Capítulo 142: Chapter 142 - Colosseum
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---One week later---
One week passed in the blink of an eye since Lev and Morgiana left Annie in Qishan. Right now, the two of them can be found walking on the land of Reim Empire wearing completely normal clothes.
"Morgiana, is this your first time here?" Lev suddenly asked upon seeing Morgiana keep on looking at the surroundings as he himself was doing it too.
"Y-Yes." Morgiana replied seeing such a lively and big place as people were very busy walking on the streets.
"This place is called Narpolia, the second most important city of Reim and the Empire's largest financial and world economic and trading center." Lev replied as he wanted to visit this place wanting to look around first and let Morgiana enjoy for a while.
"Narpolia." Morgiana replied while looking at the several traders trying to grab some customers into their shops.
"Well, there were many good places around the world and you're one of the luckiest people to have a ticket for it." Lev smiled before the two kept on walking towards a certain place in the Empire.
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Remano,
Colosseum,
As one of the capital cities of Reim, various buildings could be seen constructed all over the place but one of its popular places was called the Colosseum where gladiators and slaves fight to death for the entertainment of the audience.
"Lev, what is this place?" Morgiana asked while looking below seeing a man fighting against a monster-like creature in the arena while several people around the building kept on cheering and shouting in excitement.
"This place is called the Colosseum and that man there was a gladiator." Lev replied while looking at the man fighting hard with his sword with the monster that looked like a tiger in the arena.
Morgiana was quite surprised upon hearing what the place was called while looking at people around her before focusing back on the fight as this was the first time she saw such kind of entertainment before.
"Hmmm. I think the gladiator would lose." Morgiana suddenly said after seeing how the gladiator fought with the tiger-like creature. Looking at how he moved, she could tell that he was so stiff and scared to fight the tiger.
"Mmm. He's too weak for the creature. Well, I think all the gladiators here are just so-so." Lev said while smiling. After they arrived and found a seat, he didn't expect to get seated beside the man who appeared as the leader of the Yambala Gladiator. He never thought that this kind of coincidence would really happen to him.
"You quite have a good eye, young man. Looks like you are a fighter too." The man next to Lev suddenly said after hearing his comment.
"Hmmm. Well, I quite fight a lot." Lev casually replied as he looked at the man beside him.
"Hoh. How about fighting that creature yourself? Would you dare or not?" The man asked interestingly while looking at where this young man had the courage to boast seeing his skinny body as the thing that only stood out to him was his handsome face.
"Master!! It is rude to ask---" A woman beside the man said but she could not finish her words as Lev suddenly interrupted her.
"That's a good idea but why would I do that? What do I get If I win?" Lev said as he looked at the woman with a smile wanting to take good advantage of the situation.
"Hmmm. I didn't think about that so how about I'll teach you something if you win." The man replied thinking that Lev really was serious about fighting the creature below the arena.
"I'm not interested in what you want to teach me, instead, how about letting that woman beside you become our guide during our stay here in Reim." Lev replied as he knew that the only thing that he could teach him was his expertise which is Magoi Manipulation which he found useless to him who could learn it just by seeing.
"Hehehe. Okay then." The man didn't even consult the woman next to him and directly accepted the bet as he never felt that he would win the fight.
"M-Master, youuu!!!!" The woman immediately became furious after not believing that her Master really put her on a bet and to an unknown person at that. Though she kind of feels hurt, seeing Lev's appearance quite lessens her hatred a bit.
"Hmmm. But first, how can I even do this gladiator thing?" Lev then wryly questioned after not knowing what to do. Though he also tried fighting in the Great Spirit Arena before, the Colosseum works differently.
"Don't worry about those things. Just follow me." The man then said before he got up and left the audience area which Lev, Morgiana, and the woman then followed the man behind.
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In the room,
In some room in the colosseum, Lev and Morgiana found themselves standing while the man earlier was already sitting on a table with the woman standing beside him with two other people inside wearing masks.
"I didn't introduce myself earlier. My name is Shambal Ramal." The man then introduced himself and the three people beside him.
"What's your name?" Shambal asked wanting to know who this interesting young man was guessing that they might have come from another place seeing them having a mysterious vibe despite looking normally.
"I'm Lev and this is Morgiana, my companion." Lev introduced himself and Morgiana not minding if they knew about it or not.
