Chapter 89 : Chapter 89
Chapter 89 Opion.
With Adellian losing her weapon, the match ended in her defeat. The atmosphere in the venue was silence itself. It felt like they couldn't believe my winning streak at all. Doesn't matter anyway. Once they see the ending, they'll have no choice but to applaud.
Tooot!
A 30-minute break.
Leaving the stadium, we moved to the waiting room.
"Liar."
Adellian glared at me.
"No, what lie did I tell?"
"You said you'd only receive three times."
"Yeah, I did that."
"It was two times."
I received the ice blades consecutively and struck away the protruding awl. That makes it 3 times.......
"Cross once, awl twice."
"No, the cross wasn't once, it came divided one by one."
"I launched it once. The two were a set."
Oh yeah, quite amazing.
"Liar."
"......Sorry."
Since she's claiming unfairness in her own way, it's better to accept it moderately.
Click.
Suddenly the waiting room door opened.
"Adel!"
"F, Father?"
Adellian's pupils shook severely. She looked alternately between me and the middle-aged man she called father, seeming unsure how to accept the current situation.
"Are you okay? Where does it hurt?"
"No, no. I'm okay. But how did you come here?"
"My daughter went up to the finals, naturally I should come. But......."
The middle-aged man, Darion von Rosenberg's gaze reached me. The look is unusual. As if questioning if I'm the one bullying his daughter.
By the way, the impression of Rosenberg Adellian conveyed was a cold-blooded man thinking only of the family. But the appearance seen now is.......
'He's a doting father.'
Rosenberg faced me with a disapproving face.
"Your Highness, have you been well?"
"......Ah, well. As you see."
"I see. You look good."
Ending the short greeting, Rosenberg's face turned to Adellian.
Right, I am in the wrong for smashing the precious daughter.
Awkward air filled the waiting room meticulously.
Adellian, disliking such awkwardness, frowned looking at Rosenberg.
"Are you hurt somewhere? Were you injured severely when fighting earlier? He was catching you like catching a dog with a sword bigger than a person's body, are bones dama......."
"Father."
"Why? Does it hurt elsewhere? Shall I bring a doctor? Just say the word, I will use whatever means......."
"Father."
"Please call me Dad instead of Father. Father is too stiff. This Dad is too sad about that."
At Rosenberg's request, Adellian let out a long sigh.
"Is your stomach upset? Even cool water. Oh, Piontek was here just in time. Boy."
"Yes? Ah, yes."
"Go get cool......."
"Dad. Please."
At Adellian's earnest words, Rosenberg cleared his throat ahem and put on a solemn expression.
Would acting like that now change anything.
"Right, is there any place hurting?"
"......Haa, yes."
"F, fortunate. Hmm!"
I didn't say anything, but why does he keep glancing at me?
"How did you come?"
"Didn't I answer earlier? Since said remaining in final 8, have to see with my own two eyes directly."
"What about Oppa?"
At Adellian's question, Rosenberg glanced at me.
"He knows everything. Where is person in this country who doesn't know that?"
"Hmm, hmm. Still family matter. Must always be careful."
"I know. Still okay. He's human almost cast out from royal family."
"Adel. Just recklessly like that......."
Rosenberg stopping speech asked in Adellian's ear 'Though that's all known talk, is it okay to say in front of person concerned?'. Very quietly at that. Of course heard everything. Very, clearly, without missing single syllable. Actually seems like sound meant to be heard.
So should give answer kindly.
"It is okay. Because there is no person in this country who doesn't know that."
"Ah, yes. Understood."
Rosenberg turned back to me and cleared throat diligently ahem ahem.
"Yes, came also because heard there is medicine to cure your Oppa's illness."
"Yes? Really?"
"Expensive information, so must be certain. There is place called Black Market nearby, if go there......."
"Black Market?"
At Adellian's reaction, Rosenberg stopped speaking and only blinked eyes. That mister, perfect type to get ripped off.
"Haa, Maxim. What do?"
"Should investigate from whom and for how much bought information first."
Rosenberg looked alternately at me and Adellian and asked with face 'Why Black Market?
What on earth for?'.
Tooot!
Horn trumpet announcing preparation for next match sounded.
Piontek and Adellian shook off seats and stood up.
"No, tell me what problem with Black Market is before going."
"Ah...... disappeared."
Piontek answered as if helpless.
"Uh? What? Disappear? What? Black Market?"
"Yes, disappeared. We eliminated it. To be precise that human."
Following Piontek's finger, Rosenberg's gaze headed to me.
"W, don't understand well what means......."
"Because dangerous place, joined hands with Graf city and cleaned up. Because place operated by Uresra spy."
Bewilderment spread on Rosenberg's face. Following that despair and sadness rose.
"No, then medicine to cure our Isaac...... means there isn't?"
"......Originally wouldn't have been."
Rosenberg collapsed on the spot.
I gave gaze to Adellian.
Adellian also looked at me.
We didn't exchange special words. But Adellian knew.
Hope to cure son, desperation hoping not wrong this time please, crumbled small small leaving not even trace. Painful enough not even able to emit cry, not even able to scream.......
That only person able to comfort Rosenberg collapsing like that is Adellian herself.
"Stay."
At Adellian's word, me and Piontek swallowed bitterness and headed to stadium for next match.
***
Stadium which was mess is neatly organized as if never so.
Piontek moved next turn and stamped footprints on clean stadium. And cadet called as his opponent.......
"Bartea win!"
"Smash Maxim gang!"
"You are our pride!"
Girl with petite build reminiscent of squirrel, Bartea stepped onto stadium receiving support.
Applause and shouts poured. Bartea also perhaps morale boosted glared at Piontek and snorted. Matching this, booing towards Piontek started.
"Completely villain."
Piontek frowning scratched head.
