The Author's POV

Chapter 459

"Give me a break."

Passing my hand over my head, and feeling just how smooth it was, I bitterly smiled.

"The effects of the pill are a lot stronger than I originally thought."

For my own sake, I refused to look at myself in the mirror. Wasn't too keen on seeing my appearance, which in the most likely scenario, probably would've reflected the lights coming from the top of the mirror and blinded my eyes.

That aside, I wasn't exactly sure about how much time passed since consuming the pill, however, if I had to make an estimate, I would say that I had been in my room for about a week.

"Ugh."

The stench that was coming out of my body made my nose momentarily close up.

Covering up my nose, I turned my wrist and checked for any new notification.

"Oh, right."

Checking my watch, my eyes lit up as soon I noticed the date. Today was the day of the finals for the tournament.

"I wonder if Kevin managed to get to the finals."

I thought out loud as I stretched my body.

Since I had not moved for about a week, my body was understandably sore.

That aside, I would start questioning life if Kevin didn't make it to the finals. My sacrifice would end up for naught.

"Anyhow, I should probably go see the match now that I'm at it."

Lowering my hand, I glanced around the room and pretended to not see just how messy it was. Then, letting out a small sigh, I headed for the shower.

***

Booom—!

The platform shook and a powerful energy blast spread out throughout the whole platform.

"Kh..."

Skidding back, Kevin's feet came to a halt near the edge of the arena grounds. A faint red hue enshrouded his sword.

'Eighteen...'

He muttered inside of his head as he slowly lifted his head and his eyes soon paused on the figure before him.

With long silver hair gently cascading down his back, and a haughty look to match his presence, Vaalyun glared in Kevin's direction.

"Is this really the best you can do? Were all the words that arrogant human said lies?"

Despite his words, there was heavy solemness in Vaalyun's voice. They had been fighting for over ten minutes, and neither of them had still gotten the upper hand in their exchanges. Their fight was even, and this enraged Vaalyun to no end.

Raising his hand, the mana in the surroundings converged towards his body. Then, twirling his fingers, a small magic circle manifested in front of him as the mana around him twisted into small sharp funnels that levitated around his body.

As soon as the spikes formed, with a simple wave of his hand, Vaalyun directed his attack in Kevin's direction.

"Die!"

Swooosh—!

at an unbelievable speed. They were so fast that

"Huuuu..."

red hue suddenly enshrouded his body, as he raised his sword in

'Nineteen...'

a sound akin to a paper being cut, the moment Kevin slashed his sword, the area around him

fact that the attacks were

at first, however, it soon became clear to the audience that Kevin held the upper hand in the exchange as the energy coming from

coming to a halt a couple of meters away

used now was not just a simple attack, but

that Kevin's attacks were becoming stronger and stronger with each slash. It had gotten

when he

finish this quickly.' Vaalyun

he had been humiliated in front of everyone, people started to

saying that Kevin might have

someone at the pinnacle

fists tightly, mana sprung out from his body. His long silver hair flayed wildly the moment he

hands outwardly, the mana in the surroundings agglomerated in his direction as his rank pressure bore down on the arena grounds. As the mana gathered towards him, the

long after the ball of energy materialized, Vaalyun closed his hands together

"Contract."

of his heart as a circular pressurized wind gale spread out from his body as he contracted his hands together. Then, with a low clapping

"...It's over."

to the spectators, Vaalyun slowly lifted his palm. On it, a blue whisp was writhing slightly. An instant later, it suddenly shot out

so fast, it should've been extremely hard for the spectators to see its course. However, this was no regular whisp. This whisp was filled with extremely

allow an opponent to see the course of the attack, but in this case, because the attack was so fast,

"Huuu..."

happening, raised his sword in the air.

'Overdrive'

as the bright-colored flame became even more vibrant and the energy

too strong for him to handle. His hands were entirely focused on moving the sword

an instant, his hands started to bleed profusely as he increased the grip

'Twenty...'

his mind as he cried out

muffled thunder-like roar, as Kevin's sword fell,

flame, as the moment it shot out it carried a terrifying force. Waves of ripples surfaced in the air as Kevin's

two attacks

came into contact with each other, the space around the two attacks distorted. Two different kinds of terrifying energy, one being white and the other being bright red, cold

Bang—!

throughout the surroundings spreading through every corner

was so loud that even those that were not actively watching the tournament could

shreds and the spectator's vision

to see the outcome of the match, but even the referee had a hard time

the massive explosion, silence pervaded the surroundings as everyone eagerly waited to see

***

Bang—!

shit. Looks

the tournament areas. After having taken a shower, I quickly got dressed and put on the mask to hide my

the pill, I had taken a copy of my face and therefore, if I wanted to, I could look exactly the same as I did before. The only problem was my weakened

annoying as it meant that I had to stay away from fighting for a while. Well,

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