Book 2: Chapter 41: Fears and Tower Siege

Book 2: Chapter 41: Fears and Tower Siege

A Private Booth of the Tournament

Allen cant help but feel conflicted as he looks out of his and his wifes private booth at his daughters team standing on the pitch black stone field in the center of the North-East stadium representing Hunters Peak. His daughter is wearing the magi-tech armor Cynthia had ordered for her, which is quite similar to her own and also made by his father, and Scarlet can be seen staring forward with a neutral expression on her face. One not expressing how shes feeling right now.

Are you still worried? Cynthia asks as she enters the booth again, the door behind her magically vanishing while she walks over to him.

Yeah Allen mutters, not taking his eyes off of Scarlet, trying to figure out what shes thinking.

Ever since she told him and Cynthia about the etched skill she got achievement locked from White that confirmed her relationship to her, he has begun questioning everything thats happened. Not only why the Knight would abandon her own daughter to a random Class IV Guardian and tell him to raise her in an orphanage of all places, but why she wouldnt ever even bother visiting.

But no matter what he comes up with for possible reasons, none of them make any real sense. None beyond a possible prophecy, because he knows that White isnt the type to do something so cruel. Especially to her own daughter.

And even if it was a prophecy, Allen still cant condone what she did. After all, if it was his own daughter that hed be forced to do that with, hed rather lose his own life than force her to be raised as an orphan.

Are you worrying about why White did what she did? Cynthia asks, sounding slightly suspicious as she looks down at the girl thats like a daughter and soon enough will be to both of them. Or are you worried about what this means for the adoption?

Allen flinches at that.

I just I dont know Allen mutters in a slightly despondent voice before turning to face his wife as he continues, how are we going to be able to convince the government to let us adopt her if she already has a mother and isnt really an orphan? Even if she did abandon her, she has her last name, and she has proof from the System that White one of the five Knights and the strongest one to boot is her biological mother! How-

Cynthia cuts him off by simply covering his mouth and shaking her head.

After he says this, three fourths of the students in the stadium all vanish, leaving the remaining fourth to be teleported around the field as the MC says, And now we will commence with the deciding of the brackets for this round!

As if the brackets werent already decided, a massive bracket showing just the first three rounds of the tournament appears above the heads of the students.

The teams in each stadium will be separated into four brackets, with each bracket having thirty teams in them, with the main screen being split between the four brackets going on at once, the MC continues. After that, the remaining fifteen teams of each of the four brackets will merge into two brackets instead, each once again of thirty teams until they narrow down for the third round to be a single bracket of thirty teams. The winning fifteen teams of each of the four stadiums will then be moved back to the Hunters Peak stadium this one to compete in the second half of the tournament.

A rather long process, Cynthia mutters, and Allen cant help but nod.

This is the most sought after tournament for the first years who wish to participate and have a team to do so with, Allen says, justifying the process a little.

Still, its a good thing each actual battle is only five minutes max. Otherwise the tournament would take far longer than a day to complete. And with there being sixteen battles going on at once spread across the stadiums, the tournament should only last for several hours, finishing before dark.

Allens eyes narrow.

But I wonder how Scarlet will really do in a team based tournament like this one?

The thought both terrifies and thrills him at the same time.

He stares at Scarlet, a faint grin forming on his face as he wonders just what shes thinking about right now.

Maybe shes looking forward to the battle? Or even trying to figure out strategies for the tournament to work through with her team? Either way, I cant wait to see!