Early the next morning, the three of us arrived at the arena. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Hurt? Want to postpone the game for a few days? Impossible. Arena Deacon Havat said embarrassedly, "The schedule is all arranged. ”

Although two of the holders of the artifact treated me, and the congestion in the right lung had been drained, it could not change the fact that the right lung was severely hematoma and had a large amount of blood loss, and I was reluctant to come to the arena in the morning.

"I don't want to admit it, but it's hard to compete in my current state," I said, "can you keep my qualification for the time being?" A week later—"

"It's hard for us to do that like you......" Havat rummaged through the records, "Your name is Threstin?" You did a great job in the team event - now disqualify you, I guess the audience won't agree to it, right? The tables are ready to be sent out, the markets are ready to start, whether you play tomorrow or not - but if you die as soon as you play, it will be very troublesome for us - why get injured at this time? ”

"What if Luca asks in the name of the priest of Hagia Sophia?" Luca on the other side chimed in, saying that she felt guilty for hurting me by mistake and always tried her best to help me along the way.

"You're a priest?" Havat glanced at her obliquely, "What kind of joke is the kid talking about?" And in our caseier, the priest is a fart, and the Pope will follow our rules when he comes! ”

"You!"

Luca was just about to have a seizure, but was pulled down by Rusya: "Luca, we are begging people, don't make trouble for Lacey......"

"Humph!" Luca exhaled angrily.

"Hey-boy, I heard you're hurt?!" Suddenly, Baku's voice came from behind me, and before I could turn around, a thick arm was directly on my shoulder.

It's so heavy! The wound hurt so much that I grinned: "-Hey! Uncle, can you light it up! ”

"Ahh I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Baku lowered his arm, "It looks like he's hurt a lot - will it work tomorrow?" ”

"It's just not going to work, so I'm here to ask for leave!" I'm not angry.

"Is that okay?" Baku turned and asked Havat.

"It's not easy." Havat shook his head, "We can't get rid of cheating by letting him die or not letting him play—damn the guards, the law and order is so bad!" ”

"Wound Thresteen - that Assassin is not easy, maybe the presence of the escort is useless - ah! I'm not saying they weren't responsible - where did you get hurt? Who hurt you? Did you report to the convoy? If they can find evidence, they can suspend you temporarily. Baku said.

"This ...... I'm more concerned about tomorrow's play, and it will take time to report the investigation, and I'll talk about that later. "I tried to prevaricate.

Although it was due to Bisha's attack, it was Luca who really injured me, can I say? In case the Guards do find out, Luca, as a priest, is wielding a gun at someone who has not been convicted, and Rusya's identity - a headache.

But Baku was not prevaricated by me, he grabbed me by the collar and examined the wound, "front and back through the wounds......" He glanced at the spear in Luca's hand and asked with a smile, "What are you hiding?" ”

"Nope! You're nosy! "I had to feign anger and try to get him out of the way.

"Hey, don't be so outside~" Baku grabbed my neck and whispered in my ear, "It's that little priest, right?" Jealous? Boy, are you okay, and such a young priest, envy! - I already have such a beautiful wife. ”

“……”

Good keen observation.

"Don't worry~ Uncle, I'll help you keep it secret - remember to teach you the experience of a bubble girl next time~" Baku finished speaking in my ear and pushed me violently towards Rusya, "Bring two girls, kid is amazing!" "By the way, he also slapped my wound.

"yes, I remember that there was only one around him when he signed up." Havat laughed too.

"Dead uncle!" I almost fainted in pain, and was pushed hard into Ruthya's arms, and if it hadn't been for Luca and her, the three of us would have fallen to the ground together, "I'll definitely kill you next time!" ”

"Haha!" Baku laughed for a moment, then turned to the deacon and said, "Hey, you're called—ah! By the way, Havat, can you give him a leave? ”

Havat shook his head: "It's impossible without the Guardian Papers. If he didn't want to die, he could only admit defeat and quit the game, but it didn't seem like he wanted to quit-"

"That's right......" Baku looked down and pondered, "what about the special race?" In this way, you can skip the first few games. I should be able to take a week or so off, right? ”

"Special Race? That's a good idea. But—"

"Hey, uncle, what's the special?" I couldn't help but ask, and Luca and Rusya around me were obviously confused.

"Special tournaments," Havat explained, "this is the way we have the Arena for those special players, as long as you have a certain reputation and pay a deposit of five hundred gold coins, you can avoid participating in the promotion tournament - a lot of the masters are lazy, they only come here to find opponents and not to make money, and their tournaments are very attractive to spectators and gambling - of course the bounty is the same as the promotion tournament"

“…… Uncle, do you think I'm qualified? Looking at the two of them, I couldn't help but be discouraged, "I'm just a little swordsman, I don't have fame, and I don't have ...... money."

"It's okay if you don't have fame and strength, but you have to be recommended by someone with certain qualifications - then you don't have any money - it's a pity, Threstin, your skills are still good," Havat shook his head, "It's better to just admit defeat, there's no need to throw your life here, come back next year, right?" ”

Next year? I can't wait that long.

I sighed: "Forget it, I'll play anyway, just pray that the opponent is not too strong, after all, I have also had many serious injuries against each other - huh?" ”

Rusya and Luca grabbed me together, one concerned and the other apologetically shaking their heads at me.

They probably know they can't stop me, right? So I didn't speak, but I was still trying.

"Well......" I reached out and touched their heads, "you two fools—how can I be so fragile?" ”

"Why do you always make people around you so envious - I'll help you this time, uncle," Baku interjected, "Hey, Havat! I should have money on my account, right? Take him as a deposit, and I'll be his referee! Qualifying, right? Plus, I'll add another 100 gold to show that I'm going to fight him! ”

"You're coming?" Havat was stunned, "It can be, but—" He looked at Baku, his eyes full of doubts.

