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?"

at how strong that

herself. Amanda's reply was short

"Yeah, I guess so"

be attracting a lot of

such a response, Emma looked around. Noticing something, she pointed towards

Amanda! Jin's here too. I guess

them, Jin had his arms crossed.

Troy sat next

apparent that he had come here with the intention

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

hesitation, Amanda

you

last time when

that you've mentioned it, you're

any of Kevin's matches before. Unless he had a change of heart, he

watch Ren instead of

"Huaaa!"

the arena grounds.

fight is about to start. It

...

the news of my upcoming challenge had spread throughout the

to

challenged publically, the news was bound to

was bustling with people. Even more shocking was the number of reporters

I was able to hear a nearby

is being reported that right now student Kevin Voss and Ren Dover are being simultaneously challenged to a duel. Their opponents

*Sigh*

the reporter, I shook my head and

it was only natural that they were present. After all, every guild out there was salivating to know more

opportunity presented itself, they were all itching to

the next prodigy,

TV. Although it may not seem like much, for humans, another prodigy popping up was something worth

was,

Such attention was natural.

making my way towards the entrance of the arena grounds I was stopped by a man

uniform, "I'm wearing a

that. It's better if you don't go that

"Why's that?"

out his watch and played a clip. More specifically, a

a look

"Tss..."

wiped the cold sweat that had accumulated on my forehead. In the video, tons of reporters

wolves waiting for their

"Where should I go?"

specifically made for these kinds of

side, the man opened a small

see.

man, I

after walking through a long narrow corridor, I

-Clank!

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

seeing you here

is what you get for gloating

my training uniform, I

was prepared for

my shorts, I paused slightly and looked

point of you agreeing to every

good

retorted, "Stupid, if you want

VR machine had a special function that allowed

in full, they were much better than the students

were cannon-fodder

not

"How so?"

feeling is

I once