Chapter 71: A race is run in an alley before the first step is taken
Bron Gilder, the level 50 Bishop of the church of Granesh clicked his tongue as Hiro Tomaki walked out of the arena into the contestant’s area, his body stiff and trembling with shame as he struggled to blink the sand out of his eyes without damaging them.
“Send someone with a skin full of water to tend the boy’s eyes. I’d rather not Granesh lose a Paladin Archetype over this. Hopefully this will serve as a reminder to him that Climbers are a different beast altogether.”
“Yes, bishop.” His aide said before turning around and relaying the instructions to one of their healers on standby, swiftly returning.
“And make sure our priests are attending every match of Mr. Oh from this point on. If he is severely wounded in the course of the tournament, that would present a relatively simple way to remove this particular Deceiver from this world.”
“…What if he wins?” his aide asked, to which Bron turned to face him, raising a brow.
“Nevermind. Right away,” his aide began sprinting down into the bowels of the arena to haggle with the other churches while Bron watched the next few matches of the day.
If he wins the tournament…then he’s a much bigger problem than I gave him credit for.
Youth who won the tournament often went on to become Lords, with the help of the Baron. It was the unspoken reward for victory. If William Oh won the tournament, he would be under the wing of the Baron, essentially becoming untouchable on the 5th Floor.
I guess at the very least we’ll find out if the loss of our operatives was because of his powerful Party members, or if this Deceiver actually has the potential to become a Lord.