112 112. Where to go (1/2)

”Oh, Zenas, you're dead. ....... He was doing pretty well, though.

As he sipped his drink, Riggles chuckled.

The three-way battle is over, and only Iris and Rui No are left.

I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it.

I guess I'll have to do it after all. Well, I had high hopes for you, Zenas. The swordsmen were almost completely wiped out by this. I'm not sure what to do. ...... So, shall we get started?

It's not the end of the battle yet.

I deny Riggs' words.

Riggles looked a little surprised.

”Well, well, that's surprising. If you think I didn't move when my students were in danger, ...... now you're going to watch them fight?

I left them in charge of the students. I let them take care of the students, and they took care of themselves, that's all.

Well, I'm surprised. You seem to be quite laissez-faire. You're still a knight.

Yeah, I'm still a knight. First of all, I'm a swordsman. I'm a swordsman first and foremost. Since Iris-san has decided to fight Luino with determination, I have a duty to see it through.

Yesterday, Iris confided her worries to me. He said he didn't know how to deal with someone like Luino, who only wanted to kill each other.

If you are a knight, you need to capture your opponent. The reason why Iris was troubled was because Rui No was protecting me and Iris from a clear enemy, the Swordsmen, and at the same time he was trying to kill me.

I told Iris, ”If you can't do it, rely on me. But she's standing there of her own volition, and that's the answer to ”I can.

You can stop Luino without killing him.

”I see. But if you want to watch the fight, I have no problem with that. I'm the one who said it first.

No, I think you really want to see this fight through.

”...... Oh, what makes you think that?

You told me it was 'relevant'.

That's true. Zenas and the girl are both after you. If Zenas is the one who survived, then they can both come after you.

Riggles said with a smug expression. I'm sure he knows that, partly because it's me.

What Riggles has been watching is not the Battle of Zenas, but the Battle of Luino.

The expression on his face as he watched over someone was familiar. The man who had once called ...... Raul a friend, Souki Tomra--there was a trace of him.

The battle that Riggles wanted to witness was not with Zenas, but with Luino.

”If we were going after each other, we would have done it from the beginning. But you didn't.

”Hmm, I guess so. The Swordsmen don't like to fight together as an organization.

Yeah, I guess that's one of your goals with ...... keeping me here.

That's what I'm talking about. Is there any doubt about that?