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"Who said that you can fight inside my Bar House?! Aye?! If you don't want me to kill instantly, then scram now you morons!?" The Madam Boss came out with her wild furious face looking at them like a lioness beast. Her appearance is 35 years old chubby human woman, having red hair, scarlet eyes, thick red lips, thin eyebrows and eyelashes, big nose, mildly tanned skin, and fears facial feature. wearing Lady-Boss Bar uniform, black shoes, and a silver necklace. "Ha... Hai!?" They got afraid of seeing her face. "She is scary..!" Zion commented seeing her face. "Hmmppp... Let's go, boys, let's get out of here... We are not done here yet.." The Boss and his team got out angrily giving Zion and Stella a fierce look. "Bye Mr. Mustache! See you next time! Now... Now... Are you okay brother? Look what they have done to you." "It's okay, I'm okay now... I'm sorry for getting you both to involve in my problems.." "Nah... It's okay, people like them need to teach some good lessons and not bully anyone around."

"Anyways, are you really the Goddess Moonlight?" "Yeah! she is! But why is she so popular?" "Of course she is popular now! have you seen her fighting style? And she even killed that Gen. Tauron Monster back then with the help of her friend! The Angel Knight! the Most Handsome Hero!" "Pfft.." Stella suddenly chuckled for just that moment, feeling that was funny what the waiter said something about the Angel Knight. "Did you make laugh of it?" Zion noticed her reactions and felt confused, but she just shakes her head telling him that she wasn't. " Demetir! Come here and work you stinky brat!" The Lady-Boss shouted from the kitchen. "Yes, Mama! Coming! Le'ts talk later, again, thank you so much for helping me out." He then rushed inside. Zion and Stella headed to where the counter is and then asked for two rooms for them to stay in. And then, after they arrived at their perspective rooms, Zion immediately logged out and do his business in the heavenly kingdom. Stella also got logged out to find something to eat since the food inside the game were quite expensive for her.

Morning came, Zion and Stella were now having their breakfast. "Since the competition will start four-weeks from now, should we go out and roam around the city big sis Stella?" "We can do that or we can also train ourselves. Don't forget, we aim to win, so we need to train hard because there are a lot of players this time who will be participating in this called New Competition." "Yes, but we don't know what kind of game it is. So how about roaming around and ask people some information for us to be smartly prepared?." "Sounds good to me.."

"Say, who was that Mr. Mustache yesterday? He seems quite strong." "That was Roldan Diaz, known as the Wild Wolf. He is a level 6 Player, from Barbarian Tribe." A voice coming from Zion's left side. "It's you! Brother Demetir, right?" "You remember my name?" "Of course! It's my specialty to remember everything I've encountered! Hehehe.." "That's good then. Anyways, Goddess Moonlight, nice meeting you." "Hum... Nice to meet you.." "Big sis Stella is very famous!" "Of course she is, not only here, but also in all over the Miracle Universe now. She is one of the new players who will be promoted to become the greatest player. Well, there are a lot of players that are stronger than her, we called them Heroes and Kings. and there are also Legends and veterans, but the most powerful and top of all are known as the Gods and Lords."

"Hoo! Sounds so cool!" "Yes, and I know that Angel Knight will be rank as one of the Heroes, as soon as he will reveal himself publicly." *Oh? A Hero? That makes me more popular, but still I can't reveal my true identity for now since I made a huge mistake at that time..* Zion and Demetir got amazed talking about rankings and promotions.

".. So you mean that Angel Knight will also get promoted?..." "Yeah, now that you mentioned it, where is he?" Demerit asked that made Stella and Zion looked to each other. "Ahhmm... I don't know, it was just our first time meeting that day. And I still don't know who that Player is..." "That is sad. I seriously wanted to meet him and ask him to be my Master, so that he can teach me how to fight like a pro.." Demetir looked down feeling frustrated, while Stella and Zion were just looking at him. "Why do you want to be his disciple? Do you have any intention of that?" Zion asked him directly. "Well... I was trying to join the arena contest, but when I have a match with other challengers, I always end up losing in the first match... That's why Goddess Moonlight... Please teach me to become a great fighter! Please.." Demetir explained to them the reason why he wants to have a master, and it made Zion and Stella shocked.

