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Chapter 139 : Disturbing Lister Festival 2
🕑 Added 2023-03-05 06:38:35 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
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Suddenly, Mars stood up and said what he was going to do, which was to pick a fight against the prince of the Kingdom of Zarkham.
Is this guy an idiot…? The man who looks like an adventurer next to Doaho has a very bad guy look on his face. ...he's a guy you should never get involved with.
When I was listening to the conversation between Mars and Doaho, Doaho's idiot said something outrageous like five to one.
There's no way a blonde super handsome guy with nothing to offer but his face can win ...what if he gets a scratch on that beautiful face!
Speaking of scars on a beautiful face, that S-ranked Clarice had injuries on her face. Such a waste when she had such a goddess-like face...but even her scarred face is pretty... even if it's scarred, she's still an S-rank...
And for some reason, Mars started saying he's going to fight one-on-ten as if to provoke him... Huh? Are you going to die? Maybe you want to show off your cool side in front of everyone or something? Do you think you're going to make me fall in love with you by doing that? I don't care how good you look...as long as your face...rather I would take initiative to fall...
It seemed that Sir Ike went to the arena at the behest of Mars. And the handsome uncle who first pointed his sword at the fool went out with the fool and the guy with bad guy face next to him... Mars...is he really going to fight?
Then Mars went into the backyard with a very beautiful woman called Clarice and another A+ blonde beastie beauty.
Wait...what are the three of you doing in there alone... Maybe... Soon Mars came out to change his clothes. Then he started apologizing to the customers and us. It's not his fault... and the male guests praised him while picking up the shards of glass.
As soon as Mars left the room, Clarice and the beastie child came out from the backyard, both of them wearing wound dressings and bandages. And they had tear marks. Clarice, with her wound patch and tear marks, turned to us.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize. We would like to make ourselves available again to our guests this time. If you would like, would it be possible for you to have dinner with us on the last day between 12:00 and 13:00 lunchtime? We will charge you an entrance fee to the Lister Imperial School but we will pay for the food and drinks there. What do you think?"
Naturally, all the male guests were delighted. Of course, we both had no objections ...
The maid cafe then resumed its business as if nothing had happened. It was an event that lasted a little over five minutes in time... I felt very uncomfortable.
How could the S class students remain so calm? Mars might be killed right now… Perhaps they are assuming that he won't be killed in the arena where the public is watching… Even then, I think it's too cold of a response for them...
Is Mars hated by his S class peers because he has that face and does whatever he wants?
“Dominic… Can I ask you something ?"
Having resolved myself, I moved next to Alice to talk to Dominic and he nodded in reply.
“Are you all going to leave Mars to die?”
Alice's face twitched at these words. Alice may have been thinking the same thing. Then Dominic smiled a little and said.
“Do you think Mars is going to lose? He’s the strongest man in the S class...no Lister Imperial School, you know? There's no way he can lose in any way. He probably won't even get to go serious..."
Hearing Dominic’s words, Baron, too, added.
“Sofia and Alice. If you're interested, would you like to go and see? I'm sure they can get us into the staffs' room, just nice Senior Edean is still here. Dominic and myself can't go with you though.”
“...what? Are you refering to the last year's Miss Lister, Edean...?"
When I said that, Baron nodded. His eyes turned to the beautiful woman with the red glasses. She's pretty… A bespectacled beauty who looks good in her cute red-rimmed glasses when Alice said, "I'd love to see!".
Baron went to Clarice and Edean and explained the situation, and Edean changed into her uniform and came to us. The uniform was white with red embroidery, the same color as Sir Ike's.
“You must be Sofia and Alice. I am Edean Alistar. Nice to meet you.”
Edean smiled and held out her beautiful hand.
“I-I'm Sofia Carroll. Pleased to meet you.”
I took Edean’s hand and so did Alice.
“I'm Alice Carroll. Nice to meet you.”
Alice bowed with me. We both followed Edean into the arena. When we got to the arena, Edean took us to the staffs' room, which was full of people.
The fool and bad guy from earlier were not here. They must be waiting in another room. And Mars was being questioned by two adults.
One was a beautiful blue-haired elf woman who was next to him shaking his hand. And the other was a very gangly beastman. This beastman, to say the least, is much scarier than the bad guy face. I wondered what kind of conversation they were having...and stood up with my ears a little.
“So...? You better have dealt with the dispute settlement, right?"
