
The Magic Guild Leader, Loggia.
The best magician of the empire, and the best power of the empire, said to have power beyond even S-class.
“The amount of mana is definitely staggering. I don’t feel any limitations at all. It’s like the demon king described in the book of warriors’ biographies.”
“I didn’t come to see you today. Stay out.”
“As I’ve heard, manners aren’t as bad as cow dung.”
“I am not here to chat about useless things. I came because the emperor has business.”
I passed the magic combination leader and stood in front of Lufen. Then the knights intervened between me and the emperor.
“What did you come for?”
‘I’m here to tell you not to mess with my companions from now on. I put Urca first this time, but next time it won’t end like this? Of course, next time it will be someone else, not me!’
“Emperor Lufen, you’d better be careful when playing with power in the future. This time, Urca stepped forward and fought, but next time, if I mess with my party again, then I will take the lead myself.”
Prause wept inwardly at his unruly muzzle. He had no intention of stepping out on his own, so he wanted to smack his mouth for saying the exact opposite.
“Then let’s end today’s duel like this. If I have something else to see later, I’ll see you then.”
Prause, who had been giving one-sided notice, stopped his steps and turned around.
“Oh, that’s right.”
He put the orb with the surveillance spell on the table, along with the contract he had received from the guide.
“There is a person who is sensitive to mana on our side. I used surveillance magic. You will be amazed when you see it once. And this is a 22.5X odds contract. I calculated the gold value was 11,250 gold. Get ready and bring it.”
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Prause goes out, and the warriors and spirit kings follow. Seeing their backs, Lufen suddenly burst into laughter. He picked up the contract lying on the table and tore it apart.
“hahahahaha!!”
With a mad laugh, not only members of the imperial family, but also the knights and magic union leaders who were escorting them stared at the emperor with puzzled faces.
“These bastards…… ! How dare you, how dare you despise me, the emperor of the empire? I guess I’ll have to see them die before I die! Then I think I can close my eyes comfortably!”