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Chapter 17 : The Wait is Over

  "Chloe got 180 points too, that's the same as me. If you combine the first and second exams, my total points are the same as Chloe's, well that's a relief," said Noa.

  "Why is that a relief?," I asked Noa.

  "Well that's because at least my total points are the same as hers and if my total points are the lowest among the five of us, I still have Chloe with the same total points as me, so I have her friend and that's quite a relief," said Noa.

  "Don't worry Noa, the three of us haven't started the exam yet, it's possible that our three points are below yours and your total points are the highest among the five of us," said Charles.

  "I'm not sure about that," said Noa in disbelief.

  "Haha, well, we'll just have to wait and see," said Charles.

  "Attention everyone, because there is damage to the arena where the contestants Chloe and Emily and Irene and Jeremy competed before, these two arenas will be repaired first. Therefore, the next match cannot be held yet. We apologize for the inconvenience. But don't worry, the repair process will not take long because it will use an Artefact," said the supervisor Alan who suddenly made an announcement.

  "And now both arenas have to be repaired, it seems like it will be a long time for the three of us to turn," said Charles.

  "You three are really enthusiastic, huh, to damage the arena like that," I said referring to Noa, Chloe and Princess Irene because they were the only three who had damaged the arena with their attacks.

  "Well, for me, it was because I was annoyed, especially after I found out that my opponent was Javier's subordinate, so I became even more enthusiastic. As for Chloe and Princess Irene, I don't know what their reasons are," said Noa.

  "Well, maybe they have their own reasons, after all there is no prohibition on damaging the arena. The Supervisors also know that there might be one participant whose attack could damage the arena, so they are ready with the building restoration Artifact. With that artifact, repairing the damaged arena will not take long," I said.

  A few minutes later.

  "Attention, because the repairs have been done, the matches in both arenas will be continued. Nora, please announce the next participant," said supervisor Alan.

  "Okay," said supervisor Nora.

  "Finally it's continued," said Charles.

  "Yes," I said in response.

  "For the next participant, please come forward...." said supervisor Nora.

  -

  Almost 4 hours have passed since the third stage of the exam began. Many of the participants have already had their turn to compete. Princess Irene's two assistants have also finished competing in this third exam. Both of them won and passed the third exam even though they didn't get a perfect score like Princess Irene.

  The Elf assistant uses a magic wand as her weapon. She had good mana concentration and extraordinary eyesight, it was not surprising because almost all Elf races were known as skilled magicians and archers. But not all of the Elf race were only skilled at using magic wands or arrows, there were also some of them who were also skilled at using other weapons. As for the Demi-Human assistant, she did not use a weapon. Indeed, in the exam rules there was no prohibition against using weapons, but at least she should have taken a weapon earlier even if it was just for display. But she really only used her bare hands. Even so, her abilities were very great. She could also use Magic Martial Arts like Noa. It seemed like she was the second person in this arena to use that technique to compete so far. Noa was also very focused on watching her when she fought, it seemed like Noa was interested in her Magic Martial Arts. In addition to her Magic Martial Arts, her physique was also very strong. It was not surprising that the physique of a Demi-Human was stronger than that of an ordinary human. Moreover, Demi-Humans were known as a race that loved to fight like the Dragon race and the Giant race. Despite their skills, they were still injured by their opponent's attacks. That's why they didn't get a perfect score.

  But even so, many other participants were amazed when watching them. Maybe because it was their first time seeing a race other than humans. Indeed, in this exam, there were only humans who participated, the only races other than humans were the two of them. But there were also those who mocked the two of them, they were called slaves who didn't deserve to take this exam. I don't know why the two of them were called slaves, even though there were no slave collars attached to their necks. Was their hatred for other races so great that they even called Slaves? Is it only in this kingdom or in every other kingdom or country inhabited by a certain race majority will discriminate against other races that are not the majority race too? This situation cannot be justified. Even though the two of them were with Princess Irene, they still got taunts like that. But Princess Irene seemed calm when the two of them were taunted and they both acted normally as if they were used to receiving such treatment. Even though only a few participants taunted them, not all participants. But this kind of treatment cannot be justified. Even though this academy does not prohibit other races from taking the exam, it seems that the academy also does not prohibit participants from taunting other participants. The law in this academy must be changed,

  No, the law in this kingdom should be changed.

  -

  "It seems like your turn hasn't come yet, Rid," said Charles who had just returned from the recovery room.

