235 Episode 235 "One-on-one Combat withVisitorsand Onset of Brave Allergy".txt (2/2)

All of them are passed out in the alleyway in good company.

''──Okay. Kill me.

No, you're a pain in the ass.

”I can't live with this kind of defeat!　You have to be lower than me!　I've lived my life thinking I'm the strongest: ...... this stuff.

So, do you want me to erase it?

Aine's 'memory wipe' can erase the last ten minutes of memory.

”Yamazoe has an 'agreement' with me. ”Yamazoe has a contract with me,” he said, ”and I can't get to him. Even if you wipe out the memory of meeting me, the contract remains. If Yamazoe wants me to, I'll do it.

'Really!　Then get on with it!

...... and...

I'm the strongest. Being the strongest means you've never known defeat. If I can't remember losing to you, I'll forget my defeat - that means I'll never know defeat. I can stay the strongest and bravest!

All right. You can do what you want now.

I beckoned Aine to me.

When Aine heard what happened, she invoked the ”Memory Wipe”. She dabs Yamazoe's face with a mop.

I continue to mop his face and remove his memory of the last ten minutes.

Then Yamazoe lost consciousness with a satisfied look on his face.

Well. Then let's just hide out. We'll be out of town in the morning.

In secret.

If it's dawn, I can't find it, even with Lord Death's chariot.

You will meet up with Miss Iris and Letitia on your way to the village, I understand.

Me, Rita, Aine and Cutlass nodded to each other and left.

I've contacted Iris through the ”True Consciousness Sharing, Mind Linkage True”.

In addition, Iris has arranged a place for us to hide.

Iris and Letitia are supposed to leave town in the morning in a carriage.

They will meet up with us in a secluded area.

See you at ....... I'll see you at .

I waved to the fallen Yamazoe one last time.

We're in sync as 'visitors', but we probably won't see each other again.

Let's hope he at least has a normal life.

So we went to the hiding place that Iris had arranged and waited for the dawn to break.

After Nagi and his friends leave.

...... ugh.

Yamazoe shook his head and stood up.

For a moment, he couldn't remember why he was here, and he looked around.　This is a back street of the town.

When he looked up, he saw the faces of the participants of the 'Martial Arts Tournament'.

They all looked angry. What had happened?

'What are you doing!　We must now return to the arena!　Run on!

「「「「............」」」」

No reply.

They are all staring at Yamazoe.

'Why aren't you moving?　You're going to defy me ...... Count Kelvis!

''Is it true that the 'martial arts tournament' is to create a demon army?'''

One of the participants in the tournament said, ”Are we being used?

Are we being used by a brave man who is a visionary?

What are you talking about?

How did he know that?

The information management for the participants of the Martial Arts Competition should be perfect.

No unnecessary information has been communicated to them, and they have been prevented from having any contact with the outside world.

Furthermore, the quarters have been divided into small rooms, and they are not allowed to move in and out of each other's rooms.

There is no way that this kind of information would be transmitted to all of us, but...

'There's no way in hell I'm going to use you guys!

But I just went to ......

Just now?　We were supposed to be out training for the night!　And so I'm about to leave. Nothing happened: ...... Nothing happened: ......

Yamazoe looked around at the tournament participants and shouted.

'Don't get lost!　Don't get lost in the fight. It's important to always think that we are the strongest. If we do that, the path will become clearer.

「「「「...... haha」」」」

Remember. Through the Martial Arts Tournament, you will be chosen to be the brave men and women of tomorrow.

Thud.

A chill ran through Yamazoe's entire body.

”What the hell?　Was that ......?

The moment I said the word 'brave', I felt a horrible fear.

It's impossible.

I was supposed to be the chosen brave. The strongest and bravest...

'Hey, what. What is this horror: ......!

Yamazoe doesn't remember.

That fear is what he felt when he was defeated by Nagi.

He had his memories erased to erase his own sense of defeat.

But the fear was still there.

The fear that his skills didn't come through.

Fear that the stray visitor, the one he had looked down on, was actually strong.

Fear that I was a sham and that the real 'brave one' was elsewhere.

Yamazoe was reminded of this when he was defeated by Nagi.

But the memory was gone.

So now Yamazoe does not know the cause of his fear.

The fear of the Nagi remained as fear of the existence of the 'brave'.

''No, you're lying. If I'm afraid of Yuusha, I can't be a brave person ...... Uggaaaaah!

Mr. Yamazoe?

Get a grip!

Why is this ...... after all that shielding?

The participants of the ”Martial Arts Tournament” walked away from Yamazoe, lending him a shoulder to lean on.

It wasn't that they felt sorry for him.

It was because they wanted to talk to Count Kervis, the organizer of the tournament. He couldn't just throw Yamazoe out of the room for that.

Ten minutes later, the participants and Yamazoe, supported by them, arrived at the 'arena'.

Then...

Oh. Chichiuei: ────!

A shout was heard.

The panicked participants used the key Yamazoe had and opened the entrance to the arena.

Once inside, they found .......

''Shagyaaaaaaaaaaaa!''

'Father!　How could your father do this ────!

The firstborn son of Count Kervis and a woman who was a participant in The Martial Arts Tournament were there.

That and a black deformed monster.

It was several times taller than an adult.

Its entire body was covered in a slimy exoskeleton, with huge claws sprouting from its hands.

It has no hair on its head, but instead has twisted horns. Its eyes are red as blood.

Inside his open mouth are countless fangs.

''It's a servant of the Demon King!''

”No!　That's not true. That's not my father...

'Shagyaaah!　Grrrrrr!

'Father. Please be quiet for a moment!

The firstborn son of the Earl of Kervis cries out.

He looks at Yamazoe for help...

Yamazoe. What do you think you're doing!　Use your skills to keep your father quiet!

...... Oh, yeah. Is that the Demon King?

'No!　Anyway, use the 'Ability Decline (Level Downer)'!　You're a brave man, aren't you ......, why are you cowering here!　Why are you trembling!

...... different. I'm a crazy person ...... brave and scary scary ......

Shagyaaaaah!

Ah. So, father, please be quiet!

「「「「 Defeat the minions of the Demon King!　We are the brave ones! 」」」」

Stop it. ──────!

'Brave and scary: ...... scary: ......'

And so the sounds of battle echo through the arena at midnight...

The next day, in the name of Kamil, the eldest son of Count Kervis, it was announced that the ”Martial Arts Tournament” had been cancelled and that the Count himself had disappeared.