35. At the founding festival (3)
Elijah, who returned with Judas, unexpectedly greeted Levi and received an unexpected offer from him.
“At this time of the foundation festival, I want to put my bodyguards together with your bodyguards. At Giudecca.”
Elijah spat out.
“Why?”
“It’s a festival, but shouldn’t anything happen?”
Lewi smiles and speaks lightly.
Elijah stared at him.
What is the purpose of this human?
Like all the people in Bebel, Levi is especially hard to know and has many things hidden inside.
Elijah quickly came up with a hypothesis.
‘Is it a test?’
Recently, there is a strange tension between Elijah, the Bebel family, and the Empire.
There’s no way Levi wouldn’t know that.
In other words, he wants to check in preparation for a war that might happen.
What happens when a battle breaks out?
Is Levi able to live there? What kind of work he will do
Elijah finished her account right away.
“Anyway.”
She herself also exposed some of her power, but she readily accepted it.
She also needed information from the other person.
It’s not that I don’t know the opponent’s strength at all.
But she had trouble deciding that the information she had in her hands was all the information and that it was all right.
She eventually had to disclose some of her own information if she wanted to find out about the other person.
Elijah did not consider her a loss.
No one can arbitrarily measure her greatest strength, herself.
She’s hard to even know for sure.
So it’s worth it to expose the SS.
Lewi was taken aback by the unexpectedly innocent answer, but he did not show it.
“We don’t want each other to lose our precious SS, so let’s stop killing.”
She got one more clue.
Lewi is not a person to blink an eye at the death of just a few bodyguards.
But he first proposed the no-kill rule.
In other words, he doesn’t want to lose his current SS.
It’s proof that a lot of effort and money was spent building the bodyguards.
Lewi didn’t show off at all, but Elijah was already looking ahead.
She replied nonchalantly.
“Do whatever you want.”
Elijah turned around as if he would pass by when the business was over, but Levi did not hold on to him.
Her
Her leaving Her Judah followed her quietly.
Elijah stopped until Levi was out of sight. She
She turns and looks up at her Judas.
I didn’t show it, but I was concerned.
Judah, a former slave of Giudecca.
She probably doesn’t have very good memories.
Moreover, he is an opponent that cannot be taken lightly.
Of course I suggested the rule of no killing, but it might get hurt.
I still remember the bolt that was stuck in Judas’ back.
He decided what Judas would fight for himself.
It’s a strange thing.
It is your right to decide that.
The relationship between them is also like that.
Knowing her, Elijah was annoyed with her own decision.
“Um…. Why?”
Judas asked Elijah, who suddenly stopped and looked up at her.
Contrary to Elijah’s complicated intentions, he didn’t think much of it.
‘I wonder if there will be many people watching when we fight in Giudecca.’
If the owner wants to fight, he fights, otherwise he doesn’t.
I don’t know why Levi wants a fight. That is the problem that Elijah will solve on his own.
“… ….”
Elijah looked at him like that and laughed.
All the complicated thoughts and troubles I had just been thinking about have been completely erased.
She leaned against him carefully. She
Even though she knew she shouldn’t. She
Even though she had a hunch that eventually she would eat herself.
No matter how many times I promise, my judgment is clouded when I stand in front of this child.
I just instinctively want to touch the body temperature.
Elijah hugged him by the waist and said.
“Don’t get hurt.”
Judah said as if he was completely concerned.
“Of course.”
***
From the first day of the foundation festival, I had to fight in Giudecca.
I was on my way to Giudecca for him.
The streets are full of people.
The festival begins in earnest.
Drunk and full of excitement people have been walking around since broad daylight.
A few people who recognized us on our way to Giudecca shouted something.
I can’t hear well because the surroundings are so noisy.
From the look on his face, he didn’t seem to be swearing.
They seem to be cheering for them, since fighting is a great way to enjoy themselves.
A few young women came up to me and handed me a handkerchief.
Most of the SS accepted handkerchiefs with blushes or awkward smiles.
There is a superstition that if you wear a handkerchief and go to the game, good luck will come.
And after the game, she finds a woman with the same handkerchief…. Well, that’s it anyway.
There were three people among them who did not receive a handkerchief.
Richard.
“Shouldn’t you have asked Beninita noona….”
It’s a bit rude.
And Dylan.
He just politely declined the request.
Finally me.
No woman approached because of Elijah, who was by his side.
‘I wouldn’t have accepted anything if they approached me….’
What I care about is something else.
Elijah is overly wary of his surroundings.
In particular, when a woman shows the momentum to come, she even stares.
‘Hey, maybe…. Ay, that’s not it.’
In the first place, Elijah decided to move separately from us, but she followed me on her own.
She muttered to herself as she clung to me.
“It would be better to lock them up soon…” .”
I couldn’t hear well because of the surrounding noise.
“Yes?”
“No. Nothing.”
She smiled and asked.
“Do you like mountains?”
“A mountain? Suddenly, what kind of mountain?”
“Just.”
“I like it. Nature or scenery or something like that?”
“Which mountain?”
“I don’t have a particular favorite mountain…. Wouldn’t it be best to be close?”
Then Elijah smiled brightly.
Like she liked it very much.
“Me too.”
