“You can do it.” Vahn replied in a calm voice.
It was not Jin, but rather the Plutonian tribe members who were surprised by her answer. They had secretly hoped that Vahn would intervene to mediate the tense situation that had escalated to a terrible level since Jin first stabbed Kaio, or rather, since Garmund and Kaio first fought.
But Vahn had never once intervened in the brethren' issues, not even at this moment when things had reached this point. It was completely incomprehensible whether she was disappointed in Jin, disappointed in herself, or had another reason for her inaction.
If Vahn had favoured Jin, the Plutonian tribesmen would have followed without a word, even if she punished the brethren who demanded a new validation test on successor that was directly chosen by her, or even if she told them to consider Jin's words as her own.
‘Why are you just standing by until the end... Do you feel guilty about the last war? Are you trying to avoid making any choices now, thinking that the extinction of our race was due to your decision, sister battle god? Even though the brethren are in danger of being divided like this!’
Vahn looked into Baba's eyes for a moment. Baba felt that her innermost feelings were exposed, so she felt embarrassed and ashamed to complain, but she did not avert eyes.
“If you can.” Vahn continued. Baba's pupils dilated at her words.
After a few seconds of being dazed, she clenched her teeth as if her molars were about to break.
“…… All right."
As Vahn and Lingling flew away, Jin turned back momentarily to look at Baba and the members of the Plutonian tribe.
“You are very kind. Kaio and you, too.”
"What?"
“Do you need to tell me that you’re going to take my eyes or kill me? If you have confidence, then just do it without making a fuss. Such behavior only makes you look weak."
Baba nodded slowly in agreement.
“I will take your advice.”
* * *
The battle between Jin and Baba was the 65th match.
The revived tradition, which was once a beacon of hope, was now nearing its end, just like the relationship between Jin and the Plutonian tribe.
Although there were still a few matches left after the 65th, the Plutonian tribe believed that the fight between the two was the last battle of the great war of Battle kings.
Before that battle, the other battles held little significance to the Plutonian tribe.
Jin's death was directly linked to the fate of Laprarosa.
The guilt of being a leader when her people perished.
The Plutonian tribe, including Baba, speculated that the reason why Vahn did not intervene was due to this.
Most of the Plutonian tribesmen had similar thoughts.
“If sister Baba kill Jin…… Our time will probably stop forever. Perhaps the next inheritor of the Shadow Sword may never come.”
“We were already extinct. Yes, that's for sure. We're just living on in a dead world, thanks to Solderet. Jin became our brethren and showed us hope, but in the end, he abandoned us over a minor conflict. He was never truly our brethren.”
“Yes, from the beginning…… we had to object when sister battle god asked us for our opinion on transfusion of his blood. If that were the case, we would have just passed on the shadow sword to him, and we wouldn't have been betrayed like this...….”
Betrayal.
The Plutonian tribe understood Jin's behavior so far as such. He couldn't have gone this far just because a few people demanded further verification.
“Anyway, I don't feel it. The fact that tonight could be our real end...."
Amidst the despondent Plutonian tribe members, Baba had a resolute and firm gaze.
Time passed by cruelly fast. The Plutonian tribe members entered the main hall with gloomy and angry faces, unlike their usual selves.
Unlike usual, the sky in the main hall was just dark.
As if the Plutonian tribesmen had made a promise, they were calming down the thunderbolts that they released every time the Great War started.
Even Kaio, who had been bedridden since the 22nd match, climbed the main hall on Baba’s back.
“Before starting the 65th match, I want to tell you all something."
At Vahn’s words, the eyes of the Plutonian tribesmen widened.
‘No way.'
‘Is sister battle god trying to mediate now, even at this late hour...!?’
However, Baba's eyes remained unwavering even then.
She had already made up her mind.
And the next moment, Vahn’s words far surpassed everyone's expectations.
“If sister Baba kills Jin in this match, Laprarosa's time will not completely stop. Maybe it's because it was originally Jin's chaos. Lingling, this child can play the same role as Jin.”
“T-That... Is that really true, sister battle god? Lingling plays the same role as Jin.”
[It's true!]
"That's right. I had been feeling it ever since accepting Lingling, but it became certain two days ago."
Vahn did not elaborate on how it was possible or what means were used to confirm it. Despite this, everyone could clearly understand that Vahn's words were true.
