115 - - The Brave, Participate in the Foot Race

The next day, in the imperial arena.

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The chancellor's voice echoes throughout the arena.

It seems that he is using wind magic to reverberate his voice.

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As we had agreed beforehand, I was to be the spearhead of the team.

They want to make sure they get a point and lead in the first game.

"Hey, Julius!　I'm glad you came, and I commend you for not being too scared to go back home."

On the ground came an anti-fighter from the empire.

"I'm surprised you didn't run away, too."

"...... you can hear the cheers, the cheers."

From the arena, many people of the Imperial City are cheering for the antis.

Not only the people of the city, but also the other representatives of the Imperial Academy were looking at him expectantly.

"I, who carry the people's expectations on my shoulders, will not be so careless as to flee before the enemy!"

Anti-Principal's chest heaves with pride.

He seems to be on a different level from just another high-minded idiot aristocrat (like my parents).

"I like you more and more, my friend.

"Whoa?　What the hell, another service for Miss Dantalion~?"

A masked man in a cape approaches.

"Is that you in the east, Zagan?"

"Oh, yeah. Well, be easy on me.

Next, a bald man with a big body walks up.

"I'll be playing for the Holy Empire. I'll be your host.

Takeru says with a grin.

Takeru is going to be in the tournament. I thought it would be Artoo who could become the god of thunder.

It's a race.

We have our own strategy. Julius, Anti, and Zagan. Let's compete with our best!"

Me and Zagan nodded.

Anti looked blue and trembled.

"...... don't worry, killing is forbidden by the rules, you can't die, I can't die, so don't worry, don't worry!"

Somewhat.

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There is a running line that circles the arena.

You want me to run here.

"Yes!　Ha ha!　Did you hear that, Julius?　He said no weapons and no magic!　Ha, no worries. It's a pure running match!"

Anti says with tears in his eyes.

"Well, I'm not so sure about that.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, we'll see soon enough."

We're at the starting line.

"Sorry, but I'll take first place here!　I have confidence in my legs!"

"Okay. Well, here's my advice. Run straight and don't look back. Never look back, okay?

"Huh. ......?　Well, okay."

We'll take our starting positions.

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Pang!　A gunshot rang out, and soon after that.

"In my fist, Susanoo!"

Takeru, a priest of the Holy Empire, raises his fist in the air.

When he slammed the ground as hard as he could, the entire ground shook.

"What?　What was that?

Don't stop. Let's go.

"d*mn!"

Anti runs off, wobbling.

I stayed where I was and waited for the next change.

The soil of the ground rises, creating a field of rocks.

The whole area has turned into a series of small mountains.

"What the hell is going on?　Chancellor!　It's foul, isn't it?

"Then how do you explain this phenomenon?

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"How could such a ridiculous thing happen?

"Yes, you can. With the power of the reincarnated.

Takeru smiles belligerently.

"You saw right through me. That's the kind of man Kazuma admires."

The monk raises his fist and taps the ground again.

A rock rose up from the ground and transformed into a huge arm that looked up at him.

"UGYAAHH!　The big monster battle started right away!"

A huge arm of rock swings down at me.

A super-fast blow from an overwhelming mass.

Pash!

I hold his arm with my hand and clench it tightly.

Boom!　The rock shatters.

"You'll do it!　How about this then!　Nuh!"

This time, they hit the ground in rapid succession.

Numerous fists of rocks attacked me.

I see through all of them and dodge them with minimal movement.

That's when it happened.

Hiccup......!

A slash aimed at a tendon is fired from behind the blind spot.

I do a backflip on the spot, and land on the rock's arm.

"d*mn, I'll have to avoid that one. You're a monster. Does it have eyes in every direction?"

Below you is Zagan with a knife.

Poison was dripping ...... from the blade.

"Hey, hey, hey!　Chancellor!　He's carrying a normal weapon...ohhhhhh!"

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"How can such a fraud be allowed to go unchecked?　What if Julius dies from the poison?

Zagan approaches me, moving like a snake.

He always attacked me from a blind spot.

He never approached me head-on, and he never forced himself to hit a vital point.

