But that was the [Tower of Babel Race], a battle royale with bones and blood as its goal.
And what was carried on the bones was the towering Tower of Babel.
“…”
"Let's go back," Perlis said softly. She patted Carly gently and prepared to go upstairs. "I don't want to join them at all."
"That's true. I don't want to either," Carly muttered, "Let's go."
However, before Perlis disappeared at the end of the stairs, Idrisna turned her gaze and stared at her firmly——
"Hey, little guy over there, don't go."
Perlis paused for a moment, and in an instant, all eyes in the hall were focused on her. She turned her head and looked down at Itrisna from the top of the stairs, with indifference and ruthlessness in her bloodshot eyes.
"Pure White Fireworks, even if you hate parties, you still have to give Lanstar Industries some face, right?"
Looking at Perlis's pretty face which was somewhat blurred under the dim light, Itrisna smiled evilly. A lustful light shone from her golden eyes.
"After all, you are the best prey on this continent..."
......
3) Eve (Part 5)
Under the focus of attention, Perlis's expression was indifferent, as if she didn't take Itrisna seriously at all.
But even so, she silently walked down the stairs, walked straight across the hall, and came to Itrisna.
"Haha, you didn't choose to run away, but walked towards me instead?" Itrisna smiled proudly, "Then come closer, [Pure White Fireworks]."
Perlis didn't say anything. She walked straight to Itrisna, raised her head slightly, and stared at the woman in front of her with her blood-red eyes.
Among the surrounding crowd, countless whispers were heard:
"She is... [Pure White Flame]? Is she the [Blade of Babel]?"
"...It was the monster that wiped out the [Wolf Pack] and pushed the scavengers from the wasteland out to the Aston Plains..."
"Why is she here..."
"..."
Amid the whispers, Itrisna looked at Perlis fearlessly. The smile on her face became more and more arrogant, and she looked as if she wanted to swallow Perlis whole.
However, before that, she handed the microphone to Pearlis——
"Come on, sing a song?"
"Eh?"
For a moment, Perlis was a little confused. She stared blankly at the microphone handed to her by Itrisna, her big eyes full of confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"Literally, are you shy?" The smile on Idrisna's face was somewhat amusing. "This is the carnival before the competition... As someone who shares the same ideals as me, don't you want to sing a song?"
"Who shares the same ideals with you..." Perlis' voice was cold.
"Oh, come on, Pure White Flame," Idrisna looked at Perlis with a teasing look, "Who doesn't know about the great things you've done? First, you killed people like crazy in the battle to retake Charon, and then you killed all the way into the iron fortress of Thebeth like a madman. Then, after being identified as a defector, you slaughtered the entire La Vatinori mafia family. After doing all this, you didn't even kill enough, and ran back to the Federation where someone could kill you at any time, intending to use the Tower of Babel Competition to satisfy your thirst for blood..."
"You and I, both of us possess great power and crave blood, aren't we like-minded people?"
Listening to Itrisna's words, Perlis clenched her fists slightly. So, this is how Laplace stigmatized her. She never thought that Laplace just used such a simple method to directly erase all the truth, leaving only a bloodthirsty [Blade of Babel].
Another discarded piece on the federal chessboard.
The great Academi Federation.
"..."
Perlis confronted Itrisna, she didn't seem to be planning to speak, her indifferent face didn't show even a trace of emotion. But even so, her body was trembling slightly, suppressing the anger that burst out from inside.
How dare you... erase the truth so casually...
"Look at you, you're so amazing. You can raise a wave of steel by yourself and make them attack Dila." Itrisna seemed to have noticed the slight tremor in Perlis's eyes, and her voice became like teasing a small animal. "What are you going to do in the [competition]? Kill everyone and then climb to the top of the Tower of Babel alone? Hehehe, I will let you encounter some obstacles, I hope you don't..."
"..."
Perlis could no longer hear what Itrisna said. Her hand had already touched the hilt of the knife in her sleeve. She was imagining how to cut Itrisna's throat so that her death would look as cruel as possible.
