It seems to be getting hotter.

Although the four seasons here are not as distinct as those in the north, only in summer, it is like Yao ○ standing in a group of junior high school students. Ah, I'm sorry to go to the stage.

Although the metaphor is not quite right, the weather is really unbearable. Especially when Nina didn't give herself a good face in class every day, Luo Xiaotian felt that the heat from head to toe was like boiling.

At this time, the cleaning work that went to Alice in the evening became the happiest time for Luo Xiaotian every day, who said that this villa was actually equipped with air conditioning?

After asking the maid Jenna, Luo Xiaotian couldn't help but yearn for the life of the rich and the noble. This device, which cools the whole room, is a huge magic array, which continuously releases cold air and consumes magic crystals. Yes, even if you manage to draw a magic circle in your room, you won't be able to support the massive consumption of magic crystals.

This magical magic array is called the Frozen Magic Array.

It's a pity that it's too big, and Luo Xiaotian hasn't learned how to draw a magic array yet, otherwise, the refrigerator and air conditioner must be the most wonderful invention this summer.

Luo Xiaotian hadn't seen her since he first met her, and it seemed that she had something to go out every evening, and Luo Xiaotian gradually became familiar with the other people in the building.

For example, Greenton, the butler who doesn't smile, and Cora, the maid who likes to laugh very much.

"Huh, Nina!"

"Ronald, why are you here? Hmph, I don't care where you are!"

"Nina, what's wrong? Ronald you off?"

Luo Xiaotian came to finish today's cleaning work, but as soon as he opened the door of the bedroom on the second floor, he saw the combination of Nina and Alice, and the two of them were sitting together, happily talking about something.

"Ronald was called by me to clean up, I'm curious what happened between you?

"Ahhh ”

"Hehe, do they have anything else to do! By the way, Ronald, I heard you're going to negotiate with Marcus Grant on Friday?"

The conversation suddenly turned to Ronald, who stopped what he was doing and threw the rag into the bucket.

"How do you know that I didn't tell anyone?"

"I've heard that. And I also heard that Marcus chose a place of interest, how could I miss such an interesting thing, and I plan to go with you this Friday, and by the way, hear what Marcus has to say. ”

"Wait, I didn't say I'm going to take you, do I?"

"Why should I ask for your permission? Ah, by the way, Nina, are you going to go with you?"

"Where?"

"At the Colosseum. ”

"I'm not going... I remember going there once before, I didn't understand the tastes and pursuits of those people, anyway, I don't think I want to go a second time!"

"Oh, yes? I haven't been to the Colosseum in Fink City, and this time it's not just that kind of show, it seems like it's mostly an auction, well... That... Auctions. ”

"I'll go back and think about it... I'll tell you by Friday. ”

In the end, it seemed that Luo Xiaotian, as the protagonist, had no sense of existence at all, he silently finished cleaning the bedroom, trying not to get close to the conversation between the two girls.

"I'm done cleaning, you go on! I'll go out first. ”

"Ronald, wait for me when I'm done! ”

It seemed that Nina's anger had finally subsided, Luo Xiaotian nodded and left the bedroom on the second floor.

......

Today is the full moon, the moon slowly rises, hanging obliquely in the sky, and the stars in the sky weave a net all over the night sky, bright and mysterious.

Because it is a full moon, the white light of the moon cannot illuminate everything on the earth like the sun, but it can always look at the ground and obstacles.

Since Nina lives near here, they stop under a big tree in the noble district and talk.

"Do you know why I'm angry? because... Did you give the music box to someone else?!I saw it in the jewelry store, and although it was different from mine, I couldn't get the music wrong. You said you did it yourself, I thought I was the only one with a music box..."

"Uh... It was my fault, someone bought it from me and I sold it to him without thinking too much..."

"Then why is it in the accessory store?... Isn't it the Marcus mentioned today? That jewelry store seems to be owned by their family. ”

"Well, I also learned that he was a businessman later, and if I had known, I would have been more careful when dealing with him..."

"Hmph! If you don't want to sell the music box to someone else, you won't steal it! I've decided, I'm going to go with you this time and see what that Marcus has to say!"

Luo Xiaotian didn't dare to tell Nina that he had made two music boxes and put them on consignment in the magic prop shop, otherwise he always felt that something terrible would happen.

......

