242-shadow





'It was good? You lost on purpose. You threw away the game on your own accord, and what are you going to tell the boss? He had no choice but to admit it because you didn't ask him to find out for himself.

 At the same time that the heavyweights of Shitenji and Meira and the others were discussing the matter, two men were standing in a corner near the mansion that had been assigned to the participants of the grand festival to avoid the lighting.
 One man's lithe, well-trained body could be recognized in the darkness, while the other man crossed his arms in a polite, intonation-free tone.

'Yeah, I didn't get around to the matchup, and as it was, I had to make it to the finals to face that guy. You're trying to test your strength a bit, but that's too obvious then.

''.......then you didn't have to participate in it. I feel like an idiot for having been made to participate with you.

'I'll leave that to you. You'll be able to fight the next one at your place, won't you? If he's ever won out, though, that is.

''You're kidding, I'll leave next time too. I don't want to fight a monster like that for nothing, I don't want to fight a monster like that. Besides, you saw the record of the first fight, didn't you? I could tell that person had enough qualities in him, from what I could see, to make the boss care about him.

I don't know yet.

That's not very straightforward.

 The man with the polite tone of voice gives a small sigh.

'We will have to leave with the boss after this. It's a dangerous battle that awaits us. But it's an important battle ... for us and for the world. We don't want to get injured at a festival like this first.

I know. So I just wanted to see if I could trust him to be one of them.

That's okay.

And you know what, I didn't just walk out of the game because of a bad matchup.

What do you mean?

It's a mess, you know. I'm dealing with a mess.

Well that's that bullshit swordsman? Indeed, I was surprised at your abilities after releasing that strange sword.... To be honest, it didn't look like you were going to lose.

'No that one hasn't reached its true power yet. When I felt that bastard trying to bring out that power, I knew it was bad and decided to lose.

''........Hmm. Is that sword that amazing that you would say such a thing, that sword?

"Oh, no, no, no. This isn't bad. That's not the sword the boss has, but it felt like something close to it.

What?

'And the murderous energy I felt from that bastard - it was only for a second, but it wasn't something a kid like that would give off. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future. It's not just the sword, that guy himself is hiding something.

''......... So....................So you left? If that's how you feel...............just in case, let's go and report it to the boss as well. It seems that this house has a connection to the boss as well.

 After that, they had a brief conversation, and then they moved away.