Chapter 65 – Champion (1)

“are you okay?”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

The maids who had been waiting in the distance came over and cleaned up the alcohol-stained food and handed Lee Lee Se-min a towel. Lee Lee Se-min apologized repeatedly.

“I’m sorry.”

“No.”

“I’ve never received support like that before, so I was so moved that I was rude without realizing it. I’m really sorry.”

Yuria grinned.

“I’m honored that Lee Lee Se-min felt that way.”

Lee Lee Se-min wiped his mouth with a towel and quickly shook his head.

What did it mean to say that the throne was buried in a gladiatorial arena?

“I was worried about Shozen’s elimination, but I’m glad that the one left is Lee Lee Se-min. I hope Lee Lee Se-min can beat his next opponent, Goulard. He has the opposite intentions than us.”

His next opponent, Gullard, was a gladiator who, along with Shozen, participated in the tournament upon recommendation of the nobles.

Lee Lee Se-min’s head turned quickly. He was a disciple of Dokgocheonma. Only when you become a military person with both civil and martial arts skills will you be worthy of the name of Brother Dokgo Cheonma. Lee Lee Se-min, who combined several keywords, began to deduce what Yuria was saying.

I’ve organized a few things.

The throne was buried in the basement of the gladiatorial arena, and the winner can claim the right to it.

Since the winner continued to be Germanos, he was probably neutral. It seemed that the nobles were sending in their own gladiators to defeat Germanos and gain the throne.

So why was the throne, the symbol of the emperor, buried under the gladiatorial arena, and why do the nobles want to obtain it?

Past memories passed by.

The events I experienced when I came to Sargasonia began to come together. Everything he saw was a clue.

Lee Lee Se-min realized the answer.

The conclusion was shocking.

He asked Yuria.

“Yuria, I have a question.”

“Yes.”

“Why are you trying to destroy Sargasonia’s barrier?”

It took enormous energy to protect this huge city for a long time.

The otherworldly people had already used up all of their dragon hearts.

What remains for those who lost their emperor.

Throne.

That was the driving force.

Lee Lee Se-min witnessed Kila installing an unknown magic in the gladiatorial arena. I also experienced a strange sensation, as if the gladiatorial arena was thirsting for blood. All of this was to sustain the power of the throne.

The gladiator match itself was a huge system for injecting power into the Sargasonia barrier.

The barrier was maintained by warming the throne with the blood of gladiators who used Auras.

Everything was connected.

“If we regain the throne, won’t the Sargasonia barrier also disappear?”

“Of course.”

Yuria smiled with a bitter face.

“Lee Lee Se-min knew everything, of course.”

“Some of it was speculation.”

“If things continue like this, how long will the barrier last?”

Lee Lee Se-min could not answer.

I don’t know what the throne was, but maintaining such a huge barrier can never be permanent. The very need for the blood of gladiators was proof that the power of the throne was already running out.

“That’s not all. The throne has already consumed too much blood and has become turbid. If this continues, the throne will lose its true power.”

“True power….”

“The emperor will never appear.”

Emperor.

The leader of the otherworldly people and the link connecting humanity and the four ancient races.

“The throne will demand blood until no one dies on the sand. The barrier is already a threat to us.”

“Don’t people know that?”

“I don’t know. Even if I knew, I would forget it. There is not just one magic on the throne.”

“What do you mean…?”

“I guess you didn’t know that. Lee Lee Se-min once said that it was strange that people freaked out every time Badurbarok was mentioned? Why don’t I feel anything at all? Because I’m a noble?”

“No way…”

Lee Lee Se-min realized that the job of the emperor was not just to maintain the barrier.

And I learned why the citizens were so driven to madness and wanted blood, and why they encouraged gladiators to kill the losers.

“In order to maintain the system, a ban was placed on the minds of the citizens. It was an ugly act committed by the old nobles of Sargasonia.”

Badurbarok was a great fear to the aliens.

It was a great, unavoidable destruction that would come someday.

Even though Sargasonia was built, its citizens could not escape the fear of Badurbarok.

Some were in despair, and some would rather fight and die.

And there were some who didn’t want all that.

The nobles hoped that the world would continue as long as possible while maintaining their prestige.

The result was today’s Sargasonia.

It was the last city in another world engulfed in madness.

“Gladiators are called slaves, but in reality, all citizens are slaves of nobles.”

“Then it looks like the Gloria family doesn’t want this.”

“Yes.

Yuria’s face quickly darkened.

Even though I had said everything up to this point, it seemed like there was something more that I couldn’t say. Lee Lee Se-min waited quietly so as not to disturb her.

“The nobles were divided into two factions. “We, Gloria, Chroimar, and Damian, are the ones who reclaim the throne, as we said.”

“The other three families want to maintain this system.”

“Yujira.”

Yuria sneered.

“Only some of the nobles know about this. But since our hope is now in Lee Lee Se-min, I will trust Lee Lee Se-min and tell everyone.”

“Yes.”

Lee Lee Se-min leaned forward with a serious expression.

“The messenger of Badurbarok has arrived.”

Lee Lee Se-min looked at her.

It was an expression called messenger.

Lee Lee Se-min thought that Badurbarok might be an intelligent being, but he did not think that he was capable of communication. I only imagined it as a fearsome demon beast bent on killing people.

But what she said next was even more surprising.

“They demanded the throne.”

“Yes?”

“They told us to choose one of the two. Hand over the throne. If you give up the throne, we will not touch Sargasonia. Otherwise, we will make everyone suffer terrible things on the day the barrier is lifted. It all depends on our will. Like this.”

Lee Lee Se-min’s heart was racing for some reason.

Badurbarok, which seemed far away, seemed to had gotten closer.

There was also fear mixed in that feeling.

“Even if our three families are destroyed, we cannot give them the throne, and the other three families are willing to live even if it means handing over the throne.”

“I see.”

“You can’t say who is right.”

For some, survival came first, and for others, there was something more important than life. In the face of death, each person’s choices will be different.

“If we were to fight, do you think you would have a chance of winning?”

“It might be difficult.”

Yuria smiled.

“There is someone protected by Germanos. He is the emperor’s last bloodline. If he passes the throne test and is recognized as the emperor, and a new emperor appears, we will be able to fight Badurbarok again.”

***

Lee Lee Se-min returned to the Vatikaros gladiator’s quarters and immediately went to bed.

There was so much information coming in that I needed to organize my thoughts.

The conversations I had with Yuria came to mind.

At the same time, the landscape of the Earth he left behind was also reminiscent.

The secret of Sargasonia was no different from the last struggle of the people of Earth. The Director of the Radar Management Bureau accepted the Black Aurors and built his own fortress, and the nobles of this world built the last city of this world by feeding blood to the throne.

Lee Lee Se-min saw their appearances overlap.

“Badurbarok….”

Lee Lee Se-min muttered the name and grabbed the air.

What he had to do became a little clearer.

Win the tournament and regain the throne. If the bloodline of the empire was recognized as the emperor, he will help the otherworlders in the war against Badurbarok.

