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Oh yeah~, that went well.
Oh that went well indeed.
As planned, I managed to fight while heavily stressing on beauty of form. For the sake of becoming a power in the shadows, I had a phase where I solely focused on mastering beautiful sword forms. It’s so pretty that it’s quite different from Shadow’s sword, but I’m glad that my efforts from back then have finally borne fruit.
Thanks to Annerose, I’ve already accomplished around 70% of what I wanted to for the Festival of the God of War. The only task left is to bring things to a good conclusion. But I have several options that I quite like, so it’s hard to choose.
The simplest one would be to win the championship, but after looking at the tournament brackets, it seems that the biggest climax to this narrative would be the next match, the one against Iris. Simply disappearing after defeating Iris is also worthy of consideration. It would totally give off the whole “mysterious powerhouse” kind of feeling.
After defeating the person that everyone acknowledges to be the strongest, then saying something like “My aim has been achieved……” and then vanishing.
Nice, isn’t it?
If I defeat Iris and then disappear, then Nee-san would very likely win the championship.
Me turning out to be an evil assassin would be great too, it’d be so intense.
In the middle of the match, I can say “I am sent from an assassin organization…… your life shall be mine!” and then abruptly start fighting with complete disregard for the rules. The fact that this would enable me to leave the tournament in a natural way scores high in my book.
Ah~, but I guess ending by claiming the championship really would give me the greatest sense of accomplishment.
There are still several more options that could turn out really fun, so let’s take the time to think this through before deciding.
As I return to the special seats while thinking such thoughts, I notice a random ossan that I don’t know sitting in my chair. I quietly close the door and do an about face.
Nee-san’s match is already over anyways, so it should be fine.
So I return to the dorms early to do a bit more image training.
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The next day.
I am sitting in the special seats and enjoying their complementary morning coffee. Apparently Mitsogoshi Co. still holds a monopoly over coffee. How impressive is that?
“Delicious.”
By the way, I’m the type to add lots of milk and sugar.
At first I had really been leery of this special seating, but after getting used to it, I very much enjoy its convenience. Just by asking one of the maids, I can get most anything for free, so I get to feel like a celebrity.
After enjoying the atmosphere of the venue for a while, Princess Iris makes her appearance.
“Good morning.”
“Mor—ning, good morning.”
(T/N: His greeting started out casual, then he caught himself and added a suffix that makes it more respectful.)
“Oh, coffee. It’s sure gotten popular lately. I like the fragrance, but I’m a bit bad with the bitter taste……”
“You can just put in lots of milk and sugar and turn it into café au lait.”
“Café au lait……”
Princess Iris immediately calls one of the maids over to server her one, and gives it a taste. She sure moves fast.
“Oh, this is pretty good……”
“I know, right? It’s like a magic technique to make all coffee taste the same.”
With that, I also order some toast and eggs to make it into a classy breakfast.
If there was social media in this world, I would have totally snapped a smug selfie and wrote “breakfast NAO with royalty in special seating.”
Around when I finish my breakfast, the other actually important people begin to slowly file into the room.
Then their gossiping—oh, I should call it ‘socializing’ I suppose?—begins. As someone from a baron family, naturally I’m not part of the conversation and am left behind. It’s fine, I don’t intend to be a part of it anyways. So please stop trying to be considerate by directing the conversation to me, Iris-sama.
Amidst this slightly uncomfortable atmosphere, it has become almost time for the second day of the matches to begin.
Everyone else also heads towards their own seats, and the mood starts to calm down.
At that moment, the door to the special seats opens again.
When I turn around, I see a figure clad in a faded gray robe.
As before, her face is hidden inside her robe, but that’s unmistakably Beatrix.
She notices me and gives me a small wave, to which I smile and nod in return. Kind of like a “hey, we meet again” feel.
However, the eyes of everyone else in the room grow harsh.
I can almost audibly hear “who the hell is this dirty-looking fellow why don’t the guards kick her out already.” So this is wordless pressure, huh.
“Dear customer, I beg your pardon, but……”
A maid calls out to her, but then at that moment.
“It’s fine. She’s my guest. Please, come sit here.”
Iris calls out to Beatrix.
Beatrix sits next to Iris. Then I’m on the other side of Iris. Incidentally, the seat that Beatrix is in actually belongs to Alexia.
“Iris-sama, this person is……”
“She is the God of War, Beatrix-sama.”
When one of the nobles approaches and asks Iris, her answer causes a great stir through the crowd.
“She is that……”
“God of War……”
“The legendary Sword Saint……”
Oooh, that sounds so cool! I also want people to say “that guy is the legendary Shadow……” one day.
“It has been quite a while since Beatrix-sama last came into the public scene, hasn’t it?”
“Un. I’m looking for someone.”
She nods in response to the noble’s question.
“My niece, her face looks very similar to mine.”
Clearly having learned her lesson, this time she draws back her hood immediately.
“Ohh, how exquisite……”
“Anyone recognize my face? I heard that lately there have been eyewitnesses in this country of an elf with a face similar to mine.”
“Hou, in this country…… I do not think I would ever forget it if I see an elf as beautiful as Beatrix-sama.”
“So, no recollection?”
“Unfortunately……”
All the nobles uniformly shake their head.
