164. Festival of the Sword (7)
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“You said you passed the exam on your own?”
Ronan’s eyes widened. This was quite shocking news. As he said, he thought six people were very few. He laughed and asked the guide.
“Damn it, what on earth did you do?”
“I don’t know the details. However, the face of my friend who told me this news turned pale. “It seems like something unusual happened.”
The guide clicked his tongue. Ronan asked several more times, but he only repeated that he didn’t know. I had the feeling that he was intentionally hiding something, but there was no reason to pursue it.
Soon, the base where the successful applicants would spend two days appeared. It was a space where only the important buildings in the village seemed to have been selected and erected. Ronan, Schlieffen, and the girl moved to the restaurant as if they had made an appointment. Because I hadn’t eaten anything all day, I felt like my stomach was sticking to my back.
The restaurant, like other buildings in the base, was built of logs. According to the guide, it was a very desirable restaurant because you could eat roasted wild boar and beer as you wanted.
As soon as I opened the door and entered, a warm and delicious smell wafted through me. About twenty people were already eating inside the spacious building. Seeing them chatting in an excited atmosphere, it seemed like they were successful applicants from another group. Ronan looked around and stopped when he saw a familiar face.
“What are you doing?”
Ronan laughed. Nabi Rose was sitting in front of the table waiting for the food to be served.
Even though it was a table for six people and had good lighting, there was no one around her. Only Ursa, a giant sword nearly 2 meters tall, was standing next to her, leaning at an angle. She seemed to know why no one approached her. Rolling her hand and bringing it to her mouth, Ronan called out to her loudly.
“Instructor Butterfly Rose!”
“···Are you here now?”
Nabirose raised her head. It sounds natural, but there didn’t seem to be any injuries. He was still hungry, so he looked a little thin. The girl suddenly saw her and opened her mouth in admiration.
“Wow, it’s big.”
“Yes?”
Nabirose tilted her head. He had an expression on his face that said he didn’t expect it to be said because he was looking at himself. She threw away Ronan’s collar and ran towards Butterfly Rose. And he looked up at her and said:
“hug me.”
“Wait a minute, what the hell are you…”
Butterfly Rose looked embarrassed, but the girl was stubborn. She jumped up like a rabbit and climbed onto Butterfly Rose’s lap. Ronan, who saw his girl burying her face in Butterfly Rose’s arms, clenched her fists in horror.
“Oh my, there is no such thing…!”
“It’s soft.”
The girl began to press her face against Nabirose’s chest as if she were a cat. As expected, it was a movement with too much depth to be dismissed as foolish. Butterfly, who had been dumbfounded, turned her gaze to Ronan.
“Ronan. “What is this child?”
“He’s a pervert wearing a child’s skin. “We need to eradicate it quickly.”
“Hmm…?”
A vein appeared on Ronan’s temple. I hated her for being such a bitch, and I hated myself for being truly jealous of her.
‘f*ck. i envy you.’
I was even more envious because I knew what kind of hideous thing was inside that shirt. I don’t know if she thought it was an immature child’s foolish behavior, or because women were used to that kind of thing, but Nabi Rose didn’t show any particular reaction. She started stroking the girl’s head gently, as if she was cute.
What a shit life. I should have been born a woman too. Butterfly Rose shrugged her eyebrows after hearing Ronan’s answer.
“Don’t joke. “You two seem quite close.”
“Uh…so, he’s the same participant as me…”
Ronan scratched his head. Now that I think about it, she has never called me by my name since we met. Ronan poked the back of the girl, who was burying her face as if savoring it.
“Hey, by the way, what is your name?”
“Tsk, what is it?”
The girl turned her head. The voice was strangely nervous, as if he was asking why he was interrupting while he was having fun. After being silent for a while, she opened her mouth.
“Lin.”
“It’s short. “Is there no such thing as a last name?”
“doesn’t exist. “I’ll show you some cuteness later, so just wait a moment.”
“···Crazy bitch.”
Ronan shook his head. She has been a bitch ever since I met her. Anyway, Rin was a very exotic sounding name. Given his unusual appearance, isn’t he from the Empire? Nabirose, who was petting Rin, laughed.
“I met an interesting person.”
“Well, you could say that. But you’re not really surprised?”
“Because there are many geniuses in the world.”
Actually, Nabi Rose was a great man who had been on the battlefield since his days as a nosebleed. She looked back and forth between Ronan and Schlieffen and then smiled.
“Anyway, it was quite rough for a first test, but you did well. That’s only natural for you two.”
“It wasn’t that difficult. Anyway, what’s going on? “You don’t look very good.”
Ronan asked worriedly. She had felt it earlier, but there was a strange glumness on Butterfly Rose’s face. She let out a faint sigh and opened her mouth.
“Whew…there is no prosecutor with guts. “I thought at least one person would attack.”
“···What crazy person in the world would listen to the Sentai Sword Saint to fight?”
