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 I’ve decided to leave the royal capital as soon as possible . ”
“…… I see . Then, it can’t be helped . ”
Perhaps sensing that I didn’t want to talk too much, Elia cut the question and answer short .
“Thanks for all your help……”
“I’ll take what I can get . ”
I feel like Elia’s 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 it’s 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 .
Mea’s 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 Gaston’s opponent, Brian Bond .
With bloodshot eyes, he’s coming towards us in a straight line .
Brian had a large axe in his hand .
“W-Why? Really!? What are you doing here!?”
“…… What’s wrong, sir?”
“Prince Alphonse’s Elite Guards Captain is chasing us . He’s even got an axe and he’s ogling me . ”
“…… Eh? No, no way? How!? Why!?”
Elia’s 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 don’t get it either .
Did he realize that I was the one who promoted Gaston up?
But even so, I don’t understand why Prince Alphonse’s 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 Brian’s armor was not the one he wore in the opening ceremony duel .
The paint is barely discernible and is plain .
“So he didn’t come here as a knight……”
I muttered, and my eyes locked with Brian’s .
Brian gives a broad smile . His muscular face contorted into a grim smile .
“You’re 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, he’s 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 .
He’s 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 can’t attack a civilian like this……”
“I don’t 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! Let’s spread it around . ”
I grabbed the top of the carriage and crawled up onto the carriage .
I don’t have confidence in my muscles, but that’s why I’m 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 .
“It’s boring if you don’t 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 wouldn’t 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 . It’s 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! Don’t feel good about it, Marren . ”
“I’m sorry, not yet . ”
“Ehhhhhhhhhh!?”
Elia screams from the carriage again .
That Brian or something like that, don’t think he’s human .
Maybe he won’t die if he’s a little injured, maybe I’ll 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 I’m 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, that’s a daldwarves strike! You’re running out of ideas, Marren!”
“Re-, really?”
I didn’t expect it to be dealt with that easily .
I’m starting to have a bit of a hard time figuring out how serious I should go with it .
Oh, I’m starting to get a little excited about this .
“That’s a nice face you’re making, Marren! If you’ve got the trump card, don’t 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 we’re here, let’s go ahead and shoot at someone I haven’t 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 hadn’t had a chance to practice before, but it went in pretty well .
There are many areas of improvement, but for the first time, it’s 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 Brian’s 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, let’s see how you deal with it, Daldwarf!”
I yell flippantly, but Brian’s 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 .