"Damn, he's a hardcore pervert, an open one at that. Miller, this is why they say 'A pervert a ti will ruin your day thousand tis'."
I spoke while facing the Vile Reaper. At my feet were 4 corpses.
"Which hole did you pop up from?"
At his question, I pointed to, a few feet away, the hole in the ground. From his expression, it seems he hadn't thought I actually ca out from a hole.
Back when I had used flashbangs I had also used the spell in the grimoire.
creates a hole in the ground and is often used to set traps. I used the hole to hide underground with Miller.
Before coming, I had checked the rules to make sure what I was going to wasn't prohibited.
I specifically bought as it has a short chant and by hiding in the hole, we would be able to pass the test by hiding.
Though if I had to guess, the absence of rule was because the championship was still a small tournant and proper rules had yet to be ford.
After hiding, I had hidden the hole with a scrap board I picked from the shop. It wasn't anything grand, but because everyone was busy attacking each other; we weren't discovered.
"You pray that you don't et in the next round."
Vile reaper said to solemnly and then vanished.
'haaa.... I made one heck of an enemy, if I say so myself.'
(I'm sorry)
The gates opened, and a woman, wearing a grey robe and black mask, rushed into the ground. She picked the girl, whose head had been smashed into the ground by Vile Reaper, and then bolted toward the boy who was on the verge of dying from mana exhaustion.
She then carefully laid them down and fed them potions, probably a healing potion to the girl and a mana potion to the boy.
Looking at this scene, I sighed.
I had been planning to keep hiding and, when only a few contestants remained, to use my art while hiding underground to eliminate others.
But I had to scrap that plan and enter early when I heard what the girl and the boy were calling each other.
Yato and Sie.
In the Goliath Unit, everyone calls Seer, Sie, in public and she uses a sniper. What a coincidence soone very similar had entered the tournant.
But Eth forced to face the reality.
Wasn't Yato the codena of Leon? And wasn't he going on a mission with Seer and Huntress?
I kept denying everything as a coincidence, at least until Yato used that golden lightning.
I had to accept the truth. That duo was Leon and Seer, aka Isabell.
"Haaaa....."
I had ssed up big ti.
Vile Reaper had made a target because I hindered him. And, as my good luck, he was also one of the big villains in the future, the 11th of Round Table.
I could have left Isabell and Leon to their own devices and they still would have made it out alive.
In the novel, the only person whom even Leon couldn't match in terms of luck and plot armor was Isabell. In the novel's fandom there was a famous joke that explained that Isabell was a hidden protagonist.
There was no way she was going to die here with her absurd luck.
Moreover, Huntress would've intervened if they were about to die. I was sure of this because, in the novel, Isabell had said that she and Huntress were like sisters to each other.
The only reason I intervened was that Eth started going wild when I said that Isabell had to go through pain for Huntress to be forced to intervene.
It was funny how this guy had no mories, yet he couldn't let harm co to her. After all, he shouldn't rember how much Isabell had looked after him in those years when he was solely focused on training.
"Thank You. They only lived thanks to you."
The woman who was looking after Leon and Isabell thanked . Looking at the enormous sword at her back, I concluded that she was Huntress.
I snorted and also left the stadium.
While leaving, the irregularities about the tournant kept bugging .
Sword Maiden, the 1st seat of the Round table and its founder, should have recruited Vile reaper under her already.
Under her Vile reaper should have no shortage of resources. Why was he participating in the tournant? One which was held by the Underworld at that.
I knew I wouldn't find the answer to this anyti soon, so I tried to look for answers that were available to .
Vupp-
A black diary appeared in my hands.
'Why the hell is the Goliath Unit here?'
*
Thup-
I closed the black diary and inadvertently sighed.
Leon, Isabell, and Huntress were here to steal the prize for the competition.
'The attackers in the novel were Goliath Unit.'
I couldn't help but groan.
The details I got to know about their operation weren't much, as Leon wasn't told many things due to being a newbie, but it was clear that they had been planning this attack for a long while.
I felt cheated at this revelation.
I an, I know it was my fault that Leon was here, but seriously? Why can't that idiot just keep his ass in one place?!
Although I was feeling frustrated, I didn't do anything.
Even if it was the Goliath Unit, my plans didn't change much. Rather, although he barely knew any useful information about the operation, Leon's presence made my plans easier.
