129. Looking for the Master
The crowd roared.
Before he knew it, Reus was armed with a helmet, armor, spear and shield. It wasn’t hard to tell at a glance that the armor was of the highest quality.
[The God of War applauds your armament.]
[The goddess of the sea sponsored you 5000 points.]
[The most beautiful goddess is bored, so she wants to end the battle in a hurry.]
Reus let out a short sigh.
The most beautiful goddess cheered for Ethan as if she had been hit by Cupid’s arrow.
Maybe that’s why, I tried to spy on Ethan through the Reus Channel.
If it wasn’t for the goddess, it was so nasty that I wanted to hit her.
“Is that the number of spleens?”
Tesha lowered her sword and caught her breath. It hurt Reus’ heel, but it was shallow.
I was trying to gain the upper hand by wasting time. However, the opponent intended to end this battle in a hurry.
“Let’s finish it soon.”
There was no point in prolonging the game.
The gods liked to overwhelm and punish their opponents.
In the end, one way or another, Reus is in a position to purchase items and strengthen himself through their sponsorship.
Reus took a low stance.
I was thinking of ending this game at once. I couldn’t have predicted that I would show off my weapons in a match like this.
“Ilias, on the walls of the Covenant—.”
Blue magic power dwelled in the sharp spear blade. The ground shook and even the blue sky above the hole in the ceiling seemed to shake.
Instinctively, Tesha realized.
‘ah… , this can’t be avoided.’
The sword and the spear were similar, but different. It was similar that stabbing was the main attack.
However, it was a different law when it came to that use.
Tesha also pulled one leg back.
Blue magic whirled around the three swords. Tesha wasn’t just playing around last summer.
It’s because it’s strong enough to knock down 100 steel scarecrows at once.
Reus ran and threw out his spear. In response, Tesha put everything she had learned into a single stab.
Powerful magic power was concentrated in one point.
Quaang-!
The two magical powers collided, followed by an eardrum-shattering roar. The arena was so ruined that it was difficult to recognize its original shape.
Tesya was knocked out as if caught in a bombardment. It was so painful that I couldn’t even scream properly.
Tesha, who had fallen out of the arena, tried to get herself up.
But my body didn’t listen.
Tesha forcibly held on to the ceremonial cord.
It was Reus who remained on the pitch. However, the state of Reus was also not all right.
The armor was shattered, and less than half of the broken helmet was left hanging around.
Reus’ strong, muscular upper body was exposed. He gritted his teeth, trying to sustain himself somehow.
One knee seemed to bend, and Reus fell down in front of him.
Tesha, who watched until the end, smiled. Soon, their consciousness returned to reality.
“The winner is… , Reus! This is Reus!”
The referee later shouted.
Tesha blankly recalled what had just happened.
If it had been a battle in real life, it wouldn’t have ended with just losing consciousness.
I might have lost my life. But somehow, it was like defeating Reus.
“… … ”
Although he won, Reus couldn’t shake off the feeling of being shaken easily. It was because it was harder than expected.
[The God of War is amazed.]
[The Goddess of Wisdom is enjoying this battle.]
[The Goddess of Wisdom sponsored 10000 points.]
The reactions of the gods were usually similar. Reus won this battle, but the reaction was that he did not win.
It was as if he had given out almost all of his hand of cards. Reus first turned and left the arena.
“Reus! it’s the best! cool!”
“Reus, take me! Turning around coolly is crazy! it’s crazy!”
Reus fans in the bleachers shouted as they saw Reus’ back. They even waved pamphlets and congratulated Reus on his victory.
‘ah… . But I ended up losing the game.’
Tesha turned her gaze to the bleachers with a bitter look. Ethan’s eyes met.
Contrary to expectations, Ethan was smiling. he said with his mouth.
‘Well done. Tesha. It was really great.’
That was Ethan’s honest feeling.
Although, because Reus held out until the end, he took the victory, but if it was an actual battle, it would have been like a friendship.
‘Ethan… . Thanks to you, it comforts me.’
At Master’s encouragement, Tesha smiled lightly.
* * *
That day, the match ended with that.
Sepia, Tesha, Tia, Reus and even Sonny are all stronger than the original.
As expected, the story will flow in a different direction than before.
During the siege of Arbis, everyone risking their lives against the undead army.
In the original Arbis episode, the main battle is Arthur and Tesha being attacked by the undead during courage training.
There, Arthur has a confrontation with Dyurahan.
However, the story changed with the invasion of Mine. Arthur and Tesha faced off against a demon named Murmur.
Compared to the original development, the episodes of Hell Mode have progressed so far.
So it was only natural that Arthur and Tesha would become stronger than before.
and.
Sepia got Remegeton and got stronger. Because the characteristics of Remegeton are magic books that teach magic.
On the other hand, why did Tia become stronger?
