120 119. Final.txt (1/2)

In the darkness, I can hear voices in my ears.

My body is shaken and something cold is tapped on my cheek.

I've been relaxing in the very comfortable darkness, but the external contact is unbearable and wakes me up.

I shake off the swamp-like sleepiness and open my eyelids.

Sunlight shines in from the heavens.

I lie on the ground in the middle of the rude training ground.

I brush the blanket off to the side and get up.

It's a refreshing awakening.

A sense of liberation, beyond exhilaration, spreads through my brain.

There's no mud or weight to my thoughts.

It's a clear sensation that goes on forever.

Clear thoughts become aware of the current situation.

The murderous drowsiness had fizzled out, and the uncomfortable chills and sweating had stopped.

His limbs, which had been hard to move as if they had been driven into a wooden stake, were as light as a feather.

The fact that the body moves according to the signals from the brain is even more impressive.

I can't say I'm in the best of shape, but it's a far cry from the physical condition I was in the day before yesterday.

HP and MP have fully recovered, and her condition has also recovered.

There are no bracelets, and there are no thought restrictions.

I'm glad to hear that I've made a complete recovery in my heart.

I check my surroundings to let everyone know that I've made a full recovery.

There's a Reaper right next to me.

'Good morning, brother. It's almost lunchtime, though.

Good morning, Reaper.

Apparently, it was the Reaper who woke me up.

'Is it a game already?'

Yeah, it's almost like a final between your brother and Rowen.

The sun is already rising directly overhead. It's like noon. As I recall, the game starts soon in the afternoon. We must act early.

I'm going to get up quickly.

And we'll take stock of the non-reaper situation.

.............

It was strange.

There are five people here - Rustyala, Dia, Maria, Snow, and Sera-san. But all of them are keeping each other in check with their eyes, all of them silent with a strange air.

''There's something strange in the air overnight. ...... Reaper, what's going on ......?

'Hmmm. I don't know, I was sleeping too, so I don't know: ......

The Reapers are shivering just as much as I am.

Among them, only Rustyala manages to speak up and urge me to leave.

''Yi, no, Dia and Maria are a bit cryptic ....... But it's not important, so don't worry about it. First of all, Kanami, you should go finish up the 'dance competition' .......

What?　Is that right?

I'm surprised at the unexpected discord between the two men.

However, the two men who are named answer me with smiles.

''No, that's not true. I'm perfectly normal. As usual.''

'Yeah, I'm normal too. I don't give a d*mn about those half guardians. Don't worry about it.

It wasn't normal at all.

They wouldn't even look at each other.

There was no doubt that there was some kind of dispute.

Maybe it was because I had confirmed yesterday that there was no feud between Maria and Rustyala, but I was a bit caught off guard.

Rustyala half-smiles and urges me and Reaper.

'Stay ahead of me for now. The players had better stay early. We'll be right behind you.

'Yes, no, I can't go in this state ....... Absolutely impossible. I'm afraid of what will happen after the 'Dance Competition' is over. ......

I've never been in a fragile state of mind, leaving these conditions untreated.

Your body begins to shake from the trauma.

A cold sweat oozes down my back, even though sleep should have helped me feel better. An unpleasant chill hits her whole body, and her limbs become hard to move as if she had been hit with a wooden stake.

Seeing this, Maria and Dia panicked.

''--Yeah!　I'm really okay with it. I had a bit of a fight with Dear, or rather ....... When I say fight, I really mean like a child's fight ......!

'Ma, Maria is right!　We were just being a little stubborn with each other. Hey, Maria!

Yes, Miss Dear!

Maria and Dia made a smile and held hands.

It was a bit of a stretch, but I knew it wasn't so acrimonious that it was likely to turn into a killing contest.

...... No, but even before, I failed to be so careless.

There's a good chance that the two of them will be in the line of fire when they get back from the game. Probably a high probability. It shouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this is almost always the case.

I'm seriously wondering if I should change my plans for the upcoming finals.

Then Rastiara's slap hits me in the head.

You're worrying too much. ...... Kanami, stop worrying and get going. If something goes wrong, you have me, Snow and Sera. You trust me, don't you, Kanami?

I was frightened, and Rustyala was taken aback by my fright.

Then, with a serious look in her eyes, she explains that the situation is different from before and tells me to leave it to her.

I nodded my head, losing that reliance.

'Wow, okay ....... I'll do that .......

Go ahead. I'll quiet Maria and Dia, and then we'll go to the bleachers. The two players will be over there early.

Rustyala says and urges us out of the training area and begins to scold Maria and Dia.

I am relieved to see this scene and invite the Reapers to join us.

'Come on, Reaper, let's go,'

'Yes, I'm going. But the ice makes it a bit difficult to walk on. I can't feel my hands or anything at all anymore ....... The final is in a little while, so why don't you take it off?

You can't do that. Just follow me quietly.

Shit.

The Reaper follows behind me with his mouth agape, his charred right arm and frozen left arm dangling.

The leg seems to have repaired itself in a day. It looks like he's almost fully recovered. It's troublesome to be rebuffed, but I'm also fully recovered.

I think the Reaper calmly understands that he can't beat me either, having obtained the skill 'sensitivity'. I walk quietly and follow him.

With the Reaper's arms wrapped in a cloth, we leave the Epic Seeker's headquarters and head to Vualhura.

We followed the road, crossed the river and boarded the fleet.

Along the way, I heard the gossip of the people on the road.

Everyone was talking about the 'Dancing Tournament'. It's no wonder, since the place we're heading to is the site of the finals. I buried my face in my scarf so that my face wouldn't be exposed and picked up the gossip.

The reapers walking next to me were also listening in on the gossip.

A pair of young adventurers are talking.