I learned for the first time today that Elijah likes mountains.
That’s why he likes nearby mountains.
This is quite surprising.
‘Well, you don’t have to struggle, you can easily see the superb view by teleporting… Is it worth it?’
She fell out with Elijah after she came to Judeca anyway.
She decided to watch from her bleachers.
We headed to the waiting room.
‘I’m used to it, but it’s a bit strange.’
Wouldn’t it be because the two memories were mixed?
Judah was here in the past.
And me who came into contact with games.
It roughly matches the scenery I remember.
We were shown to the waiting room, which was quite spacious and well-equipped.
This room is used by warriors brought by nobles.
People from slavery live in shabby and inferior spaces.
Perhaps the person named Judas was in such a place in the past.
And I, who entered Judah, was treated in the VIP room.
It’s so strange.
I sat quietly in my room and remembered the rules.
‘Murder is prohibited. Changed from group battles to one-on-one to prepare for unexpected situations.’
One member of each bodyguard comes out and confronts them before entering.
And next time.
Regardless of victory or defeat, he fights only once, and the next person is next.
‘My last opponent is the captain of the other side’s SS. Choose.’
I don’t know who it is.
The only thing I can do is use a window.
It doesn’t matter.
Because I’m going to win anyway.
‘Murder is prohibited, so I’ll have to be careful.’
For the fun of a duel, you wear a real sword and don’t wear armor, but you forbid killing.
I can’t be this picky.
The inside of the waiting room was quite cluttered.
It was the first time everyone had fought in front of so many people like today, and it seemed like it was the first time they were receiving attention from women.
A few were touching handkerchiefs tied to sword handles, wrists, and belts.
Everyone has a little expression…. Yes.
Awkwardly laughing, slyly, somewhere, um….
Then Dylan applauded! Hit
“Be alert.”
This is a very serious voice.
“It’s a festival, but we’re not here to play. I am clearly performing my duty as an SS.”
A few people who were fixing the handkerchief laughed shyly or averted their gaze.
Richard helped a bit by the side.
“Yes, folks. It’s never too late to do what you like after winning.”
Everyone was still sane, so they quickly accepted Dylan’s words.
“Everyone, please prepare to enter!”
The Giudecca guide shouted as he opened the door.
The place where the light comes in beyond the dark aisle.
A chain clattered along with the sound of someone turning a lever, and a large door slowly went up.
The cheers of the crowd invade the inside.
It feels like the room is ringing.
It will be much louder if you go out.
I was nervous for no reason.
It wasn’t just me, everyone’s faces hardened.
The moment you are about to leave.
Something got in my way.
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“… Eh. Miss?”
Suddenly, Elijah appeared.
“The hand.”
“Yes?”
“Give me your hand.”
He appears out of nowhere and asks for your hand.
I held out a hand and put a handkerchief on top of it.
A red handkerchief embroidered with gold thread.
“This is….”
Elijah silently embraced my chest.
I hold her tightly by the waist and take a deep breath.
“Don’t get hurt.”
I have to answer, of course, but my mouth didn’t come off as easily as usual.
As if something was stuck in her throat.
He beats so fast that his heart hurts.
I wet my dry lips once and barely answered.
“Of course.”
***
Elijah was sitting in the stands.
The VIP seats are different from the ordinary spectator seats.
Levi sat next to her.
Speaking of sideways, she was far enough away that Judas could lie down in a row with about five people.
‘… Five Judas?’
Elijah immediately imagined Judas, who had grown to five people.
‘Not good.’
One person is enough.
And there is only one Judas to him.
“Who will win?”
Lewi asked from the side.
Elijah ignored it.
I didn’t come here because I needed to talk to each other.
Of course, Levi’s intentions were clear.
I want to know how Elijah evaluates her bodyguards.
Of course, she had no intention of giving information.
Levi shrugged her shoulders and didn’t ask for more.
Soon, the large doors on either side of the amphitheater opened.
The cheers of the crowd grew louder.
Elijah had a good view of both doors.
Lewi’s bodyguard on the left.
And on the right is Elijah’s bodyguard.
Dylan came out in the lead.
Since Judas is actually an escort knight, Dylan was the captain of the SS.
Right after, Richard, Lindell, Argon, and other SS members came out.
Judah was the last to turn.
As soon as I saw him, I couldn’t help but smile.
I tied the handkerchief I gave you earlier to the scabbard.
Red.
This is visible even from a distance.
Judas looked around and found himself.
They made eye contact.
Raise and shake his hand.
The handkerchief he gave him is tied to the scabbard.
‘… ….’
Looking at him, Elijah had a difficult feeling to put into words.
Over thousands of people.
Cheers and commotion that seemed to destroy the stadium.
Only two of them.
Judas and Elijah himself.
It felt like only the two of us were left.
It’s just for a moment.
When Judas saw the front again, his reason returned.
She glanced over the crowd.
If there is a woman among them who covets Judas…. Its presence itself is unpleasant.
Conflicting feelings of wanting to let Judas known all over the world, but not wanting to.
If you dare to weigh the scales, it is closer to the latter.
‘They said they liked the nearby mountains….’
Elijah recalled a list of mountains close to the mansion.
Around that time, the match between the two guards began in earnest.
