117 - - The Younger Brother Participates in the Throwing of a Stick

Julius the reincarnated hero wins the cavalry battle.

Time for a break for the next competition.　

In the waiting room of the royal members.

"Yay!　We're on top!　That's what I'm talking about!"

Mikael smiles and hugs Julius.

"No, no, that was just because Mikhail did his best. You did a good job."

"Hehehe~. Yay!　Anie praised me!"

Mikael looks at Gaius.

"Are you jealous?

"Hm, not at all."

"You're jealous. That's why you're going to the next competition, isn't it?

Gaius puts his brother-in-law in a headlock.　

"But I'm glad you guys didn't get hurt as much as I thought you would. Maybe we'll all make it to the championship!

"I guess so. We're in sole possession of the lead right now, and we'll have a rather easy time against the other schools, don't you think?

His teammates say amicably.

"Everyone should be nervous, we're up against demons and reincarnated beings, remember?　You never know what might happen."

You're a worrier, aren't you?

"Hey, guys, don't let your guard down. We're dealing with a demon reincarnated. I can't imagine what's going to happen yet."

""""Yes!"""

"I don't understand what's going on!　I'm telling you the same thing!"

Gaius sighs deeply.

"The next event, I think it's called 'pole vaulting' or something. Good luck.

Gaius, Elise, and Sakura have been selected for the next round.

The decision was made to keep Julius.

"Hey, brother, ...... that ........."

"What's wrong?"

"This is the last competition of the first day. If you get first place on the first day, then you can ......"

"What?　Do you want a prize?

"Ba-ba-ba!　No, I'm not, you idiot!"

Gaius' face was reddening, and people around him were looking at him with warm and friendly smiles.

After a while.

"Well then, brother. I'm off.

In the hallway of the arena.

Gaius says to Elise and Sakura and the others.

"Oh, good luck."

"Aniuee, toilee."

Gulping, Mikael tugs at his brother's pants.

"You're on your own. You have my support.

"I don't know where the bathroom is, take me!"

Gaius sighs.

"Okay. Let's go."

"Brother ...... let him go by himself. You're not a child."

Gaius puffs out his cheeks and turns away.

"What, Gaius, are you sulking because your brother won't look at you?"

"Yeah, totally. ......"

"""Heh ......"""

"Oh, no, no, no!　You've got it all wrong!　Because it's not!"

Julius smiles and pats his brother on the head.

"I'll be right back. "Well, you know, you'll probably win easily before I get back."

"I'll be angry if you do. You better come back!　Come on, get the hell out of here!"

Julius takes his brother-in-law by the hand and leaves.

"Let's go, guys."

Gaius heads into the arena with Elise and the others.

Three students from each school were selected.

The pairings were (1) Royal vs. Eastern Commonwealth and (2) Empire vs. Holy Empire.

The winners will fight each other at the end to decide the ranking.

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Red and blue magic circles appear.

The Royalists and the Eastern Federations will ride on the red magic circle, and the rest will ride on the blue magic circle.

Then, the magic of transfer is activated.

Gaius and the others find themselves in an arena with no spectators.

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Looking around, it seems to be an isolated space from the one we were in earlier.

"If there is such a place, why didn't they just use it from the beginning?

<<

Elise and Sakura seem to honestly believe the chancellor's words.

Gaius, however, smells something fishy.

In the isolated space, no one can enter from the outside.

In other words, until the match is over, no one can come in to help, no matter what.

"Let's both be on our toes. I have a bad feeling about this.

Elise and the others nodded their heads, but nodded in agreement.

A number of sticks appear on the ground.

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But Gaius is not at ease.

Even without the use of weapons and magic, the devil showed in the previous game that he could create a poisonous knife.

This time, his opponent might try to exploit some hole in the rules and attack.

Gaius looks at the eastern players.

Zagan, the tall man.

Amon, the short guy. And .......

"I've never seen this guy before."

The last member of the group, wearing a hood and a mask.

"According to the pamphlet, she's called [Asmodeus]."

"Julius, you said he was a demon too."

Perhaps it is the effect of the magic item, but I cannot sense any magic power or fighting spirit from Asmodeus.

But Gaius' palms were sweating.

He feels a strange, indescribable power from her.

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Gaius and the others spread out, each running for a stick.

