Restless Villain

CHAPTER 18

Daeva
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The opening ceremony started at seven in the morning. It's already ten and almost lunch yet the speech's still on.

I'm already bored to death. Now I'm thinking if Ci-An just dolled me up for two hours just to look sagged even before the game starts.

His majesty's speech was still on going and I don't think it would end at any moment.

I look to my side where the other nobles are looking bored and tired sitting too. May ibang halos mahiga na sa pag-kakaupo dahil sa bagot.

Kumpara sa kabila, maunti naman kaming mga kababaihan ang nandito sa kanan.

Hindi siguro lalampas sa bente ang mga babaeng nakilahok. And most of them looked manly becuase of their broad shoulders and the type that will iniciate a fight randomly to anyone.

While the guys on the left side are almost double, no, triple of the girls count. Or even more.

Tiningnan ko si Lorcan na kapantay lang nang inu-upuan ko. Lumingon din siya, naramdaman sigurong may nakatitig sa kanya.

For the nth time, I eyed him down to his body until my eyes stopped at his shoes.

From the color, style and built, our armors looks exactly the same. Maliban siguro sa size at disenyo sa bewang ay mag-mumukang plinano naming mag-suot nang parehong damit. O nag-mumukang ginaya ko ang disenyo ng kanya.

Since he only have his sword, lagayan lamang ng espada niya at sabitan ng pouch at maliit na tubigan lang ang meron sa kanyang bewang samantalang ang sa akin ay isang maliit na loop para maisabit ang axe ko, maliit na pouch din at tubigan.

I held my other weapon and gripped it tightly while feeling the bag at my back that contained my arrows.

After two more hours, they finally announced na kailangan na naming mag-ready dahil mag-sisimula na.

It's a survival game. Contestants are not allowed to bring foods inside the forest. At tingin ko, sinadyang patagalin ang speech para gutumin kaming mga mag-lalaro.

At the same time, we have to hunt preys. The larger the monster, the bigger the score you'll gain.

Ah before I forgot, nasabi kanina na they used magic in the game. May mga tali kaming makukuha sa mga prey, at lalabas lamang ang mga 'yon kapag napatay mo na ang mga ito. Yun ang kailangan naming ipakita pag-katapos ng laro para makalkula nila kung ilang puntos ang nakuha ko.

No rules after that. So I concluded that we're allowed to get those ribbons from other players.

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White - 20 points
Blue - 50 points
Violet - 100 points
Black - 500 points
Gold - 900 points

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Tumayo na ako pag-katapos ulitin ang mga habilin sa isip. Eksaktong tayo ko, tumayo din si Lorcan at nag-tama pa ang tingin namin.

I ignored him, still bitter at the fact that we're almost wearing the same cloth.

Ramdam kong sumunod siya pag-aalis ko doon.

Palapit sa ibang mga kababaihang kalahok, nakita ko silang nag-tipon-tipon at pasimple akong binigyan nang isang mapang-husgang tingin at nag-usap.

I halted and move forward towards the other direction. Nandoon naman ang mga kalalakihang kung mag-bigay naman nang tingin ay sobrang lagkit naman.

Kaya muli akong tumigil sa pag-lapit at nanatili nalang sa aking pwesto tutal ay nasa harap na rin naman ako nitong gubat.