“Gu, ohohohohohohoh!”
The other Winged Dragon gave a roar as he tried to stop his comrade’s fall.
But the Winged Dragon that was thrown back by His Highness’s punch continued to accelerate in the same direction without slowing down and the two Winged Dragons were knocked out of the Corridor of Display’s plaza.
Jin, Sandra and the sole remaining Winged Dragon stared at the whole series of events that played out before them with wide eyed surprise.
And it was the nonchalant voice of His Highness that drew them back to the present.
“Oi, that fellow who’s still holding on to Sandra. Release her now.”
“What?!……Who do you think you are?!”
“Come on now, just release her already. Sandra’s trying to earn the trust of [Salamandra] in this desperate struggle. Being one of the main fighting force of the Community, just try to have a little more confidence in the decisions of your new leader alright?”
His Highness lifted a brow as he chided the Winged Dragon.
Being lectured by a youth, the pride of the Winged Dragon was wounded. However, the Winged Dragon had a complicated look on its face as it looked around at Sandra, Jin and His Highness, and his comrades of [Salamandra] who were on the ground.
After sweeping them with a bitter gaze, the Winged Dragon silently released Sandra from its grasp.
Sending Sandra back to the Corridor of Displays, the Winged Dragon bowed in a high-kneel while saying respectfully.
“……please forgive our insolence, but we too were thinking of the future of [Salamandra]. Please do not push yourself and return if you deem it too dangerous to handle alone.”
“Okay, I got that. I’ll also give it some self-reflection for my embarrassing immaturity for resorting to this sort of violent method to convince you guys. I hope that my actions this time will help to bring glory to the Flag of the Fire Dragon, and in so doing, I would hope that you guys will forgive me.”
The Winged Dragon and the young leader met gazes and nodded.
Spreading his wings, the Winged Dragon gave another last glance at His Highness before departing.
As the commotion finally came to a close, Jin let out a long sigh before giving a smile in relief.
“With this, we only need to escape into the arena right?”
“Mhm. …… But it sure gave me quite a shock to see that His Highness is actually that strong.”
“Is that so? I think I’m more in awe with that fellow of the Winged Dragon squad. Even though I did hold back, but that impact was supposed to be a punch that would send them to the end of the world. I really didn’t expect for them to be able to stand so quickly”
“Is……is that so?”
“Yeah. If there were four thousand Winged Dragons of that standard, it would really be quite a difficult situation for me to handle.”
“—-That’s just like you are planning to do battle against [Salamandra], huh?” Jin gave a laugh.
His Highness laughed in reply as well.
“Aw, cut that out. Haven’t I said it before? My Community is a commerce type and picking a fight with a [Floor Master] would definitely cause our business to be sorely affected……Compared to that, let’s go into the arena first. Is the back door that way?”
The trio nodded silently as they met gazes and started up the stairs that would lead to the back door of the gallery with the link way leading to the arena being the destination in mind. And it would seem that all the military police were still outside as there wasn’t any of their presences felt close by.
Temporarily sitting in the linkway, the enthusiastic cheer of the crowd sounded from the arena.
And in response, the lady responsible for being the emcee of the event gave a lively announcement.
Jin cautiously looked around as he pulled open the door to walk into the arena stands—
“—Round one will start now!
From [No Name], Kudou Asuka!
From [No Name], Kasukabe Yō!
And the idol of everyone! The most popular candidate for obtaining the overall victory!
The Super lady who is unbeatable!
From [Will-O'-Wisp], Willa the Ignis Fatuus—!”