“I see……”
She puts her hood back on in disappointment.
“I’m sorry. Everyone here has a wide range of connections, so I thought you would get a clue by asking here.”
Iris apologizes to Beatrix.
“No worries. I’m an elf, I have lots of time.”
“Incidentally, has Beatrix-sama seen some of the matches of the Festival?”
“Not many.”
“Is that so. Just within the range of the ones that you know, which participant do you have your eye on?”
“Participant…… u~n.”
She looks around the room while considering.
“Sid.”
Then she points at me.
“Umm, Beatrix-sama……?”
“I’m paying attention to Sid. Surely he can become strong.”
“Uh, no I won’t.”
I deny her within a second.
The stares from all around hurt.
“This young man…… will become strong?”
“He is our kouhai, but his innate talent is a bit……”
“I mean, he is Claire-san’s young brother, but his sense for the sword……”
“Since Beatrix-sama has said so, then it must be so.”
With Iris’ statement, the ambiguous atmosphere is settled somewhat.
However, the nobles’ gazes towards Beatrix have turned skeptical.
Is she even the real one?
They can only see a dirty vagrant.
From my eyes, though, I see that she is, in a good way, in her most natural state.
Her appearance, personality, title, and strength too — she is not ornamenting anything, so the average person cannot see through to her true strength.
“Well then, if anything catches your attention in the match, then please point it out to us too.”
For now, the general consensus is to prop Beatrix up, at least while in Iris’ presence.
Then amidst this ambiguous atmosphere, the second day of the Festival of the God of War truly begins.
I am da wan!!!!!!!!!!!
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Champion once again~
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Please join my faction my dear lost lamb
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Hmph, there’s no way that I’d rooting for you!
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I’m from the navel faction and the cute fangs religion~
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Don wei ei tun
Don niid ei gon
Tu git ricepect op un dis striit
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HAIL
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BB FACTION !!!!!!!
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why am i still late????
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Not enough devotion! It’s not like I want to give you advice, it’s just that you’re so pathetic it makes me sick!
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Thank thee for the chapter.
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A person to hold the title of theta has appearedddd
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Aaaaargh the Great Demon Lord Cliff is too strong!!!!!!! He has too many mana reserve for his special skill the *CLIFF HANGER OF ULTIMATE AGONY*
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This isn’t a cliffhanger at all though…
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Then its a skill that makes you want more but tommorow is the next chapt~
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I wonder when Alexia* will show up and ruin the tournament by stabbing her fiancee repeatedly to death.
*I think it’s her, the girl Sid most recently cured of Demonic Possession.
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It’s Rose not Alexia. Alexia is the princess of the country that Sid resides in.
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I still think beatrix will face shadow at the end of the day..
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We are about to catch up with the raw. Goddamit!
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And then your cliff will be 2 or 3 days instead of 1.
And you know how this author is purposely making cliff till the point of annoyence..
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Take Shi Sheng for example, she was punished for writing cliff hangers. *sigh*
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Thanks for the chap~
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I’m confused. Beatrix should not be Goddess of War? Instead, God of War? She is so strong she grows “family jewels”?
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Dude, you are right on the money on this one, it had totally slipped my mind after translating “Festival of the God of War” the whole time. Well done indeed on pointing this one out, it’s completely my bad.
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Looks like Beaxtrix can sense Sid’s Innate Potential
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Thanks for the chapter
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Thanks for chapy ~
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I like how Sid think of options.
Its very refreshing to see MCs like this who play around is serious places because they have the strength provided.
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Sid got outted from his mob role… He’s a closet blade master…
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Thanks. But still.. The horror of catching up with the raw is real… Current raw is 82 that comes out yesterday and if author and tenshi-kami stick to their schedule all of us will suffer starting on Monday
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83 was out last night but still… 😦
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Thanks for telling me so I can read earlier haha. With a great arc comes a great cliffhanger I guess
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Suffering suffering, anyway ty for the chapter. I hope beatrix not enemy but who know (of course author know).
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ok, let me do some propechy: at the end of this arc sid will become jimina, fighting beatrix, interupted by rose that com eto kill DOem, and it turn to be doem vs rose, rose losing and alpah came, make it more confsing
and u know what will happen, jimina disappear as someone from underground and shadow appear to kill doem,
let it com trueeee
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there is a possibility that rose will kill the king
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Thx for the Chapter~!!
(´・ω・`)
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Thanks for this part,..
Mooaar to tenshi.sama~
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Thanks for doing this chapter!😆😆
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i feel like Beatrix is gonna reveal Jinma was his name? is Sid and then everything will go to shit, thanks for the chapter!
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Even if she’s highly respected, that’s like her saying that random person’s cat is the dictator to a global takeover program to rule the entire world: no one will actually believe her.
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Thanks!!! 😀
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Thanks for the chapter, wondering how dies he plan to fool everyoneelse in the room.
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Thanks~
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Meatbun Delivery~
Thank you for the chapter ( ●w●)
*order some more breakfast*
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Thankss…
Beatrix already knew that Sid followed the match?
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The strongest swordswoman outside of shadow, can she can only guess at his potential. That, or she’s being coy.
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They do say the strong and sense/smell those who are as strong as them.
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