6 "Battle : Seiryo versus Tarrant"
Tarrant's area in the big Daruma, the former bustle was lost and the appearance of people was sparse. It was indicative of the fall of Tarrant, but another cause was fear of Tarrant.
Gong gong gong.The sound of metal hitting the strengthened walls sounded throughout the block. Only someone suicidal would stay in the way of such a sound.Even old companions ran from Tarrant. There was only one elderly person who was Tarrant 's servant left within a few kilometers from the center of the sound.
Nearly half of Tarrant's body which he was tapping on the wall was mechanized. Of course, it was a common emergency life support measures until a biological culture could be completed, like a cast, but for Tarrant who had never experienced a physical deficit like this, it was nothing but humiliation. To Tarrant who has overrun with overwhelming power, it was a thing that should not exist.
Even knife scratches from Seina were great humiliation for Tarrant, but this time around half of his body was gone, only hatred was left in Tarrant. Moreover, the skeleton and prosthesis strengthened him for battle. Those who came close to him he fought without question.
And furthermore, his ego was damaged and chased by Jurai to the point that he was forced to escape to the big Daruma.
So he was being forced to hand over the basic design of Daedalus in exchange for shelter.
For Tarrant the Daedalus was a symbol of his power. It was unforgivable for others to take it from him.
He had tried desperately to conceal that the gem was its true power source, but compared to the royal tree that he once held it was garbage. ---the original j---
"Seina Yamada! Seina YAMADA!" After his hatred was focused on Seina.
"Tarrant!"
Seiryo and Alan appeared in front of him
"They're picking the crew for a new type ship they are taking everyone including GP escapists and hostages, and you Tarrant are also a candidate ..."
" I won't take part in their stupid game!"Tarrant said
"........."
"The selection includes a simulated battle."
The old servant said to him as if he were whispering an appeal to the clear murderous intent in the eyes of Tarrant.
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In a huge stadium in the big Daruma was packed by a large audience. Despite Seina destroying the fleet, the fact that it was able to escape safely after encountering "the devil princess of jurai" was enough to make them strongly interested in the Fortune Fleet Project.
Participants gathered were decided by a random number lottery, and the way of fighting also varied by random choice. If you were lucky you could fight with a weak opponent in an advantageous way, and if you had bad luck, it was the opposite.
Of course, such events were basically gambling.and gambling was luck based. In other words, it was also decided by how the audience bet, but who they bet on was determined by lottery. Participants with poor luck would be pressured to bet on big money for themselves.
"We're in luck!" Alan looked at the odds displayed on the monitor and looked at his opponent.
"Besides winning we can win get a lot of money ... .... uhuhuhuh"
Seiryo and alan's crew were up against a young and adorable woman.
"How am I to fight such a woman?"
"And it's four to one ..."
Barry and Cohen seem to be puzzled.
"This is a farce of a battle... I'm going to sit this out"
Seiryo leaned against the wall of the aisle and closed his eyes.
"uhuhuhu, I'll also abstain with you." Alan said they all abstained and a moderator came and took her off the field and replaced her with a hooded figure.
Alan noticed something was off with the new combatant and told barry and cohen to watch out.
The opponent removed their hood.
"Tarrant !?" Komachi cried without thinking. Tarrant Shank appeared from under the hood .
"Where is the moderator, stop the game!"
Komachi called ... Daruma who moderated the fight chimed in over her.
"Do it!"
"But this is an obvious rule violation."
"This is a test of luck ! May the luckiest person win!"
Komachi prayed for Seiryo and ordered guards to get ready to intervine.
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"Uhuhuhuhuh!"
Tarrant went right forAalan
"ah! on second thought ill take the pretty girl if it's not too late!"
Alan took Barry as a shield. Tarrant punched barry right in the stomach he keeled over. He kept chasing Alan. Tarrant tried to reach out and grab his kneck and Alan dodged and hid behind Cohen's neck, Alan roamed behind Cohen.
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"What a jerk ass! he's using his friends as shields!"
"But he's avoiding Tarrant's Attacks."Daruma said laughing
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"You're in the way!"
Trarant hit Cohen sideways with his machine's arm, Cohen blew off about ten meters away and lost a few teeth.
"ah! help!!" Alan who lost his human shield was stabbed by a punch from Tarrant and fell down.
however after grabbing his belly, he stood up and tried to escape, but Tarrant upper cut him in the chin he flew backwards and blood spewed out. but he flew in Seiryos direction and Seiryo caught him.
"Going after the weak is cheap bullying" Tarrant got ready to fight
"You seem to want to be killed ... You should wait your turn."
"Now is fine, come at me."
Tarrant shot a gun at Seiryo from his mechanized arm. he aimed at his feet to cripple his movement, but Seiryo avoided it quite easily despite the surprise attack.
"What !?"
"Is that it? That's just what I'd expect a cheap bully like you to do."