  "Charles, have you recovered from your wounds?" I asked Charles.

  "Yes, I have recovered, that's why I'm allowed to come back here, earlier I also saw Enzo who had just been taken to the recovery room," said Charles.

  "I see, but once again congratulations Charles for passing the test," I said.

  Charles and Enzo have finished their matches in this test. They both managed to win even though they didn't get a full score. The opponents they faced were very troublesome for both of them. Charles fought a participant who used a sword and electric magic. It was very troublesome for Charles who was an expert in water magic. His opponent's attacks could not be blocked by Charles when using his Water Sword, because the electric attacks would directly hit Charles because it was the nature of water as an electric conductor, although not all water is a conductor. When they clashed swords, Charles immediately felt pain because his body was hit by an electric current caused by the collision of his water sword and his opponent's electric sword. Even so, Charles managed to defeat his opponent with his sword technique. He used 'Water Sword Art: Calm Water Slash' to calmly slash his opponent. His opponent was also unconscious and Charles finally won the fight.

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  Meanwhile, Enzo fought a participant who used a sword and earth magic. It seemed that many of the participants chose to use swords. Enzo initially had difficulty launching his electric attacks because he was always blocked by his opponent's earth magic, Enzo was even attacked several times but finally he managed to defeat his opponent after using the 'Electric Sword Art, Electric Shock Slash' technique. They both used their sword art techniques to defeat their opponents. Honestly, their sword art was amazing. But I wonder why they didn't use the sword art or weapons from their family like Princess Irene did. Is it because the elements they use don't match their family's typical elements, unlike Princess Irene who uses the ice element which matches her family's characteristics who are proficient in using ice magic?. So the weapon art that is infused with ice magic, which is used by the San Lucia family can be called San Lucia Art.

  -

  "Thank you Rid for your words," said Charles.

  "Brother, congratulations," said Chloe who had returned from her recovery earlier.

  "Congratulations, Charles," said Noa.

  "Thank you, Chloe, Noa," said Charles.

  "But yeah, your turn still hasn't come up yet Rid, even though we've all had our turn to compete," said Noa.

  "I don't know," I said

  "I've forgotten which match this is, because there are 2 arenas, each arena should be able to hold 125 matches out of a total of 250 matches," said Noa.

  "Attention, because the matches in this arena are over. Now we move on to the last match," said supervisor Nora.

  "Last match? So now it's the last match? That means it's your turn now Rid," said Noa.

  "I think so," I said.

  "Please come forward, participant Rid Archie," said supervisor Nora.

  "Finally it's your turn too Rid," said Charles.

  "Wait a minute, I haven't seen that person called since earlier, that means he hasn't had his turn either. If this is the last match, don't tell me that-," said Noa.

  "For his opponent, please come forward participant Javier Buston," said supervisor Nora.

  “Really? You have to fight Javier in the last match? But this seems like it will be an exciting match to end this exam,” said Noa.

  “You seem to really enjoy it huh?,” I asked Noa.

  “Hahaha finally the match I wanted came true, seeing you fight with him in the cafeteria earlier, made me really want to see the continuation but unfortunately Charles stopped it,” said Noa.

  “Somehow I feel guilty for taking away your fun, Noa,” said Charles.

  “It’s okay Charles, besides you were just doing your job to break them up. Besides if the two of them fought in the cafeteria, they could be disqualified for not fighting in the right place. But now they both have an official stage to settle their business, whether this is a coincidence or not,” said Noa.

  “Is that so,” said Charles.

  "How could this be a coincidence, if you look at Chloe and Princess Irene's turn that are close together and now I have to fight Javier, it seems like all of this has been planned by someone, is the person who planned it the same person who was secretly watching me before?," I thought.

  "Okay, I'll go to the arena first," I said.

  "Good luck Rid, beat him up for me because he was arrogant in the cafeteria earlier," said Noa.

  "Yes, yes," I said

  "Good luck Rid," said Chloe and Charles

  "Yes, thank you both, I'll go first," I said as I immediately headed to the arena.

  After Rid headed to the arena, they talked about something.

  "Hmm but I'm a little worried about Rid," said Charles.

  "What's wrong with Charles?" said Noa.

  "His opponent is Javier Buston. From the rumors I heard, he hasn't been able to master his fire magic yet," said Charles.

