Chapter 105: Boom and Bust (2) [unedited]

“YEAHHHH!!!”

Shouts echoed from all directions.

Damn. I thought my ears were falling off. I looked at the stage. A monster has just fallen down. The people near me seemed to put money on the winning monster.

Yeah, enjoy yourselves now, because I would catch all of you today. 

The knights from Sigren palace, Heilon Knights, and the soldiers from Arrendt slowly gathered in this gambling ground while also being careful not to get into the crown prince’s ears.

The preparation was perfect. Of course, the people who knew that the crown prince was involved in this illegal arena were only me and Sigren. Others were just raiding the illegal arena according to Sigren’s orders. Then they unintentionally captured the crown prince. 

I was sure everyone would be flustered later on. Still, a bad guy was a bad guy anyway.

The crown prince’s location was confirmed. He was given special treatment and sat in the independent seat. 

“The preparation of the entrance and exit have been completed. By the way, the next match is the main match of the day.” Leander murmured beside me. 

“Then, we attack as soon as the match is over.”

I would catch them all when they’re most excited. 

Leander nodded. 

Meanwhile, the host exclaimed.

“Everyone, thank you for waiting! Today, I’m going to introduce something that has never been shown before! We’ve just caught…!”

Grrrrrrrr!!

Before he could finish speaking, a loud roar rang out. 

People were chattering. 

The moderator explained without hesitation.

“This is the new type of monster that recently discovered in the dead land!”

I’ve almost lost balance for a moment. Those guys were too much. They should’ve reported right away! Report it!

Leander murmured as if he felt the same way. “What a fool.”

I agreed.

Grrrrrrr!

With a loud growl, a black monster ran out. 

BANG!

The iron bars around the arena rang so loudly. 

I slowly saw the monster entering the stadium. It was ten times larger than an adult male and was covered with black scales. Its eyes glowed red. And of course, its teeth and claws were very sharp. 

“That monster has gone mad.”

I’ve caught something like that. Unlike the monsters that have appeared before, this newly appeared monster started shaking the iron bars. It seemed that it was confident that it could break the bars down. 

The strong rumbling of iron bars sounded like it was about to collapse at any moment. 

“Is this okay…?”

“It will be fine. We’ve been fine until now.”

Seeing the people murmuring with anxiety, the host exclaimed, “Everyone, don’t worry! This is a cage that won’t budge no matter how many bears come!”

No matter how much I think about it, that monster was stronger than bears. These people must have thought those monsters were easy things like normal beasts. I couldn’t help laughing. They really have no idea apparently how strong that monster was. Because I could sense that the iron bars would collapse soon. 

Seeing this unexpected scene, I felt the need to revise my plan.

“Sir, did you say that the entrance was finished?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then, let’s advance the plan.”

It was essential to quickly grasp the situation and made a change according to it in the battlefield. 

“There is problem in that, but…”

I slowly rose from my seat. When I lowered my hood, my silver hair poured out. I didn’t dye my hair because I was going to raid this place today anyway. 

I went down with my mask off. 

In the meantime, the monster kept slamming the iron bars. It looked like the bottom part would be pulled out first. That monster, contrary to its appearance, was quite an intelligent one. This was what happened when you put stupid merchants and a stupid prince together. If there was a time that I have to set him up again, I would not stick them together anymore.

I moved the mana in the air. Little lightning was created and crackled above the monster’s head. Rather than attack, it was a signal for allies. Also, if the lightning were too strong, people might get hurt. So I have to adjust it moderately. Then, the lightning fell in the middle of the arena. 

“….”

In an instant, the movement of people and the monster in the arena stopped due to the sudden situation.

Taking advantage of the silence, I clenched my fist and shouted, “Catch them all now!”

***

“I’m doomed I’m doomed!”

The state of mind of Cruz, the merchant who ran the arena, was in chaos. This was because the arena was suddenly attacked by the palace knights.

‘The crown prince is in my back, why?!”

Cruz gritted his teeth in anger. He felt the attack was ridiculous considering he had given a big amount of money. He ran in a hurry. He could not be caught by palace knights and imprisoned, while he even barely got any profit from this business. 

However, one thing he did not know, the crown prince himself was unaware of the raid. 

“Your Highness! What’s going on!” Cruz rushed to the crown prince’s seat. He wanted the crown prince to handle the situation. 

‘You’re the crown prince! The second most powerful person after the emperor!’

Cruz’s thought was really simple. 

However, Crown Prince Enoch was equally disoriented. 

“Damn it! I don’t know either!”

Enoch pushed the whining Cruz away. He never thought that the arena would be raided. 

‘Who are these fucker?’

In the mids of the noise, Enoch looked around. Then he found a man jumping over the cage with his feet. Enoch wondered if that man wanted to commit suicide as the man entered the arena where the monster was located. But, that wasn’t the case. As the man took off the hood that covered his face, Enoch noticed who his opponent was. His jaws were tightened.

“Sigren, that illegitimate bastard….”