"Haaa!" Tarrant took out a light sword and began slashing at Seiryo occasionaly firing a shot off at him too
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"Tarrant shouldn't have that ... ..." komachi said
"Drop it already"Daruma said.
"But, without any weapons, its just a matter of how long he can avoid him ..."
Komachi grasped the light sword in her bosom, but hesitated to take it out.
"Since Tarrant broke the rules, there's no reason for you to not lend seiryo a sword."
"... ahaha good!" Komachi ran to the front of the crowd
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While avoiding Tarrant's attack Seiryo saw Komachi's appearance in the corner of his line of sight. He couldn't hear what Komachi was saying, but Seiryo knew what she was going to do.
(Hmmm, what an idiot!)
Tarrant thought
(Your ability to escape will be gone soon.)
Tarrant was driving Seiryo into a corner, Seiryo's back touched the wall of the stadium.
Seiryo held the light sword dropped from directly above in front of him, at Tarrant. Seiryo had pretended to be cornered purposely to get close to Komachi.
"You bastard!" dodging Tarrant bullets, Seiryo jumped towards Tarrant and slashed at his chest.
Flash! After a few seconds Tarrant's machine's arms and legs were cut and Tarrant's body collapsed on the spot.
"!" A light sword was thrust at the eyes of Tarrant when he raised up his face.
"Gaaag!" Tarrant distorted his face with humiliation.
"If you won't surrender I will kill you."Seiryo said
"Nooooo!!!"some how a girls cries made it past the cheers of the crowd and into seiryo's ears
"Huh!?"
Seiryo, who faced towards the audience seats, noticed a girl who looked sad, among the audience. a pretty girl with gray hair on brown skin she was about four to five years old.
(Are they in the same family?)
Her similar appearance to Tarrant, gave Seiryo a new found reason to spare Tarrant, but in a way Seiryo's assumptions were half right and half off. Although the girl was certainly family of Shanks, That was not the reason for her sadness. She sympathized with Tarrant who was on the ground. Even if he was a notorious man, the girl knew nothing of it, all she knew was he was in pain right then.
"... ahaha"
eiryo, noticing the girl's empathy, suddenly pulled away the sword. Booing came from the audience, but Seiryo was unphased. However,
"You're Dead!" Tarrant aimed a small hidden gun at Seiryo.
"Hah what a fool!"
But Seiryo avoided the bullets and cut off Tarrant 's arm with the gun
"GAAAAAH!"
"A fitting scar for a weak cheating bully, and you have only yourself to blame for it ... ...."
Seiryo recalled the girl crying over Tarrant. Seiryo, looked up at the girl,
"Don't worry, little girl, it's just a battlefield"
That's what he said. The girl nodded at Seiryo's smile as though she was relieved.
"What a pretty girl."
Seiryo nodded satisfied. That girl's name was Dird. The granddaughter of the old mechanic Gazura mentioned.
Seiryo and the idiots were brought to Daruma his executives and Komachi.
"That was quite an interesting show, as a result of the investigation, it was decided that the four of you are the most suitable ... ...."
"For what?"
"To be the captain of our new ship."
"Us?" Seiryo was embarrassed
"I'm honestly confused here, we're former members of the GP ... ...."
"I'm still in the GP."
"That's right, did you know our main target is Seina Yamada's new ship? Aren't you here because of him?"
"Oh, we'll do it! Right Barry! Cohen!"
Alan pushed Seiryo and the others forward. Barry and Cohen nodded
"Hmmm ... Then I have decided; you three, welcome! ... what about you ..."
Daruma stared at Seiryo. Seiryo was his favorite.
"Although I'm away from teaching, he's my student ... ..."
"That student is now on vacation, being surrounded by woman on the planet Imium."
"With women, you mean Amane !?"
"There is an Amane Kaunaq's name on the list of customers" Komachi said.
"ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
"Will you do it?"
"I want to but I cant!"
"Isn't mr.Daruma a valuable customer?"
"Oh! Right! I am here as a representative of The Tennan Conglomerate......customers are customers, customers are Gods!"
"Will you do it?"
"Ha ha ha! Seina Yamada, I won't forgive you for this! You'll eat the hammer of educational guidance!"
"So how do we decide which gets to be captain?"
"Well, I guess they can fight again ..."
Upon hearing this Alan held the place where he was hit even though it had been treated .
"Ha ha ha ... ... can we maybe play rock paper scissors for it instead?"
Cohen joked, the executives looked at Alan and then to Daruma.
"What a stupid thing for me to say... ... ... I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
"...... Hmm, if all of you agree, I don't see why not."
"Huh?"
"It's a luck based game."
"Rock paper scissors!"
Alan won and began dancing
"Here ... ...."
Komachi brought a small case of gold to him
"Oh!"
"This is for paying for the things the ship needs, please pick out the crew, choose whoever you like from this list."
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