Kill him and return to Earth.

When I organized it like this, I felt like I was a little closer to my goal.

“Nothing will change if you keep worrying.”

Anxiety and fear multiply easily. The more Lee Lee Se-min thought about the future, the more anxious he felt.

With something like Badurbarok holding on, it was natural that there was little room for optimism.

But I didn’t want to continue dwelling on dark emotions.

Lee Lee Se-min brought a mirror to change his mood.

“Mirror, mirror. I will give you the glory to reflect my face.”

If there were people who can comfort him, they were here.

We welcome the visit of Radar Lee Lee Se-min.

Transcendent Network.

“This is a community that connects transcendents of all dimensions.”

Although I couldn’t use my full power because of the necklace, I was able to implement a very subtle level of magic.

I logged onto the general bulletin board and left a brief account of what happened so far.

Lee Lee Se-min’s story was attracting attention from members of the Transcendent Network.

After losing his own dimension, he travels to another dimension to seek revenge and stays as a slave while consulting with the gods.

It was a nostalgia for the old days that they could hardly feel as they had already become so strong.

Sword Demon Fersen: Lee Lee Se-min is going through a lotㅜㅜ Thank you for your hard work~~ㅎ But right now, aren’t things going well with your wife and daughter Yuria~~?

Dragon Lord Imunkazer: Now,, ah,, it’s like I’m seeing myself when I was young,,,~~~! I, too, had a difficult time at one point, but in the end, I fought and became the leader of the dragons,,,,~~~! Be strong, baby,,,~!”

Grand Wizard Iana: Thank you for your hard work. “Don’t go around getting beaten.”

Commander Gehert: Badurbarokra, you really are a curious person. It will never be easy. Please be careful.”

In the meantime, there were bound to be people you don’t like.

Night Emperor Alaste: Haha, I think I’ll lose the next tournament.

Without realizing it, Lee Lee Se-min almost went back to his old keyboard warrior days and posted malicious comments to Alaste, but he exercised patience and canceled them all.

“If you have a fair and unruled keyboard battle, you are nothing.”

I shook my head.

And I looked at the bulletin board some more. Brother Dokgocheonma was not seen today either. It looked like something was busy.

Lee Lee Se-min talked more about sword fighting with God of Arena’s Thrace brother, commented on Black Lion brother Kaien’s son who grew up to be unrecognizable, and praised Muyeongsal Dam Woo-gwang for Muyeong-gyeol before accessing the tip bulletin board.

There were various posts posted on the tip bulletin board today as well.

Lee Lee Se-min looked at various things. There were a lot of things I wanted to learn, but there were only a few things I thought I needed right now.

Although not at the level of transcendents, Lee Lee Se-min was also a skilled person.

You can at least know what you really need.

“Brother Dokgocheonma, I can’t see you anymore….”

There was something I wanted to ask him, but I didn’t think I could wait any longer.

After much thought, Lee Lee Se-min flipped through the tip bulletin board and found an article.

It was the martial arts that Dokgo Cheonma had mentioned.

Ujuryu().

There were no explanations or formulas, just three letters.

Lee Lee Se-min was worried.

Dokgocheonma advised to learn this at the end after fully learning Taijihye.

But Lee Lee Se-min couldn’t afford that.

He must fight against Germanos, who was presumed to be stronger than him, and further fight against Badurbarok.

From now on, every moment was a decisive battle. It was no different from already standing on the battlefield.

I was anxious to keep the law.

Space class.

The moment I saw that letter, my heart skipped a beat.

That wasn’t all. Taegeukhye, who had lost strength and was hanging limply due to the necklace, began to slightly raise her body and move. It was as if he was reacting to those words.

Lee Lee Se-min placed his fingertips over the title Uju-ryu.

Badurbarok.

He was the guy who had already destroyed two dimensions.

The power he possesses will be stronger than Lee Lee Se-min can imagine.

We need greater strength to stand against him.

The worry was short-lived.

Lee Lee Se-min’s finger pressed Wujuryu.

***

Lee Lee Se-min converted Puskas to the Angels with a win in the round of 16.

There were now eight people left.

Just two more wins and you’ll meet Germanos.

He planned to win the tournament, regain the throne, bring about the second coming of the emperor, and then begin a resistance war against Badurbarok with the otherworldly people.

This grand plan was based on the premise that Lee Lee Se-min himself should win.

So, the Chroimar and Damian families, including Gloria, were keeping a close eye on Lee Lee Se-min.

Contact with Lee Lee Se-min was entrusted to Yuria, who was close to him, but each family used their intelligence to monitor Lee Lee Se-min’s every move.

“Angel Lee Lee Se-min, you’re more ordinary than I thought.”

Bradnoth muttered.

He was a knight raised in the Croymar family, and was recognized for his aptitude in other fields rather than his talent with the sword.

It was a tailing and sneak attack.

Most of the time, they spied on nobles or carried out operations against people who opposed Chroimar. Although he was a knight, he was more like an assassin carrying out dark tasks.

The mission he received this time was to observe one gladiator.

Angel Lee Lee Se-min.

He was an outstanding player who reached the quarterfinals by defeating Shozen and Puskas in succession. There was no chance of winning if he fights head-on, but he was currently unable to use his aurors. Therefore, it could be said that it was an easier mission than usual for Bradnos.

I don’t know why my lord told me to follow someone like this, but there was definitely something there.

“Are you going out?”

Bradnos, who had infiltrated the Vaticaros family, discovered Lee Lee Se-min moving. Lee Lee Se-min was walking confidently through the front door, greeting the guards.

Bradnos clicked his tongue.

“Slaves these days…”

Slaves were half-humans who tremble at their masters and cannot do anything until their orders were given.

Bradnos was dissatisfied that the slaves seemed to be gradually forgetting their subjects due to Sargasonia’s lenient treatment.

If you can shoot like that at will, you were not a slave but a free person.

Bradnos mentally lowered his evaluation of Lee Lee Se-min. If a mistake was made during this outing, bad words about Lee Lee Se-min will be spread throughout the Croymar family.

“Vaticaros is nothing special. It used to be good, but gladiator slaves are not managed properly anymore.”

Bradnos muttered that and chased after Lee Lee Se-min.

He was entering the clothing room where fabrics were handled.

Bradnos created an aura and strengthened his hearing. In a place where I wouldn’t be seen, I put my ear to the wall and focused on all the sounds coming from inside. Gradually, voices began to be heard.

“We will embroider the shape of wings on the back… and each person will have a number. Please leave it blank for now. Each person will have the number on their back…”

Bradnos didn’t know what was being said, so he just listened.

“I have to wear the symbols of my sponsors on my chest, so leave it blank. The word Angels and the shape of wings on the left chest….”

It’s like ordering clothes.

“So, it’s roughly like this. I’m pretty good at it, right? I read a lot of comic books when I was young, so I draw a lot.”

He explained the details of the clothes for a long time afterwards. Bradnos recorded Lee Lee Se-min’s characteristics in a notebook.

