The Branded Female Fencer

"... you see that?

"... we are pounding a total of 17 attacks into a steeple gathering in the middle of an opponent. It's just the best I can do to chase with my eyes. Not very much, but not something I can handle."

"I think the opponent was probably after a one-hit Special Strike back. I might have withstood Seite's attack if it was about a single shot, but I don't think we should have been hit 17 times. It was an attack that could take lives."

"That's the planner...? Lie, there's no way!

Someone leaked such a voice. Indeed, Seite's full strength was something that even the nominated Alphilis would keep an eye out for. The audience also had no idea what had happened, and only the twitching was happening.

When Seite just turned quietly to the referee, he asked for permission.

"Judge, do we still do this?

"Ha!"

When the referee ran over to Cayman, consciousness was completely interrupted. The referee will proclaim Seite's victory in high spirits, as well as call a health care professional to take notice. Seite didn't leave the spot after he was declared victorious and was waiting for Cayman to wake up.

And after his awakening, he was quietly kneeling and inquiring before him.

"I noticed you were fighting, its left leg and left arm, prosthetic arm"

"That's what happened. If you lose any of your limbs in Gruzaldo, you will no longer be considered a warrior. I wanted to cover it up. Human blacksmiths are good. Even me, the Beast Man, made something that fits perfectly. But it costs a fortune."

"So in the arena."

"That's not all. Well, the next fight is grabbing hold. The game is over. Let's get out of the way."

"Wait, we still need to talk..."

Seite was just earshot in an attempt to stop Cayman from slowly waking up his body and leaving.

"Come to the tavern in front of the arena in the evening. Talk to the Milius woman who works there. I'll tell you more there."

That was the last time Cayman left. Seite was turning back to the Jaeger faction without immersing himself in the aftermath of the victory, with a refreshing emotion.

Seeing Seite's sinister expression as he turned back, it was hard for everyone to honestly speak of joy. It's also because I found out what Seite is capable of. Only the line was speaking plainly.

"Hey, tired."

"... no, not tired"

"Was it a piece of paper? There's gotta be some damage, just rest tight."

"Don't you hear anything?

Seite looked at Rhine's face as surprised, but Rhine didn't.

"Mercenaries are quite a lot of guys with scratches on their tibia. If you want to talk about something, just talk about it. I just don't think anyone in this mercenary regiment is going to change the way you treat them."

"Yes, I'll keep it in mind"

"It's hard, you"

Seite heads over to Alphilis as he gets smashed by the line. Alphilis said it all over again.

"How'd it go?

"Captain... did you know?

"What do you think?

The laughter of Alphilis is too much to include, and Seite can't grasp what it's meant to be. But he also hesitated for some reason to ask, so Seite sighed as he did.

But to Seite like that, Alphilis has said something meaningful again.

"Seite. If you like, I think you can keep it if you're like a squadron."

"... no, very much for me"

"I don't think you can appreciate your vessels like that, but first of all. That's the place. Tell me if you change your mind this evening. Oh, let me know if you can hear any more interesting stories, okay?

"What? What the hell is that?"

Seite stopped trying to figure out what Alphilis meant by words. You won't tell me anyway, and I won't get the energy to think about it now. Seite honestly decided to rest because the gaze of his fellow beasts was slightly painful, but it was also true that he was tired.

"Shh... you loser Cayman bastard"

"It's called Skinnys earlier, it's called Cayman, and I think you've got a good match. I wonder if they're reading this one's face? Or is the information leaking?

"That shouldn't be... those light-mouthed people, and Atai's all going out and inviting them in person. That's all sneaky, too, huh? It can't be broken."

"Then they grasp the characteristics of the powerful among the fighters and predict from there who is likely to come out of this fight. And you think you've bumped the most appropriate face? That's impossible, don't you think? If we can do that, we have an abnormal ability to gather information. I might have underestimated it a little..."

It is Cassandra who is irritated. If you buy Liliam's unhappiness, you don't know what will happen with Cassandra. As for Cassandra, who knows how to fight when Liliam is Kile, Liliam is a captain enough to say so, and at the same time an object of fear.

Liliam worried a little but still smiled somewhere satisfied.

"Hehe, but maybe it's an unexpected harvest. But it's just not a good idea not to win one. Residents' trust in us is compromised. I'm sure you'll be all right next time.

"I think I'll be fine with the boulders. I brought in a guy named Boreas, who's the best winner in the back arena right now. 38 wins in 40, 2 loses. He's actually killed 54 people in the middle of a fight. Ethically, it's a little bit of an alley, but I've called it in to go win. I said don't kill him, so I think he's just fine."

"Boreas. That's a little name I heard. Who could they have been, by the way?

"You're writing about Venn or something. Preliminary research suggests you're following me as an escort to your noble daughter, but... hmm? Venn?"

"What's going on?

Liliam was uncomfortable with Cassandra's reaction. But Cassandra is shaking her head.

"No... you're wrong. There was a guy like that a long time ago, but he can't be alive. It was too much time in the back arena, and I was treated like a problem child and ended it. One of the organizers of the arena at the time said he sent an assassin, so maybe even Armas used it. Atai wasn't involved."

"Too much?

"The number of victories, the number of kills, they won't pull on you, Liliam. Long before you got here, back when the fighting was truly tragic. He had a particularly tragic game among them. Enough for the audience to throw up and run away. Besides, he was just a kid. It's nicknamed Reaper. I forgot his name."

"That happened, too. Well, if that's the case, I'd like to take a look. But if I lose, including you..."

"What if we lose?

Cassandra asked back but Liliam didn't say anything and just smiled creepily. On the contrary, Cassandra shook herself small because she was afraid of it.

Continued