Chapter 235 28
Booooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmm!
"Reina!" Prince Albert stood up from his seat and shouted in concern. Since Princess Reina was pressured by Prince Viron and got a lot of wounds on her body, he wanted her sister to admit defeat. But Prince Albert knew Princess Reina very well. She is a stubborn girl and won't give up.
King Gustave was also worried about his daughter, but he knew that the referee would immediately stop the fight if it were necessary. Therefore he tried to remain calm in his seat.
The heroes also felt the same about Princess Reina's situation because she was their first friend after being summoned to that world. But since the barrier of the battle arena had not been opened and the referee had not announced the winner of the match, they couldn't do anything and could only wait anxiously.
Smoke and dust rolled in the battle arena and covered the figures of Princess Reina and Prince Viron from the view of the guests. They were curious about Princess Reina's condition because they had seen Prince Viron give a deadly attack on her before.
After the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the guests could faintly see the figures of Prince Viron and Princess Reina in the battle arena. When the Guests saw the situation of the two people, they were shocked by the scene before them.
"She endured that attack!"
"Princess Reina managed to withstand the attack in that state of her body!"
The guests from the human region shouted from their seats. In the battle arena, Princess Reina blocked Prince Viron's battle ax with her sword. She knelt on one leg and seemed to be trying to push the battle ax out, but her efforts were in vain.
"Stubborn girl!" Prince Viron said coldly and added strength to his ax.
"Urgh!" Princess Reina groaned in pain, and the floor under her feet started to crack under pressure. Suddenly, Prince Viron gave a kick to Princess Reina and sent her into the middle of the battle arena. Princess Reina struggled to get up and intended to fight again with Princess Viron, but she fell and lost consciousness.
"The winner is Prince Viron of Arcuz Grand Academy!" Jourelio quickly announced the result of the match after seeing Princess Reina's condition.
After the victor was announced, the barrier that enveloped the battle arena was opened. Flavio, Kyouka, and Hikaru rushed over to Princess Reina, lying in the middle of the battle arena.
Kyouka quickly checked Princess Reina's condition. She felt relieved after knowing that Princess Reina was fine and had no serious injuries. Princess Reina lost consciousness from losing too much blood and was exhausted from overexerting herself in the battle.
"Kyouka, how is Princess Reina's condition?" Hikaru asked worriedly.
"She's fine and just unconscious. We'd better get her out of the battle arena and ask Megumi to heal her." Kyouka smiled and explained the results of her examination of Princess Reina to Hikaru.
"I understand!" Hikaru carried Princess Reina in a princess hug out of the battle arena.
After everyone came out, the same thing happened as before. The damaged battle arena returned to its original state as if there had never been a fight in that place.
In the guest area of the demi-human region, there was a buzz of joy from the Arcuz Grand Academy's victory. Even though the match was not as intense as the fight in the first round and Prince Viron seemed to win easily, victory was still a victory.
"Hahaha... Congratulations, King Redis. Your son has brought the first victory to this academy and has not disgraced the name of the younger generation of the demi-human region!" The one who spoke to King Redis was the king of the Dwarven Kingdom, King Auva.
The seats for the Demon Kingdom and the Dwarven Kingdom happened to be close together, and King Redis sat next to King Auva. King Redis came to the inauguration ceremony accompanied by his wife, Queen Triana, while King Auva came alone.
The sons and daughters of the two kings did not sit in that place with them because their children were students of class S in Arcuz Grand Academy and had their own areas.
"Thank you, King Auva. I think they are both strong, but my son is a little stronger than his opponent so that he can win that fight." King Redis smiled broadly and tried to be humble in front of King Auva. But the proud expression on his face could not be masked by his words.
"You are not only blessed with a special daughter but also an extraordinary son. I feel so jealous of you!" King Auva said enviously, and that made King Redis even more proud.
"Hahaha… you also have an amazing son and daughter. Although they are not skilled in combat, they are almost unmatched in blacksmithing among the younger generation." King Redis complimented King Auva back.
What King Redis said was the truth and not just empty praise. Prince Torin and Princess Melkia were geniuses in blacksmithing and perhaps no match among the younger generation in the demi-human region or the entire Clorius continent.
Princess Rinne from the Cirlus Kingdom was also a genius in blacksmithing in the human Region, but her talent might still be below those two.
"My son and daughter are not that great. There may be young people from other regions who have talents and abilities beyond my sons and daughters!" This time, King Auva tried to be humble in front of King Redis. He felt proud that his son and daughter were getting compliments.
King Redis and King Auva continued to talk until a loud voice from Jourelio interrupted their conversation and made them return their focus to the battle arena.
"We're about to start the next round. Participants who get number three, please enter the battle arena!" Jourelio announced the start of the third round and asked the participants from the two academies to enter the battle arena.
In the third round, the student who will fight to represent Piqmentia Grand Academy is Kyouka, while from Arcuz Grand Academy is Princess Evelyn. The two quickly entered the battle arena after hearing Jourelio's words.
After Kyouka and Princess Evelyn entered the battle arena and stood in their respective positions, a barrier re-formed and covered the area.
"Good luck, Kyouka! I've got your back! Fighting!" Clara's scream rang in Kyouka's ear and made her turn her gaze towards Clara. Kyouka couldn't help but smile at her. When Kyouka saw Clara give her a tiny fist, the voice from her opponent made Kyouka have to return her focus to the match that was about to start.
"I'm honored to meet you, Miss Hero!" Princess Evelyn smiled sweetly at Kyouka.
Princess Evelyn is not as pretty as Princess Seira or Princess Irene. Still, she is cute enough to captivate boys her age, especially those adorable animal ears on top of her head.
