Shuri's viewpoint:

The emperor's chest is pierced by someone.

"What the...?! Who are you? This arm, is it from the evil tribe--"

"Hahaha, the emperor is dead now. Get out of the way! Thud!"

As soon as I saw the emperor being thrown outside the arena, I immediately switched to the next plan.

"Emperor---!"

I went to the emperor who was lying face down and poured a large amount of liquid that looked like red blood (just diluted red seasoning) on his chest, making it invisible to everyone.

In a low voice, I said, "I made it look like you were pierced by the arm of the evil tribe with spatial magic. Please pretend to be dead for a while."

When the evil tribe kills the emperor, they need to give a strong impact to the people. I expected it to be like this. After being pierced, I used spatial magic to make it look like the evil tribe dropped the emperor with their arm. And now, I poured the red liquid.

To the audience, it looks like he has been pierced in the chest and is bleeding heavily.

Alright, this is good. I saw where only the arm of the VIP seat was growing. Even though it was only an arm, I felt a considerable evil tribe. Is this the boss? But...

"Hey, why are you smiling creepily, Prince Suou? The emperor has been killed. You're not surprised even when you see evil tribe's arm sticking out, do you know that it will turn out like this?"

Rikka suddenly said something outrageous. When I turned to Suou, he had a creepy smile as if saying "as planned." Is he an idiot? That's like saying he did it himself. The audience also noticed.

"What's up with that creepy smile? Can you explain it, Prince Suou?"

Suou was taken aback and quickly returned to his normal expression.

"What smile? I was just surprised, wasn't I?"

"Everyone here is a witness. It's not normal to smile like that when the emperor has been killed. Don't tell me..."

"Hahaha, that's right. That's exactly it. Suou over there has joined forces with us. Never mind the chitchat. Everyone here dies now. Hey, you guys, come out."

Hey, why did the boss reveal it suddenly!

---------Are they insulting not only the players but also the entire Gardia Empire?

Yes, it is undeniable that hundreds of evil creatures have appeared. However, they only showed their faces upside down and stopped there, all of them with a look of shock on their faces. Even the boss-like one-armed evil creature only showed its huge left side and had the same expression. The knights and spectators were also surprised by this.

"What's going on? They only showed their faces and didn't move."

"Are they making fun of us?"

"Don't be ridiculous! Do they think they can win with just their faces?"

"The evil creature next to Prince Suou only showed its left side!"

I never expected things to turn out like this. I had heard about this situation from Sasha and Lich, but the fact that they only showed their faces or left side was completely unexpected. Sasha seemed to realize this and covered half of her face with her right hand. Hey, the situation is even more unexpected than what Sasha and Lich had anticipated.

Is it really okay to use that technique now?

"I will defeat the left side evil creatures, and Shuri will defeat the hundreds of head-only evil creatures in the air."

"Huh? Oh, okay."

At this point, the players who had advanced to the main match also regained their senses.

"Shuri, we'll help you too!"

I exerted a light pressure that could be felt by the audience. Of course, there was no hostility or killing intent, only a sense of reassurance.

"Well, well, we leave everything to you guys."

"It's a shame that we were insulted by the evil creatures. As for Suou, I want to take care of him myself. You'll find out why later."

I received approval from everyone and drew my beloved sword, Absolute Zero. There are even S-class head-only evil creatures among them. I'll give it my all here!

"Absolute Zero [Ice Circular Slash]!"

I created a liquid that would become absolute zero, made it thin and circular with a diameter of about 5 meters, and rotated it at high speed. Then I fired it with all my might. The released Ice Circular Slash continued to decapitate the necks of the Evil tribe one after another, and the Evil tribe whose heads and bodies were severed fell one after another onto the tournament stage and its surroundings with gravity, but there was no problem as there was a magic shield in the audience seats. When all the Evil tribe were severed, I looked at the left half-body Evil tribe and---

"Hey, how long are you going to do that? Why don't you tell us about all the people involved with the Evil tribe? Otherwise, that person will get angry. I don't care what happens to the Evil King."

"Yes, yes, I'll talk, so please forgive me."

"Hey, Barbarin! Do you even know what you're saying?"

"Shut up, Suou! Go to Shuri's place."

Rikka grabbed Suou's arm and threw him towards me with all her might. She's too strong!

"Eek! Ugh... thank you." Kiiiiiiiiiiin, DOKAN

Oh no, Suou was impaled on the tournament stage from the head. But he's not dead. Alright!

The S-class Evil tribe named Barbarin is a two-legged beast with a huge body, a huge horn growing from its head, and its whole body covered with hard hair. Rikka threatened him and he started blabbering about everything that had happened so far. Since all the spectators and athletes here are witnessing and hearing it, there is no escape for Suou anymore. Oh, is it over already? Is this a good ending? It's like everything went according to the script. Even though he's an S-class, can it all be resolved with just one word that I've become too strong?