Special note: I am very interested in clothes. “I’m good at drawing.”

“Hmm.”

Bradnos smoothed his chin.

Lee Lee Se-min came out of the dressing room and started heading to another direction. Bradnos clicked his tongue again.

“Seeing as you’re running around without training, I’m sure you’ll lose the next game right away.”

The place he visited this time was the square in Sargasonia.

There were many performances taking place there, and Lee Lee Se-min stood in line to watch the performance of the singer Gorgola.

It was a great song for Bradnos to listen to as well.

He almost forgot to observe Lee Lee Se-min.

Gorgola’s song was about the past and regrets. We regret the past, but the world did not wait for us. Leave bygones behind. That was the gist of the lyrics.

As he sang in a sorrowful voice, the mood of the people calmed down.

Bradnos looked at Lee Lee Se-min.

Suddenly, I discovered something strange.

Lee Lee Se-min was sobbing. He shed a few tears, wiped his face with his sleeve, and left.

Bradnos added one more thing about semins.

Special characteristic: High sensitivity and tears a lot.

I fell asleep looking at what I had written. He was becoming increasingly distant from what he thought of as an excellent gladiator.

I couldn’t believe that Shozen and Puskas were attacked by a guy like this.

“Your lord will never say that he will support a guy like this.”

Bradnos continued to follow Lee Lee Se-min.

Children begging on the streets were clinging to Lee Lee Se-min.

Slums also existed in Sargasonia.

When the scrawny kids asked Lee Lee Se-min for money, Lee Lee Se-min paused for a moment, looking at them. Bradnos thought that Lee Lee Se-min would use the dignity of a gladiator to drive out all those beggars.

But Lee Lee Se-min gave money to the guys.

Bradnos shook his head.

This time too, it was not like a gladiator.

Special characteristic: soft-hearted.

Bradnos, who was already prejudiced against him, wanted to use the word ‘weak’ next to it, but held back for now.

This was a guy who didn’t kill losers in tournaments. This much was expected.

The sword may be strong, but the heart was weak. Unless you had the mindset to kill or die, you cannot survive in the harsh gladiatorial arena. If you had that mindset, it won’t be long before you spill your blood on the sand.

“I don’t like it more and more.”

The place Lee Lee Se-min went this time was a teahouse. Since it was a place that mainly dealt with flower trucks, there were a lot of young girls and young ladies.

The more I observe, the more he seemed like a gentleman.

It was the moment when Bradnos was about to write something in his notebook again.

Lee Lee Se-min met someone at the entrance of the tea shop and greeted them. They entered together, chatting. The atmosphere was friendly. Bradnos’ sharp eyes did not miss who the opponent was.

Yuria Gloria.

I met the elegant and beautiful young lady of the Gloria family.

Bradnos felt angry, but he calmed down.

This time I decided to reveal myself. Lee Lee Se-min and Yuria do not know his face. He entered the tea shop and sat down as if he were an ordinary customer.

Lee Lee Se-min and Yuria were continuing their conversation, bursting into laughter, wondering what they were talking about.

Bradnos felt his anger boiling over again.

“Special note: It’s not because I’m lonely.”

Bradnos, who was writing, was shocked and crossed out what he had written so that it could not be seen. I ended up making excuses without realizing it.

Anyway, no.

Not really.

After ordering tea, Bradnos continued to observe Lee Lee Se-min and Yuria. Even though I used my aura to listen, I couldn’t hear the voice.

It seemed like Yuria Gloria was using some kind of magic tool to block their conversation.

Since he was a noble, it was a perfectly possible action.

Special characteristic: I like drinking tea and chatting.

Bradnos wrote like that and smiled in remorse.

Everything he wrote today was un-gladiator-like. I don’t know why the family asked me to investigate Lee Lee Se-min, but this will greatly reduce his reputation.

It was the moment when Bradnos smiled happily and took a sip of tea.

“Hey.”

Someone grabbed his shoulder.

“Yes, yes?”

Bradnos reflexively used polite language.

“What are you doing?”

A man dressed as a knight stood in front of him. Bradnos was also a knight by title, but the man in front of him was a real knight who was deployed in combat. Bradnos swallowed and shook his head.

“W-what do you mean….”

Bradnos saw Lee Lee Se-min and Yuria walking towards him.

My heart sank.

“Hey, Gwinen. I heard he kept glancing at Yuria?”

As Lee Lee Se-min spoke with a carefree expression, the face of the knight called Gunen became more distorted.

He was originally in a bad mood, but he looked like he was okay.

Bradnos hastily shook his head.

“W-what are you talking about? It’s a misunderstanding. It’s a misunderstanding.”

“Really?”

“Yes. No. Oh, that’s right. It’s true that I caught your eye because she was beautiful. That’s it. Is that a sin?”

You must not reveal your identity.

Bradnos desperately made an excuse and hid the notebook he had been writing in under his sleeve.

“No. That is definitely a criminal. It looks like a criminal.”

As Lee Lee Se-min fanned himself behind him, Gunen’s expression became fierce again. Bradnos denied it.

“No. I….”

At that moment, Lee Lee Se-min came forward and grabbed his wrist.

It was a movement too fast and careless to say that aurors could not be used.

“Gasp!”

“What is this?”

Lee Lee Se-min took his notebook.

Bradnos tried to fight back, but Gunen grabbed him by the neck and prevented him from moving. Bradnos had to watch as his notebook was read to them.

“Special characteristic: I am very interested in clothes. Are you good at drawing?”

Yuria frowned.

“I like clothes and I like to draw…”

Bradnos felt the grip on his neck becoming stronger. I couldn’t breathe so I tapped his wrist, but the more I tried, the tighter it became. Bradnos chuckled.

Lee Lee Se-min turned the pages of his notebook.

“What’s special about you is that you’re very sensitive and cry a lot?”

“Oh my…”

“Isn’t Yuria like that?”

“That’s right. My nickname is Crybaby. I cry just when I hear sad songs.”

“This bastard….”

Lee Lee Se-min stopped Gunen from pulling out his sword.

“Hey, hey. This is a tea shop.”

“I’ll kill you.”

“Go out and do it.”

But that wasn’t the end. In the notebook, I continued to record observations about someone.

“I’m definitely not Yuria. It’s true.”

“So who were you stalking?”

“Well, that’s….”

“Even if I give in and say that you are not Yuria, it is true that you are a perverted stalker who follows women around. Isn’t that true?”

Bradnos was mortified.

Yes, it’s a stalker. Because that’s his job. However, he was not a pervert who follows women around.

He was tailing that obnoxious gladiator bastard who was laughing in front of him.

“I am a man, not a woman…”

“A man who likes clothes, is good at drawing, is sensitive, has a lot of tears, has a soft heart, and likes to drink tea and chat? Is that your excuse?”

“Well, that is….”

“That won’t work.”

Even the customers who were watching the commotion in the tea shop were looking at him like trash.

Bradnos had become a pervert who stalked women from behind and recorded his observations.