  “Not yet mastered? What do you mean he’s not very skilled in using his fire magic? Isn’t that good for Rid, why are you worried?,” said Noa.

  “Maybe mastered isn’t the right word, it’s more like he can’t control the power of his fire magic,” said Charles.

  “You mean he can’t control the amount of fire magic power he’ll release?,” asked Noa.

  “Well, I heard a rumor that he once burned his teacher alive while they were practicing controlling his fire magic. That incident didn’t just happen once and finally until now there are no more teachers willing to train him. That’s why after that no one taught him to control his magic anymore. But the incident about him burning his teacher alive was successfully covered up by his father who is a Marquess, so that incident was never determined as an official incident and just became a rumor. When I saw him in the second exam, the attack that was launched was not like someone who couldn’t control their magic. So I suspect that the rumor about him is just a rumor without any certainty. But somehow I still feel worried, what if the rumor about him is true.,” said Charles.

  "I think I've heard rumors about that too, it's a rumor about a son of the Marquess who burned his own teacher alive. But yes, it's true what my brother said, it's just a rumor because there was never any evidence and it was just from people's talk," said Chloe.

  "I see, it seems like the rumor only spreads among the nobles, no wonder I didn't know about it," said Noa.

  "Apart from among the nobles, this rumor is also spreading rapidly in Rovinj which is the territory of Marquess Marcelo Buston, Javier's father," said Charles.

  "I see, but I think if the rumor is true, Rid might be able to handle it easily," said Noa.

  "Javier is upset with the two of you because of the feud in the cafeteria, if the rumor is true and he loses control of his magic, it seems like stopping him will be difficult for Rid. I'm worried that Rid will suffer the same fate as Javier's former teachers," said Charles.

  ”Relax, Charles. The technique that Rid taught us seems to be enough for Rid to defeat Javier. And it seems that Rid still has many techniques that he hasn’t shown yet. So I’m sure that Rid can defeat Javier,” said Noa.

  ”That’s right, brother. Although I’m also a little worried, I believe in Rid that he can defeat his opponent this time. The technique that was taught earlier was very useful, I wonder what it would be like if Rid practiced it in a match. And Noa was right, he must still have many techniques that he hasn’t shown yet,” said Chloe.

  ”I see, yeah you guys are right. Rid might be able to defeat Javier even though he can’t control his magic, maybe I’m worrying too much,” said Charles.

  ”Relax, Charles. Don’t be too tense,” said Noa.

  ”Okay,” said Charles.

  -

  "Hahahaha, whether it's a coincidence or fate. Finally I can take my revenge now. That b*st*rd belittled me in the canteen, I will destroy him," said Javier who started walking towards the arena.

  Meanwhile at Princess Irene's place.

  "Wow, this last match looks like it will be exciting, Lea," said Lily.

  "That's right, I didn't expect them to face each other in this test, even though they had a feud earlier," said Leandra.

  "It seems like the son of the Marquess is still upset because of the problem earlier, he might go all out in this match to belittle his opponent," said Lily.

  "How about it Miss, will this match be interesting for you? You've been watching the participant named Rid," said Leandra.

  "Maybe it's true, I'm curious about how he fights," said Princess Irene.

  "Who do you think will win this match?" asked Leandra.

  "Hmm, I don't know, I don't know their respective abilities in detail. But if I have to choose, I choose the participant named Rid who will win," said Princess Irene.

  "Even though his opponent is a descendant of the Marquess, 1 level below the Duke. But you still chose the participant named Rid, huh, even though he's just an ordinary person, I did ask earlier, but I want to ask again, is there a reason?," said Leandra.

  "I told you that there was no special reason, it was just my intuition," said Princess Irene.

  "Since earlier the answer was just intuition," said Leandra who was starting to get tired of asking Princess Irene.

  -

  In the arena, Javier and I have arrived at the arena.

  "Yooo, we meet again, I have a problem that has not been resolved with you before. Let's finish it here," said Javier.

  "What a coincidence, I also still have some problems that have not been resolved." I said.

  "Is participant Rid ready?," said supervisor Nora..

  "Ready," I said.

  "Is participant Javier ready?," said supervisor Nora again.

  "Ready," said Javier

  "Okay, then let's start the match. The match begins!," said supervisor Nora.

  "Let's solve this problem with 'sportsmanship'," said Javier to me.

  "With "sportsmanship', huh?," I said.

  -To be continued

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