Chapter 868 – The Hero’s Gaze Finals

Hero’s Gaze The morning of the second day of the finals.

“Is something bad going on? Mei-Chi? Even if you don’t know what’s going on, do your best. If you have any concerns, I’ll listen to them anytime.”
“…Uh, uh? Huh? Huh! Let’s do our best!”

Mayal, who was in a daze, answered Diamond’s call with a flurry of surprise.
Dia was worried for a moment why the always bright girl looked depressed, but she soon thought that she had the same reason as herself.

Okay.

Just Dre…
It would be because I was afraid that it would cause trouble to …!

‘I can’t become a nuisance to the teacher’s reputation.’

Saying that if they, her students, show a ridiculous appearance, they will not face the teacher, Dia gathered her heart and glanced at Rius next to her.

“Rius. Don’t be too nervous.”
“Ah, I know.”

Rius was so nervous that anyone could tell.

The old hero’s gaze was also a very large-scale competition, but now that it has literally become a world-class competition, it was understandable.

Just yesterday, her mother had called from home to ask if she could see you fight.

Fortunately, all three of them won safely yesterday.
I hope that this luck will continue in the future…

“What? What did you say, bastard?”
“Ah?

The two sturdy men clung to each other as if they would hit each other at any moment.
Their acquaintances around them were ripped off, but the violent spirit did not seem to subside easily.

“Again…”
“I know.”

Rius and Dia, who speak tremblingly.

Those two over there used to fight over everything, and both said they were called mercenary kings in their respective countries.

They had the same title, but even the fighting style was similar. There was one thing that was similar but different. One was an ‘acquaintance’ of an existing participant and the other was an ‘acquaintance’ of a subsequent participant.

It was.
The conflict between the participants, which started from the first day, spread not only to them, but also to their acquaintances.

In fact, it is thanks to the acquaintances of the participants that the war of nerves between the previous participants and the subsequent participants can be maintained.

Although Galdo and the Empress wanted to be a topic and invited famous people to participate, there was still a strand of rationality left, so consideration was given to fairness.
The number of subsequent participants added was less than the number of original participants.

Therefore, originally, the number of participants did not match and the subsequent participants had to be pushed out, but the problem was that this space created on the floating island was unnecessarily excellent.

Any number of people could be accommodated in this completely different world, and acquaintances of the participants were also allowed to enter.

And if an acquaintance who participates in a competition that will remain in history is criticized, who will like it?
As a result, it became a situation where dozens and hundreds of people were criticizing each other.

Just thinking about the tournament made him nervous, but the atmosphere was like this, and Rius felt his flesh tremble.

“…Rius.”
“…”

Dia’s humble call.
However, this time it was not to scold him not to be nervous.

Actually. Rius was also not irrelevant in this quarrel.

Subsequent participants.
The mercenary king of the east, whom he had just been fighting with, was glaring at Rius as if he were going to kill him.

Rius remembered him too.
He was the first opponent in the finals.

His manners were so filthy and his face was full of scars that it was hard to forget even if I wanted to.

Unlike Mayal and Dia, who finished it in one blow, Rius struggled quite a bit.

He moved very quickly, and after losing to Rius by decision, he ran rampant to fight until one of them fainted, and was dragged away by the referee, Marien, one of the captains of Grise’s knights.

Showing Rius the back end while not even making a sound to Marien was a typical type of weak and weak weak.

“Ignore it. Rius.”
“It will.”

Anyway, there is nothing to meet in Daejeon in the future.
In the final round, even if you lose once, you are not immediately eliminated, and you are given three chances in total.
It was the decision of the organizers who wanted to show the sparring of various opponents.

As much as I wanted to show the appearance of various matches with various styles by giving me three chances to be eliminated, I did not have to fight with the author again.

Lewis turned his back and closed his eyes.
Meditation.

‘I have to handle that power more properly.’

I still don’t know, but the power I received from the existence of evil spirits.