He was dragged away by Gunen. Gunen ordered someone to call the security forces. I was in danger of being locked up in prison.

If he was captured during a mission, the Chroimar family will not acknowledge his existence.

That was their rule.

Bradnos desperately resisted.

“No! I’m not a pervert!”

Then someone kicked him. Bradnos rolled on the floor. A foot rested on his chest.

Bradnos raised his eyes and looked at his opponent.

It was Lee Lee Se-min.

He grinned and whispered to Bradnos.

“Then why do you keep following me?”

Bradnos’ face hardened.

He knew what he was doing.

“How could you…?”

Lee Lee Se-min cannot use Aura. And Bradnos hid his presence using stealth techniques using Aura. How on earth did you notice?

The security forces were running from afar.

Lee Lee Se-min said, taking his foot off his chest.

It was a mocking voice.

“Do you know Wuju-ryu?”

Lee Lee Se-min grinned as he looked at the unidentified follower being dragged away by the guards.

Do you know space school?

He looked like he was wondering what the hell that meant.

It was natural.

“I don’t know either.”

Because even Lee Lee Se-min doesn’t know.

Uzumyu, it wasn’t something that people could master.

There was a reason why Dokgocheonma warned us to read it at the end. I couldn’t figure out what was going on. It was to the point where even transcendentalists took off their cranes.

In the few comment sections, there were many suspicions that Dokgocheonma had posted the wrong message by mistake or that his cat had been pawing at Dokgocheonma while he was away for a while.

They even criticized the Transcendent Network system to come up with a point refund function.

Dragon Lord Imunkazer: Ah,,,, when I speak in a polite way,,,, the point,,,, give it back,,,~~~!!! I’m so angry,,,~~!!! Go,,oh,,yan,,,~~!”

Sword Demon Fersen: Haha, I think you uploaded it by mistake haha;;

Grand Wizard Iana: Heyㅡㅡ

Muyeongsal Dam Woo-gwang: What is this… … .(cold sweat)

Lee Lee Se-min had always thought that Taegeukhye and Taegeukdo theory were difficult.

My thoughts were short.

There was another sky above the sky.

He could confidently say that Wuju-ryu was the most difficult of all the martial arts that Lee Lee Se-min had ever seen. It was more bizarre than anything he knew.

The content was like this.

“The pine tree fungus shoots spores (indifferently above or below) (maybe to the side or below). Blue sideburns and mustaches (that don’t interfere with strong drink)! Mercury rises and falls with its mane hanging down, and its hot breath falls (because warmth defies gravity). I placed my fingertips on the two collapsing supernovae and vowed (playing on the lyre) that even if they burn brightly, I will not retract (not a lot, but a little) (Nora is the name of the girl I loved).”

This nonsense continued endlessly.

As Lee Lee Se-min looked at Uzuryu, he even thought that Dokgocheonma was playing a prank on him.

It felt like I was seeing posts randomly assembled using an automatic blog posting program that can sometimes be found on Mangonet.

A work called ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ that I glanced at on the Internet seemed to had been like that.

Lee Lee Se-min almost broke the mirror while reading Woojuryu.

However, Lee Lee Se-min was a devout idiot who was proud of himself.

I continued to read Ujuryu, believing that it must had a deep meaning. I forced my cold eyelids open and read through the night.

It didn’t work yet, but he didn’t give up. I was planning on reviewing it later today.

Lee Lee Se-min gave up his thoughts and spoke to Yuria.

“He was following me, but I think he fell in love with Yuria when he saw her. Yuria is so beautiful.”

“Hehe, don’t flatter me.”

“I’m serious.”

“I think another family sent me to keep an eye on Lee Lee Se-min. Since this is happening, wouldn’t it be better to replace the necklace altogether?”

“Then I think I’ll be more suspicious.”

After Yuria and Lee Lee Se-min came to an agreement, for safety’s sake, she adjusted the gold on the necklace so that Lee Lee Se-min could use some aura on a daily basis.

Thanks to this, he was able to notice the follower from the moment he left the house.

Nevertheless, since he had nothing to hide, he left it alone, but after Lee Lee Se-min met Yuria at the teahouse, the follower began to unleash his murderous spirit. That’s why I called the escort knight, Gunen.

If Bradnos hadn’t been lonely and had had a girlfriend, he might not had been caught.

It was the sad story behind the incident.

“I will follow the guards and see if they do their job properly.”

Gunen glared at Lee Lee Se-min and then walked away. He was a hot-tempered man when it came to matters involving Yuria.

“You’re always so motivated.”

“You like me. People who do what they like are always full of passion.”

“Yuria is also good at praising herself.”

“Because facts are facts.”

“I understand that feeling. I was also tired because I was popular.”

“Yes?”

“Before I came to Sargasonia, I was flying around too. People were waiting in line at restaurants to get my autograph, people were flocking to cover me, and even a fan club was formed…”

“Be good at telling jokes.”

“No, it’s true….”

“Yes, yes.”

They apologized to the tea shop owner for the disturbance and then left the shop.

The reason they met today was to share information about Gollard, Lee Lee Se-min’s opponent.

“It’s real from now on. Be careful.”

“I understand.”

Lee Lee Se-min shook hands with Yuria and then parted ways.

He returned to the Vatikaros Gladiator Order and looked through the papers.

According to the documents Yuria handed over, Goulard was not an average bettor.

He was from outside Sargasonia and was extremely cruel.

In a way, he was the opposite of the Angels. He slaughtered the opposing gladiator as if he had been waiting since the first gladiator fight, and instead of just killing him, he even tortured him in front of the audience.

“What a guy.”

Goulard was a type called a barbarian.

They were not included in the history of the empire.

They were people who did not settle down but were accustomed to wandering around, killing and stealing. Because its combat power was outstanding, it maintained its reputation even after the empire collapsed.

“He’s a barbarian.”

Lee Lee Se-min grinned as he gathered his documents.

He was not far behind when it came to barbarism.

When I wandered the other world, I lived like an animal, and when I was young, I only played barbarian characters when playing games.

It will be a good warm-up before facing Germanos.

***

Lee Lee Se-min stood on top of the gladiatorial arena.

I’m so used to the booing now that I don’t get excited without people cursing. Lee Lee Se-min squeezed Rufus while enjoying the curses pouring at him. With the return of the Aurors, it felt like anything could be done.

[The quarterfinals! If you win here, you will advance to the semifinals.]

I felt stinging gaze.

While the host was shouting in the middle, Goulard was only glaring at Lee Lee Se-min.

Gullard grinned and pretended to slit his throat with his hands. Then he made a strange expression and stuck out his tongue. I don’t know the exact meaning, but I sensed an intention to insult Lee Lee Se-min.

Lee Lee Se-min just raised his middle finger.

As the start of the game neared, the cheers of the audience shook the gladiatorial arena.

“Kill that bastard!”

“Goulard! Torture him horribly!”

“You are the best!”

