Whoosh. Crack, crack.
Efside clenched his fists and cracked his fingers.
“So what are you going to challenge me on? Is there even any event where you can beat me? Spit it out, don’t waste my time!”
As expected, I was choosing the type of duel.
Since this was the case, a chance to win would exist.
Breathing a little sigh of relief, I said confidently.
“How about ‘Last and First’?”
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“ ‘Last and First’ is a word chain game where you have to think of words that start with the last syllable of the previous word.” —Scribd.com
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As soon as I said that, my surroundings seemed to freeze up.
It was Efside’s laughter that broke the silence as everyone gasped and looked at each other blankly.
“Fwahaha, ‘Last and First’!? Alright then… Did you really think you could beat me in such a childish thing? Just so you know, I got an A in Literature last year.”
Did that mean he was adept in linguistics? This whole plan suddenly didn’t sound so good anymore…
After laughing his ąss off, Efside said with a mouth full of fangs.
“Alright, I’m not going to use words that can finish you off in a single round. Otherwise, this wouldn’t be fun.”
However, ‘Last and First’ was something I had some confidence in. I might be able to turn the tide and win.
Seeing my still form, Efside then added.
“But, if you can’t answer after more than 10 seconds, it’s over. Hey, you!”
Efside called the female student whose subject he just snatched. Sitting on the floor, the girl sniffed and helplessly raised her head.
“What!?”
“Choose the first word of any letter.”
“Lecture (강의)!”
“Okay, Lecture. A word that starts with 의. You go first, Theo Gospel.”
I asked with suspicion as Efside smiled.
“Before that. What is the guarantee that you will follow the rules?”
“I don’t lie. Everyone here will serve as witnesses. Is that enough? Right, lecture (강의), a word that start with 의.”
“Willpower (의지력).”
Immediately after I mentioned the word.
Whoosh.
A gigantic body started rushing like a bull towards me. I had no choice but to panic.
Even more alarming was the fact that Efside swung his fist at me.
“Aaat!”
Kwadang.
Having managed to dodge the punch, I fell and hit my butt on the ground. The sensation of a gigantic fist brushing past the bridge of my nose still lingered…
Chwaaa-.
However, despite being able to avoid it, the bridge of my nose started dripping with blood as if it had been cut by a sharp object.
At this moment, the female student from the side shouted.
“What are you doing! This is a ‘Last and First’ competition!”
━Yes, that’s right! Cowardly bas†ard!
Boo boo-. There were boos and criticisms everywhere, yet Efside remained calm.
“But there’s no law against using your fist, right? The only condition of defeat is not being able to answer within 10 seconds. With that said, can’t we just make the opponent physically unable to give an answer? This is why you idio†s are Bronze!”
… Was this for real?
… There was such a loophole?
In the end, a word chain game turned into a duel. And I, a Half-Nymph, was physically unable to defeat this Barbarian.
Running away was the only option. However, the giant cut through the crowd and sealed off my retreat.
“Move! Get out of the way, you s†upid Bronzes!”
Grab-.
Soon, a wicked hand grabbed my neck and lifted me up into the air.
“Got you, you little rat! Did you really think that I would play this childish game like a real idiot? For what, to boost a child up?”
━Efside you coward!
━You pr¡ck!
I could hear the sound of people clamoring around me, criticizing Efside for his foul play.
Were they taking my side?
Usually, I was the one who got criticized like that.
This made me feel a bit emotional. I supposed that people easily immersed themselves during times of vulnerability…
Also, for those in the same Bronze Class, Efside was the evil villain who tormented me, his poor victim.
Boooooooo.
“Go on, try using that cheeky tongue of yours, Theo Gospel. My answer is role (역할). It’s your turn now, but that is if you could still give an answer.”
Efside brought his face close to mine and growled.
Hal (할)-.
A word that started with yeo (역) and ended with hal (할), so;
“Hal (할)….”
No, I had to say something. What were words that started with hal….
I could barely squeeze some noise out of my mouth, with Efside gripping my neck.
“People don’t die by being strangled for 10 seconds. I’m sorry, Theo Gospel. I don’t know what kind of plot you have in mind, but I don’t want to play around with the shi† coming out of your mouth…”
“Euuuugh….”
“You will not die. But if I choke you, you won’t be able to answer. If you can’t answer within 10 seconds, I win.”
My eyes were bright red and my veins were probably bulging. My brain also wasn’t functioning properly due to the lack of oxygen.
In fact, my legs weren’t touching the ground and my air circulation was completely cut off.
The only thing that came to mind right now was the execution in the gallows…
Was this how my story ended?
Maybe this was it?
To deny death, my brain started showing flashbacks of the past.
The time I licked Aira’s feet. Or when I sucked Aira’s chest. Not to mention memories of losing my lips to Elga for the first time and our first wonderful experience together-.
… No, why were you showing me these bizarre memories?
Were there no other things?
I shook my head desperately.
Words that started with hal (할)…
There must be something. Then, a flash of memory came past.
“Hal… Pas (할…파스)!”
