Chapter 275 - Episode Twenty-Two - The Second Trial (4)
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āWould you mind backing off, please? Iām sure you guys have a way to avoid the statue of Kudor.ā
The eyes behind Rupelās glasses glared at Peter.
It was a probing tone.
Rupel was probably trying to figure out what Peter was really trying to say.
Rather, I donāt know either. Hadnāt he been beaten by these people and taken into custody?
Well, Iāll leave the decision of whether to fight or negotiate to Peter.
I was originally brought in as Peterās help.
I was more interested in the āSun and Moon Dinās Gameā in the back of the room than in the oratorical battle between Rupel and Peter.
I was staring at the disk, wringing my hands.
I canāt wait to touch it. If I could, I would take it home.
It would make a perfect interior decoration for my room.
I can just see the tears of frustration on the faces of the collector.
Iām going to put a little bit of strong Ortem security on it.
The collector might run away with it.
At any rate, if Rupel doesnāt touch it now, is it okay for me to keep my hands off of it?
It seemed that there was some form of time limit imposed, and it would be a waste of time to be doing this now.
Rupel also glanced anxiously at the disk of āSun and Moon Dinās Gameā.
I wondered if he would let me play a little if I offered now.
I spin the disk in my head to simulate the game, but I canāt make sense of some of the hints that Priest Yohanan seems to have left.
And I canāt make sense of some of them without actually touching them.
āIād be happy to knock you all down like this. But that would be a mutual collapse. With time running out, itās hard for us to take the option of engaging you now that we canāt see your cards. Lord Peltaire it seems that youāre being very aggressive with us, but Darras hasnāt shown his true colors last time. Iām not just a decoration, either.ā
Rupelās eyes move to me and Mare.
āThe Marren and ā¦ā¦ a stoneless Doom Tribe, huh. It is true that both races are experts in warfare in the Dinrat Kingdom, but they both seem to be very young. Lord Peltaire, do you have high hopes for them?ā
The Marren tribe was apparently a race that had long been considered extinct outside of the village, and Mea was rarely guessed to be a Doom tribe due to the lack of magic crystals on her forehead.
He saw through that instantly.
According to what Peter had told me, they were from outside the Dinrat Kingdom, but they seemed to know a lot about our situation.
While I was thinking about this, 80% of my attention was on the āSun and Moon Dinās Gameā.
In the same way that I draw magic circles, I use spirit light to write strings of letters and mathematical expressions in the air and analyze the solution to the āSun and Moon Dinās Gameā.
āAbel ā¦ā¦ donāt you think you should listen to them a little more?ā
Mea whispers to me.
But it is Peter who makes the decisions.
It would be more useful for me to make some progress in solving the Sun and Moon Dinās Gameā.
Itās not that I didnāt want to take the lead in the hobby, but Iām doing what I need to do now with an eye on the future.
When I looked up to see another clue on the wall, my eyes met Rupelās.
Rupelās eyes narrowed, and he made an expression as if to say, āWhat the hell is this guy?ā.
āā¦ā¦ It seems that you have a subordinate who seems to be very loyal. As expected of Lord Peltaire.ā
Rupel said, somewhat to make fool of him.
Then he observes mine and Meaās faces and said in a low voice.
āIt seems to be an impromptu makeshift. You canāt expect such a group to be a trump card against me ā¦ā¦ā
After saying that, Rupelās eyes widened as if he had just realized something.
āIāve always felt it was obvious ā¦ā¦ but donāt tell me youāre trying to buy time by bluffing and double suicide with us, so that you can prevent the power of God Kudor from falling into our hands?ā
ā¦ā¦ The power of the god Kudor?
No, the staff of destruction belonged to Priest Johanan, but it could be interpreted as a gift from the god Kudor.
If thatās the case, then itās not strange to call it the power of God Kudor.
āDonāt worry. I donāt mean that. itās just that ā¦ā¦ youāve been so good to me earlier, I thought Iād be a little mean to you.ā
Peter chuckled.
āI donāt know what your true intentions are, but ā¦ā¦ Iām not going to waste any more time on idleness. All right, Iāll give you a firm ultimatum that we are superior.ā
Darras released his stance and turned his head to Rupel for instructions.
āDarras, fire that thing at the side of the Marren man. They will be so frightened that they will run away from us. I canāt help but think that those two are less motivated than Lord Peltaire and his entourage of women. And with their help gone, Lord Peltaire will probably give up. Donāt fire it for now, itāll be a long drawn out battle.ā
Rupel orders Darras.
Darras gave a small nod, stepped forward slightly, and approached us for a few steps.
What, are you going to fire something at me?
It doesnāt look like heās planning to hit me from the way heās talking, but I guess Iād better have my auto-guard on the Ortem just in case.
āLord Peltaire, we are getting nowhere with this. How about we show each other one of our tricks? At my side, I will send out Darras. If you can clearly see the difference in ability, you will give up and back off. Itās the same for us.ā
Peterās eyes fell on Darras, the large, one-armed, iron-masked man standing in front of Rupel.
Then he snickered.
āItās not one arm. He looks like heās already got ā¦ā¦ a lot of wounds before he even showed his bottom.ā
āDarras, let him have it.ā
Darras nodded at Rupelās words.
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