Chapter 355 - The Day Of The Final

It's finally the time for the final of the tournament. The teams? Obviously, it's Angela's team against Kayla's team.

Let's recap on what they went through to get there. First, it's Angela's team.

Other than Shirley and Angela, it was Fred who showed his improvement the most. Not the two agents in the team.

In the first match, he was the first to fight. And then, he grows faster than the other agents. And during the semifinal, he is the third to fight. At least that's what Shirley told me.

Both Shirley and Kayla would ask for my advice after their fight. And they told me what they think of their teammates. That's why I know all of this.

That Fred, he started to use strategy during the quarter-final. Unlike the first two matches where he would try to overwhelm the opponent with his magic. And he also improved his magic control after being taught by Shirley and the others. He also asked Angela, but he couldn't understand her explanation.

The two agents also have improved. But not as big of an improvement as Fred's.

On the second round, Shirley didn't fight. Instead, it was Angela who became the fourth fighter. It was also to let Shirley's injury healed. Although the first three fighter can only defeat two of the opponent's team, Angela defeated the rest by herself.

On the third round, Shirley returned as the fourth fighter and Angela didn't get a chance to show her strength. And the same happened in the fourth round. And they finally will fight in the final against Kayla's team. And since Angela didn't have the chance to fight in the previous two rounds, she must be frustrated and will go all out during the final. At least that's what I imagined Shirley is planning.

Angela's team keep fighting the team filled with the agents from the first round. That's because the other teams are defeated in the first or the second round.

And Kayla's team also experienced the same thing. They only fought team filled with the agents who we taught previously. Whether it was arranged by the officials or not, at least the people enjoyed the matches.

Next is about Kayla's team. Kayla herself never fought during all previous four rounds. Sara and Jewel alone were enough to defeat their competitors. Some even said that just Jewel alone is enough.

Everyone is astonished by Sara's usage of air element magic, and Jewel's transformation. No one was capable of making Jewel use her lightning element. Which makes her still hides her full-strength.

The funny thing is the rich man's son. In the first round, he used several magic items to protect himself. But he still lost.

That rich second generation complained to the team and the officials to let him withdraw from the fight, but their plea was rejected.

And so, in the second round, he who has exhausted all his magic items was lost in an instant. The third and the semifinal, he surrenders right away after entering the stage. His father lost face because of it. His son had become the laughingstock of the whole kingdom.

Well, not the whole kingdom yet. The whole city. But the news will be spread soon.

He was unlucky because he was put in a strong team which can compete for the champion. Other rich second generation who bribes their way in were luckier because their teams lost rather quickly. They must be thanking him for being the laughingstock instead of them.

And because of that, he has been silent. He no longer tried to flirt with any of the girls. And Kayla has been venting her anger on him every match saying that even if he's weak, he shouldn't surrender so quickly. At least he should let the opponent use one magic.

That's how the two team reached the final.

As for me, I have been so busy lately. Turns out, there were many other cult members hiding in the city. Good thing Candy and the others noticed them. They were just suspicious, so I was asked to follow them and eavesdrop on their conversation.

It was hard because they might be expert level mages. But finally, I managed to kill them and capture some.

Yesterday, the day after the semifinal, it was a break to let the two teams take a rest. So, Albert and I use that time to interrogate the captured cult members.

Unable to endure my torture, some of them speak of their hideouts. And I busted those places with Mustache, Oleg, Candy, and the others.

Of course, I'm in charge of charging at one location alone. I just compress flammable gas and blow the whole hideout after someone with fire element tried to attack me.

But even after all that, there were some who escaped. Not from my area in charge of, but some other places. They will surely tell the others about what they witnessed.

As expected, we couldn't keep the strength of our mages as secret. Well, at least only those who attended college. There are still many other powerful mages in the kingdom who didn't participate.

And now, I'm watching the final.

"Finally, we're here! It's the final of the first intercollege tournament of Tatrama Kingdom!" Steven announced. In which, everyone in the audience replied with a cheer.

"WOOOHOOO!"

"GO, PRINCESS!"

"ANGELAAAAAAA!"

"GO SARA! GO JEWEL!"

