Episode 57.
A man named Foltain, who was in charge of the reception when I registered as a gladiator, came to me.
“I have a small problem.”
“What is the problem?”
It was said that it would be difficult to challenge the champion while facing only higher rankings in order to catch the next match.
“Since you’re in 7th place in the rankings, there are only 5 of us other than the champion.”
“Yes, I know that.”
“If you play the next seven games, you will be qualified to challenge the champion. But there are six people in the row above you.”
Yes.
“So it is.”
Foltane pauses for a moment.
“Are you thinking of participating in the event match?”
Speaking of event matches.
“You mean like dealing with monsters?”
“Yes, and in event matches, winning or losing is not a big deal. It means that the number of matches will be deducted even if instructed.”
that was useless. Even if it is an event match, I have no intention of losing.
“great. I also wanted to play an event game.”
“Then I will replace the two matches with event matches.”
two games.
It seems that Ogre will deal with it unconditionally. Pasteur had also dealt with an ogre.
But not a troll. Pasteur also did not deal with trolls.
But you won’t have me deal with trolls.
“What should I do against in the event match?”
“There will be an event match against the Ogre in the last match, and an event match against the majority before that.”
Against the majority?
then···.
“Who will be my opponent?”
“Anyway, dealing with the majority seems to go in the form of a revenge battle.”
If it’s a double battle.
“This is a rematch with the gladiators who were defeated by you. Of course, masters like Mr. Paya don’t participate. It would be out of balance.”
“Ohh···.”
It’s gonna be fun.
The ones who have been defeated by me so far are Toner, Drex, and Paya.
But if paya is missing, it will be Toner and Drex.
if they are both
“It must be out of balance, right?”
“yes···?”
“Wouldn’t wearing a papaya fit the balance? I beat Toner and Drex so easily.”
It will be a fun game with at least Paya.
“Hmm… Then I’ll make a separate suggestion. You may be dealing with up to five people.”
“yes.”
I look forward to it.
Foltain finished talking and left the inn. And the Messiah came in.
“Hey, someone came.”
“who?”
“My name is Patrick.”
Finally Patrick came.
I asked Messiah to guide me to this place.
Before long, Patrick came to my room with Har in his arms.
“Master, long time no see!”
“Kong!”
“It’s been a while.”
Patrick, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time, hadn’t changed.
It was Har that had changed.
Haar had grown to the point where it was difficult for Patrick to hold him in his arms.
“Patrick… But Harr is a bit strange?”
Aside from his sudden growth, there was something on his forehead.
Like a silver horned wolf.
Patrick explained to me Har’s condition.
“It seems that the horns of the silver wolf that he ate as medicine influenced Har.”
“Can this happen?”
The Horned Silver Wolf is a superior species of the Silver Wolf.
However, even if you boil and eat the horns of a higher species, you will not become a higher species.
“I also inquired from a scholar who studies monsters, and he said it could be.”
“Could it be?”
“Yes, since horned silver wolves grow horns in the first place, there is a possibility that Haru’s parents were originally horned silver wolves.”
That’s definitely not it. It’s strange to say this, but Har’s parents were hunted by me.
Har’s parents at that time were ordinary silver wolves.
“Har’s parents are just silver wolves, that’s for sure.”
I had never heard of adoption in the world of monsters, so I was certain.
“Then it just means that Haru has a high individual value.”
object value?
It was the first word I heard.
“An individual value?”
“I didn’t know, but it’s a word used by scholars who study monsters.”
“what is that.”
“As if the height and weight of the same ogre are different, they say that a superior ogre has a high individual value.”
I understand.
But what does Haru’s high individual value have to do with a different species?
“In a nutshell, it is an evolved trade.”
“Evolution···?”
It’s not something that comes easily.
Why does the saying that we adapt to the environment over a long period of time come from here?
“To put it simply, it’s Sijo.”
father?
“Originally, over a long period of time, those who had Haru’s genes were supposed to become a new species of silver wolf in the future.”
It’s a headache story.
As Patrick said.
“Then, is Haru something different from the Silver Horned Wolf?”
“Will it be?”
Is this a mystery of nature?
“Well, in the end, it changed drastically after accepting the mana contained in the Horns of the Silver Wolf.”
“hmm···.”
It doesn’t matter.
Haru was still cute anyway.
“Har!”
When I called for Har, Har came down from Patrick’s arms and wriggled towards me.
Haru’s appearance didn’t seem to welcome me that much.
“Hey, it’s been a while since I saw the owner. Shake your tail vigorously.”
Then Haru waggled his tail more than before, but he was still slow.
“hey! uhh… that’s it It’s my fault for leaving you.”
He sighed and shook his head.
Still, Haru did come to me.
“Yeah, thank you for this!”
I stroked Har and looked at Patrick.
“Did you bring the book I said?”
“yes. By the way… this book is in ancient characters.”
I hadn’t told Patrick about it, so I didn’t tell him about the book’s identity.
“Give me this.”
I checked the condition of the book.