"Lev, huh. Okay then, do you want to fight now or do you want to watch more?" Shambal followed seeing Lev wasn't that interested in what was about to happen which greatly annoyed him.
"I can fight anytime." Lev replied before leaving the place but before that, he smiled at the woman named Toto first while saying to wait for his return so they could leave afterward and roam around the city.
"Master, did you really just bet me with that man?" Toto asked in slight anger, but a hint of redness could be found on her cheeks upon seeing Lev smiling at her a while back. She never once thought in her life that she would feel this way to a person whom she just met.
"Don't worry too much. Did you really believe that young man could defeat that monster. I just want to teach him that being a gladiator wasn't a joke. Hehehe." Shambal replied as he felt really provoked earlier hearing Lev say that all gladiators were just so-so.
"Hmmp." Toto just shows a little displeasure but she herself was also curious about Lev.
With that, Shambal and the others just stayed there for a while before leaving and heading somewhere in a place where they could easily watch the fight.
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In the arena,
At this moment, loud shouts and cheers could be heard all throughout the arena after seeing that another gladiator appeared on stage signing that another fight would soon start.
"Let's see if this young man could cover up his arrogance. Now start." Shambal said cueing the start of the fight which a much louder shout then echoed throughout the Colosseum.
Meanwhile, Lev looked at the monster closely seeing it much bigger than close, and also, he could tell how fierce it was guessing that it probably fought a lot of times already seeing it having several cuts on its body.
Seeing Lev standing still, the monster-like tiger immediately growled loudly and dashed toward him before jumping at great speed.
Lev, however, just looked at the monster-like tiger before summoning Infinity transforming it into a sword and blocking the incoming attack. With that single bout, shouts and cheers burst out from the audience seeing him unscathed.
Lev didn't want to finish the fight already even though he could kill it in one swing as he knew how important it was to entertain the people first since this is the main purpose of the Colosseum just like the Great Spirit Arena.
"Hmmm, this young really had some moves to show off. Not bad." Shambal said while holding his cheeks and looking down at Lev fighting the creature. The other two people also agreed to see him fight like any other experienced gladiator.
Toto, on the other hand, was feeling surprised and nervous as she was at the stake of the bet thinking that it must be possible for Lev to defeat the creature. With that, her mind started imagining before her face started to get red and hot.
After several minutes of fighting, the cheers and shouts still didn't fade seeing that a strong gladiator appeared this time watching Lev was still fighting the monster skillfully until now with his fast movements and swordsmanship.
In the arena, Lev continued to parry while also leaving some injuries on the creature before thinking that he had already taken some time and planned to initiate the kill.
The creature was very furious seeing Lev block all its attacks before seeing him suddenly leaving an opening which it then immediately took the opportunity and dashed forward with its large claws.
Seeing that the creature took the bait foolishly, Lev then just smirked before he moved at great speed and jumped right above the tiger's head.
"Goodbye." Lev said before holding Sword Infinity tightly and sunken it down to its head.
"Roaaawerreerr" The creature roared loudly upon feeling severe pain before it didn't last long as it fell to the ground lifelessly.
With that. the Colosseum became quiet upon seeing Lev kill the creature. It was really a surprise as they didn't see how it happened, but the silence only lasted a second as claps started sounding before shouts then echoed throughout the Colosseum.
[Mountain Tiger has been killed.]
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[...]
[Shadow Extraction is available.]
Lev, who was on top of the creature, looked at the notification before thinking that he would have another formidable shadow soldier again.
"Arise." Lev said as he used the skill of Shadow extraction. Moments after that, a sudden change happened in the arena seeing something coming out of the dead body of the tiger before finally appearing on the arena with its appearance just like a tiger in its shadow form.
Seeing this, the people couldn't help but be shocked and surprised as this was the first time they saw such a mystical thing while curious about who really was the person fighting in the arena.
On the other hand, Lev could be found smiling seeing the shadow creature before recalling it back to his shadow as he looked at a particular room and saw Shambal and the others looking at him. He didn't even bother the peoples' reaction upon seeing such a thing as he did it on purpose to gain their curiosity towards him as he planned to continue fighting here for the following days and let Morgiana do the same.
Right after that, Lev then left the arena leaving the audience still in a trance upon the performance that he did.
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Inside a room,
At this moment, a group of people could be seen gathering in the room but the atmosphere was really awkward seeing them just staring at each other even after several minutes had already passed.
