The two men, who had a shocking 22nd match, had been unconsciousness for over a week.
During that time, battle god Vahn stopped the progress of matches. Originally, even if an 'accident' occurred, the Great War of battle kings always continued immediately, but this time was special.
This is because Jin is the only hope for Plutonian tribe to get out of dead world. His death means stopping the history of the Plutonian tribe again.
“Brother 5th battle king!”
“What happened, are our brethren alright!?”
“Brethren? Hey, brother 8th battle king! Didn't you see, what did Jin do to the brother 10th battle king after the match…!”
“Brother 10th battle king was the first one who treated Jin like an enemy. It's not that like brother Jin also did a good job, but brother 10th battle king didn't had to go that far in the first place.”
“So you stab the unwary brother in the chest and even explode your lighting energy in it? This is not an accident, it is an intentional attempt of murder.”
“Brethren, shut up! Let’s listen to Brother 5th battle king!”
Boras had a haggard face from the major surgery that lasted over a week.
“…… both of them are fine. There is no disability, and there is no danger to their life. But they need extreme rest, so don't meet them until I say it's okay.”
The Plutonian tribesmen nodded.
Boras separated the two hospital rooms in preparation for an unexpected situation, and the Plutonian tribesmen took their seats in front of the hospital room of the person they supported.
Even before the 22nd match, the Plutonian tribesmen seemed to be fighting each other every day.
However, there were now overwhelmingly supporters of Kaio compared to before when the faction had been split in half.
It had to be. It's true that Kaio acted as if he couldn't acknowledge Jin at first, but he didn't cross the line.
Jin clearly crossed the line. In addition, strictly speaking Kaio was merely following the traditions and principles of the Great War of battle kings.
Until Jin's provocation, Kaio had never attacked Jin directly first.
The battle kings guarding Jin's hospital room were Linpa, Beliz, and Garmund.
Since there were less than 10 ordinary warriors, including Shaku, it clearly showed how the majority of the Plutonian tribesmen felt.
However, even those who gathered on the Jin side were not in a position to unconditionally support him. They, too, thought that Jin had committed a mortal sin.
Still, it was only to point that Jin doesn’t expelled from the position called 'brethren'. The rest of the brethren were mostly in the favour that Jin should be expelled, or that it should be accompanied by strong punishment rather than simple banishment.
“Damn, how did this happen…….”
Garmund touched his forehead and said.
He felt the greatest responsibility for this case. He thought that if he had just fought properly, the situation would not have gotten this far.
“Stop blaming yourself…… Brother Garmund. It’s not…. your fault."
[T/L:- Linpa speaks in phrases, as she start speaking again during Jin’s first training period.]
“Yes, let’s think about how to solve this problem. Haa, the bond between our brethren was only this much. This way, we are no different from the stupid other races that we hated in the past.”
Those who want to expel Jin, and those who don't.
Actually, they didn't have a choice. The absolute decision-making power of the Plutonian tribe rests only with the battle god, Vahn.
Vahn only stopped the Great War of battle kings, but she still did not express her intention otherwise.
It wasn't just that much, she was alone with Lingling and didn't meet anyone.
“Sister battle god should step up and say something.”
“This is the first time that sister battle god has been silent at a time like this. What is she thinking?”
While the concerns and anger of the Plutonian tribesmen grew, both Jin and Kaio took two more days to wake up.
Awakened, Jin immediately expressed his thoughts to the brethren who ran after receiving permission from Boras.
“If sister battle god doesn't discipline me directly, I will continue to participate in the Great War of battle kings as scheduled. If need to be, I'll stick with the same method with which I beat Brother Kaio."
It was unexpected for the brethren who had been waiting. They naturally expected Jin to reflect on his excessive behavior and apologize to enraged Plutonians.
“Brother Jin, are you crazy!? Are you going to do that again?”
Jin nodded quietly at Beliz's exasperated voice.
"Yes. The Great War of battle kings is fundamentally not a sparring, but a fight, sister 7th battle king. And I will prove my will and qualifications in this fight.”
"You mean it's okay to do that for the sake of victory? Do you really think that winning while trampling on the faith and affection of the brethren is really the right competition!”
“I can do more than that. If you think that's unfair, brethren who will fight with me can do the same."
“…… Unlike brother Jin, brother 10th battle king was seriously injured to the extent that he could no longer continue the Great War of battle kings. Brother Jin's thunderbolts exploded in his chest! It will take at least one year to fully heal. That means he can't even eat alone! Can't you feel anything?"
“And I almost lost both my eyes to brother 10th battle king. In the end, my head almost disappeared entirely.”
“But it didn't happen. Why do you think so? It is because brother 10th battle king was not able to shoot brother Jin in the end.”