Such a lunatic...If she died now, would there be fewer dead souls in the competition tomorrow?
"......"
At this tense moment, a confused voice came from behind Perlis -
"Little princess, you have to sing too~"
It was a familiar voice. When Perlis turned around, she found that Pace was holding a glass of wine, which seemed to be the same Cannoli she had chosen for Pace before.
"Delicious Canoli~ [Girl under the cherry tree]~Hiccup~ I'm going to Dila and pick a cherry blossom for you~Ouch!"
As Pesce was speaking, he suddenly stumbled and was about to fall to the ground. Perlis quickly slid forward and supported him.
"Hey... stop messing around..."
Perlis supported the drunken Pace with a look of disgust on her face. She looked up at Itrisna again, and without saying a word, she supported Pace and walked to the small seat in the corner of the hostel lobby.
"Oh? Are you taking care of your boyfriend? I didn't expect that a butcher like you has such a loving side," Itrisna laughed and tightly grasped the microphone. "Well, that's it, let's keep having fun!"
The sound waves suddenly rose, and Itrisna began to yell into the microphone again, and the crowd that had previously stagnated due to the incident started to cheer again -
"oh!!"
"......"
In the gradually lively atmosphere, Perlis helped Pace to the sofa, then sat next to him, picked up the water on the table and handed it to him:
"Drink some water," Perlis muttered softly, her tone full of disgust, "You're about to go to the competition, and you're still drinking..."
Pace took the water that Pearlis handed to him, took a sip, and then put the cup back on the table.
He stared at Perlis for a while, as if she were looking at a small animal, and then tilted his head slightly:
"Do you really think I'm drunk, little princess?"
"Eh?"
"I'm from Thebite. This level of alcohol is just like water to me. How can I get drunk?" Pace's tone became very sober, and he no longer looked drunk as before. "But it seems that I pretended well enough."
So that's why, is it to help Perlis get out of the entanglement? Looking into the eyes of the black pupil, Perlis suddenly felt that Pace was extremely reliable at times.
"You are really smart..." Perlis muttered, "Thank you."
"What are you thanking me for? Your brother Pace is super reliable."
Pace picked up another glass of wine from the table and was about to drink it when Perlis stopped him. He turned around and met Perlis's extremely stern eyes:
"what?"
"Don't drink anymore. You'll have a headache if you get a hangover." Perlis's eyes were stern.
"Okay, then I won't drink it," Pace put the wine back on the table obediently, feeling a little frustrated. "But, this party organized by this big sister is actually quite inspiring. I feel less nervous all of a sudden..."
"After all, she is the kind of person who treats competition as a game," Perlis muttered, "and she even said I was a monster..."
"You're not a monster~" Pace's voice was floating, "If you ask me, our little princess is actually quite cute."
"...Why do you sound like you are mocking me when you say this..."
"Hahaha, how dare I mock you, or Miss Carly will kill me~"
Pace stood up unsteadily, his steps were a little unsteady and his cheeks were a little red.
Why does it feel like...he is actually still a little drunk?
"I'm going to sleep first, you should go to bed early too," said Pace. Just as he was about to turn around, he took out something from his pocket as if he had thought of something and threw it to Perlis. "Oh, this is the chocolate the hostel waiter gave me. It's delicious. You can have two~"
Perlis caught the chocolate, and Pace staggered toward the stairs of the hostel. As he was going up the stairs, Perlis heard a loud "ouch" and couldn't help covering her forehead.
This stupid dude...
Perlis opened the chocolate package, looked at the small black ball for a while, then put it in her mouth and held it slightly. The chocolate tasted very wonderful, sweet and bitter, which calmed Perlis's heart, which had been angered by Itrisna before.
If I really drew my sword and started fighting there, it might cause a lot of unnecessary trouble, right? After all, this is the border city of Lavis, where the public security is very severe. If I was caught, I might fall directly into the hands of the people in the academy.
Still not calm enough.
However, Itrisna Lansta, that guy, is really a complete monster. In terms of the degree of her madness, many lunatics in [Blade of Babel] may not reach her level.
