61. Deathmatch
Before starting the bonus game.
The angels gathered in one place to discuss.
They needed to decide on a representative for themselves, not just for the players.
[Since the areas have been integrated, we should decide on a representative guide role for us too, right?]
[Yeah. We can't fight over who does it like earlier.]
None of the angels wanted to volunteer for the guide role.
Not wanting to work unnecessarily is the same for both humans and angels.
[Is there any angel who wants to volunteer? Raise your hand if so.]
[...]
[...]
All ten angels remained motionless.
[Well, I guess not. I asked for nothing.]
[If there was an angel eager to work, they'd be the real freak.]
Olive raised her eyebrows at Priscilla's offhand remark.
[Are you calling me a freak?]
[What are you talking about? I didn't even mention your name.]
[You're mocking me for stepping up earlier.]
[Is that how it sounded? Puhehe, you're not completely unaware after all.]
[What?]
[Girls, girls! Stop fighting!]
As they glared at each other murderously, the other angels stepped in to stop them.
[Why do you two always fight whenever you meet? You were like this before too!]
[Do you think I want to fight? This birdbrain starts it first.]
[What? Birdbrain? Look who's talking, you're worse than cooking oil.]
[Stop, stop! The humans are watching.]
[Yeah, the Archangel might see this too!]
At the mention of the Archangel, the two angels shut their mouths.
They just turned their heads away with a "Hmph!"
[Let's finish what we were talking about. We've confirmed no angel wants to be the guide... So what should we do? Anyone have a good idea?]
The angels each gave their opinions at Ellen's words.
[How about rolling a random die to choose one guide?]
[You want to leave it to luck? Not a bad method. Though not very fun.]
[Or we could take turns being the guide in order?]
[That seems unfair though? The later ones might not even get a turn. We'll probably integrate areas again soon.]
[That's true.]
Various opinions were exchanged.
Though it was just choosing one guide, the angels' expressions were serious.
[Isn't there a fair and fun way?]
[How about this?]
Priscilla, who had been quiet until now, opened her mouth.
[We're going to have the area representatives fight soon, right? The angel in charge of the area whose human dies first takes the guide role as punishment.]
[Ooh, that sounds fun!]
[Good idea.]
[I like Priscilla's method. Anyone else in favor besides me?]
[I'm in favor.]
[Me too.]
As the angels agreed with her opinion, Priscilla's nose rose high.
That's when Olive raised her hand and gave a dissenting opinion.
[How about doing it this way instead? The angel in charge of the area whose human survives last wins. And the winning angel gets to play king.]
[Play king?]
[Exactly. The other angels have to absolutely obey the king's words. For example, if someone is designated as guide, they must follow unconditionally. Because it's the king's order.]
[So if our human wins, we win too? And if we win, we can play king like the humans?]
[Ooh, this sounds even more fun!]
[King... This is making my mouth water.]
[What a brilliant idea, Olive!]
The angels now praised Olive.
Except for Priscilla.
[...How annoying.]
Priscilla became displeased as her opinion was ignored.
But only briefly.
A sneer appeared on Priscilla's face.
[Hmph, proposing that the winner becomes king. You must be quite confident?]
[Of course. I am confident.]
[But what about this? Our area representative won't be easy to beat. He's never missed first place in the area so far.]
[Oh, really?]
Olive inwardly sneered at Priscilla's confident expression.
'What a stupid birdbrain. First in the area? You're sneering over just that? You'd fall to the ground in shock if you knew who our area representative is.'
After all, Olive's area representative was a monster who had never missed first place across all areas.
[So? Are you in or not?]
Priscilla sneered at Olive's question.
[I have no reason not to be.]
[I'm in favor too. This seems more fun.]
[Me too.]
[I'm confident too! Our area representative is no pushover either!]
And so the bet that the winner becomes king was made.
[Now that we've decided the method, shall we start? Olive, you go explain.]
[Alright.]
Olive flew back to where the players were and flapped her wings to draw attention.
[Now I'll start the bonus game to select the integrated representative! All area representatives please gather below me!]
Ten area representatives gathered at Olive's feet.
Then she spread her wings and signaled.
Rumble rumble rumble!
The ground shook and a hill rose up.
A circular hill arena was instantly created.
[From now on, you will have a deathmatch in here until one person survives. If you die outside the arena, you won't revive, so don't leave even if you die. Now begin!]
The match started.
But no one moved.
They just glared at each other holding weapons in the circular arena.
It's not that they lacked motivation.
The reward wasn't insufficient either.
They were already plenty motivated.
The atmosphere was so ominous they would have killed each other with their gazes if they could.
Yet no one moved because they were sizing each other up.
Being area representatives meant they were all capable to some degree.
'Still, there shouldn't be anyone stronger than me.'
[Ultra Psycho], Priscilla's area representative, smiled confidently.
He was a top expert who had never missed first place in his area.
That was him.
No matter how strong the opponents were, they couldn't match up to him.
'Dismantling things is my specialty. Whether it's humans, animals, or monsters.'
The reason he was so confident was none other than this.
The [Rune of Dismantling] he possessed was a cheat-like rune.
'To be able to dismember with godlike skill when I stab my knife into the opponent's body. There's no such cheat-like rune anywhere else.'
He had already verified it by killing 312 people in Round 4.
That his rune was powerful in PK too.
'Once my sword is embedded, the game is as good as over. The body automatically starts dismembering.'
