Chapter 121

After quickly collecting the money from the gambling at the reception desk, I had gotten into the carriage with Mea and was heading to the city of Lomarn .

There was nothing more I could do about that .

The only thing left to do is to pray that Gaston will be happy in some way or another .

I thought you were here to see the arena?

From Elia, the one piloting the horse, I can hear her voice sounding languid or hypochondriacal .

Although her voice sounds disinterested, I know that this is her true nature when she sent me to the Zeshum ruins .

Circumstances have changed, and Ive decided to leave the royal capital as soon as possible .

I see . Then, it cant be helped .

Perhaps sensing that I didnt want to talk too much, Elia cut the question and answer short .

Thanks for all your help

Ill take what I can get .

I feel like Elias response is a bit tasteless, but I feel a comfortable distance somehow .

Since I am a customer and she is a businessman, this is probably the best kind of relationship for her .

This person is really cool .

Elia has an image of looking up at the stars while saying I see even on the day the world ends, somehow .

More importantly, it seems like something is chasing us from earlier . I think its a magic beast, but just make sure you check it out .

Oh, okay . Mea will check it out for you .

Elia said, and Mea rolled up the cloth covering the carriage and looked out .

Meas movements froze .

A monster is carrying a monster on its back .

Eh?

I hurriedly approached Mea and vigorously rolled up the cloth she was holding onto to check behind her .

The black horse, which looks like a mass of wild muscle, is mounted on a monstrous man whose neck is too thick to be united with his head .

Yes, it is Gastons opponent, Brian Bond .

With bloodshot eyes, hes coming towards us in a straight line .

Brian had a large axe in his hand .

W-Why? Really!? What are you doing here!?

Whats wrong, sir?

Prince Alphonses Elite Guards Captain is chasing us . Hes even got an axe and hes ogling me .

Eh? No, no way? How!? Why!?

Elias eyes fill with tears and the carriage picked up speed in a panic .

She was clearly in a panic .

Earlier, I had a selfish imagination that this person would still be cool the day the world ended, but then I realized that it was completely just an imposition of an image .

I dont get it either .

Did he realize that I was the one who promoted Gaston up?

But even so, I dont understand why Prince Alphonses pawns, who are hostile to Princess Charlotte, are coming towards us .

Was it pointed at me as the source of shame for the royal family?

I look behind me once again .

I noticed that Brians armor was not the one he wore in the opening ceremony duel .

The paint is barely discernible and is plain .

So he didnt come here as a knight

I muttered, and my eyes locked with Brians .

Brian gives a broad smile . His muscular face contorted into a grim smile .

Youre a Marren! Fight me! Fight me for national pride, not just for your country! This Brian Bond! As the last of the Daldwarves, I challenge you to a duel!

That guy is not good, hes a bit dangerous .

What is that monster doing here?

Just when I thought our eyes met in the arena, was that what he was thinking about?

He has been known as a madman .

Hes a complete combat fanatic .

Maybe the excitement he could hold on to was uncontrollable because he had been shrugged off in Gaston .

Ca-, calm down! A knight cant attack a civilian like this

I dont care about Prince Alphonse!

An excited Brian swung the big axe .

The tree broke in half as it passed by and rolled backward .

That man could seriously try to pull the tree out and swing it around .

This is a carriage, and that one is a single rider .

The distance between us is getting closer and closer even as we do this .

Damn it! Lets spread it around .

I grabbed the top of the carriage and crawled up onto the carriage .

I dont have confidence in my muscles, but thats why Im so light .

Ngugugugu tsuuu!

Somehow he managed to climb up and regulate his erratic breathing .

Then he stretched out his arm and moved it with to make sure there were no muscle problems .

He glared at Brian as he crouched on the carriage and took out his wand .

Its boring if you dont come so! Show me the power of the Marren people!

enough not to die, then I guess I could just let the horse fall over .

Without its legs, he wouldnt be able to chase us .

Wind

As I chant, a gust of wind rolls toward Brian .

Mu, mumu, just this much wind

Brian held on, but his horse tumbled over amazingly in the wind, and a cloud of dust billowed up .

Oh, Elia-san . Its over .

Re-, really? Goo-

Before Elia could say anything, Brian leaped out of the dirt and smoke .

Swinging a large axe in the air, he rushed toward me faster than a horse .

Fight me! You dare to taunt me with this kind of childish trickery! Dont feel good about it, Marren .

Im sorry, not yet .

Ehhhhhhhhhh!?

Elia screams from the carriage again .

That Brian or something like that, dont think hes human .

Maybe he wont die if hes a little injured, maybe Ill give him a little pain .

Flame .

A large flame rages at the tip of my wand .

Do you think that I can be hit by such linear magic? Looks like Im being underestimated!

Form, ball .

As I continued to chant, the flames settled into a sphere and flew at Brian .

Wha-, Haya!

Brian was momentarily in panic, but he quickly put his arms to work and swung the large axe .

Oooh-ooh!

A large dent appeared on the ground and the flames were erased out .

Hah! Hah! You see that, thats a daldwarves strike! Youre running out of ideas, Marren!

Re-, really?

I didnt expect it to be dealt with that easily .

Im starting to have a bit of a hard time figuring out how serious I should go with it .

Oh, Im starting to get a little excited about this .

Thats a nice face youre making, Marren! If youve got the trump card, dont just save it and use it!

The-, then this should work .

I search for a magic formula in my head and find out what magic to shoot .

Since were here, lets go ahead and shoot at someone I havent had a chance to use .

I put my hand on the ceiling of the carriage and stand up while slowly balancing myself .

Earth, form, dragon .

The ground between the carriage and Brian glowed and the earth rose up to reveal a snake-like object .

The earth covered the snake, one after another, to form a giant dragon .

It was tens of meters long .

Okay, the scale was so large that I hadnt had a chance to practice before, but it went in pretty well .

There are many areas of improvement, but for the first time, its probably a fair point .

Gishaaaaaaaa!

The earthen dragon roars .

The ground is rolled up by its wind pressure and the trees fall over .

Quickly, it coils around, blocking Brians path .

Oh, oh, ohhhh

Brian looked up in dismay at the head of the earthen dragon, which was leaning on its sickle-like neck .

Come on, lets see how you deal with it, Daldwarf!

I yell flippantly, but Brians reaction to it is not very good .

His sallow face turns bright blue and he turns his face away from the earthen dragon and looks at me for some reason .

H-, hey . Wai-, wait

The earthen dragon pressed down on Brian .

He was swallowed into the earthen mass and disappeared .