Chapter 93 – Breaking the Seal (3)
What are these idiots?
It’s almost ridiculous to start a fight all of a sudden.
I turned my head and looked around to see if there was anyone else here besides us, but we were the only ones standing on the street where we were now.
Haha! I look around like that, but you’re the only one, you idiot!”
The guy who seemed to be the leader of the group seemed to be even more proud when he saw me and started laughing even louder.
Cherry, who saw that, came behind me and started shaking.
“Sir… Boss…”
“What’s wrong, Cherry?”
Cherry must not have heard me, so he was just trembling while holding my pants.
“Idiot?”
Rather, I can only feel the anger of my characters behind me.
Well, it seemed like the duel would have to happen anyway, so it wouldn’t matter.
“Good. Where will the duel take place?”
“Of course we can do it right here.”
I thought I was going to a duel, so I tried to move forward.
But I couldn’t do that.
“I will do it, Jinu.”
“No, I will do it. Everyone come back.”
“I will tear that bastard who insulted my lord to pieces.”
“I will do it.”
Everyone except Noah came forward and stood in front of the beast who had challenged them to a duel.
As they passed me, I looked at everyone’s expressions and saw the will to kill that prisoner being expressed outwardly. If I were the opponent, I would have jumped right away without even looking back.
I thought it would be a good idea for me to choose because I felt like if I left it as is, they would fight each other again.
I turned my head and looked at Noah.
“Noah, would you like to duel?”
“Huh? Me?”
I chose Noah, who was watching behind me, and he looked surprised.
“Treat me appropriately. It won’t be fun, but I will.”
“Ha… You guys over there who are so full of fights, why don’t you just order Yuria to do it to me…”
Although he sighed and showed a lot of disapproval, Noah stepped forward.
“Are you going to deal with a human female? Is that guy over there a guy who can only hide in the arms of a female, haha!”
“The owner is definitely a bit weak, but it’s not enough to hear that from you.”
Noah lightly relaxed his hands and looked at the other wolf beastman and said.
“How do I fight a duel? Can I just beat the opponent down now?”
“Ha, I’ll praise you for not running away when we were asked to duel. Follow me, I’ll do it at my family’s duel site.”
I am very thankful that he personally guided me to his family.
I’m just saying thank you.
“Ah… I should have killed that guy.”
“I was planning on doing it, Sister Renia.”
Renia and Ellie are still talking with angry expressions.
“It is the master’s decision, so there is nothing we can do about it.”
“Jinuni~~. If you had chosen me, I would have shown you a doggie internal somersault show.”
Lien seemed to calmly accept my decision, and Yuria was talking cutely while holding my arm, but the content of her words was not cute at all.
Judging by the reaction, it seems like choosing Noah was a good choice.
“Now, come in. Haha!”
The wolf beast opened the door with a smile, completely unaware of his fate.
When I looked at the place I followed behind the prisoner, I saw that it was a house big enough to fit in the top five of the noble houses I had just toured.
“Master, are you here? Who are the people behind you?”
“Ah, these are the guys I challenged to a duel. Please guide me to the duel arena. I will prepare and go.”
The guy said to the attendant who came out of the house and went back into the house.
“Now, please follow me.”
The attendants looked at us and said:
“What are you going to do if we run away like this?”
“It’s okay if you run away. Instead, our family will personally chase you down and find you. It’s impossible for you to refuse and run away in a duel.”
I have no intention of running away, but I honestly don’t understand what the prisoners here are thinking.
It almost makes you wonder if he’s simply picking an opponent who seems likely to refuse a duel and intending to take something from him.
I don’t understand why we leave behind this absurd system of duels.
We arrived at the duel site following the entourage.
The duel arena was really simple.
There was a circular stadium and there were bleachers to look around the stadium.
“Hey, if that guy comes out, just kill him! Okay?”
“You too… I don’t know why you’re so angry at trash like that. You’re just like a walking stone.”
When Lenia screams at her Noah and her Noah speaks as if he is annoyed, it looks like her younger brother is throwing a tantrum at her older sister.
In reality, it’s the opposite.
“Boss… It’s really okay, right? The Urf family here is strong enough to rank in the top 5 among noble families… I don’t know how strong you all are, but they are really strong. In particular, the beast that challenged you to a duel earlier is rumored to be Garum Urf. “He’s one of these nobles with a bad personality.”
Cherry couldn’t leave my side for even a moment.
“Don’t worry. I can’t picture them fighting and losing at all.”
Cherry looked around him, put his mouth to my ear and whispered in a low voice.
“But! I’ve often heard that Gyarum Urf has great potential in the Urf family. Many say that the reason the family doesn’t do anything to stop Gyarum Urf when he acts like a thug on the streets is because they have to protect their own families.”
I didn’t understand why these trash people were running around like this, but there was a reason.
I found it cute to see Cherry worried so I stroked his head again.
“Really… The boss doesn’t know how worried I am.”
As I waited, the wolf beastman, Gyarum Urf, who had challenged me to a duel earlier, was coming from there.