Everyone has their favorites for the fight. And that guy who screamed Angela's name is totally crazy.

"We can feel the excitement in the whole city. Even yesterday, someone extremely ugly was approaching me when he asked who I think will win," Dwight said.

"Yeah… wait, that was me!" Steven shouted.

"But since I'm the commentator, and I have promised to be neutral, I only said that he should just watch the match," Dwight said.

"No, you didn't. You shouted in my ear, 'Angela will win!' loudly. You are just like that guy who screamed Angela's name," Steven said.

"ANGELAAAAAAA!" Someone in the audience shouted Angela's name again.

"Hear that? That's just like you. What neutral? We both picked different team," Steven said.

"Oh, yeah. You think Sara and Jewel will win? You do know that the match is unfair, right? From the capital, there are five participants. From Cassau, there are only three participants. The difference in number is obvious," Dwight commented.

"You're wrong. It's not three. It was four. Three is only the number participants from Cassau has send. Let's ignore the guy who gives up. Kayla still hasn't show us her hands. She was in a party with Angela, so we should expect that they should be evenly matched. Also, from Cassau, Sara and Jewel are exceptional. In the capital, other than Angela, it was Princess Shirley who shows us how powerful she is. Though for the others, we have witnessed their growth as well. but not enough yet to be called exceptional," Steven said.

"Yeah, but Angela is far above the rest. All her four elements are too strong that I think she's capable of fighting expert level mage. I think it will be soon when she can reach that level. I don't know about Kayla's strength, but I know that she's a healer. Do you think she can defeat Angela?" Dwight asked.

"Well, that's the thing. During the tournament, we have witnessed many unexpected outcomes. Someone who defeated the opponent despite being inferior is something we have seen several times. By the way, you remember what we did yesterday, right?" Steven asked his brother.

Did they do something other than betting who will win?

"Yeah. That was interesting. Everyone doesn't know it, but after we became commentator, we thought that this job very suited to us both. We had so much fun that we didn't think that it was a job. And yesterday, we went around the city to find Angela's and Kayla's schoolmates, and also active hunters during the time they were here, to ask them how they were during school days, their days as hunters in Melk, and who they think will win. The result is… over seventy percent answered that Angela will win. She has been powerful ever since then," Dwight said.

Whoa, did they really do survey? They did more than just commentating, huh? Maybe I should give them some bonuses.

"And what a surprise! Of those seventy percent, more than half of them said that Angela will win, but it will be a close match. They said that although Angela is stronger, Kayla has always been the smarter one. Kayla might have some plans against Angela later. Well, we won't know until we see them fight," Steven said.

There's that many people who know that Kayla is smart? The twins really asked those who know the two and not a total stranger who pretend to know. How did they do that?

"But there's something that I realize after interviewing everyone. It seems that both Kayla and Angela are close to one man!" Dwight shouted.

"That guy… we must kill him! How dare he grabbed the two girls! He must be killed before he hurts the two girls!"

"But we found no clues about the man. Maybe he has disappeared from their lives? In any case, he has become our public enemy. So, what if he's not a criminal? The guy who played with their hearts must be punished! Public execution!"

…whoever they interview, I will kill them first. What kind of nonsense did they said about me?

I am indeed close to them, but it was because I'm in the party, and I'm the leader of the party!

I am close to Kayla because she's my lover. And Angela is a good friend. We are not like that! Though Kayla is fine with me getting more lovers. Who knows about the future?

After the tournament, I'll pay the twins a visit to give them their salaries. But I will still smack their heads!

Kron entered the stage, and the vanguard of both teams stepped forward. The male agent from the capital, and the rich man's son from Cassau.

"The match began!" Kron announced that the fight begun.

"I give up," Rich man's son conceded.

"The winner is Cale!" Kron announced the fight is over.

It's the same thing that we have witnessed twice previously. During the third and fourth round.

"It's here! He's still gave up even though it's the final! Isn't he embarrassed?" Dwight said.

"I don't know why he wants to participate. It's called a battle tournament, and obviously, someone will get hurt. But he's too scared to get hurt. Though it's good since everyone is laughing," Steven said.

"In any case, the real fight will start now! Who will be the first champion of this tournament? We will see the answer soon!"