Egret

Rain was tracking down. On the third night of the rainy season, when the system, which had always maintained a pleasant temperature, cracked, the gold ranked top sequencer collapsed.

“Ha-ha-ha. ”

Ricky, who watched the fallen sequencer and his followers, laughed in vain.

I thought it would be strong, but this was really more than I imagined.

Judas deals with all his power, rendering his opponent powerless. Even though he was a high ranking sequencer, he was like a newborn baby in front of him.

“Awesome.”

Ricky follows Judas' back and examines the fallen.

I was hit hard enough to lose consciousness even if I didn't die. The fact that they were all prestigious sequencers made the boy creepy.

“...... I wish I was as strong as you. ”

It is a strength that can't even be jealous.

Ricky just envied him.

“Hey. Why are you trying to be stronger? ”

Sage, who doubts Ricky by his side, asks questions.

“This is a meritocratic society. I can see you've been able to look for Sichuan for two years, and I think you have some ability in this society. Can't you just live with your abilities? ”

“You can hear yourself comfortably. ”

Rinsing and farting, Ricky puts his navigation Jay on the palm of his hand and answers.

“Why? Because you have to be better than everyone else here to be treated properly. They're all trying to live a better life, to get better ratings. ”

Pink spirits sparkle like fireflies that just woke up from sleep. Seeing that, Sage revisited his mind again about the outlaw state, which he only saw curiously.

‘Because it's a meritocratic society, not an identity system, it's never the same for everyone. ’

The more I knew about Midgard, the more I felt that the ruling class of the country had to do what it had to do.

Sage, who had enough answers, nodded and Judas, who was walking ahead, opened his mouth.

“To what extent is life better than others? ”

“There is no fixed line. I just keep competing. ”

“You're fighting an invisible enemy. ”

Ricky loses what he has to say at the moment. Turns out, it wasn't exactly a life of aiming and running for someone.

In the unlawful state of Midgard, if you do not compete with others, you will be left behind. Whether learning mechanics to develop breakthrough inventions or incorporating natural benefits into combat to have a strong power, or shaking a reputation with a brilliant head, one had to do better than the other.

“You have to be busy every day to do that. ”

“That's right. I'm busy living. Keep busy.... ”

“Yes.”

“Somewhere in my mind, a very small hole was drilled. ”

The hole is invisible to the eye. There's no place to complain that you're sick.

“Sometimes one of those little, not-so-great holes is too big and it hurts. ”

It is so painful without even knowing why it hurts. Ricky didn't even know if it was because of his father who left without keeping his promise or because he had a hard day to live.

“So when you're sad for no reason, you're dumb without doing anything. If you want to be okay, you can live like that again. ”

Such teardrops burst and burst without meaning one day. It was a void of sorrow that only those who had shed tears knew.

“It's scary. I don't even know what's true in my heart. That's why I'm trying to be strong. ”

If you enter the upper classes, you will not live a life that is at least ignored. You can become a successful so-called person to gain strength, honor, and wealth.

Ricky thought that if he had been as strong as Judas, he would have been able to meet him briefly without having to work for two years.

“And if you're that strong, there's nothing to worry about? ”

“Do you see that? ”

“Of course! Everyone would have kneeled before you. You could have had everything you wanted, couldn't you? I don't think I've ever lost anything because I don't have anything to threaten. ”

“ ……. ”

Judas was just silent. Ricky's guess was all wrong. People coveted the enormous power he had and tried to kneel at their feet somehow.

And I wanted to do something great, of course, because I had powers that no one else had.

The children, who were as precious as his family, put knives on his back, and only a cold betrayal returned.

Even in the life he was reborn as the Imperial Prince, he was threatened with death just because he existed in the world and miserably lost his mother.

I had to try my hardest to secure a place to live and get my friends with him now.

But a child who did not know it envied his life just as it seemed.

“I wish. I would have lived the way I wanted to. ”

‘I…… so. ’

I couldn't live the way I wanted to.

It was a plea he might have made if he had been seventeen years old. Judas, however, did not answer, but merely smiled.

“I think so.”

“... Judas. ”

Turning to a small call, Cristina, who had been following him quietly all along, bites her lips. He had a lot to say, but when he smiled, the horse door closed.

Reading the worries in her oceanic pupils, Judas shakes his head small.

“ ……. ”

Eventually, Cristina gazes at Ricky with her mouth shut. Ricky, who felt those cool eyes, whispered to Judas with an unknown look.

“Strange. Why do all your men hate me so much? ”

“Hmm. Well. ”

After Ethan, Ricky, who hated Cristina, seemed unfair.

"Right alley at the forward-facing crossroads. It is then in the vicinity of the destination.

