Their world doesn't need gods.

Chapter 145: The Battle between Rabid Dogs and Warthogs (1)

"Broken up, broken up... isn't that a bit too much?"

"That's for your own good. I don't want to explain the specific reasons."

Alfred sighed, stole another glance at the girls, and replied.

“…That’s true.”

Leonard also glanced to Alfred's side.

I don't know what he saw, but he showed his agreement with a rather frightened expression.

"So, what is the reason for Ulysses (Brady) and Zimmerman (Roderick) to duel today?"

Alfred looked around the arena's auditorium.

Although the venue was not full, there were quite a lot of people coming to watch the duel between the two.

Needless to say, Roderick was a guy with little presence in the academy, while Brady was a well-known mad dog, but he was severely punished by Alfred some time ago.

Alfred was a little confused. Were so many people looking forward to Brady's resurrection match?

"Hehe~ I think this is interesting. The real reason for the duel is unknown."

Leonard said this with a strange smile, as if he was telling some supernatural story.

"The real reason is unknown? What does that mean?"

Alfred was a little confused.

At the same time, he was annoyed by Leonard's deliberate suspense, so he urged Leonard to continue.

"On the surface, the two had some arguments, and finally they were dissatisfied with each other and proposed a duel. But the actual reason is most likely because of a woman."

"Woman? Why is that possible?"

"Because the other party doesn't seem to be a woman from the academy, and no one knows her identity yet. Al, have you heard of an underground entertainment street called Night Street near Illya Alia?"

Leonard leaned over to Alfred's ear and asked quietly.

"Hmm... I have heard that they are not..."

Alfred couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded.

Because Night Street is quite famous in the imperial aristocratic world, in a negative sense. So long before he came to Illya, he knew that there was such a place underground nearby.

"It's just what you think. I heard that someone saw the two of them fighting over a woman on the street at night, but I don't know if it's true."

"I was wondering why both of them had bandages wrapped around their heads during the practical class on Thursday."

Alfred looked at Roderick and Brady who were entering the venue and complained speechlessly.

"I also heard that Ulysses was sponsored by a certain mentor and used the Pseudo-Life Gate to summon another ancient puppet. He might use that puppet this time."

Leonard then added.

"Eh~Is that so..."

There was no trace of expectation in Alfred's tone of reply.

As long as a guy with Brady's personality doesn't summon some demon-like puppets and then get backlashed by the demons and cause trouble for himself like before, he thinks Brady is fine with anything.

In the arena, Roderick and Brady had already arrived at the positions designated before the duel, fifty meters apart from each other.

Alfred just waited nonchalantly for the duel between the two to begin.

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That night, Roderick found true love.

On Wednesday night, Roderick went out to the streets alone as usual.

That day, Curitis said he had something to do and did not accompany Roderick.

He simply lent Roderick a large sum of money and told him to spend it as he pleased.

Roderick took the money and planned to go to the new store he had discovered earlier and have a good night with the cute and sweet-talking top girls there.

But on the way, he met an extremely charming lady.

That lady is really beautiful.

Long curly dark brown hair, charming eyes that sparkle like emeralds, and a smile full of enchantment and charm that appears on that beautiful face that seems to be made by nature.

For the first time in Roderick's life, he experienced love at first sight.

Roderick, who had almost no experience in actively chatting up people, tried to talk to the charming woman named Marina despite his shyness and invited her to spend a sweet night with him in the bar.

But there was a creature more annoying than a fly that was bothering Marina.

It was because of that guy that Roderick missed the chance to spend a good night with Marina.

That's right, that damn fly was Brady in front of him.

(I will definitely defeat you this time. You are a useless protagonist who was beaten by the last boss. It is time for you to leave the stage. I will replace you in the future.)

Looking at Brady in front of him with contempt, Roderick murmured in his heart.

Brady's look was also full of contempt. He must have had similar thoughts to Roderick.

"You useless idiot! I didn't expect you to actually come to the duel. I thought you would run away with your tail between your legs."

Roderick was the first to speak provocatively.

"Stop talking nonsense to me, you fat-headed little fathead."

"You fat, fat pig-headed loser, you dare to say that. I think I should have added a clause when we made the bet, and let you walk around the academy wearing the tag of loser."

Roderick was very angry when his sore spot was touched, but he quickly suppressed his emotions and continued to mock Brady.

"You... humph, I wonder how long you can keep barking. I got an S+ grade puppet this time, and I will never deal with that bastard like I did with Elect (Alfred).

I will first completely defeat you, and then seek revenge on that bastard."

Brady declared solemnly.

In a sense, his mind is so strong that it makes people doubt whether he is actually human.

After all, if someone else had been severely punished by Alfred like he was last Friday, Roderick would definitely have been devastated and would never dare to step into the puppeteer's arena again.

Brady took out the puppet ball and released the puppet inside.

It was an eyeball the size of a basketball, with six snow-white wings growing behind it.

No matter how nicely it sounds, it won't make people feel cute, it may even be a bit disgusting.

(Seraphim... it's a little troublesome to deal with, but that's all.)

Roderick snorted in his heart.