Episode 192:
Three-way match
The final match, scheduled for three days later, quickly approached.
This time, Warchief Mordrin called me to his residence.
Just like during the Desert Snake Tribe, he wanted to personally oversee our team’s games.
‘This time, have you prepared a mountainous terrain that is advantageous to the mountain goat tribe?’
It was terribly unfair.
The chiefs and elders of the Seolho tribe, who were trying to secure seats in the House of Representatives, rose up like a swarm of bees and protested.
But the warchief crushed it all.
-It’s my authority. And there is also a repechage match, so why are you being so sensitive?
There was also persuasion that wasn’t persuasion.
-And as a warrior, shouldn’t everyone see the limitations of that foreign wizard named Shafen Seid? Huhuhuhu.
…What a ridiculous excuse.
What if it was an empire where political subterfuge was a daily occurrence, or a revolutionary camp that valued fairness even on the surface?
‘No matter how great the leader is, this is a sophistry that can never be accepted.’
However, the beast tribe warriors, who were naturally full of blood, were a little different.
-Hmm, the repechage match is more fun, right?
-Actually, I also wanted to see what the limits of that stranger were.
– If I get a chance, I’d like to join in too!
…What if I accept that?
Amazingly simple and ignorant people.
Thanks to that, I had to take this ridiculous penalty.
The warchief grinned at me.
“Are you fully prepared for the Schaffen Seid match?”
Could that gaze of blatant curiosity belong to Modrin?
Or maybe it’s Carly’s?
It doesn’t matter.
‘Do whatever you want.’
Because soon we will have no choice but to reveal our true identity.
“Yes, I have prepared as much as I can.”
I quietly nodded my head inside the hood.
“You have great confidence. great.”
Modrin grinned.
And he gestured towards one side.
“Eikir of the Mountain Goat Tribe, please come out. “Let the game begin now!”
A young warrior slowly walks out of the darkness as the name is called.
“….”
A face that has a striking resemblance to my mother.
But those eyes were quite different.
If the god-bearing warchief’s eyes were sparkling with anticipation for the battle ahead…
Gulp.
The young warrior looked completely frozen due to tension.
It was an anxious look that did not suit a warrior who had conquered the 7th castle and was knocking on the door of the 8th castle.
“Why doesn’t Eikir have a good face?”
“Are you in a bad condition?”
“This is my first time seeing an expression like that.”
Even the small chieftains who were waiting for the game with the large chieftain were puzzled.
‘Yeah, you’re nervous. ‘It has to be that way.’
I knew what it meant.
Now Eikir was looking at me and asking this with his eyes.
-Really? Are you really going to do that?
Eyes of anguish that waver ceaselessly.
I don’t know if you can understand, but I answered like this.
-That’s right. Because I have no choice but to do it. I already explained everything, right?
…two days ago.
I quietly found the Warrior’s Tower where Eikir was staying.
I met him in advance and told him my plan.
A plan to deal with the god Kali who resides within the chieftain.
The insurance I chose to deal with Modrin was her son, Eikir, an excellent warrior.
* * *
‘Eikir of the mountain goat tribe….’
He was a strong man who could never be ignored.
It was like that from the original setting.
< Eikir >
[Character] A scout from the mountain goat tribe. As a warrior with outstanding talent, he is considered to be the future leader of the Five Beast Tribes, following in his mother’s footsteps.
‘Strong. ‘Humans themselves are just strong people.’
I think it’s probably stronger than Carls.
What if Kals, who has just reached 7-star as a knight, and Eikir, who is already pounding on the 8-star barrier, face off?
‘Carls’ winning percentage is less than 30%.’
That was my cool judgment.
The level of talent of the two people is similar, but the age difference is almost 10 years.
Accordingly, there was a significant difference in combat experience.
‘If we want to beat Eikir comfortably, we’ll have to send out leader Carmodo or Rodrigo Iesta.’
What if I join myself…?
‘Less than 20% in a completely unprepared state.’
But what if you are fully prepared?
I also don’t have confidence.
‘… Jill herself.’
Could it be that a warrior’s keen sixth sense read my confidence?
Eikir, whom I met at the dorm, was already wary of me.
“Schafen Seid, we’re not supposed to meet like this, are we? Of course, we will clash swords on the battlefield, so I don’t think there’s anything good about meeting in advance like this…”
He greeted me with his tanned upper body clearly exposed, and he was already standing like a wild beast.
Tsutsutsu….
It wasn’t life, but the same anticipation poured out from my whole body and pressured me.
Perhaps he thought that my visit was for self-exploration.
‘Yes, I heard that there are warriors who fight in advance and decide the outcome before the showdown…’
Considering the belligerence of the beast tribe, it was not that strange.
But that’s not what I came here for.
‘I came here to come up with the best way to deal with Modrin.’
If Kali goes wild inside the Warchief’s body and I don’t stop it properly.
Unfortunately, Modrin will not be safe either.
Once divine power began to leak, it had to be eliminated by completely consuming it.
If the task failed, the human body would not be able to withstand the power of divine power and would collapse.
Therefore, this plan was a business that did not need to be mentioned to Modrin’s son, Eikir.
I threw the bomb first.
“Your mother is going to die. “That body contains God.”
“…?”
Of course, Eikir didn’t understand the expression at all.
“What kind of crazy talk is that?”
Instead, his tone suddenly became harsh and he began to pressure me with even more intensity.
As soon as I mentioned my family, he became quite violent and glared at me.
But I didn’t care.
