Sabikui Bisco, Vol. 2 by Shinji Cobkubo K Akagishi & mocha

Author:Shinji Cobkubo, K Akagishi & mocha [Shinji Cobkubo & K Akagishi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2022-04-20T00:00:00+00:00

“Okay, let us begin…”

On the first floor of the upper reaches of the Earth Tower lay a vast circular hall where the initiation process of the Wizened took place. An enormous number of seats surrounded the hall like an arena, and today those seats were filled with paying merchants and other non-priests enthralled by the proceedings. And what exactly were they watching, you ask…?

“He strikes…”

“Wrah!”

As the speaker said those two words, one red-haired priest suddenly launched himself nearly three meters and swiped a card off the ground. He then grinned at his dumbstruck opponent opposite him and showed the speaker the card in his hand.

“‘He strikes down the Yaksha in their land of shadows.’ Here, it’s Enbiten’s card.”

“Very good. Please return to your seat.”

It was karuta. A simple game, in which the player must locate the deity related to the words on the speaker’s card. For the Wizened, this game served a dual purpose, testing both the reflexes and the spiritual knowledge of its applicants.

However, there was something today that made this event far more exciting than ever before. The red-haired young monk was absolutely stealing the show with his insane reflexes and acrobatic skills. Every time he swiped up another card, his opponents groaned, but the crowd went wild with applause and cheers.

“Huh. I didn’t expect ya to be any good at this. Yer smarter than I gave ya credit for!”

Tirol’s voice came through the hidden earpiece in Bisco’s ear. She was sitting among the audience, watching the whole thing through Bisco’s cat-eye goggles, ready to give Bisco support if the situation called for it.

“Heh, I know. We used to play this all the time as kids. Wasn’t much else for young Mushroom Keepers to do. But I’m surprised the others are goin’ so easy on me. They’re all just sittin’ still. There hasn’t been any punchin’ or kickin’ at all.”

“You think karuta is a contact sport?”

“It’s not?”

“…”

“Very well. Next question… He splits…”

As the speaker began the next round, there was a tremendous rumble that reverberated throughout the bleachers. A humanoid figure broke through the walls, scattering rubble, and headed straight for the center of the playing field. Bisco leaped up with split-second reflexes and delivered a spinning kick, launching the intruder into the crowd of spectators like a stray baseball. The crowd was just able to get out of the way before it crashed into the seating.

“Wh-whoa, what the hell was that?!”

“Same things we saw at the Metal Tower. One of them walking dead guys,” Bisco whispered to the frightened voice on the other side. “Has the old dude figured out where I am…? That thing was already dead before I kicked it.”

“Sir, what was that?” one priest whispered to the speaker. “It appeared to be one of the Flamebound’s assassins. You don’t suppose he was…?”

“Yes. That was necromancy. Kelshinha’s specialty. He has finally begun to make his move. We must protect His Eminence.”

The elderly examiner stroked his beard as the other priests around him seemed to panic. Then he addressed the room in a loud voice.

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