Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 280: Takuto's hypothesis and the dark summoner's aim

I look around at everyone.

"I need to talk to you guys. This is a hypothesis I've been thinking about and I'd like your opinion on it. It has something to do with this duel"

"What is it? Takuto's hypothesis is a little scary..."

Everyone nodded. Isn't that too scary?

"It's about the flow of the game"

"You mean the scenario?"

Mel said, but I didn't know if I should say that. I decided to talk anyway.

"First of all, we met Gerbera Grow in the Young Tree Forest. I don't know what kind of seal he was guarding, but let's say it was Druj Nasu"

"Well, I think that's highly unlikely. So?"

It would certainly be unlikely, since Princess Sylphy's criminal was Druj Nasu. But I still don't know the relationship between the demons, so I made an assumption to make it easier to understand.

"The next thing I know, Ruin-san and I have met Nebiros. After that, we fought Astaroth in an event and among the rewards was a weapon that made it easier to defeat Gerbera Grow"

"After that, Gerbera Grow was defeated and the zombies showed up and we fought them off"

Mel told me. Then Rekka realized what I was trying to say.

"I see...so Takuto is saying that all the admin events and world events are made in the flow of the game's scenario"

"That's right"

Then Reppuu-san and Raiden-san spoke.

"Wait a minute. That's a bit of an exaggeration, don't you think?"

"It's true that the flow of the game is like that, but Gerbera Grow was defeated by the players, right?"

That's true. But, Rekka says.

"Aren't there several scenarios? Anyway, since the defeat of Gerbera Grow was set as a world event, it was definitely an event that had to be done at some point"

That's right, isn't it? Well, I guess it was a trend that Nebiros was planning something.

"Let's get back to the story. As I told everyone beforehand, various countries are putting pressure on Freetia because of my use of the magic sword and Ix in the event. The Reich Empire was one of them"

Ruin-san panicked.

"Wa, Wait, wait! You're not telling me, Takuto-kun...that this duel is"

"Yes. I think the Reich Empire caused this by targeting the magic sword and Ix"

"You're overthinking this"

I am amazed by Ruin-san. That's right...I think it's a silly hypothesis. But I'm not just saying it with a premonition.

"Ruin-san...why do you think the dark fallen were able to participate in the event held in the Reich Empire?"

"Eh? It's an admin event, so it's only natural that anyone should be able to participate?"

Yes. It might be natural for everyone to participate equally. But there is a problem.

"Aren't they wanted? Moreover, the dark summoner was making noise outside the Colosseum without a care in the world"

"Ah. If that's the case, it looks like the wanted for the dark summoner position has been lifted during the admin event"

Arleigh tells me. I also confirmed with the Adventurer's Guild that those guys are not wanted. This is why they were able to operate within the Reich Empire during the event. Then, a strange point comes out.

"Don't you think the contents of the duel with the dark summoners are obviously strange?"

Eh?

They all seemed to have no idea where they were.

"First of all, the location is the Reich Empire. It's strange that the Reich Colosseum can be used after the admin event is over"

"That's true. Normally, they would be caught since they are wanted..."

Chiffon was right, it would be strange if they weren't caught. However, the designation of the colosseum still means that the wanted list has been lifted. That's usually not possible.

"The other side's request is also strange. Lily's request is not strange, but the magic sword is obviously strange"

"It's not strange at all. Every player wants one"

Some nodded at Arleigh's words. Of course there are those who don't nod. I'm not going to raise Yoichi-san and Mirai. It's because they can't use it.

"The dark summoner is fighting with his bare hands. As confirmed by Aroma's duel, it probably has to do with the ability to nullify a summoned beast's abilities"

The dark summoner held up his hands, thinking that he was the target when the heavenly strike was released. I'm sure that was the condition for activating the skill.

"Maybe he can't invalidate it unless he touches the skill or summoned beast with his bare hands. Conversely, if he doesn't have his bare hands, he can't activate a special attack on the summoned beast. This is just a guess, but if this is true, then fighting with weapons would be the worst match"

"That's a guess, but it's been pointed out on the bulletin board. It seems that there is no doubt that all dark summoners are fighting with their bare hands"

Reppuu-san gave me the information on the bulletin board. It's still a guess, but if they don't all use weapons, it would still be suspicious.

"If that's the case, it wouldn't be weird to pick it as a reward. You could make a lot of money selling it"

"Who would you sell it to? To normal players? I can think of a few people who have more money than the average player"

A few people, including Ruin-san, noticed.

"You mean they're planning to sell the magic sword to the Reich Empire!?"

"I think the Reich Empire made a request to the dark summoners, to be exact. I think they want them to fight against me and get the magic sword and Ix"

Arleigh said.

"Wait a minute. They're after the magic sword and Lily-chan, aren't they?"

"Theyre not sure they can beat Ix. The rules of the duel prohibit changing weapons, but not the ones already equipped. Ix is an enemy that you never know what kind of equipment she will come equipped with. But there is one being who has the potential to defeat Ix"

"That's Lily-chan...so they're planning to have the frenzied Lily-chan and Ix-chan fight it out and then you're going to put a stop to it yourself?"

I nodded at Mel's reasoning. Then Mangetsu-san speaks.

"That's assuming they win, right?"

"Yes, it does. So I'm sure they'll come up with a way to win"

"Is there such a method?"

Yoichi-san asks. That's what it is, isn't it? The worst kind of evil move.

"There is. The worst way to win a sports game...is to cheat the referee"

!!?

Everyone is in a state of shock at this. Of course they were.

"This explains why they went to the trouble of specifying the Reich colosseum instead of a PK, because a PK risks a counterattack from me, but a referee's injustice guarantees victory. If I had to choose between the two, it would be the latter"

In hindsight, Druj Nasu's appearance and statement was probably staged to give me a hint. If I were to make a prediction based on this flow of events, there was a high possibility that Druj Nasu was the one who defeated Gerbera Grow and saved those who were captured.

More to the point, it's more likely that Druj Nasu is behind the dark jobs.

If there was any doubt, it was that in this case, they could win even against Ix. This makes me think that the dark summoners simply want Lily.

Then Rook said.

"Eh!? If that's the case, you really can't win!? What are you going to do!?"

Rook is right, we can't win if we continue like this. So I know what I have to do.

"Isn't it logical to counter a strategy with a strategy?"

"What are you going to do?"

Ruin-san asks me with real trepidation. I say dignifiedly.

"I'm going to make a deal with the Reich Empire"

Eeeh!?

Everyone was surprised by my statement. This is probably the only move I can make to win. We have the strongest trump card in the world in Ix. The deal is in our favor. Now it's up to us to make a proposal.

The condition for releasing the summoner's summoned beast is to defeat it in a duel or by PK. If I defeat the dark summoner, the summoned beasts will be released. But I don't intend to stop there.

They're the ones who started the fight. And they targeted Lily and the others. There's no way I can forgive them. If they don't know, I'll tell them again. I'm the kind of person who will go to any length to protect what's important to me.

I told everyone about my plan and even though they were disgusted, I couldn't leave them in the dark, so they all agreed to help me.