Knock- Knock-
"Sirs, please co onto the stage. We are going to hold the lottery for matches line-up."
Listening to the receding footsteps, I turned to Miller.
"Will you stop shaking? There is no danger of death in the 2nd round as Surrendering is allowed. You won't die."
"But boss, the match-ups will be based on luck. Yo-I an, we've already pissed Viler reaper, *gulp* what if I have to fight him next?"
After we completed the 1st round, they explained the 2nd round in detail.
There were two points worthy of notice: Now 1v/s1 matches will happen in a tournant format and the first line-up will be based on a lottery, and surrendering was now allowed.
I patted Miller on the back and reassured him to not worry about facing Vile reaper.
The chances of facing Vile reaper were only 1/15. One has to be extrely unlucky to get those odds.
We walked in silence to the stage.
-PLEASE WELCO THE LAST 16 PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE SURVIVED THROUGH THE HELL OF THE 1ST ROUND-
Wooooooooo- Woooooo-
Following the host's announcent, the crowd cheered passionately.
The comntator described the participants with great enthusiasm.
"A woman with a large physique carrying a halberd. She is a famous rcenary hailing North Sokovian Plains. Mother Mash!"
"An assassin with the ability to turn invisible. It is said that he has never failed to assassinate a target once he turns invisible. Silent Creeper!"
"Their mixed blood might have stopped them from awakening their stigmas, but their strength is nothing to scoff at. The trio of the three battle slave siblings!"
"A young man who is as pale as a sheet and frail. One might mistake him for a patient on his deathbed. But with his ability to turn his blood into weapons, he dominates the battlefield. The unmatchable Kaiser Tristen!"
"A notorious criminal who has escaped the Aegis ti and again. If he cos after you, then wherever you run, he will always reach you. The Vile Reaper!"
The shouting of the crowds only increased as ti went by and it reached an all-ti high with the Vile Reaper.
True, people hated his nasty nature of torturers, but who were they to complain when they also enjoyed his silent killings whenever he massacred everyone?
The air carried the enthusiasm of the spectators and it felt that the cheer wouldn't get any more deafening. But that was proven wrong when the next participant was called out.
"A young man wearing grey robes and a black mask. His attire makes one doubt his capabilities. But fear not, for he is a skillful master of katana and the god of destruction himself. The Golden Rumbling Yato!"
Woooooooooo-
The comntator praised Leon to the heavens. He was the dark horse who fought Viler reaper to a stalemate.
(Do they not realize that Vile reaper was going easy on Leon?)
'It's not like that. They are praising him so that more people bet more money on him.'
More betting money ant more profit for them.
The authorities must be happy that soone has appeared who can fight Vile reaper, even if it was only in the eyes of the audience.
A few more participants were called out and at last, only Miller and I were left.
(What's happening?)
The cheering that kept thundering till now had gotten very low. If I focused on my ears, I could hear so booing too.
Because so many people were shouting different things altogether, only incomprehensible exclamations reached .
Slowly, the crowd beca organized and began chanting together.
"BAN THEM! BAN THE COWARDS! BAN THE RULE-BREAKERS!"
It didn't take a genius to understand what was happening.
Among the crowd were hundreds of participants who had given up because of Vile reaper.
They didn't like the fact that I used the loopholes in rules- hiding underground- to reach the 2nd round.
"BAN THEM! BAN THE COWARDS! BAN THE RULE-BREAKERS!"
I could only shake my head.
'How..'
"...childish"
Who were they to ask about my elimination when they didn't even enter the tournant?
"BAN THEM! BAN THE COWARDS! BAN THE RULE-BREAKERS!"
"Sir, please wait. We'll calm the crowd shortly."
The comntator told and channeled aura into his throat to raise his volu.
"It has already been decided that Mr. P-"
I placed my hand on the comntator's shoulder.
"Let take over."
"But sir-"
"Let take over."
Incomprehensible shouts ca from the crowd, but I knew what they were saying.
I stood in front and channeled ether to my throat.
"It is correct that I cheated."
The volu of the crowd's yells suddenly plumted, unable to understand what I was getting at.
"But won't it create problems if I leave the tournant now? How about this..."
I looked at the crowd that was jeering at . Most of them were probably participants who were sour about how I passed the tournant.
If so, they won't be able to refuse my offer.
"All of you co at . Whoever takes down can take my place."
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