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5 minutes before the start of the 1st game of the 2nd round of Territorial Conquest.
Dahlia was waiting for the match to begin in the VIP stands where she could watch the match in person.
“You were lucky. To think that England and Korea were fighting like that in the second playthrough.”
While England and Korea were tied as the same team, the United States played three separate matches in the second round.
This is an indescribable benefit for the United States.
“huh. I think you can get some pretty good information.”
Sara, who had come to watch the match with Dahlia, answered with her eyes shining.
It was a strong gaze that felt the will not to miss any aspect of the upcoming game.
“It would be nice if either Korea or England fell… … . Wouldn’t that happen?”
“Because there are 2 teams who passed the 2nd round. With a high probability, Britain and Korea will pass.”
Sara replied that the two countries would pass, as if for granted.
“Still, if the other six teams cooperate, wouldn’t it be unknown? This time, there are only two successful teams. Like in the first playthrough, you won’t be fooled by Shin Ha-yul’s puns.”
No matter who thinks, Korea and the UK are the winners of the first match of the second round.
In other words, the other 6 teams who participated in the 1st game of the 2nd round are forced to unite.
If those 6 teams work together properly, and either Korea or England is eliminated… … .
“no. It’s not going to happen.”
Sara shook her head resolutely.
“Even if Team 6 forms an alliance properly, the probability of Korea and England falling is infinitely converged to 0%.”
“why?”
“If the 6 teams form an alliance, only Korea and England’s winning rate will increase.”
Dahlia’s head tilted. Why does the odds go up when the opponent forms an alliance?
“It’s not just the weak side that joins forces in the face of a mighty enemy.”
“ah.”
Dahlia, as if she finally understood what I meant, opened her eyes wide and exclaimed.
“Will England and Korea join hands?”
“maybe.”
If Sarah had been in England or Korea, she would have done so.
“There is nothing better than forming an alliance to keep us in check.”
“Can you give us a little less information?”
“right.”
If the UK and Korea stick together properly, of course, information will be exposed to some extent.
Kyle’s hidden skills, as well as Shin Ha-yul’s veiled information, will inevitably be revealed to some extent.
Information leaks from both sides only benefit the United States.
“Then it must be difficult to get useful information from this game?”
“Not really. Even if the UK and Korea join hands, the opponent is a great alliance of 6 teams. You can get some information.”
This time, you may be able to see Shin Ha-yul’s sincerity.
Sara had such expectations.
“But Sarah. I still don’t understand. Why did Shin Ha-yul enter the realm competition?”
“… … well. There are a few guesses. I don’t know yet.”
Sara expected Shin Ha-yul to participate in [Magic Quiz Battle] [Open Raid] [Battle Survival] [1:1 PvP].
If it were Sarah, she would have done that in the situation of the Korean team.
“From Shin Ha-yul’s point of view, he wouldn’t have to gamble to participate in the battle for territory… … .”
In addition, Shin Ha-yul continues to use a strategy of hiding information.
In siege warfare, except for the Italian war, he used only a strategy of using himself as bait.
After that, I didn’t even participate in the game at all.
I participated only in matches with a tie-break rule.
It was clear to anyone that he wanted to hide his power.
That’s why Sarah thought that Shin Ha-yul would not participate in this realm scramble.
For strategic coherence.
In order to continue to leave one’s skills unknown.
“But isn’t it a good thing for us?”
“right. You can also get information. Because I was able to win the quiz as well.”
The fact that Shin Ha-yul participated in the realm scramble means that he will not participate in the quiz battle that will follow.
And unless Shin Ha-yul steps forward, there is no one who can surpass Sarah.
Although Maia in England is a bit annoying, Sarah has never been brainwashed by Maia until now.
“So it hangs.”
Sara’s eyes grew colder.
“There’s no way that vassal would do anything to benefit us.”
Sarah Ceylon.
At the age of 8, he was a genius who won multiple prizes at junior academic competitions that only 17-year-olds can participate in.
However, the only time she won the championship was in a tournament where Shin Ha-yul did not participate.
Sarah has never won a championship in a tournament competing with Shin Ha-yul.
The man who made Sara feel a wall. That’s God’s rate.
Would such a vassal have to do something beneficial to the United States?
It can’t be.
“Aren’t you thinking too deeply? As long as Shin Ha-yul is also a human… … .”
“You can’t treat Shin Ha-yul as an ordinary person. There must be some intention.”
As long as the opponent is that servant, he must have something different.
There was a clear reason, so he used the trick of participating in the territorial scramble.
Sara was so sure in her heart.
“hmm. I don’t know. Sarah, if you say so, it must be so.”
Dahlia nodded, a little surprised.
To the extent that the proud Sarah Ceylon said that.
What did Sarah see and feel from Shin Ha-yul in the past?
little. No, I care a lot.
“Well, I guess you can understand something by watching this match, right?”
“That would be nice… … .”
Sarah’s eyes at the arena narrowed even more.
* * *
3 minutes before the start of the game.
I finally finished reconciling opinions with my team members.
“Then, please proceed according to the plan.”
“OK.”
“Leave it to me.”
Ma Jin-seok answered with a smile, and Kang Shin-woo answered with a small nod.
“Whoa. I’m just nervous.”
Ma Jin-seok took a deep breath.
No matter how strong he was, there were few people who didn’t get nervous in such a big game.
“Calm down.”
“Just relax.”
Of course, being nervous was on the strange side of the Korean team.
“… … Don’t you guys really feel the tension?”
“I forgot it after entering the path of nothingness.”
Kang Shin-woo, the expressionless incarnation of tension, is clearly distant.
“I do feel it. Not in this game.”