"I'm also glad to meet you, Princess Evelyn. You can call me my name without honorifics because I'm not too fond of that nickname. After all, our ages are not much different." Kyouka returned Princess Evelyn's smile. Even though Princess Evelyn looked harmless and weak on the surface, Kyouka didn't let her guard down on her. Raphael couldn't have chosen her if she was a weak person and didn't have any abilities.
"Alright, Kyouka!" Princess Evelyn replied excitedly. Kyouka just nodded in response and didn't say anything else.
"Are you ready?" Jourelio asked Princess Evelyn and Kyouka.
"I am ready!"
"You can start the match at any time."
Princess Evelyn and Kyouka answered in unison.
"In that case, the third round of the friendly match between Piqmentia Grand Academy and Arcuz Grand Academy begins!" Jourelio signaled the start of the third round. But neither of the two girls attacked first.
"Aren't you going to attack first, Kyouka?" Princess Evelyn asked Kyouka and took out a pair of daggers from her space storage. The dagger was pitch-black in color and absorbed the light around it.
"You can strike first if you want, Princess Evelyn." Kyouka didn't know Princess Evelyn's abilities, so she didn't want to attack her rashly. But when Princess Evelyn took out a pair of daggers, she learned that Princess Evelyn seemed to be an expert in close combat.
"Okay. I will attack you first. You better be careful because I sometimes can't control my powers and can seriously injure you." Princess Evelyn nodded, and the atmosphere around her suddenly changed.
"I understand. You don't have to worry because I won't hold back against you either." Kyouka was slightly taken aback by the change in Princess Evelyn. That made Kyouka even warier of her.
"I come!" Princess Evelyn released a brownish aura from her body and suddenly disappeared from Kyouka's sight.
"Dangerous!" Kyouka's instincts screamed after seeing Princess Evelyn disappear from her sight. She quickly created a barrier of ice to surround her. Sure enough, right after Kyouka made a barrier, a clashing sound of daggers and ice rang out behind her.
Clank!
(Fast! She moves faster than Princess Reina! This technique is like an assassin!)
Kyouka had cold sweat dripping from his forehead after thinking about Princess Evelyn's last attack. Fortunately, she quickly set up a barrier. Otherwise, Kyouka might have already been hit by the attack, and the injuries she received might have been severe after seeing the deep scars on the ice barrier.
"As expected of a hero. Your reflexes are very fast, Kyouka." Princess Evelyn appeared not far from Kyouka and smiled sweetly. Instead of being mesmerized, Kyouka shivered after seeing that smile. Her face turned serious and mana overflowed from her body.
[Ice spears]
Kyouka shot dozens of ice spears at Princess Evelyn. Still, Princess Evelyn easily dodged them and disappeared from Kyouka's sight again. Soon after, the ice barrier in front of Kyouka shattered as it was cut by Princess Evelyn's attack.
"Ugh!" Kyouka quickly formed a new ice barrier that was many times the thickness. Kyouka's strength was magic-oriented. Therefore she wasn't good at close-quarters combat. Even though she often did physical training, her physical strength still couldn't be compared to the beastmen race.
"You are smart, Kyouka. But that barrier is useless and won't be able to withstand my attacks!" Princess Evelyn disappeared from Kyouka's sight again and appeared beside her. She compressed her aura into her dagger and slashed it towards Kyouka's ice barrier.
[Bone Ripper]
Cracks!
Booooommmmmmmm!
Kyouka was taken aback by the destructive power of the slash from Princess Evelyn's tiny hand. But she quickly returned to her senses and counterattacked.
[Frost Age]
A cold mist suddenly covered the battle arena, and the temperature in the place dropped drastically. Not long after, the battle arena froze except for the area around Kyouka. But Kyouka's attacks didn't stop there.
[Ice Spikes]
From the frozen battle arena, ice spikes appeared randomly. Kyouka made such an attack because she didn't know where Princess Evelyn was.
Princess Evelyn was moving at such a high speed that Kyouka couldn't keep up with her movements. But Kyouka's two combined attacks paid off. The slippery floor of the battle arena made Princess Evelyn lose her balance, and she couldn't perform super-fast movements like before.
After Princess Evelyn's movements slowed down, ice spikes suddenly appeared from the arena and attacked her in succession. Because she lost her balance, Princess Evelyn had difficulty dodging the attack, so her hands and thighs were injured from being hit by ice spikes.
"Ugh!" Princess Evelyn winced in pain because the wound on her thigh was quite profound. The injury would make it difficult for her to move and reduce her speed. Not to mention the condition of the battle arena, which is filled with ice and makes it slippery to move.
Princess Evelyn knew that she couldn't fight Kyouka in the same way as before. She finally appeared not far from Kyouka and sighed.
"A hero is great! I didn't expect you to use such a method to stop my attack!" Princess Evelyn smiled and praised Kyouka sincerely.
"You're great too, Princess Evelyn. If I didn't raise my alert level to the max, I might have lost to you not long after the match started." Kyouka said honestly. If she wasn't alert and got hit by Princess Evelyn's attack early in the fight, she might be the one currently in Princess Evelyn's position.
"But this is still not enough to beat me, Kyouka!" Princess Evelyn smiled coquettishly at Kyouka.
"What do you mean?" Kyouka narrowed her eyes at Princess Evelyn.
Princess Evelyn didn't answer. She stowed her daggers back into her space storage. Then a brown light overflowed from her body and slowly enveloped her. Not long after, Princess Evelyn's figure was covered entirely by the light.
It didn't take long for the light to disappear and reveal Princess Evelyn's figure, who looked slightly changed. Her face and arms are covered with fine hair. Her nails turned into sharp claws, and two long fangs were visible between her lips. Right now, Princess Evelyn almost resembled a beast.