The next moment, Princess Anne seemed to vanish, her legs rushing forward. Ryuji's shimmering eyes fixated on her movements with a shocked look on his face, mouth agape, eyes opened wide, and hands gripping the wall tight.
'No mana, no magic... pure physical prowess?!'
Ba-Dump!
He felt his heart beating faster, faster! The image of the beautiful princess Anne triggered something that Alan didn't... A desire to fight no matter their difference in power... Her sword tore through the air void of magic, using only her brute force—like a regal god kind, it forced the wind magic to obey her and let her sword cut through without resistance!
'The magic particles are following her command? No... Her sheer power is forcing them to obey and move how she wants!'
With a single swipe, the stadium filled with a loud bang before the sand started to shoot into the air, forming pillar after pillar. The force of her attack was a simple display of the effects of pure strength could have in this world.
'She's challenging me...'
Princess Anne's single cleave caused the enemy knight and person holding a Chakram to smash into the distant wall and lose consciousness.
No death or unwanted injuries!
"OH MY GOD! THE PRINCESS DESTROYS THE COMPETITION!" Maki, the announcer's voice echoed with the screaming crowd that began to shift into singing the Grigor's national anthem; they were serenading their eldest princess!
'I am not strong enough to fight her now... I cannot betray her expectations of me.'
Ryuji felt his surroundings fading, his mind filled with thoughts on who, how or where to improve. Though sex with his lovely girlfriends was slowly improving his body, he needed to increase his actual level.
He felt her gaze lock with his, the soft, slightly curled brown hair of the princess flowing across her shoulders and a wide smile on her lips as she mouthed. 'Come, fight me. Hero!' Ryuji closed his eyes and responded only with a faint smile.
The two of them realised how similar they were as the moment passed, with Erika shaking Ryuji's shoulders with a concerned voice.
"Ryuji, what's the matter? You suddenly started staring at the arena and became silent!"
"Nothing; I just realised we need to become stronger, or this world will swallow our hopes, dreams and maybe even our lives, and we wouldn't have a clue, right Sariel?"
"Ah~ ehehe, you caught me." The Succubus had been beside him all morning. Of course, he knew; she was the one who washed his back in the bath and started swimming, not him after all...
Erika just shook her head at the couple's weird actions before hearing the voice of Sariel and realising that the sneaky succubus could be anywhere while invisible, though she could demonise and see her. It would be a huge drain on her magic, stamina and body before their upcoming battle.
"Well, we did come here to learn and grow... Ryuji, let's train more together..." Yumiko answered with a more stern and serious gaze, looking at him like a lioness desiring to control her mate.
"Ah, we will grow stronger. Let's not go home after today's battle and do some quests at the guild."
Erika, Sariel, and Yumiko's eyes opened wide as they gazed at Ryuji while he just watched the announcer, Maki, preparing the crowd; today, she wore a blue and white ballroom dress with white stockings.
***
"Everyone, after such an exciting battle, are you all pumped up?!"
"YEEAAAAAAAHHH!!!"
He gazed at the young girl Miku Asahi, an 18-year-old priestess with dark brown hair and black eyes. She was a beautiful and slim girl. Grey Vaun, a templar knight with short and spiky blond hair, blue eyes and a proud aura, walked beside her protectively.
'He looks like a budget Alan... why do I want to punch this guy?' Ryuji's instinct told him something was wrong, yet he couldn't figure out what.
Lastly, the sexy, plump and voluptuous Sheila Alcot. She was the cardinal's daughter and an apostle of Lumina; he would need to handle her carefully. They were once allies, but she knew his identity and likely brought the templar because of this...
However, her gaze became crazed the moment she saw Erika and Yumiko stand beside Ryuji, a strange, dim shade, as she watched him with a dead stare... A little creepy.
'This is the second battle with an audience... who think I am some evil monster...' Ryuji sighed internally and gripped the pole of his axe, his eyes fixating on the enemy before him.
"I, Grey Vaun, templar knight and servant of the church of Lumina, will not let you touch her, Blood Tyrant!" His arrogant tone was annoying and provoked Ryuji's blood!
"Who wants to touch her? She's the one that stuck her tongue down my throat and got all wet because she wanted me!"
"BLASPHEMY!" Grey roared and drew his weapon, a silver kite-shaped shield and a one-handed sword!
'A kite shield with a bastard sword... interesting, templar equipment. Why are the sexy girls so crazy in this world? Why did I manage to find the apostle of a church when simply doing some basic dungeons?!'
"Ryuji, I will join you in this fight. Since she is there!"
A beautiful Elf with dark skin and vibrant green hair stepped beside him with a long, twisted bow a similar shape to the modern recurve, but Ryuji felt a strange power emanating from it. 'Damn elves, always have to upstage human archers!'
"Alicia, don't lie. You just missed me, right?" Ryuji teased, causing Alicia to blush, her long brown ears flopping down before she nodded. In response, Erika and Yumiko shared a strange look as if reflecting on their conversation from earlier in the day.
"See, I told you. He's like catnip for strange women!" Yumiko snorted.
"She's not strange, that's Alicia, the princess knight from his party..."
"Eh... why is she suddenly a dark elf?!" Then Yumiko thought about her transformation and suddenly slapped her cheeks. "Fuck, he's already reached that level with her! We're already at four women? No Five!? How is this man so annoying!"
"Stop talking. The battle is going to start..." Ryuji spoke with an uncharacteristically stern voice.
He stepped forward and swung his axe, clearing the dirt and dust from his path while gazing at the templar who clearly wanted to kill him.
"Destroy them, don't hold back." Ryuji's voice turned cold and ruthless. He wanted to vent some of the frustration building up since fighting Alan and being completely crushed one-sidedly while the annoying guy mocked him.
'Alan, huh? I wonder if he's watching or training...'
"Don't worry. I have been itching for a proper fight since you kept us on the bench! I am going to beat that little student of mine for showing such a smug look and acting arrogant!" Yumiko added with a wicked smile on her face.
"Me too~" Erika chimed in, her twin swords of obsidian darkness a beautiful addition to her graceful movements.
'Are these really Ryuji's captured and forced sex slaves as the church claimed?'
Sheila was surprised that even Alicia and Erika seemed to have fallen for him; the princess had high-level marriage proposals from several families that were influential in the Grigor Kingdom and beyond the most elite males on the continent.
Yet seeing her flaunt herself and kiss his cheek before the battle made Sheila a little angry... but she couldn't understand why it irritated her so much.