Lee Lee Se-min kicked the sand and compacted the ground, then grabbed Rufus.

Now he knew.

Their madness was all caused by magic.

Therefore, it was not the spectators who truly wanted his death, but the throne buried under the sand.

A strange energy was already hovering at Lee Lee Se-min’s feet. I could feel the malice wanting to drag him down to the gladiatorial arena. The sand in the stadium had already defined Lee Lee Se-min as an obstacle.

“Taegeuk refers to yin and yang, heaven and earth, and furthermore, the original form.”

Lee Lee Se-min chanted words like a spell and created an aura.

Then the ominous energy disappeared.

There was no booing from the audience.

The sword fight had already begun.

“Are you Angel Lee Lee Se-min?”

Goulard asked in a husky voice. Every time he spoke, his huge muscles bulged.

“I didn’t like it from the beginning. I will torture you especially. You will swallow your own fingers and toes. If you eat all twenty, I will spare your life.”

He said that and laughed out loud.

At the prospect of cruel torture, the audience cheered for Goulard again, cheering.

Lee Lee Se-min, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth.

“Hey, savage.”

“What?”

“I don’t know if everyone in your neighborhood lives like that.”

Lee Lee Se-min walked towards Goulard. Aura burned in his body. Lee Lee Se-min, free from the prohibition of the necklace, was able to freely wield the natural energy that flows throughout heaven and earth.

“Civilized people don’t say such foul language.”

“You guy!”

When Lee Lee Se-min provoked, Gulad let out a scream and charged.

His double-edged ax cut through the wind and flew towards Lee Lee Se-min. Lee Lee Se-min did not dodge and swung Maju Rufus.

Kaang!

A bursting sound rang out, signaling the start of a full-scale fight.

The attack and defense continued so quickly that it was not even visible to the naked eye. The length of the weapon was no longer a problem. The strength rose from each weapon and then subsided, disrupting the sense of distance between them.

Each of Gollard’s attacks was heavy. But Lee Lee Se-min was not pushed back either. Rufus bit Goulard’s shoulder. It was not a fatal wound. After stealing the blood, he attacked even more fiercely.

Lee Lee Se-min took advantage of the Taecheong Sword Technique to relieve all of his pressure.

“You just run away like a rat!”

“Do you barbarians fight with your mouths?”

“But let’s see how long!”

An aura began to form on Goulard’s axe. Lee Lee Se-min took a step back and rolled his head, but before he could organize his thoughts, an attack came rushing in.

Lee Lee Se-min rolled on the sand to avoid the axe.

A huge crater cratered where he was standing.

“You’re a rat after all.”

Goulard muttered that and brushed off the wound on his shoulder. As soon as his blood hit the floor, it evaporated.

His double-edged ax shined red in the sunlight.

“I keep my promise. Get ready to eat your fingers. I’ll prepare some salt so you can eat it properly.”

“Civilized people don’t do that.”

Lee Lee Se-min gently shook Rufus. The air shook with the movement. The Auror created a huge flow and began to lean towards Gullard.

Lee Lee Se-min, floating in the air using the Jeun Bell, lifted Rufus high into the sky. The energies floating in the sky gathered around him.

Soon, Lee Lee Se-min took a stab at Rufus.

A huge pressure hit the gladiatorial arena.

An explosion sounded.

Lee Lee Se-min found Goulard crouching low in the sand and smoke. I immediately flew towards that place.

His heel plunged into the top of Gollard’s head.

Goulard rolled around on the floor.

“Is this really enough, savage?”

As Lee Lee Se-min laughed, anger appeared on Gollard’s face.

“Shut up!”

Gollard jumped up and swung his double-edged ax. Lee Lee Se-min lightly moved his body back to avoid it. The ax was swung once again. It’s close this time. A scratch appeared on Lee Lee Se-min’s chest.

“I am Goulard!”

Goulard slashed the double-edged ax again with the same posture and trajectory.

Lee Lee Se-min kicked the ground and took a big step back. This time my heart was truly torn apart.

As he escaped Goulard’s attack radius, Lee Lee Se-min thought of all the martial artists he knew. Countless thoughts and movements passed through my head.

In it, he found the movement he needed most right now.

Rufus stepped forward.

The tip of the knife was naturally aimed at Goulard’s neck.

Gullard, who was rushing, had to stop.

In that gap, Lee Lee Se-min turned around and swung Rufus sharply. The blow with added rotational force was aimed at Gollard’s side. However, the ax that was recovered in an instant blocked his sword, and only a loud cracking sound rang out.

They both retreated at the same time.

Just like when we first met, we glared at each other from a distance.

It was a formidable opponent.

Gullard glared at Lee Lee Se-min and slowly raised his double-edged axe.

And swung.

A slow, slow horizontal cut.

But it contains enormous power.

Lee Lee Se-min felt his hair standing on end.

It was a sight I had seen many times somewhere.

“No way.”

Lee Lee Se-min covered his entire body with aura and prepared for impact. He was immediately thrown away, hit the barrier, and rolled on the floor again. Blood came out. It was a shame because he had prepared in advance, and his existence was almost erased in an instant.

Fersen’s Heart Sword, seen in a video lecture on the Transcendental Network.

That was being implemented by Gollard.

“Why do you look like that?”

Heart Sword was not a concept of throwing an aura.

Stand in place and cut where your heart desires.

It was a realm that was one level higher than sword techniques.

“Don’t you know how to do this, civilized person?”

Gollard grinned and raised his ax high again.

Goulard’s eyes moved. I look into Lee Lee Se-min’s head and look at his shoulder. His eyes scanned every part of Lee Lee Se-min’s body. Following those gazed, a cool breeze crawled across my skin.

I didn’t know where his attack would land.

I raised my aura and prepared for impact.

Soon, Gollard’s ax fell.

Lee Lee Se-min pulled away with extreme reflex speed, but ended up getting cut by the ax blade.

It was the light of day.

Gullard noticed that Lee Lee Se-min was tense and attacked an area he had not even thought of. Lee Lee Se-min was one beat late because he didn’t know that someone like Gollard would aim for the top of his foot.

The injury was not serious, but movement was limited.

Lee Lee Se-min clutched Rufus and desperately shook his head.

Fersen’s broad back came to mind in the video lecture.

He erased the mountain with his heart sword.

To overcome this crisis, I think I need to be able to cut down a rock, if not a mountain, with my mind.

“Hey, savage.”

Goulard frowned.

“Do you still have pride?”

“Let me ask you one thing.”

Lee Lee Se-min lowered the tip of Rufus’ sword and took a conversational stance.

It seemed like it didn’t matter if they attacked at any time.

Goulard glared at Lee Lee Se-min for a moment, then put the ax on his shoulder and raised his chin as if to give it a try.

“Okay, what is it?”

“How do you use the Heart Sword?”

Goulard’s expression relaxed, as if he was dumbfounded.

“Have you turned around?”

“Think whatever you want.”

“Take up your weapons.”

“Are you really afraid that I would learn the Heart and Sword in an instant?”