"I can't-" "Yes! Sure! Big sis Stella will help you, right big sis?" "Huh? What are you talking about?" "Don't worry, this will be a great opportunity for us to experience a match, right? And maybe there's a reward if we win?" "Reward?.." *If there is money, then maybe this is good for us..* "..Okay.." Zion tried to convince her for he wants to help Demetir, while Stella was still daydreaming about the reward. And suddenly a Secret Quest pops up in front of Zion and Stella. (Twinkle! Twinkle!) *Hhmm?* "I Secret Quest?" "Hoo!! So there is Secret Quest here also? Interesting! We hit the jackpot!" "What do you mean? Do you know what this is?" "It's just a Quest, but it's interesting. Let's try to open it and see what it is.." Zion and Stella got curious to know what it was. "Hey? What's a Secret Quest? Why do I don't know about it?" Demetir got confused looking at them. "Would you like to accept the Secret Quest? Yes!" "... Yes.." They then both accepted and opened the Secret Quest.

"A young boy named Demetir wanted to become a Great Fighter and get to notice by his beloved Mother, but he doesn't know how to fight. Try to solve it and help him win his Mother's heart! Rewards: None..." "... Tsskk... I can't accept this... There are no rewards from this kind of Quest, so that means, it's useless!" "No big sis, it's not useless. Helping someone who is in need is not useless at all. It gives you a new lesson from it, try and experience it for yourself. And we also accepted this quest, so there is no backing down. If you don't, it's fine. I'll help him-" "... Let's just get this done then..." Stella immediately stood up and is now ready for Demetir's training even though she doesn't like what she is doing, while Zion tried to clean and polish the antiques that he got from their journey and sometimes he just watch them from their training.

1 week had passed, the three arrived in front of the Arena Stadium. An open house spherical Greek modern Building, where lots of Pillars and big Statues of the goddess Athena were built. Hearing sounds of people screaming and cheering of the crowd can even be heard outside. "Wow! Such an amusing place!" "Yeah, it really is." "Come on, let's go inside and register." As soon as they arrived inside, they immediately registered themselves to participate in the match. They then headed inside and watch the other challengers while waiting for their turn. *This place is huge, quite familiar from the book I wrote when I was still traveling on Earth..* Watching the match, an NPC Barbarian Challenger and a Warrior Human player. The player's HP is almost empty while the Barbarian still has half of it's HP left. Until he showed his last moves by throwing the sword on the Warrior's body and got hit, and then fell on the ground. All the audiences were cheering and shouting when the match ended.

"Such a vicious opponent... Didn't even gave him mercy to kill the warrior." "Don't worry brother Zion, a Player can still revive themselves, but they can no longer join again and wait for 3 days to register again." "Ohh! Yeah, Players can still revive.." "Yup. To win the match and get your rewards, you need to fight at least 5-10 challengers. The more you win the greater the rewards will be given and not only that but also a recognition from the Athenian House." "So you were aiming for that recognition right brother Demetir?" "Uhmm... I guess so... Hehehe.." *Something's strange about this brother Demetir. What is his real identity?* Zion felt something fishy to his friend, but he just keeps it quiet for now and observes.

"Next match! Next match!" The host announced and then a big screen board showed up in front of them. "GODDESS MOONLIGHT! vs JUNGLE BOAR!" The audiences were cheering and supporting them, others were betting whom they wanted to win. "Is that truly the Goddess Moonlight?" "It certainly is!!" "Hoo! I want to see her fighting style!" "I will bet for Goddess Moonlight this time!" "She's not only strong but Beautiful too!" The Audiences were chitchatting about her. "Fingers crossed big sis!" "You can do it, Master!" The two cheered her as well, while she walks inside the stage and preparing.

"Challengers, are you ready?" "Yes!/Yeah!" "Let the match begin!" Then the host started the match, while Zion and Demetir joined the betting match and bet for their big sister. "Hahaha... So it is the Goddess Moonlight, this is interesting, to witness the truth of her strength and power... Hahaha, let me taste it!" A Player from a human-boar race, wearing a tribal costume and a sharp spear. As soon the boar attack her, she instantly moves passed through him with her sword. And that moment, the Jungle Boar got to knockdown with blood all over his body. "Gwuahh...." "Oooh!!??" "Wow!?" "She... She just finished it in one move!?" The winner is Goddess Moonlight!?" The audiences were shocked seeing her strength and move. "So it's true! The Goddess Moonlight is super strong!?" "Could she be a B-Rank Player?!" "Hhmmm no, I think she is still at D-rank or C-rank... B-Grade is far stronger than her. They are monsters with monstrous Strength."