And Dre’s sword.
If you handle these two things well, you will undoubtedly be able to achieve top grades.

Rius felt the same way about not insulting Dre’s name.

‘Because it’s third place…’

Rius carefully looked at Dia.
Why? She asked, and she shook her head, saying she was nothing.

If I brought up the ranking in my heart for no reason, it was obvious that they would stir-fry it again.

The mercenary, who was glaring at Rius, crumpled his face as he turned his back as if he would not even deal with him.

“Keoeouk. Twee.”

He spat heavily and spoke ferociously.

“Ah. I want to beat that bastard until he dies.”
“It’s good to lose, but don’t get in trouble until the tournament is over.”

A colleague next to him scolded him.

There were too many people with a status beyond imagination.
As with the participants, the prince was over twenty years old at Sersu right now.

There was no reason to cause any trouble.

“I know. Our captain got an offer too.”

Offer.
In fact, a secret offer came to most of the contestants.
It was a suggestion from the princes of Suruta.

Now, the princes wanted to use this hero’s gaze to make their names known, but they tried a very simple method.

He approached famous contestants and asked them to fight in his name, promising that he would support them in the future or give them sufficient compensation.

The prince who signed a contract with the mercenary king of the east was a prince far from the throne, but just being the prince of the Suruta Empire was enough to flatter him.

Leader. The Mercenary King of the East bowed warmly and accepted his offer.
And, there was no way the prince who wanted to gain fame wanted the dishonor of having a subordinate of one who followed him assault a young boy.

If you cause trouble for no reason, the prince will give you a warning. I will be killed by the captain for causing a commotion.

He grumbled and glared at Rius, before he knew it, he let out a sly smile.

“Ah, the kids next to you are really hot.”

He was salivating alternately at Diamond and Mayal next to Rius, and it was very dirty.

“Ah. Fuck. I’m pretty sure I’ll kill him if I’m there instead of that bastard…”

A mercenary is a tribe with a rough attitude and obscene puns.

But even so, there was a law.
A fellow mercenary said as if he was shaking.

“They are students of Prunar Academy.”
“What can I say? If it’s the kids there, what’s wrong with that?”
“And that… He’s the disciple of the monster hunter.”

The mercenary snorted at the frightened voice.

“God hunter? Do you believe in such a made-up story?”
“For a made-up story, the guys who participated in it are so eminent.”
“Damn it.”

The guy who was giggling soon straightened up and said.

“If I do anything, I’ll throw away even the eighth kid.”
“What? You asshole. Kkeukkeuk.”
“Ah, what are you laughing at? If I fight seriously, I don’t think I can beat a kid like that…”
“I can’t win.”
“…!”

A girl who has approached.
The mercenary, who did not feel any presence at all, hesitated, and Dia widened her eyes.

“I’ll bear with you insulting us. Please don’t insult our teacher.”

Unlike before, the momentum was sharp.
A sharpness that would cut you if you touched it.

The mercenary was flustered and made a ferocious face.
The tough world of mercenaries. If it looks shallow, it’s over.

“What are you going to do if you don’t tolerate it? You bitch.”

Awesome

“…”

The man couldn’t breathe and bent his knees.
To be precise, he was hit on the side of the neck and his legs were weak.

Dia, who is usually polite and sincere, did her best to be sarcastic.

“Your skills aren’t good. Kill someone with just that much skill?”
“That’s right~”

Someone came up next to her diamond and gave her a shoulder strap on her shoulder.

It was currently Dre’s teaching assistant, Whip Master Meine.

“I was talking about it so much that I did one strand at a time. Wasn’t it just an idiot?”
“This person…!”

A fellow mercenary shuddered as if he would pull out his sword at any moment, but he couldn’t.
The guy who collapsed now had a shitty personality, but he had skills.
That’s why I was able to participate in this competition even if it’s a chin-up.
That. In one room.

Before I knew it, Rius and Mayal stood behind Minne to express that they were of the same opinion.

