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Countless elves are gearing up, stepping onto the deck with confident steps.

One by one, the elven flying ships left the rocks and flew into a long line with no end in sight, heading deep into the forest.

Standing on the side of the ship on a flying ship, it reminds me of the time when I came to the royal city with Ellie.

At that time, the three of them were plotting to kill the elven assassin.

But now......

Liu Xiao stood beside me, leaning against me tightly.

Linda and the other executors are discussing something, and Kyle is with them.

Ellie isn't here.

After lunch, I searched for a long time but couldn't find Ellie's shadow.

Kyle only gets word that Ellie is on the Colosseum ship too, but not on the same ship as us.

Bub...... Why are you avoiding me?

I was already very nervous, and I had to be angry with the little one.

My heart is in turmoil.

Liu Xiao tugged at my sleeve.

"Huh?"

The girl looked behind her to make sure no one was around us, and then whispered to me.

"Sorry"

"What's wrong?"

"We heard that you went to the trial of Mespier, and I suspect that it may be that Mespier knows Elle's secret and wants to get rid of your trap"

Oh?

By the way, Liu Xiao didn't know that Maispear already knew the whole thing.

Forehead......

It seems that this is really possible.

No, no, that's why things should be 100% going forward.

Liu Xiao suddenly suspected this, it seems that I am indeed a fool.

Speaking of which, on the afternoon I went to the first trial, I felt Ellie call me telepathically.

That must have been true, and Elle risked telepathy, worried about me.

And I didn't even respond to her......

"And then Elle was like that all the time"

It seems that Liu Xiao feels some guilt for Ai Li avoiding me.

"No, no"

I shook my head, put my hand on Liu Xiao's shoulder, and said to her with a slightly apologetic expression.

"I'm a fool, I can't think of such a simple thing, which makes Elle worry all the time, it's my fault"

Liu Xiao seemed to have expected me to say this, and immediately lost that guilty look.

"Come to think of it, I came to this world to avoid any accidents to my brother, so I ......"

Liu Xiao deliberately dragged out his tone, as if he was fishing for my appetite.

"Hmm, what's your idea?"

"You seemed to be very lucky in the woods yesterday, you took such a big prey and passed the test smoothly"

Stab......

Hey, Liu Xiao, do you want to be so straightforward?

"But today's scene, no matter what, I shouldn't be able to pass the test."

Speechless.

I looked at Liu Xiao's mischievous smiling face and half-open eyes, and I really couldn't refute it.

"Let Lord Liu Xiao laugh, I really don't know the bottom of this scene"

I can only bow my head and admit it.

"Well, I guess so, let a big brother like you go to the arena to fight......?

"So?"

"So I'm thinking about how to help you cheat"

"Can you cheat on this kind of thing?"

"Of course"

Liu Xiao's face was full of pride.

"I wasn't idle when you were wandering around in the forest"

Liu Xiao looked at the royal city of Ergunda, which was gradually getting smaller, and said in a reluctant tone.

"I read a lot of magic books in the big library of the royal city"

"But there are so many books there, all of them are very interesting, and there are a lot of interesting magic."

It seems that the genius Liu Xiao has mastered a lot of magic in a short period of time.

That is, enough to win in the arena?

"But I can't let you play for me."

"Of course not"

"So I discussed it with Elle"

"Huh?"

"I offer tactics for Elle to telepathically convey to you and teach you how to use spells"

I see.

In this way, it is equivalent to that the actual opponent my opponent is Liu Xiao.

Elle is the information transmitter, and I am the monitor.

It seems that Liu Xiao is manipulating me and Elle, playing a computer game.

No wonder Liu Xiao would say the word 'cheating'.

Indeed, if you follow this approach, according to Liu Xiao's magical talent, even if you can't guarantee to win, at least it should be no problem to save your life.

I have a little bottom in my heart.

"You bastard......"

I now smiled and patted Liu Xiao on the shoulder.

At the critical moment, Liu Xiao was really reliable.

"However, when it's over, remember to apologize to Ellie, she's worried about you too much, ...... than me"

Liu Xiao didn't say anything halfway, but her meaning had already been clearly expressed.

"Well, as you say, after that, it must be"

Gradually, the royal city had become smaller and smaller, leaving only a pale yellow halo.

And in front of the flotilla, a crater is getting closer.

It's not so much a crater as a huge crater.

It looks like a mountain formed by the top half of a volcano being cut off.

The flying boat stopped halfway up the mountainside, again on the stone round platform.

I helped Liu Xiao get off the boat and walked across the suspension bridge together.

The suspension bridge connects a road that is carved out of the mountain and goes around the mountain, a circular road.

On the road, there are tunnels every few kilometers.

The tunnel leads to the inside of the mountain.

Linda and Kyle followed, and a few of us walked down the tunnel.

Unlike other elven buildings, the tunnels here are not designed to be lit or have any light sources.

Nor did anyone use the Light Charm.

However, the floor was very flat so there would be no danger, but I still worriedly pulled Liu Xiao and asked her to get close to me and walk forward slowly.

Although Liu Xiao's plan made him feel very safe, his heart was still pounding.

Probably this tunnel is designed to serve such a purpose, seeing the white light in front of me, the exit is getting closer and closer, and the heartbeat is getting faster and faster.

