Back to the Battlefield: The Veteran Heroes Return to the Fray! Volume 4 [Parts 1 to 3] by Kiraku Kishima

Author:Kiraku Kishima
Language: eng
Format: epub

Adek the God of Games had secretly appeared on many battlefields during the Titanomachy. It would be reasonable to assume he’d been part of the demon army, but that hadn’t been the case. He’d taken his pick of prey from either side of the battlefield, then had his fun sending them to hell with his games.

There’d been no end to the soldiers betting their lives on the battlefield during the era of the great war, but they, too, had panicked, quivered, and writhed in agony when face-to-face with death in Adek’s games. Humans who’d thrown themselves into countless battles not knowing when they might die had wept like babies. Adek’s games had been different than fighting, because the rising fear of death was gradual but deliberate.

On the battlefield, the soldiers had experienced a constant state of excitement because of the chemicals surging through their bodies. Much like those around them, they’d had to desperately keep pace with the heat of battle, moving and reacting without much time to spare on thought. They’d fought together with other humans, laying their lives on the line as a unit. All that had inured them to one thing: the fear of death.

In Adek’s games, on the other hand, they’d had to sit around a desk and carefully think about what they’d gotten themselves into. That had forced them to take a good look at reality. The fear of slowly inching closer to their deaths, and the fear that a single mistake would end the game in the blink of an eye. The desk-turned-monster devouring their bodies piece by piece had served to emphasize their plights.

Back in the present, the woman before Adek was unshaken despite having only 20 points left. The monster had devoured most of her body, robbing her of her stamina and leaving her pale, but she didn’t show the slightest hint of fear.

This is so boring, Adek complained to himself. I suppose there are rare cases like hers. Humans who believe in their own superiority to the bitter end.

Among the countless enemies he’d finished off in his ten thousand years, several of them had acted like Isabella. Adek found each instance truly regrettable. These victims followed the efficient strategy they’d established in their minds to the end, and blamed bad luck for their inevitable defeat. In a sense, they were delusional, failing to understand the world around them. People like them made this whole thing pointless. His reason for living was to watch living creatures scramble around in confusion when faced with their own mortality. Calling his games a means to that end would be an apt description. Now, even if he won, it would be a waste if Isabella never showed fear.

There’s nothing I can do about it, though. I’ll just smash her little strategy to bits and finish her off.

In other words, Adek would aim for a direct hit. He’d use the triple damage rule Isabella had suggested to assure her own victory, killing her through the decisive mistake of discarding the card her opponent needed.

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