It was in the same condition as when I first found it.
“hmm···.”
I couldn’t read the ancient characters, but unlike when I found them, I turned them over and checked them one by one.
And it was confirmed that a strange pattern was drawn.
It looks like a magic circle. A familiar pattern was visible in the center of the magic circle.
‘It has the same shape as Ephinia’s brand!’
It seems to be the correct answer.
I heard that each demon has its own pattern. It was also to guarantee the identity of the devil.
‘Then this could be…’
I thought it was a summoning magic circle.
As far as I know, when summoning a demon, draw the pattern of the demon you want to summon in the middle of the summoning magic circle.
If this is the summoning magic circle.
‘It’s not about finding the devil, it’s about summoning the devil.’
After organizing my thoughts, I called the Messiah.
“Messiah, Effy right now.”
Come to think of it, this request was a secret.
Even Patrick must keep the secret.
I told Patrick to leave for a while.
And he said to the Messiah.
“Call Epinia. I found a clue about the request.”
“all right.”
Messiah’s expression, which had been expressionless, brightened.
He seemed genuinely happy.
After Messiah left, I looked at the book some more.
“mmm…”
It’s a magic circle that summons demons.
I wondered what it would be like to summon it the way it was in Lugi Village.
‘I’m sure not.’
I can’t interpret it, but I guessed that it wasn’t like that.
‘In the first place, there was no such thing as a magic circle in Lugi Village.’
There was no magician.
The magic circle was only possible with the existence of a wizard.
In Lugi Village, the method seemed closer to a ritual.
‘I hope it’s a useless worry.’
After some time, Epinia arrived.
I showed Ephinia the magic circle drawn in the book.
Ephinia was also very happy when she confirmed that it matched the pattern on the devil.
“I need a magic tool that can interpret it as soon as possible.”
“I guess so.”
The interval between matches at the Colosseum has also been extended.
It was enough to go to Caldert Street.
It felt like there was no need to delay bringing magic tools.
“I’m thinking of visiting the Caldert family now.”
“thank you!”
Epinia took my hand and thanked me.
“Meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life!”
Well, I’m really lucky to have met me and come to life.
Still, I decided that it was not right to show such an expression.
“What. Then, I’ll pack up and leave right away.”
“Yeah, it will take me a while to pack my things too. I’ll just go.”
what did i just hear?
“wait a minute!”
Before I could even stop, Epinia left my room.
Right after Ephinia left, Patrick entered the room.
“Are you a very pretty person?”
“uh···?”
Come to think of it, Epinia was in a hurry to leave, so she left the cloth covering her face.
“But who are you?”
“Uh… well…”
I was at a loss as to what to say.
The first princess of the Mycenae Empire did not engage in external activities at all.
It is a secret existence. That’s why it was difficult to reveal that Epinia was the first princess.
“Ah, my academy senior. Ea Kirton.”
Come to think of it, Ephinia also had a pseudonym.
It was a bit of a worry.
“But why did you come here?”
“that···.”
I decided that it would be easier to cheat if I mixed in a little truth.
“That person is the client.”
“is that so? He seems young, but his family seems to have a lot of money.”
I nodded and agreed with Patrick’s words.
‘Yes, she’s a princess, but she must be overflowing with money.’
First, I told Patrick.
“I’m thinking of going back to Caldert Street for a while. Would you like to follow me?”
Since I called Patrick to the Empire, it bothered me to leave him here.
“Um… yes! Then, when are you leaving?”
“tomorrow···?”
Suddenly, Patrick’s expression darkened. It seemed a bit troublesome.
“why? Is it too fast?”
“Would it be okay if I went a day later?”
“Is there anyone in the empire to meet?”
Even as I spoke, one person came to mind.
“Paya?”
“uh? How do you know him?”
Patrick looked at me in surprise.
I honestly told Patrick.
“I recently played at the Coliseum.”
“Really? Who won?”
I patted my chest and said.
“Of course I won.”
“As expected, Master.”
Patrick was genuinely delighted.
It just raised a few doubts.
“Did you have a bad relationship with Paya?”
“no. Simply put, Aude was weaker than Paya. A little bit because of that…”
Ah, was it a feeling of vicarious satisfaction?
But if it’s not me, what does it have to do with it?
“Even if Odd is weaker than Paya, doesn’t it matter to you?”
“That’s because of Ana…”
Hearing Patrick’s story made me laugh.
“So, you and Ana fell out because Odd lost to Paya?”
“Yes… I’m ashamed to say it, but it happened when I was young…”
Paya is Ana’s teacher, Odd is Patrick’s teacher.
The skills of the two were said to be the victory of Paya, who had a higher level.
But it didn’t end there. The problem was that Ana boasted to Patrick that her mentor had won.
“Then, was that the reason why you were so awkward with Ana until now?”
“Well, there are things like that, and it was dark when I was younger.”
When I found out the secret story, I laughed out loud.
“Okay, then we’ll be leaving in two days. Come see Paya.”
“thank you.”