'Then, even if Jin dies, our time doesn't end completely...…!’
‘Lingling is the first chaos, so perhaps even more is possible. It's to the extent that sister battle god speaks with such conviction.'
The fate of Laprarosa, which depended only on Jin, now has a new alternative called Lingling.
A heavy silence fell. Except for Vahn, it was only Baba who maintained complete composure.
Baba handed Kaio over to Garmund.
Garmund scratched the back of his head and positioned Kaio in a way that would give him as much comfort as possible.
"I will be back."
Baba slowly moved to the center of the main hall. Behind her stood 11 battle kings and 64 ordinary warriors.
No one stood behind Jin who was approaching from the other side.
“The 65th match, begin.”
Even though the Great War began, Jin and Baba did not draw their swords for a while.
However, the fighting spirit emanating from the two of them was already weighing heavily on the entire hall.
'Just over ten days have passed, but not only has he recovered... He's become even stronger.'
The energy flowing from Jin was unusual. Jin is a completely different person now from past match when he was defeated by Lumora in the 54th match.
“I would kill you if I could. I wondered why sister battle god had told me that.”
“Do you understand now?”
"A little. And I was also curious about one more thing. Why are you doing this to such an extent...."
Swoosh...
Baba's sword, 'Light', slowly came out of its sheath.
Light was the sword used by Nana, her ancestor and the previous battle god. As the name suggested, the blade was shining with a dazzling light.
“It was a minor issue. This test was neither unreasonable nor everyone's wish. But you turned your back on your brethren with just that.”
Jin also slowly drew his sword. The pale blade of Sigmund contrasted with the light.
“I think you must have been anxious. We, who always provided absolute support, would have looked like we were showing our greed as soon as the situation changed in your eyes. It must have been something unexpected for you as well."
“It's a ridiculous thing. As soon as you had the hope of going outside and not even sure about it, you revealed your true intentions. So I tried to provoke you a little, and in no time, most of you conspired to take this sword from me. And even suggested banishing me."
"A little? Is that all you have to say?"
“That's the essence of the concept you call brethren. With just a few words, you split into factions, rejected me, who had been acknowledged as a brethren and inherited the sword after being chosen by battle god, and threatened me by talking about accidents. I was disillusioned with what you guys looked like.”
“Before stabbing Brother Kaio, no. Even after stabbing him. Have you ever thought of having a conversation?”
“I found that their are different type of brethren, what kind of conversation do we need? Even though more effective control was possible but you forgave the Kaio, who threatened me by saying that he could cause an accident, because he was a brethren, and you couldn’t forgive me for stabbing Kaio because I was not a brethren?”
“Brother Kaio didn’t shoot you after all. And doing something and not doing it are never the same. You tried to kill your brethren...….”
“I almost lost my eyes or head, but it's okay since Kaio didn't shoot me in the end. So, even though I ended up stabbing Kaio, he didn't die. No one died."
"Besides, brother Kaio intended to pressure you."
“Then could I have other intentions? Couldn't you have thought that there would be a reason why I even stabbed Kaio?”
“Sister Beliz, brother Garmund, and sister Linpa and ordinary warriors visited your hospital room to ask about that.”
"That's right. The people who came to see me were all of them, and they reprimanded me. Did the other members of the Plutonian tribe on the opposite side done the same to Kaio?”
Baba couldn't answer.
“You don't understand the essence of the problem at all. When an opportunity arises, your true intentions are revealed in a subtle way. Kaio is a brethren, and I was just a friendly outsider.”
“…… You're making excuses. Are you trying to justify stabbing your brethren because you're upset? There's a limit.”
“It's a matter of standards. If you want to prove that you're right, stop talking and draw your sword. Now that Lingling is here, there's no reason to hesitate to deal with me."
Baba's eyes grew cold.
“Lingling…… to begin with, whether we can go outside or not is not an important issue. I hope you don't think that the reason we've been putting up with you all this time is because of that.”
Cuzzz...…!
As soon as Baba began to raise her aura, the entire main hall was enveloped in a blue thunderbolts in an instant.
“Let me tell you clearly why do my brethren think that I am the one who should inherit the battle god.”
Plutonian 9th battle king special move
Punishment
Baba charged at Jin like a blue spear, and Jin swung sigmund against her head-on.
'This damn villain's end is finally in sight.’
While thinking like that.
