Chapter 1460 The Day of the Duel
Redfist's men had come and given them a location and a time for the battle around evening. The battle was going to take place in Redfist's dueling grounds in the west, at noon exactly.
"I'm sure you can save a bit throughout the night," Jasmine said. "Who else would fight Tiffany then?"
"I don't know," Tim said. "But if I fight Tiffany, I don't know if I will be able to fight Redfist."
"Grrr!" Jasmine gritted her teeth in annoyance. "I hate you, you know. We could've just gone and gathered some treasures, and instead, we are here playing games with murderous pirates."
Ning grinned. "Aren't you glad I brought you here though? Would you have ever seen this side of humans had I not brought you?" he asked.
Jasmine had no retort for that. She simply threw her hands as she gave in.
"Fine," she said. "Fine! I will fight Tiffany."
Ning raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?" he asked. "Yes," Jasmine said. "If he can't fight her, then only I remain. We have no choice. I will think of something."
"I can fight Tiffany and give up on Redfist. You don't have to fight her. She will easily kill you," Tim said.
"No, I will fight her. I am making this decision. You prepare for your fight with Redfist," Jasmine said. "Besides that, we need to find out where the last treasure is. We have no clue, do we?"
"None," Tim said. Jasmine sighed. "Ning, can't we just do 9? We already have 7 listed, so that should be enough, shouldn't it?" he asked.
"All 10. That was the deal," Ning said. "Don't worry. I'm sure you will find the last one by the time we leave in... a day and a half."
Jasmine pouted. "We will probably need more time. Damn it! Where the hell is the last treasure?"
After talking about the treasures and the upcoming battles for a bit longer, everyone went to sleep. Early morning, Jasmine woke up and went to take a bath.
People were already gathered in the crowd, everyone waiting for the fighters to arrive.
Jasmine walked at the front, making her way through the crowd to the open space that had been prepared for their fight. The open space was large enough that people wouldn't accidentally be hit by a throwaway knife.
Tiffany was known for not caring who she hit with her knives.
Tiffany wore her flowy jacket that hung stiffly from all the knives that were inside of it. She tapped her leg impatiently and sighed when Jasmine walked into the circle.
"Finally. I have been waiting for so long," she said.
Jasmine gave a small grin. "My apologies. It took some time," she said.
Tiffany looked at her, and saw Ning and the others staying far behind. She got a little curious about what was happening.
"Are you fighting me?" she asked Jasmine.
"Looks like it, doesn't it?" Jasmine said. "Let's set up some rules on how the fight is going to go."
"What rules?" Tiffany asked. "We fight. And whoever wins, wins."
"And what counts as winning?" Jasmine asked. "Whoever kills the other person?" Tiffany asked.
"Hell no!" Jasmine said. "I'm not a crazy bitch to die for this."
"We'll just do it by whoever gives up first," Tiffany said. "It's a duel. We are going to have to fight."
Jasmine sighed. "Fine, we'll do it this way. If you can manage to hit me with a single knife, you win. If I manage to hit you a single time, I win."
Tiffany thought for a bit. "No," she said. "We'll do it this way instead. Whoever screams or cries first loses."
Jasmine gave a curious smile. "Now, that's not a bad suggestion at all. Let's do it that way."