He was a person who needed self-objectification. I had an idea how the first test would be conducted. Most people would probably have run away screaming just by making eye contact.
“This part makes me miss the past. Every time I took a step, I received a call for a sparring match. “The words they shouted are still pleasant to my ears.”
“that’s right. Come to think of it, I heard that participants can apply to spar with each other.”
“okay. It is possible now that the first test is over. If there’s someone you don’t like, go and run amok. “It’s one of the few places where you can legally commit murder.”
“Hoo…”
That was interesting information. I had come all the way here to find a useful companion in the first place, and there was nothing better than sparring to show off my skills. Ronan glanced around the inside of the restaurant with a sinister smile on his face. Several people who made eye contact flinched as if they had received an electric shock.
Not me. Please not me. Ronan was in the midst of looking for talent. A familiar voice came from behind.
“Hey, do you have a moment?”
“ok?”
Ronan turned his head. And it froze in place. He almost pulled out his knife and cut off his head. The hooded man who drove everyone into madness during the first test was standing there.
“you···!”
“okay. I said hello a few hours ago. “You can rest assured that you are feeling better.”
The man smiled slyly. It was only a few hours ago that she had been taken unconscious on a stretcher, but her resilience was amazing. But that wasn’t what mattered now. A reddish aura was still blooming above his shoulders. Ronan growled lowly.
“What is your business?”
“Why is it so sharp? Let’s go out and talk. “The sunset was enough.”
The man raised his thumb back and pointed at the door. Her attitude was shameless, as if she knew nothing. Ronan laughed.
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“You bastard…”
The poison that had leaked out without my knowledge spread everywhere. The once bustling restaurant fell into silence. Ronan, who thought for a moment, looked back at Butterfly Rose and said.
“···I’ll be back for a bit. “I’m sure you said it’s legal to kill, right?”
“Only if the sparring is successful.”
“thank you.”
thud! The man and Ronan left the restaurant. The people who were intimidated did not start talking or eating until about 3 minutes had passed. Lin, who was quietly looking at the door, tilted her head.
“Hmm?”
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Ronan moved after the hooded man. His hand was placed on the hilt of his sword so that he could beheaded at any time if he tried his best. After walking for about five minutes, the man moved to the back of a building that appeared to be a dormitory. A sheer cliff jutted out toward the west, where the sun was setting.
“This is the place I saw earlier. “Isn’t it awesome?”
The man standing at the edge of the cliff pointed to the west and said. Even though we had not yet reached the summit, the surrounding scenery became much clearer to our eyes. The blazing sunset was setting the world on fire.
It’s awesome. It was a difficult statement to deny, but Ronan, who was uncomfortable, did not agree to it. Instead, he grabbed the hilt of his sword and answered:
“What is your business?”
“Ah, I’m sorry. “I got lost in sentiment for a moment…”
The man smiled bitterly. Ronan was thinking about pushing his man out of there if he stalled one more time. If Ymir was thrown at her feet and then a shock wave was activated, it would be possible to disguise it as a rock accident. It doesn’t really matter if you just push it. The man sighed deeply and looked at Ronan and said.
“Then I will say it bluntly. My name is Russell Crona. “I was responsible for the strange incident you experienced at the end of the first test.”
“···what?”
“My Auror ability is to shake the minds of those weaker than me and make them lose their reason. I feel fortunate that none of them died or were seriously injured. “I sincerely apologize for causing you such embarrassment.”
Ronan’s eyes widened. A man who introduced himself as Russell confessed that he was responsible for causing dozens of participants to go crazy. Judging by his eyes and voice, it didn’t seem like he was lying.
This was completely unexpected. I thought he must have called me to silence me. Ronan, who had been dumbfounded, opened her mouth.
“···Why did you do that?”
“I wanted to check your skills.”
“Check your skills? “For what?”
“I am recruiting colleagues to kill the devil.”
Russell’s face was serious. Ronan frowned at her at the inexplicable sound.
“What do you mean, devil?”
“Literally. That can’t possibly be called human. Do you know that there was a group with only one successful candidate from Aran Farzan beyond the mountain?”
This was the story the guide told me when I came up to the base. Ronan nodded. Russell’s face became even more serious.
“Then the explanation will be quick. “Then do you know what the only successful person did?”
“You didn’t tell me you didn’t know that.”
“You probably didn’t say it even though you knew. That was a really terrible thing. “One of the committee members with a stovepipe told me this.”
Russell’s voice was shaking. The way he looked at the sunset every now and then seemed like a person trying to wash away his fears with sunlight. He touched his wrist and opened his mouth.
“The devil cut off everyone’s wrists except his own. “There is no room for other participants to abstain.”
“what?”
Ronan’s face distorted. The content was so shocking that she thought she had heard wrong. What did you do with her wrist? Russell continued.
“I came to Farzan chasing that guy in the first place. “If this continues, all participants will be in danger.”