The Colosseum is not in the center of the city, it is completely different from the Colosseum in Luo Xiaotian's impression, at least this Colosseum is built indoors.

The whole two-storey building is divided into two parts, the Colosseum in the middle and the auditorium around it, the audience seats extend from the middle to the four sides in a staircase way, in fact, Luo Xiaotian doesn't understand why this arrangement is built indoors?

"Originally, it was like this, but then the nobles of Fink City no longer seem to like such a barbaric activity as fighting beasts, and the commoners, the price of entering here to watch the fighting beasts is probably not something they can afford. So the Grant family bought the Colosseum, and then added a roof, turning it into an auction hall, and of course, the event of the Colosseum did not stop, and it became an activity for the pleasure of the auction. ”

Alice, who was sitting on Luo Xiaotian's right, seemed to have done some homework before coming, so she knew the history of the Colosseum very well.

"I don't think you know our Grant family very well, I wonder if I am lucky enough to know your name?"

"Hehe... Let's not talk about that, I want to know what kind of show you have arranged today to help the fun?"

"This is a confidential matter, rest assured, it will definitely satisfy you. ”

Nina sat on Alice's right side, she wrapped half of her face in a long silk scarf, and then shrank behind Alice, just afraid of being recognized by Marcus, who was sitting on Luo Xiaotian's left side.

It's not that there will be any trouble in being recognized, the main thing is that if Marcus recognizes Nina, then I am afraid that many words will be estimated, whether it is Alice or Nina, they are curious about what Marcus will say today.

Soon, a huge metal cage was lowered from the central Colosseum, and from under the Colosseum, a man and a beast rose as the protagonists of this colosseum.

On one side is a manticore, and on the other is a human dressed in white linen.

As its name describes, the manticore is a lion with a scorpion tail, as a magical beast, its ability is more reflected in the body, speed and strength are much greater than ordinary lions, but as long as the distance is widened, there is always a way to slowly wear off the physical strength of the manticore, or directly use powerful magic and weapons to kill with a single blow.

The human on the other side had a strong body, propped up his white clothes, and he held a short sword in his hand, but beyond that, only the stoicism and ferocity in his eyes could be used as his weapon.

It seemed that in order to let Luo Xiaotian see more clearly, at the invitation of Marcus, they all sat in the first row facing the Colosseum.

When Luo Xiaotian was in his previous life, he often saw scenes of the Colosseum in movies, and this time, he finally saw a man-beast fight close at hand.

Unlike the movie depicted, the two sides fought frantically as soon as they came up, they tried to stay away from each other in the cage, carefully circling around, looking for opportunities for the other party to relax.

Finally, as if unable to bear it, or perhaps confident in its own speed, the Manticore attacked first.

It lunged at the human on the other side in a straight line, trying to knock him down with a single blow.

The human seemed to have been waiting for this moment, and he rolled to the side the moment the manticore pounced, quickly dodging the pounce, and then leaping equally to circle behind the manticore.

He succeeded, stabbing the manticore in the back with the dagger in his hand, but seemed to have forgotten about the manticore's other weapon.

The manticore couldn't turn around immediately, so it waved its tail, the steel needle-like scorpion tail at the very end of the tail, sweeping towards its opponent.

With two muffled grunts, both sides were wounded, the manticore added a wound to its back, and the human's right arm was slashed by the scorpiontail.

"Ronald, this man in white is a slave, a slave belonging to the Grant family, and we promised him that if we could win three games in this Colosseum, we would give him freedom. His talent seems to be very high, and if he can be freed this time, he may have a chance to become a full-fledged knight, but since he is past the most suitable age, I think this is very unlikely. But we gave him the chance anyway, and it cost him three wins in a row in the Colosseum. ”

Marcus paused and continued.

"You see, he's wounded, and even if he wins this gladiatorial fight, will he be able to hold on to the next one in three days? He's a slave, so he has to pay a huge price to be free, you're a commoner, I'm a nobleman, so what price do we have to get what we want? By the way, I've looked at your level of magical talent, so I'm sure you won't be a threat to us in the end. I think you should be grateful to me, and after this time, I'm sure you'll grow somewhat, right?"

The manticore lion and the human on the colosseum added several wounds to each other's bodies, and the one man and one beast, which had a huge physical exertion, began to fall into a stalemate.