Chapter 21: Gladiatorial Fighting

Gladiatorial fighting is a specialty of ancient Rome.

By analogy, it is roughly equivalent to sumo wrestling in Japan, which is rarely played in foreign countries except in their own country.

The huge circular ruins of the Colosseum in ancient Rome can be said to be the remains of the once glorious and huge empire that has not yet been completely dried for modern people.

In the heyday of ancient Rome, the land spanned three continents and the territory was vast, and slaves from all over the world would be sent to the gladiatorial arena to participate in gladiatorial battles.

Perhaps, some people will put gladiatorial fighting in the same place as the slaughter of slaves, thinking that it is a kind of "execution", but in fact it is not. Although most of the gladiators in ancient Rome were slaves, they could keep a part of the commission they earned. As long as you fight enough, defeat others, and win commissions, you can redeem yourself and become a free man.

There are some lucky gladiators, and they will be discovered into the army by the big men of the army in the continuous gladiatorial fights, or they will be accepted as male favorites by the noble women who are not willing to be lonely, no matter which one it is, it is better than staying in the gladiatorial arena and trying their best anyway.

The bloodshed of others is regarded as a normal pastime, and people fight alone, large melee between many people and many people, desperate battles between people and beasts, and even, gladiatorial dramas that express [plot]. It can be said that the gladiatorial arena of ancient Rome is a model of the aesthetics of violence, and it is also the pinnacle of the aesthetics of violence - this is the art of killing that has received the support of the empire.

Of course, for the people who were preparing to participate in the gladiatorial fight, this feeling was not so pleasant.

Considering the efficiency, but also considering the collection of intelligence, everyone was divided into four teams, the four largest gladiatorial arenas, each of which went to some, and everyone collected intelligence separately, which would be a little faster.

Of course, Rika Fujimaru also has its own safety issues. Matthew must always be there, and then at least one of the other servants must be by her side. The Arash who stayed behind this time, in his own words, was an archer and a long-range attacker, and gladiatorial combat was not suitable for situations that limited the scope of the battlefield in a small area.

In addition, he has clairvoyance, so if an enemy tries to snipe at the Master, he will react first.

The black-haired servant said cheerfully: "Don't look at me like this, you won't lose to other heroes with bow skills." ”

By the way, because they are brave men from another world and are guests of Emperor Nero, the owner of the gladiatorial arena certainly understands it very well, and arranges a front row seat for them, which is the best viewing position after Emperor Nero. Originally, you had to make a reservation two months in advance, and you had to pay the price of a full ticket to get it.

Again, by the way, taking into account the problem of numbers, Siegfried acted alone, Dilumudo alone, and Leonidas alone. The rest, Yukisai, Matthew, Alexander, and Arash were all in this venue.

Below the circular venue, there is the entrance and waiting room of the gladiators, because a slave gladiatorial performance, there will be more than a dozen battles, at least four or five battles, at least twenty or thirty slaves, naturally, there must be space.

Slave fighting in ancient Rome was not another important sign of execution, because weapons were provided first, and doctors were also provided here. If you are injured (but not dead) in a gladiatorial fight, you can be treated. After all, for the slave owners who provided gladiators, these muscular men were all great cash cows.

They were the last people who wanted the gladiators to die. These gladiators, when they are alive, will contribute commissions little by little, and when they redeem themselves, they will contribute a large amount of commissions in one go, how wonderful!

It's a money bag that breathes.

Who wants to lose their wallet when they're idle?

At the door of the preparation room, Yagi Yukisai was going through the registration procedures, and the young Alexander was by his side, holding his chest with his hands, and the rhythm under his feet, looking very expectant. It seems that Alexander, who was summoned in the form of a teenager, is also mentally similar to a teenager. Influenced by the luxurious and tyrannical atmosphere of the ancient Roman Empire, he was a little excited.

"See you again, boy."

The one who took the initiative to come over to say hello was a man who was out of place in this space.

A Japanese man with long blue hair.

He was covered with a cyan haori, and he was carrying a katana almost the length of a man on his back, and with a calm expression, the man walked calmly towards him like a jar of well water.

"It's Mr. Sasaki."

This person had met once in the Hall of the Brave before, Kojiro Sasaki, and Ichisuke seemed to be an Assassin. A peerless swordsman in Japanese legend, he is widely known as the archenemy of swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.

"Sir, I don't need to use the word sir. Are you in this gladiatorial arena today? ”

He looked at Yagi Yukisai, looked at Alexander, and nodded thoughtfully.

"What's wrong?"

Yagi asked.

"No, I'm just lamenting fate."

Kojiro Sasaki said something that didn't mean anything clear, and walked away with a smile.

Yukisai Yagi and Alexander had no idea what was going on, so they were taken to the gladiator's rest room and ......

"Undress?!"

Alexander and Yukisai Yagi asked such a rhetorical question together.

The troubled Roman attendant smiled wryly and explained to them that this was the rule of gladiatorial fighting.

Yes, Roman gladiatorial battles were not "battles", but "performances". It's like there are often a lot of illogical plots in modern TV dramas, and that's all for the sake of performance.

What the Romans admired was the sturdy body of the gladiator, and the thrill of the bloody flesh after the blade slashed the chest—who wants to see it in armor! The audience is going to get their tickets refunded, okay?

Roman gladiators were characterized by being topless, but with arms and legs that could be equipped with armor, and wore helmets with various decorations. It's all for the show, not for the actual combat.

"I don't even know whether to be glad that Matthew didn't come or regret that Matthew didn't come."

Yagi Yukisai shrugged his shoulders and spit out a sentence of unclear emotion, and Alexander laughed: "So Yagi is your character?" ”

"Oh, no, I'm just appreciating beauty as a human being."

The two of them said that there was no nutrition, and their hands kept going and they took off their clothes.

For the Servant, the armor is of little significance.

It's a spirit, after all.

Moreover, Yukisai Yagi wears an ordinary coat, while Alexander wears a tights, and his defense is almost zero, so it's nothing to take it off.

However, if it is Mordred's heavy, reminiscent of tin canned armor, if you can take it off, then it is quite a disadvantage. The armor looks pretty high.

Thinking about these things that they didn't have, the two changed their outfits and were naked. Yagi Yukisai fused with the Heroic Spirit, and the body also reached the level of the Heroic Spirit, and the muscle lines were very obvious, like a Greek statue that eulogized the sense of power, and the muscles appeared hard and reliable.

Probably in the abdomen, a ...... can be clearly seen Something like a dividing line, the color of the skin is very clearly different, distinct.

This is the wound sustained in the previous Chaldean explosion.

Although Alexander is a teenager, his body muscles are not lost to Yagi Yukisai at all, and the two looked at each other, smiled, and said meaningless words while waiting for their side to play.

After all, it was the first time to participate in a gladiatorial fight, and I was a little excited.