For example, if he stabs his sword into the opponent's forearm, the rune activates automatically and strips off the remaining flesh.
As if possessed, the sword moves on its own.
'My butchering speed has become incredibly fast since getting the rune.'
Since his actual job was a butcher, the Rune of Dismantling was a great help in real life too.
Even his coworkers were amazed.
'Well, surviving in the other world takes priority over reality for now.'
That's why he killed others and stole the area representative position.
Because it's easier to survive by trampling on others.
'I was regretting becoming area representative until just now, but to think such an opportunity would arise. Hehe.'
With Domination Authority, no one can look down on him.
He can reign like a king.
In the end, becoming area representative was a good choice.
'If I just kill these nine people, I can become king, right?'
Ultra Psycho glared at the other representatives with flashing eyes.
It seems they're all watching each other's moves, not moving rashly.
They might become a target if they step up first.
[What are you doing? Why aren't you fighting?]
[Fight quickly! Humans!]
The angels shouted from the sky like gamblers who bet money on a dogfight.
'What? Did they really bet money or something? Why are they egging us on like that?'
He was planning to kill all the other representatives anyway, even without being urged.
It would be no different for the others.
'They're just watching each other like this because moving first is disadvantageous. Waiting for others to fight and jumping in at the end would use less energy.'
He was thinking the same, but they couldn't keep this up forever.
Ultra Psycho walked spiritedly to the center of the arena.
'There's no one stronger than me anyway. If I make a strong first impression now, they'll be too scared to attack.'
For that, he needed a sacrifice.
'I'll flay them alive so no one dares to attack.'
A sacrifice to be the victim of his performance.
'Come on, someone crawl out first. I'll crush that bastard.'
He felt a bit sorry on one hand.
He was planning to inflict extreme pain for the sake of a first impression, when he could have sent them off nicely.
'What can I do. Whoever attacks me first just has to think they're unlucky.'
As he was thinking how pitiful it would be no matter who stepped up.
Thud thud-
A challenger walked out.
'Finally someone came out? My first sacrifice?'
Ultra Psycho looked the opponent up and down carefully.
It was a player with an impressive scythe larger than his own height.
'What an absurdly large scythe. Come to think of it, a weapon like that must be rare...'
Though he had seen spears and curved swords, he had never once seen a player wielding a scythe.
'Scythe? Scythe... I've seen nicknames with scythe in them, but never someone actually wielding one...'
As the distance closed, Ultra Psycho's gaze naturally turned to above the opponent's head.
The moment he confirmed the nickname, Ultra Psycho couldn't help but gape in shock.
'B-Black Scythe? The nickname is Black Scythe?'
It was a familiar nickname.
The name that was always at the top of the rankings across all areas when results were announced.
'Could it be a coincidence? N-no. Nicknames shouldn't be duplicated, right?'
He had experience being rejected for duplicate nicknames when trying to set "Ultra Psycho" at the start.
'Th-then is this person really that Black Scythe who ranked 1st? The level 30 one?'
Ultra Psycho slowly lowered the sword he had raised.
The number 30 level made him lose his fighting spirit from the start.
* * *
[What's wrong with that human?]
[He seemed spirited at first, but why is he making a dumbfounded expression suddenly?]
The watching angels tilted their heads.
Because Ultra Psycho, who stepped up first, showed a loss of fighting spirit as he lowered his sword.
His expression also looked stupid, as if a screw had come loose.
[Priscilla. Isn't that your area's representative?]
[...]
Not in the mood to answer, Priscilla was just grinding her teeth.
'What are you doing? That idiot human. Why are you just standing there when he's right in front of you!'
Even though the scythe-wielding human approached close, Ultra Psycho was still standing there stupidly.
He looked like he had no will to fight at all.
Just as her irritation was rising.
[Keke, kihihi...]
An annoying laugh was heard from the front.
Priscilla sent a vicious glare.
[Olive. Is the situation funny?]
[Kihihi, sorry. But it's hilarious.]
[What's so funny?]
[Look at that human. He's trembling like an aspen leaf in front of our area representative.]
[Your area representative?]
Priscilla looked at the opponent again.
The human with the huge scythe was impressive, but well...
She didn't feel an intimidating aura worth trembling at first sight.
[So you're saying our area representative is scared of your representative?]
[That's how it looks?]
[Don't talk nonsense, Olive. Do you think being 1st in the area is a joke? Our representative has never missed 1st place since Round 1.]
[Kihihi, in the area? Isn't 1st in the area something anyone can do?]
[What?]
[Our representative has never missed 1st place across all areas.]
[1st across all areas? Where are you lying...]
[You still haven't noticed? Angels who've seen the rankings would know from the nickname?]
At Olive's words, the angels finally looked carefully at the human's nickname.
[Huh? Black Scythe?]
[I've seen him before! He's the human who's always there whenever ranking results are shown.]
The angels who belatedly recognized him murmured.
Even angels who weren't interested in humans knew who ranked 1st.
The same was true for Priscilla.
'B-Black Scythe is Olive's area representative...?'
Priscilla's eyes trembled.
If that human really was Black Scythe, her representative would be no match at all.
That's when.
[Oh!?]
A flash of reflected light passed by and a human's head fell off with a thud.
It was Ultra Psycho's head.
The angels looked at Priscilla as if on cue.
[Well, Priscilla is out first.]
[...]
Priscilla was so dumbfounded she couldn't even get angry.
It was a pathetic elimination without even a chance to counterattack.
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