Chapter 42 - Volume 3 (1/2)
Isaac sat upon the roof of the City Hall, ad the sky while he laid on his back The noise of a crowd echoed in his ears This had always been his usual activity, but there was one difference Recently, Isaac has been obsessed over fruit wines made by the elves He would take it with him everywhere he went He would take a sip and savour its scent and flavour in his arette Whenever he did this, the ained froetting drunk, it instead felt like all the filth and gri washed away Before he knew it, Isaac found hi the day’s end with an empty bottle This day was no different, and he was now ad sun as he stretched his arm to refill his cup
“Hm? Is it empty already?”
Isaac shook the bottle and muttered in disappointment Rizzly, as by his side quickly stepped in
“Shall I bring you some more?”
“No, it’s fine The wine is nice and all, but it reallyme any more for some time”
Puzzled by those words, Rizzly tilted his head
“I think it’s about time I made another move”
“What?”
Rizzly seemed to be in disbelief at those words Isaac, the e work himself Rather than surprise, Rizzly’s first reaction was fear
“What, is it that much of a surprise?”
“That’s obvious”
Rizzly responded ihed at his honest answer
“I should try to gatherthe wave of recent success”
“On top of e have now?”
Thanks to Bluff’s efforts, the nuuests who played in New Port City’s casinos increased Port City quicklyIsaac’s innovative scheh rate of refund
“Bring Lanburton here I’d like to have some tea with him”
“I’ive work only to the elves, while we North Bears are on guard duty all day”
The disappointment was etched deeply in Rizzly’s words Isaac snickered
“Then why don’t you join in on the Escort Service”
“The Escort Service?”
The Escort Service was currently overrun with elves Rizzly was frustrated, but the North Bears were no ainst the elves in terms of beauty
“I’m sure your popularity would explode if you walk around in bear forirls love to bury their faces in soft, fluffy fur?”
“Oooh!”
Rizzly let out a cry of happiness, and quickly ran down the stairs to call over Lanburton
“Does it make you that happy?”
Isaac snorted as he arette, Lanburton could be heard co
“May I ask why I’ve been brought here so suddenly?”
“It’s nothing I just want to have some tea with you”
“Haha, I really doubt that, but it does peak ht some excellent tea with me”
Lanburton swiftly pulled out his tea set and started the brewing process Morance wafted into the air
“Hot a nice scent”
“The leaves are from the World Tree Its health benefits are so exceptional that once upon a ti life is because we frequently drink this tea”
Lanburton handed the teacup to Isaac Isaac took one sip and feel its invigorating effect wash over hi choyu leaves
For some time, the two simply sipped away at the tea in silence Once the cups were half empty, Lanburton broke the silence
“So as the real reason you broughtelves?”
“There are too many volunteers for the Escort Service and casinos to handle The elves are currently working in rotations Did you happen to co offer?”
“I was thinking ofa new business”
“Hahaha I’lad to hear it So what is this business of yours that requires our aid?”
“Casinosis also a good way to cash in too”
“Horse racing? But New Port City doesn’t have any suitable places to create a horse racing circuit”
“Have you heard of the Grand Canal Race?”
“…”
On the now-thriving streets of New Port City, strange, auous flyers could be seen These flyers listed tens of elves and their details, posted on every corner of New Port City
At first, uessed they were new employees in the Escort Service But when they asked the question in the City Hall, the only answer they received was that they weren’t participating in the Escort Service People began to realise Isaac had coan to discuss excitedly what this new entertainment would entail
After a month had passed, New Port City finally made an announcement
It was the Grand Canal Race, with the prize a It was a simple race which started froh the Grand Canal to the flag atop the tunnel, which contestants would have to retrieve before returning back to the Lake along the Canal
Because of the gaaa were curious as to how this race would turn out
The race proceeded as followed Each day, ten new elves would coiven points according to their placing in each race, and the points would be tallied for each elf This process would repeat for ten days, and on the eleventh day, the winners of previous days’ races would gather to decide who the ultimate winner is
It was the 1st Reishave Grand Canal Race and on the first day, most of the audience attended not for the bets but out of curiosity But as the race went on,on elves they supported or beca 300 times their bet spread, it acted as the catalyst to te spree
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TL and PR Note: The Reishave Grand Canal Race is named in honor of Reisha, but the full name will not be very common later in the story
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“It’s a success”
“I swear, whenever I see in to question my own rationality”
In the VIP seats placed on the Sky Bridge was Cordnell, who spectated the games as he complained to hi, Cordnell fervently resisted with all his e Isaac’s mind, and Cordnell was forced to make the preparations He expected catastrophic failure, but what caan to doubt his own capabilities, seeing his predictions were coather attention when beautiful elves are co in skimpy outfits?”
The rules were si with them They must stay within the boundaries of the water This hy no races other than elves could coile bodies and control over the elemental spirits were unique to theht of after re on a raft The race was a sight for sore eyes, especially for theon water, the contestants’ clothes would get wet and stick on to their bodies, arousing the audience
Plus, the race didn’t stop the shi+ps traveling through the canal; they instead became natural obstacles in the race Some would jump on its masts while others would dive below the shi+ps The shi+ps weren’t the only thing which acted as obstacles, as the contestants themselves would harass and hinder each other as they raced across the canals All sorts of fancy techniques and tricks during the race thrilled the audience
“But isn’t this just helping Port City instead?”
Cordnell spoke with disappointment as he looked at the audience lined on the Port City side of the Canal
“Go, number 1! I bet my money on you!”
“Don’t you lose number 3!”
“Kyaa! You can do it!”