As they picked up the sticks, it seemed that the students in the east were just about to pick up the same sticks as they did.

"............"

Amon activates the reversal curse.

Gaius, who was supposed to be holding the stick, lets go of it.

"d*mn!　I need another stick. ......"

And that's when it happened.

Boom!　Someone bumped into him from right beside him.

"Sakura!

Gaius pulls Sakura into his arms.

She was covered in blood.

"What the hell happened?　Sakura!

But she's already passed out.

She's lost a lot of blood. Her complexion was white.

I apply my fighting spirit to her, and pour my vitality into her.

It does not kill her, but it is urgent.

"Get her medical attention now!　Shit!　What the hell is going on?

Then Gaius realized.

Numerous black blur-like objects gush out from the body of Asmodeus.

A closer look reveals its true nature.

"[Insects] or ......!　I can't believe you can control that many bugs!"

From a distance, it looks like a black storm.

"What the hell are you doing to my precious friends?

Gaius strengthens his physical abilities with the forbidden technique and strikes Asmodeus.

Gakiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

"Huh?　You caught an enhanced fist with the forbidden technique?

She manipulated insects and made an insect shield.

Immediately the shield breaks apart and a black storm envelops Gaius' body.

"d*mn!　You!　Get away from me!"

The bugs were tiny.

Even if you tried to get rid of them with your hands, they would soon gather and attack you.

When they gather, they become shields or pikes, and when they break apart, they can still attack.

Moreover, they are impervious to our attacks.

It is a very nasty ability.

"My precious friend ......?"

Suddenly, I heard a [familiar] voice.

"You've become a lot ...... friendlier. You're so kind ......."

"What the hell are you?　You know me?

He tries to break through the insect's barrier, but is unable to do so.

Gaius struggles, but Asmodeus speaks to him.

"You abandoned me ...... so easily, you know that!"

"You don't know what you're talking about!"

Gaius uses his forbidden arts to strengthen his body to the utmost.

He blows the insects away with a wave of his aura.

"Ze ......!　Huh ......!"

Vision becomes clear.

In front of you is Asmodeus, his arms outstretched.

Around her are numerous black tentacles made of insects.

"I'm going to kill them. ...... They abandoned me. I won't forgive them all. ...... I'll kill them!"

She turns her anger and intent to kill.

But Gaius is baffled by this.

This must be the first time he has met the students from the east.

There was no way they could have any grudge against him. .......

"Oh, no!　Sheesh!"

The black tentacle heads not toward Gaius, but toward Elise.

Gaius tries to run, but the tentacles cling to him.

"Elise!　Run!　Elise!"

She was stuck with a blue face and was about to be attacked by the black tentacles.

Gakiiiiiiiiin!

"What ......?"

"Are you all right, Mister?"

She was rescued by Zagan, a student from the Eastern Federation.

He uses a poison knife to block the tentacles' attacks.

"I shouldn't hurt a girl's face. I shouldn't."

Zagan swings his knife.

The tentacles are repelled, but he attacks Elise again.

Zagan leaves the scene with Elise by his side.

He lands beside Gaius and sets her down.

"Why did you save her?　We are enemies.

"Ha!　Don't get cocky. I'm not taking the Royalists' side."

Zagan says with an air of pretension.

"I'm a knight who protects girls!　I'm on the side of all the girls."

"...... haha, weird guy."

Gaius stands up.

He has no weapon, but he snaps off a stick for stick-fighting and holds it in his hand.

"............"

Before he knew it, Amon was standing next to Gaius.

"That little brat is going to fight with us," he said.

"............"

It seemed that the Eastern Federation was not a monolith.

Gaius changed his mind, believing that it was a mistake to assume that all were enemies.

Let's go!

"Hey!"

Doo!　Zagan and Gaius start running.

Black tentacles attack them.

"Asmodeus uses the Mushi-Oh Curse, a curse that creates an infinite number of bugs and controls them like limbs!　Be careful, kid #2!"

Gaius!　Remember that!"

The two of them dodge through the tentacles and close in on Asmodeus.

However, they are attacked by a large number of tentacles from the ground and above their heads, as well as from the front, back, left, and right.

Zagan avoids them all with frightening agility.

Gaius repels them with his forbidden fists.

"d*mn!　You can't even use a spiritual device without a saber ......!"

