Ch 159: Without honor or victory

Ch 159: Without honor or victory

Since Fabio insisted on giving me tax-free money, I had to accept it even though I was not in favor of it.

"Here is your Antidote."

"Thank you"

At the very moment of drinking the antidote, all my drunkenness disappeared immediately, with no hangover in between. Something similar happened to the rest. When they drank the antidote, their urge to go to the bathroom miraculously disappeared as if it had never existed.

They are now in perfect condition to start the war.

'- This gives further credence to my theory... The food was poisoned! And it wasn't just any poison; it acted directly on the digestion to pass it off as a disease. Who would be so ruthless as to do such a thing?'

In the next few minutes, the staff began to gather in front of Fabio, awaiting his speech before our departure.

'- I know the Red Flag guild has something to do with it, but... who could be the spy among my ranks? The only suspect has a good alibi, and my own minions support him. But my gut tells me he's the culprit behind it all!'

'Ugh, for some reason, Fabio's look gave me a chill.'

Since I won't be participating in the battle, I positioned myself at the rear so as not to interfere. When the battle starts, I will have to be close to the priests. After all, they are the witnesses to this battle between guilds and the ones who will spread the news. That way, you can explain with objectivity what happened.

After a few minutes of silence, Fabio finally spoke.

"The moment we have all been waiting for is approaching, the full-scale war. Many things have happened along the way, from joy to misfortune, but we have overcome them all. It is in the minutes before the battle that you feel all your anxiety disappear. The war is in front of us, and none of you can stop it. It is written in stone that..."

While I am carrying out my revenge, I cannot help but admire Fabio's gift of gab. Surely his gift only works in large groups, since I'm sure he is hopeless when it comes to flirting. Anyway, I must say I'm learning a lot from listening to him.

I won't have a guild, but such words will be very beneficial within my team.

"... So I ask you to raise your weapons one last time! It's now or never!"

"Yes, guild master!"

"OOOHHH!"

Everyone raised their weapons and shouted.

*Grrr* *Grrr* *Grrr* *Grrr*

But I can't help but think...

'Are they okay? Shouldn't they go to the bathroom just in case?'

Ignoring my thoughts, they all marched off in the direction of the Red Flag guild.

The scraping of their armor, the sound of their footsteps, and the aura they exude. All this, mixed with the surrounding atmosphere, makes me feel the actual pressure before going to war. That feeling that crushes my chest, warning me that someone will die, is something that I feel for the first time.

While I know that the rules do not permit murder, this feeling persists, causing me to unconsciously firm the grip of my weapon at any threat.

Sometime later, both guilds met, and unlike last time, neither Fabio nor Leandro spoke to each other. They simply nodded and then turned away.

Fabio, looking around at his guild, shouted, "Who are we?!"

"The Golden Lion Guild!"

"Who's on the other side?!"

"The enemy!"

"What do we do with our enemies?!"

"We kill them!"

With a wide grin on his face, Fabio raised his sword and shouted again.

"Knights and Swordsmen to the front! Adventurers and Warriors behind them! Archers, prepare your weapons and fire on my command!"

"No! These were my favorite boxers!"

Fabio: "!!!!"

'- Wait, wait, wait... I'm dreaming, aren't I? This must be a dream, right? Please wake me up! Tell me my guild didn't defecate its pants out of fear! Wake me up and tell me I'm having a nightmare!'

'I must seize the opportunity. I'll add fuel to the fire.'

"The same thing happened to the horses! This must be the side effect of a forbidden technique!!!"

My shout went all over the battlefield, but thanks to the commotion, no one could recognize the culprit.

'- Calm down, calm down... This must be due to the poison in the food. It was much more dangerous than I thought! Somehow, the poison managed to stay hidden and strike at the worst possible moment. That's the only explanation!'

"Leandro!!! You bastard!!! This was all due to the poison you put in our food!!!!"

Fabio's piercing cry was the catalyst to stop the war. Both sides knew that they could not continue under the current circumstances.

"Poison? Hahaha! You're so funny!!! Are you going to tell me that the magic items stolen from my guild are also about a conspiracy of mine? My guild has always been transparent in all its actions! You're the one who always breaks the established rules!"

Leandro couldn't contain himself either and shouted in the same manner as Fabio. It seems that neither of the guild masters cares about the other's status and just wants to make known the deep hatred they've been harboring.

'Hm... They realized the theft much earlier than planned. Rest in peace, unknown adventurer.'

"My guild has never stolen anything!"

"My guild would never poison anyone!"

Both masters made their way through the warriors and met at the division of both guilds. By their looks and actions, at any moment they would unsheathe their weapons and fight to the death for the honor of their guilds.

"Stop! The two of you!"

"We are the witnesses to this battle! We will be the ones who dictate who is in the right and who is in the wrong!"

With the shouts of the priests, their two bodyguards appeared in front of Fabio and Leandro, preventing them from making another move.

"We know that victory will not necessarily arise spontaneously, and it is at that moment that we both have the responsibility to nominate the victor."

"We were here to heal the wounded, but we were also the judges of this battle."

Walking quietly, both priests arrived. To anyone else, this would seem arrogant, but knowing Delia, I know that these men must not have a muscular body to approach running at full speed.

"They poisoned my guild. You must have seen it, didn't you?"

"What?! That had nothing to do with-...!"

"Silence, both of you."

Even though they wanted to keep talking, they stopped at the order of the priests.

"We know about the poisoning of your guild."

Fabio's face immediately brightened up.

"But we did not see the Red Flag guild breaking any rule."

Hearing such words, the smile on his face disappeared, and a new expression appeared. He won't want to say it out loud, but he already knows what will happen.

"Everything is allowed in war, whether it is robbery or poisoning."

"As long as no one breaks the rules on the outside, then there will be no breach."

Without even agreeing, both priests finished at the same time.

"Since the Golden Lion guild cannot continue, the victory belongs to the Red Flag guild."