Chapter 467 - 417 : Brawl (2/2)
Contrary to his expectation, both Leiu and Arthur showed were flabbergasted which made The Joker crease his brows. The youth and Arthur have heard of this name in one or several occasions.
”You brought Hell Gate to Earth?”-Leiu
Before The Joker could respond, Arthur asked a question of his own
”You brought that chip to Earth?”
Hearing their unexpected questions, the Joker smile and nodded his head. He sat down and said
”If we survive, I'll tell you the whole story. After all, it's quite a long one.”
Wolfram paused for a moment before saying
”Before we empty our cups, how about we do something first?”
The two stared at him and waited for him to continue, clearly complying with his words.
”We've been here for 52 months and went through a lot together. I admit that I always have been and will be an arrogant prick but I still do know how to respect my equals.”
”So… I, Wolfram Sakamoto, sincerely want to become brothers with you two.”
Ever since he began talking, the two kinds of predicted he'll say such words though it's a bit unlike him. The Joker raised his cup and waited for their response, which didn't take long.
”Then, brothers.”
Arthur followed right after, raising his cup and grinning. As for Leiu, he followed a second after Arthur, softly banging his cup with the other two before all three cups were emptied with one swift gulp.
”So, now that we're officially brothers, a hierarchy must be set!”
”Hierarchy?”-Arthur
”Yes, who'll be considered the eldest and who's the youngest.”
Arthur pondered for a few seconds before saying:
”Hmmm… age cannot be a factor so let's choose another method.”
While displaying a crafty smirk, Leiu said:
”How about a brawl?”
”Hahahahaha now that's what I'm talking about! A free for all brawl! No weapons or Magic!”
Both Arthur and Wolfram agreed so after inspecting the area and setting up dozens of deadly traps, they chose the location of the brawl. Neither Makaze nor Anduril are allowed, The Joker's magic and cards are banned too.
Basically, it's a street fight and whoever wins will be declared as the eldest brother, a simple and effective method.
…
The 'brawl' last for two whole hours and it sure was bloody and violent and in the end, one person remained standing despite being bruised all over his body. The other two were heavily panting while their faces were beaten and back blue and blood leaked out of their lips.
One of them let out a few coughs before speaking:
”You're some freakish shit, my brother, you really are.”
The other one remained silent, trying to catch his breath and recover from the painful yet not deadly injuries he received.
The next day, another the two losers brawled to decide on who'll become the youngest brother. The results of the two brawls were as follows; Leiu won the first brawl and Wolfram won the second which means that the youth became the eldest brother.
Between them, who consider each other equals, only strength matters, age has no meaning to people like them. As long as someone was powerful, even if it was a baby then he or she deserves to be treated equally and with respect.
”This settles it.”
While patting the dust off his clothes, the Joker stretched his hand and helped a grumpy-looking Arthur up while grinning. The three sat around the same table yet again and finished what little remained of that bottle of ale.
”We three agreed to become brothers so…”
Leiu paused for a second and glanced at the other two before continuing;
”If even one of us gets out of here alive then he will do what he must. Our goals are now intertwined and if one falls, the other two must accomplish them in his stead. So… speak, what are your goals?”
After a long talk between the three brothers, the Joker curiously asked
”Hey hey Arthur, tell me, is your wife a beauty? If so then her sister must be pretty too!”
Arthur grinned and started boasting about Lucy's charms and her unique talent. In the end, they spent the whole day talking about their pasts and promising to help each other out if they all get out of here alive.