Chapter 236: The Tournament part 2

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Chapter 236: The Tournament part 2

"Here we are," The assistant said while they entered a room filled with all sorts of weapons and armor.

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"Armors are permitted. You can also use one weapon, as long as is a mele one. No bows, crossbows, or firearms are allowed in the arena."

"That's fine, I just want something else to wear."

Several men were already browsing the wares as Vivi entered the room.

They turned around to take a look at the new arrival and their face changed immediately.

"Wow, who is that chick?"

"Is she going to fight? are you serious?"

One of the biggest ones started to walk to her with a lewd smile on his face.

"Hey babe, Instead of going onto the arena and getting all bruised, I have a better idea…"

"Do I have to do this again?" Vivi grumbled with annoyance.

Before he could dance any further he was stopped by a sword pointed at his neck.

"What gives?!" He shouted to the blonde man wielding the weapon.

"If you don't take this away from me, I'm going to stick it up-" 

The man stopped talking all a sudden and became paler.

"C-Captain C-Cavendish!...I'm sorry sir, I didn't recognize you!" the man trembled in fear.

"If you don't know how to treat the ladies if best to leave them alone…now get out of my sight!" The swordsman spoke in a cold voice that made everyone in the room feel uneasy.

That man and the few other occupants of the room left in a rush.

"Oh, Captain Cavendish!" The assistant on Vivi's side exclaimed with joy.

"He is so.dreamy."

Vivi observed the swordman. He was a well-dressed young man with long blonde hair and a pretty face.

'He does look like the stereotypical Prince Charming. But he also called his pirate crew the 'Beautifull pirates'...that was a bit on the nose.' She recalled.

"My Lady, feel free to look around and choose a more appropriate attire for the arena."

Cavendish gave her a short bow before walking to the door.

"Come on, let's give the lady some privacy to change."

He ordered before closing the door, much to the man's complaints, leaving Vivi alone with the female assistant.

"Right,  so…armor." Vivi looked around the selection but the only ones she saw were massive pieces of plate armor many times bigger than her.

"Miss Lucy…this way. We have some female armor in this chest." 

"Great, do you have some leather armor or perhaps…" She looked inside her chest and only saw one piece of clothing if it could even be called that.

"What is this?" She took the 'armor' on her hands.

"That's the standard female armor used in the coliseum…" the assistant looked a bit abashed. 

"Is the only model we have available…we don't get many female fighters."

"no kidding…" The 'armor' she was holding may be more revealing than the bikini she was wearing beneath her broken dress.

"At least is made with metal…right?"

"You can wear a cape as a complement and a helmet for protection." The assistant added, trying to reassure her.

"I'll take the cape to cover my ass a bit…ill pass on the helmet." Said Vivi.

A piece of metal would be useless against a fighter strong enough to hurt her.

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She could feel all the eyes in the room fall on her as soon as she left the armory.

'Can't blame them, I guess…'

She was wearing some sort of metallic bikini and a red cape. She had refused the helmet and instead opted to tie her long blonde hair into a ponytail.

She had also rejected the metal graves. Other than the helmet, we're the only piece of real protection she was offered but ended up rejecting them as it would just restrict her moments. She was lucky enough to find some leather boots that fit her, saving her from having to go barefoot at least.

For weapon, she had opted for a great sword, much to the disapproval of the assistant, who had recommended a short sword and shield combination.

She wasn't much of a swordsman but her monstrous strength combined with a massive blade will be enough to deal with all the small fry.

So, a petite half-naked girl walking while holding a massive sword over. one shoulder must have been quite the sight, she concluded.

"Are you sure you don't want a smaller sword, Miss…?" Cavendish approached her.

"It's fine, Mister. Thank you for your assistance before. Maybe we will meet in the arena later on." She ignored his reply and walked forth. She spotted someone interesting resting against the giant statue of a gladiator-looking man.

"Kyros…" She read the plate beneath the statue.

"A legendary gladiator…or so they say. "The woman who spoke was wearing a similar attire to her own but her 'armor' was golden and she was wearing a helmet.

"Oh, look at that!, We have two gladiator ladies this time!" 

"Hehe, I hope at least one of them is in my block."

The men around them started to talk among themselves. 

"What's your name, gladiator lady? I'm Lucy." Vivi of course knew this girl was Viola's sister and the daughter of Kyros, the man that this statue depicted.

"Nice to meet you, I am the gladiator Rebeca. I wanted to give you my thanks before the tournament started… for knocking out Spartan. That man is always annoying with his pushy attitude and rude comments…

"You are welcome then." Vivi gave her a smile.

"So, you don't know this man?" she asked.

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