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What does that girl think she's doing?

It appears that Princess Rose has fled to the north of the royal capital. I

suspect she has not yet left the city.

Apparently, the Oriana Kingdom wants to handle it internally as a purely

domestic matter. They have sent word to the Midgar Kingdom, asking them not to

interfere. I smell a rat.

Me too.

Rose is not a foreign diplomat. She is an exchange student, so it would be more

appropriate to judge her by Midgar law.

But if that were to happen, it could have an adverse effect on relations

between the two kingdoms.

Well, father is sure to take a wait-and-see attitude.

His picture could be in the dictionary under ostrich policy.

Princess Rose's fiancé is a Mr.

Pervashat, the second son of an Oriana Kingdom duke.

If she is arrested on charges of harming him, she will naturally be given a harsh

sentence.

She's royalty, so they won't give her the death penalty, but...

Oh

Thank you.

Anyway, we'll want to find Rose before Orianna does so we can hear her side of

the story.

I wouldn't be too hasty. Princess Rose hasn't told us anything at all about

this matter.

Your point is?

I imagine she wanted to avoid the possibility of our involvement leading

to trouble between the kingdoms. It may be wise to refrain from acting rashly.

You mean we should abandon her?

No, I didn't say that. I meant we should consider our next move carefully. What

does that mean?

Are you saying that I'm nothing more than a thoughtless idiot?

If you have something to say to me, just say it. No, I would never infer that you

were... Don't play all sweet and innocent with me!

Please, don't kill me.

Your acting is so obvious.

I'll murder you.

Look, I totally get it. I know that Rose didn't want to drag us into her problem.

That's what's pissing me off.

Right. But we are all sworn allies.

Sure, we don't know what's going on deep in each other's hearts, but we decided

to work as a team, didn't we?

Yes. In that case, I can't abandon her. Of course, I wouldn't abandon you

either.

Understand?

Then I will gather some more information on Princess Rose.

I've heard some unsavory rumors about her fiancé, so I will look into those as

well. I see you changed your tune fast.

I'll start by seeing if my sister can give me advice.

You be careful out there, I guess.

You do the same, Princess.

Nothing fazes you, does it?

All right.

I'll just have to do what I can.

You may feed her a little more information on Perv Asshat and the

Orianna royal family.

Are you sure, my lady? If she gets more information she has to process, she will

slow down and take some time to think. We cannot afford for the princess to run

headfirst into trouble.

Now, where is Rose?

She appears to have made it through the sewers and into the underground ruins.

There are a complex series of tunnels and should be a perfect place to go into

hiding. Continue to keep tabs on her location, even if it's just a general

area, of course.

As she fled, there were several occasions of her pressing her hand to

her chest.

The winner, Flukas Bullhead!

Fiancee stabbing fugitive Princess Rose suspected of eloping.

Is this an illicit love affair?

Huh, I didn't know she had a boyfriend.

Still, stabbing your fiance and hitting the road?

That is so rock and roll, I'll never get over it. Although as a mooching

background character, it does hurt me to lose a patron.

It's okay, no need to panic. I'll win the next one and cancel out every one of

these losses.

Guess I'll have to do the regular background character thing and wander

around town in search of a new patron.

No, bad idea. If I did that, I'd become a street pickup artist.

Wait a minute.

My real focus right now should not be background character behavior.

As long as there are big, important event scenes going on, what's needed for

me is my eminence in shadow routine.

A secret war unfolding behind the scenes of a magnificent tournament.

Yes, I see it. It's so good. I know.

My battle scouter is working perfectly.

So, Sid, for the cherry on top of this perfect victory, I'd like some funds

to... What the?

Still, having to be there for the advancement of the main story is one of

the hard parts of being the Eminence in Shadow.

Why am I smelling elf?

Hmm?

Do you know of any elves?

Yeah, I guess I have a few elf friends.

Well, I'm looking for an elf.

Okay, sure.

She was a pretty girl.

Cool.

Sound like anyone you know?

I mean...

She should look a lot like me.

She's my late sister's daughter.

Okay. Do you know or have you known any elves that look like me?

Hmm.

You do?

Well, I can't really see your face under that hood.

Yes, of course.

Oh.

No, it's not ringing any bells here.

Are you sure?

Yep. I see.

I know.

She's gonna stop right in time. So I'll be a good background character and...

