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“Alright, I’m going to legally punch His Highness! Mainly as a punishment for him not stopping the senior when he made fun of Vi earlier!”
After cheerfully saying those words, that would get her executed if she was overheard by anyone else, Ms. Kriemhild headed off to battle His Highness Vermillion with a smile on her face.
“I… lost…!”
She came back after losing, in a battered state with her head hanging low.
In reality, the damage was mostly absorbed by the talisman, so she just looked battered.
“It was a good match. Well fought!”
While watching the next match, which was Apricot against Chartreuse, from the sidelines in the corridor, I encouraged Ms. Kriemhild who was in a slump.
“Thank you… very much. But I’m still nowhere near his level right now… though, for some reason I feel like His Highness has gotten stronger than before…”
When I spoke to her, she stopped moping, got up, and started reflecting on her match while watching Apricot’s match next to me.
Ms. Kriemhild’s opponent was His Highness Vermillion. The Prince is definitely strong, but not so much that she would have absolutely no chances against him. However, this time she fought against the awakened Prince Vermillion.
Prince Vermillion, who was able to face his own heart in the first year match earlier, had shed his skin and become stronger in magic. He was starting to gain the strength that he had attained in the true ending of the Ring of Fire to protect Ms. Mary. Although he had just started to get stronger, the only opponents that could fight him properly were probably those who excelled in certain areas like Apricot and Chartreuse, or those with special powers like Ash, Silva and Ecul.
… But if you ask me whether Ms. Kriemhild was beaten one-sidedly, I would have to say no.
Prince Vermillion’s power has increased compared to before in the way that was similar to his power awakening in the True Ending for the sake of protecting the kingdom and Ms. Mary. However, Ms. Kriemhild had undoubtedly reached his level.
Although her alchemy magic tools were skillfully disposed of, leaving Ms. Kriemhild without any tools, if she had used other magic or physical abilities in that battle, she would have been able to catch him off guard and reverse the result with a small push. In the end, she was spectacularly defeated by His Highness’ magic, so from the outside it probably looked like she was easily defeated.
“… Did someone teach you how to fight, Ms. Kriemhild?”
I knew this was rude, but I was curious so I asked.
Aside from the things related to alchemy magic, the only thing that’s been revealed about the Heroine’s past in Ring of Fire is that she used to play with kids her age in the countryside. She was a bit mischievous and used magic without studying and that was about it.
It’s possible that anything more was mentioned somewhere else I didn’t see, or that it was talked about in a sequel or a spin-off after my death.
“My dad taught me the basics of self-defense, but other than that, I’m self-taught. Monsters are dangerous and the kids my age were all younger than me, so there was no challenge in fighting them.”
So she said but she seemed too used to fighting.
I did not see it clearly so I cannot say for sure, but I feel like her eyes were extremely focused. Her clear eyes seemed even clearer—
“Fuhahahahahahaha! I have achieved great victory! Now, nobody will say that it was a coincidence! Koff…!”
As we were talking, Apricot, who had won the second match against Chartreuse, returned to us with her body trembling from the recoil of strengthening magic while using her staff for support.
“Hey, congrats on the victory. The backlash must be harsh, so rest up in preparation for the next match for now.”
“Fu-fufufufu, I shall do exactly that…! Ghuf!”
Although she was clearly wounded all over, she had won this battle brilliantly. It seemed that her magical tactics had worked extremely well. She used more higher level spells than she did before, so the audience probably did not think that Apricot was just a show-off.
…I wonder if Chartreuse is okay. He felt a strong sense of self-condemnation after losing to Ash, but now that he has also lost to Apricot, he might go on a journey to become even stronger.
“Congratulations on your victory, Apricot! Do you want to try a potion I made with alchemy magic that works well for fatigue? You will recover from all fatigue as if it never existed.”
“… Doesn’t it have any side effects?”
“Ahaha, forgetting fatigue is both the intended effect and the side effect. Yeah, it really does help you forget about it.”
“In other words, you just forget about the fatigue, but the exhaustion is still there?”
“That’s right!”
“No it’s not!”
I wonder if Ms. Kriemhild really made something so similar to anesthesia… oh, but maybe it was a joke. She was just supporting Apricot’s body and having a joyful conversation with her. It’s also easier for Apricot to just keep talking like that, so I’ll leave her to Ms. Kriemhild.
“Well then, I’ll be off.”
“Oh, okay. Good luck!”
“You are allowed lose. Even if your opponent is Enerios (the princess of the Sea)!”
“She’s called Mary, you know?”
“You know that’s not what I meant.”
I simply replied with a thank you for the encouragement(?) and headed to the arena where we would be fighting.
My duel with Ms. Mary is the third match. I fired myself up to win because of the bet.
A bet with Ms. Mary about who would win. It was a simple and a normal bet: “If you lose, you have to do one thing the winner tells you to do, within a reasonable line.”
However Ms. Mary already stated.
‘I’ve already decided on what I want if I win.’
It was as if she was sure she would win – or rather, it did not matter whether she won or not. She said it as if proposing this bet was her goal in itself.
‘Please tell me about your past. I’m curious about how you see this world.’
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