I have nothing to say
Jin Hee-yoon is the incarnation of self-confidence that seems to have forgotten any tension.
Adela is a strangely fierce and sharp genius who seems to have no worries or worries, let alone nervousness.
Adela and Shin Ha-yul, a genius, may have grown his liver and heart, but for some reason, Ji Soon-chan is always calm.
The Korean team has only faces that have no relationship with tension.
“Eh. This is why geniuses.”
Ma Jin-seok shook his head. I have read in some books that geniuses are insensitive to certain emotions. Maybe it’s something like that.
“Anyway, Ha Yul-ah. British team. Can I really trust you? You say it’s an alliance, but you’re not going to harass it from behind, right?”
“It won’t happen, so don’t worry.”
This morning, Kyle, who came to our team’s waiting room, offered to form an alliance.
‘Let’s make an alliance.’
Making eye contact with Kyle who said that with a bright smile, I replied like this.
‘okay.’
After that, we shook hands lightly with each other.
This was the end of the conversation and negotiations.
“To decide the alliance for such an important match with just those two words… … .”
This is the reason Ma Jin-seok is looking at him in disbelief.
It wouldn’t be enough to form an alliance after trying to find out each other’s intentions, checking each other’s feelings, and clearly matching interests.
Just ‘Let’s make an alliance.’ ‘okay.’ Now that it’s over, how absurd is that?
“You don’t have to worry. If it was the US team, I would have been a little worried. As long as it’s an English team, there’s no way the opponent will betray you first.”
“Because of Kyle’s personality?”
“There is a reason for that.”
The British team is a team that is thoroughly driven by Kyle Ventia.
Maia Nerontia, the brain, only presents opinions. It is Kyle Ventia who decides.
That’s why Britain doesn’t betray. As much as Kyle is called the ‘Knight of Trust’ in addition to the nickname of the Knight of Gusts. Betrayal is impossible.
“There is no reason to betray in the first place. As long as the opponent is a 6-team union, if they betray each other for no reason, they will only eat each other’s flesh.”
Betrayal should be good too.
If you do it awkwardly, you may face a headwind and be eliminated holding hands side by side with England and Korea.
“Aside from that, we have to pay attention to the eyes of the United States. We will not do anything wrong to each other.”
Britain and we both have more to lose than gain by betrayal.
Therefore, the possibility of betrayal was almost ruled out.
“Maybe it’s because your nature is negative… … . I think there’s still plenty of potential for betrayal. Well, you must be right.”
“Just keep quiet. From the moment we handed over command to Shin Ha-yul, these questions and answers are virtually meaningless.”
Kang Shin-woo crossed his arms and glared at Ma Jin-seok.
As before, it continued, ‘An opinion is an opinion, and an order is an order. Kill your opinion and follow the order. That’s a team.’
“know. I just asked because I was curious that there would be time left, I didn’t mean that I wouldn’t follow.”
Ma Jin-seok smiled and put a fist on Kang Shin-woo’s forearm.
Shinwoo Kang smiled.
I don’t know what the relationship between these two is.
―Then, we will start the match in 30 seconds from now. Each team, please move to the designated location.
30 seconds before the game starts.
“Then I will go to my domain.”
“See you later.”
Ma Jin-seok and Kang Shin-woo move to their initial area.
I also moved to the altar in my realm.
10 seconds before the start of the game, a total of 3 areas were dyed red as the area was occupied.
Looking around, I see the personal colors of the other teams.
On the opposite side of us, we saw the British team’s personal color blue.
As if feeling my gaze, Kyle smiled and waved his hand.
Even though it’s a considerable distance, I seem to be able to see myself properly.
As expected of a battle mage, your eyesight is good.
―Let the count begin! 5, 4, 3!
With the referee’s count, the atmosphere in the arena suddenly became heavy.
The heavy air of the stadium is filled with the aspirations, determination, and will of each team.
The air was quite delicious.
―2, 1, Start!
At the same time as the start, 6 teams excluding us and the British team moved at the same time.
Is it because I watched the first round of the game?
As if not to make a mistake this time, all three started running to attack without leaving a shield.
Our team did not feel a sense of danger at the sight, which must have been threatening.
“… … hmm.”
It wasn’t because they were weak, or because we won anyway.
There was literally no reason for us to feel threatened.
―Hayul, this is… … .
Ma Jin-seok’s embarrassed voice was heard from the in-ear.
“yes. This is really, I have prepared an unexpected operation.”
Excluding our team and the British team, 6 teams and 18 players. All 17 of them, except for one, ran after the British team.
In other words, our Korean team has become a sack of barley.
– What should I do?
―What about this? It seems certain that all the strategies prepared in advance have gone awry.
I didn’t expect the Alliance to ignore my team at all.
Therefore, all operations went back to blank paper.
Then what should I do?
“… … wait a minute. Please wait for now.”
I was trying to organize my thoughts quickly.
I woke up from my thoughts at the sight of a woman approaching me.
“What is the Russian representative doing here?”
He was the representative of the Russian team.
“… … Russian is very fluent.”
I asked a Russian in Russian, and the Russian answered me in Korean.
In that strange sight, the woman strides into my territory.
Then he stood about 10 meters from me and looked at me with trembling eyes.
“Representative of Korea. I have a suggestion for you.”
“A suggestion?”
“okay. proposal. It will definitely be of great benefit to you Koreans as well.”
The representative of the Russian team slightly turned his gaze to the place where the fierce battle between the British team and 17 players was unfolding.
“Let’s make an alliance. The conditions we offer are the unconditional passage of the Korean team and the elimination of the British team, which you regard as a thorn in the eye.”
My eyes shone sharply.
