Chapter 20 (1/2)

Translated by: Rinkage

Chapter 20 – Conclusion

Eh…What the devil are you doing?

I could hear these voices co from the audience’s heart

Even those ere rooting for Durf appeared to be duape

The flame that tormented Stalin disappeared

He threw off his burnt armour and stood up

Even though he did say that it was resistant to fire, it appeared to have certain limits too, if it was set ablaze directly

No matter how you look at it, the arh-quality ed

With this, the endurance competition had become even

That said, the enemy’s chance of success was probably the one that had increased

「W-What in the world are you doing, Regis!?」 (Shadiverga)

「…………」 (Regis)

Shadiverga cried out in a fluster

There were no changes in Walkins expression as she had her hands clasped together

Stalin readied his swords again

The uy, the voice resounded in my head once more

(……Don’t resist I’ll return this knife to your father-dono, once you die)

Ah, just as I thought

He would be using that knife to threaten me until I am killed

Did you two plan this in advance?

Stalin swung his sword atit

As a result, in addition to the severe impact, I received a slash on the left side of my stomach

「…Ga-, gu–」 (Regis)

A burning sensation

My nerves felt as if they were burnt

But I would not succumb to such an attack

I stood upright immediately

On looking at my state, a sense of anxiousness could be seen in Stalin’s eyes

「…This is the end Face your despair in the underworld, fallen noble」 (Stalin)

Chakkiri He clashed his swords together and began chanting

That ic that would be impossible to deal with

The sense of despair I felt earlier caain

「……The flash from the prison feast that drovein the tords—-『Chaos Stroke』」 (Stalin)

The outline of his figure became blurry

I tried ardless

It was coe

Stalin then came at me with his swords

But, I didn’t try to resist

If I were to strike back right now, everything would be wasted

He swung his sword horizontally atfor my neck

I didn’t want to end h, so all I took was an evasive movement

But, it wouldn’t be possible to completely avoid his slash

A skilled h this attack

Even more so for someone like me who didn’t have much experience in close combat

The attack ended up hitting the area around my collarbone

The sharp pain I felt was far worse than the last one

As expected, I couldn’t endure it, causing a groan to escape my lips

「…Gu, gua」 (Regis)

I collapsed to the ground as is and climbed to my feet immediately after

However, the sas already waiting there for me

I a to be killed

The moment that sense of death crept into my mind—-

「Seaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!」

It was howl that sounded like a h to even wake the dead

That gallant yell didn’t see, but—-

「Edgar Christanval, at your service!」

A loud crashi+ng sound could be heard simultaneously with the voice

Four rows of the audiences’ seats seemed to be destroyed, and screams arose from the people in the vicinity

The sudden entry of the intruder had broken the silence of the hall

The sneaky assassin who had taken e was blown off to the end of the hall

But he was quick in resu his posture

He stood up in an instant, and glared at Edgar

「…Tch, a surprise attack? 」 (assassin)

「You guys were the ones who had atte to say that it was cowardly of ar)

「…bitch, can’t you see this knife here? 」 (assassin)

「Aa, it’s a pretty knife It even ar)

Edgar sly

At that time, a knife with a flashy decoration could be seen in her hand

Then she hid it again with a calm expression on her face

On seeing that, the assassin’s eyes widened in shock

「…T-That’s impossible The knife should be here—」 (assassin)

The item in your hand…

When did you swap it?

That

My thoughts appeared to have been proven correct when he started exa the knife in his hand in a hurry

However, Jirgen’s knife was indeed still in his possession

At that moment, a small shadow overcast him

「Thank you for dropping your guard 」 (Edgar)

Her voice sounded so cold that even the air around seemed to shudder

Edgar subsequently threw her knife at hiht

The assassin flinched back in that instant

Naturally, he couldn’t avoid it

The sharp knife pierced into the area around his right shoulder

「…Guaa! You bitch!!」 (assassin)

Nevertheless, could it be that he was already used to the feeling of pain?

Even though he had a grimace on his face, he pulled the knife out of his shoulder

It would actually be a fatal injury for sohts with dual sword

That knife was, in fact, the cheap copy I bought when I first came to the Imperial City

If you were to disregard the fainal knife, both knives look exactly the same

In order to create the opening for her, I handed it to Edgar in advance

「This is not the end Here I go! 」 (Edgar)

Edgar whipped out a straight shile the assassin silently pulled out a knife in response

Right and left One standing on each side

It was exactly the saa was attacked

He was supposed to have injured his right shoulder, yet you wouldn’t be able to tell it at all, from the way he carried himself

There was not a single opening in his stance, as he glared at Edgar

「…Do you think, you can win? Considering that, you’re a fool, who can’t even beat my brother」 (assassin)

「Hou? Then, does that ar)

「…Of course I was supposed to be the one, who should be participating in this duel But, I had to leave it to my brother, due to this pointless injury of my body」 (assassin)

The assassin proclaimed

Stalin is currently holding his sword to my neck

It appeared that the power that he has hidden, is stronger than this guy

By the way, Stalin is looking towards the audience seats in silence now

I guess he ht that he could kill me anytime he wanted

He was observing the situation while holding the sword close to my neck

「…Soer brother, will shatter your hopes」 (Stalin)

Ah, so that’s hoas

Reinforcement had come so my confidence was supposed to have soared up

But, are you trying to giveme see all these?

