Episode 29. The road to the tower
The arena host raised his fist high in the center of the arena.
“Welcome to the first competition of the Bronze class taking place today!”
As he appeared, cheers poured out from the audience.
-Wow!
I didn’t expect the bronze class to be this popular, but there were more people who wanted to compete than I thought.
Well, how many ways do those who live in the Legion, which is said to have the highest taxes on the continent, have to enjoy their tiring lives?
There is no choice but to energize yourself with entertainment that you cannot do yourself.
“Then, let me introduce the player who will open the first match of the day that everyone has been waiting for.”
Puuuuuu-!
A horn sounded.
“The name of the party is ‘Rising Force’. Please cheer loudly for the players who are playing their first game!!”
-Wow!
The Bichon raised both hands above its head with a wonderful expression. He shouted to the crowd, blowing a kiss in the air.
“I’ll show you a good game!”
The two knights following behind him, a Chihuahua and a Collie, followed him and kissed the air.
Rox shook his head as if he didn’t like their actions.
“Verdin.”
“say.”
“Is that really what knights are like?”
“what?”
“Do you have to come into the stadium making such a fuss?”
“No, that’s showmanship.”
“Showmanship?”
“They do it on purpose to get the audience’s attention and make them excited.”
The more popular the arena, the more opportunities you have to advance to a higher class and the higher the victory bonus.
Because of that, it can be said that people who behave like that appear in every game.
“It makes you excited?”
“okay. “The more popular you are, the faster you will have a chance to move up to a higher class.”
“ah… .”
There isn’t much left until you climb the tower.
All you need is to prove yourself.
“Hold on a little. “We only have to play two games anyway.”
“okay.”
Turf, plod, trudge.
As we stood on the line drawn in the center of the arena, the host raised his voice loudly again.
“The team we are introducing this time is the gatekeeper of the Bronze class who will compete against the new team! An adventurer from the Black Bear Knights whom no one knows in the West! Party name ‘Dark Spear’! Please welcome us with a big round of applause!”
-Eeeeeee!
This time there were boos.
It was my first reaction since I came to the arena.
“I hate those bastards the most. “You always foul or play rigged games by intentionally losing to stay in the bronze class, right?”
“Die, you bastards! “How much money have I lost because of you?”
“Oh, someone please stop those guys from playing. “I’m so frustrated that my heart will stop!”
Their reputation was evident in the audience’s angry cries. Actually, half of them are probably people who bet money to watch.
If you play like that, you can’t help but be angry.
‘Well, there were often guys like that in my past life.’
This is the first time I’ve seen a game where I’ve expressed this level of dissatisfaction.
“I’m dying!!!”
The white-haired old man shouted at the top of his lungs.
The Bichon saw their reaction and whispered so softly that only we could hear.
“Okay, if we win this game, our popularity will go up a lot.”
The Chihuahua and Collie responded by flirting.
“That’s right, Captain.”
“It doesn’t look that strong at first glance, but let’s finish it off quickly, right?”
The three of them were confident.
It seems to me that the enemy team’s knights are stronger than these three, but I couldn’t know for sure since I didn’t face them directly.
“Verdin.”
The Bichon spoke to me.
“yes.”
“We will take care of them, so you guys rest.”
“All five?”
“Yes, all three of us have never been defeated on the battlefield so far, so don’t worry.”
I nodded willingly.
Well, there was no need to refuse since it would save you the trouble of having to fight in person.
Rather, if we can allocate our stamina now and use it at the top, it will be a huge benefit for us.
“ruler! Did you say Dark Spear? My name is Bichon and I am the leader of Rising Force. “Nice to meet you.”
The Bichon extended his hand towards the Knight of Dark Spear.
slap!
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The Dark Spear knight struck his palm hard and clicked his tongue.
“Crazy guy, are you trying to show some chivalry here? “What a handshake for those who came together to kill each other.”
“Hey, I don’t know why you’re so excited. “If you don’t talk to me when I’m saying something nice, you could really die.”
“You are the one who dies. “I don’t know where he came from, but you can never beat us.”
“Wouldn’t you know the long and the short only when you see it?”
Turf, plod, trudge.
“See who is longer.”
Anyone could see that the Dark Spear knight was taller than the Bichon.
“… What I’m talking about is winning or losing in a confrontation.”
“We’ll be long too.”
The two glared at each other.
The host noticed and came between the two, pushed down their chests, and then raised the flag high between them to announce the start of the game.
Woooooo!
The horn sounded for a long time.
At the same time, Bichon ran towards the enemy camp with his two men.
“Aaaah!”
Kang!
The match did not last long.
Five knights belonging to the Dark Spear extended their long spears at the same time. The blades of five spears came through the Bichon’s armor, which could not penetrate the range.
Creep, creak, creak!
“Ugh!”
The moment the spear blade entered the Bichon’s body, the Chihuahua and Collie kicked the ground and ran away as if they were flying.
The two swung their long, two-handed swords towards the spear poles of the Dark Spear Knights.
Kwazijic!
I broke all the rods at once.
‘I need to improve my swordsmanship a bit more.’