"Greet each other."
According to referee's slogan, Piontek and Bartea stood facing each other. No words exchanged between two. Only stinging gazes and insincere handshake exchanged.
"Huu."
Piontek focused on Bartea taking deep breath. Checking movement of her shoulder, muscles of arm holding sword, pondered attack direction.
"Huh?"
Water droplets appeared one by one in air.
Piontek holding spear tried to count water droplets with eyes. But couldn't.
Pop.
Pop.
Bang.
Pang!
Chain explosion, escalating impact.
Expected to some extent, but there was difference in degree.
"Damn."
Wounds appeared here and there on Piontek's body. Spun spear diligently blocking attack of bursting water droplets, but was unreasonable to handle over hundreds of numbers entirely.
Clang!
"Coming in too openly?"
Piontek blocking Bartea's sword flashed rotten smile.
"Really look dirty."
"What?"
"Will slice face and make clean!"
Piontek pushing away Bartea looked at her with eyes asking 'Sane?'.
Bartea wiped blood droplets on face with hand. And licking with tongue spilled cruel laugh.
"Seems gone bad......."
"Will slice!"
Bartea shot water droplets like arrows.
Piontek spinning spear like windmill blocked water droplet baptism smoothly.
At this Bartea puffing nose breath held sword upside down.
"Unpleasant bastard!"
"Tiny thing why mouth so dirty?"
"Tiny? Tiiiny!"
Excited Bartea stabbed sword in floor. Thick crack stretched touching Piontek's toe.
"Fountain (Bunsu)!"
Along with Bartea's shout water filled between broken floor.
Piontek tried to escape quickly. But difficult to dodge water spewing upwards and pushing in.
"Ah!"
Thrilling current flowed in Piontek's head.
'Water and electricity.'
Recalled work done with Nigues in Black Market before.
He circulated Mana Circle strongly drawing out yellow light.
Zzzzt.
Electricity winding spear screamed joyfully looking at water.
Zap!
"Keuaaak!"
Bartea struggled at electricity riding fountain. Sword slipped from her hand. Following knee fell and face touched ground.
"What?"
"Hit by lightning?"
"Ends like this?"
Spectators couldn't believe Bartea collapsed.
On other hand, Piontek judged single attack worked properly. Relaxing vigilance exhaled breath wiping water on face.
"Not over yet."
At Maxim's caution, Piontek shrugged shoulders.
Bartea collapsed on floor only wriggled.
Referee waiting 10 seconds approached to check Bartea's condition.
It was then.
"Hmm...... checking...... Keuk!"
Bartea stood up grabbing referee's neck. Eerie blue light flowed from her eyes. Dark blue spots sprouted on face and neck.
"Uh?"
Maxim crumpled impression.
'Surely.......'
Condition of Bartea Maxim saw was side effect symptom appearing when overusing Blue Opion.
"Kill."
Bartea losing reason grinding teeth glared at Piontek.
Piontek gripping spear looked alternately at referee held in Bartea's hand and her.
'Aiming for hand might work...... can I do?'
He tried to save referee and subdue Bartea.
"Come out! Don't pounce just come out!"
"Uh? No, save......."
Tang!
Piontek urgently moved spear striking away flying red bead.
"What?"
Neck of referee Bartea was holding is half torn. And red blood droplets dripped drip drip drip from her hand.
Spectator seats buzzed. 'What?', 'How did this happen?', 'Stop! Shouldn't stop it?' turmoil arose. But no one stepped forward.
"Don't fight come down!"
Maxim shouting tried to climb onto stadium.
Piontek raised hand stopping this.
"Okay! Still in match. If you come up I lose."
Firm will.
Maxim seeing Piontek's eyes and lips, face and energy emitting from whole body postponed intervening.
'Let's wait first.'
Fighting in extreme situation sometimes transcends self.
Maxim sat down. Instead opening Mana Heart prepared to jump in anytime to stop Bartea.
"Uaaak!"
Bartea screaming swung sword.
Long awl made of blood aimed for Piontek's arm.
Kak!
Piontek's spear burst blood awl. At that moment sticky blood water covered Piontek's eyes.
Slice.
"Keuk!"
While wiping blood water on eyes, deep cut appeared on Piontek's left arm.
"Dodged meanly?"
Bartea licking blood on sword with tongue spilled gross laugh. Spots on her neck became increasingly big and dark. Blue light in pupils is too thick cannot find vitality.
"Doing like this won't dodge right?"
Bartea stabbed sword in floor.
Huge earthworm swarmed crawling on floor.
Piontek feeling unusual tried to leave spot.
But.
Papak!
Blood water he shed, blood water pooled on floor became skewers stabbing whole body.
"This fuck!"
Maxim holding Dawn stood up from seat.
"Not yet!"
Even blood falling to floor clatter, Piontek burned fighting spirit for victory. He held spear with remaining right arm and broke all blood skewers stabbing self.
"Soon dying guy struggles."
Bartea twisting mouth corners drew fishy smile.
Piontek also made same expression as her.
"Tiny guy. Don't know what picked up and ate, but will have to vomit all."
Piontek calmed breath. Gathered mana with all might. Mana Circle emitted strong light. Electricity jumped between gushing blood wounds.
"Boring. Boring. Fighting you not fun! So bye!"
Bartea kicked ground.
Blood blades soared noisily.
Piontek holding spear with right hand stared at her.
No small shaking, hesitation.
"Flash (Ilseom)."
Single flash.
Blood blades rushing like waves to mince Piontek shattered 'Clang!'.
"Ugh."
Short sound.
Bartea holding sword opened eyes round.
Small wound on her chest, huge wound appeared on back.
"H, how happened?"
Bartea's figure collapsed.
Behind her Piontek stood scattering remaining electricity.