Then, after looking at ly when I have fallen into despair, you would kill me subsequently?

There was no way ar

Thatof

That confidence of his must had come from his past results

Stalin brothers

Even if the younger brother is defeated, the older brother is still around Even if the older brother is defeated, the younger brother will take revenge

I aer posed by that coordination

The audience seats were in a state of chaos

nobles could be seen scra into one another in the process as they tried to escape from the two people

Their current condition re around

What happened to all that noble pride that you guys had always been flaunting?

Edgar seeht as me

She chuckled when she noticed the pande out around her,

Then, she looked at the assassin with a dangerous glint in her eyes

「Well then, shall we have a ar)

「I’ve said it before I cannot afford to waste ainst my brother」 (assassin)

「You’re free to say whatever you want Besides, whoever said that I was actually serious in that underground match the last time? I made a blunder at that time, but I will show you ar)

「…Hot」 (assassin)

The assassin drew close to her with a quick movement

He then swung his knife with the half-injured side of his body

Edgar avoided it by a hair’s breadth

Then she ju a distance from him

The assassin began charging at her again

But, before he could do that, Edgar activated her ic

「Burst open the fla fire pass through the criar)

At that instant, the flaht sword

Possibly because Edgar had used quite a high firepower, the fire clad sword erupted into a pillar of fire

Her eyes beca extremely violent

The last ti a sword cane

And she was using a sword cane as her weapon, too, when she fought against Stalin previously

But, it is different now

What Edgar is currently wielding, is a huge straight sword

It was probably so that was used when she was a mercenary

Despite the difference in size between her stature and the length of the sword, she inging it without any trouble

What a ridiculous strength!

I wonder if she had recalled the ti as a mercenary A warlike smile suddenly floated across her face

On the other hand, the assassin sneered at her

「…Just a deceptive appearance The attack power of the sword itself remains the same 」 (assassin)

「What’s ar)

「…What!?」 (assassin)

Edgar raised her sword high over her head

She gave off an inti to slash the sword as is

Then she started chanting an especially powerful incantation in that state

「Come forth the God of Flames, I wish to protect oneself Repel all the wickedness from this one sword—-『Holy Burster』!!!」

All the flaathered in the sword

The pillar of fire enveloping the sword that erupted earlier shone red

In the end, the sweltering heat with unthinkable high density subsequently dwelt in that huge sword

What had happeneda treasure sword made of red jewels

The appearance of Edgar was like that of a fire spirit, giving off a

The re spectators who had not fled earlier, raised a cry and started running about, trying to escape

In the ar raised her spirit

「Here I go! Vanish froar)

「You son of a bitch For you to have released that much of flames—-」 (assassin)

A hellfire ee sword

Just looking at that intensely burning flame seemed to hurt my eyes

The assassin unconsciously took a step back

However, Edgar was faster than him

It took her only a split second toher sword down

The assassin tried to defend against the attack once more with both knives

But, such weapons would not be able to stop the attack

The materials used to for the knife’s blade and the sung right at the assassin without any resistance

—-A seeh the arena

「…Gu, guaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!」

The upper body of the assassin was slashed

He was probably wearing the same heat resistant armour as Stalin

Nonetheless, the arness, literally, revealing only his bare skin

It seemed that he had barely survived that attack

Unfortunately, he was trapped by the flames in the audience seat, unable to move anywhere

He had received the attack, yet he still lives

It would seem that he has a terrific vitality

But the outcoht had been decided

There was a look of fatigue on Edgar’s face after unleashi+ng that single unexpected blow

She breathed out in relief on looking at the collapsed assassin

「…I have cut off your tendons You will not be able to work as an assassin any each other so don’t think too badly of ar)

She cancelled the ic and put away her sword

Then she approached the assassin and picked up a blade

It was a knife with luxurious looking decorations, which is also the syens and the house of Din

After retrieving the knife, Edgar faced towards me and shouted

「—-That guy is the only one left! Go and win this, Regis! 」 (Edgar)

A reliable word of encouragement

That’s right I don’t need to hold back anymore

I clenched my knife firmly

At that moment, a metallic sound could be heard from my neck

I could hear soue above me simultaneously

「…Tsk That brother of mine I don’t want to think that I’m born from the same womb as that trash 」 (Stalin)

「…………」 (Regis)

「…Well whatever This match’s victory will be mine, once I kill you Die this time, boy」 (Stalin)

「Hey, you know 」 (Regis)

That hen I butted in

What did this person say just now?

Even though I wasn’t too concern about the huhly irritated

I was no longer able to tolerate what he said anymore

Stalin tilted his head at my words

「…What is it? Last words?」 (Stalin)

「There’s just so that I wanted to ask you What is a fais)

「…Just another person We’re getting along, since our interest coincide, to keep on living」 [Stalin]

「You’re a shallow bastard, aren’t you?」 (Regis)