Episode 61 Thunder Emperor
It was good that Linnecarlo and I decided to have a magicraft match, but everyone else didnât want to leave yet because they hadnât enjoyed the Oed Spa, well, I still wanted to stay here too, so I told the lady that the magicraft match would have to wait until tomorrow.
âOkay, but weâre going to have to stay with you to make sure you donât run away.â
So we decided to have a drink after the bath, and for some reason we ended up at a food stall area where you can enjoy food and drinks from all over the world.
âWho are these people who are gobbling up the food I ordered as if itâs theirs?â
Jean looks at Linnecarlo and Arthur and asks.
âTheyâre going to have a magicraft contest with us tomorrow, so theyâre accompanying us until then to make sure we donât run away.â
âA magicraft game? What the hell are you doing playing a game thatâs not even worth one gold?â
Jean lamented in exasperation.
âWhat are the rules for tomorrowâs magicraft game? We donât really care what the rules are, butâŠâ
When Alana spoke to her, Linnecarlo replied as she gobbled down her meal with a vigor that you wouldnât expect from a young lady.
âOh, youâre so confident, you think you can win under any rules?â
âIâm confident I can beat you no matter what the rules are, so Iâll take you on in whatever you are good at.â
âAre you all riders? If thatâs the case, Iâd be happy to take on all of you by myself.â
âWellâŠâŠthatâs interestingâŠâŠbut Iâm not into a lot of people messing with one person, and since thereâs two of you, weâll just have a normal two-on-two match.â
âYouâll regret it. I hope you donât end up wishing youâd all fought together later.â
Linnecarlo seemed pretty confident, but we have a triple Highlander, Nanami, and two double Highlanders, so I donât think thereâs any way we can lose, but her confidence was really bothering me.
âMiss Linnecarlo, do you really intend to fight an equal match with such a lowly man? Youâre playing around too much, thereâs no way he can win.â
Arthur advises that as if he was a fan of Linnecarlo, but itâs hard to hear that weâre not a match for her. However, the moment they heard Linnecarloâs name, the reaction of Alana and the others changed at once.
âWait a minute! OhâŠâŠare you the Thunder Emperor Linnecarlo?â
Alana raised her voice in deep surprise.
âOh, you know my name, then you know who you recklessly challenged.â
âHuh? Whatâs the matter, is Linnecarlo famous?â
I asked Jean in a dumb tone, and he muttered a few words with sweat pouring down his forehead.
âSheâs one of the Twelve Heavenly MastersâŠâŠ. â
âItâs the collective name for the top twelve strongest riders on the continent, including Yuto-san from my home country of Elysia and the strongest mercenary, Sword Saint Veft.â
It seemed they were very famous, and Emina explained it to me right away.
âWhat do you say? I can change it to all of you now.â
She said this with a relaxed expression on her face, and I flatly replied.
âKeep it that way. Letâs play two against two.â
When Linnecarlo heard this, she looked surprisedâŠâŠ.
âHave you been listening to me? I am the Thunder Emperor Linnecarlo, one of the Twelve Heavenly Masters.â
âI donât care if youâre strong or famous, I donât want to play a game where a bunch of people are ganging up on one person! If weâre going to fight, letâs do it on even terms!â
âYouâre a funny guyâŠâŠ.I like you, Iâll ask your name.â
âYutaâŠâŠIâll remember that name.â
âMiss Linnecarlo, you donât have to remember the names of those lowlifesâŠâŠ.â
âArthur, shut your mouth!â
Afterwards, after a lot of drinking and eating, Linnecarlo and Arthur said they were going back to their own ride carriers and left.
âAh! They made us pay for the food here!â
âIâll be waiting for her tomorrowâŠâŠ.I didnât notice that she left so brazenly.â
âWell, Iâll meet her tomorrow, so why donât you bill her then?â
âIf we lose the fight, theyâre going to bury the hatchetâŠâŠ.Yuta! You better win tomorrow!â
âWhat? Iâm supposed to fight?â
âUnfortunately, the only one who has a chance against Linnecarlo is Yuta, so I think Yuta should fight her too.â
Emina, who was listening to the conversation, asked in surprise.
âWait a minute, isnât Nanami the strongest member of the Iron Knights?â
âYuta is stronger than Nanami, he even beat Nanami, heâs probably the strongest of the bunch.â
Sure, Iâve beaten Nanami in mock battles, but I donât know what would happen if we fought for realâŠâŠ.
âLudia value 2 Yuta is the strongestâŠâŠ.This is getting more and more confusingâŠâŠ.â
âYouâre an idiot, no one believes Yutaâs Ludia value is 2.â
âYes, I too believe that it definitely has at least as much Ludia value as a triple Highlander.â
Jean and Alana still seem to be suspicious of my Ludia value.
âI was actually planning on going to measure Yutaâs Ludia value tomorrow, but you accepted a strange matchâŠâŠ.â
Apparently, according to Jeanâs schedule, tomorrow was the day to measure my Ludia value. Well, Iâm not interested, so I donât really careâŠâŠ.