Apparently, I was mistaken. I'm sorry.

Apologies. I thought you would be stronger.

What is your name?

It's, uh, Sid Kagano.

My name is Beatrix.

Well, um... This is a good hand.

You will grow stronger.

Sorry to have startled you.

Guess she's pretty strong You're

not here to watch this depressing fight, are you you want the next one?

You were that guy who yeah, the name's Quentin you caught the third round

yesterday. Isn't that right little lady? I did indeed I assume you did too.

Well, I wasn't planning on it, but I was in the right place at the right time so

Mundane, man.

What do you make of him?

Supposedly, his opponent tripped and fell, but it didn't look like luck to

me.

Agreed. That punk did something.

Now, I couldn't tell you exactly what that something was, but I'm willing to

bet you could tell me, couldn't you?

Miss Anne Rose Nicheson of Elgalta Sevenblades? I no longer go by that

name. Now it's just Anne Rose.

Didn't mean to offend.

Belated congratulations on passing the Goddess' trial, by the way.

Thanks.

So? I'm assuming you managed to figure out what the hell he did, because I'm at

a loss.

I couldn't see precisely what he did.

I never expected him to be so fast that I couldn't follow his every move.

But the one thing I know for sure is... Mundane's right hand moved.

His right hand, eh?

Yes, his right hand.

I couldn't make out what it did.

But I'm certain of the fact that it moved.

And if there's anything else I could say for sure, it's that it was unbelievably

fast. Huh.

So you're saying my guess was wrong.

Here I thought he was breaking the rules by using a damned artifact.

I wouldn't rule out the possibility.

Either way, his match today should tell us more.

His opponent will be Goldie Gilded, the unbeaten legend.

He has never lost a single fight.

Oh, really?

I've never heard of him, but he sounds famous.

Is he tough?

He's famous, all right, for what that's worth. I've been matched with him three

times in past tournaments myself.

But Goldie has never lost a fight.

Does that mean he beat you, too?

Don't be ridiculous.

I never got to fight him.

Huh? What the hell's that mean?

He never fights against anyone who has the possibility of beating him.

If he's matched with one, he forfeits. That's how he earned the nickname

Unbeaten Legend.

But of course he hates that name and calls himself Ever Victorious Golden

Dragon.

Victorious and unbeaten, they sound the same but mean completely different

things. Do they really?

He fights only the opponents he knows he can beat and worms his way up through

the ranks. In small-scale competitions, he's even made his way to champion.

Wow. So he's not a total weakling.

Kulde's greatest asset is that he can see exactly how good his opponent is.

And yet he chose not to run away from Mundane.

I see what you're saying.

So either the unbeaten legend couldn't see Mundane's true strength, or Mundane

is a rotten coward who lets an artifact do all the work.

Not only that, but the unbeaten legend has only ever faced off against fighters

he knew he could beat. In other words, he's never shown any of us how powerful

he really is.

That does sound interesting.

Yes. Round four, match six.

Goldy Gilded versus Mundane Man.

Ready? Fight!

Huh?

So you think you can mess with me?

Did you see it? Just barely.

Impressive indeed. I wasn't able to see anything.

I was sure the unbeaten legend's sword was about to take off Mundane's head.

You're right. No normal person could have gotten out of the way in time. But

just before the sword got to him, Mundane cracked his neck.

He cracked his neck?

Like this.

Crackle crack.

Wait just a damn minute. What the hell are you talking about?

I don't understand it either.

But as soon as he tilted his head, I heard a crack, and he had dodged

Goldie's sword.

Come on. There's no way. You're saying he wanted to crack his neck and happened

to do it at just the right time?

That kind of coincidence doesn't happen. And if it's not a coincidence?

That's crazy.

This man cracked his neck so quickly that even I would have missed it if I

hadn't been watching for it. Do you think a normal human being could do such

a thing?

That is a good point. Hold on a sec.

That sword was coming really fast.

There's no way anybody could dodge it by cracking their neck at just the right

time. I only half believe it myself.

Maybe it was just a coincidence.

But then again, what if it wasn't at all, Quentin?

I really don't like you.

You just let a one in a million chance get away from you. So how can you stand

there like you don't care?

You will have one opportunity in your entire life to potentially beat me, and

you just lost yours!

Show some disappointment!

Get on the ground and writhe like the miserable worm you are!

