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Chapter 85: Lambert Cage (4)
A structure ford by rusted iron bars, reminiscent of a giant birdcage.
At first glance, it had the appearance that suited the word ‘cage’.
The current state of this place was unusually noisy due to a rare commotion.
Although the scheduled matches for today had all ended, news had spread that the organizers were hosting a new match.
It was called the debut match.
However, rather than positive reactions, there were mainly negative responses of skepticism and cursing.
“Oh, co on, now they’re putting kids in as fighters?”
“Seems like Lambert Cage has hit rock bottom. Or are there just no decent fighters left?”
From the VIP seats to the regular ones, the audience couldn’t quite conceal their disappointnt.
Whether they knew it or not, the boy inside the cage was just standing there with his arms crossed.
“Isn’t that the brat who caused a ruckus at the betting booth earlier?”
“It seems so. The one who turned that troublemaker into a ss, right? Could he be the one behind those rumors?”
“The one who said he’d turn anyone who touched him into a cripple? Oh, and now apparently the Delkia gang is going crazy trying to find that kid. Even if he’s a noble, ssing with Delkia’s employees…”
“If you don’t want to die, you should’ve left here already. Otherwise, the mont you get caught, every hole in your body will be filled up. Heh heh.”
Despite the high-spirited banter and mockery, the boy showed no signs of being shaken, rely waiting silently for the match to begin.
Shortly after, a burly man erged in front of the boy.
“What? This wasn’t a debut match, it was an event match?”
“Ha, we might finally see sothing quite intense!”
The audience’s response, which had been rather lukewarm, changed completely with the arrival of a certain player.
The player’s na was Gelberd, a figure here known for overwhelming strength and cruelty.
“Wow, the organizers are really ruthless. This poor kid won’t stand a chance against Gelberd as his first opponent.”
“Who doesn’t? No wonder they gave him Gelberd as his first opponent. It seem like that kid might not survive today.”
In so quarters, even expressions of sympathy were erging.
Betting overwhelmingly leaned towards Gelberd, and the audience was eagerly anticipating how badly the boy would be beaten, regardless of the outco.
-Boom!
With a fierce horn blast, the match began.
Gelberd, wearing a sinister smile, imdiately charged at the boy.
“Crush him, Gelberd!”
“Trample that kid to the ground!”
-Thud!
Along with a dull thud, the arena fell silent in an instant.
Normally, the audience would have expected to hear clear, crisp blows one after another, but besides the initial strike, nothing else could be heard.
-Thump!
Instead, a sound of sothing massive falling echoed through the arena.
All the eyes of the spectators widened, and their mouths hung open.
It was Gelberd who fell.
Moreover, it happened with just one blow.
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“Wha- what’s happening?”
In just one second, an unbelievable situation unfolded.
Gunther, who was watching the match, doubted his eyes.
After avoiding the opponent’s fist with minimal movent, he smoothly followed up with a turning motion, stepping forward.
Seizing the mont when the opponent lost balance, he swung his right foot without hesitation.
Gelberd, who had his face struck, fell without even a whimper.
It was truly a concise yet perfect movent.
For soone like Gunther, whose confidence in his fists was at its peak, it was undeniably an exhilarating scene.
It wasn’t just a move that soone could show off from learning a bit of fighting sowhere.
It was the movent of a truly perfected individual, one that couldn’t be achieved without years of training and suffering.
“Was that all?”
Gunther could understand.
It was indeed a perfect movent, but it didn’t necessarily reveal his complete skill.
How would that boy fight if he used his fists, wielded a sword, or cast magic with various attributes?
Gunther’s mind was consud with thoughts of what abilities the boy possessed.
Then, he hastily got up and dashed sowhere, none other than the betting booth.
“G-Gunther?!”
The guide, seeing his face, was utterly astonished, with a look that seed to be harboring so reluctance.
For him, today must have been quite a tumultuous day.
“What’s his na?” Gunther demanded.
“W-What?!”
“What’s the na of the boy in the cage right now!”
The flustered guide frantically searched through the docunts on the desk and checked the docunt containing the boy’s personal information.
“I-It’s Zion! His na is Zion!”
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The night at Cage, after all the scheduled matches had ended, was supposed to be a ti when the spectators dispersed elsewhere, making it quite quiet.
But today was an exception.
A crowd gathered in front of the normally quiet building, and soon the main gate was thrown open.
“Oh, welco…….”
The face of Lisa, the employee guarding the lobby, hardened.
It’s as if she faced with soone she don’t want to see.
A woman, adorned extravagantly with chunky jewelry, confidently approached her.
Behind her stood several n with a sowhat androgynous appearance, as if they had put on makeup.
“What’s going on?”
Lisa asked in a firm tone.
“I don’t want to stay long either, so I’ll get straight to the point. Among your guests, there was a young chick, right? Bring him out here! Right now!”
