I, Rick, the strongest human

Rick praised, and the compliment-like words brought a little satisfaction to Zhenhong's face.

However, the next moment, he changed the topic.

"But——your enemy 'goblins' possesses the same strength as yours, no, maybe even stronger."

"This is impossible--"

Zhenhong stood up and retorted angrily.

"Whether it is possible or not is up to you to judge, the power of [Void Zero Protection] has been known by the goblins, but they still judge—"

"no problem."

If the goblins really got the information, either they were underestimated by the enemy, or they already had defensive means, or——

"That's right, it's a 'weapon' of the same level - [Marrow Explosion]!"

Intentionally guided to deepen her impression, but in fact, the zeroth protection of the void is judged by the goblins as [absolute power].

"..."

This human should not be lying, and there is no trace of lying in the detection magic, no... The detection magic shows that the other party is a human, but this power cannot be possessed by humans. How could that kind of wild monkey have such power? ...

Could it be the camouflage magic of vampires?But... pretending to be a human is completely meaningless, and how can it be possible to kill a dragon spirit with the power of a vampire... But it is even more impossible to pretend to be a human——

And the other party still has so much information, if it is true, it would be too scary, it seems to know everything.

But if his detection magic didn’t fail——

Zhenhong was a little uncertain about the authenticity of what he said. For a while, the hall suddenly fell into silence.

"You can investigate the truth of the information as much as you want, and, if necessary, I can help you solve your 'difficulties'!"

Undoubtedly, this 'difficulty' refers to the [Marrow Explosion] with great power, but why does this human being help himself...

"It would be a waste of time and energy if you let the fight continue like this. Wouldn't it be great to get rid of one of them?"

Rick seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and responded like this.

"After all, our biggest enemy is not [Goblins]!"

I see--

On this planet, there are currently three main forces.Among them, the God of War Archit, who owns the Flügel, is the most powerful force on this planet.

And their [Elves Alliance] and the hostile [Goblin Alliance], as the remaining two major forces, may not be as powerful as the other side...

A large part of the reason why the war between them has not yet fully broken out is also because of the God of War forces on the side.

As for the monsters and orcs wandering around, as well as the elves who have already formed an alliance with their own side, or the phantasy species who are constantly being attracted by the goblins, they can only be regarded as secondary reasons.

Do you want to add fuel to the flames, eliminate one of the forces, and then join forces to launch an attack on the God of War? Well... it doesn't sound like a big problem.

Zhenhong thought she had guessed Rick's thoughts, and felt a little relieved.

At least, from this point of view, it should be regarded as an "ally in the shadow", such a relationship.

but--

"Can you tell me what you mean by what you just said?"

What the elf girl was referring to was naturally the words asking them to withdraw from the war.

"It's very simple. The help is not free. The conditions of the contract are - I will tell you the information I cherish, and I will solve your 'problems'. In return, you must not attack any other races, nor launch any form of plunder, The duration of the war...is only seven days, what do you think?"

Although it was another form of war avoidance, if it was just seven days, it would not cause much reaction.

And seven days, for Rick, of course——

"no problem--"

Chapter 9 I like you!Of course I lied to you——

"Only to this level—"

In seven days, it is almost possible to know whether the goblins have the weapon called [Marrow Explosion], and before that, the elves who cannot confirm the specific situation will of course not take the initiative to fight.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhenhong continued to speak.

"If other races can do it, then no problem."

In other words, it is to agree to the condition of "only passive defense, not active attack".

"very good--"

The human teenager named Rick grinned, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Then, happy cooperation."

"... Happy cooperation. Finally, I want to ask you a question."

"Why, help us?"

The red and lavender eyes were fixed on Rick, as if he would not let him go unless he answered the question.

——Although she can't do it.

"Ah, because—"

Unable to capture his speed at all, Rick's figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhenhong as if he was teleporting.

Then, he put his hands on Zhenhong's shoulders, and looked at the girl——

"I, like you—"

Of course, it is false.

"I don't want you to die in the war, and I don't want your people to die. Is this enough reason?"

He put one hand on the girl's head and stroked it tenderly.

——Including other races, I don't hope that there will be more casualties.

