‘I won’t kill you, but I will humiliate you worse than death.’
When I saw Kazan tied to the rising ground, I burst into laughter.
It’s not that I’m laughing because it’s funny. However, the grand duke’s children’s intentions were so obvious that they smiled.
“……What are you doing? The win or loss has been decided, so stop.”
Kazan’s mother, the 2nd Empress, barely opened her mouth with her face blushing.
It is unbearable to suffer such an insult in the Colosseum where Manmin is watching.
Either that or not, Kazan’s opponent, Whistle, was raising both hands while circling around as if to boast about his achievements.
This is a typical winner’s look.
Archduke Carlos pretended not to hear the second empress’ harsh voice.
He looked at the whistle proudly with a relaxed expression. On the contrary, I was dragging the time to enjoy the afterglow.
“How long until…”
“Empress. The game is not over yet.”
Archduke Carlos answered the 2nd Empress’s voice mixed with tears.
It’s just absurd. The game is still going on even though Kazan is unconscious.
“What do you mean? Aren’t you in a state where you can’t continue the game?”
“Couldn’t I admit defeat, or die, or the organizers, Your Majesty and I, stop the match?”
The rules of this Colosseum are simple.
Victory and defeat are decided for exactly three reasons.
Declaration of defeat, or death, and finally, only Emperor Deus or Archduke Carlos could stop the game.
Kazan is not dead. However, due to fainting, I did not have the spirit to say that I had lost.
All that remains is the ‘Declaration of Defeat’ spoken directly by Emperor Deus.
Kurleung!
The stadium shook once again.
As the whistle concentrated mana into the staff, the pressure of the earth surrounding Kazan began to tighten even more.
It could really kill you if you let it go like this.
The thought that they couldn’t kill because they were princes didn’t work for them.
Knowing that, the 2nd Empress’ earnest eyes turned to Deus.
“… Kazan’s defeat.”
In the end, I had no choice but to speak.
Kazan lost. It was the same 7th circle, but the result was a crushing defeat.
first confrontation.
Naturally, I believed that Kazan would win.
It is known that the whistle was the 6th circle, and Kazan reached the 7th circle.
However, the whistle was also the 7th circle.
If it’s the same circle, the only thing left is the difference in skill.
The results of this confrontation speak for themselves.
It was like proof that a mage born and raised in the imperial family could not compete with a battle mage who had fallen on the battlefield.
‘Then, the next grand march…’
Wouldn’t even Launel be able to defeat Taveron?
Raunel, who mastered the phoenix technique, crossed the wall of a sword master. The chest was a complete body different from that of an ordinary sword master.
However, I had never experienced a proper battlefield.
Although they were sent to the north the other day, this was because the goal was to collect information, not combat.
However, Taveron was a warrior who had been rolling on the battlefield until recently.
‘He killed over 20 Pagans.’
The results of the battle in the north are heard from the inside out.
Although the battle situation was reversed with the appearance of the divine lord at the end, there were already overflowing reports of Taberon’s overwhelming force, which had been traversing the north until just before that.
If even Launel loses, Reinhardt has no chance.
2:0 will be a complete defeat for the imperial family.
For a moment, Launel and Deus’ eyes met.
-Trust me, Your Majesty.
Launel’s eyes lit up.
Not too long ago, she was like a doll whose eyes were out of focus.
After Reinhardt returned, that vitality came.
He overcame his own trauma.
‘Didn’t I decide to believe it?’
Deus clenched his fists.
‘Well······?’
However, Deus couldn’t help but tilt his head inwardly at the sight of Reinhardt passing by.
‘That laugh…’
Reinhardt was laughing.
If your brother is hurt, it’s normal to frown.
Reinhardt was smiling innocently.
And that kind of laughter was very familiar even to Emperor Deus.
because I’ve seen it often.
‘Insanity…’
Because it was the same laugh that Reinhardt had often shown during his mad childhood.
*
I couldn’t sleep properly.
That may be the cause of the defeat.
Because of the great responsibility, the idea of dealing with the whistle in the Colosseum for the first time.
I couldn’t sleep properly.
But that wasn’t the only reason I couldn’t sleep.
‘thanks.’
······ Thank you.
The compliments came pouring in.
Hearing that he was a genius or a prodigy, his ears hurt, so there was no inspiration in the praise.
But I seldom hear a thank you.
If you work hard and achieve something, it is ‘obvious’.
Because Kazan is a genius. It was only natural for the prince to do so.
What’s the point of trying so hard? It’s only natural that geniuses produce results anyway.
‘Reinhart, to me?’
But thank you.
Also Reinhardt.
That arrogant, self-righteous, self-aware lunatic!
Not once in his life has he ever acknowledged himself.
That’s why Kazan didn’t acknowledge Reinhardt either.
Because he was nothing more and nothing less than a lucky madman.
if so
He even genuinely admitted that he could not have done such an elaborate analysis.
‘Am I really crazy…’
In fact, the past was normal, and now I wondered if I was going crazy.
To tell the truth, it was scary.
If people suddenly change, they say it’s time to die.
Reinhardt might have changed when it was time to die.
so i couldn’t sleep
Unpredictable. analysis is impossible. Reinhardt broke the mold and came out.
“Kazan. Please come to your senses!”
“It’s a mana runaway phenomenon. Yeah, but it doesn’t seem like an ordinary runaway.”
“What do you mean by that? It’s not an ordinary runaway!”
“I do not know. It’s my first time doing something like this… Oh, Your Highness Reinhardt?”
