135 – Scene 135# Asa
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“Jim chooses the author.”
The prisoner Luna pointed out was moved to the cage.
It was a very strange sight.
Knights of the SS were circling endlessly around the circular arena, dragging the prisoner behind bars.
It’s like looking at a table spinning round and round in a high-end Chinese restaurant.
The Emperor and I would simply sit down and choose the prisoner we wanted.
“Hmm… .”
I looked at a prisoner behind bars.
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character profile
Name: Merlin
Age: 27
Occupation: death row inmate
personality: none
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Judging from the fact that all the prisoners listed so far were sentenced to death, it didn’t seem like the emperor had lied to me.
I don’t know what crime they committed, but I was thinking that it was amazing that there were so many death row inmates.
“Pick me out!”
Well?
A man in the cage shouted at us.
“I am a former mercenary! If you put your mind to it, you can kill everyone in here! Just leave it to me!”
Then a commotion broke out among the prisoners around.
“I-I can kill them all! Please vote me for the game too!”
“I worked as a knight in the past! If you pick me up, I will repay the favor!”
Judging from their reaction, I think I knew what I was told before coming here.
You’ve probably heard that if you win in this game, you’ll be spared.
From their point of view, they either died by playing chess or were executed while standing still, but since they were the same, it must be such a desperate situation.
As the commotion erupted, the SS drew their swords and shouted.
“These guys… ! How dare you shout in front of anyone! Can’t you be quiet!”
“Leave it alone.”
“your majesty… ?!”
Looking to the side, Luna was giggling and laughing.
“Isn’t it fun? Seeing the bugs struggling to survive.”
“your majesty… .”
“Specially, I will allow you to speak. Please make Jim happy. However, it’s noisy, so take turns doing it one by one. If you don’t, I’ll cut your throat.”
The commotion ceased among the prisoners.
Horror came over their faces.
With just one word from the emperor, their lives could have easily vanished like a candle in the wind.
“Um, good. I’m glad the bugs seem to understand Jim.”
Nodding her head in satisfaction, the cruel Empress Luna Meikahel.
Like Tristan, she was a human being who lacked something important.
He’s probably the type of person who would calmly eat and order dessert even if someone died in front of him.
It’s strange that a personality born for revenge is normal.
When beans are planted, beans grow, and when red beans are planted, red beans are produced.
Just like you can tell what kind of person Tristan is by looking at his unique personality.
I switched legs and twisted them.
From now on, I choose 10 death row inmates to face the 10 death row inmates chosen by the Emperor.
As the emperor said, the eyes are the most important thing in this game called human organs.
It was because it was fighting only with the abilities of the prisoners who were selected as long-term players.
“I am… .”
“OK. I will pull you out.”
“?! Go, thank you!”
In that respect, the emperor seemed to have good eyesight.
She picked out decent prisoners ahead of me. Even when I saw them, they were people with usable personalities.
When they found people with good stamina or talent in magic, they picked them without hesitation.
“Jim’s human eye is pretty accurate.”
“I guess so.”
“In that sense, it is too much for you.”
“…?”
It was the woman standing behind me, Helga Wolfbert, who gave Luna a sneaky glance.
“I heard that Gail has a daughter, but I didn’t know she had such a talent.”
“Talent?”
“yes. You can tell just by looking at the load. Did you say hello? Truly a strong sleeper. He has an excellent fighting sense, and his natural talent must back it up. I can’t think of anyone other than Marco who can stop the author 1:1.”
That’s a pretty accurate look.
I didn’t know anything else, but the evaluation of being strong was true.
“I hate to admit it, but your eyes are as good as Jim’s, so someone like that is probably by your side.”
Luna hinted at me.
“If you die at Jim’s hands today, do you intend to take that child?”
“… I will even show mercy Is this?”
“Yes. Those who rebel against me do not intend to spare any of them. whether it be young children or old people. However, that child is not worth it. He is the most coveted of Gail’s children.”
“Looking at you already talking about this, you must be confident in defeating me.”
“Hey, you bastard… . Do you not know why Jim is saying this?”
Luna said as if it was absurd.
“Haven’t you picked one yet while Jim picked eight?”
oh
Come to think of it, yes.
Was it because he was looking at the prisoners in his mind?
I was passing the time without picking a single person.
However, because of my ‘pride’, I asked her with a very relaxed face.
“Are you worried about me?”
“… … Is Jim crazy?”
Luna quickly turned to a rotten expression and stared straight ahead again.
I bluffed it to the fullest, but as Luna said, I had to pick the prisoners quickly.
Now, in just a little while, all the prepared death row inmates will be checked at least once.
I sat with my usual arrogance and examined the prisoners calmly.
But as much as my eyes were busy moving.
In fact, if I had to make an excuse, it was also because I had too high eyesight.
It was not easy to choose because of the expectation that there would be a named character among the prisoners.
don’t you know
There are many valuable named characters, so if you can save them, you can become a strong force in the future.
But that didn’t happen.
yes. If you’re a named character who will appear in the story in the first place, there’s no risk of dying in a place like this… .
‘yes?’
As soon as I thought about it, I found it.
such a named character.
