Which One Do You Prefer?

Finding out that his opponent is in no way to continue the fight. Luke stopped his attack as he heard the referee's announcement, "Luke Lewis Win!"

Relaxing his muscles, Luke bowed slightly to his opponent's direction before he stood up and walked down the stairs. Like the last time, this time, Luke's victory was also accompanied by thunderous claps from audience seats.

Though, he didn't think his victory was that remarkable since he already foresees this result earlier when he recalled his opponent's ability. From Luke's observation at Yugo's match previously, he noticed that Yugo's ability didn't look that powerful as it sounds. In fact, his ability is still lacking compared to Luke, who could attack from a distance. Before, Luke already discusses with Aisyl how the fight will go on, and they concluded simultaneously that the best thing to do fighting Yugo was attacking him from a distance.

But, as Luke stated earlier. Fighting against his opponent like that wouldn't excite him. So, he resorted to a more brute method by directly approach Yugo, unlike the way he discusses with Aisyl.

Thinking how Aisyl would be angry at his reckless behaviour, Luke shook his head as he entered the lounge.

Once entering the lounge, Luke didn't get greeted by ridicule gazes like before. It seems Luke's recent battles already makes them realize that the man in front of them wasn't merely dependent on pure luck to achieve such a feat. As Luke proceeds to sit on the available seats, one of the participants congratulates him, "Good job."

Luke turned his head and found the one who congratulates him was none other was Yuri Morgan. Being praised by such an amazing woman whose power comparable to Alex, Luke became embarrassed as he began scratched his head, "Thank you, thank you."

"Didn't you notice anything from my name?" Yuri asked out of nowhere, making Luke perplexed for a moment before replying hesitantly, "Is there a thing I am supposed to know?"

Then suddenly, Luke sees Yuri laughed out loud. He got no idea why she laughed at all. After laughing for a while, she wiped the tears in the corner of her eyes while saying to Luke, "You're really a dense man. Though, my father does praise for your smartness. Anyway, I'm heading out now since it's my turn." Without waiting for Luke's response, Yuri stood up from her seats and began walked out from the lounge, leaving the dumbfounded Luke, who currently has no idea what's happening.

'The hell is she talking about?' Luke complained inwardly and tried to comprehend Yuri Morgan's name.

'Yuri Morgan'

'Morgan' Struck by the realization, Luke abruptly slammed both his palm over his knees as he exclaimed, "OH!"

His shout drew people's attention as they simultaneously turned their heads to Luke with a questioning gaze.

Laughing awkwardly, Luke reasoned, "Hehe, don't mind me."

After casting away people's gazes, Luke got immersed in his thought. 'So it was his daughter? That probably explains why she's so strong.'

Just then, his phone starts shaking. Glancing at the caller's name, Luke felt a little guilty before picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Hello, your head! You clearly didn't follow our plan!!" Aisyl's shout can be heard clearly from the other side.

Distancing the phone slightly from his ears, Luke said apologetically, "Sorry, Syl. But didn't I winning it in the end?"

"Well, that was another matter. I demand the explanation from your action earlier!"

And so then, Luke spent a half-hour explaining the reason behind his action during the fight with Yugo.

"Well, since your explaining quite satisfying, I wouldn't chase the matter any further." Seeing Aisyl gonna drop the matter, Luke heaved a sigh of relief.

"By the way, I got a hot gossip, wanna hear it?" Driven by curiosity, Luke instantly replied, "Sure, why not?"

"Don't ask where I got this news, but I heard Aine's Military Department about to announce important things that could change humanity."

'Things that could change humanity?' Luke wondered inwardly before replying, "If it's coming from the Military Department, I'm pretty sure it's weapon-related." Luke pondered for a moment before a thought crossed his mind, "Probably it's a robot? Considering AI already advanced these days, and I'm pretty sure Aine could produce a mecha already for war purpose."

Luke has watched mecha animes in the past and can conclude that with the current advanced technology Aine had, it wouldn't be impossible for Aine to achieve creating a mecha like Gundam to be.

"I'm not sure either. Hey, why are you still texting me? After going through such a battle, you should wash up immediately. You stink!"

'What the hell? Isn't it clearly you who texted me first?" Luke complained inwardly as he ended the chatting with Aisyl and began walked toward the shower room.

While showering, Luke summoned the system since he received the notification that he got levelled up after defeating Yugo.

<Level: 11>

<EXP: 100/1800>

<STR: 36>

<DEX: 37>

<INT: 31>

<VIT: 35>

<Stat Points: 5>

<HP: 155/155>

<Stamina: 110/150>

<FP: 100/130>

<AP Available: 570>

'30 More AP and I could upgrade my "Control" skill to the next level. I wonder what kind of ability would I get upon reaching level 15?'

...

After feeling clean, Luke exited the participant lounge and planned to watch the rest of the match with Aisyl as he could occasionally exchange some ideas with him.

"Hello, Champion Luke~." Aisyl greeted him with his usual teasing smile.

"Stop teasing me. I've run out my luck in this competition. The next battle would be featuring me battling against an A-Ranker. Hopefully, I won't be a human sandbag at that moment." Luke ridiculed himself as he sat beside Aisyl.

"Haha, I'm going to laugh at you when that happened." Aisyl followed his joke along.

Throughout the match, Luke's attention was fully focused on the match. At some points, he starts imagining himself in the arena and tries to think about what he is going to do if he were in that position. It lasted until a few hours, and his mind gradually clouded with many kinds of abilities and techniques the other participants used. Deciding to take a break, Luke peeked at Aisyl's direction and found out his head kept bobbled up and down, trying hard not to sleep.

Feeling a bit guilty for making Aisyl had to accompany him watching the battles, Luke closed their distance and pulled Aisyl closer to make him could sleep comfortably by leaning his head onto his shoulder. Feeling something comfortable to lean, Aisyl dives his head further without noticing abnormal behaviour from Luke.

Luke, who kept felt his neck being harassed by soft breath, couldn't stop goosebumps spreading over his body. It's not like he's into guy or something, but whenever he's with Aisyl, his body always acted weirdly. Well, it couldn't be helped since Aisyl's face was pretty and even comparable to some celebrities he watched on TV. Adding with his feminine persona, Luke began to more suspicious about Aisyl gender. Moreover, which parents in this era would name their son, Aisyl? It's clearly a suitable name for a girl!

Just as Luke was so in a dilemma, the crowd burst out in cheers as the referee announcing the winner.

Due to the sudden hubbub, Aisyl getting stirred at his sleep and started opening his eyes slowly. Rubbing his eyes, Aisyl asked Luke sleepily, "Is the match over?"

Gulping hard and diverted his vision to somewhere else, Luke answered nervously, "Yeah."

'If Aisyl could hear my thought, I'll be dead in a minute.' Luke thought nervously and glanced at Aisyl through the corner of his eyes.

Noticing her abnormal reaction, Aisyl narrowed his eyes in suspicions, "What are you thinking about now?"

As nervousness and anxiousness gradually crept up, Luke ended up blurted out his thought at his sudden question, "Are you really a man?"

Luke widened his eyes at his own words and immediately blocked his mouth with his palm in shock. Aisyl also seems shocked for a moment before smirking upon watching the changes on Luke's face. With a teasing grin, Aisyl leaning his head closer against Luke's right ear. With a voice as soft as a mosquito, Aisyl whispered, "Who knows? I may be a girl...Or a man. Which one do you prefer?"