Chapter 7
"Arthur, stop this now!" the girl said, trying to push her way through the crowd.
"Calm down, my lady. This is just a fight between a nobleman and a coward," Arthur said, not even looking at her.
"Vincenzo, you have to stop! He's too strong for you," she pleaded.
"Ehm, what's your name again?" Vincenzo blurted out, jokingly.
"Hey, this is no time to joke!" Elliott said.
"Anyway, I knew something was up with you. My name is Valerius Claire Elliott."
"Oh, the Valerius family? I'm just surprised."
"Hey, stop spacing out!" Arthur shouted, delivering a wide slash with his sword at Vincenzo.
BANG!
A loud sound was heard, with smoke instantly covering the arena.
"Vincenzo, are you still alive?" Arthur shouted, loud enough for everyone to hear, the tone dripping with mockery.
"Vincenzo, are you okay?" Elliott screamed, her eyes straining against the dense smoke.
"I'm okay, but Arthur, are you not going to use mana? Because if you don't use mana, I don't see a way for you to win."
"You want to die quickly, Vincenzo?" Arthur shouted, as mana started swirling around his sword.
"Hey, Arthur, stop! It's okay, you won!" she screamed, noticing the skill Arthur was about to use.
"Now Vincenzo is dead for sure," a voice blurted out.
"But anyway, it's an honorable death," another voice jokingly added.
"Oh, so you can use this skill? I'm not too surprised—they must have passed it on."
"Vincenzo!" Arthur screamed as he slashed upward. A red surge of mana erupted from the sword, instantly covering the entire barrier.