Chapter 20 : War Game Part 3 (Last Part)

Rock x Scissors

Scissors x Paper

Scissors x Paper

Scissors x Paper

Paper x Rock

Rock x Scissors

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The Rock-Paper-Scissors War Game between the Aqua Familia and Loki Familia continued without a hitch.

Second by second, minute by minute, the adventurers of Loki Familia began to despair, losing hope as they watched 30 members of their Familia defeated by Kazuma.

Spectators in the stadium, who initially cheered for Loki Familia, could no longer bear to watch this War Game. Before the match began, they had been filled with enthusiasm, supporting Loki Familia wholeheartedly. But now, their initial excitement had faded, leaving them with only pity for Loki Familia's plight.

With 30 people defeated, Loki Familia now had to pay 900 million Valis to Aqua Familia.

Although 900 million was a sum within reach for large familias, it was nothing short of a dream for smaller familias and weaker adventurers. With that much money, there was a high chance that adventurers would leave Orario, retiring to spend the rest of their lives in a village far from the city.

But setting all that aside, no matter what the spectators thought, the War Game had to continue under the watchful eye of Shakti Varma, overseeing the event.

At this point, Loki Familia had sent 35 adventurers to face Kazuma. Naturally, none could win against him.

When Kazuma defeated the 35th adventurer from Loki Familia, the colosseum fell silent, as quiet as a grave. Even the gods and goddesses watching from the VIP room were left speechless, with nothing to say.

Initially, they believed that this War Game would be an entertaining and harmless event, but it quickly transformed into a spectacle that defied all logic.

After Kazuma defeated half of Loki Familia's participants, the gods and goddesses grew increasingly convinced that Kazuma possessed the ability to read minds, while doubting Aqua's claims that Kazuma was merely lucky to win the game from start until now.

If Kazuma truly was lucky enough to win this War Game from start until now, they wouldn't believe he was merely a mortal. They would be more inclined to accept claims that Kazuma was the God of Fortune or even the embodiment of luck itself.

In the midst of such a critical situation, Riveria and Finn grew increasingly anxious.

"Finn, I don't see Kazuma showing any signs of running out of strength."

Riveria spoke to Finn, lowering her head.

"Hmmm, I see it too. It seems we need to end this War Game quickly to minimize our losses."

Finn nodded, agreeing with Riveria's assessment.

"Then let me go, Finn. If I lose, we'll surrender from the War Game."

"Alright, let's wait a little longer. After that, it'll be your turn. But with this, Kazuma's strength becomes even more mysterious. I can't understand how all of this is happening."

"That's right, I also can't understand the mystery behind the adventurer named Satou Kazuma."

Riveria sighed with relief. She felt relieved not because she believed Loki Familia would win, but because she had resigned herself to fate and accepted their defeat.

As a high elf nearing 100 years old, she was mature enough to accept defeat without throwing a tantrum. With her long life experience, especially from a human perspective, she had gained much wisdom and insight, allowing her to control her emotions even in difficult situations.

Shortly after, Riveria approached the stage as the 41st participant from Loki Familia.

When she reached the stage, Riveria didn't try to do anything fancy and simply played rock-paper-scissors honestly against Kazuma.

In no time, Riveria was defeated by Kazuma.

At this point, the spectators of the War Game were no longer surprised; they accepted Loki Familia's defeat as something natural. Though they couldn't explain why it felt so normal for Loki Familia to lose, they simply took it for granted.

After losing, Riveria didn't leave the stage immediately but instead stared at Shakti Varma, the overseer of the War Game.

"Shakti, we from Loki Familia surrender in this War Game."

Only when Riveria said this did the spectators gasp in shock. Among all the surprised spectators, it was Goddess Loki who was the most taken aback. She had never expected that a member of her Familia would surrender in this War Game. In her mind, she had thought her familia would fight until their last breath.

"Very well, I accept the surrender of Loki Familia!"

Shakti accepted the surrender of Loki Familia without questioning anything. In truth, she was not surprised by this decision. She felt that surrender was the best option for Loki Familia at this moment. Rather than sending all 70 of their adventurers to play rock-paper-scissors only to face certain defeat, it was better to concede now and minimize their losses.

If Loki Familia had played all 70 adventurers currently in the colosseum, they would have had to bear a cost of 2.1 billion Valis upon losing. However, by surrendering now, they only needed to pay 1.23 billion Valis since they had sent 41 adventurers.

"With this, Loki Familia officially surrenders from this War Game! As the losing party, Loki Familia must hand over Twilight Manor and the sum of 1.23 billion Valis to Aqua Familia."

It took quite a while for the spectators to process what Shakti had just said. Once they confirmed that what they heard was indeed true, they erupted in cheers.

"WOOOOOOOOO, GOOD GAME!!!"

"Great game!!!!"

"Long live Aqua Familia!!!!"

"I want to join Aqua Familia!!!!"

All the spectators erupted into loud cheers. Although the majority had initially supported Loki Familia, they still voiced their congratulations to Aqua Familia for winning this War Game.

Among them, it was the poor and weaker adventurers who shouted the loudest. These were the adventurers crazy enough to bet that the new familia in Orario could defeat Loki Familia.

But their madness had now yielded tremendous results.

"Pffftttt... hee-heee-heeee... Loki, look at that, your familia surrendered.... pfffttt!"

Aqua couldn't contain her excitement and laughed loudly among the gods and goddesses.

Loki decided not to respond to Aqua's provocation and left the colosseum with her familia.

Despite this, Aqua didn't worry that Loki would go back on her word. Anyone who lost in this War Game could not escape their obligation to pay the bet. Before Loki exited the VIP room, Aqua called out a parting remark.

"Loki, don't forget to clear out your house tonight, along with the 1.23 billion Valis!"

"Tch, I know that!"

Loki replied tersely, slamming the door behind her.

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The night after the War Game ended.

"Let's raise a toast to Aqua Familia's victory!!!"

"Cheers!!!!" x3

Aqua, Kazuma, Megumin, and Darkness were currently celebrating in their new residence, Twilight Manor.

Although the four of them often earned large sums of money by defeating powerful monsters in the previous world, whenever they tried to enjoy their winnings, they were immediately hit with bills and debts that far exceeded their earnings.

But this time, they had truly managed to acquire a large sum of money without any bills or debts from anyone.

"Alright, everyone! Listen up! Since we have so much money, I've decided to stay at home until our funds run out!!!"

"Agreed, I'm on board with Kazuma-san's idea. I'll drink at home every day!"

Aqua, who shared a similar nature to Kazuma, immediately supported his brilliant idea without hesitation. Although she didn't live in paradise, a life like this—lounging around and drinking alcohol every day—was Aqua's dream.

"That can't happen! Kazuma, you can't just stay home all the time. At the very least, you need to accompany me to cast explosion magic every day!!"

"Well, don't worry, Megumin. I'll accompany you if Kazuma can't. Besides, there's nothing wrong with taking a short break. We haven't had enough rest after defeating the Devil King."

Darkness, watching this peaceful atmosphere, could only smile. She did not oppose Kazuma's idea of resting for a while. This serene scene was one of the things Darkness cherished most about this party. Although she didn't object not because she enjoyed being lazy, she simply believed that the 1.23 billion Valis would quickly vanish, given her experiences over the past year living with these three.

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The next day.

Although Aqua, Kazuma, Megumin, and Darkness partied until midnight, for some reason, they woke up earlier than usual.

In a luxurious dining room within the main building of Twilight Manor,

"Please enjoy the tea... Kazuma-san."

Aqua brought a tea set to the dining table and served Kazuma a cup of tea with a beautiful smile, just like a maid from a noble family.

Kazuma, still in his pajamas, sat elegantly while holding the luxurious glass of tea prepared by Aqua.

"Thank you, Aqua."

He then brought the cup to his lips and sipped the tea slowly.

Slurp...

"It's hot water."

Kazuma looked at Aqua with a broad smile. He neither complained nor got angry with her, despite the fact that she had purified the tea.

"Oh my, how careless of me,"

Aqua replied with a smile, covering her mouth with one hand.

"Aqua... could it perhaps be that you purified the tea?"

"I'm so sorry, Kazuma-san. I didn't mean to."

"It's okay, we just need to make the tea again. But thank you, Aqua. I'll still drink this hot water until it's finished."

Slurrrpp...

"Yup, this is definitely hot water."

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Megumin and Darkness were watching a scene that seemed familiar.

"Megumin, is it just my imagination, or have we seen something like this happen before?"

Darkness asked Megumin, wanting to confirm that it wasn't just her feeling.

"EEEEEEEKKKKK, disgusting!"

Megumin exclaimed, holding her cheeks with both hands while screamed loudly. She couldn't stand seeing Kazuma and Aqua interacting so politely.

(To Be Continued)

(A/N: Finally, I finished the War Game. I want to continue writing longer chapters, but I decided to end this chapter here and jump straight into the next chapter. Please wait for the next chapter)