Looking at the older wolf beastmen behind me, I think they might be high-ranking people from this family.
Without saying anything, they piled into the stands and sat down one by one.
It seemed that he had probably come to see how Gyarum Urf fought.
“Then I’ll go, master.”
As it looked like the duel was about to begin, Noah walked towards the stadium.
“Hey! You heard me! Kill me!”
Renia was still angry and shouted at Noah.
“Everyone, come here, let’s sit down. Renia, you come to the side here.”
Everyone who heard me came and sat around me.
“Oh, I really should have done it.”
“The master has already decided. Stop it.”
Lien, who was sitting next to me behind Renia, who was sputtering angrily, said something.
“Looks like he’s about to get started.”
After hearing Ellie’s words, I looked at the stadium and saw Gyarum Urf and Noah facing off.
“I commend you for not rejecting my challenge to a duel. But it’s too bad my opponent is Gyarum Urf of ‘Red Bloodclaw’! Haha!”
“Red Blood Nail? What is that strange name?”
After hearing Gyarum Urf’s words, Noah asked him about the strange name he had mentioned.
I heard it too and was curious about something.
“What is that, Cherry?”
“That is called a byeolho. It is a name given to a strong person recognized by the country.”
Oh, there is that too.
Hmm? Name?
“You don’t even know the star name. It’s given to someone with strong power!”
“Oh, is that what it is? If that’s a nickname, then I have one too. It’s a divine name.”
Oh shit. Is this pattern again?
“Hoo? A divine name? A name given to you by God? What is it, your divine name?”
“Even if you hear it, you won’t know what it is. My divine name is dosjftprtmwhdk.”
Oh… I can’t believe I’m in a situation where I can say this confidently again.
“What? What is that?”
“I don’t know exactly what it means either. It’s not that important… What’s important is that it’s a precious name given to me by the owner.”
Even though the other kids didn’t know, when I heard that Noah also cherished that divine name, I felt sick to my stomach as I thought about both good and bad things.
“Then let’s begin. You two can proceed with the duel.”
At some point, the attendant was on top of the stadium.
“If the opponent expresses his or her intention to surrender during the duel, it will stop immediately. No one will be held responsible if something unpleasant happens during the duel. And you can use whatever weapon you want.”
As the attendant went down the arena, Gyarum Urf rushed towards Noah, as if the duel had begun.
In the past, it would have been a speed I couldn’t even keep up with with my eyes, but I think I’ve gotten a lot stronger.
Gyarum Urf swung his sharp claws back and forth at Noah.
Is it because of that kind of attack that I mentioned the red blood nail that I mentioned earlier?
There was no way Noah would be hit by that attack that I could see with my own eyes, and of course Noah was easily dodging it with a bored expression on his face.
“Haha! You can barely avoid my attack! Take it, bloodshed!”
Gyarum Urf laughed and lashed out with his claws.
Certainly, swinging it does not mean swinging it haphazardly.
It was clearly an attack so sophisticated that even someone as strong as them could not easily avoid it.
But the opponent was not good.
Noah dodged Gyarum Urf’s attack and jumped back to increase the distance.
“Wow, he can dodge my attacks so well. He’s quite a useful guy.”
“Ha… This is so boring. Let’s just end it quickly.”
After sighing, Noah ran forward, shortened the distance between him and Gyarum Urf, and kicked him in the stomach with his foot.
Puck! Quagwang!
Gyarum Urf, hit in the stomach by Noah, flew away in an instant and became embedded in the wall in the direction it flew.
No matter how hard you search for it, it looks like it flew away.
As Gyarum Urf flew away, the people of the family who were watching stood up in surprise.
They probably didn’t think that Gyarum Urf would lose.
Although I think it is a very natural result.
“Cough, what is this… What…”
Gyarum Urf, pinned to the wall, vomited his blood and fainted while pinned to the wall.
We got up and walked towards the stadium.
“Good job, Noah.”
I said, lightly patting Noah’s shell.
“Don’t ask me to do something this boring, master.”
“To do something to Gyarum like that. It’s amazing.”
Before we knew it, a member of the Urf family had come down and stood in front of us.
“Are you planning on avenging Gyarum?”
Haha! That can’t be possible. Gyarum fought a fair duel and lost. That’s all… It’s been a while since I’ve seen such a strong person.”
The wolf beastman, who looked quite old, spoke to us with a benevolent expression.
“But sending you back like that would also tarnish our family’s honor.”
His expression suddenly changed from a benevolent one to a serious one.
“Then would you like to duel again? In exchange, we have something to give you.”
“Hoo, are you saying we should duel with something at stake? It’s been a while since we had a usurpation match.”
The old man, a wolf beast, heard the word “Usurpation game.”
“We are not aiming for nobility.”
“It was not necessarily played just for the nobility position. It was a game played to take away the other person’s honor, such as the nobility position or things. Now, it is only played to take away the nobility position.”
It was something like that.
“Then let’s try it. A usurpation match.”
