At midnight, the bell rang.
The first night of partying is over.
Xiaolin, who used magic, won the victory with a crushing appearance, breaking the undefeated golden body of [Sword Emperor] who was victorious in actual combat, and also broke the perceptions of all the students who were watching. Like a dark horse, it unreasonably breaks into everyone's sight.
The strong ones at the front were wary, while the weak ones at the back were trembling.
At this time, the other protagonist of the battle, the defeated Loki, dragged his tired body to the academy's guard room alone. After fully communicating with the guard, he was led to a quiet room.
As soon as you enter the door, you see a figure from behind.
There was no preamble, just a question: "It seems to be over. I received a telegram, and the result is that you lost."
"……yes."
After hearing his father's question, Loki, who stood behind him and lowered his head, clenched his fists unwillingly.
At this time, his nose was bruised, his face was swollen, and his clothes were in tatters. He was completely different from the handsome middle-aged man before, and he was completely different from the elegant gentleman in front of him who was drinking black tea.
And he is the father of Fleur and Loki, Bronson who once touched the throne of the Demon King.
"I didn't expect you to lose."
Bronson raised his tea cup, glanced at his son from the corner of his eyes, and said coldly: "You should have been the son I am most proud of, but now you have lost so completely. I am very disappointed."
"...Please, please give me another chance!"
Loki pleaded softly through gritted teeth, his unwilling tone echoing in the silent room.
Tuk - Tuk - Tuk -
Bronson did not answer, but turned his back to Loki, tapping his fingers on the table. The water in the black tea kept shaking, and Loki became nervous.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing, and the constant knocking sounds hit his heart.
The son who dared not resist was afraid that his cold father would say "abandon" and stop his heart.
Don't look at what Bronson said about Loki being his proud son. In the eyes of the man who has fallen into madness, having no use value means that he can be thrown away at any time.
A long while.
Bronson spoke slowly: "I'm not angry that you lost, Loki, but that you lost in such an embarrassing and ugly way."
For nobles, death is not terrible, but making a fool of themselves in front of everyone is the most unacceptable thing.
But Loki knew that Bronson was by no means a person who was obsessed with superficial elegance, because he deeply understood how dark and terrifying the truth hidden in the orphanage really was, and what he said was obviously to reprimand him for not showing the angel-shaped automaton. Strong, and also lost in the first game.
Loki was silent.
Bronson turned around and said with a serious face: "The most important thing is, why would you do such a thing without permission?"
"Well……"
Loki couldn't answer for a moment, and cold sweat broke out on his palms.
"I'm asking you." The gentleman said in an extremely cold voice: "Why did you give up your seventh position and downgrade yourself to ninety-ninth?"
Goosebumps aroused on Loki's neck, and he suppressed his trembling voice and said, "...Because, I judge that this is a necessary act in the plan."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"The possibility of Fleur winning is less than one ten thousandth. If we want to compare the performance of [Garm] and [Angel], we have to eliminate that guy."
"Humph, and then you lose?" Bronson's voice became even colder.
"sorry."
Loki simply apologized.
Bronson is a consequentialist. If he can win, he can generously forgive the opponent's mistakes no matter what, but if he can't...
Loki's heart lifted again.
Just when he thought the punishment would be handed down directly, he heard Bronson wonder: "Why didn't he take your gloves? Is it just a simple humiliation, or..."
He had already found out the relationship between Xiao Lin and Fleur, and he was very concerned about the sudden appearance of the self-proclaimed
Guys who can use magic are of great interest.
"never mind."
Unexpectedly, Bronson did not blame him, but narrowed his eyes and said, "Loki, you should be lucky that your gloves were not taken away, otherwise your heart would have been stopped by now."
"...Yes, thank you very much."
"Not thanks, Loki, but repayment."
Facing Bronson's incomprehensible smile, he said: "You are my proud son, and I will forgive you this time. And tomorrow it will be the rabbi fighting that man... It should be like this. But your plus Bailie did not suffer much damage, so I ask that you join the rabbi at the night meeting tomorrow to confront the man."
Let him take a closer look tomorrow night to see if it is what he thought.
"Loki, I have expectations for you, so just give it your best. That's for Fleur's good."