All the main characters were stimulated by each other and became stronger. Is that something you should think about?
anyway.
Now I waited for Arthur in my second home. I had something to discuss about tomorrow’s match.
The doorbell rang and I opened the front door. Arthur poked his head through the crack in the door.
“Oh, is this your second residence?”
I nodded my head politely. It was also a place where people lived, so there was everything there was.
From furniture like sofas, tables, and beds to kitchen utensils like mugs and bowls.
So, it was nice to call someone and talk.
While Arthur waited, I served him coffee.
“thank you. I will drink well.”
Arthur grabbed the mug and gave a nice smile. Even at tomorrow’s game, Arthur could not find any worries.
“So what is the story you want to tell?”
“I will ask you directly. Do you have any plans to show off your golden magic in tomorrow’s match?”
Arthur was contemplating for a moment.
Hey, did you mean to use golden magic?
Suddenly, I wanted to summon the Black Brotherhood and the Colossus to the Spirit King’s barrier without even showing mercy.
“no. After all, I think it would be better to keep it a secret… .”
“i think so too. After all, if you show off your golden magic in front of everyone, it’s good to enter the devil’s target.”
Arthur nodded. It seems he had the same thought.
“Instead, I won’t use the barriers of the Giant Gods, the Undead, and the Ice Spirit King.”
No matter how much I thought about it, the Ice Spirit King’s barrier was despicable.
Current Arthur’s resistance to cold would be intermediate to high, but there would be restrictions on activities in that permafrost.
“The Barrier of the Spirit King?”
Arthur tilted his head in disbelief. I pretended there was such a thing.
“Well, whatever, fine. Then it will be a one-on-one battle?”
“right. It will be a one-on-one battle.”
It will be an even battle. A moment of hesitation flashed in Arthur’s green eyes.
“Ethan, there is something I want to ask you.”
“Request… ?”
I felt nervous at the word request. When someone you know asks for a favor, you get nervous.
“What do you mean by request?”
“Never look at me as your friend. I want you to do your best. I will do my best too.”
A bloody laugh leaked out. Of course I thought so.
“Oh right. And Tia said that during winter break, would you like to go out with the club members?”
I forgot, but it was vacation right after the final exams and a short event.
“When is it?”
“Well, I think it’s roughly January? It’s because I haven’t set an exact schedule yet. Tia says she listens to everyone’s opinions and makes adjustments.”
As the weather became chilly, hot springs became desperate. It wasn’t bad because it was a hot spring for a club trip.
“Once I get it. Let’s talk later.”
After that, Arthur and I talked about various things. Arthur opened the door to leave, but Tesha was standing in front of it.
“Ah, Arthur. Hehe… .”
Facing Arthur, Tesha smiled awkwardly.
“It’s Tesha. Why do you have anything to say?”
“No, I have something to say to Ethan. Ethan, can I come in?”
Tesha glanced at me.
“Yes, come in.”
Before long, Tesya came through the front door. I prepared tea and served it, as I had done with Arthur.
“How was my game today?”
Right after the match, Tesya asked me about my opinion and even made an appointment with me.
“It was great. Really.”
“Right? Did I do well?”
With puppy-like eyes, Tesha gently looked up at me. Somehow, I felt like praising a cute puppy.
“yes. Well done. Well done.”
“Well, that was good… . to do better in the future… . You know that.”
oh
I realized what Tesha was going to say.
Even though I made an appointment, I couldn’t believe it. Did you really promise to punish me like last time?
“Sorry, I don’t think so.”
“yes? why? why?”
Tesha couldn’t hide her embarrassment at my refusal.
Somehow, it’s not like I’m taming Tesha, it’s like Tesha taming me.
“You promised to do it if we won.”
“However… . You worked hard.”
Tesya responded with a voice of bolmen.
“You think you did well.”
To be honest, this situation is embarrassing.
Ever since Tesya opened her eyes to her M-tendency, I’ve wondered many times whether it was my fault or not.
“Really, can’t you? I will train really hard.”
“… … ”
“It is not difficult.”
As I said, it certainly wasn’t difficult.
One problem is that I’m likely to open my eyes to that tendency.
“hahahaha, Tesha… .”
My heart was shaking.
I diligently calculated what I could gain by scolding Tesha in my head.
Selling was like a reward to Tesha.
And perhaps because of that tendency, it produced more amazing results than the original.
Then, wouldn’t it be possible to use this to make Tesha stronger?
Perhaps knowing my heart was weakening, Tesya landed a follow-up.
“I will really work harder in the future. So this time, with the heart of encouraging… .”
driving me crazy.
Currently I am not sure about my condition. If I met Yuffie, wouldn’t I know something?
Until then, I had no intention of having a deep relationship with the heroine.
Originally, Tesha is a person who does her own thing.
If I refuse, you won’t neglect training, right? If so, it was just as difficult.
After much thought, I parted my lips.
