I Became the Fiance of a Dragon in Romance Fantasy

27 – Tourney (3)

The black knight, Physis skillfully knocks opponents off horses.

In an instant, a thunderous shout erupted from the surroundings, and of course mine was mixed in with that shout. I jumped up from my seat and looked at him.

The match just before was overwhelming enough to forget the aftermath of all the previous tournaments.

The speed at which the horses ran towards each other was much faster than before, and the speed of lightning-like spears at each other was incomparable to the previous one, so it seemed that the opponent was a fairly well-known tournament knight, but Physsis was nonetheless thorough. defeated

The audience went crazy with it, and so did I.

It was hard to believe that he was not used to jousting when he removed the helmet that protected his face and held his lance high.

Tournaments are usually relayed through magic to the entire arena, so many women blushed when they saw him revealed.

To be honest, it was so cool that no one could help but fall in love with it.

“Am I right?”

Anyway, as I watched him all the time, I couldn’t help but nod my head at the voice of Prince Huian Ortaire who spoke to me quietly from behind.

“By the way, Prince Huian Ortaire, is Physis really bad at jousting?”

“When that guy was messing around, I often looked after him.”

“Yeah? Suddenly, the story… … ?”

“So, everything he did was out of my sight. Despite all the mishaps, he had little interest in the tournament. It’s a strange thing. According to the personality of the guy I’ve seen so far, even though jousting matches are perfect for his hobbies.”

“then… … .”

“Yeah. Like he said, he’s never really had a proper tourney before. I just pretended to practice jousting to pass the time, then quit when I lost interest, and just watched the game once or twice and that was it.”

“But how can that be? Of course, I don’t know too much about tournaments, but… … Looking at what just unfolded, it seemed like the level was quite high.”

“That is not the realm of mastery. It’s a talent. He must have known even the moment the other knight threw his spear.”

“Talent… … .”

“Yeah. He must be overwhelming as much as his talent for using his body. It’s a judgment I made after watching him for the past three months, so I’m sure you’re right. He can imitate any movement he has seen once. What the hell has become of him, to the point where it’s a pity that he rotted his talent.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Which one do you mean?”

“With such a talent, why did he stay that way, he?”

“I don’t know either. Only he knows that. However, I feel relieved because I seem to have come to my senses recently.”

“That is me too.”

“Actually, I was a bit worried. I thought that if I made a mistake, I was trying to form an alliance, and then a war would break out in reverse… … That’s fortunate.”

“Ahahahaha. In fact, I was worried too.”

“Anyway, I apologize in many ways.”

“I will not take it. That apology was already given to me by Physis.”

“aha. Rarely does he do one thing well.”

“I haven’t completely forgiven you yet… … But if you continue to show me like this, I will have no choice but to believe it later.”

“I sincerely hope that will happen.”

“Okay then, let’s take a look. How far Phishis goes up.”

“Well, even if you don’t see it, it’s obvious that you will win… … Still, it will be fun to see the process.”

“But why did Confucius bet all his money on Phishis even though he was so untrustworthy?”

“As I said before, it is purely because of his talent. His jousting skills will improve with each match. I don’t bet unless I’m sure.”

“Ahahahaha.”

“Now that it’s like this, would you like to take a walk? It will make the tournament more exciting.”

Hearing my laughter, Prince Hui’an subtly invited me to place a bet.

“I will decline. And I already walked.”

“Yeah? What do you mean?”

“handkerchief. A hunting contest is also a hunting contest, but the handkerchief in a jousting game has a bigger meaning. Maybe if he wins… … The facial expressions of the other princesses will be quite nice to see.”

“This is it, the princess is quite evil too.”

“I am not that naive. You have to give back what you received. Maybe I’ll take away what they want so much.”

“hahahaha. It’s good to see how Physis is doing later.”

huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?

“What do you mean?”

“it’s nothing.”

At my question, Confucius Huian merely smiled wickedly as usual.

It was like a mischievous smile you see when playing tricks on your troublesome brother.

* * *

The stadium where the hot sunlight was shining gradually becomes dark, and the brilliant sunlight turns into the soft glow of the sunset.

Today’s match ended with the last knight finally dropping his horse. So, all the knights who participated in the battle today gathered in the arena and left while listening to the praises of His Majesty the Emperor.

Among them, the brightest thing was Physis, who finished all of today’s matches with victories.

As Confucius Huian said, the Physics continued to develop the more they went through matches. Even knights with a fairly high reputation in tournaments couldn’t win against Physis.