"...Of course, Father."
I don’t know if Bronson noticed it, but Loki’s brows twitched slightly.
"Back off."
After hearing the order, Loki bowed respectfully and exited the room. He turned his back to Bronson and gritted his teeth tightly.
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"Why didn't you take his gloves away! Are you an idiot? You are an idiot!"
The arrogant girl leaned slightly closer to Xiao Lin, with obvious anger in her beautiful eyes, accusing the man in front of her of missing a great opportunity without realizing it.
"Let me ask first, you should know the rules of the night party."
"Sequential melee format, right? Don't think of me as that idiot Akabane-kun."
Xiao Lin complained softly.
"That's right."
Charlotte said: "As long as one side grabs the opponent's gloves, the battle will be over. No matter what, the 98th person will join the battle the next day, and the 97th person will fight the next night. Like this , a new enemy will appear on the battlefield every night, and this rule will definitely be implemented except during interruptions."
But it’s not always a one-on-one battle.
The deadline for the battle is twelve o'clock... When the clock tower shows zero and the bell rings, it will be the end of the dance. If the winner is not decided before then...
"You should know what that means."
"The battlefield will become more chaotic."
"And it just so happens that the ninety-eighth and the ninety-ninth are the siblings..."
"Won't Fleur use her right not to appear?"
"Do you think this is possible?"
Xiaolin's rather innocent words made the arrogant girl Charlotte roll her eyes.
right not to appear
——It means that when the 99th is not defeated by the 100th, and the 98th is participating in the night party, he has the right to refuse to appear. The premise is that the ninety-eighth...that is, the person above is not invited.
"Don't be so angry, Ciel." Sigmund jumped off her head and said, "You should be very clear about how strong Xiaolin is. Although you also understand that you are worried about the person you like, at least now you have more believe him."
"What...! This...! Stupid...!"
Charlotte's face was red from holding back, and the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say them out.
Sigmund lowered his head and apologized: "I'm sorry. It seems that what I just said was really teasing you. No matter how you look at me recently, this kind of thing is more serious than staring at a ball of fire."
"Shut up! Watch out if I replace the chicken for lunch with milk powder!" Charlotte was so embarrassed.
Sigmund smiled bitterly and covered his face with his tail, pretending not to hear. Charlotte started to get angry and couldn't help but pull Sigmund's wings hard as punishment for his slip of the tongue.
In the end, it was Xiaolin who saved it.
He said to the tsundere girl who was worried about him: "Don't worry, I won't lose, even if the two of them work together, the result will be the same."
Short, yet confident.
Charlotte looked at Xiao Lin seriously and found that he was serious and not joking. She turned her head and snorted coldly, letting him go.
"...Don't die."
"ah."
After getting a definite answer, Charlotte turned and left.
Sigmund, who was being held, said: "Although I have confidence in your strength, please pay attention to your safety. Ciel is very fond of you."
"...What nonsense are you talking about, Sigmund! Replace your lunch chicken with sand!" Charlotte, who had walked not far away, heard her dragon-shaped automaton say this, and turned into a golden color with explosive hair on the spot. Kitty.
Sigmund held his forehead with his wings and whispered: "Finally...has my lunch changed from edible food to inedible food?"
"It's not a big problem, I will feed you secretly." Xiao Lin clicked its dragon head.
Sigmund nodded with satisfaction and said, "You are indeed my favorite man, and you are worthy of the good things I have been saying about you in Ciel's ears."
"...What you did is completely unnecessary."
"Really?"
Sigmund asked in return, and without waiting for Xiaolin's answer, he broke away from Xiaolin's arms, flapping his wings and chasing Charlotte who was striding ahead.
Xiao Lin scratched his head.
Although I knew that Sigmund was old and sounded mature in his voice and tone, what was going on with this way of secretly connecting his daughter with others?
Why does it feel like déjà vu? Did some of Hell's Watchdogs do the same thing?
In this complicated mood, the second day of the night party came.
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I don’t know if it was intentional or accidental.
Today is Monday.
Although the night party has started, the people involved are only some students, so of course, the college continues to have classes as usual.
However, the opening of the Sunday night party brought the atmosphere to its climax instantly.
