Episode 22. Delayed expression of affection is 100% interest rate (5)
“For some reason, it seems like every time you come here, we fight.”
“I feel sorry too.”
There was no reason to fight before. However, this fight was a simple emotional fight. It didn’t make any sense whatsoever. For me, Tina fought for me, so it saved me a lot of trouble.
“I’m going to make memories with Prause… ….”
“It will be fine for a while. It should be over in five minutes anyway.”
With Tina’s landslide victory.
“Is that so? I heard that Venos’s brother recently made a contract with the Ice Spirit…….”
“Ice Spirit?”
Venos Todiara was a character with so little weight that it was difficult to be called a supporting character. So little is known about it.
According to the information I know, he has skills that would not be strange even if he rises to the rank of leader of the Imperial Knights.
Regarding this character, if he had a spirit contract, he remembered that he could have played a big role in the battle against man and horse, and it came to mind in the community.
But in the game, no matter what option he chooses, he never contracts with the spirit.
But it happened here.
Another variable was increased.
With the ever-increasing variables, I felt that the game started to move fluidly.
Being fluid meant getting out of my control, which also meant making it impossible to predict what was going to happen.
This is why I tried to save only the warriors and not intervene…….
It’s too late to lament your life now.
“Are you ready?”
Venos I ask as I look at Tina, who is running lightly in her place.
“At any time.”
“If you fight without armor, you will get hurt.”
“I’ve done this before. Like I said, I was hurt. You won’t get hurt today though. Because I am much stronger than I was back then.”
Tina pulls out all things. She drew the sword from Venosdo’s back. She was a long, thick sword as tall as her stature. It was a sword commonly referred to as a claymore.
“Can you parry my sword with that thin sword?”
“You will have to load the aura well. Otherwise, it will be cut right away.”
Tina put an aura on her sword as if it were funny. It was incomparably larger than it was a few years ago, and it was clear and clear blue.
“…… Are you a sword master? I must apologize for belittling you as a child.”
“I know both of you, but be respectful of excessive attacks. If either side is exposed, the fight is over. Got it?”
Standing between the two, the leader of the Todia family knights said.
“Yes~”
“I will.”
While the two answered, I placed my hands on the shoulders of Iris and Maria.
“I will leave the mediation to Iris and Maria. If you think there will be any trouble, dry the two of them immediately.”
“Yes!”
“I will go with all my might from the beginning.”
Venos said, holding the Claymore with both hands.
Claymore’s blade becomes sharper as it is covered in ice. There, a blue aura is formed along the blade. It must have been in the ranks of a sword master since those days. Should I say he is the eldest son of the Todia family?
“Come out, Glasher!”
…… Glasher?
With the mention of a familiar name, Glasher in an ice witch hat appears behind him. With her blue skin and blue hair, she hastily covers her face with her hat.
“How… …. Don’t call me suddenly…….”
“That’s a strong opponent. I need your strength.”
If you made a contract with a spirit of the level of Glasher, you could definitely say you were strong. However, there was one thing that bothered me.
As far as I know, Glasher already has a contractor. Even in the S class.
You can’t double-contract with the spirit, so it must mean that you canceled the previous contract? No way… ….
“Sah, who is the opponent… …. Uh? Is the face quite familiar? aaa!! Prause!”
“…… Long time no see.”
I was surprised to find myself under the arena. She was confused as she pointed at me with her mouth covered. She covers her face with her hat as soon as her eyes meet.
“Huh…… Oh! Eh, Ariel-sama was there too. Long time no see, see you… !”
In a hurry, Glasher lowered her waist. Ariel beckoned with her benevolent smile. It was her signal to stop.
“Yes. Long time no see.”
“But what is this situation?”
“As you can see, it’s a battle between Tina and Venos.”
“Eh! Yo, a horse with a warrior?”
“A warrior?”
“Ah… it’s nothing.”
When Benos sees Glasher, she hurriedly covers her face and shakes her hand. She hid the fact that she was a warrior.
Actually, I’m the only one who is known externally as a hero.
The spirit kings must have thought that there would be nothing good for the heroes to be known. He must have been concerned that the still young warriors would not grow properly if they were swayed by the Empire.
“Yeah, but… Mr. Venos……. Won’t you stop fighting…… ?”
Glasher said while holding on to Venos’s armor. Embarrassed by that, Venos raised his voice involuntarily.
“What? Why?!”
“Sah, the compatibility is so bad… ….”
“Compatibility?”
“That kid over there, the one who made a contract with the fire spirit king Phoenix.”
“What?”
The moment the Spirit King was mentioned, his expression changed. Glasher trembled as he held onto his body.
“Oh, it will melt the ice easily. Maybe even my body…… !”
“Are you saying that the King of Spirits is putting his hopes on such a child who is not yet big enough… ….”
Because he’s a warrior.
For a moment, Venos seemed hesitant about quitting, but he tightened his grip on his sword. It was an expression of his will to fight.