As soon as I came out of the tunnel entrance, I felt that my eyes could not accept strong stimulation.

The afternoon sun lit up the entire valley.

It was as if I had entered a place filled with light.

The countless cheers around me, like ocean waves, washed through the crater, shaking my small body.

Cover the sun with your hands, and the scenery of the valley floods into view.

Countless stands, layer upon layer, extend like a ladder from the edge of the circular field at the bottom of the mountain directly to the highest mountain pass.

You have to look up to see the grandstand seats at the top.

Each floor is spacious enough to accommodate carts selling cigarettes and beer.

Nearly half of the seats were already filled with spectators.

Don't say tens of thousands, even if there are millions of elf viewers, it is estimated that they can all be placed.

The interior of the crater has been completely transformed into an arena.

Colosseum-like structure.

The circular field at the bottom of the hill is unusually large, much larger than four football fields.

Of course, how can a stadium built by humans be compared to a crater.

The center of the site is stony with a large yew tree carved into it.

The site is surrounded by soft yellow sand.

The elves who came first have already begun to enter.

As the elves walked into the center of the field.

The stands that surround the crater erupted in bursts of cheers.

This is the Akasugi Arena......

A rough cry shook every cell in my body.

I feel like my ears are going numb.

The scorching sun scorched the skin, and I didn't feel the intensity of the sun outside the mountain.

But here, the sunlight seems to be like an enemy with a spear on a chariot, giving it a sense of rage.

In this place, in this place called the Colosseum, you can feel a primordial power coming out of the depths of your heart.

"Liu Xiaoqing!"

Kyle yelled at me so I could hear him.

"I'll take you to the player's preparation room!"

"Got it!"

I took Liu Xiao's hand and patted her hand with my other hand.

She gave me a look, too, as if to say, 'Go with the plan.'"

Then Liu Xiao turned around to find Linda.

Presumably she needs to hurry up and join up with Ellie.

I took one last look at Liu Xiao and Linda, and the two of them were talking seriously.

Somehow, I suddenly felt a wave of nostalgia and regret in my heart.

It seems that the Colosseum is such a magical place, ready to say goodbye at any time.

I turned around and followed Kyle down the stairs in the stands to a small door on the lowest stone staircase.

Inside the door is a circular room, not large.

There was no lighting, so the only light source was light projected from inside the door.

Illuminate the inside of the room.

There are lots and lots of weapons and equipment on display here.

The deafening sound outside sounded so small from the outside, as if it had been separated by a soundproof wall.

"Come out to me when you're ready, and start your trial"

With that, Kyle went out.

I looked around for a week.

I was thinking about what kind of weapon to take.

However, for me, a middle school student who is not good at martial arts, it is useless to take anything.

Through the experience of the first trial, I found that I was not good at using weapons like spears.

It demands too much power.

So for me, a small round shield, and a sword, should be the best combination.

Keeps me mobile and provides not weak defense and attack.

So I walked up and approached the weapons rack in the depths of the room.

Wait a minute...... There's something.

A dark figure emerged from behind the weapon rack.

It shocked me, but this familiar feeling didn't make me feel dangerous.

Familiar size, familiar small body, familiar long blue hair, a pair of familiar, blue eyes.

"Ellie, why are you here?"

"That's enough, come with me, I'll take you out of here and back to the human world"

Ellie's tone was cold.

"Huh?"

I looked at the little guy and didn't know what she was trying to say.

Ellie saw that I was standing in front of her unresponsive, and continued.

"Enough...... If you die here, what will all the efforts I have made?"

Ellie's tone was not as calm as she had just now, and she seemed a little trembling.

"No, no, you've heard about Liu Xiao's plan, according to what she said, how could I die?"

"It's you who don't understand"

Ellie's tone was slightly angry.

"A powerful executor like Linda can easily break through the mage's defenses"

"A spellcaster like me never dares to go to the arena"

Indeed, what Elle said may be true.

If it had been before the Colosseum, I would probably have raised my hands in favor of this plan.

Flee with Ellie.

But now, it was as if I had roots on both of my feet.

I can't live without this land.

To be precise, I can't do without this crater.

I couldn't convince myself that I was facing the mountain with my back.

"But I can't run away"

As I said this, I saw Ellie's blue eyes widening wider and wider.

Then something glittered out of her eyes.

The little one's emotions seem to be out of control.

Her head was lowered, her ears drooped feebly, and she raised her trembling little hand to wipe the tears from her face.

"Please...... Come with me...... Escape to your world...... Clearly...... There are so many ...... So many ......"

Like a helpless little girl, she sobbed intermittently before she could finish a sentence.

It seemed that she could not do anything more than wipe her tears sadly.

I......

Ellie's feelings reached me through the soul link between the two of us.

Showed me how much this little guy cares about me.

She couldn't watch me fall in front of her.

What a simple truth.

And I didn't do what she said.

That's because......

I took a step forward and walked in front of Ellie.

Come to this little girl who is crying sadly.

Take a step and get down on one knee with your left leg.

Keep your heart close to Ellie.

Reach out and take the little one's weak right hand.

Keep your head down.

Gently kissed the back of her hand.

The little guy looked at me with a pair of wet blue eyes in bewilderment, still sobbing.

I looked up and stared into Ellie's eyes.

"I will win"

"For You"