If it was a fight with this much momentum, I could have accepted it as much as I wanted.
There is something else that is important.
“From now on, listen carefully to what I say.”
Convincing him.
So I told Eikir almost everything except about my true identity.
‘This is better than making up a half-baked false plan and putting it out there.’
Now Kishiris, the goddess of deception, is looking for Kali.
I confessed without hesitation that I was here to carry out that request.
I thought this would be much more effective in persuading Eikir, who was wary of me.
“…Carly? “Is this my first time hearing such a scene?”
“As I said, he is a god who has been completely forgotten by people now.”
“So does that mean he’s a god from that long ago? “I can’t believe there is such a being in my mother…”
Eikir looked dumbfounded after hearing my explanation.
And after thinking about it for a while, I asked:
“I still need proof. “How can I so casually believe your story?”
“…evidence.”
“Yes, the game is about to start. Bring me proof that your story isn’t a ploy to distract me. Then I will cooperate as you wish.”
That’s an accurate point.
Just because my mother’s safety was at stake, I couldn’t just believe my story.
And I also had a guess that Eikir would come out like this.
It was a fully predictable reaction.
but.
“…I’m sorry, but there is no evidence.”
“what?”
“You can’t suddenly create evidence that doesn’t exist, right? “I also never expected that the god of erasure resides in your mother.”
In other words, it was inevitable.
“….”
Then Eikir glared at me with cold eyes, as if he was trying to use a mind-reading technique he had never learned.
But there was a hint of confusion there.
The mother’s safety and her seat as a member of the House of Representatives are at stake.
-Are you saying I have to follow this stranger’s words exactly?
Because your mother’s safety comes first before anything else?
-But what if I am being deceived? Wouldn’t that put a strain on Mother and the entire beast race?
“…shit.”
He looked like he didn’t know what to do.
‘Good guy.’
I chuckled and thought for a moment.
And presented an alternative.
“Let’s do it like this.”
I proposed something new to Eikir.
“what? “You really want to do that?”
A warrior in shock.
The more I looked at him, the cuter he was.
I said, crossing my arms.
“Then you can trust me, right?”
“Of course, that’s true, but….”
“I think it’s like a down payment.”
“…her.”
“Keep in mind. “Once ‘that stage’ begins, you have to pretend that there are no allies.”
“i get it.”
[Negotiation with an NPC in a hostile relationship was successful.]
[A new title, ‘Perfect Negotiator’ was obtained!]
So, persuading Eikir was over.
‘Let’s prepare one more thing.’
I prepared one more thing just in case.
In fact, it was closer to gambling than insurance, but…
‘It is not easy for even me to predict the destructive power of Kali combined with Warchief Modrin.’
So, anything that could be used as a shield had to be used as much as possible.
And then the final game began.
* * *
“uh? Wizard, this battlefield is pretty good…?”
“I agree. “With this terrain, it wouldn’t be so bad.”
These were the words of Kadira and Shaq.
I also nodded.
“Okay, I have a relatively good conscience this time. “I didn’t go out very much.”
…at least it’s neutral.
That was my overall opinion after looking at the terrain prepared by Modrin.
[The third match has begun.]
[The opponent is the Aikir team of the mountain goat tribe.]
The stage of this match, which unfolded along with a system message, was ‘Snow Mountain’.
The mountain goat tribe that Eikir belongs to has an advantage in the mountainous terrain.
The Snow Lake tribe I belong to has an advantage in the snowy terrain.
‘If it’s a snow-covered mountain like this, it could be considered intermediate.’
But that was only ‘good enough’.
The mountains are as they are, and the eyes are as they are.
This mountain spread out in front of us was extremely rugged.
It was as if the Creator had cruelly crumpled the skin of the ground.
Deep, winding valleys were buried in the mountains.
The part that was exposed to the blue sky had sharp ridges rising up like blades.
It was truly a ‘mountain of mountains’.
But….
‘The snow that is beneficial to us is only on the edges of the high peaks.’
So, only by going there will the benefits of the mountains and snow become equal.
If a battle occurred on a mountain path before then, it would be overwhelmingly in the Sanyang’s favor.
As expected, this time, Modrin used his hand to harass me.
Perhaps it was Kali’s impulse.
“Still, it’s a bit better than the last desert. “It was a truly terrible desert back then.”
Khadira climbed the mountain, quietly chattering as if I had become a little more comfortable after the two competitions.
“….”
But Shark was still following me in silence.
Aside from the occasional meaningful look, it felt like he had no more presence.
‘I don’t know what you’re thinking.’
It wasn’t to this extent in Auracus before.
Meanwhile, the ground under my feet was gradually turning white.
It was snow.
“Luckily we made it to a place where there was snow. “Phew, I wonder how long it’s been since I stepped on snow…”
Kadira’s voice was filled with emotion.
Although they are from the Snow Lake tribe, they rarely encounter snow since they live in Port Eru, located in the south.
Putting that emotion aside….
“Quiet.”
“yes?”
“What do you think you hear now?”
I listened quietly.
Doo doo doo doo.
A sound like a pounding of the earth was coming from somewhere far away.
“Oh, this is…”
Kadira’s expression changed.
“They are mountain goats with iron horns. There seem to be dozens of them…”
What that meant was that Eikir and his gang were not far away.
‘So you’re sending a signal?’
Then we can’t lose either.
I turned to Kadira and Shaq.
“Can you two summon a snow tiger here?”
I asked that question.
“Oh, that’s…”
“…”
They looked very embarrassed.
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