Chapter 15

Today will be the last day of the Sacred Games and the day Belcoot loses the Sacred Games because Maria poisoned him. However, because of my previous action, I don't know if it will still happen or not.

The only thing I can do is hope that fate will do its course and let Belcoot lose, so the main storyline still follows the thread.

While we are walking to the Colosseum, we meet a giant man, more than 2 meters tall, standing in front of the Colosseum and fuming. However, it changes when he sees Nikea, Norma, Ernst, and me walk toward him.

"You!"

The man shouts while pointing his finger at me. He then runs toward me and looks at Norma and Nikea.

"How can you have this much beauty alongside you?!"

"I beg your pardon?"

"Let me come with you! Let me learn your way so I can find a wife!"

Wait! I remember him. He is the one who wants to join the Sacred Games to marry the crown princess, but because he is coming from the enemy country, he gets rejected.

"Come on! I'm a capable fighter. I will be your bodyguard as long as you teach me how to get a wife!"

This is my chance.

"Sure. As long as you promise me not to do anything improper to the women coming with us."

"What?! I'm looking for a wife, not a creep!"

"I know. I know. I'm not calling you a creep or something. However, we need to have some basic rules. Anyway, the next thing is that I need to stamp you. Before you say something, this is not a slave stamp. This magical stamp ensures I know your location in case you decide to hurt my companion and run away. Don't worry, I will not use it constantly, and even when I use it, you will know."

"Sure! Stamp me, teach!"

I nod and stamp his hand. I press it for a few seconds and release it when I feel a connection.

"Done. Anyway, do you want to come with us?"

For today's event, I decided to spend more money to buy bigger VIP rooms for all of us. It costs more money, but I have a lot of money after gambling. Betting more than a million potch each time will do that to you.

Anyway, the organizer says that I can bring up to seven people in this room, and they will make sure to feed us.

"What? Watching the tournament?"

"Yup. So?"

"Of course, I want to come! Those bastards did not even let me buy the ticket because I'm from Armes. Anyway, the name is Gavaya! The wandering warrior of the Valya Family!"

"Nice to meet you, Gavaya. My name is Gerrald, and my companions are Norma, Nikea, and Ernst."

"Oh! Is that Leopard? That means you are a strong person!"

"Is that so?"

"Yup! In New Armes, Leopard is a solitary creature that only follows the strongest! It looks like it is the right decision to follow you."

Right. New Armes Kingdom, the kingdom that was once an enemy to the Queendom of Falena. In the past, Armes Kingdom was a great kingdom that owned more than half of the Southern Continent. However, it all changed when the king of Armes Kingdom went insane after getting the Sun Rune and unleashing a powerful magical bomb that created a hole half a kilometer down.

That explosion alone is not a big problem. The big problem is the magical effect of the Sun Rune. The entire continent experienced famine for three decades, and many people died from it. However, it changed when the first Queen of Falena got hold of the Sun Rune and dispelled the curse the Sun Rune created.

She then united all the scattered tribes across the ruined kingdom to create a new country, Falena Queendom. However, she is not the only one uniting the tribes after the curse is gone. The direct descendants of the royal family of Armes also do the same and create the New Armes Kingdom.

Both countries declare that they are the legitimate ruler of the remnant of the Old Armes Kingdom. Queen of Falena declares that she is the true ruler for she is the one wielding the Sun Rune, while the King of New Armes declares that he is the true ruler for he is the direct descendant of the royal family.

This is why the two countries do not like each other to this day and always have an on/off war with each other.

I snap from my thoughts when we arrive at the Colosseum. When we get closer, the guard looks at Gavaya and frowns.

"You! What do you want?! You cannot participate! Don't make me hit you! It is just because of the prince that we did not kill you."

"Heh. I came here not to join the tournament. My new boss wants me to come as his bodyguard."

The guard looks at me with one of his eyebrows raised, and I can only sigh and nod.

"Yes. He is with me. Don't worry. I will make sure he does not cause any problem."

"Very well. However, we will hold you responsible if he does anything suspicious."

"Understood."

After checking my card, he took us to our room. When the door opens, I see the room is bigger and even more luxurious. According to the ticket seller, this room is usually for a high-ranking noble or even a king or queen. However, because no delegation from other countries came, this room is empty, and I can use it as long as I pay for it.

"Oh! This is great!"

"Ernst! Look! There is so much food and drink here!"

Gavaya and Norma look around the room in excitement. Nikea also looked excited at the sight of the food in front of us, but she did not have the same reaction because she already got used to the luxury items around us.

After a couple of minutes of exploring and testing all the foods and drinks, we sit on the couch and watch the tournament. Because this is a final, there is not much fighting, but many performances are happening today.

The first one is just between Dragon Rider Knight. Of course, they did not ride a dragon but rather a subspecies of a dragon called Dragon Horse. They look like miniature T-Rex but are smaller and can live both on the ground and underwater.

I ignore the performance and call the butler. A few seconds later, he came and bowed a little.

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

"I want to bet on the next fight."

"Of course. Which person will you bet on?"

"Childerich. I will put five million on him."

The butler nods, and I cannot see any movement on his face. This one is good. Five million is a big number in this world, and this butler did not move a muscle at that number. That means the other noble also put this amount of money into betting. That is insane.

"I see. I will immediately put the bet. Anything else?"

I look at the others and see Nikea take out a stack of money.

"I will bet on the same guy. Seven hundred thousand potch."

"Of course. Anything else?"

I look at the butler and say.

"Can you prepare food for us? We want breakfast."

"Of course. We will serve you breakfast in half an hour."

"Very well. That would be all."

"Enjoy your stay."

=//=

Finally!

I look at the arena and see Childerich walk inside the arena with the same smug smirk on his face. Finally, the fight started. It takes them quite a long time for the final to start. I lean over and see Belcoot walking out.

I smile a little when I see the state of him. He looked like he did not sleep for the past three days. His step is slow and unsteady, while there is a bed under his eyes. He takes a shaky stance when he arrives in the arena, and the fight starts.

Even when he is at his worst, Belcoots still gives a good fight against Childerich. However, the fight did not last long. After two minutes of fighting, Childerich decides to end it by disarming Belcoot, and the fight is over.

With this, the main storyline starts.