“Such clumsy provocations will not work. I am a descendant of the wolf tribe who live on the earth as their home. My mercy is exactly this much.”

He raised the ax again and smiled darkly.

“Watching you struggle before you die is all that matters. A civilized person.”

Lee Lee Se-min smiled on the outside, but cursed on the inside.

“So raise your sword.”

“Can’t you just give me a hint on how to use it?”

Instead of answering, Goulard swung his ax again. Lee Lee Se-min reflexively raised his arm to protect his neck. As he reacted, an invisible energy struck Rufus.

Lee Lee Se-min rolled over and hit the floor.

“Tsk….”

Suddenly, I felt an ominous energy.

The sand stuck into the crevices of his fingers. The ground was slightly disintegrating. The entire gladiatorial arena seemed to be pulling him down.

“Get out.”

Lee Lee Se-min spit out toward the floor.

The black energies retreated.

He was surrounded by the madness of the crowd that filled the gladiatorial arena, the murderous intent of Goulard swinging his ax at him, and the strange force that bound him below.

There were no allies.

Of course.

To begin with, this was not his hometown, and the world he lived in was infinitely close to destruction.

All he had was a sword and the name of the enemy he must kill.

Lee Lee Se-min rose up not as Angel Lee Lee Se-min, but as Raider Lee Lee Lee Se-min who had come to kill Badurbarok.

He never became prey.

“Are you ready to struggle now, civilized person?”

“Yes, savage.”

Lee Lee Se-min heard Rufus.

At the same time, his figure disappeared.

He used Muyeonggyeol’s tomb to eliminate any traces of him, and rushed at Gullard at a speed that was close to the limit. The two weapons collided. There was a sound of two pieces of steel being torn apart.

Lee Lee Se-min swung Rufus, knocked Goulard’s ax away, and then kicked him. He was pushed back. Lee Lee Se-min did not give him a chance and continued to engage in close combat.

“You bastard!”

Gollard stepped back and repeatedly attempted the deep sword, which was his skill.

However, Lee Lee Se-min did not fix his coordinates. He moved all around and attacked. Then Gollard’s sword lost its target and cut into the air. Lee Lee Se-min realized that Gollard’s state was not yet ripe.

Lee Lee Se-min dug inside, inside.

Gollard was much bigger and his weapon was fiercer, but Lee Lee Se-min didn’t care. He actually welcomed the situation where the ax blade was aiming at his throat right in front of his eyes and the weight of the goulard was weighing him down.

Sparks flew as the blade and ax blade rubbed together.

Goulard’s eyes were visible beyond them.

It was shaking slightly.

Lee Lee Se-min twisted his body, freed the ax blade, and then struck Goulard in the face with one hand. His head turned. Lee Lee Se-min hit him in the face again. Lee Lee Se-min’s fist collided with Goulard’s cheekbone.

Gullard took a step back, then became very angry and swung his ax at Lee Lee Se-min.

“You insolent bastard!”

The wind pressure blew Lee Lee Se-min’s hair.

Just brushing against it will tear your body to pieces.

But rather, it was an opportunity.

His movements increased.

The moment Goulard swung his ax and left him defenseless, he jumped in close again. Gullard aimed his elbow at Lee Lee Se-min’s face as if he had been waiting.

Lee Lee Se-min tilted his head to avoid the attack, then swept his lower body with Rufus. Goulard leapt from his spot and counterattacked with a kick. His toes got stuck in Lee Lee Se-min’s chest.

Lee Lee Se-min flew far away and landed on the sandy ground.

He stood up and spat out bloody spit.

There was no time to rest. Lee Lee Se-min rushed straight again. Gollard’s heart sword flew at him, but he blocked or avoided it. Goulard’s pattern was becoming familiar to me.

Goulard cannot swing his sword freely. I could barely attack him if I took a stance from a distance. Lee Lee Se-min did not allow Gollard the time to use his heart and sword through an urgent attack and defense.

A close fight ensued again.

From a close enough distance that the weapon was too cumbersome, Lee Lee Se-min threw punches and kicks at Goulard.

Gullard was rather embarrassed by his unbending momentum. He tried to hit Lee Lee Se-min on the head with his large fist.

When you lose the game, your mind became more anxious and your movements become bigger.

Lee Lee Se-min did not miss the opportunity.

Letting go of Rufus, he wrapped his arms around Goulard and pulled him towards him. At the same time, he rotated one leg sharply and passed Goulard’s head.

“……!”

It was a jujutsu.

Gollard, whose posture was leaning forward, had no choice but to roll forward when Lee Lee Se-min used his weight against him. In the process, the arm was completely handed over to Lee Lee Se-min. Lee Lee Se-min began to bend his elbows. Goulard desperately held on.

It was an unprecedented technology.

However, even Goulard knew that if he stayed still, his arm would give out.

“Kaaaaaa!”

Even though Lee Lee Se-min had the advantage due to his body structure, Gollard resisted Lee Lee Se-min’s joints with tremendous strength.

A power struggle ensued.

Every time I struggled to keep my posture, sand dust rose from the floor.

The audience’s reaction was explosive.

“Kill him! Kill him!”

“What are you doing, Goulard?”

“You die too!”

When they were fighting apart from each other, they only expressed hostility towards Lee Lee Se-min, but when the two started fighting face to face, the audience stood up and cheered.

Lee Lee Se-min and Goulard clung together like animals.

The enthusiasm of the audience grew even hotter.

“Don’t use tricks!”

In the end, Goulard pulled Lee Lee Se-min away. It was tremendous power. Lee Lee Se-min took back Rufus, licking his lips with regret.

Lee Lee Se-min did not give Goulard any time to relax and immediately swung at Rufus.

Goulart, who had been struggling in an armbar until now, was repeatedly pushed back without being able to properly maintain his stance as the sword strikes came again.

Goulard had scars all over his body.

“Ugh!”

Red blood dripped down his bronzed skin and onto the floor.

The crowd screamed, hoping someone would die quickly.

Suddenly, Lee Lee Se-min stopped attacking.

“Simgeom, try it.”

“What?”

Lee Lee Se-min spread his arms and opened his chest.

“Please try it out.”

“You…”

“You want to try it?”

“Do you want to know about the examination?”

“Oh, are you going to tell me now?”

“That’s it….”

Goulard swung his ax in a surprise attack.

Honor was not important to him. His job was to wander from place to place, plundering and killing. Do whatever it took to win.

Goulard smiled in remorse.

Kaaaang!

However, Lee Lee Se-min blocked Goulard’s attack. His lupus was trembling after receiving the heart sword.

“Thanks for letting me know.”

Lee Lee Se-min said with a grin.

“What?”

“You just told me.”

Lee Lee Se-min pulled Rufus back and lowered his posture. It was a ready posture for cutting. He stopped and glared at Gollard.

“This is how you do it, right?”

Lee Lee Se-min realized.

Lee Lee Se-min could now understand what Fersen did in the video lecture.

