Chapter 44: Sandora and Mandela
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"Well, I did as you requested, and stirred up the atmosphere of the festival."
"Please don't be so complacent! This fool! β
Syllable! The black rabbit pulled out the paper fan and struck it hard. Ren can also be seen in the rear holding his aching head.
After the two were arrested, they were taken to the interview room of the operations headquarters.
Hakuyasha pursed his lips desperately and forced a smile, trying to show a serious attitude. After all, Miss Sandora, the main owner of the birth festival, is also staying aside, so Hakuyasha can't do anything too disrespectful.
A man in a military uniform who looked like a close confidant of Sandora took a step forward with sharp eyes, and looked down at Sixteen Nights and the others with a high-pressure attitude.
"Humph! It's just that [NoName] dares to cause a commotion in our games! You should be mentally prepared and waiting to accept the relatively strict punishment! β
"Alright, Mandela, it's up to your leader, Sandora, to decide, right?"
The White Yaksha opened his mouth to persuade the man named Mandela.
Sandora rose from the luxurious throne of the Hearing Room and said to Sixteen Nights and the Black Rabbit:
"The 'Hakoniwa Nobles' and their allies. I would like to thank you for coming to the 'Fire Dragon Birth Festival' this time. As for the two destroyed buildings, thanks to the kindness of Lord White Yasha, they have been repaired properly, and miraculously there are no injured people. Therefore, I have decided not to pursue this incident. β
Tut! Mandela smacked his tongue hard. Sixteen Nights unexpectedly spoke:
"Oh? That's really lenient. β
"Well, because I directly invited you to come to help, especially since no one was injured, it is a great blessing in misfortune. For these reasons, you can consider travel and repair costs as a deposit for remuneration. β
The Black Rabbit touched his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, while Sixteen Nights shrugged his shoulders slightly.
ββ¦β¦ Well, it's a good opportunity to move on to the unfinished topic of the day. β
White Yaksha glanced at his subordinates, and Sandora told her comrades to step down, leaving only her cronies Mandela. In addition to them, only Sixteen Nights, Black Rabbit, and Ren were left at the scene.
As soon as the others left, Sandora immediately changed her serious expression and tone, and rushed to Jen's side from the throne, revealing a cute smile that matched her age.
"Ren! Long time no see! I'm worried to hear that your community has been attacked! β
"Thanks, you look energetic too, great."
Jen also responded with a smile. Sandora let out a cute laugh like a silver bell and smiled even more shyly.
"Hehe, of course, after I heard that you were attacked by the Demon King, I really wanted to see you immediately, but because of my father's sudden illness and the inheritance ceremony, I have not been able to make the trip."
"That can't be helped, but I really didn't expect you to become a class ruler in Sandora-"
"You are not allowed to call her by her name so rudely, [NoName] imp-"
As Jen and Sandora were in a good conversation, Mandela bared his fierce teeth and drew his sword at Jen's waist. Moments before the blade touched Jen's neck, Sixteen Nights took the blow with the sole of his foot.
Sixteen Nights, who kicked the sword back, had a flirtatious smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes.
There was a sharp look in his eyes, as if he would be cut if he touched it.
ββ¦β¦ Feed! Even if it's someone you know and you're greeting, it's too much. You're not going to stop at all, are you? β
"Of course! Sandora is already the ruler of the North End! Inviting the [NoName] community to participate in this common festival, which is also a birth festival, and deliberately giving lenient attention, only to be responded to by the other party with such a rude and disproportionate attitude will damage the majesty of [Salamandra]! You [NoName] garbage! β
Sixteen Nights and Mandela glared at each other, and Sandora panicked to stop them.
"Man...... Brother Mandela! They are Salamandra's allies in the past! Obviously, we broke the covenant without authorization, and it would be against our etiquette to put on that attitude! β
"Reputation is more important than etiquette! As I said, it's because you keep talking like that that you're looked down upon......"
"Alright, Mandela, it's almost time for you to step down."
White Yasha dissuaded Mandela in a disapproving tone, but Mandela still refused to back down and glared back at White Yasha.
"[ThousandEyes] is nosy, too! Even if they are also class dominators, they should know moderation for their ultra viress behavior! The phrase 'Southern Phantom Beast, Northern Elf, East Goes Downhill' is really well said. Even this rumor, could it be that the Eastern District is jealous of the Northern District so planned an incident, right? β
"Brother Mandela! Please make your own! β
Sandora, who couldn't stand it, opened her mouth to rebuke Mandela, no matter how much he said that he had gone too far.
However, the [NoName] group, who didn't know what was going on, just tilted their heads and looked at each other.
"Hey, what's the rumor? Does it have anything to do with what you'd like us to help with? β
Hakuyasha let out an "um" and looked around at everyone before taking out a letter.
"This letter contains the reason why I asked you to participate...... You can see for yourself. β
Still surprised, Sixteen Night took the letter and read the contents.