That moment.

“What are you doing!!!”

Loud shouts and squeaks and rustles rang out at the same time.

Soon after, the knights with green seals and cloaks surrounded them.

It was the Torch Knights.
Suruta was also on the organizers this time, so they, along with the knights of the teenage families, worked as a kind of manager.

“I would have said that if you started a fight inside the venue, you would be kicked out immediately! Who called for a fight!”

Dia’s face went pale.
On the other hand, the faces of the mercenaries were happy.

They would not be able to avoid the penalty, but it would not be as good as the diamond that attacked first.

However, the Knights and the Knight Commander were astonished inside when they saw each other.

‘Why, why is it these guys…?’

Dre’s disciples.
Students of Prunar Academy!

For them, who had vivid memories of being robbed by Dre and Gariun not too long ago, everything related to Dre was just a nightmare.

“Ah~ Well, what’s the point of provoking you to attack while pulling out your sword?”

Minne spoke naturally, and the beaten mercenary lost his temper.

“Hey sister. You know you won’t get beaten for being a woman, right? Where are you lying?”
“Ha. You’re still talking about the subject who collapsed because his legs were weak. What’s the sword next to you?”
“What? Huh…”

It really was.
Suddenly, a sword was drawn beside him.

It was secretly taken out with a whip.
Truly a workmanship close to divine!

The mercenary’s face turned red when he realized that he had fallen into a trap, but soon the mercenary king from the east approached.

“Still, wasn’t that the one who touched it first?”

It was as it was said.
Whether it was provocation or drawing a sword, in the end it was Diamond who used her hand.

“If we are going to punish our child, shouldn’t that child also be punished?”

The Mercenary King had a justification.
While Minne was contemplating what to do with this, the knight commander came to a conclusion and shouted.

“To say that the kids are punishing you for causing a trivial fight! Aren’t you ashamed!”
“…?”

The mercenary king of the east made a puzzled face and said in a stern voice.

“What nonsensical logic…!

At the words of the mercenary king, the knight commander was impatient.

“What?!

The mercenary king shut his mouth at the ferocious tone.
As befits a mercenary captain, he was a quick-witted person who knew when to go strong and when to bow down.

“In the first place!! Except for Suruta and the existing participants, we were just maids!! Why are you pressuring us?”

Ga-woon told him not to cause a commotion, but he knew that the order was in order not to offend Dre.

In other words. Conclusion.
Anyone other than Dre could claim authority.

The stress of coming from afar and being beaten now exploded into absurdity.

“Adjutant! What’s this bastard’s name!”
“Albul. He is the mercenary king of the east.”
“Get this bastard out!”
“I’m not a participant in the first place.”
“What?”

He heard that he was an acquaintance of the follow-up participant and said a word.

“Eh… If you participated late, I’d quietly focus on the competition, but I’d bring something like this to build up my pride…”
“…”

The mercenary king ran away from home, but he couldn’t say anything more.
If he pretended to be with the knights of the Suruta Empire, he would lose the client he had earned at best.

And you will be disadvantaged in competitions.

When the mercenary king became dumb, the knight leader quickly disappeared, leaving only a word to Dia to be careful in the future.

“…What now?”
“What else besides the Suruta Empire? Bridesmaid?”
“Those bastards. Are you openly siding with the existing contestants bastards now?”

Subsequent participants rolled their eyes.
On the other hand, the existing participants clapped.

“That’s right.”
“As expected, the Imperial Knights. You know something.”

A man shouted in that sarcastic voice.

“What? What did you guys say?”

Of course, the response came.

“What would you say? What should I do?”
“These bastards…”

Emotions escalating.

Like that, being hit by Dre made the Holy Tree Knights react more than necessary, and a small ember was growing bigger and bigger.

And Gald, the head of the Heart family, who was in charge of the overall progress of this tournament, heard of this and said to Kaisir.

“The conflict is getting worse… Then how about holding a battle royale?”