A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 117



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Episode 117. Even a Hundred Times

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Booooooo-

The chatter ceased, and the once bustling stadium became quiet.

At the magnificent trumpet sound announcing the arrival of the king, the first prince rose from his seat and said:

“Let’s go.”

As the prince took the lead and left the waiting room, ten brave knights followed him.

As soon as the prince entered the stadium, he frowned slightly at the glaring sunlight.

I blinked for a moment until my eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight, then looked around.

The first thing that caught my eye was the grandeur of the huge stadium.

Looking at the 50m high outer wall and the terraced seating that goes up to it, the first prince felt overwhelmed by this gigantic structure.

The large stands were packed with people, all the way up to the top.

Even though he was a long way from where he was, the sweltering heat of the people and the unpleasant smell of sweat seemed to come from there, causing the First Prince to frown.

Although the smell didn’t actually come this far, it was unpleasant to see so many vulgar commoners gathered together.

“Tsk.”

People were not chattering or moving around like before, but were standing up from their seats and looking up at one place with reverent expressions.

The prince naturally followed their gaze.

Wherever my gaze was directed, there was a separate section of stands on one side of the stadium, where I could see nobles adorned with all sorts of precious metals that sparkled and reflected light from afar.

They too were standing, turning around and looking up.

1 The prince followed their gaze and raised his gaze a little higher.

Then there was another section of seating separated from the auditorium where the nobles were.

There was a trumpeter holding a large trumpet to his mouth.

Booooooo-

He blew the trumpet again.

When the trumpeter had blown his trumpet three times,

The royal knights in their gleaming golden armor entered one by one, followed by a handsome old man.

He looked around the stadium without a care in the world, even though tens of thousands of people were all looking up at him, then waved his hands as he sat down on his luxuriously decorated throne.

Booooooo-

The trumpet sounded again, and only then did the people take their seats.

1The prince looked at a man standing next to the king.

The knight with the blue hair stood silently by the king’s side with an expressionless face.

“… … .”

1The prince realized that he was staring at something.

The cold gaze was fixed on the Black Prince who appeared from the opposite side.

The prince followed him to the other side of the stadium, and soon found the Black Prince glaring at him.

Between them was a wide, square platform, chest-high, measuring about 30 meters by 30 meters.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The two princes of the Blake Kingdom had a staring contest with the stage in the middle.

The first prince slightly raised one corner of his mouth, while the black prince met his gaze silently with an expressionless face.

Then, the trumpet sounded again.

Then, the First Prince and the Black Prince naturally climbed up the stairs and onto the platform.

The first prince strode across the platform, and the black prince followed suit at a similar pace.

They met in the middle of the stage, stopped walking, and exchanged glances.

Suddenly, the first prince raised the corners of his mouth and made his characteristically arrogant expression.

“Little brother.”

The Black Prince answered with his face still blunt.

“older brother.”

“You ate the second child and bravely came up here. How long have you been planning this?”

The Black Prince spoke in a calm tone.

“When my brother abused her and left her to die. From then on.”

1The prince’s smile deepened.

“How pathetic. A prince of a country falling in love with a mere maid. Is this even possible?”

The Black Prince did not answer.

“I took care of that bitch myself on your behalf. You should be thanking me instead. How disappointing that my younger brother doesn’t understand his older brother’s feelings.”

Suddenly, the Black Prince closed his eyes and let out a long breath.

The Black Prince swept his hair back as was his habit and opened his eyes again.

“older brother.”

“What is it?”

“She had a really pretty smile. You know that?”

1The prince snorted.

“What do I care? A lowly commoner.”

“… … .”

The Black Prince held out his hand as if he didn’t want to say anything more.

The prince took her hand and gave her a formal handshake.

“Little brother.”

“What is it?”

“I heard a rumor that you have recruited the Red-Eyed Demon.”

“… … .”

“Do you really think that he defeated the Knight of Cold? How naive.”

The Black Prince was sparing with his words.

“That’s right. You’ve been like that since long ago. You’re so naive.”

“… … .”

“How did you bring him here? Did the prince of a country kneel before a madman who murdered a nobleman?”

“……older brother.”

The Black Prince looked at the First Prince.

“I can kneel a hundred times.”

The Black Prince’s eyes flashed with a fierce light.

“If only I could kill disgusting creatures like you.”

Kkuk… … .

The prince smiled as he felt pressure being applied to his clasped hands.

“… … Cub. Look at your eyes. The tiger cub has grown up.”

“Thanks to whom.”

The prince looked at his younger brother with a leisurely expression and said.

“Little brother. If you surrender now, I will spare your life.”

“Brother. Don’t talk nonsense.”

1The prince laughed.

“Poor guy. You don’t know anything. You’ve already lost. There was no way you could beat me from the start.”

“We’ll just have to wait and see.”

The two princes let go of their hands, turned around, and went back the way they came.

The prince turned his head and glanced at the ten knights standing by the Black Prince’s side, and found one knight with red eyes.

“hmm.”

Although he looked a little different from the wanted poster, I was certain that he was the Red-Eyed Demon when I discovered the red sword tied to his waist.

Since the wanted poster is drawn up based on the statements of witnesses anyway, there are often cases where it differs from the actual appearance, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.

The first prince came down from the platform and returned to where the knights were.

“There is a devil in the red eye. Did you check it?”

“yes.”