You should be able to cut down a wooden pole like that in one fell swoop, but you just break it with force.
Anyway, the operation was a success. It made it impossible to use all of the enemy’s weapons.
But the victory ended here.
Shaak.
The five knights who lost their spears took out short swords from their belts and round shields from their backs.
“You bastards!”
The Bichon is unable to move.
Chihuahuas and collies have to deal with it all.
The outcome of this fight was obvious even without looking at it.
“Help me!”
The Bichon shouted at us.
“Rocks.”
I just called his name, but Rox understood what I meant and drew his weapon.
Sigh.
“Can I kill you?”
“If you want.”
“Okay, who should handle this first?”
“The shortest one. “I will take care of the rest.”
I am a famous sword created to kill God, or, to be more precise, a magical sword whose identity not even Siegfried can clearly understand.
I picked ‘Misteltain’.
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
As soon as it emerged from the scabbard, the blade became stained black.
‘What is this again?’
The blade was silver when I checked it in the waiting room, so why did it suddenly show this color?
I don’t know why, but I don’t have time to find out about it right now.
It’s time to use it.
Now it’s my turn to show off my skills that I’ve kept hidden until now.
After quickly identifying the enemy’s location, I kick the ground and jump out.
Pot!
He swung his sword horizontally towards the enemy’s ankle.
Kigi Geek- Plop!
In one single blow, he cut off his ankles along with his steel boots.
“Ahh!”
The Dark Spear knight lost his balance and fell.
dump.
When he saw his two severed legs, he screamed and swung his shortsword.
Boom. Boom.
“f*ck! f*ck! What the f*ck! “My legs!!”
The moment his colleagues standing next to him twisted their bodies to help him.
Shock-
My sword swung once again and cut off three people’s heads at the same time.
“uh… ?”
“what’s this.”
“Well, wait a minute, I haven’t done anything yet.”
Flutter, flutter, flutter.
All three heads fell to the ground.
With their bodies still standing.
Rox swallowed his saliva as he looked at me, then ran towards the remaining knight and swung his mace.
“Your opponent is me!”
Quang!
The knight hit by his mace flew away like a piece of paper.
thud!
“Wow!”
Rox did not stop his attack and struck down with his mace.
bang! bang! bang!
Even though his helmet was already all dented and he was completely ruined, he continued to take down the weapon.
thud!
“Look back! “Search, search!!”
He was very excited, perhaps because it was his first battle in the arena.
He probably thought that if he couldn’t subdue his enemy, he would suffer.
Because everyone comes here with that kind of determination.
I was like that too in my past life.
“Rox, stop.”
He stopped hitting with the bat only when he heard my voice.
“ha… . ha… . ha… … .”
“good job. That’s all you need to do.”
“… … .”
“You won this battle. Calm down and check the enemy’s status.”
Rox took a deep breath. He then tied the mace to the strap of his waist and looked around at the enemy.
“I feel like I’m dead.”
“There is no such thing as ‘I think I’m dead’ on the battlefield. “He’s dead or alive, check for sure.”
“… … “He’s dead.”
I smiled and patted him on the back.
“Good work.”
The first battle of the Bronze class is over.
As if time had stopped, everyone in the stands held their breath and watched us leave the stadium.
Even the referee of this match could not immediately confirm the result.
I watched from a distance of more than a hundred steps away, and only after Rox and I had moved away did I look around at the corpses of the Dark Spear Knights.
“… “This match is a victory for the Rising Force party!!!”
Not until his voice echoed through the stadium.
The frozen audience cheered as if time had flown again.
-Wow!!!
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Gold class waiting room on the top floor of the grandstand.
Five knights from Bourbon watched the ‘Rising Force’ party play through the window.
“Are those kids better than you think?”
Ferreira smiled, brushing back her green hair.
His colleague, the green-haired Nunez, nodded in agreement.
“Those guys are new, right?”
“I think so. Was it yesterday? “I think Lily was helping her register.”
“I don’t know where this guy came from. “Better than you?”
“No, I’m probably better than you.”
“what? “So you’re saying you’re stronger than me?”
“of course. So, don’t I belong to the three lines?”
He ran his finger over the three lines drawn on his face.
Nunez responded with a frown between her eyebrows, as if she was displeased with his actions.
“The reason you got the third chance is because you came in before me, not because of your skills.”
“Damn it!”
“What the hell? Do you really want to look around today?”
“If I can.”
“… “This bastard.”
Nunez puts his hands on his hips.
widely.
A large knight appeared from behind and grabbed her shoulder strongly.
Crack.
“If you’re going to fight, go out and fight.”
“Ahh! Ah, okay. Okay, let go of this hand!”
Ferreira noticed and stepped back.
After the large knight pushed Nunez as if throwing him.
dump.
I sat on a chair and looked out the window at the stadium.
“Pereira.”
“yes.”
“Go out now and find out about the little guys from earlier. When did you come here, where are you from, what swordsmanship did you learn, and why did you come to the arena?”
“… … .”
“Find out everything without leaving anything out.”
fantasy,