The aura on his body rotated greatly, following the instructions of Taiji. The energy of Mother Nature enveloped Lee Lee Se-min. Among them, his eyes stared at Gollard without missing a beat.

Recognize the enemy.

He recognizes the person he must cut down as a true entity.

That was the examination.

The swing was just a gesture.

Understand the existence of the enemy and release the image of cutting it down into the world. Distance doesn’t matter. This was because the mind had neither speed nor distance.

Kaaaaang!

The sound of explosion rang out again.

Goulard received Lee Lee Se-min’s heart sword. Lee Lee Se-min clicked his tongue. His level was still weak. It was a long way from reaching a point where one could truly cut down the enemy and thus erase a mountain.

But I got the clue.

Goulard looked very embarrassed.

“How…”

“There won’t be time to talk.”

Lee Lee Se-min swung Rufus again. Gollard stepped back and dodged, but Lee Lee Se-min’s heart sword left a long cut in his chest.

“How on earth…!”

“Because I am a genius.”

Lee Lee Se-min smiled and approached.

The two had different foundations.

The foundation of Lee Lee Se-min was Taegeukhye. It was a divine skill that encompassed all things and touched the principles of the world.

And through the power of punishment, form and will were made consistent. To him, swinging the sword was the same as swinging the heart.

Next, the Samjaegeombeop, which I learned, had to contain heaven, earth and human beings in the three basic movements. He was a martial artist who embodied his image in the world through Taegeukhye.

For Lee Lee Se-min, who had walked this path, the examination and examination were not unfamiliar.

Rather, all the martial arts he had learned were no different from preparation for the examination.

As soon as he realized the principle of mind and sword and awakened his senses, Lee Lee Se-min was already at a higher level than Gollard.

“Nonsense.”

To Goulard, who was unaware of these circumstances, Lee Lee Se-min was an incomprehensible enemy.

After clashing swords with each other a few times, the guy who knew nothing learned his sword skills and used them to a better level.

Goulard was nervous as he didn’t know where the attack would come from.

As Lee Lee Se-min approached, he took a step back without realizing it.

Chin.

Before he knew it, he had retreated to the end of the gladiatorial arena.

The chill of the outer wall chilled my back. Sweat was flowing down. Goulard couldn’t bear to watch Rufus aim at him any longer.

“Aaaah!”

To relieve the pressure, Gullard roared loudly and charged forward.

“I am Gullard, a warrior of the wolf tribe!”

I swung the ax with inertia.

But Lee Lee Se-min’s lupus developed faster.

The sword and the ax crossed each other.

It was Goulard who fell apart.

He fell down on the sand. Blood spread. Not dead yet. Lee Lee Se-min kicked him and turned him over.

“It’s your victory.”

Gullard whispered in a faint voice.

Lee Lee Se-min nodded and lifted Rufus.

“I won’t kill you.”

“What…?”

“You’re saying you’re going to cut off my fingers and toes and feed me?”

Lee Lee Se-min’s eyes shone sinisterly. He stomped on Goulard’s wrist and pointed the tip of his sword.

“I’ll do the same.”

“You are an angel…”

“I hit it.”

Lupus struck.

Goulard closed his eyes tightly.

I felt a cool chill in my fingers. It felt like my senses had disappeared. The pain that I thought would explode next did not come.

I slowly opened my eyes.

The sword was stuck in the sand between his fingers. It was a narrow difference. My heart sank, but then relief filled me.

Gollard raised his eyes and saw Lee Lee Se-min’s face looking down at him.

He was grinning.

“I will look after you.”

Lee Lee Se-min took a step back. Gullard asked Lee Lee Se-min, fiddling with the crevices of his fingers where the cold of the blade had touched them.

“Is it sympathy?”

“It’s similar.”

Lee Lee Se-min said, putting Rufus on his shoulder.

“And I don’t think this guy really wants it.”

He tapped his great sword.

It was a sword that looked nothing special. The guard raised towards the sword body and the four circular decorations hanging from the end caught my eye.

At that moment, Goulard saw a vision.

Lee Lee Se-min had a wolf.

It was large, and its fur was covered in blue.

The wolf bared its teeth at Gollard. Rather than threatening him, it seemed as if he was mocking him.

Goulard’s head went blank.

He thought that wolf was very beautiful.

What was that?

The scene disappeared in an instant.

Goulard blinked. The wolf was nowhere to be found. Lee Lee Se-min was standing on the sand with his sword on, and the audience was screaming incomprehensibly. That was all that was visible.

Only the afterimage of the blue fur fluttered in my head.

“What’s wrong?”

“You…”

Goulard looked blankly at Lee Lee Se-min’s face.

Lee Lee Se-min tilted his head.

“Guide Wolf.”

“Huh?”

“I did.”

Goulard muttered something unintelligible.

He stood up and nodded towards Lee Lee Se-min.

“It is my defeat. Angel Lee Lee Se-min.”

“I know everything.”

“And thank you for saving my life.”

Lee Lee Se-min shrugged his shoulders. Although Goulard’s attitude was completely different from when he was fighting, Lee Lee Se-min didn’t think it was strange. People naturally become polite after being hit a few times.

“Does your sword have a name?”

Gullard suddenly asked.

Lee Lee Se-min nodded.

“Lupus.”

“That’s a good name.”

Goulard repeated the word lupus once and then turned to Lee Lee Se-min.

“I am Gullard, a descendant of the wolf tribe. We will see each other again.”

After saying that, he turned and left the gladiatorial arena.

The crowd booed and cursed towards Goulard.

Lee Lee Se-min chuckled.

The end was always like this.

“Hey.”

Lee Lee Se-min looked down at the sandy ground and muttered. The black energy hovering around him and the squishy feel of the sand pulling him down had disappeared.

“Let’s do it in moderation, okay?”

Saying that, Lee Lee Se-min rolled on the floor once. Sand dust rose.

Lee Lee Se-min also walked towards the outside of the stadium, hoping that his wishes would be conveyed to the throne buried below.

The host rushed up in a huff and tried to hand him the magic microphone, but Lee Lee Se-min shook his head.

Even after the two gladiators disappeared, the crowd’s booing did not stop.

Suddenly, the wind blew.

A gust of wind swept through the gladiatorial arena.

The sand kicked up a cloud of dust, and the crowd, hoping for the death of the gladiators, struggled in it.

***

Without knowing that the fate of Sargasonia was at stake in the tournament, the citizens looked forward to the final sword fight that was getting closer and closer.

People flocked to the gambling table to predict the outcome of the tournament.

“Goulard, you stupid bastard. Savages can’t do anything.”

“I got it.”

“Did you bet on Angel Lee Lee Se-min? This is a very bad guy?”

“If Goulard wins, it’s good because Angel Lee Lee Se-min dies, and if Angel Lee Lee Se-min wins, it’s good because he wins money. That’s it.”

Now there were four people left.

Germanos, the undefeated champion who had never lost.

And his semifinal opponent, ‘Angel Galdini’.

