Chapter 234 27
Raphael responded to the result of the match calmly in his seat. He seemed to have guessed who would be the victor in that fight. Raphael saw the teachers from Arcuz Grand Academy panicking after seeing the students from their academy had lost in the first round.
"You don't have to worry because the outcome of that battle is within my estimation. In the next round, the students from our academy will be the winners." Raphael calmed the teachers, who looked worried after their academy students lost the battle.
The teachers breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Raphael's words. They believed his words because they thought Raphael was an extraordinary principal and would not lie to them. The teachers, including Jourelio, thought so because they knew Raphael's strong and subconsciously made him the object of their admiration.
The guests from the human realm were impressed by the power displayed by Prince Fritz in the battle arena. Some of them even congratulated King Leonida for having such an amazing prince.
"Hmm, looks like Prince Fritz has become stronger. Aishia, are you not interested in him?" The one who spoke was the king of the Argaint Kingdom, Elrick Argaint. He asked his daughter next to him.
Like the other human region guests, King Elrick was also amazed by Prince Fritz's strength. He had always wanted his daughter, Princess Aishia, to be in a relationship with Prince Fritz. But unfortunately, Princess Aishia always gave a refusal about it.
King Elrick could only sigh heavily and didn't push Princess Aishia further. He respected his daughter's opinion. Even though he was a king, King Elrick was different from Queen Jasmine. King Elrick prioritizes his daughter's happiness above anything else. But sometimes, he still tries to set his daughter up with Prince Fritz.
"Father! Haven't I said many times that I only think of Fritz as a friend and nothing more!" Princess Aishia pouted when she saw her father insisting on marrying her off to Prince Fritz.
"You can't force Aishia like that, dear. Didn't you say that she has the right to choose the man she loves, and you won't interfere in her love life?" The one who spoke in defense of Princess Aishia was a woman with a face similar to hers but looking more mature. She is the biological mother of Princess Aishia and the queen of the Argaint Kingdom, Regina Argaint.
"What mother has said is true, father! After all, my sister already has a man she loves!" The person who spoke next was also similar to Princess Aishia but with a more childish face. She is Princess Elise. She is the younger sister of Princess Aishia and Ziel's former master.
Princess Aishia stared intently at Princess Elise. She neither confirmed nor denied her sister's words. But her blushing face showed that what Princess Elise said was true. Queen Regina smiled when she saw the cuteness of her two daughters.
"Haa… I can't say anything more if the three of you are already plotting against me." King Elrick could only shake his head and smile bitterly after hearing the words of his three favorite women.
"Have you forgotten what you said that you would agree to Aishia's relationship regardless of which man she loves?" Queen Regina smiled and reminded her husband of the promise he once said to Princess Aishia.
"I understand. I never forget that, so you don't have to remind me." King Elrick's face became ugly after being reminded by his wife.
"But, if Aishia changes her mind about Prince Fritz, I can discuss it with King Leonida. We can start to strengthen your relationship before Prince Fritz really falls in love with the Princess of the Elven Kingdom." King Elrick still insists on marrying Princess Aishia to Prince Fritz.
"Then leave it like that. If they both love each other, I will be happy for them, father." Princess Aishia smiled in response to her father's words.
King Elrick sighed for the third time. He felt that he would not be able to win if he had to argue with one of his three favorite girls. Queen Regina silently watched Princess Aishia, who occasionally glanced towards the seating area for the people of Piqmentia Grand Academy. Then she smiled because she had found something interesting.
Elsewhere in the guest area, Queen Jasmine watched calmly at Princess Seira's defeat in that battle. Kalya was curious about Ratu Jasmine's reaction because usually, her sister was very strict, and she should be angry with her daughter's defeat.
"Your daughter lost. Is it okay?" Kalya asked Queen Jasmine curiously.
"Hmm? What should I do if my daughter loses? I saw that she had put all her strength into this match, and I felt there was no problem. If she loses this battle, it means that her abilities are lacking, and she must train her spirit power more diligently." Queen Jasmine shrugged her shoulders and smiled helplessly.
"You've changed and not what you used to be, sis." Kalya gave a tiny smile and muttered in a low voice so that Queen Jasmine could not hear.
"We will enter the second round. For participants who get number 2, please enter the battle arena!" Jourelio calls the participants for the next round. But before the two participants entered the battle arena, the place shone, and the damage from the previous match disappeared like it never existed.
"Amazing!"
"As expected of the principal of the Arcuz Grand Academy!"
The guests from the demi-human region were in awe of Raphael's strength. The people from the human region also felt the same way, but they didn't say it out loud.
After the battle arena returned to normal, Princess Reina and Prince Viron immediately entered. They are the participants who will fight in this second round.
When Princess Reina saw Princess Viron, hostility overflowed from her body without her knowing it. She still harbored hatred towards the demon race indiscriminately, whether it was a good person or a bad person. Prince Viron raised his eyebrows after realizing Princess Reina's hostility towards him but he ignored it.
"You better give up because I don't want to hurt beautiful women, and I don't want to waste my energy either." Prince Viron smirked and said to Princess Reina.
Princess Reina didn't answer and just gave Prince Viron a cold stare. She took out a red sword from her space storage and was ready for battle.
"You stubborn woman! I don't know what I did to make you harbor hatred towards me. But I assure you that I will win this battle!" Prince Viron snorted and took out a large ax from his space storage.
"Second round begins!" Jourelio gave the signal to start the fight.