"Old man, I think I have won the bet." Lev said looking at the serious Shambal who was sitting on his while looking seriously back at him.
"Kaahhh!! You really are good, young Lev. How about staying in this place for a while and fighting some more." Shambal then said as his attitude suddenly changed after seeing Lev's performance knowing that he really was a good fighter.
"Nah. I'm done for today, but I will stay here for a while and let Morgiana, my companion, train upon our stay here. For now, I'm here to claim the rewards of our bet." Lev said as he looked at Toto who was now embarrassedly looking at him while clenching her fists.
"Of course. Of course. You can take Toto to be your guide during your stay here. Hey Toto, be a good guide, or else I won't bring you back here." Shambal replied while tapping Lev's shoulder as if they were already close.
"M-Master." Toto looked at her master who didn't even consider her feelings at all before looking at Lev with a hint of redness on her cheeks.
"Listen, Toto. Just treat it as a part of your training to become a better gladiator. Coming with this young man might be a good thing and maybe you can learn something from him." Shambal said while looking seriously at Toto thinking that there must be special about Lev seeing what he did a while back.
"Well, just take care of her, young Lev. Then, if you'll excuse us." Shambal said as he immediately left the room together with the other two leaving Toto behind as they still had work to do.
"Nice working with you from now on." Lev said as he stretched out his hand for a handshake. Recalling what happened in the story, he felt quite sorry for her not having so much screen time, so he wanted to know more this time.
"D-Don't think that I would follow you everywhere like a slave." Toto said with conflicted emotions seeing how her master left her without any second thought, but she couldn't do anything about it and just accept her fate.
"Well, we can work it out." Lev replied before turning around to leave with Morgiana.
Toto stayed for a while looking at Lev's back before clenching her fists and reluctantly following him just like she was told to even though there was a hint of redness showing on her face.
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---Night---
In some famous Hotel,
Throughout the day, what Lev and Morgiana did was to see the places around Reim guided by Toto. They didn't do anything strange and just wanted to visit from place to place while Lev was letting Morgiana buy anything that she liked.
Right now, Lev, Morgiana, and Toto who looked very tired arrived at the most expensive hotel in Remano seeing how big and grand it was even seeing it from the outside.
"Hmmm, this place will do." Lev said before entering together with Morgiana leaving Toto who was standing at the entrance of the hotel.
"What are you doing?" Lev asked after seeing Toto didn't follow them inside.
"D-Do I still need to follow?" Toto replied with surprise thinking that her work must already be done for today seeing them already looking for a place to stay for the night but seeing them looking at her, it looked like it wasn't the case.
"Hahaha. Don't think you're done with your work. The bet says that you will have to follow us around during our stay here. Remember?" Lev said while smiling before heading inside to book a room for three.
Toto heard what he said her heart started getting furious but thinking that she could stay in this place made her heart also excited at the same time as this would be her first time entering such a luxurious hotel. She stayed and looked around first before entering and followed Lev and Morgiana inside.
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In the Colosseum,
At this moment, Shambal could be seen sitting while working his ass off before looking at the two men wearing a mask inside a room. He then stopped for a while before asking, "So, how was it?"
"They did nothing but really just look at the city." One of the masked men reported that they were actually ordered to observe Lev to know his identity and his purpose for coming here.
"Hmmm, where are they now then?" Shambal followed wanting to know what they were doing since it was already night and Toto was still not back yet which he couldn't help but feel worried about.
"They already entered a hotel, and it looks like they decided to stay there for the night." The other masked men replied as he saw Lev, Morgiana, and even Toto enter the hotel.
"Which hotel?" Shambal asked curiously as there were many hotels in this city.
Hearing Shambal, the two masked men looked at each other first not knowing why he wanted to know such a thing before one of them answered, "That famous one."
"Hmmm. Which famous hotel?" Shambal asked again as there were also many famous hotels in the city.
"The most expensive one." The other masked men replied.
"Hmmm. Wait.... What????!!!" Shambal shouted and even stood up from his seat after hearing what the masked man said.
"What's wrong, Master?" The first masked man asked seeing him having such a reaction.
"Ahem! I think I need to visit my student and see if she's doing a good job." Shambal said as he started fixing himself up as if he was leaving somewhere before finally getting out of the room and leaving the two masked men behind.
With that, the two masked men, who were left behind, were clueless about what was happening as they looked at each other with confusion before also leaving the room since it was their job to follow him.
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