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character profile
Name: Ryan
age : ???
job : ???
Individuality : ???
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It was rather conspicuous because everything except the name was hidden in the profile.
I stared at the named character imprisoned behind bars.
It was an ugly body.
There was only bones and skin left of the body.
He was the only one among the prisoners who clamored to be pulled out, not even saying a word.
I’m just lying on my back, wondering if this situation is annoying.
While he was doing this, the SS knight who was dragging the barbed wire he was holding hurriedly stepped forward.
In the meantime, Luna, who had picked 10 people, looked apathetic as if she wasn’t interested.
Meanwhile, I opened my mouth.
“I’ll do it with that guy.”
The knights of the SS hesitated.
Seeing the barbed wire my hand pointed to, they frowned as if they had promised.
“this… You mean the guy?”
“yes.”
Luna’s eyes narrowed as she looked at the prisoner I had chosen.
“You guys… . Did you have a drink before you came here?”
“I stopped drinking. I hate hangovers.”
“… Jim doesn’t know that. I’m just asking because your eyes are so disappointing today.”
It’s worth knowing.
To be honest, even though I made the choice, I still have a hard time.
If it’s not the same name, I doubt if the ‘Rian’ I know is right.
I can’t. I’ll have to check it out myself sometime.
“Can I see the author for a minute?”
“what… ?”
“Excuse me.”
“for a moment?! stop! Jim hasn’t allowed it yet!”
“Then allow me. I will come see you.”
“no? What this guy is saying right now doesn’t sound like anything… .”
Ignoring Luna who was overbearing with anger and bewilderment, I got up from my seat.
I walked to the bars, feeling Helga quickly catching up behind me.
The SS knights hesitantly backed away at my unstoppable momentum.
I asked the withered guy inside the cage.
“What is your name?”
“… … .”
There was no answer.
No, there was no reaction at all.
When this happened, it was Helga who stepped out.
“Can you lend me that window for a second?”
“uh? uhh… .”
Helga took the spear from the SS and thrust it through the bars.
Of course, in the direction without a window blade.
cook.
“excuse me. The Count is calling.”
“… … .”
The blunt part of the stretching spear was stabbed in the side, but it did not respond.
Having come to this, I decided to try my last resort.
With the emotions boiling inside.
“Wake up.”
“… … !”
He finally responded to my ‘rage’.
The trembling upper body stood up.
The body, skinny like a skeleton, turned towards me.
Red eyes could be seen between the scattered hair.
Those eyes were staring straight at me.
“What is your crime?”
“… … .”
But no matter how long I waited, I didn’t hear an answer.
In the end, it was the SS knight who was looking at the documents next to the barbed wire who opened his mouth.
“Ah, I found it. This is Lian. Caught for habitual theft, I have already been sentenced to death by starvation and am only waiting for the day I die of starvation.”
“… Is that why you are so skinny?”
“Yes. You probably won’t even have the energy to answer.”
indeed… . Are you saying the death penalty is already in progress?
Then it seemed like the ‘Rian’ I knew was right.
Above all, his eyes were the same as the original description.
It was because he was staring at me with his body without a single voice coming out.
I touched the thick grate.
“Do you want to live?”
I felt a tingling sensation when my finger touched the sharp part of the barbed wire.
“Or are you hungry?”
Red eyes twinkled.
I knew what the guy wanted.
“Then fight for me.”
I took my hand off the barbed wire.
There was a single drop of blood on the bar he was touching.
That was enough.
I turned around and returned to my seat.
Luna shot at me with a puzzled attitude.
“… What does it look like up close?”
“nothing.”
“huh. Then it is. Pick another prisoner because Jim will give you a special second chance. No matter how blind you are What do you want to do if you choose a guy who is dying like that?”
But I shook my head.
“no. I have already chosen I have no intention of doing anything.”
“I’m not surprised… . Are you sympathetic? Did you feel sorry for the author and want to save him?”
“Maybe.”
I answered succinctly and took a sip of the tea next to me.
Because I know very well that this will scratch her authoritative temper.
“… … good. Jim definitely gave you a chance. Choose the remaining 9 players well and play a game you are not ashamed of with Jim.”
“no. There is nothing more to choose from.”
“… what?”
“One guy is enough.”
“her… … .”
In the end, Luna resented it.
“Are you really blind? Or are you making fun of Jim?”
“Neither. It wasn’t that I was blind, and I didn’t think you were funny.”
“Then seriously play the game!”
“I am serious.”
The emperor took all the prisoners who already had usable personalities.
Even if he is selected from among the remaining prisoners, his chances are slim.
“By the way, if I win, what reward are you planning to give me?”
“reward?”
At my words, Luna snorted.
“huh. In the first place, it was a game that you offered to sacrifice your head for. Are you still looking for a reward?”
“Games are supposed to be for fun. There is nothing more boring than a game with no reward.”
“This shameless bastard… . Are you saying you know what your situation is? It is 1:10. There is no chance that Jim will lose, and even if he wins in such an unfair game, Jim’s heart won’t be happy at all.”
“You talk a lot.”
I put down my teacup.
Then he asked her with a smile full of ‘arrogance’.
“Are you afraid of me again?”