Navigation Jay speaks in a blurry voice. Then Uni, who had always lost his role, swollen his cheeks.

"Chet. I can do that.

Didn't you say it was hard to find the details?

There are too many blockages in this country. What are you doing with the weather control? You can't let the natural winds enter the barrier, but you can block all the windows with glass!

"So you're not getting Jay's help?

Uni wraps Tony's cheeky cheekbones in both hands.

Tony.

……?

And I pinched it and stretched it like I was stretching bread.

"I'm not doing this because I don't know! You idiot!

Ooae!

Don't call me "Jay" friendly!

"Argh. Leave me alone.

Only after hearing the answer did Uni let Tony go, who began to cry.

"But what do you call Jay if you don't call him Jay?

You didn't even respond when you called me anyway.

Jay, a mechanical spirit, had no willingness to communicate with other spirits. I focused solely on fulfilling my master's command.

Spirits tend to be the most sensitive to Bondi contractors, but they don't only react to one person unilaterally.

Spirits also have emotions and thinking abilities. There were differences from individual to individual, but there were also spirits with a richer emotional system and a unique mindset than humans.

"Honestly, I don't like them. It's like a toy made by imitating the outer shell.

Mechanical spirits have no emotions and no reason. I just help the owner according to the program I entered. It was very different from the usual spirit in that it was already traded as a commodity.

That's right.

Tony stretches his wings more than he glances at Jay with a slip.

But it would be fun to get to know each other.

Yes, I think I need to know more. Later, after what Greg's trying to do here.

Carney gently proposed toward the spirits of the land that had become murky.

"Do you want to stay together and investigate the mechanical spirits, Tony?

Yes!

…… What do you think you're doing?

It was a proposition unlike any other Carney who liked to stick to Judas like a baby kangaroo.

You didn't want to stay away from Igrett.

Not a lot, just a little bit. I'm interested in seeing spirits I didn't know about.

"Yes, I do. Carney, you've always been curious.

Seeing the uni with a nod but still unconvincing expression, Carney smiles.

"Of course, we will always be with Igrett.

Dark-red eyes blink slowly, like sunset.

That's why I don't think I need to hold it in my hand without too much time.

The Spirit resembles the interior of the contractor. As he grew up, his spirits also moved away from childlike obsession and became more mature.

It was the first time that Carney, who was anxious about separating from the contractor, said she would try it first.

Carney smiles and talks.

Even if you don't have to, the fact that Igrett is my contractor won't change.

"Stand still. You are secretly claiming again…….

Destination reached.

Following Jay's voice, the spirits' conversation stops.

The goal of the sequence-breaking, the group of those who were on their knees conquering the higher-ranking sequencers, was finally the Stab, who was the dominant force just below Sichuan, beyond the gold ranks.

Staff had a total of 10 members within Midgard and were responsible for a significant part of their country's management instead of Sichuan, who was not involved in politics.

One of them, the grading staff, was staying in the city.

“This is‘ Colosseum ’……. ”

Jay's guide was in front of a circular building that had risen so that the end could not be seen.

This is where the so-called Colosseum, namely the National Official Sequence Grade Certificate, is issued through duels.

The empire's architecture was generally two- to three-storey, and it was about five-storey in height. And most of the buildings I saw in Midgard were more than five stories tall.

However, the Colosseum was superior to other buildings in Midgard.

Thirty-three floors of blacksmiths!

It covered the sun, and stood against the sky, so that its ends could not be seen. Moreover, no matter how spacious it was, the Colosseum building was full of sight.

“I'm not kidding. How did you build such a tall building? ”

“Cuff.”

“Right, Fluvi? You're not gonna make it there, are you? ”

“Knock!”

I admired Baikal with his tongue out. Then Fluvi, who was sitting on his shoulders, plunged his wings and screamed.

“People are crowding all over the country to get their grades up, so they have to build big. This place only handles Gold Rank Wars. The Silver or Bronze Pavilion is much bigger than this. ”

“If it's bigger than this, it's a building. Mountain.”

“Is the mountain that big? ”

Rather, Ricky had never seen nature so vast. A huge mountain of shattered cliffs, streams, and myriad plants does not exist in Midgard.

They marvel at different targets and enter the entrance to the Colosseum.

During the night, the interior of the building was bright as daylight. Because so many people were in the baggage, no one noticed who was coming in and out.

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Somewhere Friday's back again. ^ ^ Your favorite Friday of the week! Hahaha.

I hope you readers have a happy Friday too. Heh.

Indeed, the completion of the igret is not so far away.

We're expecting to see an end between June and July. We look forward to the final moments! Heh.