"That’s right. I don't know if he really didn't shoot at all. Anyway, brother 10th battle king lost, and I will win the next match as well. You can't kill because we’re brethren? In the first place, it is a problem to face in a war that says that it is inevitable to face an accidental death, and to face it with such a resigned spirit.”
"What……?”
“And do you think the reason brother 10th battle king didn’t shoot the arrow at me was because he really cared about me? It must be because if it wasn’t for me, the hope of the brethren going out would be gone.”
Beliz raised her arm as if to slap Jin. Then, she lowered her trembling arm again.
“I want my brethren to be straight about me. If you really do accept me as a brethren, you shouldn't have denied me being Sigmund's successor just because there’s an another possibility arose now.”
“Not all of brethren did that.”
“But many did. Even sister battle god did not restrain the atmosphere. What is the result? Already the brethren are divided, and mostly supporting Kaio. In a way, it's not even a division. Now that the opportunity to deny my succession, which they had not liked before, has come, so I think the decision is close to unity."
All the brethren gnashed their teeth at Jin's malicious words. It's to the point where they wonder if it’s the same Jin that they knew.
“…… I think we must have misunderstood Brother Jin.”
“I have never been truly included in the word ‘we of the Plutonian tribe’. Now even you will turn around and stand on the other side. After all, arms bend inwards.”
When Beliz turned around and left the hospital room, the ordinary warrior followed. Linpa and Garmund stayed for a while and looked down at Jin.
“Brother Jin…. why are you….. doing this?"
“Brother Jin! You aren’t like this. It started with my fault, but now Brother Jin is definitely wrong! Brother 10th battle king was a bit rough, but do you really think the reason he couldn’t shoot arrow at brother Jin was because he wanted to go outside?”
“Please leave.”
Jin closed his eyes, and the two stood still for a while.
“…… Brother Jin….. just know this. If you keep doing that, all the brethren….. might really turn around.”
* * *
On the other hand, the atmosphere in Kaio's hospital room was a bit heavier.
Everyone was silently suppressing their anger. If the thunderbolts had exploded in a slightly more dangerous position, Kaio's illuminating heart would have been shattered and he would be almost crippled.
“He should be banished.”
"You are right! Brother Jin, Ha. Now I don’t even want to call him a brother, he has crossed the line. This is clearly an attempt of murder against a brethren.”
"If we banish him, we won't be able to leave forever, but we can't just sit still."
Kaio silently swallowed the porridge that Battle King Baba fed him.
“Sister battle god just gave the order!”
Mouka, who had just entered the hospital room, shouted.
“What did she say!?”
“She said the Great War of battle Kings would continue as soon as Brother Jin fully recovers.”
Sighs flowed from everywhere.
Of course, they knew she would punish Jin, but it was not easy for them to accept it since it was announced that she would proceed with the Great war of battle kings.
The fact that Great war of battle kings continued again meant that Kaio would be excluded.
Kaio is now in a state where he can no longer participate in the Great war of battle kings.
“…… This made it clear. Sister battle god has no intention of directly disciplining Brother Jin.”
However, the Plutonian tribesmen did not think, it was Vahn’s favoritism.
Rather, they considered it as giving them a ‘choice’. About what to do with Jin. Or, they thought it was giving Jin one more chance.
To see how he behaves in the next match and how he treats his brethren.
“Sister battle god must have same thought. Even if it means we can't get out, we can't just get over it.”
"Yes. If she meant to never punish Jin, she would have given orders never to avenge.”
“Brother Jin is not qualified to inherit the battle god. Not only was he lacking in strength, but he even tried to kill brother 10th battle king by using the fact that we couldn't go outside if brother Jin died.”
“When it's my turn, I'll take the place of brother 10th battle king...….”
When several members of the Plutonian tribe revealed their intentions to kill, Baba put down the porridge.
“By the way, brother Jin didn’t kill brother 10th battle king in the end. Everyone, let’s calm down a little bit.”
“Sister 9th battle king. You mean we need to think more?”
“When brother 8th battle king did something stupid, the reason why brother 10th battle king got so angry was because of sister 9th battle god. Don't tell me you don't know that."
9th battle king, Baba.
Until their destruction, most of the Plutonian tribesmen thought that the person who will succeed Vahn would eventually be Baba.
The battle kings, including Kaio, have been struggling to defeat her all their life. Baba was the final winner in the last Great War of battle kings before the destruction.
“Ha, I know. I know but are you really want to kill Brother Jin? It could be a mistake. Besides, in fact even if everyone says so but you don't have the confidence to banish or kill brother Jin.”
“Baba…….”
Finally Kaio raised his head with a hoarse voice, and everyone looked at him.
Kaio opened his eyes and said.
"If…. if Jin makes another mistake. Then you end…. him yourself.”
