The Only Ending for the Evil Count Pig Is Destruction

221 – Scene 221# Betting to Lose

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The reason why Luna chose archery as her bet with Tristan was simple.

Because she was confident.

One of the sports she was better at than Lucy was archery.

Luna can only be active at night, so her hobbies are bound to be limited.

She couldn’t leave her imperial palace at night, and after handling her backlog of work, she didn’t have much time.

For Luna, archery was like a hobby during a drought.

She was surprisingly good at archery, which she only shot briefly in the courtyard during late-night hours. Maybe she did it because she thought archery was a hobby worthy of an emperor. The number of missed arrows gradually decreased, and only a few years later, she hit the mark.

Because of that confidence, Luna was able to play a threatening prank by aiming an arrow at her Tristan.

‘Joy… ‘. She pretends to be noble, but she is a weak human being, just like you.’

Was she scared when she realized that the sharp arrowhead was aimed at her?

Tristan just stood there as if frozen.

“Why is there no answer? Are you so scared that you can’t speak? Count.”

Luna giggled.

It was enough to see the count shocked and unable to do anything.

It was the moment when she thought about that and she was about to bow.

“Shoot.”

“What?”

I wondered if I hadn’t heard correctly.

However, Tristan spoke to Luna with a calm expression.

“I told you to shoot.”

“Don’t move!”

Luna pulled her bowstring tight and stopped Tristan from approaching.

He asked with an expression on his face that made no sense.

“Why are you doing that? “It seems too far away, so I’m trying to get closer.”

“Under…” . “Did you say it’s far away now?”

“Okay. “Wouldn’t it be easier to meet me that way?”

“Even if this crazy guy ignores Jim’s skills, he’s still oily…”

I was shocked.

To the point where I wonder if he’s too cowardly to say it’s just bravado.

But then Luna realized that she had been mistaken.

Tristan, who thought he had frozen in shock, was actually waiting for her to shoot his bow her

“What are you doing? Didn’t he pull the bowstring to shoot?”

“Okay. “I was just thinking about whether it would be okay if I made a hole somewhere in you.”

It was just a bluff.

However, Tristan smiled’proudly’as if he had anticipated Luna’s reaction to her.

“Is it. Then decide quickly. “With such slender arms, you won’t be able to pull the bowstring for a long time.”

“… Shut up. “Who are you to call me delicate?”

I thought we had the upper hand a little while ago. No… In fact, it was clear that she still had the upper hand.

But why does Tristan act as if he has the upper hand?

‘Damn…’

Luna’s arm her her, which was pulling her her bowstring her, began to tremble slightly.

It’s to the point of displeasure that things seem to be going as Tristan says. What was most unpleasant was the fact that if anyone had seen this, they would have thought she was afraid of him.

I guess I should say that it was fortunate that I was on my own.

“Have you decided yet?”

Tristan walked up to her.

“Jim must have told you not to come near, right?”

“Let me help you.”

“What?”

“Shoot before I get to you.”

Tristan is getting closer.

Why did something that was initially intended to end with just a threat end up like this?

Luna’s hand her holding her her bow her her her gained strength.

“You…”

“Is it because you’re afraid of making a mistake? Either that or…”

Tristan asked, giggling just like Luna did earlier.

“Are you afraid?”

“!”

-Park!

The arrow hit the wall behind Tristan.

Out of anger, he just shot the arrow.

The arrow narrowly grazed Tristan’s head.

A few strands of his hair fell to the marble floor.

Tristan looked at the thing that had fallen to the floor with a calm expression and muttered.

“Did I miss the mark… ? .”

“No.”

Actually, Luna knew.

I accidentally lost the bowstring.

The fact that the arrow missed was purely luck.

However, her pride did not allow her to reveal that fact.

“Hmm… “I only cut your hair because it seemed long.”

Cold sweat ran down her her back her

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‘I thought I was going to die…’

I shook my astonished heart.

The moment she suddenly saw Luna aiming her bow, her heart sank.

The reason she was able to not show that she was scared was partly because of her pride, but more than anything, she knew in advance about Luna’s excellent archery skills.

Luna is a character whose pride is sky-high, like that of an emperor. That’s why she wouldn’t kill me, an unarmed person, in such a cowardly way.

Moreover, since she had the skills of a hundred people, I was confident that she would never hit me.

However, Luna was so angry that she accidentally shot herself with her bow.

As the arrow passed just a few centimeters before her eyes, she felt her heart flutter.

I tried my best to pretend I wasn’t surprised, but I guess I didn’t get caught, right?

“We’re all here.”

The place Luna brought me was the imperial garden that I had seen through the window earlier.

There was a large target placed there, brightly lit by torches.

However, there were no guards guarding around.

“Archery requires a lot of concentration. So I didn’t want to be disturbed by others.”

Indeed.

Are you serious about archery?

Well, the Luna I know deserved it.

“Besides, I’m not afraid of you, so there’s no need for the SS.”

“…”

What I said earlier is cancelled.

In the end, this was the truth.

Did you want to show me that I am not afraid?

Luna opened her chest as if to ask.

If you look at it like this, it looks quite cute.

“The rules are not difficult. Each person takes turns shooting 10 shots, and the person with the highest score wins.”

“Okay.”

