The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 230: Sacred Plaza Sizuan
"If I remember, you and Xuan fought against Viona's team alone on the last day?"
"Yes. It was a fight that would not embarrass the name «Four Dewa». But they're really strong, those girls." Ling said while sighing. But the expression was unapologetic, instead it was something pleasant to be felt.
If they chose a team with a lower rank, they might be able to get «Magic Stones», but they had chosen «Knight Emperor Dragon» as their last opponent. He wondered if it was due to the disposition of ace «Four Dewa».
"We will support «Tim Salamander» in the final."
"Yes thank you."
To deal with each other's fight, the two exchanged a solid handshake.
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"Well, I'm full."
"Although it was food purchased from the stall, it was quite tasty."
Victoria who rubbed her stomach and Tiana elegantly wiped her lips with a handkerchief. Due to Xuan's group's interference, the party became like a banquet, but it seemed like Victoria was still enjoying it.
Karmila had brought Minerva back to the hotel and Xuan's group had eaten to its fullest and then left like a storm.
All that's left is «Tim Salamander» and Lesley the waiter. For the record, Nyx had already eaten until she was full and perhaps because she was sleepy, she had already returned to sword form.
Looking around at his teammates, Kaizo asked, "By the way, what will everyone do after this?"
Before the last battle began, it had become customary for the princess maiden «Divine Obsession» Ritual to dedicate a ritual of gratitude to «King Roh». During that time, the representing participants were given a two-day break.
"I have to report our progress to the finals to my father and grandfather." Eve said with a soft face.
"Yes, after all, Eve's family is the home of the noble warrior class." Kaizo.
"I also have to visit my parents."
Aura also had a filial duty as the daughter of the Neidfrost family. Both of them had come to the party even though they should have put those things first.
"me too. I'm reluctant to meet those people, but how else."
It seemed that he did not like being around the palace, including the emperor and his wife. Everything that had happened during her being called «Queen of Lost» seemed to have made her opinion worse.
"It looks like we will be staying at a hotel regulated by the empire today. Even though I finally wanted to kiss Kaizo."
"H-hey, Tiana!?"
In response to Tiana sulking with her index finger in her mouth, Kaizo's heart was pounding and her face was flushed red.
In that way, the girls left and the interior of the shop became quiet. In the end, what remained consisted only of Kaizo and Victoria.
Putting aside Kaizo who was originally an orphan, Victoria's parents have been imprisoned after the «Calamity Queen» incident. The two who were bored, for some reason, continued to sip the black tea without saying anything.
"That's right!"
The first to speak was Victoria.
"Yes?"
"I'm going back to the castle to polish my tactics," while clearing my throat intentionally, he stood up from his seat.
"Yes." Yeah."
At that moment, Kaizo noticed it. Inevitably he had noticed, the face he made. On Victoria's face, an expression that looked lonely was displayed for a moment.
(She's still just a sixteen-year-old girl.)
Now after a long time, he remembered that. Usually he is decisive as a team commander, but with the progress to the final settled, his high tension may loosen a bit.
(Since that day four years ago, he fought alone until he met me. There was no way I could leave her alone, if I saw such an expression.)
"Wait, wait" Kaizo suddenly clasped Victoria's hand.
"If you're free, then accompany me for a moment."
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"Wait, what's this about?"
"We end up coming to town so not having fun will be a waste."
"We didn't come to play. As the academy representative..."
"I knew. But I think relaxing is also necessary." While still holding Victoria's bewildered hand, Kaizo walked along the road.
"W-what's that? Fuaa, everyone's looking at us!"
"Don't mind that."
"Don't mind, you said.."
Perhaps because holding hands was so embarrassing, Victoria's face turned a dead red, but it was necessary with this crowd. If they let go, they would end up apart without a doubt.
(Well, what to do now?) Kaizo muttered inwardly by scratching his cheeks as they walked down the main road.
Somehow he ended up carrying her with great vigor, but he mused as they walked and they arrived at a large square.
«Plaza Sizuan»
In the square inscribed with the name of the holy maiden who killed the demon lord, a large group of nobles shouted. The topic of their discussion, of course, the final «Festival of Sword» Style.
The representative team of which country will win, what methods will be used to decide the match, and finally, the, are «The Strongest Sword Style Holders» leading «Inferno» Team will display incredible strength once again in this competition.
Amidst such a crowd, it seemed that the faces of Kaizo and the others who advanced to the finals were already famous so curious gazes flooded from around them.
There were favorable gazes between them, but there were also those laden with hostility here and there.
(Well, if a small team wins, there will be people who don't like it.) Pulling Victoria's hand, Kaizo shrugged her shoulders inwardly.
There may be people in this audience who know Victoria as the younger sister of «Calamity Queen».
As expected, due to the status of the upper class nobles they held, no rude comments were made publicly, but even a pleasant gaze did not give off a good feeling.
"Maybe it's a good idea to enter somewhere."
"I-that's right. If possible, a place where we won't attract attention."
"Yes." Yeah." Answering Victoria, Kaizo looked around the square to find the right place.
"Ohh, they're airing an action drama."
His eyes stopped at a small theater. Action drama is a form of entertainment in which drama scenes are copied to a special spirit ore and then projected onto a screen.
"Such a theater is supposed to have a relay from the «SteelFestival» on a large projector. Because the only ones who can enter the «Grand Shrine» as spectators are the high-class nobles.
"so yeah. So they're showing action dramas when no real battle is going on." Kaizo nodded as if amazed.
And after seeing the nameplate of the theater, he gasped, "What is that?"
"The theater, featuring «The Quanxi Catketeers»."
"Cat?"
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.