Episode 112 Dros
In the midst of all that, it was not an easy decision to use troops against not only flying monsters but also strong monsters.
The opinion that came out of that was to hire mercenaries to catch the rebel forces and monsters.
After finishing their meal, the three stood up from their seats looking at each other.
Ray greeted the four mercenaries.
“We ate, so let’s get up and try it. I enjoyed the conversation.”
“I don’t know if we will meet again on the road someday. Although this place seems wide, it is narrow. ha ha ha.”
As the two young men spoke with a hearty laugh, Ray also nodded.
“I don’t think so.”
Ray’s party left the place just like that.
As soon as he left the tavern, Iriel sighed.
“Those like that also join the mercenaries.”
“Even though it’s a large-scale mercenary group, there are a lot of Billocles, so they’re in a position to maintain their ranks.”
At the conversation between the two, Aira clapped once.
Pair-
“Don’t we put that aside… shouldn’t we start thinking about enjoying the present?”
“Um… sure it is.”
Iriel agreed with Aira’s opinion.
I remember having a good time playing yesterday, so isn’t it better to play instead of messing with things like this?
Ray also came all the way here from the academy to play in the first place.
Aira smiled brightly and secretly took Ray’s hand.
When Ray looked at her, Aira chuckled and held her hand.
“Because I don’t want to get lost.”
She made a teleport gate in the elven village and ran across the distance between kingdoms in one step.
Iriel looked at Aira with an unpleasant gaze, but she didn’t show it and continued to hold Ray’s hand.
The three of them got out of the tavern and were looking for something to play around.
After a short walk, Aira showed interest in a store.
“Huh. It looks like a fun store.”
I looked at the sign and it said:
‘Take or throw away.’
When Aira went inside, Ray and Iriel also followed her into the store.
Soon, quite a few people, along with a few tables, were thinking hard about something.
However, the unusual thing is that they were thinking while looking at each other’s faces.
Is it a game that reads facial expressions? As Ray tilted his head and grasped the situation, the shop owner approached.
“Welcome. Are you a first-time visitor?”
“That’s right.”
When Ray answered, the owner ushered him to a table.
“Come over here. The fight you see in front of you is called ‘Dros’.”
“Dros?”
“yes. As you can see from the signboard, you can keep or throw away the ‘something’ that comes to hand. Of course, the other person shouldn’t know that something. You only know when you throw it away.”
“Ohh.”
It’s a pretty serious game, isn’t it? Living in a different world, I never dreamed that such a specific game would exist.
If so, is it about the chess that he spread to the Holy Kingdom?
The owner took a look at the three of them to see if they understood correctly, and continued.
“There are three jobs and ten items given to players. If you get a job called a hunter, you will win if you acquire arrows and bows.”
“Hoo. So, does a hunter win by shooting an arrow?”
Aira asked as if to confirm, and the owner nodded.
“That’s right. Other professions include informant and strangler.”
“Strangler….”
It was a bit of a dark job for a game like this.
The owner went on to explain.
“Just as a hunter wins by shooting an arrow, the informant and the strangler each have their own victory conditions. The information merchant is the book and the brush strangler is the robe and the rope.”
“…that’s strange. Although it is said that a total of ten ‘somethings’ are given, two are necessary for victory. What are the other four used for?”
“The rest is nothing. In other words, it can be said to be thrown away.”
“Hmm….”
“And most importantly, the Strangler can only beat the Intelligence Prize. The Intelligencer can beat the Hunter, and the Hunter can beat the Strangler. Also, if you collect two items and use them, you will lose even if the opponent is not defeated.”
“……?”
“huh?”
Ray thought as he listened to the explanation of the rules.
‘You can think of it as something like rock, paper, scissors.’
Rock beats scissors and sees beats rock. Also, just as scissors beat paper, this was also the case.
The game is played with a mix of the three, and the one who first knows what the other person’s job is and what items they need will win.
Unlike Ray, who understood one thing, Iriel and Aira did not yet understand.
“…that’s weird too. If that happens, isn’t there a side that can never win? A hunter can’t beat an intelligence dealer, isn’t it?”
“Yes. Surely it would be strange if that were the case.”
Iriel and Aira asked with their eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Then the owner smiled and explained.
“Whoever fails to clear the target of their class by the end of every turn loses. So it’s a take or throw game. If the other person’s job is an information dealer and you have a book or a brush, you should keep it without throwing it away. If that happens, the Intelligencer won’t be able to do anything until the end of the turn, so the nature hunter wins.”
“…Then how many times can I throw it away?”
“As there are three things you can get, there are three things you can throw away. I could discard all my cards, but that would be suicidal.”
As soon as I explained that, the two quickly nodded their heads.
“Right. understood.”
“I think I know roughly. Let’s try it!”
Then the shopkeeper brought Dros’ game card.
It was made of cards so that the opponent could not recognize them.
When the two faced each other, naturally, Ray became the dealer.
