Chapter 218，Part2: 2 - The Man Who Keeps Running Away

Chapter218,Part2: 2 - The Man Who Keeps Running Away

Chapter 218 The Man Who Keeps Running Away

Part 2

What is the qualification to possess an Advanced Compound Sacred Staff? What is an Advanced Compound Sacred Staff? But I am sure Lucia would be even more grumpy if I asked her that.

I thought about it for a while as I endured her stares, but I couldn’t think of a good response, so I had no choice but to open my mouth fearfully.

“............ Why are you taking a qualification exam just before the Supreme Martial Arts Festival?” (Cry)

“!? It is because! Nii-san! Suddenly made me enter! The Supreme Martial Arts Festival!” (Lucia)

No............ I didn’t make you enter the tournament, you know. I was wondering if you would like to watch the game, I wasn’t the one who talked about entering the tournament.

Luke laughed at Lucia who was pouting.

“Hahaha, give it up, Lucia. Even I skipped the Dragons extermination request I was supposed to do tomorrow in exchange for my right to participate in the tournament !” (Luke)

...... Isn’t that really bad?

The swordsmanship school to which Luke belongs often receives requests from the Empire to defeat powerful Phantoms and magical beasts. The reason Luke has slain so many people without being blamed was because the number of times he has slain Phantoms and magical beasts has been slightly higher than the number of times he has cut people.

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Why didn’t you say something, it’s not like it was mandatory, so if you had something important to do, it would have been fine if you didn’t come.

In fact, Eva did not come with us because she could not leave the Imperial Capital on such short notice. She said she would come later to support us. That was what you should have done.

Sytry said while *niconico* smiling.

“Me too, I push――Entrusted the lecture I was supposed to do tomorrow to Talia-chan. Well, it is alright since that isn’t my main profession, but it hurts that my research into manufacturing an improved version of Murina is left halfway through.” (Sytry)

I pressed down on my *kirikiri* aching stomach, and with a much more practiced control, I sent an “It’s bad” message to the Imouto-Kitsune. It’s bad.

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It’s bad. It’s seriously bad. A smell that made my nose curl was drifting on the wind.

Far ahead, in the direction where the carriage was going――A town was burning. Even I, whose eyesight wasn’t that good, could clearly see the black smoke and the scarlet flame.

I could hear Luke’s excited shouts as he was running outside.

“It’s a Jab! A Jab is coming!” (Luke)

“This will be good for the economy.” (Sytry)

“I, gave up a Dragon extermination request to come here! Better than a Dragon! Come on, better than a Dragon! Come on! A Dragon that can use swords, come on!” (Luke)

“Luke-san don’t say something so outrageous! The town is burning, you know!? Anthem-san, let’s go ahead.” (Lucia)

“Umu.” (Anthem)

I can’t do it anymore. God, please forgive me.

TL notes:

Thanks for reading!

I think they arrived at a random town and not the place where the Buteisai is located.

But of course the town they arrive to will be burning just after Cry said that.

Tchao à plus!

Footnotes

I don’t know what a Jab is but I assume it is something like a Jabberwock.