I honestly can't believe this scene. Everyone except for Sasha and her group who are here are bystanders. Around the tournament arena and its surroundings, the bodies of the evil race, whose heads and bodies were cut off, are piled up everywhere. Barbarin, the boss, talks to Rikka about their evil deeds with Suou, who they colluded with, trembling with fear, and finally dies after being cut to pieces with claws. His left half of the body is lying there. This event lasted about 10 minutes until the evil race appeared and was defeated. All the top A-class fighters of the evil race were defeated in an instant. It's hard to understand the situation. Suou, the mastermind, is still stuck in the tournament arena with his head pierced. It's time to question him.

First, here's what Barbarin was up to:

1.   Sign a contract with Suou, who has strong monopolistic and domineering desires. The contents of the contract are to start a war throughout the world in exchange for taking care of becoming an emperor (Suou was happy to contract. Originally, his goal was world domination). Starting with assassinating Keith Prince (me), who is an annoying existence.

2.   Kill the emperor in the main weapon department of the martial arts tournament and massacre the residents around.

3.   Suou appears among the despairing residents and wins against the S-rank evil race (fixed). After that, withdraw the evil race at an appropriate place and make the residents think that Suou has withdrawn the evil race and declare himself as the emperor.

4.   After becoming the emperor, strengthen the military power and start a war against other countries. Infiltrate the disguised evil race into the army and take the despairing souls to the devil king. By repeating this, they will dominate the world. If the devil king is resurrected in the middle, Suou will be disposed of because he is no longer needed.

Suou is stupid. He is completely being used. It's time to wake him up. I pulled Suou's head and gave him a slap.

"Hey, Suou, wake up soon. How long do you plan on sleeping?”

“Wh-who are you? I am the prince!”

“You finally woke up."

This guy's face is battered, and he has broken several teeth!

"You are guilty of disrespect, you know!”

“You idiot. Look around carefully before you say that."

Damn it, I will laugh if I look at the face in front of me. I can't laugh now. Laughing would be too unnatural in a situation where the emperor is also dead.

"What did you say!"

When Suou looks around, he begins to tremble.

"Wh-what? They're all above A-rank? W-who did it?"

I have to endure this. I must be strong and endure!

"It was me. Besides Boss Barbarin, I did everything. And Barbarin spilled the beans about your misdeeds too. Do you understand that you're being used?"

"I knew that from the start. Who are you, constantly going on and on?"

"Pay attention. I just dyed my hair blonde. Disguise lifted."

After lifting the disguise, the audience finally came to their senses and started talking.

"Prince Keith. Prince Keith saved us.”

“Amazing! Keith intimidated the evil tribe tribe and made them stop."

They're interpreting it favorably. Let's just go with that.

"That's ridiculous! My brother died when he was teleported to the ruins!”

“Oh? How did you know that I was teleported to the ruins?"

"Uh, well..."

Something feels off. Suou has been talking too easily since earlier...

"I told you earlier. Barbarin spilled everything. It was revealed that you were behind the assassination of the royal family. Your punishment will be decided by the emperor. You can get up now."

"Haha, what are you talking about, brother? The emperor was impaled. He can't be alive--"

Muk

Suou was at a loss for words when the emperor got up as if nothing had happened. The audience seemed surprised too.

"Really, how long are you going to make me pretend to be dead?”

“I apologize. There were a few unexpected events."

"Suou, tell me everything. Your misdeeds!”

“That's ridiculous! The emperor was impaled. How can he be alive?"

What's going on? Am I the only one feeling this strange sensation? It's like I'm watching a bad play. Anyway, let's continue the conversation.

"It's simple. I asked my master, whom I respect as my mentor, to cast the absolute defense magic beforehand."

"Absolute defense! Such a magic can't possibly exist--"

"It exists, and that's why the emperor is alive."

"Suou, it's a shame. The Gardia Empire may say that power is everything, but what you're trying to do isn't power. It's just violence. I don't remember raising a son like that. Suou, there's no denying it anymore. I'll--"

"Hyuso! I have what it takes to become the Emperor. If I kill you two here and now, there won't be any problems, right?"

T/N : What is Hyuso (ひゅそ)? :/

As soon as he said that, he came at me with his sword. It's over now. When I looked at the Emperor, he nodded, so I cut off the head of my own brother, Suou. Damn, I never thought I'd have to kill a family member.

With this, everything is settled.

Yes, everything is settled, but something feels off. It's too easy. It's as if everything was set up to go my way. Come to think of it, Suou isn't that stupid. He's quite cautious. When we were in the Imperial Palace, he never showed his true intentions. Then why did he have such an obvious smile on his face when the Emperor was pierced through the heart? It's the same with Barbarin. He planned everything so carefully, so why would he reveal it all in front of Suou and the audience? He's an S-rank after all, it's obviously suspicious. It's like someone twisted the ending to make it turn out this way.

I can't believe it, but could this be the influence of the Evil God's blessing?

When I looked at Sasha, she put her hands together and made a "sorry" gesture.

Hey, hey, was this unexpected for Sasha too?