If a guy like that showed up in the competition, he might become a big trouble...
While thinking, Pearlis bit the chocolate lightly with her teeth.
What she never expected was that a strong aroma of wine flowed out from the cracks in the chocolate.
"Hmm... Could this be..."
A strong intoxication instantly spread from the tip of Perlis's tongue, and a slight numbness spread to her entire mouth. In the moment before her thoughts were cut off, Perlis realized what this chocolate was.
Yes... Chocolate with Liquor...
Pace... not reliable at all.
At the end of this thought, Perlis's eyes went dark and she felt the whole world was spinning.
Then, she completely lost consciousness.
......
3) Eve (Part 6)
"So... so beautiful..."
The colorful light flowed gently on the surface of the glass, hitting the face of the girl by the window. In the dark little room, Jessica was staring at the night view of Lavis, with a beautiful light shining in her eyes.
Jessica had hardly ever left Shouma Lane. As for the outside world, she only had a little understanding of it by listening to Kemp talk about his experiences.
Although the hotel on the street was in a remote location, it was the closest hotel to the port that Kemp and his group could afford. Their room was on the fourth floor. It was very small and had only two beds, which was not enough for three people to sleep in. When entering the room, Kemp originally planned to turn on the light, but Jessica kept the room dark with the ridiculous reason that "turning on the light might cost extra".
However, although the hotel was remote, it had a window that could take in the main road of the main city of Lavis. It was also thanks to this window that Jessica was able to get a glimpse of this prosperous corner.
At night, the traffic in Lavis is still busy. The headlights of the cars drag long trails in the darkness, like the colorful needles and threads on the fabric, weaving together this prosperous night scene.
Looking at this beautiful scene, Jessica's voice trembled slightly, like a country girl who had never seen anything:
"This... is the most prosperous place in the world!"
The girl's tone left no room for doubt, as if she had already convinced herself that everything in front of her was the so-called "civilized world." Seeing this, Kemp said nothing for the first time. He just stayed by Jessica's side silently, looking at the traffic outside with her.
"Come on, this is nothing," Yu said, sitting on the bed behind them, with a hint of disdain in her words, "I might as well look at the stars from the clock tower."
"That's because you've only seen the stars on the clock tower!" Jessica was a little indignant, but then she looked at the traffic with fascination, her expression dazed, "Look, there are so many colorful lights, those are the real stars!"
Looking at the prosperity, Kemp's heart was filled with mixed feelings. Yes, that was a moving group of stars that truly belonged to mankind. The Federation carried on it was the wisdom of mankind, and it was the country that built the tower leading to the sky on the land of Ursa.
But these stars never visit Shouma Lane.
How many corpses were piled up in the mud under the Tower of Babel, never to see the light of day?
The great Academi Federation.
"..."
Kemp glanced slightly and looked at the stars in the girl's eyes. Jessica's eyes were so beautiful. Under the reflection of the "stars", the edges of her outlines were shining with a layer of colorful light, just like glass under the moonlight.
Without realizing it, Kemp's words came out:
"After we come back this time, if we have extra money, let's move out of Shouma Lane together."
"Eh?" Jessica turned her head in a panic, "Together...?"
"Yes... yes!" Kemp seemed to realize that his tone was wrong, and his face turned red. He was somewhat glad that the lights were not on in the room. "I... We have always been neighbors, and we know each other so well. If we can move to Wezel together, we can take care of each other, right?"
Kemp's tone became more and more stuttering, but Jessica just stared at him blankly, half of her face was covered by darkness, and Kemp could not see her expression clearly.
"Of course...if you don't want to..." Kemp's voice became lower and lower, "Then...just pretend I didn't..."
"I do!"
Seeing Kemp's silly look, Jessica smiled softly. She touched Kemp's nose lightly with her fingertips and tilted her head slightly.
"I heard that there are a lot of bridal shops owned by Wilkins in Wezel, and there are a lot of beautiful white wedding dresses! You have to go shopping with me when the time comes! Just consider it as a male perspective to screen my future groom!"
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