“You can do it.” Vahn replied in a calm voice.
It was not Jin, but rather the Plutonian tribe members who were surprised by her answer. They had secretly hoped that Vahn would intervene to mediate the tense situation that had escalated to a terrible level since Jin first stabbed Kaio, or rather, since Garmund and Kaio first fought.
But Vahn had never once intervened in the brethren' issues, not even at this moment when things had reached this point. It was completely incomprehensible whether she was disappointed in Jin, disappointed in herself, or had another reason for her inaction.
If Vahn had favoured Jin, the Plutonian tribesmen would have followed without a word, even if she punished the brethren who demanded a new validation test on successor that was directly chosen by her, or even if she told them to consider Jin's words as her own.
‘Why are you just standing by until the end... Do you feel guilty about the last war? Are you trying to avoid making any choices now, thinking that the extinction of our race was due to your decision, sister battle god? Even though the brethren are in danger of being divided like this!’
Vahn looked into Baba's eyes for a moment. Baba felt that her innermost feelings were exposed, so she felt embarrassed and ashamed to complain, but she did not avert eyes.
“If you can.” Vahn continued. Baba's pupils dilated at her words.
After a few seconds of being dazed, she clenched her teeth as if her molars were about to break.
“…… All right."
As Vahn and Lingling flew away, Jin turned back momentarily to look at Baba and the members of the Plutonian tribe.
“You are very kind. Kaio and you, too.”
"What?"
“Do you need to tell me that you’re going to take my eyes or kill me? If you have confidence, then just do it without making a fuss. Such behavior only makes you look weak."
Baba nodded slowly in agreement.
“I will take your advice.”
* * *
The battle between Jin and Baba was the 65th match.
The revived tradition, which was once a beacon of hope, was now nearing its end, just like the relationship between Jin and the Plutonian tribe.
Although there were still a few matches left after the 65th, the Plutonian tribe believed that the fight between the two was the last battle of the great war of Battle kings.
Before that battle, the other battles held little significance to the Plutonian tribe.
Jin's death was directly linked to the fate of Laprarosa.
The guilt of being a leader when her people perished.
The Plutonian tribe, including Baba, speculated that the reason why Vahn did not intervene was due to this.
Most of the Plutonian tribesmen had similar thoughts.
“If sister Baba kill Jin…… Our time will probably stop forever. Perhaps the next inheritor of the Shadow Sword may never come.”
“We were already extinct. Yes, that's for sure. We're just living on in a dead world, thanks to Solderet. Jin became our brethren and showed us hope, but in the end, he abandoned us over a minor conflict. He was never truly our brethren.”
“Yes, from the beginning…… we had to object when sister battle god asked us for our opinion on transfusion of his blood. If that were the case, we would have just passed on the shadow sword to him, and we wouldn't have been betrayed like this...….”
Betrayal.
The Plutonian tribe understood Jin's behavior so far as such. He couldn't have gone this far just because a few people demanded further verification.
“Anyway, I don't feel it. The fact that tonight could be our real end...."
Amidst the despondent Plutonian tribe members, Baba had a resolute and firm gaze.
Time passed by cruelly fast. The Plutonian tribe members entered the main hall with gloomy and angry faces, unlike their usual selves.
Unlike usual, the sky in the main hall was just dark.
As if the Plutonian tribesmen had made a promise, they were calming down the thunderbolts that they released every time the Great War started.
Even Kaio, who had been bedridden since the 22nd match, climbed the main hall on Baba’s back.
“Before starting the 65th match, I want to tell you all something."
At Vahn’s words, the eyes of the Plutonian tribesmen widened.
‘No way.'
‘Is sister battle god trying to mediate now, even at this late hour...!?’
However, Baba's eyes remained unwavering even then.
She had already made up her mind.
And the next moment, Vahn’s words far surpassed everyone's expectations.
“If sister Baba kills Jin in this match, Laprarosa's time will not completely stop. Maybe it's because it was originally Jin's chaos. Lingling, this child can play the same role as Jin.”
“T-That... Is that really true, sister battle god? Lingling plays the same role as Jin.”
[It's true!]
"That's right. I had been feeling it ever since accepting Lingling, but it became certain two days ago."
Vahn did not elaborate on how it was possible or what means were used to confirm it. Despite this, everyone could clearly understand that Vahn's words were true.