Therefore, after all classes were over, the sun set in the west, and the time came to 6 p.m., students gathered again at the edge of the night party.
Some people come here to see the fun and excitement, while others come here for research purposes.
In short, today is even more lively than yesterday.
Tonight is Silent Roar - the night Fleur appears.
Xiao Lin came to the battlefield early and started doing warm-up exercises. The students who were watching the excitement were whispering to each other after seeing this.
"Look at how energetic that guy is."
"Ah, after all, he defeated the Sword Emperor. He is a man who should not be underestimated."
"Dark horse, absolutely dark horse!"
While the students were talking about it——
"Hush! Silent Roar appears!"
The sound of conversation subsided, and Xiao Lin also looked in the direction where the students were paying attention.
A female student with flowing pearl-colored hair who felt very fragile walked over, followed behind her was a canine-shaped automaton with a coat that looked like a wolfdog.
It's Fleur.
Although she is a senior girl one grade above Charlotte, she doesn't look older at all...except for her breasts.
There was no signal for the start of the game at the night party. The duel had already started the moment they stood on the battlefield.
Xiao Lin did not launch an attack immediately.
Looking at Fleur, he said with a smile: "Sure enough, rescuing Yomi is not enough?... Well, I can probably guess how that man will threaten you."
"...Sorry...I'm sorry." Fleur trembled and lowered her head, looking very sorry.
Xiao Lin shook his head and said: "I don't mean to blame you. The people standing here have all kinds of persistence, so you don't need to be sorry. It's just..."
Looking at the rabbi who was following her and Yomi not far from the stage, Xiaolin was a little curious.
"Why didn't you let Yomi come with you? You must be embarrassed."
"...It's not...because Yomi...it can't...adjust...ok...
..."
This is the disadvantage of the dog-type automaton. It cannot be prepared as quickly as the angel-type automaton Gabriel.
At this time, Loki also joined the battlefield from the other side. Except for some bruises on his face, he had fully recovered.
When he saw Fleur, his eyes became extremely cold, and Fleur couldn't help but shudder.
Loki said coldly: "I didn't expect you to show up here. I thought you would escape this battle."
"...I won't do that kind of thing." Fleur retorted in a low voice.
"That's why I'm surprised. This is nothing like you. Ever since you were a child, you've been slow, clumsy, and easy to give up no matter what you do. When you're afraid of something, you hide behind me. You, Now you actually want to join this battle?"
The younger brother's question silenced the elder sister.
After a pause, Fleur said: "Loki, you have always been very capable since you were a child. You are always lively... you have a good mind... you are strong... your hands and feet are also very flexible. I just need to follow Loki. ...Just hide behind Loki."
Then, amidst her brother's curiosity, her sister gently shook her head and said, "But now, I am also a student of this academy... a puppet user who aims at the Demon King!"
Fleur raised her head vigorously and faced Loki head-on.
Loki was startled. Fleur's weak atmosphere just now had disappeared. Now she looked very resolute, even majestic. Even so.
"I said, it's good to have a close relationship between siblings, but can you consider my feelings? Doesn't it make me look like the villain? I'm obviously the protagonist." Xiao Lin couldn't help complaining at the side.
Loki ignored Xiao Lin and whispered: "Oh, it doesn't seem like the reluctance of a weak person? But are you really aware of it?"
"Loki...maybe, hates me, but not necessarily. But...will, fight. Because, if you just hide behind Loki, no one can protect you." Fleur patted her chest and told Charlotte The extremely jealous plump girl showed her sister's appearance for the first time.
"Protect? Who are you talking about?" Loki seemed arrogant and angry.
Xiao Lin on the side couldn't help raising his hand, interrupting them and saying: "Um... how do you feel about taking care of me a little bit? I'm really not a villain."
"Shut up! Let me defeat you! Gabriel, spin!"
"I will protect Loki! Rabbi! Sound Barrier Blast!"
At this moment, the siblings with a twisted relationship connect with each other, and they join forces to deal with the difficult enemy.
In this way, only Kobayashi's injured world is completed.
"——So, I'm really not a villain!"
Xiaolin's grievances reached the sky.
