Simon returned to the inn after having a satisfying dinner and was just about to lie down on his bed when suddenly, he felt a presence outside his door. Imdiately, he beca alerted and prepared his body to act at a mont's notice.
The presence that had approached his door, was unknown to him.
"Who goes there?" Simon asked, since the person decided to reveal their presence, there must be so reason for it.
Indeed, it was as he had guessed. The mont he asked the question, the person behind the door spoke at a volu that only they could hear.
"I co on behalf of lady Cynthia. She has tasked with relaying you a ssage".
Cynthia? As Simon wondered what ssage did she want to give him this late at night, the ssage that he got, befuddled him.
"Lady Cynthia told to tell you to be careful and leave the capital as soon as you can. That is all". Right after relaying his ssage, the person disappeared just like they appeared.
[Stealth], Simon imdiately recognised the skill the other party used. However, his mind right now was caught up in sothing else.
"What did she an by those words? Be careful and leave the capital?" since she did not provide any context or anything else to explain what she ant by those words, it was difficult for Simon to understand what she ant.
Cynthia didn't strike him as soone who would joke like that, which could only an that sothing had happened and she was trying to warn him off.
His relationship with her could be said as cordial which explained her trying to do sothing like that. Plus Simon had also saved the life of her guard commander/friend and had also sold those elixirs of his to her in ti of need.
As much as he appreciated this kind gesture from her, he had his own reason for staying in the capital. It wasn't though he had completely ignored her warnings, he did stay on his guard the whole night and was more cautious than before.
The night of the fourth day of the tournant was particularly noisier than it was the previous other nights further enforcing the fact that sothing had happened. He could hear the footsteps of the soldiers running everywhere all night.
When the morning of the next day ca, the commotion of the people was more apparent. Today was the final day of the Battle of the Finest which will decide who will be the winner of this year's tournant.
The top ten participants contesting in it were the finest of the finest and the battle were sure to be extrely exhilarating.
As Simon walked down the street towards the Coliseum, he noticed that knights and soldiers were stationed everywhere and were on high alert. Even the soldiers near the entry of the coliseum were extrely careful when allowing people in.
Nobody was allowed to wear any mask or cover their appearance, those who did not comply were directly apprehended. Everybody could feel the tension in the air and that sothing was different today.
Simon who used the VIP entry pass to enter the coliseum, heard bits and pieces of information from the people walking in front of him.
"Why the hell is there such a tight security today? Even if it's the final day of the tournant these many soldiers are clearly too much"
"Did you know my relatives who ca today all the way from the other cities to watch the final day of the tournant, weren't allowed inside the capital? The soldiers have barricaded all the entry and exit points of the city. Everywhere around the walls, you can see soldiers stationed"
"What? Is that all true?".
Simon knitted his brows in consternation, sothing really did happen. However, the general populace had no idea.
'So whatever it was, it was kept a tight secret huh' he thought internally. To be barricading all the entry and exit points and to station guards everywhere, Simon couldn't help but have a foreboding feeling.
The seats inside the coliseum was packed with people who were similarly talking about the unusual activities of the soldiers. Looking around, Simon noticed that other than the royal family, top five guilds and all the other factions were present.
No, it would be wrong to say that it was only the royal family, the delegates from the Sanguine Empire were also absent. Usually, the tournant would have started right after the dawn break; however, for so reason, it was being delayed today.
Simon wasn't the only one who had so inkling that sothing was going on, the guild leaders of the top five guilds who had their own information network, were furrowing their brows in contemplation.
"Hmm? Isn't that guy…" when Simon was observing them, Simon noticed a familiar face seated beside the guild leader of Sea God's Trident.
The person which looked familiar was none other than Scott Green who he had t in the city of Mountnd. It was also the latter who told him about the Battle of the Finest tournant in the capital.
After an hour-long wait or so, the royal family of Ellesre along with their guardian beast Fierce Warhawk descended onto the stage of the coliseum. What surprised the audience was that the Warhawk was not only carrying the royal family, but also the officer from the adventurer's association Davis Hall and the delegates of the Sanguine Empire.
'What was going on?' the entire crowd had the sa question as they continuously murmured.
After these people got on the stage, they discussed among themselves for a minute or two before Cyrus as the moderator for this event step forward and declared.
"Everyone, we are extrely sorry for delaying the final round of the tournant; however, sothing extrely important has occurred and until we address this issue, we cannot move on to today's finale. I hope everybody understands and cooperates with us".
The crowd silently listened, this sudden change in situation piqued their interest. they were all dying to know what the Royal Knight captain ant by those words.
"I am ashad and devastated to say that so of our top ten participants were attacked yesterday".
The mont Cyrus said that, the audience erupted in a loud clamour. It wasn't unusual for the participants to be attacked or targeted by so factions they have had grudges with, but such happenstance only occurred after the tournant when all the participants left the capital.
No matter who it was, nobody dared to do sothing like that inside the capital, after all, doing so would be slighting the authority of the royal family. Due to the royal family intervening and the soldiers maintaining the law there was never a case of a participant being attacked so openly in the capital.
Though that was only the case as long as they were inside the capital. Once they were out, the royal family did not bother with the personal affairs of the different factions. Because of this, the fact that sobody was attacked inside the capital ca as a huge shock to the audience. They couldn't help but wonder who that insane person was to do sothing like this.
Cyrus locked his brows and seed a little angry as he said "Unfortunately, participant Ivan from the blackthorn kingdom was injured but the assailant had already left the scene when our soldiers were alerted. Even our third prince was targeted by the very sa assailant. Thankfully, the prince wasn't injured that badly and was swiftly healed by our [Priests]".
The crowd was thrown aback, they didn't expect the assailant to go after a delegate from the foreign nation and even their third prince.
The perceptive ones were even more alard, a foreign prince being attacked and hard was no joke. Depending on the situation, this might even beco a political issue for a war between their two nations.
Had the assailant gone mad to do sothing like that? Not to ntion hurting the third prince ant that they would have a less chance of winning this tournant against the Sanguine Empire.
"Who is it that dares to commit such a cri within the confines of our capital Cyrus?" Brutus Sarge, the guild leader of the Savannah Beast asked.
Touching a participant inside the capital while they were still there, ant that the assailant was also making light of them, the top five guilds.
Brutus' emotions were shared by all the other guild leaders of the top five guilds and they all had a look that said they were all dying to know who was this intrepid soul that did not fear them.
Fortunately for them, the next set of words that Cyrus said, basically guaranteed that they had found the assailant.
"The assailant that attacked the third prince and participant Ivan had used so peculiar ans to evade all the securities and asures we placed for the safety of the participants. However, they forgot that a ranker above level 700 was currently residing in our capital. With their help, we were able to identify who that assailant was" Cyrus declared in a serious tone.
"Sir Vouves, Lord Davis if you will please" King Henry requested to the two people beside him.
Vouves and Davis nodded their head before stepping forward. "I didn't think that a mber of their race would beco so active despite our presence" Vouves sighed.
"Hmph, they were never a clever bunch and only know how to hide like that. Now that it has co to this, it matters not why it is here, we can first bring it down before questioning it later" Davis said taking out his staff.
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