TOURNAMENT (SEMI-FINAL)

The winner of this match is GRACE NIGHTSHADE," the host declared, the announcement delivered with an indifferent expression.

And seeing that it wouldn't be a good idea to intervene, no one said anything. But by watching them, anyone could see that the audience wasn't satisfied with the result. However, Grace didn't care about the audience, though.

Step...step..

She gracefully walked out of the stadium without putting an eye towards them.

"Well, what do you think about this match, Evelyn?" Sylvana asked.

"Does my thoughts really matter, madam?" Evelyn replied.

"Well, yes, of course it matters," Sylvana insisted.

"I don't think this match was fair," Evelyn stated.

"Ohh... Is that so?" Sylvana responded.

"Yes, but it doesn't matter because life is never fair to begin with. If you get a chance and you don't take that chance, then that would be a fool's play. She got the chance of using two weapons, and she used it well. So, I don't think that the decision was wrong. Just if you see it from a duel perspective, then, I think it was a little unfair."

"Well, you are right. The decision was unfair if we see it from the duel perspective. But you see, we have to make our kids strong for every challenge they are going to face in life. And as you said, life is not fair for everyone, and we can't sit down and cry for what's done," Sylvana said with a smile on her face. She lifted her hand, and a green bottle appeared in her hand, which she gave to Evelyn.

"Here, take it. Give this potion to Ray Lionheart. Well, we can't send him to his family with a half-cut arm now, can we?" Sylvana said.

Evelyn took the potion from Sylvana's hand and bowed her head a little before walking away. Watching her go, a small smile came on Sylvana's face as she muttered, "Now, how are you going to handle her son..."

Green Room

"Well, that was a little unexpected..."

"Why? Did you think she would lose?" Aurora asked Jack with a small smile, watching him with curiosity.

"No, I knew she would win..."

"And why did you think that?" Aurora inquired with a little bit of curiosity in her eyes.

"Well, because she is beautiful, why else?" Jack answered with a smug look.

Seeing him, Aurora narrowed her eyes and shook her head.

Sigh...

'And what did I expect from him...' Aurora thought to herself.

Seeing her act like that, Jack narrowed his eyes and spoke, "What? Why do you look so disappointed? I mean, look, you are beautiful, and I don't think there are many people who can defeat you."

He spoke, and hearing him, a tingling of red came on Aurora's face as she turned her head.

Which woman doesn't like being complimented? And Jack had used the best compliment he could find for her. This would be like hitting two birds with one arrow: a compliment for her feminine side and showing her superiority to her warrior side.

And knowing that what he had done had succeeded, a wide grin appeared on his face.

"So, what do... you t..think? Will you be able to defeat her?" Aurora asked.

Aurora was a little bit embarrassed by Jack's sudden attack and, in order to change the topic, she asked with a shuddering voice, clearly failing to hide her embarrassed look from Jack.

'Hehehehhe.... She is so cute when she acts like that,' Jack thought to himself, seeing Aurora's expression.

Seeing that expression on Aurora's face, Jack chuckled inwardly.

"Well, of course, I am going to win against her. She can't defeat me."

'Well, after all, I am the main character of this story, girl. No one is better than me here,' Jack thought to himself. And yes, he had given himself the title of MC. Well, the confidence he had in himself wasn't all because of the fact that he thought he was the MC; well, yes, it was 60% because of that, but also because of his training with Aurora. And yes, this guy trusted Aurora's training with his eyes closed, and why wouldn't he? This crazy warrior, even for only 13 days, had trained him to the best of her abilities.

And if Aurora would have known what Jack was thinking, she would have had a bright red face because of the fact that Jack trusted her so much. Well, our warrior is very weak with things related to the heart, after all.

Jack then looked at the television and thought about something.

"Can I ask you something?"

"What is it?"

"When did she tie so many strings there in such a small amount of time?"

No matter how much Jack thought, he wasn't able to get the answer to that question.

"It was when he attacked him first..."

"What?"

"But she didn't even move from there..."

"Yes, she didn't. It was when she attacked him with that fast attack; she let many more strings get out with them."

When Grace attacked for the first time with her string, she threw many more strings with them. The main string, which traveled at him with great speed, acted as a decoy for other strings to go all around the stage and make it her own kingdom. That is also the reason why she got the title cold princess.

Jack raised his eyebrow and looked in Aurora's eyes and spoke, "So he had lost the match from the first move of the match."

"Yes, you are right. That's why don't be too arrogant there. She is dangerous, but if you play your cards right, I am sure you can win this easily."

Watching her talk like that, a small smile came on Jack's face, and he said, "You really want to go on the date, don't you?"

Aurora narrowed her eyes and decided to ignore his remark for now.

After which Aurora and Jack talked for a little while, and then she left the green room so that Jack could focus on his next battles

Arena Hall

"I... I surrender..."

"And with this, our second semi-final fight has been over, and we have our second finalist, Damon DarkBorne..."

"Yeah, you're the best!"

"That was the best fight I had ever seen!"

"Woooooooo...."

Many cheers could be heard throughout the stadium as Jack walked out without paying much attention to the audience.

As he walked out, he saw a familiar face looking at him with great interest.

"Congratulations for being the finalist," the person congratulated Jack, with a small smile on his mouth.

"Congratulations to you too, Grace, for also being the finalist," Jack replied.

Well, you all guessed it right, it was Grace, and she was also the finalist. Well, that was the saying, after all, no one here was as strong as her. There was no way anyone could defeat her.

"So, are you ready for our finale?" Grace asked Jack with a small smile that was anything but happy or kind.

"Well, yes, why not. I should leave now. Let's meet in the finals then," Jack said and walked away. He didn't want to talk to this girl right now; he had to think about his strategy against her in the upcoming fight.

Seeing him walk away, Grace didn't say anything and decided to leave as well.