“majesty. Please spare our Kazan. Didn’t you also stop Carmon’s mana runaway?”
The surroundings are noisy.
Kazan could not move.
I can hear it clearly, but I can’t respond.
It felt like the soul was leaving the body.
Then someone put a hand on his head.
‘ah.’
It’s warm…
I don’t know whose hand it was, but it felt incredibly warm.
The moment my hand was placed on it, my whole body felt relaxed and at ease.
My thoughts disappeared and only the feeling of floating in the clouds remained.
It is the touch of a mother that I felt as a child.
When not armed with any discipline and responsibility. He was young enough to not be praised as a genius.
It was the gentle touch of a mother who genuinely just looked at Kazan as Kazan.
‘Mana…’
At the same time, I could feel the mana that wrapped around my heart spreading out to my entire body.
The heart rate increased and the circulation of mana doubled.
Soon, the impurities that suppressed the mana ring came out in an instant.
When he opened his eyes, he saw someone in Kazan’s field of vision.
‘Reinhardt…?’
Reinhardt.
why is he here
it seems like a dream The dream was clear.
If it wasn’t for that, there’s no way he would have made such a worried expression.
‘Come to think of it, there was once. I called Reinhardt my brother.’
I had only called Reinhardt older brother once.
It was the first day I saw Reinhardt.
Due to madness since childhood, Reinhardt was confined to the palace.
So, the thought of meeting his ‘another older brother’ rather than Launel seems to make Kazan happy.
No matter how crazy people around you tell you to be careful, what will a child know?
I was just glad that I had another brother.
But it didn’t take long to realize that I was wrong.
-brother?
The moment he called him older brother, Reinhardt’s expression changed to that of a demon.
-Shut up before you rip that mouth off. because my head hurts
Kazan was hurt by the arrogance he spat out.
A bloody pair of eyes. It seems that Kazan was scared and cried at those eyes that didn’t seem to see him as a human being.
it will be after that
The thing that made me hate Reinhardt.
Because I thought that a guy with no special abilities was just a bad mouther.
“You worked hard, Kazan.”
It is clear that it is time to die.
Or is this really a dream world?
That’s because there’s no way he’d say that Reinhardt had a hard time with his sober mind.
But… why?
What makes me wish it wasn’t a dream
*
fun. It was a lot of fun.
『Decryption complete. It gave off loneliness.”
loneliness.
It is a term referring to poisonous bugs.
It was a taboo technique that was used in the old East, and it was a curse closely related to the Demon Church.
It was planted in Kazan.
So, mana was depleted in an instant, and he was defeated without being able to fight properly.
After the match, it even caused a runaway mana.
‘It was released during the game. It was hidden in the ground and used.’
I used it while burying solitude in the ground in advance. During the confrontation, the whistle overturned the ground to relieve solitude, and as a result, one of them entered Kazan.
‘I will win by any means and methods…’
indeed. I understand the Grand Duke’s intentions.
It meant that he would win no matter what and bring down the imperial family.
A bloody laugh came out.
“Oh, isn’t it your highness, the crown prince? Why are you here and not on the podium?”
A whistle appeared.
Perhaps he purposely stepped forward to see the progress of Kazan.
To see if Kazan is dying properly.
“It was a great game.”
“her! It is an honour. I never dreamed that His Highness would praise me.”
“Let’s shake hands.”
Whistle’s expression subtly changed.
It was clear that he had seen Kazan.
Kazan should be dying by now. Shall we shake hands?
To think that such a carefree guy is the crown prince.
A furry guy. There’s nothing funny about it.
Do you have no sympathy for your brother?
No, it was clear that the madness was still not fully healed.
Otherwise, there’s no way I could have reacted like this.
“majesty. I will sincerely cheer for you.”
Shrugging his shoulders, Whistle joined hands.
The words of support were sincere. The prince’s devastating defeat. The fall of the imperial family.
Then, the whistle lowered its head once and passed by calmly.
At the same time, I heard Zero’s words in my head.
『Stimulates the production of the toxin excreted by solitude.』
『I have succeeded in inserting solitude into my skin.』
『Target: Whistle.』
yes.
Cheer up. sincerely.
Survive on my own.
*
Kazan’s condition was more normal than expected.
Breathing was stable, and mana runaway did not occur.
‘How did this happen? Why are you all right?’
obviously planted solitude.
I made sure it was inhaled.
loneliness. If tens of thousands of poisonous insects are driven into one place, the one that survives will be enormously toxic.
It is a worm that has a ‘curse’ that has refined and strengthened it several times.
Humans could not have such a tolerance for solitude.
But Kazan didn’t seem to mind.
“Hmm?”
The whistle whistled for a moment.
My breathing started to quicken.
“What, what?”
The body becomes pale.
Mana doesn’t turn properly.
‘Mana runaway?’
Why all of a sudden?
thud!
Whistle’s body fell to the floor.
“Ha, ha, ha…!”
Die. dying
Whistle was well aware of this phenomenon.
‘Loneliness entered me?’
that’s impossible
Because I had thoroughly prepared for loneliness, such an unfortunate incident could not happen.
Why did the solitude that should have been in Kazan come into him?
“Say, save me…!”
go wild
mana.
The skin all over her body rose brightly.
It swelled like it was about to explode.
It was more powerful than the solitude I prepared for.
“Whee, Whistle?”
“Take Whistle-sama!”
“Geo uh… uh uh!”
Whistle coughed up blood.
The knights of the Grand Duke’s family found it and moved it, but the condition did not improve.
＜ Encounter (4) ＞ End