Chapter 196: Decision

Even though he died in the game, Noah disconnected from Valorwatch and left the game booth with a big smile on his face. Although he died and hadn't kept a perfect record of no deaths, he did something that he found even more valuable when he was playing: he had fun.

Even though he died, Noah didn't care, since that kind of thing he couldn't do in a real Fortress. He couldn't throw himself into monsters without worrying about his own life and safety just because he thought it was fun, no, that kind of thing could only be done in a championship.

Without him having realized it, seeing his opponents screaming in pain as they were burned by the flames he controlled was a much more enjoyable scene to see than he previously believed it to be.

His teammates also had similar smiles plastered on their faces. Each of the boys had had fun and enjoyed the openness Noah did. After Noah died, each of them dedicated as much as possible to eliminate the remaining players from the opposing team and achieved victory!

All five had an important role in the team. Even Kevin, Mateo, and Carlos (who had felt a little useless in the first rounds), in the finals they also felt that they did something truly useful and finally had the feeling that they had contributed significantly to the team's victory, even though they knew that they had depended a lot on Noah to achieve that.

*Your presence is requested on stage.* A voice came from the speakers that were in the room where they were, warning the boys that they should go to the stage, probably to receive their prize.

Looking at the television screen in their room that was broadcasting the stage live, they realized that there was already an empty space next to it, probably anticipating that "Lucifer" would do something like he did the first time he had been summoned to that place.

Understanding what the championship organizers wanted, Noah broke into a small smile as he donned a mask that covered half of his face and held hands with his teammates before a *Bamf* made noise in the room.

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{What a sensational victory! I believe that Lucifer could even have done better in that last battle; maybe he could have joined his team to try to make a joint attack to maintain his own life and continue with a perfect score with no deaths?}

"I would also have believed that if I hadn't seen the smile that Lucifer had on his face before running into battle. Did you see the way he looked? My friends, I haven't seen a smile like that in a championship game in a long time. Officially, he really was having fun! Can you believe it? While other players might have been very nervous in that kind of situation, Lucifer was apparently having fun through all that!" Tixinha said excitedly while reviewing the scene of Lucifer laughing before teleporting close to the opposing team.

"That I have to agree. It might not have been the smartest strategy, but for someone who apparently likes fire like Lucifer, a scene like that must have been a lot more fun than we could ever imagine!" Toboco agreed with Tixinha.

The public was also frantic. Different from what everyone initially imagined, the champion of this championship was not a known face such as Leroy's but a new face, a face that many people didn't even know, the biggest dark horse of the championship, Lucifer.

*Bamf*

To everyone's surprise, the From Hell team appeared on stage without anyone saying anything, and with Lucifer in the middle. They all smiled and waved to the audience, who after a second of astonishment, started shouting excitedly, congratulating the new team championship champions.

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While the From Hell team was on stage talking to the narrator and analysts, people from several large families in other cities were receiving calls over and over, offering several proposals for these people to contact this Lucifer.

After his mask was revealed, people were shocked to learn that he was only 20, and even more shocked when they remembered how many skills he had and how powerful this boy was, even more powerful than Leroy, who was close to 30 years of age, in addition to already having a Rank C Blessing.

It could only mean that Lucifer had a Rank B Blessing, or even he had the legendary Rank A Blessing.

The people of the city of Eyrin did not even imagine this possibility, since the last time a person with such a legendary Blessing had appeared in their city was more than 100 years ago. The people of today's generation had not even been born at that time, so to think that such a legendary person would emerge among them, and strangely it wouldn't even be announced in the Blessing readers that measured the teenagers' Blessing Rank was unbelievable.

But for people in big cities, who had already seen one or two Blessed Rank A in their lives, this was not so difficult for them to believe, and due to the achievements they had seen in this Lucifer, this possibility was seeming more and more realistic to them.

If any of these families could make friends with a possible Blessed Rank A, their future in the cities they lived in would be guaranteed, at least for the next 100 years.

Members and representatives of these families who were watching in the finals of the championship personally were receiving calls from the top people all the time telling them what they were supposed to talk to Lucifer about, what they were supposed to offer, and what they were going to demand when Lucifer accepted.

Among these people was even an old acquaintance of Noah, who was surprised to receive a call about it from his own family, and who had left his family even more surprised to discover that they were actually known.

"So you're saying that you and Lucifer already know each other?" one person asked on the phone.

"Yes, not only do we know each other, but he is part of my Fortress invasion team. We have known each other for a few weeks and we already have a budding friendship. That is the reason why I do not want to follow the interests of the family in this case, I don't want my friendship with him to be affected by this," Marcel said as he answered the phone.

"Marcel, initially we only had a little interest in this Lucifer, but hearing his response made us even more curious about him. What do you think of his personality? Be honest," the person on the other end of the call asked in a serious tone of voice.

Marcel was even a little surprised to hear that tone of voice from the person on the other end of the line. "Hmm, for the invasions of Fortresses that we had, for the strength that he always showed, in addition to the calm and ingenuity that he exhibited, I can say that he is a very intelligent person. But although in almost every invasion he was the person who most contributed to the success of the team, he never thought to ask for a bigger percentage of the slice of the money we received from the invasion, which also proves that he is an honest person. To be honest, he is the type of person I would personally choose to be part of my personal family invasion team," Marcel said in a sincere and honest way.

The person on the other end of the call was silent for a few seconds, surprised to hear such a high rating from Marcel for someone. Knowing the position that Marcel had in the family, and especially, the future position that Marcel would occupy in the family, for him to give such a positive assessment of someone was because that person really deserved this and deserved some differential treatment.

Having given some thought, the person on the other end of the line decided to leave the decision to Marcel in this case. "Marcel, please remember the state that the family is here in the city because of your grandfather's illness. I will not force you to do anything that you do not want. This decision will be up to you. Both the risks and the rewards will be yours; you will decide the benefits as well as the obligations that Lucifer will have if he wants to join us. If you believe it is a win-win situation for us or not, we will accept your decision," the other person said before hanging up and leaving Marcel with a thoughtful expression on his face.

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This championship made me have a burnout. It was very hard to come back, but I think that will be easy If I do it slowly. Thank you for your support <>

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