"But, still she is now at level 8. She only needs to level up by 3 times for her to become a C-rank Player." Other players were talking on her while Zion was using his nosy ears again. *Base on the book I've read, Player Rank is determined not by their strength or power, but for what level are they. From level 1-5, they are the Rank-E. Level 6-10, they are the Rank-D. Level 11-20, they are the Rank-C. Level 21-30, are Rank-B. Level 31-45, are Rank-S. That's only for the basic, but there is more than those that normal Players know. Actually, there is also an SS-Rank, MS-Rank (Mega) and US-Rank (Ultra), but there is still no record of a Player to exceed that limit, at least for now..* "Master is very awesome! She just instantly defeat the enemy in one move! Worthy to be a Disciple!" "Yeah! Big sis is super duper strong!" Zion and Demetir complimented her that made Stella felt so flattered and embarrassed at that moment.

"Next Match! Next Match!" The big screen board pops up again. "DEMETIR! VS FURLON!" "So it's my turn now?" "Fingers crossed brother Demetir!" "... Fighting.." "Alright! I won't disappoint you, Master! brother Zion!" Demetir felt so fired up. "Hey uncle, I'll bet for that Furlon guy.." "... Me too.." Zion and Stella bet for Demetir's opponent that made him got offended. "You guys!?.. Did you surely think I can't win? Hhmmpp.." Demetir walked out furiously, but Zion and Stella were actually messing with him, for they bet for Demetir to win. "A fight between an NPC?" "Ohh... This is new!" "Never thought that they could decidedly fight for their lives." "Yeah, come to think of it. If an NPC got killed wouldn't they die in this world and can no longer revive?" "Yup! That's true.." The audience thought and got confused that made Stella and Zion completely surprised.

"So that means, Demetir were prepared to die? Oh no! Demetir! Win the match! You can do it!" "..Fighting!" Zion and Stella shouted and supported him. "I heard you!" He replied. "Challengers, are you ready?" "Yes/Hai!" "Then, let the battle begin!" Furlon uses the Tekko weapon and Demetir used a sword. Both of them are of the same age and the same NPC. Furlon attacked first then Demetir defend himself. *Furlon is a good attacker while Demetir is a good defender... They were both good and talented, yet they were still too far to become strong.* Stella noticed their match. "Say, big sis, it's been 2 minutes now and they still equally match. Who do you think will win?" "Hhmm... I don't know about that, but it will be determined from their courage and perseverance to win." "You're correct, the person who has big dreams and cannot give up easily will be the winner. So who will it's gonna be?..." *Demetir, when a train him for just a week, he surely learned so very fast, as if, he has a talent that can even surpass my strength... The question is, Who is he and why does he want to win this contest?..."

Meanwhile, *I can't win just by defending myself, I need to think a move to counterattack. Just like what Master said, to defeat the opponent who is stronger than me is to use my brain...* So Demetir observes Furlon's movements, and when he sees an opening he then quickly strikes. Furlon got hit on his left shoulder. "Gwahh.." Demetir used another chance to attack and hit Furlon's legs. Blood came out and Furlon felt the pain all over his injuries. Demetir used it's chance to strike his sword and tried to hit Furlon's neck, but he suddenly stops.

"Admit defeat..." "O..o.okay I.. I give up!" Furlon shouted, and so, when the host heard him, the host quickly walked in the middle of the stage. "Furlon gave up! So the Winner is Demetir!" The audiences and even Zion cheered on him happily. "I did it! I win! Brother Zion! Master! I did it!" "Congrats brother Demetir!" "It's too early to celebrate. We still need to defeat at least 9 enemies..." "Yeah, but don't worry, as long as we do our best we can win this for sure!" Zion got so hyped up. "Next Match! Next match!" The next match started. After a couple of hours passed, and the first round is almost done.