He was a gladiator who was evaluated as having become stronger after changing his ring name. However, it was not a skill that can compete with Germanos.

“This game is not taking place either.”

“Who would bet on Germanos’ defeat?”

You couldn’t bet on Germanos’ game. It was so overwhelming that gambling did not work at all.

Their gaze naturally turned to the other side.

There was one more match left.

A public enemy of Sargasonia, a man who was hated by the citizens.

There was a match between ‘Angel Lee Lee Se-min’.

He was the worst gladiator who did not kill the loser, but instead insulted the audience. His skills may had been quite outstanding, but he had no character or respect for tradition. It was all because of Angel Lee Lee Se-min that Galdini, a model gladiator, became corrupted.

Garbage that needs to die quickly for the sake of the city.

That was Angel Lee Lee Se-min.

“The next opponent is a little weak?”

“Did this guy come this far?”

Angel Lee Lee Se-min’s opponent this time was a gladiator that no one expected to reach this level.

‘Andrew, the executioner of blood and death’.

Although his skills were not completely lacking, he was not enough to be included in the four strongest people in Sargasonia.

“It looks like Daejin’s luck was good.”

“This is the problem with the tournament.”

“What are you going to do?”

The stakes in this match were evenly matched. Considering that most citizens were driven by bad feelings and bet on the defeat of the common people, the prediction of the winner was almost lopsided.

“Hmm… it’s difficult.”

“Honestly, I think Angel Lee Lee Se-min will win this match.”

“Do I need to see more of that unlucky face?”

“Don’t worry. He’s bound to die eventually.”

Even though they were displeased, they bet money on Lee Lee Se-min.

“Germanos has already declared that he will kill him.”

People remembered the clash between the two.

To Germanos, who had attended his gladiator fight, Lee Lee Se-min declared that he would defeat him in a tournament, and Germanos responded by saying that he would kill Lee Lee Se-min.

At the time, no one thought the two would actually meet in the tournament finals.

“That’s right. I’m going to die soon.”

“You’re such a fool for provoking Germanos.”

They giggled.

“Let’s just get some money.”

The stakes were high on Lee Lee Se-min again.

This was their last gamble.

There will be no competition in the finals.

Because Germanos will definitely win.

“Are my odds this low?”

And Lee Lee Se-min, who was watching the scene, saw that the odds were close and shook his head.

He was out on the street wearing a mask and covering his face. I heard that a gambling game was being held for a tournament, so I went to see it, and surprisingly, he and Andrew were the dragons and tigers.

It’s not to belittle Andrew, but it was a fact that he was stronger.

“That’s probably why people hate you.”

Gorgola said with a smile.

Lee Lee Se-min wanted to bet all his money on his victory, but he could not participate because he did not had a citizenship card. Only the citizens of Sargasonia could bet money on the gambling table. Slaves were not recognized as citizens.

“Now it’s time to go.”

“Are you sure you’re coming today?”

“Yes.”

They were out on the street to meet someone.

“He stops by Sargasonia periodically. Among our group members, people who want to meet Killa use this time.”

Lee Lee Se-min wanted to talk to Kila. So he asked Gorgola if he could meet her, and he told him how.

“I’ll tell you in advance, you shouldn’t attack suddenly.”

“Don’t worry. I’m Angel Lee Lee Se-min. I’m an angel.”

“That makes me even more worried….”

“I just have something to ask.”

They went to the back alleys of Sargasonia and waited for Kila.

There was a store there, but the windows were all opaque and there was no sign. I had no idea what the store was dealing with.

“It’s a place that deals with magical items. Killa, come here to get something you need personally.”

“It’s suspicious just by looking at it. It’s just like Killa. It’s dark and shady.”

“…….”

Lee Lee Se-min, who had a grudge against her, did not interpret anything kindly.

Soon Killa appeared. The outfit covered the entire body with a robe. She looked around, looked around, and then slowly entered the store.

“It’s Killa.”

Lee Lee Se-min whispered.

“I’ll go and see you when you come out. Let’s wait without disturbing you.”

Lee Lee Se-min and Gorgola looked at each other and nodded.

“What are we going to do when we meet?”

“Of course, revenge for making me a slave….”

Lee Lee Se-min trailed off while answering.

The question just now was not Gorgola’s voice. A shadow loomed behind him. Lee Lee Se-min looked back furiously.

“Huh?”

“What?”

Killa was standing there.

“Take revenge?”

“Oh, no.”

“I heard that?”

“You must have heard wrong.”

When I saw Killa again after a long time, I still felt her strong power.

Lee Lee Se-min smiled and tilted his head at the strong magical power emanating from her. He put on his most innocent expression.

“What about revenge? It’s been a while since I last saw you, so my senses are clearer. Hahaha.”

Kila tilted her eyebrows at Lee Lee Se-min’s words.

“Then what brought you to see me?”

“I just wanted to talk….”

“It’s a story.”

Killa shrugged.

“Then let’s sit down first.”

“What?”

“Sit there. I’ll bring you some tea.”

Lee Lee Se-min blinked.

Before he knew it, he was standing indoors.

There was a wooden table between them, and a chair that grew on its own tapped Lee Lee Se-min’s buttocks, urging him to get on his buttocks.

It was Killa’s house.

It was just like I had seen before.

“This….”

Lee Lee Se-min was mesmerized as he watched the car heating up in front of him.

I couldn’t help but admit that Killa was a great wizard.

Killa sipped his tea and waited for Lee Lee Se-min to open his mouth. Lee Lee Se-min thought about this and that while drinking tea, and then asked her.

“Did you know that the throne is buried in the gladiatorial arena?”

“Okay.”

“Does that maintain the barrier?”

“That’s right.”

“Suck the blood of gladiators and use it as power?”

Killa nodded as he drank his tea.

She said everything was correct. It was no different from what I heard from Yuria. Lee Lee Se-min asked again.

“Then you are the one who has no will to fight Badurbarok?”

Kila looked at Lee Lee Se-min and raised her eyebrows. She had a habit of showing her displeasure with her eyebrows.

“Why do you think that?”

“I heard that the magic in the throne places a ban on the minds of the people of Sargasonia. That’s why no one mentions Badurbarok.”

“…….”

“Isn’t that why people are driven to madness and want the gladiators to die? Because the throne must be able to continue to function.”

Killa raised her teacup again and gestured.

“Go ahead.”

“The nobles who rule Sargasonia did not resist Badurbarok, but chose to maintain their position. To that end, they devised a barrier system using the throne, and it was you, Killa, who perfected the magic. So, I am guessing that you, like the nobles, would rather maintain the city like this than oppose Badurbarok.”

She put down the teacup and looked at Lee Lee Se-min. Seeing those transparent eyes, Lee Lee Se-min felt his hostility toward Killa disappear.

“Is it Gloria?”

“What?”

“The one who told you those things.”

“That’s right.”

Killa laughed. She was always expressionless, but it was rare for her to show emotion. Lee Lee Se-min was unfamiliar with Killa’s smiling face.

she answered.

“That’s a lie.”

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