BATTLE OR ALIVE
Chapter 29: The New Period

The atmosphere felt so moving, excitement and crying that they could be clearly seen in Jell's eyes.

Scorpio has now lost, so the party to remember this moment is immediately done.

News of the victory against Scorpio spread very quickly in Athera, and not only in the kingdom of Athera, in the neighboring kingdom and several other eastern kingdoms had heard the news.

But in contrast to the fact that the one who should defeat Scorpio is Jell, in the news that is said to be defeated by special forces Marina.

And in the news there is not a single news challenge Jell or Mai, which is in the news is just how strong the combat power and strategy of the kingdom of Athera.

It was of course known by Jell and Mai, and rather it was a request from the two of them, it was more precisely Jell's request.

Mai briefly objected to Jell's request regarding the news, but Jell explained to Mai what the reason was and that Mai fell silent and agreed.

And it was not only Mai who objected and disliked the news, Marina and Rin also did not understand Jell's thoughts. But Jell forced them without saying what the reason was, unlike Mai.

That way the news that is spread now is just a lie that was ignored by Athera.

Even so, but there are many people who know the truth, they are the people who participated in the meeting, and they are asked to keep their mouths shut so that the information is not spread.

...

After the victory against Scorpio, night comes. Large celebrations are carried out in district A right in the city square to the entire district, which makes district A very crowded.

And of course Marina and Rin also join the celebration as special guests, and somehow Jell, Mai, and Emma also come as special guests.

The celebration was very crowded with various people who came from various districts.

For the participants who participated in their assault troops get a very high fee from the kingdom, a total of 100,000 Rumiah.

But on the other hand, Jell and Mai get a sum of 500,000 Rumiah as their payment.

Jell was currently sitting where the special guests were, the kingdom booked a special place for them to party, and for what reason the inn Jell was staying at was the one reserved.

In that place were many nobles and some special invited guests.

But seeing them wearing nice, expensive clothes somehow upset Jell himself. It was not envy, but the gazes of those people that upset Jell.

And the one who was most upset with them was Mai who was currently in Jell's bribe to lower her emotions.

“What the hell are their gazes, if it wasn't for Jell you'd be dead, you know!”

He cursed at them, but because his voice-filled mouth became inaudible. I don't know if Mai is a sweet girl or a cute girl, but right now she looks very far from both traits.

He put on an angry face with some veins appearing on his head, but as usual Jell instantly stopped his rampage.

“Ah, so you guys are here.”

Coming from a horde of guests, she was a beautiful girl with a very beautiful and expensive dress. With the blue color, the dress really fits her. He's Rin.

Seeing her certainly made Jell turn her head, Mai also turned her head but her face did not change at all.

And one more person who did not look or eat, she was Emma who had somehow been silent from earlier.

Emma is angry that she is in a cage, when she is told to wait outside the tent when Jell and Mai want to see Marina, she is somehow instantly forgotten by them.

Emma wanted to meet them, but one of the knights forbade her and told her to go home because it was too dangerous for a child.

Jell had already persuaded him with all her might, and he had somehow prostrated himself to apologize.

But somehow he was still moody and did not want to talk to the two of them. Mai also apologizes and Emma immediately forgives Mai, much different from Jell. That's not fair, what Jell said when he was treated like that.

Unable to meet either Jell or Mai, Emma just sits atop the tower watching the battle.

...

Rin with her beautiful dress sat at their table. She looked very graceful and very clearly visible she was currently teasing Jell.

The first time Jell saw him, Rin was very embarrassed and happy. In his heart he jumped up and down because he was able to attract the attention of a guy like Jell.

He saw it, he saw me now! What Rin was shouting in his heart.

“Ah, the, ahem. Jell, so what do you think?”

“Ah, Mai don't greedy so. I haven't been around either, nih.”

(In cuekin!)

Rin looks shy as she sits in front of Jell and asks about her clothes tonight, but in contrast to the compliments she should get, Jell is busy taking care of Mai.

Mai was bribed by Jell, but since Mai's food had run out she ate Jell's part as well, and that became this commotion.

And of course for the nobles when they saw what Jell and Mai were doing, they put on a cynical look at them.

“See them, grab food. Nasty once.”

“Surely they have never felt a party like this, embarrassing.”

“Lagian, why did Marina-sama invite them? They ruin the view only.”

“Marina-sama's only pity them.”

Hearing those words Rin reflexively turned his head to the nobles who were cursing at Jell.

Sharp, razor-sharp gazes pierced the nobles, they were silent on their feet while holding their plates and drinks.

“What you do has nothing to do with you guys, you don't want me to say this to him, do you?”

Hearing Rin's words, simultaneously the nobles who cursed Jell and Mai immediately left them.