The woman’s threatening tone didn’t faze Lisa; instead, she seed amused.
“What audacity! Coming here without notice and demanding our guest for no reason? Have you lost your mind? Do you want trouble?”
“Trouble? You are lecturing about trouble? Forget it! If you don’t want to see a scene, bring him out now!”
An unexpected and volatile situation unfolded.
Cage’s guards, who were inford of the situation, also flocked in large numbers, but this only aggravated the bloody atmosphere.
“Is this about what happened during the day? If so, you have no sha. Making a scene over a re junior employee? Aren’t you embarrassed?”
“Say one more word? I’ll rip your mouth apart.”
The two won showed no signs of backing down.
“Final warning! If that kid isn’t in front of in three seconds, you’ll regret sleeping tonight!”
“Ha! Try it. Just once! You said you’d destroy us, so I won’t stop you!”
The woman defiantly extended her fingers.
Lisa, with steely eyes, returned the stare.
“One…!”
“Looking for ?”
“…?”
I couldn’t even properly count one, let alone three.
All eyes imdiately turned to one place: a boy with a nonchalant expression, calmly seated in a chair, sipping tea.
‘What the…? How did he…?’
No one in the lobby had noticed the boy’s presence until now.
* * *
I thought sothing quite interesting was happening, but it turns out that I was the culprit.
They were looking for , so I showed up, but everyone is as silent as bees after honey.
Since there’s nothing to say, I decided to wait for soone to speak first.
“Um, guest? Where did you…?”
“It was probably from the mont of the last warning, right?”
I said, looking at the woman by the door with a dry look.
“Y-You! Your na is…?”
The assistant by her side whispered sothing in her ear.
From the look of it, she must have told her my na.
“Mr. Zion… Is that correct?”
I just nodded silently.
[Talk about naming sense…]
It doesn’t matter anyway, as it’s just a pseudonym to be discarded.
I hastily scribbled down a na to participate as a player.
But there’s sothing strange about the way this woman is looking at .
She had the look of soone who was frustrated just a mont ago because she couldn’t catch soone, but now she’s staring at as if she’s enchanted.
“Guest! You don’t need to engage! What are you doing! Quickly, we’ll escort the guest to the room…!”
“Nice to et you, Mr. Zion.”
The atmosphere changed in an instant.
“It’s the first ti I’m seeing you in person. I was quite surprised by your handso appearance.”
She placed her hand on her chest and respectfully bowed her head.
“Let introduce myself properly. I’m Delkia Bridgette, running a small entertainnt business at Lambert.”
Not the kind of greeting I was expecting?
One thing’s for sure, this woman is not ordinary.
And it’s understandable, considering the inexplicable obsession in her eyes as she looks at .
“You seed to be looking for ?”
I asked with a consistent tone.
“Yes, that’s right! Our junior staff was trampled by an unruly young boy, so we’ve been looking for you. We heard you were staying here, so we ca looking.”
“I’m not sure if they were from your side, but yes, I did trample soone on my way here. I wish you hadn’t misunderstood. It was your side that started the altercation.”
“Yes, I know! We fully admit that it was our fault.”
Then why did you co? I wondered.
Surely she didn’t co to apologize, and from the atmosphere just now, she clearly ca for revenge, but now it seems like that purpose has vanished.
“If you have ti, please co visit us soti. There are many things that will pique Mr. Zion’s interest. If you have any questions, I’ll answer anything!”
She handed a business card with an odd smile.
Are you crazy?
Even though I’m an adult who has been through a lot, giving a brothel business card to a newly erged kid?
I wasn’t the only one who thought it was crazy.
“Delkia, are you out of your mind? What are you giving to the guest? Your target audience is all wrong!”
“It’s not for business. I formally invited him!”
Despite glaring at the employee, she smiled broadly again and said to ,
“If you ever co by, just bring yourself! You don’t need money!”
There was an eerie feeling in her words.
“Then I’ll look forward to seeing you soon. Have a good night, Mr. Zion!”
I couldn’t help but smile coolly.
After her entourage left, a puzzled employee ca up to .
“I-I’m sorry, sir! You must have felt very uncomfortable?”
It wasn’t so much discomfort as it was puzzlent.
“Just to let you know, please don’t wander around the entertainnt alley! It could lead to big trouble!”
Of course, I have no intention of going there now, but this employee seed to have so kind of concern about that woman, beyond just her being from the entertainnt district.
“Why shouldn’t I go there?”
“Um, sir, you may not understand because you’re still young… A-anyway, there’s sothing strange about that woman’s taste…”
“Don’t beat around the bush. Just tell .”
She shouted as if she didn’t know what to say.
“…?!”
What did I just hear?
[TL/N: If it’s what I’m thinking then…. The woman is fucked in the head bro.]
[PR/N: I like older won but this age gap is wayy too fucking much ☠️]
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