The two men, who had a shocking 22nd match, had been unconsciousness for over a week.
During that time, battle god Vahn stopped the progress of matches. Originally, even if an 'accident' occurred, the Great War of battle kings always continued immediately, but this time was special.
This is because Jin is the only hope for Plutonian tribe to get out of dead world. His death means stopping the history of the Plutonian tribe again.
“Brother 5th battle king!”
“What happened, are our brethren alright!?”
“Brethren? Hey, brother 8th battle king! Didn't you see, what did Jin do to the brother 10th battle king after the match…!”
“Brother 10th battle king was the first one who treated Jin like an enemy. It's not that like brother Jin also did a good job, but brother 10th battle king didn't had to go that far in the first place.”
“So you stab the unwary brother in the chest and even explode your lighting energy in it? This is not an accident, it is an intentional attempt of murder.”
“Brethren, shut up! Let’s listen to Brother 5th battle king!”
Boras had a haggard face from the major surgery that lasted over a week.
“…… both of them are fine. There is no disability, and there is no danger to their life. But they need extreme rest, so don't meet them until I say it's okay.”
The Plutonian tribesmen nodded.
Boras separated the two hospital rooms in preparation for an unexpected situation, and the Plutonian tribesmen took their seats in front of the hospital room of the person they supported.
Even before the 22nd match, the Plutonian tribesmen seemed to be fighting each other every day.
However, there were now overwhelmingly supporters of Kaio compared to before when the faction had been split in half.
It had to be. It's true that Kaio acted as if he couldn't acknowledge Jin at first, but he didn't cross the line.
Jin clearly crossed the line. In addition, strictly speaking Kaio was merely following the traditions and principles of the Great War of battle kings.
Until Jin's provocation, Kaio had never attacked Jin directly first.
The battle kings guarding Jin's hospital room were Linpa, Beliz, and Garmund.
Since there were less than 10 ordinary warriors, including Shaku, it clearly showed how the majority of the Plutonian tribesmen felt.
However, even those who gathered on the Jin side were not in a position to unconditionally support him. They, too, thought that Jin had committed a mortal sin.
Still, it was only to point that Jin doesn’t expelled from the position called 'brethren'. The rest of the brethren were mostly in the favour that Jin should be expelled, or that it should be accompanied by strong punishment rather than simple banishment.
“Damn, how did this happen…….”
Garmund touched his forehead and said.
He felt the greatest responsibility for this case. He thought that if he had just fought properly, the situation would not have gotten this far.
“Stop blaming yourself…… Brother Garmund. It’s not…. your fault."
[T/L:- Linpa speaks in phrases, as she start speaking again during Jin’s first training period.]
“Yes, let’s think about how to solve this problem. Haa, the bond between our brethren was only this much. This way, we are no different from the stupid other races that we hated in the past.”
Those who want to expel Jin, and those who don't.
Actually, they didn't have a choice. The absolute decision-making power of the Plutonian tribe rests only with the battle god, Vahn.
Vahn only stopped the Great War of battle kings, but she still did not express her intention otherwise.
It wasn't just that much, she was alone with Lingling and didn't meet anyone.
“Sister battle god should step up and say something.”
“This is the first time that sister battle god has been silent at a time like this. What is she thinking?”
While the concerns and anger of the Plutonian tribesmen grew, both Jin and Kaio took two more days to wake up.
Awakened, Jin immediately expressed his thoughts to the brethren who ran after receiving permission from Boras.
“If sister battle god doesn't discipline me directly, I will continue to participate in the Great War of battle kings as scheduled. If need to be, I'll stick with the same method with which I beat Brother Kaio."
It was unexpected for the brethren who had been waiting. They naturally expected Jin to reflect on his excessive behavior and apologize to enraged Plutonians.
“Brother Jin, are you crazy!? Are you going to do that again?”
Jin nodded quietly at Beliz's exasperated voice.
"Yes. The Great War of battle kings is fundamentally not a sparring, but a fight, sister 7th battle king. And I will prove my will and qualifications in this fight.”
"You mean it's okay to do that for the sake of victory? Do you really think that winning while trampling on the faith and affection of the brethren is really the right competition!”
“I can do more than that. If you think that's unfair, brethren who will fight with me can do the same."
“…… Unlike brother Jin, brother 10th battle king was seriously injured to the extent that he could no longer continue the Great War of battle kings. Brother Jin's thunderbolts exploded in his chest! It will take at least one year to fully heal. That means he can't even eat alone! Can't you feel anything?"
“And I almost lost both my eyes to brother 10th battle king. In the end, my head almost disappeared entirely.”
“But it didn't happen. Why do you think so? It is because brother 10th battle king was not able to shoot brother Jin in the end.”