These confession-like words were like an arrow that hit the young girl's hesitant heart.

"Are you kidding me! This, this reason or something—"

Zhenhong completely lost her due calm, blushing her cheeks, and responded at a loss.

——Being confessed under such circumstances was the first time in history.

However, the boy didn't give her any time to react, and spoke very quickly.

"True red, please trust me."

There was a firm look in the boy's pupils.

"I'm serious, please marry me—"

"No, no, so soon—"

"Although we have only known each other for less than an hour, and they are not of the same species, even in this situation, I still fall in love with you—"

This is impossible.

"So, I will do my best to protect you, Zhenhong, please believe me—"

"Everything I do is for your own good."

——It's strange.

Having said that, Rick's expression suddenly became serious, and he put a finger on the girl's lips, and said softly.

"Zhenhong, I still have important things to settle, so we have to leave."

"Wait--"

Before Zhenhong could make a sound, Rick's figure disappeared in front of Zhenhong together with the Ex-Machina girl beside him.

"By the way, my name is Rick, Rick Dora. But..."

"What do you like—"

"...Of course I'm lying to you!"

The last voice of the young man came from a distance, and it seemed that he was teasing with a little malice.

The last confession was just a little bit of revenge from him for Zhenhong's arrogant attitude.

How could I fall in love with this kind of woman... Don't be kidding!

"What an infuriating answer... But, you can't escape—"

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Responding like this, but the really red one didn't look angry at all, instead showing an extremely, extremely happy expression.

"We Nilvalen are quite a vengeful family, humans, I remember you—"

Because, she discovered that her detection magic didn't fail, and that human named Rick lied——

……

Leaving the mansion where Zhenhong was, Rick held Shubi's little hand beside him and stared into the distance.

"Feel sorry--"

It's true that I don't want you to die, and it's true that I don't want your people to die.

I don't want anyone to die except those who are fighting to the death for the Star Cup.

...However, if this kind of sacrifice can reduce greater casualties, then this kind of sacrifice is necessary.

Rick turned around, turned his back to the direction where Zhenhong was, and walked forward.

Even he himself didn't realize that when he said the last sentence, he felt a little shaken in his heart.

……

"Hubby, let's go."

While moving in the direction of the beastman, Rick said to the girl behind him.

"Ok?"

Feeling his clothes being pulled, Rick turned around suspiciously.

"Rick...why?"

The Ex-Machina girl tugged at the hem of his clothes and made a sound in a daze.

"what why?"

Not understanding the meaning of the girl's words, Rick asked puzzledly.

"That's...why did Rick want to contact the elves? Moreover, he had to sign such a contract——"

This is incomprehensible to Shubi. Although Rick is so strong that she can't even calculate it, other humans are undoubtedly "weak".

Contacting the elves rashly, and still without hiding their identities, will only make the existence of "humans" appear in front of the major races. Such a situation should not be what Rick wants to see.

Furthermore, that contract is also an incomprehensible condition in Shubi's view, the contributions of both parties are not equal...

"Ah, just to verify a certain guess."

Unlike Hubby's imagined answer, among the [-] possibilities she speculated, there was no such [validation guess] result.

"Eh--?"

The girl made a confused sound, but the unwavering expression on her face was enough to let people know that it was just the result of imitation.

"That's right, just to verify a guess about—"

"Whether I'm still human is speculation."

He didn't care about the surprised reaction of the other party. He knew very well that there is still no essential difference between Shubi and other Ex-Machinas. She still hasn't understood the existence of "heart". It's just an "imitation" unique to the Ex-Machinas.

Therefore, he has to speed up the process——

"For this guess, even if all human beings are wiped out, I can accept it."

Because human beings cannot be completely wiped out, the elves will not attack humans. In Zhenhong's eyes, humans have already formed an alliance with the Ex-Machinas.

That's one of the reasons why Rick brought Hubby...!

Secondly, the elves will not expose the existence of Rick and humans, because the relationship between them is in a very delicate state, similar to underground allies, and similar to employment relationships... and in the eyes of elves , Rick and the others are expressing goodwill to the elves, but they cannot openly form an alliance due to the relationship between the dragon elves.