Sit down at the table, shuffle the cards, and pass the job cards to Aira and Iriel.
After seeing them check their jobs, I handed out the first item card to Iriel and Aira.
“….”
“….”
There was no change in the expression of the two.
It was to the point where I felt as if I had brought Eucliwood right in front of me.
The two of them checked the card and put it down with a nonchalant face.
After that, they looked at each other and started talking.
“…What is a human woman’s job? Are you a hunter too?”
“Is it informational?”
Then, Aira began to stare at Iriel.
Then he says
“It is a lie.”
“It’s against the rules! To use the Eye of Truth in a place like this!”
The Eye of Truth possessed only by elves. Moreover, in front of her high elf eyes, it was impossible for even Yriel to hide his true feelings.
As she determinedly looked at it, it was to the extent that she fell into the illusion of being naked.
However, Ira smiled and shook her head.
“This is also my ability. If it’s unfair, why don’t you see through my true intentions as well?”
“…great.”
Iriel looked at Aira gently.
But she didn’t appear to be disturbed at all.
Her eyes were hidden behind her robe, but her red lips and her charming smile formed gently between them.
Looking at her, the same female figure, only the neckline is visible.
Looking at it, I felt like I had lost even with my appearance, so I felt resentment.
Iriel looked at Ray and said.
“Referee! Are you okay with that?!”
“huh. It’s your own ability, no problem. continue.”
Only the cold answer returned from the referee was enough to freeze and kill even an ice dragon in one blow.
At that, Iriel bit his teeth and looked at Aira.
“…Is it informational?”
“I will not answer.”
“…”
Just as elves have eyes of truth, elves cannot lie. That’s why I have no choice but to turn around or not answer.
Among them, Ira chose not to answer.
As time passed, Ray told them.
“If you have a card to discard, discard it now.”
“It seems I don’t exist.”
“…Me neither.”
“Then I’ll hand out the next card.”
Ray hands out the second object card.
“Hmm….”
“….”
Aira always had a relaxed smile, and Iriel bit her lip and glared at the card.
It turned out that the hand was not good for anyone to see.
Aira said as if she had a good idea.
“Oh yes! The winner of this match will sleep with Ray today.”
“yes!?”
“yes?”
Iriel and Ray answered her words at the same time.
What does this mean?
The two of them played together, so I just took care of the dealer.
But suddenly, the dealer turned into a reward.
It’s not that I hate it, of course, but it’s true that it’s embarrassing.
At that moment, Iriel’s attitude toward the game changed.
Rather than trying to win, it seemed that he was trying to stop Aira from winning at all costs.
Ray glanced at Iriel’s hand.
‘He’s a hunter.’
This time I looked in Aira’s direction.
Then Aira smiled and revealed her hand to Ray as if showing off.
“If you want to see it, see it. I am only showing you.”
“…The nuance of what you’re saying is a little strange…”
He said with a furrowed eyebrow, but his eyes turned to the hand Aira was holding.
Then I found out what her job was.
‘Strangler?’
If she is the strangler, Iriel wins as soon as she gets her arrows and bow.
However, Aira was very relaxed.
Even she handed the card to Ray and said.
“I will discard my hand this turn.”
“…huh.”
Ray checked the card and put it on the table.
It was a ‘rope’ card.
Aira seemed to know what kind of job Iriel was. That is why, despite being a strangler, he threw away the useless rope.
Iriel, who did not know that fact, had no choice but to think like this.
‘Ira’s job is definitely a job that doesn’t require the use of ropes.’
As expected, Iriel asked.
“…Are you an informant? Are you a hunter?”
Ira looked at him and smiled.
“Aren’t you the human female hunter? Then there is only one thing left.”
“Ugh…”
From Ray’s point of view, Iriel seemed to be playing at Aira’s pace.
Clicking her tongue, Ray asked Iriel.
“Do you have any cards to discard?”
“No… not at the moment.”
The sullen expression made my heart ache.
who is he If it was his own pain, he could shed bloody tears, but if it was someone else’s pain, he wouldn’t even shed tears, let alone runny nose.
In modern times, he was rumored to have ethanol running through his body instead of blood!
Iriel’s heartbreaking expression was erased from Ray’s mind in less than a second.
Ray put the rope cards Aira discarded into his hand and shuffled them.
After that, he handed out one each to Iriel and Aira.
From then on, Aira was confident of victory, and Iriel was tasting the bitter taste of defeat.
However, the reverse occurred after that.
It was because Iriel sighed and revealed his hand.
“Become a hunter and shoot a bow. Phew… I’ll use a bow.”
Bows and arrows there. There were two cards.
Ray and Ira, who were looking at him, could not control their expressions.
It was a scene where Aira’s winning board collapsed due to a single variable. It was also a sight of being defeated even after using the eyes of truth, the exclusive property of elves.
In the end, Ray couldn’t stand it and exclaimed a strange exclamation in the match that showed a huge twist.
“Eh.”
