Gate: Thus the Sorcerous Kingdom Fought There

CHAPTER 28: Rivalry in the City of Wisdom

Arpeggio El Lelena thumped her magic staff into the ground where she stood, on the eastern side of the road.

Master Kato had once spoken of this 24-year-old woman, saying straight to Lelei's face: "If I had to mount someone, I'd rather mount someone like your big sister — with her perky boobs, slender waist, and juicy-fruit butt." Her sensual curves were immediately apparent even through a layer of clothing, and they drew the eyes of every man in the crowd.

On the west side, with her staff in the ground, was Lelei La Lelena.

If the maturity of their appearances judged this dispute, then it would be very obvious that this 16-year-old (she had celebrated her birthday just recently) would lose. Her scrawny body had only just started rounding out, and it was around this time that her feminine sexual characteristics were starting to develop.

The sisters faced each other, about ten paces apart, when the wind suddenly gusted up, carrying a spray of dust with it.

A bale of straw rolled across the ground as the wind blew. The mood of confrontation — like a showdown in spaghetti western films — intensified further.

Incidentally, this road was not very wide, but it was still enough for two, horse-drawn wagons to pass each other going in different directions. Therefore, the wagons and pedestrians behind the feuding pair found the road impassable. The two people standing in the middle of the road were basically blocking traffic. Still, perhaps it was because they felt they had front-row tickets to something good, or they had resigned themselves to watch, but there was no frustration on the faces of the bogged-down drivers; only looks of excitement.

"Well, who wants to bet?"

"Not now, master! This is serious! You need to stop before you lose more money! Again... Seriously, with your luck, you shouldn't bet at all!"

The muscled, high elf man scolded his scrawny looking dark elf master. Judging from her appearance, she couldn't have been older than 16 or 17. Yet, it was her who was called by the title of "sensei" by the man towering above her.

"Shush! Let me place my bet," she scolded her former pupil, preparing some golden coins and taking her bets.

"My, my, my, this is exciting. Two fights in one day, who would have thought?"

"Humph! Just like I suspected, the people around me are battle addicts. And this place is supposed to be called City of Wisdom, I wonder why." In difference of the old lady, the man clothed in a stylish, but rugged trench coat just frowned, drafting his smoke nervously.

"Hmm... now this is interesting." Producing some coin, Rory also made her bet before proceeding forward to play the role of the judge.

A few others present also did so, following her example.

"Fufufufu... let's start the fight." An iron masked man standing next to them gave away a mysterious, but sinister chuckle, making many around him feel uncomfortable.

"Itami-kun. Who do you bet for?"

"Well, ah..." Poor Itami, whatever his answer would be, he'd offend someone. Naturally, Tuka found all of this exciting, making her bets. "I bet on Lelei's victory!"

"Who?"

"The girl with the silvery hair," Tuka pointed at Lelei.

"Ah, so that's her name."

Soon enough, there were more people taking bets. A man who looked like a bookmaker shouted, "Three to one odds here!"

It would seem that the mildly famous Arpeggio was favored for victory.