"I like this kid very much, I want to fight him, if he hangs up or comes to me sickly at the beginning, and spans a fart!"

"Oh! Good! ”

"Then I'll go first, Thresten, and I'm looking forward to fighting you!"

"Hey, uncle......" Looking at Baku who turned to leave, I frowned, "You're not afraid that I will kill you directly?" Don't expect me to owe you! -- It's better to kill the creditor if you can't pay off the debt! ”

"It depends on whether you have the skills to do it - is a week of rest enough? Don't be busy serving the two girls in bed, and you'll end up getting weaker! Hahahaha! ”

"Get out! Cough...... cough ......" I couldn't help but cry out angrily, but I couldn't stop coughing because of this.

Outside the house, Baku's happier laughter could be heard.

Damn uncle! Looking at the two of them, whose faces were flushed from his words, I cursed in my heart.

However, I was able to take a break because of this.

"Luca, do you have a place to stay? Why don't you come with us to the hotel? ”

"Luca, I'm going to go to the local church to deliver the trade list first, and then Luca, I'll go to Brother Reis, right?

"Hmm!"

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"Whew, it's time to rest," I sat in the bathroom, letting Rusya wipe the blood from her body, "It's hard to treat Luca, isn't it?" Thank you~"

Rusya dipped a towel with water and rubbed it gently against my wound, but she didn't speak.

"What's wrong again?" I looked at her.

Her cheeks were flushed with shyness. In the corners of his eyes, there are clearly teardrops.

Fool, I'm blaming myself again.

I sighed, rubbed my nose, and quipped, "It's been so long together, it's the first time you've seen me so shy?" Fool! After saying that, he smiled evilly and hugged her into his arms, "Don't we often lean together like this?" It's just a little less cloth than before—" Seeing that Rusya was struggling in a hurry, I hurriedly added, "Ah! It hurts! ”

Rusya didn't dare to move now, and her fiery pretty face obediently pressed against my chest.

"Still thinking about last night?" I asked.

She nodded slightly: "Lacey, why...... It's all illusory, Lacey, you ......"

"It's me who is willful," I couldn't help but caress her hair, "I don't want you to leave me, although the curse is lifted, I ...... I still like you, really, everything about you, your true ......"

"But ......," Rusya looked up at me, "it's not love, is it?" ”

I hesitated to meet her expectant gaze, then nodded.

"I know," Rusya forced a smile, "actually, I knew it when we left the forest that day—maybe the curse wasn't strong then—I knew it then...... I ...... in your heart"

"Ruthia......

Rusya gently covered my mouth, "That's fine—Luca is right, I'm just causing you trouble, where do I have the right to enjoy your love for me?" I, I'm just a half-demon who can suck your blood, and I hurt you so badly......" She sobbed again, "Lacey, I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"

"Fool......" I hugged her tightly, "don't cry." ”

"I'm sorry......" Rusya buried her head in my arms and continued to sob.

"Fool," I caressed her, "Rusya, you almost killed yourself when you left your hometown for me, and for me...... To have a girl like you who entrusts her life and future to me, in fact, I am sorry for you. It's me who is selfish, it's that I want you to be by my side forever, it's that I want to have your love for me to myself...... I'm a bastard. ”

"It's Lacey, you're spoiling me......" Rusya shook her head, "I know...... I'm really happy to be able to stay with you, even if it's ......."

"Ruthia......

I hugged her and stared at each other—

"Luca, I'm not here for a while, you're so disgusting-Sister Rusya, you're too good at picking the right moment, aren't you?!"

With a "slam" the door kicked open, Luca burst in menacingly, "Get out of here!" ”

"Luca? When did you come? "I was embarrassed to maintain the posture of hugging Ruthia.

"From Brother Lacey when you said you were a fool...... Yes?! You...... You...... How close are you guys? This...... This, this! "When she saw us, Luca's face turned red, and she was about to go crazy.

"Rusya is washing my wounds! - Ahh That's right! In such an embarrassing situation, I was a little at a loss for my sister-in-law, "That's right! That's right! Luca, you haven't eaten either, have you? The money bag is outside, can you help buy some barbecue and come back? ”

Anyway, get her out of the way first.

After listening to my words, his eyes had already begun to lose concentration, and Luca, who was about to have a seizure, suddenly drooled, turned around and picked up the money bag and ran out of the house, "Wow! Barbecue! ~I'll go, I'll go! Brother Reis is waiting for me~~"

Whew, dodged.

Rusya, who was lying in my arms and had stiffened her body, also breathed a sigh of relief, and said to me while sitting up straight: "Lacey, you know Luca very well~ hey"

"It's okay," I grimaced at her, "Hehe, my righteous sister is very greedy......"

"Brother Lacey, you hate it! Luca: I'm not greedy! Luca's voice came from behind him again.

"Wow! Luca, why are you back?! ”

Luca smiled happily, "I just forgot to ask, brother—" She held up the money bag in her hand, "There's a lot of money in it, can I use it all for Luca?" ”

"Hmmm! You can buy as much as you want~~"

"Hehe~Thank you, brother~" Luca jumped up and kissed me on the cheek, "But......" Her tone suddenly turned cold, "I still remember your disgusting behavior Luca~ Come back and punish you again!" Sister Rusya! Before Luca comes back, I am not allowed to ** brother ~ Brother Lacey is too! Well...... Luca, I went oh ~ barbecue barbecue roast ~~"

“……”

"Reis...... What to do? ”

"Uh...... Isn't it that I know this righteous sister very well, and when she buys the food she likes, she happily forgets everything - probably! ”

"Probably?!"

End of Chapter 22