No matter what their thoughts were when they fired their lances, Physis grasped them all and either blocked them, spilled them, or, conversely, knocked their opponents off their horses.

Even if they hit the chest, it was rare to see an opponent fall from a horse, and because of that, most knights aimed at the opponent’s head rather than knocking the opponent off the horse in one blow.

I had to aim for the head to get a higher score.

But Physics was different.

He dutifully aimed at the opponent’s chest in every match and knocked the opponent off the horse, and as a result, his name continued to soar.

What people expect from a tournament is a wooden lance exploding hotly and a knight falling off a horse.

He, who had become the biggest concern of this tourney, just spoke to me in a friendly way, as if he had no interest in it.

“Adilon. Are you planning to rest in your room today?”

“Well… … . I do not know?”

“Then would you like to go watch the festival with me?”

“A festival?”

“Yeah.”

According to Physis, the National Day festivities begin as soon as the first day of the tournament ends.

It is said that the people who are excited through the jousting match and the merchants who want to do business with them become one heart and create a scene of a lively festival.

“like. There was nothing to do, and since you did so well in a tournament, you might as well celebrate it.”

“All right. Then, shall we go?”

“Yeah. Let’s go.”

We got out of the tournament right away. As it was, I immediately took out the mask that covered my entire face from my bosom.

It was a mask prepared in case you didn’t know. It was obvious that other people would look at my scaly skin like a monster. It was a specification to be embroiled in unnecessary disputes.

“that’s… … Isn’t that a mask?”

As soon as I took out the mask, Physis looked at me with a depressed expression, perhaps feeling guilty.

But I was rather happy with his expression. It was clear to me that he cared about me.

“Yeah. I think there will be a lot of people who look at me curiously when I go out on the streets as I am. I had it in case I would run into a lot of spectators. Fortunately, the tournament hall is divided into areas for nobles and citizens, so there was nothing to use.”

“ah… … .”

“Don’t make that face. Because you didn’t do anything wrong this time. I honestly didn’t expect you to make such an offer. Rather happy.”

“… … why?”

“If you ask me to go to the festival without hesitation, then at least my appearance won’t offend you.”

“That too.”

“ruler. I don’t have to worry about anyone else anyway, so let’s go. It’s a festival. A lot of good things happened today, so let’s go out on the streets.”

I immediately took Physis’ hand and led her out into the street.

Now, even though the sun has clearly fallen, the streets are bright enough to remind you of daylight due to countless lanterns.

We walked aimlessly. There was no particular purpose of where to look, just mixing among the people looking around the festival.

It just felt quite new. It was different from the scenery of Rodenov, where cold winds always blow. It was warm, boisterous, and overflowing with happiness.

As if to blow away painful memories from the past, people always had a smile on their lips.

In the meantime, Phishes and I were able to explore all sorts of interesting sights.

Whether it was the technique of a traveling theater company or a play featuring a great hero. Also, there were many petty bets of all kinds.

Hiding the dice in a cup, shaking them around, and matching the cups containing the dice would be a bet that would give you money that matched the amount you bet on, or a bet where you could get more money if you brought in a powerful magician and won the arm wrestling with the magician.

All those sights were unfamiliar, but enjoyable. It’s much better than having a fight with princesses for no reason.

As if my joy had passed on to him, he let go of the gloomy expression he had made earlier and smiled with me.

“It’s fun.”

“Is that so? That’s good.”

“Do you?”

“I am happy too. It seems to convey the vitality of the lively people, so it’s fun just to look at it.”

“Me too. It’s a very different landscape from Rodenov. Rodenov’s festival is not so lively. Because it is always cold.”

“The same goes for Ortaire. Because it is adjacent to the border, the festival cannot be held carelessly.”

“Ahahahaha. Even though we didn’t seem to have anything in common, there were some minor things in common. Not knowing the festival.”

“I mean.”

“Well then, how should we who don’t know festivals enjoy the festivals?”

“If there’s a place that looks interesting, I stick my head in.”

“Right.”

Answering my mischievous question just as playfully, he pulled me in reverse, and I was led meekly by his hand.

I couldn’t believe this moment because I never dreamed that we would end up like this after we had many fights and despised each other.

It seemed that the promise he would change for me was not a lie. Suddenly, a promise came to mind. The promise I made with him last time.

The promise that if he cared about me for the next nine months, he and I would go back to square one.

If this trend continues, maybe he and I can return to the starting point faster than nine months.

With that thought in mind, I had a small hope.

Please, that he doesn’t have to be capricious again and go back to the way he used to be, that kind of wish.