“Still, it is unacceptable for a knight to back down without a fight.”
“Eh… …. But!”
Despite Glasher’s dissuade, she runs towards Tina with a huge claymore. Even the weight of the sword on the armor would have been significant, but it was so fast that it was hard to follow with the eyes.
“「Ice Wave」!”
“「The End of Everything」.”
The moment Tina swings her sword, it cuts through her ice. Before the Claymore’s blade could reach Tina’s body, it split in half and flew through her.
“It’s over.”
“Iris.”
I called Iris as soon as I noticed Tina about to swing her sword at Venos.
Kang!
Iris intervened in an instant and blocked Tina’s sword.
“Stop it. Master.”
“…… Okay?”
Tina glanced at me and nodded her head. Venos couldn’t keep his mouth shut as he looked at the Claymore cut like paper. Tina, who coolly put on both ends, jumped out of her arena.
“Anyway! I was going to hit just one more hit!”
Did you know that one hit could kill you?
“You don’t have to fight like last time.”
The issue of freeing slaves has already been resolved.
There was no need to create a conflict with Todia. Rather, now Todia had to be on my side. There was nothing good about scraping it and making it a boil.
“Glasher, I have something to tell you. Can you come over here for a second?”
“What, what is going on?”
Glasher came this way, leaving Venos in shock. He looks at me with his ice cap on tight.
“How did you sign the contract? You must have signed a contract with Thoreau before?”
“Ah, that, that b*tch…… !”
I knew it from the time I used Glasher’s final skill, Freeze All Things. At least the fact that Thoreau’s contractor was Glasher.
Glasher liked Soro, who showed great talent in the ice attribute, and signed a contract with him, but soon regretted it greatly.
It was because Soro used the power he lent to kill monsters to kill or coerce people.
However, once the contract was signed, it was heavy, so it was not easy to cancel it. So, in her own way, she put restrictions on her power, which was to refuse to manifest in the human world.
“Ah, that… A few days ago, Lord Naiad told us to suspend contracts with contractors who are likely to be hostile to the hero……. I thought I might have talent, so I signed a contract, and I used my power in something like that…….”
Glasher muttered and annoyed. Her emotions reflected by her busy bashfulness were quite novel.
“If the contractor wasn’t dead, it wouldn’t be easy to disarm it at will, right?”
“I think World Tree-nim solved that penalty somehow by adjusting the cause and effect.”
“I see.”
Does that mean Venos will do what Thoreau did before he was scouted by the Hundred Gwangjo?
“But why is it Venos Todia?”
“Ah… It goes well with the ice properties……. Even when he sees my face, he makes a nonchalant expression…… ?”
…… Is that why?
It was the reason for the selection without even laughing. Looking at my expression, Glasher hurriedly added a reason.
“It looks good and reliable…… That that… It’s straight. Besides, most of the strong people have already made contracts with the spirits……. Isn’t that the reason why?”
“Why are you asking me that?”
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“Well, then with that… ….”
If the contract with Glasher is true, Venos might be able to rise to the S rank. It is not known exactly how far his growth limit is, but the fact that he has more cards that can be used in man-horse battles is reassuring.
“Oh, hey! Fight again!”
Venos shouts, pointing at Tina.
“…… No, I do not want. Master told me to stop. I won’t. And I don’t want to do it with a scoundrel who’s going to be punished.”
“Who is a crap!!”
Glare stopped the two who were about to fight again, and the sparring ended lightly.
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“I barely got it off. Should I call them disciples as well? Their affection for their master is strong.”
“…… They will always follow.”
He said, thinking of Ariel and the warriors he separated from the market.
“It’s okay. I thought so too.”
“I see.”
“So Prause-nim, please focus on me from now until you enter the Duke’s residence. Don’t pay attention to your surroundings. Got it?”
She casually crossed her arms and said. The sense of considerable volume enveloping the arm was enough to evoke strange emotions. I stealthily tried to remove her arm, but Ella grabbed me tightly and wouldn’t let go.
“Today’s goal is to make memories, Mr. Prause. Is it a memory to walk arm in arm like this?”
“…… Is it.”
I gave up trying to remove my arm. I couldn’t beat her power, so I had no choice but to give up.
“Ah, come to think of it, Mr. Prause, did you write something down and give it to your father before you left? He writes a lot on parchment.”
“It was a way to break through the 7th tier.”
The role of the Todia family in the Great War was significant. It was because it was the role of protecting the empire while the warriors dealt with the demon king and the demons closest to him.
It was difficult for them to remain weak as long as it was speculated that the timing of the human-majeon war would have sped up.
“I see! Already to my father… No, you got points from your father-in-law.”
He laughs and makes a sound of surprise.
“No, that’s not—”
“Just say yes. Isn’t that important?”
Even if it’s not important, there shouldn’t be any misunderstandings.
But as if she had no intention of listening, I hurried her steps, leading my arm.
“Whoops, let’s go!”
I swallowed a sigh and surrendered myself to Ella’s lead.