William wasn't moved. "Only 100 Gold Coins? Don't you have anything more valuable? This is the Ranking Board we are talking about."
Carl's face twitched. What do you mean only? Most normal people our age don't see 100 Gold until they've worked for years!
William was right though. A measly 100 Gold wasn't enough to trade for a possible spot on the Ranking Board.
"Then name your price." Carl spread his hands and smiled.
William thought seriously on this. What do I need? What do I want?
After a moment, William had come up with an idea. He smiled back at Carl. "I require living Magical Beasts, is there anything you can do for me?"
Carl and the others were confused. "Your request is...odd. What do you need them for?"
"Nothing specific, don't worry about that. Can you do it?" William wasn't interested in sharing his secrets with someone he barely knew, much less in public.
Trevor was becoming annoyed. He didn't come here to arbitrate a conversation among kids. "Are you going to fight or not?"
Carl glanced at Trevor then returned his gaze to William with a sigh. "I don't think there's anything I can do about that."
William frowned. It seemed his request was too difficult. "That's too bad then, I guess you'll have to wait a month."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that!" Carl reached to his side where the canister was located and pulled it out. The hedgehog seal was broken and the lid was removed. Inside was a scroll of a deep red color that glowed the moment the scroll was completely unfurled.
A massive summoning circle formed on the ground, taking up almost half of the Arena's space. A shadowy figure climbed out of the summoning circle and condensed until it became a red and black hedgehog with long arms and sharp claws.
A summoner too? It seems I got all the unique disciples this year. Trevor forgave Carl and William for wasting his time. After all, the show was about to begin!
She replayed the scenes of William fighting in her mind, realizing that he had actually been adjusting his strength to his opponents. He has been taking it easy this whole time!
With Shadog defeated, Carl didn't have a fighting chance against William. The summoned beast was his trump card, and although he could summon others, they were not nearly as strong as Shadog so it would be a waste.
"I admit defeat." Carl said with his head hung low. If he had known William was this strong, Carl would have forfeited before the fight even started. At least he would still have Shadog. Now his chances of earning 80 points were extremely slim.
Trevor nodded. It was clear that Carl couldn't turn the fight around. "William wins!"
He looked at Gunther, who appeared rested. "Are you ready?"
Gunther nodded. "Yes Senior."
He stepped into the arena once again, this time in a more serious manner. His opponent was also a Manamatus, and could create Arrays. Gunther decided it was best to save his energy for the other fights.
"I admit defeat."
Trevor wasn't surprised. He nodded, then looked at Tia.
"I also admit defeat." she didn't even bother to enter the arena like Gunther did.
"Well in that case, I award William 100 points. His total score is now 389, congratulations!" This was the first time Trevor had seen someone with more than 200 points. William's skills and talent were obviously off the charts, so Trevor would have to be more respectful to him in the future.
After all, William could soon be an Inner Core Disciple with talent like this. Trevor wouldn't be surprised if William made it into the top 100 on the Ranking Board at the end of the month.
With William's matches settled, the remainder of the fights went quite smoothly. Filipe surprisingly won four out of five matches, securing the 80 points required for the Ranking Board entry. It seemed that no one besides William could deal with his Mind Vision ability, which caused all four of his opponents to instantly fall unconscious.
Natsu Mori defeated Gunther after a long battle, which made both parties unable to fight the next two. This allowed Carl to secure two wins, but he ended up losing to Tia.
Trevor's mood greatly improved during and after the matches, so he allowed the disciples to ask him a few questions while they waited for the other arenas to finish their battles.