Sitting back, holding his head he felt that what he was doing was too excessive.

(Ah, what am I doing. I seem to be overdoing it.)

In his heart Rin was a little sorry to do that, but on the other hand he felt relieved that nothing else would bother him to fascinate Jell.

“Thanks, Rin. With my position now I can't do anything.”

“T-It's okay, after all those who started first.”

Hearing Jell's gratitude makes Rin blush immediately, of course because without him realizing it turns out Jell noticed what he did earlier, at this time there is no regret for Rin.

“But, what the fuck is that. I got pissed off at him.”

What Mai said, immediately made Jell pinch her cheek.

“Because of your attitude earlier that made them say that, tau.”

“Sickness, pain, pain.”

With the end of his second quarrel, the event had already reached its peak.

Everyone was gathered in the square, no one excepted anyone, the nobles and top brass were also present there.

But unlike Mai, she is seen not in the group with Jell, and for Emma, Jell tells her to stay.

Standing there, Yinn who was holding the mic, she was the one who hosted the show.

He started with a thank you to the invited guests who had come and an honor to Marina as the interim leader, and continued Yinn to convey everything.

And as for the final point of this event, Yinn had some people pick up something.

And all he asked for was a glass box. And since when, Marina had arrived and stood beside Yinn on the stage.

“And for the main point, I want to ask for the name I will call to go up. For Jell Kiyomizu, asked to go on stage.”

Hearing Yinn's words, Jell was a little confused as to why his name was being called.

Unwilling to waste time getting confused, Rin from behind him, she pushes Jell forward. Seen from his attitude, it seemed like he knew something.

On stage, Jell was asked to face Marina directly.

Asking her to stand up straight, Marina took the item in the glass case and put it on Jell's breastplate.

Seeing what was given to Jell , made a sound up from all the people who were on the show. Their voices were shocked, incredulous, and confused by what Marina was doing.

“Alright, for Jell, be asked to see the goods provided.”

Look and stay ordinary. On his chest was now a pin that looked extremely luxurious.

The bluish color looks like an emerald, and there is a logo on it, but it is not visible from Jell's view.

Overcoming this commotion and ignorance, Marina took over the mic and exclaimed to everyone present at the party.

Saying his thanks to all the invited guests, continued with the excitement of having defeated Scorpio, and ended with an explanation that has been waiting for.

“Alright, this is the last word from me and probably the thing you've been waiting for the most. Straight to the point, I hereby declare, Jell Kiyomizu as the winner of the contest!”

With the delivery of it made everyone speechless stare blankly at him, especially with the nobles, all of them were most visibly shocked upon hearing that.

But that awkward condition changed with a cheerful atmosphere with vigor, it was because one of the people shouted.

From his shout, he approved of the choice, he was Yinn.

“I agree.”

Seeing him shout that, the entire guild staff also shouted and cheered for Jell.

And not only them, the knights, witches, and adventurers who participated in the second raid, also cheered Jell.

The originally awkward atmosphere instantly turned noisy, and not only them, the citizens who knew how great Jell was in battle also supported.

But all that was not going down the good road, as soon as one of the invited guests went up on stage.

He is one of the nobles.

He arrogantly climbed up and stood right in front of Marina like he was challenging her. Not staying silent for the guards, they quickly climbed up and subdued the noble.

But before they could do that, coming out of nowhere appeared someone with very fast movements directly hit the guards.

The guards who were in direct attack fell down, it seemed like they had only fainted.

Seeing that it made Marina's face twitch, she stared intently at the unknown person who attacked her guard.

And not just Marina, but everyone in the place was shocked by what happened.

Approaching Marina, he roughly picked up the mic he was holding.

Rin who saw his brother treated like that made him angry and immediately attacked the noble.

But unfortunately, the fist attack that Rin will give is fended off by the person who attacked the guard earlier.

Seeing his deflectable attack, Rin decides to retreat to take some distance.

“Damn it, what are you doing.”

Holding the mic, the noble used it to deliver his speech.

“Ahahaha, look at you lowly humans! I can't believe that someone like you can beat Scorpio. But look at this, the situation changed.”

The nobleman rambled on the stage while looking at Marina with a look of pity. I don't know what he's up to, but it looks like Jell can already guess what this guy's goal is.

“What are you thinking, Karano!”

The cornered Marina shouted to the noble, it seemed like his name was Karano. Karano who was getting a shout from Marina made himself slightly raise a smile, he approached Marina and shouted.

“See me Marina-sama! I am a noble who has devoted my life to this kingdom, and at the time of the incident six months ago, I still tried hard to help this kingdom.