ββ¦β¦β
After confirming the contents, Sixteen Nights' face completely disappeared from his usual flirtatious smile.
Surprised by this reaction, the black rabbit jumped behind Sixteen Nights.
"Mr. Sixteen Nights......? What is written on it? β
"See for yourself."
Sixteen Nights, who rarely spoke without ups and downs, handed the letter to Black Rabbit behind his back.
There is only one sentence written on it:
"The fire dragon birth festival has a sign of 'the attack of the demon king'."
ββ¦β¦ Huh......"
The black rabbit was stunned at first, and then let out a sound similar to a scream. The next person who has seen the content is the same.
Only Sixteen Nights still maintained their sharp eyes, looking at the White Yasha with an expressionless face:
"Honestly, it was a surprise to me. I thought it must be something like the battle for the inheritance of the ruler. β
"What!"
Mandela bared his teeth and roared, and Sandora hurried to stop him. Ignoring the two of them, the White Yaksha continued:
"I don't apologize! It's you who are willing to accept it without hearing it. β
"That's right...... So, what do you want us to do? If you want me to take the head of the Demon King, I'll be happy to do it! Then again, what's the matter with this letter? β
"Well, let's start with that letter first."
White Yasha glanced at Sandora, presumably hoping that she would agree to tell her secrets.
After Sandora nodded, White Yasha began to explain with a serious expression:
"First of all, this letter is the result of one of the [ThousandEyes] cadres foreseeing the future."
"Foresight of the future?"
"Hmm. As you know, many of our members of ThousandEyes are boon holders with special 'magic eyes'. And among the various observers, there are also those who can provide 'future information' as a gift. As for the gift that guy gave to this birth festival, it was the prophecy of this 'Demon King Attacking'. The Tianyan Divine Eye (pseudo) that Bai Chen of your community possesses should be a gift of prophecy. β
"I see. It means a gift called prophecy. So, how reliable is this prophecy? β
"As long as you throw it up, it will fall down, to this extent."
The example given by the White Yaksha caused a distorted look of doubt to flash across Sixteen Nights' faces.
ββ¦β¦ Is that a prophecy? If you throw it up, of course, you will fall down. β
"Yes, prophecy, yes. The reason is that the guy can even know the elements of 'who threw it', 'how it was thrown', and 'why it was thrown'. Naturally, you can deduce where you will fall if you fall down, right? This thing is this type of prophecy. I just don't know if a strong person like Bai Chen can do it to this extent. β
What? Sixteen Nights cried out that he felt that he had had enough. The Black Rabbit and the people around him were also speechless because of this fact, especially Mandela, who was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped. However, this is also a natural reaction.
Even though the offender, the crime, and the motive are fully understood, there is still no way to prevent it from happening.
Mandela's face flushed and roared:
"Don't ...... No kidding! Since we know so much information, we only know that there will be a demon king attacking! This is a scam to try to tease us with nonsense! Now get me back to your own nest right now! β
"Brother...... Brother......! This is a hidden ......! β
Sandora desperately tried to appease an angry Mandela.
Hayasha covered the corners of his mouth with a fan, ignoring his movements and looking into the distance.
After sorting out the information in his mind, Sixteen Nights asked Hakuyasha as if he was confirming:
"I see, the identity of the main culprit who caused the incident has been revealed...... However, the name of that person cannot be made public? β
"Hmmm......"
White Yasha replied vaguely.
Sixteen Nights revised the semantics and strongly questioned again:
"Regarding this incident, there are other people who are plotting behind the scenes in order for the Demon King to appear in the Fire Dragon Birth Festival - but that character 'has a position that cannot be made public', is that right?"
Ren sighed and looked at Sandora.
On the occasion of coming to the North District, the following appeared in the conversation with the White Yaksha-
"Some groups are hostile to young people in power."
If that person is a so-called "person who cannot be made public because of scruples", thenβ
"Meaning...... Could it be that other Tier Dominators have joined forces with the Demon King to attack the 'Fire Dragon Birth Sacrifice'? β
β¦β¦
"Hmm...... Should this be broken? β
Stanley groaned as he looked at the stained glass in front of him with the painting "Pied Piper."
"There's no reason to break it now, you can't say, 'This is the pro-credit of the [Salamandra] leader to attract the Demon King!" Let's put it this way. No one will believe it, right? Do you want to go and kill the Demon King directly? β
Stanley was thinking about what to do when he heard a cat meow in his ears.
"Meow~"
"You're leaving me alone? Even if life here is weak, how can I, as the messenger of righteousness (self-styled), sit idly by and watch the weak suffer? β
"Meow~"
"Even if they could resurrect them, they would have died once!"
"Meow~Meow~"
ββ¦β¦ Well, I'll do it to save these people's lives. β
"Meow~"
The people around looked at Stanley, who was wearing a mask, talking to himself with strange eyes, when Stanley suddenly shouted around
"What are you looking at, haven't you seen a handsome guy?!"
And then it disappeared into the streets.