Viana sat comfortably on the sofa facing Jiang Ling, who burrowed his brows after the tense negotiation they held.Initially, Jiang Ling faced Roland, who had another business to attend to within the Arena, which caused a stir.
As a wizard, the earlier aura she felt was menacing; it generally reminded her of the past when she accidentally faced demon people who hid in one of the countries in Europe.
True, the Demon's existence was still quite a thorn in the general public, and their existence could cause a huge commotion if leaked out.
However, in recent years, Demons who usually hide under the shadows of humanity have begun to move in one order.
All of this happened coincidently with the event when Angels descend to this land, bestowing a miracle upon one of her students and choosing as a Savior that will vanquish evil from the plan.
Viana realized this and, using her connection, began to search every nook and cranny for the tail that the Demon had left behind. But sadly, the tails were slippery, so her investigation never bore fruit. Instead, all of that was gathered into one singularity: Soma.
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Jiang Ling's solemn voice glared sharply at Viana, who was sipping her tea comfortably. He seemed ready to burst but held in by clenching his palms together.
Slowly, as she put away the cup, Viana turned to observe her opponent. According to the rumor she received, the Jiang family had never dealt with Demon people and naturally despised them, as their family had had an enmity with them in the past.
However, all those images crumble in her mind as Jiang Ling begins to insist on helping his son and claims he found the right people to do it.
That sparks her curiosity and doubt because, as far as she knows, once a person has been demonized, he or she cannot be saved unless you kill it.
Viana thought it was far enough for the teasing, so she sighed and eventually gave up on his demand and spoke.
"Understand, we will release students Jiang Wei…".
*****
After the horrifying event in the Arena, Roland asks the spectators to give the Academy some time to sort things out.
Several officials dive into the scene, and they see blood splattered across the Arena, a bunch of teeth, and cracked. They began wiping the ground, fixing it, collecting the teeth, and cleaning the entire Arena.
At the same time as the officials finished the operation, they began to leave the venue. Roland and Lee appeared from one of the tunnels, along with the emcee, who cheerfully waved her hands, trying to restore the lively atmosphere the venue once had.
{Thank you, everyone, for keeping your loyalty and still staying with us. The next one is a duel between third years, so I hope you can enjoy the next duel as for the earlier duel. We from the Academy felt terribly sorry for what happened, and I hope, with this, the contestants who participated in this competition needed to use their brains better than to insult one parent!}
Never had that, though the usual cheerful emcee, her voice dropped, filled with chilling intent, making her fans go wild.
When she noticed Lee and Roland had stood in their position, the emcee switched her mood and spread her warm smile, bringing life into the somber stadium.
{Everyone, are you still with me?}
"Yeah!!".
The spectators shouted loudly to chase away the heaviness in their hearts. Soon, the stadium was once more filled with hustle and bustle.
{Good, then for the next match, our Academy headmaster will act as an observer and keep an eye on a stupid fellow in this match; so, headmaster Roland, some word from you?}
The emcee successfully guided all eyes as now they looked at Roland, who stood beside Lee on another stage that had been built new.
With eyes around, Roland stood proudly and lifted his gaze high before declaring.
"…Go wild my students, prove yourself in this competition that you are our proud, and amazing students from the academy, and go wild to your heart's content in this festival!".
"Yes!".
A huge clamor broke out from the students in the spectators' seats as they abruptly stood up, hearing Roland's hot-blooded speech. His clear and wild aura lit a fire in every student's eyes.
{Thank you, Headmaster. Okay, then continue to the next duel…}
*****
Soma, who sat on his seat in the VIP room, still getting observations from the other people around him, felt the time had come for him to finish what he had promised.
He stood up, which made everyone flinch except his family members. With only his slight movement, every stranger in the room began to feel anxious, making the atmosphere heavy.
"Xiao Ma?".
Xiao Rui, who noticed it, called her nephew, but seeing his clear and radiant eyes filled with fighting spirit, she sighed because she knew his nephew couldn't be moved by some words when he had those eyes.
His stubborn eyes truly resembled Xiao Rui's sister's eyes, which made her happy to see a resemblance between Xiao Ma and her sister.
"I am going!".
"Go get the title, Soma".
Hina was the only one who regained her composed state despite the terror that happened earlier, including Xiao Lian and Serafina.
"Mm, take it easy!".
"Tonight we will have a party in my house! So, you better win it!".
"Alright!".
Soma gave his appreciation to his family members and then walked out of the place, which invited a sigh of relief from the others. It seemed the earlier event was still stuck in their minds, especially the third-year elite students who decided to stay in the VIP room watching the duel.
Alone in the corridor, Soma delved into his star consciousness and walked in a half-awaken state.
[Extra Skill Puppeteer activated]
After some time, he entered the waiting room, looking at his opponent, who was being interrogated and given the brooch. Lin Fan, who noticed his presence, turned his gaze and parted his lips in provocative ways. He gestured to Soma to take out the brooch and then accompanied him to go to the Arena together.
"Here is your brooch, Both of you have a good match!"
Soma nodded, and Lin Fan threw his gaze away before they walked side by side in the corridor, hearing the loud commotion that filled the venue with excitement, waiting for their arrival.
"Oi, Soma?".
Lin Fan's tense voice traveled along the air, making Soma turn to him.
"What?".
Looking at Soma's casual reply strangely eases the nerves in his body, and Lin Fan can face the match at his best.
"No gimmicks, no weapons, let's fight using only our bodies and abilities in this match!".
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With his superior senses and power from his stars, Soma sneakily invaded Lin Fan's consciousness without him knowing and could see two bright stars shining orange. It seemed he was influenced by the flame in his heart, which made his stars contain the essence of fire.
The flame Is pure and brimming with a passionate will for Lin Fan to grow. However, Soma noticed the third star from Lin Fan's consciousness blinking faintly, showing a sign he would break through his layer and reach his first threshold.
It's also the same as Soma, but his star was influenced by his own power of the devil mixed with a small amount of divinity that mutated his physique, along with a lightning essence as its core.
Both of them stepped into the light and were greeted by a deafening cheer that shook the entire stadium.
{Finally, the moment we have been waiting for has come. That is to watch the final match of this competition between two first-year students who managed to beat their seniors. We welcome both of them!}
Another cheer reverberated while the two contestants stood facing each other in the middle of the Arena, only focusing on each other.
Lee came up and spoke his instructions. Seeing his two students standing on the final stage genuinely moved his heart and almost broke his character.
In his life of teaching, never had he seen something like this. Lee knows there will always be people who will say it was just luck because the elite force of the Academy is absent, but he never lets people influence him and will feel proud of his students reaching this place.
"Prepare your weapon!".
After being instructed, both boys cracked their fingers and cupped their fists together to give each other respect as Martial Artists.
Lee, who understood the meaning, also did the same, turning back and deliberately holding off the start of the match.
As the waiting was in progress, it succeeded in building tension in the venue. The spectators' eyes were glued to the two boys standing near each other in full focus.
Knowing that the stadium had turned silent, Lee gradually climbed up his stage, scanned his surroundings, and grinned.
"The Final match starts!".
A loud gong resonated within the venue, and the emcee, with her tension at maximum, raised her free hands up high, shouting.
{Final match starts!}