The reason I did that is so that I am the one who is worthy of inheriting the throne of the kingdom.

But! You even casually organized a competition to find the next King, did you not see anyone more deserving than me!

And you, you're the one who beat the hit man I hired to take part in the competition, and I beat him!”

Karano shouted to convey whatever he could say. From his statement earlier, Jell already knew what reason he was doing this.

This guy is so stupid, what Jell said in his heart.

But unlike the Jell that was talking about, Marina when she received her words earlier made her silent. She could not argue with what Karano said, but instead she just kept quiet while biting her lips.

“I am the one who deserves to be King! And for fools like you better worship me.”

The insults he let out from his mouth made the people present in the place seem annoyed, the adventurers and knights started to go up and advance onto the stage.

But instead of panicking from being surrounded by so many people, Karano looked very calm.

Did he feel safe just because of one protector? It seemed that he was not that stupid to dare challenge everyone who was here.

With a wide grinning smile, he looked like a power-hungry madman. He stretched his hand forward, he shouted.

“You fools, you think I'll be easily defeated just because of this!

In this place, I've already ordered over 20 high-ranked hitmen, and they're on top of these buildings.

By my command, you will all be killed easily.”

Hearing the provocation from him, made not a single person dare to move. To be safe, Adolf orders his men to keep their weapons.

People started to panic at the current state, they were terrified of death.

Seeing their moans and fears made Karano make a wider smile, now he looked terrifying.

But in this condition, Jell casually advanced towards Karano who was enjoying happiness because soon he would succeed in conquering Athera.

Seeing the movements from Jell certainly made Karano confused by what he was doing.

“You damn it, do you want to die? You're a fool, yes.”

“Jell, what are you doing!”

Seeing Jell, Rin shouted. He screamed and there was a lot of feeling from his screams.

The shout was not just a warning, fear and anger were mixed in the shout.

To Karano's question, Jell casually answered him.

“That idiot, you're Karano. You've pissed me off, I won't forgive you.”

Listening to Jell's words, Karano intends to use the knife in his belt to fight Jell and kill him, but he is stopped when he wants to advance.

Jell approached and without having to draw his sword. Jell was currently giving off an extremely powerful aura, and was suppressing.

Jell's aura could be felt by everyone in the square, an extremely black and powerful aura.

It was as if people were currently drowning in the middle of a vast ocean. The people who were receiving pressure from Jell's aura, suddenly they felt a tightness.

Likewise with Karano, he fell down and tried to look towards Jell. He pointed at Jell with his hand, ordering the assassin who was beside him to kill Jell.

Forward and pulled out his sword, the assassin with quick movements would stab Jell.

“Too slow.”

"!!!?"

With that shout, suddenly I don't know since when the hit was pierced.

His chest is hollow, and it hits the heart. But not because of sharp weapons, but only because of empty hands.

The assassin fell down with blood flooding from the hole in his chest. Jell, who had stabbed him, was holding the heart of the assassin, destroying it by squeezing it.

The current Jell had already turned off his aura because he thought this was enough to give Karano some fear.

Seeing that scene certainly made anyone creep in fear. Karano suddenly had his face turned pale, currently the figure of a death god was standing in front of him.

But, instead of despair, he stood up and ran away, and with his orders he ordered all the assassins there to kill Jell.

But there was no response at all, he looked and shouted but still there was no reply from them.

But instead of the hit men he hired coming, from above there was a girl casually walking and going down to the stage.

“You've cleaned it? Mai.”

With a very ordinary looking facial expression, he answered Jell.

But there was something else that drew attention from Mai's current appearance, in her hands there was a lot of blood.

“Eh, Jell did you do it? Your hands are so dirty, you know. Hahaha.”

“Do not laugh foolishly.”

“Eh, what? I didn't expect the quiet snobs master to kill people right in the eyes of many, Fufuf.”

“I told you, don't laugh.”

Still doing a joke, is a word that is on everyone's mind.

They had just killed a lot of people and they looked very calm. But it was different from what was in Karano's head at the moment.

“K-You, what you just did up there! Where are they, the hitmen, where are they!”

Hearing that there was a rat babbling, Mai turned her face to him who looked angry.

“Ah, so you're their master. They are weak, yes. Their defense was very weak, their self-discipline was also very weak. I think they can be even more powerful, not as exciting.”

Hearing Mai's words, Karano's face became much paler.20 assassins, and again they were professionals.

But they lost, not even leaving a wound to the 17-year-old girl.

Karano fell down with his legs that were no longer strong to withstand the weight of his body.

Jell approaches him, which makes Karano yell and move away from him.

“Alright, now it's your turn.”

“No! I'm sorry, I'm sorry for what I did. I beg!”