'Then, even if Jin dies, our time doesn't end completely...…!’
‘Lingling is the first chaos, so perhaps even more is possible. It's to the extent that sister battle god speaks with such conviction.'
The fate of Laprarosa, which depended only on Jin, now has a new alternative called Lingling.
A heavy silence fell. Except for Vahn, it was only Baba who maintained complete composure.
Baba handed Kaio over to Garmund.
Garmund scratched the back of his head and positioned Kaio in a way that would give him as much comfort as possible.
"I will be back."
Baba slowly moved to the center of the main hall. Behind her stood 11 battle kings and 64 ordinary warriors.
No one stood behind Jin who was approaching from the other side.
“The 65th match, begin.”
Even though the Great War began, Jin and Baba did not draw their swords for a while.
However, the fighting spirit emanating from the two of them was already weighing heavily on the entire hall.
'Just over ten days have passed, but not only has he recovered... He's become even stronger.'
The energy flowing from Jin was unusual. Jin is a completely different person now from past match when he was defeated by Lumora in the 54th match.
“I would kill you if I could. I wondered why sister battle god had told me that.”
“Do you understand now?”
"A little. And I was also curious about one more thing. Why are you doing this to such an extent...."
Swoosh...
Baba's sword, 'Light', slowly came out of its sheath.
Light was the sword used by Nana, her ancestor and the previous battle god. As the name suggested, the blade was shining with a dazzling light.
“It was a minor issue. This test was neither unreasonable nor everyone's wish. But you turned your back on your brethren with just that.”
Jin also slowly drew his sword. The pale blade of Sigmund contrasted with the light.
“I think you must have been anxious. We, who always provided absolute support, would have looked like we were showing our greed as soon as the situation changed in your eyes. It must have been something unexpected for you as well."
“It's a ridiculous thing. As soon as you had the hope of going outside and not even sure about it, you revealed your true intentions. So I tried to provoke you a little, and in no time, most of you conspired to take this sword from me. And even suggested banishing me."
"A little? Is that all you have to say?"
“That's the essence of the concept you call brethren. With just a few words, you split into factions, rejected me, who had been acknowledged as a brethren and inherited the sword after being chosen by battle god, and threatened me by talking about accidents. I was disillusioned with what you guys looked like.”
“Before stabbing Brother Kaio, no. Even after stabbing him. Have you ever thought of having a conversation?”
“I found that their are different type of brethren, what kind of conversation do we need? Even though more effective control was possible but you forgave the Kaio, who threatened me by saying that he could cause an accident, because he was a brethren, and you couldn’t forgive me for stabbing Kaio because I was not a brethren?”
“Brother Kaio didn’t shoot you after all. And doing something and not doing it are never the same. You tried to kill your brethren...….”
“I almost lost my eyes or head, but it's okay since Kaio didn't shoot me in the end. So, even though I ended up stabbing Kaio, he didn't die. No one died."
"Besides, brother Kaio intended to pressure you."
“Then could I have other intentions? Couldn't you have thought that there would be a reason why I even stabbed Kaio?”
“Sister Beliz, brother Garmund, and sister Linpa and ordinary warriors visited your hospital room to ask about that.”
"That's right. The people who came to see me were all of them, and they reprimanded me. Did the other members of the Plutonian tribe on the opposite side done the same to Kaio?”
Baba couldn't answer.
“You don't understand the essence of the problem at all. When an opportunity arises, your true intentions are revealed in a subtle way. Kaio is a brethren, and I was just a friendly outsider.”
“…… You're making excuses. Are you trying to justify stabbing your brethren because you're upset? There's a limit.”
“It's a matter of standards. If you want to prove that you're right, stop talking and draw your sword. Now that Lingling is here, there's no reason to hesitate to deal with me."
Baba's eyes grew cold.
“Lingling…… to begin with, whether we can go outside or not is not an important issue. I hope you don't think that the reason we've been putting up with you all this time is because of that.”
Cuzzz...…!
As soon as Baba began to raise her aura, the entire main hall was enveloped in a blue thunderbolts in an instant.
“Let me tell you clearly why do my brethren think that I am the one who should inherit the battle god.”
Plutonian 9th battle king special move
Punishment
Baba charged at Jin like a blue spear, and Jin swung sigmund against her head-on.
'This damn villain's end is finally in sight.’
While thinking like that.
