[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse":3,"chapter-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-426":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Esper Harem in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1663916,2131,"Chapter 426 Under Blades","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-426",426,"\u003Cp>Chapter 426 Under Blades\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you think it was then?\" Aria asked with a curious and confused look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything, but not a colosseum…\" Rudy sighed. \"This is a gambling tournament, right? Don't tell me the contestants will fight here while the viewers bet on who will win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have heard that it used to be like that in the old times, but not anymore,\" Maria responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If it was, I would have won in a second.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, technically, anything can be considered gambling the moment someone bets on it,\" Ruby shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go now. You have become quite famous in the underworld, so they might come to you if they realize you are here,\" Maria muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dragged Rudy to the entrance of the tunnel where the 'Under Blades' troops were handling the security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So that's the one Lilim talked about…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were wearing full-body suits and hard masks on their faces. It was impossible to even know if the person under the mask was a male or a female, but not for Rudy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see through them easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should remember the faces of all the guards just in case. Since their identity is a secret, I can use it against them and blackmail them into exposing their identities. But I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy and Maria were standing in line with several others, waiting for their turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm… they are using advanced devices to check them. I am not really surprised as I know the source of the advanced weapons in the underworld. And one of my main purposes to come to the underworld was to find that supplier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cannot find that person during the tournament week. I doubt that person would be available. Most of the streets were empty, and everyone has gathered here. To be honest, I have my own theories on how the supplier has futuristic devices, but let's save it for later.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What is this?] the guard asked a man in his early twenties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm?' Rudy scanned the man and found a razor-sharp knife in his pocket. 'If I remember correctly, no weapons are allowed here.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about? I don't have anything!\" the man said in an arrogant tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There is a knife in your left pocket. Take it out before I take you out.] Even the voice of the masked guard was indescribable as a male or a female.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man took out the knife from his pocket and said, \"This? This is just a knife. What's wrong about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Weapons are not allowed. You can submit it here and claim it once the event has ended.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Hey, do you know who I am? And this is the underworld. Why would someone be afraid of a knife?\" the man scoffed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Submit the knife and claim it once the event has ended.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever. I am not doing that. This knife is my lucky charm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Submit the knife and claim it once the event has ended.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you not hear what I just said?! This is my lucky charm! Oh yeah, I have this knife for self-defense! What if someone tries to attack me inside, hah?! I need a weapon to protect—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stopped speaking when he noticed his knife was missing— no, his arm was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, blood came gushing out of his severed arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaargh! My hand! My knife! What did you do?!\" the man yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I submitted your knife on your behalf. You can claim it once the event has ended.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't fuck with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two guards came and carried the man somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...wow,\" Maria muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No one could have seen what happened, but I did. The guard snatched the knife from the man's hand and then cut his hand in less than a second. They are trained, alright. Lilim wasn't kidding about that,' Rudy uttered inwardly, completely impressed by the Under Blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, Rudy and Maria's turn came for the checking. They weren't carrying anything with them other than their cards, so they didn't have to worry about a single thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria was ahead, so her check-up ended before Rudy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You can go,] the other guard said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy walked past the first guard, but he was stopped the next second for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy turned around and asked, \"What's the meaning of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This guard is a girl.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard pointed her finger at Rudy's crotch and said, [You are hiding something in your pants.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then what's the bulge for?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I made out with Maria the entire way here, so it's natural to have a boner.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am just nervous and got a boner,\" Rudy nonchalantly uttered with a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy shrugged his shoulders and said, \"If you don't believe me, then you can put your hands under my pants and check it for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Heh.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will take my leave if there is nothing—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wait.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Are you kidding me?!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard inserted her hand in Rudy's hand and took a feel of his snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn, these guards are scary. What the fuck?!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After touching his snake and boulders, the guard said, [You may go now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Err… I would suggest washing your hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Rudy walked away with Maria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That person…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you okay?\" Maria asked Rudy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guard touched your…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it's alright. It's their job to do check-ups, so…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Still, I said it as a joke. I never expected her to truly do it. But even then… her reaction behind the mask didn't change, and she was wearing gloves, so I couldn't feel her hands.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy's ears twitched as he heard people talking as he passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, look at that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't he that mad gambler who won against Roid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, he is the one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And why is the Mafia princess with him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that the mad gambler is playing as a representative of the Ross Syndicate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's crazy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. The Ross Syndicate got too much money. If they are funding him, then it's no wonder that he is betting so much money without any care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1029,"2026-06-06T12:42:09.049Z",1,"novelbin.me","684b5b52f7da6c5b2764fa3947e9f5b8b3fe829321326cf8ff460edf31e20b28","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-427","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-425",1163,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fesper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-cover.jpg"]