I thought while listening to Luna’s explanation of the game.

To put it bluntly, it is difficult to beat Luna with archery. Luna’s bow skills are in the top 1%.

In the end, the only thing I believe in is ‘jealousy’.

Just like when she sparred with Bella, she can’t help but look at Luna’s bow skills and imitate her like a mirror.

In other words, what I’m aiming for is a draw.

The reason she was confident that she would not lose the bet with Luna was thanks to ‘jealousy’.

Now that she sees Luna shooting her bow, all she can do is copy it.

Why didn’t she shoot a bow before?

Just as I was about to ask that.

“What are you doing?”

“… ?”

“Shoot quickly.”

Luna said something unexpected.

“Wasn’t it you who shot first?”

“I would normally do that, but today I am making a special concession to you who came at Jim’s invitation.”

No. Wait for a second… Don’t give in only in situations like this.

I said, trying hard to hide my embarrassment.

“There is no need to make concessions that don’t suit you.”

“Heh… The load is generous. “I know how to show mercy even to helpless people like you.”

I wanted to hit Luna, who was smiling in an arrogant manner.

‘It’s going to turn…’ ‘ .’

In order to be’jealousy’, you must first look at the other person’s actions her her… Even when things got messy, they got screwed up tightly.

Since we both had respect for each other, it was difficult to drag out the conversation over something like this.

I picked up the bow that was lying next to me.

It was a fairly heavy bow. I pulled the bowstring a few times, wasting time, and wondered if there was a way.

But… There was no proper way.

“Shoot quickly. “Don’t test Jim’s patience.”

Luna urged me, preparing to shoot the bow next to her.

The only good thing at this point was that Luna had threatened me and shot me with a bow.

However, the unfortunate thing was that she accidentally shot the bow and was unable to copy it properly due to ‘jealousy’.

‘Eh, I don’t know…’

In the end, the best I can do is relive the scene.

I tried to recreate that image as best as I could and pulled the bowstring.

When I used ‘jealousy’ and ‘pride’, a quite plausible attitude emerged.

‘Good…’ ‘ .’

I stared sharply at the target in the distance.

I held my breath and waited for a moment, like when I fired in the military.

Finally, the moment the night wind faded, I let go of the bowstring.

*

Luna thought.

The bet you are going to make today is not a bet you have to win, but a bet you have to lose.

Nevertheless, the reason she chose archery, which she is best at, as her betting event was to produce a match that she’loses’by a narrow margin.

Luna never once lost in archery, even against subjects who were excellent at martial arts. She can crush Tristan if she puts her mind to it.

But I won’t do that.

I want to give Tristan a sense of defeat.

It will give him an unpleasant victory.

I will thoroughly ridicule Tristan, the most arrogant man in this country.

I will slowly torment you while giving you hope of winning.

With that in mind, Luna looked at the arrow fired by Tristan.

It flew in a neat curve and fell into the grass next to the target.

“…”

“…”

Static.

Luna blinked her eyes several times and looked again, wondering if she had seen something wrong for a moment, but she didn’t see anything on target.

No. No.

Tristan didn’t shoot the arrow.

I guess I just saw the target and pulled the bowstring.

However, Luna’s self-justification she was cruelly shattered by Tristan’s next words her her her her.

“It’s your turn.”

“…”

Luna became dizzy.

From what she heard from Mondry, she heard that Tristan’s sword skills were quite good.

That means he was well-versed in martial arts and had at least basic skills in archery.

However, the arrow that Tristan shot missed the target rather than hitting the target. It wasn’t even that far from the target. It didn’t just miss, it fell into the grass. 0 points without a doubt.

Due to the nature of archery, Tristan’s defeat was almost certain as he scored 0 points from the first shot.

‘What is it?’

There was no flaw in Tristan’s posture while shooting the bow.

Also, his attitude didn’t look like he had made a mistake at all… Maybe he’s hiding that he made a mistake… It was something I couldn’t understand at all.

Especially since it happened in this game where he decided to sacrifice his life if he lost even once.

‘What on earth… ? . What are you thinking? Count.’

Despite his foolish mistake earlier, Tristan was handling his bow his calmly.

Anyone who saw such a figure could not say that he did not know how to use a bow.

Luna thought for a moment.

Why is he trying to lose so blatantly?

And she was soon able to get the answer.

Tristan knew from the beginning.

Why did Luna take so long to call for the second bet?

Why Luna can’t beat him.

In other words… If you’re going to kill me, try killing me somewhere.

‘How dare this arrogant b*stard… ‘ .’

I got angry.

Even for the sake of recapturing the North, Luna cannot kill her collaborator, Tristan.

He is taking advantage of that fact and openly provoking her.

Luna had to grit her teeth due to the indescribable humiliation.

Okay. Let’s admit what we must admit.

You can’t kill him anyway.

If you kill him, not only will the recovery of the North be in vain, but a large-scale war between the imperial family and the Ruelberta family will begin.

But Tristan, who knew all this, had a very shameless look on his face.

He even urged her as she was shaking from her humiliation.

“It’s your turn. Shoot quickly.”

Hehe… OK. “I understood it well.”

“… ?”

This abominable b*stard.

Let’s see who loses.

Luna, who was upset, pulled the bowstring.