Inside the tunnel leading to the arena, a soft and groggy voice echoed.
"Are you ready?"
The voice came from SilverMoon, who was checking on me.
Her face had become quite sunken since the last time I had seen her, and she also didn't seem to be in the right state of mind. She was clearly still unable to cope with the loss of SilverStar.
She was essentially a dead woman walking.
The only reason she was here was to see my fight against Edward. The man that took her husband's life.
As I stepped away from her, I could hear the crowd's loud cheers behind me.
Without turning around, I replied.
"You don't have to worry about that. I will win the fight."
I wasn't lying about this.
I wasn't going to lose the fight.
In the wake of my meeting with Edward, it was now my turn to face him. There was already a palpable excitement in the crowd's cheers, which were getting louder by the minute.
The atmosphere around me was boiling.
In the meantime, SilverMoon, who was standing beside me, also sensed the weird atmosphere and took a step back.
"Okay. I've already helped you the best way I could. I hope you can keep your promise."
"You can count on that."
It was at that moment.
Clank—
The gates of the arena started to slowly open up revealing the vast arena in the distance. The crowd cheers intensified, and my shoulders relaxed.
'Here goes nothing.'
Taking a deep breath, I took a step into the arena.
***
'I don't know how to feel about this…'
Despite the passive face he wore, Edward's thoughts were complicated as he stood in the middle of the arena.
Having spoken with him yesterday, he understood what the outcome of today's match would be.
His inevitable loss.
But there were two problems with this.
One, he had to lose believably. Everything they had been working on would go up in smoke if he lost in an obvious manner.
But for this part, he wasn't too worried.
'Considering his strength, he does indeed have a chance of beating me. Especially if he has that device…'
His eyes paused on the bracelet in his hand. Ren would have an easier time winning if he had a device to turn off his suppressor.
Even than.
wasn't what
the
him was how trustworthy
his life, and he
he probably saved me from losing to SilverStar, I
spent as much time as he did in the arena and demon realm, he had long lost the ability to trust anyone
revealed who he was, Edward
the strength he displayed really shocked
was a point
a person change in
completely different from the person
he really someone he could
I don't really
Edward's face as he thought of
He was going to lose, either way, so he may as well just bet
didn't
Clank.
other side of the arena opened
of any emotions was accompanied by white hair
Ren, finally came out
calm echo of his footsteps filled the entire arena
was an immediate pause in everyone's gaze as he walked in Edward's direction. Heavy tension descended down the
Reaper's footsteps soon stopped in front of Edward, and their eyes met. Staring back into them, Edward slowly closed his
around him, whether it was the crowd or the noise coming from them, immediately disappeared
there was only an image
ears. He could also feel the presence of someone else, but he
materialized in his hands. A powerful red glow enveloped the spear as he tightly grasped it with both hands; all the mana inside of him
deep breath, he slowly took
his gaze met Ren's. While their eyes met, Ren similarly took
surge of powerful mana erupted from
do end up losing, I should do a good job at making it look like I put up a
as he focused all of his mana toward
[You may fight!]
moment that the demoness's voice echoed
moment he heard the demoness's voice, he took a step forward and mercilessly
a small tsunami erupted, before quickly heading in
Click
he stabbed his spear, he heard a subtle clicking
'Fast.'
thought as he found Ren's
that moment that Edward realized that his attack wouldn't
"Khh..."
his teeth, Edward twisted his torso and moved the spear shaft toward
Clank—
arena as
weapons, circular pressurized
then that Ren did something completely out
Edward's spear, Ren's back arched and he punched out toward Edward's direction
'What in the...'
that Ren was going to fight him with a sword,
"Hm!?"
felt something hard press against his arm. It was a small
did that
his teeth and exerted more force on his arm, finally
Bang—
fist, Edward was pushed a
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