Hearing that made Mai interested, approaching her Mai stared directly into Karano's eyes.

“You pissed Jell off, that's the end of you. Eat it, life in love, stupid.”

“Money! I'll give you some money, so with that I beg you. I'll give you all the money you asked for, anything!”

More than she expected, Mai with a grin she asked about the money that Karano had mentioned.

“Then I ask for everything.”

“All?! Are you crazy!”

“If you don't want, die.”

“Alright! I'll give you everything!”

“So dong.”

Getting what Mai wanted, Karano took a roll in his shirt pocket and he wrote something there.

“Take this, and you'll get all my money.”

“Nn, thank you.”

Mai took it and she left from there, heading to the back she seemed to want to wash her hands.

What's it all over with? Is this the akhrinya? What people were thinking right now, they were staring at each other and starting to stand up, they looked much calmer now.

As with the others, Karano started to get up and clean his pants. To the one who was about to meet death, he looked extremely calm. Almost? Of course not, this is not the end.

Jell approaches him and what happens next, as well as the hitman Jell fought earlier, now Karano's body is hollow. His heart was in Jell's hands, and by squeezing it he crushed it.

The people who were there, were silent at the sight. They could only see Karano's fallen corpse covered in blood and Jell was nearby.

Looking at the atmosphere the people were giving, Jell flicked her hands and wiped the bloodstains and held Mai's hand, they both left the place, and left an awkward atmosphere.

***

Morning arrives. After the incident last night Jell and Mai temporarily did not want to get out of the room. Emma who doesn't know the situation just follows what they say.

After less than two months they were in this world, this was the first time for Jell and Mai to kill someone.

They do not fear or regret their actions, they know it is the best way and they choose it.

Jell was not afraid of what she would receive, and so was Mai, as long as she was with Jell she would follow him.

In that awkward atmosphere, it sounded to the door from outside.

Asking who, who answered said he was one of the guild staff. Hearing that made Jell a little confused, but she kept the door open.

After opening, there was a man who looked like he was about 26 years old, standing in front. Giving his regards and introducing himself, his name was Anss, he was one of the higher-ups in the guild.

Explaining his arrival intent, he said that Yinn called them to the guild immediately.

Hearing that slightly made Jell lower her smile, she was neither sad nor angry, but she did not expect her life in another world to end up in prison.

...

Walking towards the guild, there were a lot of people in front of the courtyard.

Those people were made up of ordinary people, swordsmen, and adventurers. And if you look again there is a Lhava standing in front of the entrance.

For Emma, Mai tells her to stay and never get out of the room.

Jell who saw the number of people, slightly lowered her head. He did that to prove that he was the one at fault for the incident, and well he will receive any punishment.

But, what she and Mai thought about this situation turned around with what they were thinking.

Suddenly without warning, the men began to swarm Jell and Mai, not to curse and insult them but to thank them.

““Eh?””

Both are unable to digest information and the current situation. These people looked neither angry nor afraid of them, they looked very happy with some shedding tears in their smiles.

Amidst the commotion, there was a loud voice capable of easily stopping them.

Her voice was familiar, she was Marina. And there were many knights who were behind him.

“M-Marina-sama, why are you here?”

Jell could not help but ask, the situation was too difficult to digest. And if he's allowed to, he wants to ask Anss what's going on here.

“Basic, why are you being so formal.”

“Eh, that's of course bu–”

Cutting off her words, Marina advanced towards Jell.

“Winner of the King election competition, Jell Kiyomizu-sama. Pay respect to our new King.”

With Marina's words, everyone without a single exception, they all immediately gave a position of respect to Jell.

Their heads were getting heated up, Jell and Mai were unlikely to get used to this treatment later.

***

Continuing their journey, Jell and Mai are escorted to Yinn's office space, and that's where everything is explained.

With Jell's victory at the battle with Scorpio, everyone involved in the running of the competition has decided that the one who deserves the next throne is a Jell.

He was able to lead and strategize that brought victory, and his relationship with many people made Jell worthy of that position.

And not only that, by following the will of the previous King, it was determined that Jell was the only one who deserved it.

All the information was conveyed without any lies, Jell and Mai who had understood, could only accept it. The new King of Athera is Jell Kiyomizu.

After all the trophy Marina gave to Jell was a sign for a King, so from the beginning Jell had been accepted by the community and no one rejected it.

The coronation will take place three days from tomorrow, from now on according to the regulations, Jell, Mai, and Emma will stay in the royal palace. And the three of them were now members of the great royal family.

...

Seen from afar, there were three people in black robes covering their entire bodies standing on top of the square tower, observing from afar.

Without warning with just a trick of the wind all three suddenly disappeared.

***