The rules of the competition hold Gaius back.

Still, they do not give up and approach Asmodeus.

"Amon is protecting Elise and the others!　I'm going to keep on tucking!"

"Oh!　Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Their fists and knives thrust into the enemy's body.

You got him?

Gaius!

Thud!　Zagan kicks him in the side.

"GAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

Asmodeus' tentacles swallow Zagan's body.

A gurgling, gurgling sound echoes through the air.

Zagan is ejected from the tentacles with a "Bupe!

Zagan!　You ...... why ......?"

"Don't ...... be a pussy! If you die, Elise and the others will ...... cry.

He faints with a jerk.

Zagan has lost all four limbs.

"You!　What a horrible thing to do to one of our own!"

"Hmm. ...... This is not one of us. I'm not one of you. ......!　Everyone is an enemy ...... enemy enemy enemy oh oh oh!"

More tentacles shoot up.

The number of tentacles was now completely beyond Gaius' ability to handle alone.

"I can't ...... do this anymore. ......"

"Die, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"

A tsunami of tentacles tries to engulf Gaius.

No amount of fist waving can repel or crush the minuscule insect.

"Brother ...... guys ...... sorry ......"

That's when it happened.

"Don't apologize, little brother."

With a tap on the shoulder.

Gaius looks up and sees someone and bursts into tears of joy.

"Brother!

Julius von Carlisle.

The mightiest of heroes, who transforms the impossible into the possible.

He clenches his fists and thrusts forward with terrifying force.

Zbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!

All of the black tentacles were completely obliterated.

Not a single bug remains that had covered the world like a blanket.

"We'll fix you right up!"

Julius heals Zagan and Gaius.

Zagan's torn limb quickly returns.

Gaius' injuries are healed.

Sakura is also unharmed.

"Brother ...... why ......?　No one is allowed in the quarantine space.

Normally, he would come up with some ludicrous theories in a blithe tone.

But this time Julius was really angry.

"Back off!"

A shiver runs down Gaius' spine.

He had never seen Julius so angry.

"Julius!

Asmodeus is furious, and bugs start to blow out from his body again.

Gaius is overwhelmed by the sheer number of bugs.

"You!　You!　You aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

"Shut up."

All my brother did was tell me to shut up.

With that, all of Asmodeus' insects died.

"Oh ...... oh ......"

Asmodeus, too, has completely lost his will to fight and is out cold.

"It's amazing ...... how he can kill those bugs with just a few words. ......"

Julius crouches down and hugs Gaius.

"Sorry I'm late. I'm sorry. ......"

"Brother ......"

The flow of time is different between this isolated space and the outer space.

Julius sensed something was wrong and came smashing through the space with a super-express speed.

However, because of the difference in the flow of time from the outside world, his arrival was delayed.

"Oh, my God, are you all right?

Before you know it, the chancellor appears next to you.

Julius silently shakes his fist.

Boom!

The isolated space is completely destroyed by this blow.

"That's my boy Julius! It's amazing that this space, which takes so much magic and time and effort to construct, can be broken so easily.

"Chancellor."

Julius looks at him.

There was clear anger in his eyes.

"Not twice. The next time you pull a stunt like this, I'll kill you. Is that clear?"

Julius' murderous intent is met head-on.

The chancellor, however, maintains his aloof attitude.

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I forgot that we were in the middle of a competition.

<<1st place, Holy Empire. 2nd place, Imperial Academy. Tied for 4th place, the Royal and the Eastern Commonwealth! >>

"What?　Don't be stupid!"

Gaius tries to grab the chancellor.

Julius grabs him by the shoulder.

"Brother ......"

Meanwhile, the chancellor explains.

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"Oh no!　If it weren't for you, brother, it would have been a lot worse!"

Gaius tries to hit him.

But Julius says calmly

"Stop it. I'm the one who broke the rules."

"Brother ......"

"It's my fault for putting you guys before the rules. I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault, brother, without you ...... we would all be dead ......."

Julius smiles and pats Gaius on the head.

After the first day of competition, the standings were as follows

1st Imperial Academy (+3) +1,+1,+1

2nd Royal Academy (+2) +2,+2,-2

3rd Holy Empire (-1) -2,-1,+2

4th Eastern Federation (-4) -1,-1,-2