“My guess seems to be correct. After all, it’s impossible for someone who isn’t the master of a famous sword to fight against the Knight of the Cold.”

It is more plausible to say that the match ended in a draw rather than that the cold weather was defeated.

The prince guessed so.

It wasn’t long ago that the Red-Eyed Demon killed the Baron of Barranquilla and became the master of the dagger.

Therefore, it must have only been a short time since he became the owner of the ninth sword.

In fact, it must have been when he had just become Vlad’s master that he first encountered the bitter cold.

Moreover, Vlad is a demon swordsman known for his cruel nature.

Failure to properly handle Vlad would have resulted in a rampage, and the aftermath would have been severe cold.

This has gone beyond speculation to near certainty.

Because he had solid sources of information. They confirmed his guess.

The prince glanced at three knights who stood out among the ten knights.

They spent their time staring blankly at the sky or gazing in the opposite direction with their helmets on.

This event, which was a life-changing turning point for some, seemed to leave little impression on others.

The sight created an atmosphere that seemed to transcend something.

They were the source of the prince’s leisure and confidence.

He was already confident that he could crush the Third, but when they joined in, the First Prince’s confidence soared through the roof.

‘But they are a last resort.’

The first prince intended to defeat the third with only his knights.

With only 7 knights, you can defeat 10 knights.

‘A truly overwhelming victory.’

By doing so, I thought I could prove it to my father.

I could have won without your help.

No matter what anyone says, I am your proud son.

No matter what anyone says, he is the rightful owner of the throne.

I have confidence.

I’ve already made plans for the Red-Eyed Demon.

In front of the king.

The Knight of the Cold will never stand by and watch the demons run wild.

If you just let the demon run wild, the Knight of Cold will subdue it on his own.

The goal is not to win the fight, but to make it run wild.

If we deal with the Red-Eyed Demon like that, there are no more variables.

‘Father, please watch over me!’

1 The prince looked up at the king with such a gaze.

But the king was not looking at himself.

His gaze, like the bitter cold, was fixed on the Black Prince.

1 The prince felt somehow annoyed.

“… … Sir Stephen.”

1. At the prince’s call, a knight stepped forward.

“yes.”

“You go first.”

“All right.”

“Do you know what it means to be the first to step forward?”

Stefan smiled wickedly.

“Of course.”

“Make sure to seize the initiative. I don’t mind killing you.”

“yes!”

The first prince, who was looking at the Black Prince’s knights with a much better mood, suddenly smiled.

“Look at that. I filled the empty space with my articles.”

1 The prince’s knights joined in the laughter, clapping their drums.

They were full of confidence, just like my lord.

It seemed as if he had not the slightest thought of losing.

“okay.”

“It’s a rabble.”

Then, he discovered Count Starvanger and opened his eyes slightly wide.

“… … Hermann came out. He must have been in quite a hurry.”

The knights spoke in a confident tone.

“He was quite famous in his day, but he has been retired for a long time.”

“It’s a toothless tiger. Don’t worry.”

“Leave it to me. I will thoroughly embarrass you.”

1The prince laughed.

“I wasn’t worried. I just felt bad for him because he chose the wrong owner and suffered like that even in his old age.”

“Hahaha, that’s right.”

“It seems like there weren’t many people.”

Even as the prince and his knights laughed together, the three knights wearing helmets were silent.

They remained silent, as if they had no interest in what the Prince and his knights were saying. They did not even glance at them.

While the prince was glancing at them from the corner of his eye, one of the knights spoke.

“Huh? My lord. Look over there.”

“hmm?”

1The prince looked where the knight was pointing.

There, a blind man with his eyes covered by a black cloth was yawning calmly, holding a sword as a cane.

“… … What is that?”

“I’m also good at… … .”

They exchanged glances with each other and burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! The third one must have been in quite a hurry. A blind swordsman? Did you bring in someone who was performing tricks on the street?”

“That’s right. Does the author even know where he is?”

“It seems like they brought you here just to fill up the numbers. I can’t sense any mana.”

“Poor thing. Judging from the way he’s yawning, I guess he just followed me without knowing anything because he was told to give him money.”

“If our guess is correct, it looks like he will be the last one to come out.”

“Hehehe. Let’s just watch for a while.”

The three knights each reacted in their own way.

The knight, who was relatively small and agile, held back laughter from inside his helmet.

The knight, who had been silently watching the blind swordsman, looked at them for a moment and then turned his head.

The giant knight stared blankly at the sky with his arms crossed without any particular reaction.

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“Devil. You are last in line. No matter what happens, don’t come out. Do you understand?”

“… … .”

The Black Prince frowned as he looked at Ashvan, who was staring at him blankly.

Even though my eyes were covered, I felt uneasy because it felt like someone was staring at me.

“Are you listening to me?”

“I’m listening.”

“What did I just say?”

“I’m last in line.”

The Black Prince sighed deeply as he tried to say something.

“Okay… Okay, I understand.”

Ashvan stared at the black prince for some reason, muttered something, and then turned his head away.

Then, he released the energy he had been focusing on with his ears and spread his senses widely.

Now that the final battle was about to begin, the intention was to seriously explore the opposing side.

The moment his internal energy scanned the knights standing on the opposite side one by one and approached the last three knights.

“… … Huh?”

Ashvan paused for a moment, then stroked his chin with one hand and muttered softly.

“Hey… I think this is fucked up.”