Anything else would be blasphemy against me!

What in the hell?

Don't you know you gave up your golden opportunity?

A puny weakling of power level 17 thinks he can humiliate me?

I will bury you!

Behold my power!

Here's something you can think about in the afterlife!

My power level is 4,330, punk!

Demon god made of droid!

Golden Dragon Blade!

The winner... Mundane Man!

That's just freaking crazy.

Goldie's no pushover. He's better than I thought if he's able to manifest that. A

visual of magical power.

If he had aimed higher and sought out battles with stronger opponents, he

could have become an outstanding Dark Knight.

So, what did Mundane do at the end there?

If I saw what I think I saw, Mundane sneezed. Huh?

Maybe the golden dragon was too bright for him.

Mundane sneezed, and at the same time, his sword swung down. Goldie charged

right into it. It was an accidental crash.

No way! That's insane!

The dragon clashed with the sneeze, and the sneeze won?

That is what happened.

Goldie said Mundane lost a golden opportunity, but Mundane never had any

need to wait for Goldie to give him an opening.

It's almost like to Mundane, every fraction of a second was an opening.

Ha! That's ridiculous.

I was wasting my time with you. If that punk keeps winning, then he'll be up

against me in the preliminary finals.

I'll show everyone what he's really made of.

Would I be able to move the way he does?

And that is the security plan for the main Buxin Festival tournament next

week, Lord Asshat.

Please, Princess Iris, I insist that you call me Perv.

Very well. Then I shall call you Lord Perv. I know I have asked you this

before, but are you absolutely certain you feel no need for increased security?

Of course not. It's not as if anything happened that would create an unusual

stir.

Your condition appears to be much different than what I was told in the

reports.

Yes, the story seems to have been somewhat exaggerated.

You Midgardians are all so prone to worrying.

Perhaps we can blame that on Princess Alexia's kidnapping.

I understand you personally went to the rescue of your dear, delicate younger

sister. Our kingdom intends to follow your example.

We will solve family problems within the family.

We will do just as Purvas had commands of us.

You see, his majesty concurs.

Please leave the rest to me, your highness.

Court negotiations, reconstruction of the Knightly Order, and our part in the

Bousheen Festival.

I can understand your anxiety, your highness.

But please, put your mind at ease.

Our kingdom will do nothing to disquiet your pretty little head, Princess Iris.

Right, your majesty?

We will do just as Purvas had commands of us.

The winner mundane man What in the heck is going on here

yesterday he beat the ever-victorious legend Goldie and now he's won again

Looks like he's going to the main tournament There's nothing spectacular

about Quentin. But he's consistent, and the odds were in his favor. To think

he'd come up against this guy and not even get to make a move.

If he's made it this far, it can't be a fluke.

But I can't for the life of me figure out how he's winning.

I don't know if it's safe to bet on him or not.

For Dark Horse betting, this is interesting.

If everything goes normally, Iris is gonna win again this year. If anyone's

gonna change that, it's gonna be a mysterious Dark Knight.

Like Mundane Man.

But for round one in the main tournament, he's up against the Anros.

I'd say his odds are most likely nine to one.

Come on, man. There is no way that could be true.

My dearest friend and brother from another mother, Potato.

How are you? Will you please send me some money for an investment?

As for me, I am currently working on improving myself for the future, so I

beg of you. Please send over some funds now, please, dear friend.

Not a chance!

The guy I fought today was awfully enthusiastic.

I think his name was... Quinn, uh, something like that.

He reminds me of someone I met, I think.

Yeah, but who?

Hmm?

Can I help you?

I never would have guessed you would make it to the main tournament. I'm

impressed.

It was the natural outcome.

I admit, I misjudged you. I didn't realize your true strength.

You did very well.

but i would like to give you a warning if i could a warning i've seen your

every move mundane you'd best not assume you can win in the same ways you have

been what the hell's so funny mundane

yes here it is allow me to give you a warning

What? These weights I wear are chains that are holding me back.

Playtime is over.

Hey!

Hold on! Don't go!

I said stop!

Don't start thinking this means you've won.

I'll show you! You're not the only one who can do it! I can do it too!

Okay What exactly was she trying to do?

I made sure not to hit your vitals.

But you should hurry back and get that looked at.

Hey! Are you alright?

She went that way!

Hurry! You won't get away!

You're gonna pay for what you've done!