Chapter 49
The match hasn’t even started, and he’s already this arrogant?
“There’s no way Lian Qi will lose to you,” I said. Even if he glares at me, I’m not afraid of him.
Also, he doesn’t even know that calling Lian Qi “brat” tlnote (小子, ‘kid/boy’) is wrong. Lian Qi is actually a girl.
“We’ll see about that.” Lian Qi snorted disdainfully, grabbed my hand, and pulled me far away from him.
We had only walked a short distance when a blond-haired boy blocked our path. Isn’t this the student council president, the minister’s son, Alan Oneste? To think the entire student council is out in force today.
Lian Qi glanced at him, pulled me around him, and in the instant we brushed past, I heard him say to Lian Qi, “The betting odds on your match with Wood are very high for you to win. How about you ‘intentionally’ lose to him? We’ll split the winnings.”
Lian Qi stopped in her tracks and ‘tsked.’ The student council doesn’t just control the drugs in the academy; they’re also secretly running a casino. Saying this to Lian Qi is a blatant provocation!
“Not only will I not ‘intentionally’ lose to him, I will defeat him in front of the entire school’s staff and students. And after that, I’ll take care of all of you, too.”
She coldly threw down these words and then dragged me away by the hand.
The student council members are really despicable, making such a mess of Sister’s Magic Academy. I also hope Lian Qi can teach them a lesson…!
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I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not, but Lian Qi and Wood’s duel was scheduled as the very first match of the Graduation Festival ranking tournament.
As the opening match for the Graduation Festival, the scene is exceptionally explosive, you know? I stood below the stage, looking around. Oh my gosh…! So many students came? The number of spectators can be described as a sea of people…
It seems the story of Lian Qi shoving Wood’s head into his plate in the cafeteria has already spread throughout the school. Right now, all the students in the Magic Academy know that Lian Qi is openly opposing the student council, so this is a duel that everyone feels they can’t miss.
I stood in the crowd, looking at Lian Qi on the stage. She and Wood were face-to-face, glaring at each other like mortal enemies. The fight hadn’t officially started, but the red magic power encircling both of their bodies was already menacing…
You can do it, Lian Qi. I prayed for her silently in my heart.
“Magic Academy Graduation Festival, Advanced Magic Department Ranking Tournament, Round One, Match One. Begin—!”
As the referee waved his flag and gave the order! The battle began! Lian Qi concentrated her magic power in her feet, increasing her movement speed! She dashed in front of Wood in one step, clenched her fist, and punched him in the face!
So fast—!
Eh? Wait? Wood blocked it with both hands? It seems his reaction time is fast, he’s not an idiot. Lian Qi grit her teeth, using her fist, which was encircled with red magic power, to forcefully send him flying—!
Wood maintained his defensive posture as he slid back more than ten meters. His eyes, hidden behind his arms, glared viciously at Lian Qi. Even so, he didn’t fly off the stage, which shows just how big the stage is.
Does the ranking tournament battle go until one side can’t get up? On the surface, it seems Lian Qi has the advantage, but I’m more worried about Wood’s magic…
“Is brute force the only thing mages from the Enchantment school know? Today, I’ll let you see what real magic is!” Wood said with a cold laugh.
In the end, huh? After saying that, didn’t he also just raise his fists and charge at Lian Qi? What a pointless declaration.
Lian Qi also charged forward to meet him. In the instant their fists were about to collide— a figure suddenly leaped out from behind Wood and punched Lian Qi in the stomach!?
I gasped in shock! It’s here again, that same shadow from the woods!?
So Wood was just a feint to attract Lian Qi’s attention? I watched as Lian Qi took a heavy punch to the stomach from the shadow. My own stomach felt like it hurt just from watching.
I saw Lian Qi fly backward, rolling several times on the ground. Can that shadow’s punch actually break through her ‘Magic Encirclement’ and injure her body?
“A substitute…?” Lian Qi clutched her injured stomach and climbed to her feet, staring at Wood and the shadow behind him.
Lian Qi is right. It really is a ‘substitute’ tlnote (替身, tishen) created with magic. And that substitute’s appearance—
“You know who my dad is, right?” Wood asked in a low, sinister voice.
Lian Qi spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. “Isn’t he just the Royal Capital’s guard captain, ‘Steel’ Oka?”
“That’s right!”
Wood put his hands in his pockets, his face overflowing with self-satisfaction.
“My dad is Oka Li Steel— and this, this is my inherent magic!”
I, Lian Qi, and everyone watching the match saw the ‘substitute’s’ true face. It was a fierce-looking middle-aged man with a lightning-shaped scar over his left eye, wearing the light armor of the Royal Capital’s guard.
The substitute he summoned… is actually his dad?
“Come on!” Wood roared. “With the combined power of my father and me! I’ll definitely destroy you today!”