Princess Reina swiftly charged toward Prince Viron after hearing the sign of the battle starts. On the other hand, Prince Viron put his ax on his shoulder and waited for the attack to come from Princess Reina. Prince Viron's actions irritated Princess Reina because she felt that she was being belittled.
"I'll make you regret that you underestimated me!" Princess Reina increased her speed and made a frontal attack on Prince Viron. She intended to fight Prince Viron head-on. Princess Reina dealt consecutive stabs at Prince Viron.
"Stupid!" Prince Viron sneered and blocked Princess Reina's attack with his ax.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
Princess Reina gritted her teeth when she saw her attack being parried easily. She backed away, distanced herself from Prince Viron, and attacked him again. Princess Reina released an aura from her body to add more power and attack speed.
[Fire Dance]
Prince Viron frowned after Princess Reina's figure suddenly disappeared from his sight, and all he could see were fiery footprints in the battle arena. Then Prince Viron swung his ax on reflex as he sensed danger from his right.
Clank!
Prince Viron's face darkened after enduring the attack. He felt Princess Reina's speed and strength increase drastically.
"You can still follow my movements and withstand my attacks? Then, we'll see if you can parry my next attack!" Princess Reina said coldly and disappeared again from Prince Viron's sight.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
Princess Reina carried out consecutive attacks from the front, side and rear. When she appeared and attacked, she seemed to be dancing with a sword shrouded in flames.
"Do you think your attack is great and can beat me?" Prince Viron snorted and kept swinging his ax to block the attack. He also occasionally counterattacked Princess Reina.
Their exchange lasted quite a while, and Princess Reina was more dominant in the fight as she actively attacked while Prince Viron only defended. Princess Viron gritted her teeth as she felt pressured by Princess Reina's onslaught. His academy uniform was already torn from being hit by a sword slash.
Princess Reina's attacks kept coming at Prince Viron in a row. Her attacks were many times stronger and faster. When Prince Viron sensed he could no longer withstand Princess Reina's attack, he gripped his battle-ax and spun his body at high speed.
[Cyclone of Slaughter]
The wind swirled around Prince Viron and slowly formed a tornado. Prince Viron continued to increase its spin, and the tornado's size got bigger and bigger.
Clank!
Princess Reina's attack was parried as it clashed with the wind swirling around Prince Viron. Not only that but Princess Reina was also blown away a dozen meters from being hit by the backlash from the tornado.
Princess Reina felt her hands numb after her sword collided with the tornado. She guessed that the tornado was not only a rotating wind with high density and speed but also contained ax blades within it. So she didn't clash with the wind earlier but with Prince Viron's ax.
While Princess Reina was thinking, the tornado suddenly moved at high speed toward her. She was shocked and didn't have time to think about anything else because what she had to do right now was to avoid it. Princess Reina accelerated to the maximum and managed to dodge, but suddenly the tornado shot out dozens of aura blades.
"Damn it!" Princess Reina could only curse in her heart while struggling to dodge the aura blade.
In the guest area of ​​the human region, King Gustave sighed heavily after seeing Princess Reina struggling under the onslaught of Prince Viron's attacks. He could only shake his head after seeing his daughter fight.
"Father, will Reina lose?" The one who asked was Albert Rubelia. He is the first prince of the Rubelia Kingdom and the older brother of Princess Reina.
"I don't know. But I think it's very likely that your sister will lose. Ever since she entered the battle arena, her mind had been consumed with anger because of her hatred for the demon race. That's why she can't think clearly in this fight." King Gustave could sense Princess Reina's hostility towards Prince Viron when entering the battle arena. After he saw his daughter's fighting style overpowered by anger, he couldn't help but be disappointed in her.
"I can understand what Reina is feeling right now. I've advised her several times on this matter, but she doesn't want to listen to me." Prince Albert sighed because he had run out of ways to get Princess Reina to get rid of her grudge against the demon race.
"I hope one day she will understand and won't sink too deep into her revenge. The incident in the past let it pass, and I had forgotten about it." King Gustave looked worriedly at Princess Reina in the battle arena. He didn't want her hatred for the demon race to blind his daughter's eyes.
Back in the battle arena, Princess Reina is still struggling to avoid and fend off attacks from Prince Viron. But several aura blades hit her anyway.
Princess Reina's hands, feet, and several other body parts were hit by a slash from the aura blade. Even though the wound wasn't too bad, as the battle progressed, the wound would increase in number and cause her to lose a lot of blood. Princess Reina also found it increasingly difficult to move and making her sometimes unable to dodge Prince Viron's attacks.
"Are you just hiding inside that tornado and not daring to fight me head-on!?" Princess Reina gritted her teeth at having no way of attacking Prince Viron inside that Tornado. She had tried it several times, but the tornado and the aura blades repelled her attack.
Princess Reina was already immersed in her hatred from the start of the fight. Therefore she couldn't think calmly. If she thought like her usual self, Princess Reina might find a way to attack Prince Viron.
"Ugh!" Princess Reina was hit by another slash from the aura blade. The trajectory of the aura blades fired from within the tornado was extremely unpredictable. Because of that, Princess Reina found it difficult to dodge the attack, especially with her body full of wounds that made it difficult for her to move.
"You better admit defeat with your state like that!" Prince Viron shouted from within the tornado.
Princess Reina just kept quiet and didn't answer. Her vision began to blur, and she began to breathe heavily. Even so, she still didn't want to admit defeat.
Princess Reina saw that another aura blade was aiming at her, and she quickly dodged it. But her vision became dark because the sun was covered by something. When Princess Reina looked up, she saw Prince Viron swinging his ax at her.
[Mountainn Destroyer]
Boooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm!