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Chapter 20 - 20.war game 2

=================Roy pov==============

[+120AP from Takemikazuchi]

[+40AP from mikoto]

[+60AP from lili]

[+60AP from Hestia]

[+20AP from ouka]

[+30AP from Chigusa]

"After entire drama, I got a good harvest of AP, even though there are no more items to buy in lvl3 shop, I could just save them for future purposes when it becomes lvl4 shop. Wargame is a good opportunity for me to increase my AP, I don't think that Cilo will be a much of a challenge for me, I should just put on a show for AP, geez it's tough to be a reincarnator"(Roy)(sigh)

I am currently in my room given by Takemikazuchi familia there are 3 more hours before we leave orario to the venue, goddess will be in Denatus. In canon, Ryuu lion fought as outsider, but I am doing it now, in her place.

===============standard pov============

After 3 hours, at ruins of abandoned church

Welf is sitting on rumble with his eyes closed, lili is on a rock with anxious expression, mikoto is calmly polishing her katana, Bell and Hestia are looking at the destroyed church where they shared memories together, then

"Bell, Hestia sama,mikoto,lili,welf!!!"(Roy)

All of them looked at the source of the voice, it is a young man with black hair and brown eyes he is wearing a blood red jerkin with black pants, he has a mask on his face which doesn't have any holes for nose or eyes,its plane white, it looks unpleasing to eyes,welf,Hestia narrowed their eyes at jerkin,lili couldn't take it anymore and asked,

"Roy sama , why are you wearing that creepy mask and jerkin, is it cold?"(lili)

"I don't know about mask but that jerkin is a artifact right?"(Welf)(curious)

"It gives me solid defense even against lvl5 adventurers"(Roy)

"It's awesome, where do you get it? Can you get it for Bell kun too?"(Hestia)(glittering eyes)

"No it's not possible but I'll try"(Roy)

"Ok then I won't force you"(Hestia)(dissappointed)

"Let's go, it's time for wargame!"(Roy)

Everyone left Orario to venue of wargame, like in canon,in the carriage bell sitting, all the adventurers supported him, but Syr didn't come this time , for gave good luck charm to bell.

================In the castle of Apollo familia ========

Everyone who manage castle are moving in out, on the highest room of castle, Cilo is standing by window and looking out while muttering,

"Just waiting for them in inside the castle, what a boring game but this time I am going to kill that bastard, I have trained and got strong, I will crush him like a mere bug he is kukuku"(Cilo)(menacing)

On the walls of castle, two girls are standing one of them is wearing white with apollo Crest and has red hair , and another one have blue hair and wearing standard Apollo's uniform, they are Daphne and Cassandra.

"I am telling you, please listen to me, the castle is going to fall, last time also we took huge damage and almost died"(Cassandra)(worried)

"Cassandra.... another dream? Are you telling that we will lose? I won't deny that there is a chance we will lose if 'that' guy comes but we are not going to fight him head on, it is a siege type battle, If our commander captain,Hyakinthos,survives three days, we win, it is not that difficult.'that' guy may be a talented mage but we have Artifact to protect ourselves from magic spells to certain extent we just have to hold down for 3 days,we will win"(Daphne)(confident)

"But....please believe me,Daphne chan"

Then they have heard a voice,

"That's the last of it, close the gate"(mob)

Unlike canon lili didn't disguise as luan to infiltrate castle, Cassandra also didn't dream about trojan horse, she dreamt about a lion crushing dogs, obviously they are not lions.

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After a few hours, just before the game, there is a stage set up in front on adventurer's guild there are many adventures and citizens looking at the stage,there is a bell on the stage,and a guy with upper half naked,spiky hair and spectacles on,with a mike in his hands,there is other guy with similar outfit but has a red elephant mask on his face,

"At last the day has arrived, I'm your MC,Ibari Achaa!My title is 'Fire Inferno Flame', glad to be here and the commentary will be provided by my familia's god,Ganesha sama"(ibari)

"I am Ganesha"(Ganesha)

"And there you have it folks"(ibari)

Eina is looking at the stage while being worried about Rabbit boy,

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On the top of Babel tower,

"Wow everyone's excited "(loki)

As she looked at the masses gathered at the bottom of tower in front of the stage,

"War games are practically an industry in Orario"(Hephaestus)

"I'm sure the children who are being used to create this spectacle hate it, though."(loki)

"Well,there's an unspoken rule that we don't talk about that."(Hephaestus)

"There's Apollo!"(mob god)

Hephaestus and loki looked over to the direction and saw Apollo coming in with a cocky smile but he couldn't hide the anger in his eyes, Lissos is just a pawn of apollo but he has some abilities that cilo didn't , his death made him infuriated, he vowed to himself that after winning the game and gaining Bell, he would torture the heck out of him, at present he looked towards calm Hestia and said,

"Hestia,..have you said your good byes to bell, when I win this Wargame,he becomes mine, I am going to have you leave Orario no lower world, after you leave I will kill that bastard who murdered lissos kukuku"(Apollo)

In response to Apollo's taunting, Hestia just tilted her head sideways,

"Hermes sama, it's almost beginning"(Asfi)

"Ok let's begin"(Hermes)

Hermes clapped loudly turning everyone's attention towards him, generally at this place mainly gods and their attendants come to watch the game , it is like a small theatre which is for VIPs,

"Oranous give me permission to use my power"(Hermes)

"permission granted"(Oranous)

Hermes clicked his finger and a window appeared in air, it is very big and it is showing castle in which Apollo familia is staying.

In all the major familia's above Rank C and many public gatherings this window appeared showing the game.

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In Twilight manor, main hall,

Gareth,Riveria, lefiya,tiona,tione,finn,bete are looking at the screen that appeared out of thin air,the main hall is big, it has a huge table in middle, and two huge couches on either side of horizontal edge of table and two small couches on vertical edge of table, the walls of hall are golden and lustrous, there are some paintings and weapons on them, there are also many things in it which serve their own purposes, a golden haired doll like woman is standing by window and looking out, ever since she talked with hestia her mind is not calm, her memories from past are rushing out like waves, she wanted to go to him, but she was afraid of facing him, it will be fine if the new member is the bandit type of guy hestia mentioned but if it's her childhood friend how could she face him? they have shared very close relationship with each other , after the massacre she only cared about revenge and came to orario, she completely forgot about him, until she saw bell, Roy in her memories is just like bell,not his appearance but his personality , this made her interested in bell, after interacting with him, all the memories and feelings she sealed in her heart are resurfacing, she started to feel extremely guilty for not looking for Roy in the past, Roy in her memories wasn't a genius he was just a mediocre mage but he has charisma that made her fall for him, even if she has the same stoic and cold expression on her face her heart is impatient and stromy, her familia members understood her problems but were helpless because Roy didn't stay for long in orario and immediately left for ursus to train and after coming back he went for wargame,

"Calm down Aiz, everything will be clear once the game is over, we will talk go and talk if necessary"(Riveria)

said Rivera as she sighed, Gareth sat on the single couch and Finn sat on other single couch had an helpless expression, tione and tiona looked at Aiz curiously as they sat on huge couch, lefiya is furious because she likes Aiz but Aiz has another man in her heart, bette who is standing by the wall and looked at screen and twitched his lips,looking irritated,

"Come Aiz, it's going to start"(Tiona)

Tiona cheered excitedly, and dragged down Aiz along with them, All of their eyes are on the screen.