[Hmm? Did you have some kind of ingenious idea?]
[We will tear off the pelt of her upper body and put it on the winner of tomorrow’s duel. It will be his ornamental headdress.]
[Terrific! Wouldn’t that be the start of the story of the “Leopardslayer”!?]
[And after the duel, we’re going to have an event where Eve’s flesh would be served. It would definitely be exciting.]
[Eat the flesh of the strongest and be the next strongest! Well, that’s a really terrific idea! With this kind of event, the audience would certainly be delighted! As expected of Duke-dono! I really admire your ingenuity!]
[We should be able to prepare the next celebrity with this. So even if Eve disappears, the Blood Colosseum would still be really tranquil for a while.]
[However, what if Eve wins the duel tomorrow?]
[Hmm? Whatever the result of the duel, I would still kill her, you know? What do you think would the audience think if she’s still alive, loitering around the royal capital or in other places? They would feel that “Even though the strongest Blood Champion is still here…” every time they see Eve.]
[Fumu… They would think like “I’m not satisfied with the Blood Colosseum without Eve Speed in there” or something like that.]
[That’s exactly how it is. However, even the audience would give up clinging on her if she were dead. Even if we were able to raise some more celebrities, she will still be a hindrance as long as she’s alive.]
[You’re really good at reading a few steps ahead. However, can you even kill her so easily?]
[Don’t worry about that. I’m already prepared in case something like that happens.]
[As expected of Duke Zuan. By the way, you may already know about this but… That story about Eve buying back the freedom of the daughter of a certain former slave—]
Twitch
My ears instinctively reacts at that certain topic.
[That Dark Elf working in White Coin huh…]
Before the Guild Master could respond, the Duke kept on speaking.
[That’s right. It’s thanks to that girl that Eve continued being a Blood Champion longer than she had planned. What will happen to her? Are you planning to kindly let her have her freedom?]
[Hahaha, I would actually be taking custody of her.]
[Hou? You really are filled with compassion—]
[She’s still a brat who stinks of piss, but she would eventually become an earth-shattering beauty. I’ve always wanted to have a pretty dark elf for a long time. Fufufu… After I take custody of her, I’ll make sure to train her with my own two hands.]
[Y- You couldn’t do that because Eve’s still here?]
[It’s annoyingly so. Though I say that, I think she would rather be kept by a noble who cherishes her than any other man who’d hardly any money at all. Well, I would still sell her to the brothel after I got tired of her… After all, even if she’s not an elf, dark elves were also rare to see. I’m sure that she’d attract lots of customers! Hahahaha!]
[Ha- Hahaha… H- However, haven’t you thought that you spent a lot of time together with Eve? Haven’t you felt any emotions towards her?]
[Oh my? You’re saying something really strange there, Guild Master-dono.]
[?]
[I wouldn’t hold any kind of feelings for these beasts whose charms were even lesser than a human.]
[———–]
I thought of immediately bursting into that room and killing him.
At the same time, I can’t help but feel ashamed that I haven’t seen through this bastard.
(He’s always been this kind of person huh…)
I tried to firmly hold my anger.
There is still Costello right in front of the door.
I don’t really know how strong he is.
If I end up having trouble dealing with him, it would be the end.
If I take a lot of time fighting them, other soldiers may come and gather in this place.
I would still be killed if I’m outnumbered by them.
[……………..]
If it were just my own life, it wouldn’t matter to me.
(However, what would happen to that child if something were to happen to me here…?)
I don’t think that I would like leaving that to that proprietress in White Coin.
I also can’t leave her in that place forever.
(Without my help, she will never be saved from that kind of place.)
Swallowing the killing intent within me, I left that place.
Making sure that I wouldn’t make any sound, I went back to the first floor.
On the way back to my room…
[Well, well… Look who it is. I’ve been thinking who could it be, but aren’t you Eve Speed?]
The man who called out to me is wearing a hood over his head.
A man who had thin, narrow eyes looking at me.
(This man… When did he…? Who is this?)
I didn’t even feel his presence.
[I’m looking forward to your duel tomorrow.]
[…Yeah.]
I briefly replied.
As I’m walking away from that place…
[So this is where you were, Muaji-sama.]
A robed man rushed towards here.
I look back towards them.
It seems that man is calling out to the guy with narrow eyes.
[We have a little problem.]
[What happened?]
[Just earlier, one of our people had drank too much alcohol and suddenly attacked the others—]
(Muaji? Then, that man’s the leader of Ashinto huh…)
However, I don’t have any time to care about Ashinto.
(I need to hurry…)
Returning back to my room, I started gathering my luggage.
(In the end…)
“I thoroughly understand how trash thinks.”
(It went exactly as he said…)
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