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Duel ③
Translated by AmaLynne
Edited by AmaLynne
「Wh-What the hell is this? Damn it, get off me! Hey, you! It’s not fair that you could use magic!」
Sam glares at Dolgana, who struggles desperately and spits away while being caught in the golem’s arms.
「How can you call me a coward after you took Erica-sama by surprise?」
「I am a nobleman! I am the rule!」
「A mere viscount has the gall to call himself that.」
「What the hell?」
He must be very proud of being a viscount.
The word「viscount」that Sam used to describe him made Dolgana’s face turn bright red and he became agitated.
「You can be angry all you want, but are you sure?」
「What?」
When Sam puts strength into his hand, a huge arm tries to crush the three of them.
「KuaaaAAHHHHHHHHHH!! St-Stop, it hurts, it hurts, it hurrrrrrrts!」
「KyaaAAAHHHH!」
「AAAAAHHHH!」
Dolgana, of course, and his followers screamed along with him.
The sound of three people’s bodies creaking as if they were about to be crushed could be heard.
Dolgana and his followers could do nothing but scream, shedding tears and slobbering.
At this rate, what awaits them is clear―――death.
When Sam saw that their faces had become frightened not only with pain but also with fear, he stopped the magic and relaxed the pressure of his arm.
「Now, I’ll let you choose.」
Sam tells the boys and girls, who are temporarily free of pain and breathing with their whole bodies.
「Do you surrender and become slaves? Or are you going to be crushed in its grip?」
Sam’s question seemed to have eluded both of his followers, who did not even have the energy to reply, but not Dolgana.
「Nonsense! Why would I be a slave?」
Sam is a little impressed that he can still resist.
Apparently, his body is as sturdy as his arrogance.
Either that or he is just slow.
(How can you bark at a situation where you can’t even get ahold? He must have a lot of guts. No, he must be an idiot who can’t grasp the situation.)
「You’re an idiot, aren’t you? This duel has a rule that the winner enslaves the loser, right? If you lose, it will be you who will be the slaves.」
At Sam’s words, Dolgana looked at the witness as if he had been played.
「It has been formally signed in writing, and this decision cannot be changed, even by the king of this country.」
Dolgana’s face turns pale at the witness’ words.
(Well, it was originally the foul play.)
Apparently, the witnesses saw that the rule-breaking Dolganas were about to be defeated by Sam, and they dared not stop the duel but let it go to the end.
Thank goodness.
We are dealing with a selfish aristocrat like Dolgana.
If we don’t settle the matter to the end, they are bound to be noisy later on.
The most important thing is that they have been the ones to pick a fight with us, and Sam will not be happy if they don’t regret it.
「Then I won’t surrender! Never!」
「Then die.」
Sam put his strength into the golem’s huge arms again.
「GyaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAH!」
The miserable screams echoed all around.
The spectators, who at first had been trying to watch the children’s fight, lost their voices at the sight of Sam’s power and the relentless torture he inflicted on Dolgana, and simply watched.
「St, stop, you! You’re going to kill a noble, you’re going to kill me―aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?」
「Surprising, still so chatty.」
「Don’t think you can kill a nobleman and get away with it!」
「You know… you were the first one to tell me not to regret my death. On what grounds did you think you wouldn’t be killed?」
Sam tightened his grip even more.
The arms tightened around the bodies of the three persons.
And then, there was a dull, grating sound.
「GyaaaAAAAAAHHHHH!」
It was Dolgana who screamed.
「My arm, my aaaaaaaaaaarm!?」
「An ultimatum. Surrender or die.」
As Dolgana screamed after his arm was broken, Sam told him in a matter-of-fact manner.
If Dolgana refuses to surrender, he will kill him without any hesitation.
He truly believes that he should die to atone for his barbaric act against his beloved master’s precious family.
That’s all they did to Erika.
Sam did not intend to ask twice.
He tried to channel their magic power into the golem to kill Dolgana and the others who did not answer.
But,
「Wa, wait! Oh no! I’ll take my loss! So please! Please don’t kill me!」
Dolgana screamed pitifully, tears and snot dripping down his nose.
Sam had broken his arm, he had no chance of escaping, and he must have realized that Sam was serious about killing him.
Sam locked eyes with the witness and nodded.
「Th-That’s it! Samuel Scheidt wins!」
The witness announced the end of the duel, which had resulted in a one-sided outcome.
A moment later, the crowd, which had remained silent, erupted in praise of Sam’s victory.