189 187 Preliminary Appellate (2/2)
”Long time no see. I didn't know you were in the tournament, too.”
That was Lydia, an adventurer girl I met in Barbora. We should have had a threesome party called Scarlet Maiden, but are we all in? You're the same faceless character.
”What about Judith and Maia?
”We're both in. Maia is a different venue, but Judith should be in the other holding room. And it helped.”
”Hmm?”
”I didn't have to hit you.”
Lydia sees Fran's strength in Barbora. That's what I'm saying and exhaling relief.
”The goal is to compete in the war.”
”Aren't you the winner?
”No, I'm good enough. It's a tournament in which both Mr. Corbert and Lady Fauld are taking part, and I can't say it's a rip-off from winning. Well, it's a kind of foiling. Don't let them lick you because you're a woman.”
Is that what some of them are for? Well, if it comes to breaking through the qualifying round at a tournament of this magnitude, it could certainly be foiled. But before that, I had a name I couldn't miss.
”Is Corberto and Falund here, too?
Another super powerful rival.
”Yeah - don't laugh with a scary face!
Uh, did Fran's Battle Junkie soul catch fire? He has a belligerent look on his face and laughs happily.
”Oh, and congratulations on ranking up. Is it C already? Amazing.”
”Thanks.”
”If you hit it in the main battle, please be nice. Please don't let me get hurt, okay?
”Mmm.”
”Absolutely, isn't it? You'd be mad if you did something terrible, wouldn't you?
I don't know if you're weak or strong. That's how, chatting with Lydia, it immediately became Fran's turn.
Proceed through the narrow passage indicated to the attendant. After walking for a dozen meters or so, I saw a strong light plugged in. Beyond that light would be the playing field.
”Fran, are you ready?
”Mmm.”
'It is one hand to say that we deliberately lose here and divert the interest of the Beast King. If you want to say more, you can abstain now'
”Don't”
”It may catch the eye of the Beast King. That's good, huh?
”Mmm!”
It broke my heart just to put the Beast King in front of me. Even then, I was trembling with fear. You might be able to look at someone like that.
Still, Fran didn't seem to intend to abstain. If it was before Diaz told me about Chiara, I might have had that option. But he just couldn't seem to get away with wrapping his tail around it without showing his will as a Black Cat clan for Fran today.
”Well, if you're going to deal with the worst Beast King, let's do what we want. If you get caught in the eye, you just have to keep running away with dimensional magic. There's also a hand in using anything on a ship to escape to other continents. I'll take care of it then.”
”Thanks.”
First of all, that's the second qualifying round in front of you.
'I'm not saying anything anymore! Do your best!'
”Mmm!”