The scary beastman was questioning Mars. Why is Mars being accused?
“No... it's just starting. But my aim is to get His Highness Doaho to apologize, so I actually don't have anything against the two parties Moonlit Darknight and Abyss.”
“Hey! If you're being that weak, the Kingdom of Zarkham will take advantage of you! You know what I'm talking about! If you won't do it, then I will!”
Then the blue-haired elf next to him.
“Duke Syrians...calm down a little. Mars. You will definitely win. If you want, I can cover you with Wind magic from outside?"
What? Is that scary beastman one of the 12 dukes, the Duke of Syrians...?
“Duke of Syrians, Duke Regan. Don't worry. This is an opponent I have already fought when I were six years old. The other side has changed its members considerably, and the party itself seems to be weaker than it used to be. It's so hard to understand why Abyss is a B-rank party. Besides, their leader hasn't grown stronger either, so there are no variables that would cause me to lose."
Eeeee!!! The blue-haired elf is Duke Regan... how many great people is Mars talking to... and there are no variables that would make him lose?
As I was eavesdropping, Sir Ike came over to me.
“Have you come to support Mars by any chance? You can look forward to it, I'm sure you'll see something interesting.”
He said oh so carefreely. Your brother is going to fight one against ten now, isn't he? You should be more like...worried or something... then one of the beastmen spoke to Ike.
“Hey. After Mars fights the guys from the Kingdom of Zarkham, will you let me fight with him? I'll make him draw his sword this time.”
He's already talking on the premise that Mars’s going to win. ...and that he's going to make Mars pull out his sword this time. ...Mars is a sword saint, isn't he? How can he defeat you without using a sword? As I was thinking things over, I heard the ring announcer's voice from outside.
“Ladies and gentlemen! Please be calm! We will now have an exhibition match! And this fight will be conducted under special rules! By the wishes of both sides, it will be a one-on-ten fight!”
"First of all, I'd like to introduce you to the idiot...excuse me…Doaho who cowardly wants to beat one man with ten! The escort party for the third prince of the Kingdom of Zarkham, Doaho Zarkham! The ten from Moonlit Darknight and Abyss!”
Eh...? What's this announcement… It’s against the third prince of the Zarkham Kingdom, you know? I know I'm calling him an idiot in my mind but how nice of the students of this school to be so direct!
When the ten adventurers and the idiot entered, they were greeted with loud boos. The Duke of Syrians and the beastman called Brad shouted, "I'm going to kill you!" or “We're going to invade the Kingdom of Zarkham so wash your necks and wait for us!” and other outrageous things.
The idiot and adventurers who saw the Duke of Syrians were completely freaked out.
“Now, let me continue...introducing the player who will defeat these ten fools! They call him the Sword Saint but no one has ever seen him draw his sword...and as the Harem King, he reigns as the shadow mastermind of the Lister Imperial School! You know who he is! Marsssss Bryantttttt!"
The crowd cheered wildly as Mars entered the hall. The ground shook and made me feel sick...
But the announcer said one thing that bothered me...harem king...? Then Alice asked me.
“What's a harem king?”
She asked while tilting her head. When I tried to answer, Sir Ike said.
“Mars is so cool, isn't he? All the girls like him. The one who gets lots of girls to like him is called a Harem King.”
Alice seems satisfied with this answer. ...the ring announcer continued to speak.
“Well, we've got the details of the ten a-holes. Apparently they operate in the Kingdom of Zarkham… Eh...? B-rank party...? ... eh? Are you kidding me...?"
The whole hall buzzed at these words. They said that, as expected, they couldn't beat a B-rank party in a one-on-ten match, or that they wouldn't be able to win even in a one-on-one match, or that perhaps they dared to organize a reckless match because they knew they couldn't win from the start...
It seems that the parties themselves are also talking about something. I listened to the conversation with my proud hell-like ears.
“Long time no see. Mr Origo. Do you remember me?"
Mars asked the man with evil face. Then the man called Origo replied.
“Huh!? I don't know you. I'm going to beat you and get this over with! I don't want to get into a fight with the Duke of Syrians or anyone else."
“Well, just be prepared...although the fact is that you may not be directly at fault but I think you're the only one who could have stopped the prince.”
The signal to begin was not given easily.
Apparently, the ring announcer did not expect Mars' opponent to be a B-rank party. However, when Duke Regan gave the sign to start quickly, the ring announcer signalled for the start.
And then the unbelievable happened.
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