Whoosh. Crack, crack.
Efside clenched his fists and cracked his fingers.
“So what are you going to challenge me on? Is there even any event where you can beat me? Spit it out, don’t waste my time!”
As expected, I was choosing the type of duel.
Since this was the case, a chance to win would exist.
Breathing a little sigh of relief, I said confidently.
“How about ‘Last and First’?”
——————————-
“ ‘Last and First’ is a word chain game where you have to think of words that start with the last syllable of the previous word.” —Scribd.com
——————————-
As soon as I said that, my surroundings seemed to freeze up.
It was Efside’s laughter that broke the silence as everyone gasped and looked at each other blankly.
“Fwahaha, ‘Last and First’!? Alright then… Did you really think you could beat me in such a childish thing? Just so you know, I got an A in Literature last year.”
Did that mean he was adept in linguistics? This whole plan suddenly didn’t sound so good anymore…
After laughing his ąss off, Efside said with a mouth full of fangs.
“Alright, I’m not going to use words that can finish you off in a single round. Otherwise, this wouldn’t be fun.”
However, ‘Last and First’ was something I had some confidence in. I might be able to turn the tide and win.
Seeing my still form, Efside then added.
“But, if you can’t answer after more than 10 seconds, it’s over. Hey, you!”
Efside called the female student whose subject he just snatched. Sitting on the floor, the girl sniffed and helplessly raised her head.
“What!?”
“Choose the first word of any letter.”
“Lecture (강의)!”
“Okay, Lecture. A word that starts with 의. You go first, Theo Gospel.”
I asked with suspicion as Efside smiled.
“Before that. What is the guarantee that you will follow the rules?”
“I don’t lie. Everyone here will serve as witnesses. Is that enough? Right, lecture (강의), a word that start with 의.”
“Willpower (의지력).”
Immediately after I mentioned the word.
Whoosh.
A gigantic body started rushing like a bull towards me. I had no choice but to panic.
Even more alarming was the fact that Efside swung his fist at me.
“Aaat!”
Kwadang.
Having managed to dodge the punch, I fell and hit my butt on the ground. The sensation of a gigantic fist brushing past the bridge of my nose still lingered…
Chwaaa-.
However, despite being able to avoid it, the bridge of my nose started dripping with blood as if it had been cut by a sharp object.
At this moment, the female student from the side shouted.
“What are you doing! This is a ‘Last and First’ competition!”
━Yes, that’s right! Cowardly bas†ard!
Boo boo-. There were boos and criticisms everywhere, yet Efside remained calm.
“But there’s no law against using your fist, right? The only condition of defeat is not being able to answer within 10 seconds. With that said, can’t we just make the opponent physically unable to give an answer? This is why you idio†s are Bronze!”
… Was this for real?
… There was such a loophole?
In the end, a word chain game turned into a duel. And I, a Half-Nymph, was physically unable to defeat this Barbarian.
Running away was the only option. However, the giant cut through the crowd and sealed off my retreat.
“Move! Get out of the way, you s†upid Bronzes!”
Grab-.
Soon, a wicked hand grabbed my neck and lifted me up into the air.
“Got you, you little rat! Did you really think that I would play this childish game like a real idiot? For what, to boost a child up?”
━Efside you coward!
━You pr¡ck!
I could hear the sound of people clamoring around me, criticizing Efside for his foul play.
Were they taking my side?
Usually, I was the one who got criticized like that.
This made me feel a bit emotional. I supposed that people easily immersed themselves during times of vulnerability…
Also, for those in the same Bronze Class, Efside was the evil villain who tormented me, his poor victim.
Boooooooo.
“Go on, try using that cheeky tongue of yours, Theo Gospel. My answer is role (역할). It’s your turn now, but that is if you could still give an answer.”
Efside brought his face close to mine and growled.
Hal (할)-.
A word that started with yeo (역) and ended with hal (할), so;
“Hal (할)….”
No, I had to say something. What were words that started with hal….
I could barely squeeze some noise out of my mouth, with Efside gripping my neck.
“People don’t die by being strangled for 10 seconds. I’m sorry, Theo Gospel. I don’t know what kind of plot you have in mind, but I don’t want to play around with the shi† coming out of your mouth…”
“Euuuugh….”
“You will not die. But if I choke you, you won’t be able to answer. If you can’t answer within 10 seconds, I win.”
My eyes were bright red and my veins were probably bulging. My brain also wasn’t functioning properly due to the lack of oxygen.
In fact, my legs weren’t touching the ground and my air circulation was completely cut off.
The only thing that came to mind right now was the execution in the gallows…
Was this how my story ended?
Maybe this was it?
To deny death, my brain started showing flashbacks of the past.
The time I licked Aira’s feet. Or when I sucked Aira’s chest. Not to mention memories of losing my lips to Elga for the first time and our first wonderful experience together-.
… No, why were you showing me these bizarre memories?
Were there no other things?
I shook my head desperately.
Words that started with hal (할)…
There must be something. Then, a flash of memory came past.
“Hal… Pas (할…파스)!”
