The Author's POV

Ten minutes before Ren and Kevin's matches were about to start, section G, upper rows of the arena grounds.

"Amanda! Over here"

Waving in Amanda's direction, Emma patted the seat next to hers.

Spotting Emma, Amanda sat next to her. With a drink in her hand, Emma asked.

"How many times today?"

"Five"

"Five? Too little, last time it was six, this time I'm betting on seven"

What Emma was referring to was how many fights Kevin will have before lunch break ended. Last week, in the span of an hour, he was challenged a whopping six times.

This time, Emma bet that he would be challenged seven times.

Having learned her lesson, she naturally did not bet any money.

Stretching her arms upwards, Emma yawned.

"Huaaamm...man, watching Kevin fight is always entertaining, don't you agree?"

"Yes"

Amanda nodded her head.

With how good Kevin was, watching his fight was both entertaining and enlightening. There was much to learn from him.

This was why it usually attracted a lot of people.

"Just the way he moves and how he fights, you never get bored of it. Especially since he always holds back. Kind of feel bad for his opponents"

Clenching her fists, Emma's eyes became bright.

"Still, I'm not planning on getting left behind"

Burping out loud and casually tossing the drink in her hand, Emma recalled something.

"Burp...Right, that guy is also fighting"

"Ren?"

"Yeah, him"

At the mention of Ren's name, Amanda's interest piqued a little.

She had already seen him fight once before, back in the after-party. Despite only having seen a fraction of his true abilities, Amanda never forgot that moment.

'Will he use the sword art or skill from back at the after-party? The fast one?'

All she remembered was a blur.

However, it left a deep impression on her. It was so fast that even Elijah wasn't able to catch a glimpse of it.

Was he going to use the skill or art he used to beat Elijah back then?

Amanda wanted to know.

"Who was his opponent again?"

With her arms crossed, Emma frowned. She had no idea who Ren was fighting. After a while, she shook her head and gave up.

"Eh, I can't seem to remember his name"

"Do you know anything about him?"

"Nah not really, from what I've heard, his rank is in the top fifties so he shouldn't be too bad"

"Top fifty?"

that fuc-kheum, I mean

corrected herself. Amanda's reply was

"Yeah, I guess so"

to be attracting

looked around. Noticing something, she

I guess he too is interested in the

to them, Jin had his arms crossed. His full attention

nor Troy

come here with the intention of observing

at Amanda and asked, "Do you think he's here for

Amanda

you

wasn't here last time when Kevin

that you've

Jin ever spectating any of Kevin's matches before. Unless he

watch Ren instead of

"Huaaa!"

from the arena grounds. Two youth's appeared on the

the fight is about to start. It looks like Ren's

...

the news of my upcoming challenge had

to be

the news was bound to

was bustling with people. Even more shocking was the

entering the arena, I was able to hear a nearby reporter

and Ren Dover are being simultaneously challenged to

*Sigh*

to the reporter, I

Kevin being challenged every day, it was only natural that they were present. After all, every guild out there was salivating to

presented itself, they were all itching to

next prodigy, blah,

past few days, that's all I had been seeing on the papers and on the TV. Although it may not seem like much, for humans, another prodigy

stronger humanity was,

Such attention was natural.

was stopped by a man in

uniform, "I'm wearing a

It's better if you don't go that

"Why's that?"

a clip. More specifically,

look for

"Tss..."

had accumulated on my forehead. In the video, tons of reporters waited with their microphones in their hands. Some used their phones

resembled hungry wolves waiting for their

"Where should I go?"

was specifically made

the side, the man opened a small

I see.

the man, I

through a long narrow corridor, I

-Clank!

room I soon spotted Kevin. Turning around and sensing my presence, a bitter smile appeared

you

what you get for gloating

my training uniform,

prepared for

I paused slightly and

what's the point of you agreeing to every

good

you want proper training dummies just practice with the VR

function that allowed people to fight against virtual

replicate their fighting experience in full, they were much better than the students Kevin was

were cannon-fodder

just not

"How so?"

feeling is not

once again rolled my