Curse Poison.

"Well, it won't kill you, but it's a paralyzing poison that will keep you immobile for half a month.

A serpentine slash from a long arm.

"Nuh!"

From Takeru, powerful blows are delivered without pause, using huge rocks.

"Hey, hey, hey!　What are you doing in a normal battle at a track meet?

"What choice do we have?　If you don't stop him, he'll be at the finish line in less than a second.

"Then make the first move to disable it again. Don't you think that's a basic tactic?"

"No, run!　It's a 1,000-meter race!"

After that, two more attackers attacked me, and I avoided all of them.

"It's amazing ...... how you can avoid such a breathless storm of attacks. ......"

"Hey there old brother!　One against two is not fair!"

From the cheering section, a member of the Royal Family is looking at me.

"You cheater!　Devil!　You're actually an angel!"

Michael was saying something very important in a casual way, but it doesn't matter.

"Julius is always dodging. ......"

"We're getting such a huge attack from two people at the same time. We shouldn't even use our weapons. ......"

The members look dejected.

But Gaius warns them.

"Don't look so gloomy. What if your friends don't trust their teammates?"

"But ...... you're dealing with a reincarnated demon?"

"So what? I'm your brother, remember?"

The members' faces light up.

"I did it!　It was the most powerful monster beyond human knowledge, Julius Han!"

"Yes, sir!　Nothing is impossible for Aniue, the destroyer who shatters all reason!

"Yes, you will win. For me, for all of us!

I laugh.

It's nice to have someone who believes in you.

I'll live up to the team's expectations.

I land on the ground.

The reincarnate and the demon are going to kill me, if not take my life.

Are we done here?

"Can't you just give it up like a big boy?　To be honest, I'm a little sad that you've avoided my signature assassination technique so far."

I smile.

"I don't like it. You guys better watch your step."

I crouch down and put one arm on the ground.

I grip the ground with my five fingers.

"Anti, jump!"

"What are you ......"

You're gonna die.

"I'm going to jump!"

The moment Anti jumped, I threw him off the ground that I was holding.

It was only a moment.

"Hohe ......?"

Anti-Scott rolls his eyes.

He was in the air.

Below him is a ...... huge hole.

"The ground has disappeared!

He stays in the air for a moment and then falls down the hole, butt first.

He does not die.

The hole was quite large in diameter, but not very deep.

"There we go."

I landed under the hole.

With the stunned spectators looking at me, I run a normal circle around the perimeter of the field under the hole.

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"Hey, what's ...... going on?"

"Look, Anti. Here's your chance. You'd better get to the finish line, wouldn't you?

With a "what the heck is this?" look on his face, Anti comes back around the perimeter.

<2, Mr. Anti, Imperial Academy! >>

"They came in second. That's great."

"No, no, no!　What the hell is going on?　You tell me!　This hole!　The Imperial and Eastern players!"

"What? You're in space."

"Ugh!　Space, huh?

"Oh. I just grabbed the ground and threw him toward where you weren't."

Takeru and Zagan were the only ones standing on the ground at that moment.

I just threw them off the ground into space.

Isn't that easy?

"Where is it!　I've got a lot of things I want to get into already!"

"Oh, that's good."

"How did you get to the finish line when you lost the ground?

"The chairman told me to run 1,000 meters in this event. I didn't say run 1,000 meters on the ground.

"I thought killing was forbidden!　You can't go into space in the flesh, you'll die!"

"Don't worry, I'm alive. Okay?"

""Oh.""

"What the hell?

Right in front of us were Zagan and Takeru.

They had returned from space in their own way.

"Took longer than I thought it would."

"Oh no, this one took one!　I didn't expect him to grab the earth and throw it into the air!"

"That's Julius. No wonder they call you the devil!"

We're laughing.

"No, no, no!　You guys blew up into space!　Why are you still alive!"

""What, this isn't going to kill you?""

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!　A big athletic meet of monsters!

In the end, the order was me in first place, Anti in second, Zagan in third, and Takeru in fourth.

"Your old brother is a fraud. Is he going to stab me one of these days?"