"That’s right. I don't know if he really didn't shoot at all. Anyway, brother 10th battle king lost, and I will win the next match as well. You can't kill because we’re brethren? In the first place, it is a problem to face in a war that says that it is inevitable to face an accidental death, and to face it with such a resigned spirit.”
"What……?”
“And do you think the reason brother 10th battle king didn’t shoot the arrow at me was because he really cared about me? It must be because if it wasn’t for me, the hope of the brethren going out would be gone.”
Beliz raised her arm as if to slap Jin. Then, she lowered her trembling arm again.
“I want my brethren to be straight about me. If you really do accept me as a brethren, you shouldn't have denied me being Sigmund's successor just because there’s an another possibility arose now.”
“Not all of brethren did that.”
“But many did. Even sister battle god did not restrain the atmosphere. What is the result? Already the brethren are divided, and mostly supporting Kaio. In a way, it's not even a division. Now that the opportunity to deny my succession, which they had not liked before, has come, so I think the decision is close to unity."
All the brethren gnashed their teeth at Jin's malicious words. It's to the point where they wonder if it’s the same Jin that they knew.
“…… I think we must have misunderstood Brother Jin.”
“I have never been truly included in the word ‘we of the Plutonian tribe’. Now even you will turn around and stand on the other side. After all, arms bend inwards.”
When Beliz turned around and left the hospital room, the ordinary warrior followed. Linpa and Garmund stayed for a while and looked down at Jin.
“Brother Jin…. why are you….. doing this?"
“Brother Jin! You aren’t like this. It started with my fault, but now Brother Jin is definitely wrong! Brother 10th battle king was a bit rough, but do you really think the reason he couldn’t shoot arrow at brother Jin was because he wanted to go outside?”
“Please leave.”
Jin closed his eyes, and the two stood still for a while.
“…… Brother Jin….. just know this. If you keep doing that, all the brethren….. might really turn around.”
* * *
On the other hand, the atmosphere in Kaio's hospital room was a bit heavier.
Everyone was silently suppressing their anger. If the thunderbolts had exploded in a slightly more dangerous position, Kaio's illuminating heart would have been shattered and he would be almost crippled.
“He should be banished.”
"You are right! Brother Jin, Ha. Now I don’t even want to call him a brother, he has crossed the line. This is clearly an attempt of murder against a brethren.”
"If we banish him, we won't be able to leave forever, but we can't just sit still."
Kaio silently swallowed the porridge that Battle King Baba fed him.
“Sister battle god just gave the order!”
Mouka, who had just entered the hospital room, shouted.
“What did she say!?”
“She said the Great War of battle Kings would continue as soon as Brother Jin fully recovers.”
Sighs flowed from everywhere.
Of course, they knew she would punish Jin, but it was not easy for them to accept it since it was announced that she would proceed with the Great war of battle kings.
The fact that Great war of battle kings continued again meant that Kaio would be excluded.
Kaio is now in a state where he can no longer participate in the Great war of battle kings.
“…… This made it clear. Sister battle god has no intention of directly disciplining Brother Jin.”
However, the Plutonian tribesmen did not think, it was Vahn’s favoritism.
Rather, they considered it as giving them a ‘choice’. About what to do with Jin. Or, they thought it was giving Jin one more chance.
To see how he behaves in the next match and how he treats his brethren.
“Sister battle god must have same thought. Even if it means we can't get out, we can't just get over it.”
"Yes. If she meant to never punish Jin, she would have given orders never to avenge.”
“Brother Jin is not qualified to inherit the battle god. Not only was he lacking in strength, but he even tried to kill brother 10th battle king by using the fact that we couldn't go outside if brother Jin died.”
“When it's my turn, I'll take the place of brother 10th battle king...….”
When several members of the Plutonian tribe revealed their intentions to kill, Baba put down the porridge.
“By the way, brother Jin didn’t kill brother 10th battle king in the end. Everyone, let’s calm down a little bit.”
“Sister 9th battle king. You mean we need to think more?”
“When brother 8th battle king did something stupid, the reason why brother 10th battle king got so angry was because of sister 9th battle god. Don't tell me you don't know that."
9th battle king, Baba.
Until their destruction, most of the Plutonian tribesmen thought that the person who will succeed Vahn would eventually be Baba.
The battle kings, including Kaio, have been struggling to defeat her all their life. Baba was the final winner in the last Great War of battle kings before the destruction.
“Ha, I know. I know but are you really want to kill Brother Jin? It could be a mistake. Besides, in fact even if everyone says so but you don't have the confidence to banish or kill brother Jin.”
“Baba…….”
Finally Kaio raised his head with a hoarse voice, and everyone looked at him.
Kaio opened his eyes and said.
"If…. if Jin makes another mistake. Then you end…. him yourself.”
