Arc 1: Part 30

After the arena had been repaired ....

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"The second round! Leonhart Vizil vs Mina!"

"Right …." Mina stood up from the bench and stretched her body.

"Mina," Vyn called, "good luck," he added with a smile.

"I don't need luck," she said arrogantly before stepping into the arena.

"Well … she is right," Julian agreed, which caught Vyn's attention. "It is her opponent who needs luck."

"Hahaha …. You are right," Vyn said as he gazed at Leonhart. He remembered that this person was the one who had issued the challenge. He wished he had been the one to fight Leonhart. The reason? It was because of Mina. He didn't know why Mina insisted on fighting Leonhart, but one thing he knew, fighting Mina would not end well.

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In the arena, Mina eyed Leonhart, who smiled confidently.

"We have met," Leonhart started. "Back then, you were so cold to me and even ignored me. I don't think you will be able to do so this time."

"Is that so?" Mina said lazily. "Well, whatever. I wouldn't have cared if it hadn't been for the job."

"Job?"

"Yeah, someone wants me to fight you and beat you up." Mina stretched her arms and let out a sigh. Meanwhile, Leonhart frowned. He wondered if someone was targeting him, but that didn't matter. In the end, whether he liked it or not, he had to fight Mina.

"Enough talking; let's get started." Leonhart wielded his sword with both hands.

"Yeah, let's end this," Mina said, smirking as she wore her gauntlets. "I'll be sure to enjoy it."

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"Begin!"

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Leonhart dashed with insane speed, but everyone could see he wasn't as fast as Vyn. Still, he moved swiftly and swung his sword down on Mina.

Mina, on the other hand, merely stood there while eyeing Leonhart without blinking. Mina lifted her right hand and grasped the sword as it approached.

"What?" Leonhart seemed dumbfounded as he spoke. He couldn't believe what he had seen. His sword was easily blocked. He had reinforced it a lot. Even if someone tried to block it, that person's hand would be cut off. But Mina stopped it easily.

"It surely has a lot of power," Mina observed the sword. "But it is not enough." She pushed the sword away and took several steps away. "Come, show me more," Mina said with a mocking smile and half-closed eyes.

"You …." Leonhart gritted his teeth. This was a severe humiliation. He poured more mana into his body and sword to strengthen them. He raised his sword and swung it down, creating a red-arching slash toward Mina, followed by a gust of wind, and the ground cracked. But Leonhart didn't stop there. He kept swinging his sword several times, sending several red-light slashes before sprinting toward Mina. The first red slash made contact with Mina, causing an explosion and dust to cover the view, but Leonhart didn't care and continued to attack.

Once he got closer to her, he swung his sword horizontally and hit something. He put more strength into it, even to the point where the ground beneath him formed spider-web cracks, yet his sword would not budge.

"I must say …. From the perspective of an ordinary person, you are really amazing." It was a familiar voice that Leonhart dreads to hear. "But … to me, it is disappointing."

The dust dispersed, and everyone could see that Leonhart's sword had been blocked by Mina's right arm. The said arm was covered by a dark, flickering flame.

"Oh well, you managed to force me to utilize my power," Mina grinned. "However, I can say it is not that impressive!"

Mina pushed Leonhart's sword away and clenched her left fist. Her fist, covered by a dark flame, launched toward Leonhart.

Leonhart quickly pulled back his sword and blocked the punch. However, the sword broke upon contact, and Leonhart was sent flying into the air.

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"Woah!" Kyle looked excited.

{'She is becoming stronger,'} Kyle mused to himself. Mina's arrogance was backed up by her strength, which seemed to be improving. It wasn't visible from the outside, but he could see it. Aside from that, she was taking her time to defeat Leonhart, as he had instructed her.

When Friena heard this, she immediately thought of him as a sadist and a thug boss. After all, he was basically ordering Mina to beat someone, pretty much like a thug boss commanding his minions.

{'Vyn and Mina, both are really strong.'} Kyle turned to his classmates and saw their serious expressions. While they were amazed by what they saw, they also realized they were still far away from reaching Vyn and Mina's level.

It wasn't just them, though; he also noticed other students feeling the same way. Unfortunately, it wasn't the same for Class Two. After all, it was their representatives who were humiliated.

{'Ah, leisurely watching someone get beaten up, isn't this a paradise?'} Kyle stretched his body and leaned back in his seat, a contented look on his face. {'Both Leonhart and Ferlando are strong. It's a shame they have to face people like Mina and Vyn.'}

In the arena, Kyle saw Leonhart let out a burst of mana and then create a sword from mana.

{'Mana burst and mana sword,'} Kyle mused. {'Both require a high level of control. To be able to sustain both spells at the same time shows just how skilled Leonhart's control is.'}

He had known that Leonhart's mana quantity was impressive. However, using both mana burst and mana sword at the same time for more than a few seconds would be insufficient.

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Leonhart turned into a blur and thrust his mana sword toward Mina. She dodged it and went for a punch, but Leonhart blurred away.

"Oh?" Mina looked amused. She suddenly dove down, and not long after that, a sword passed above her. Mina kicked off the ground and avoided the descending blade. Leonhart vanished again and then reappeared behind Mina while launching a kick.

Mina, who couldn't turn around or move away while in the air, was expected to get hit by Leonhart's kick. But the dark flame on her arms suddenly extended to the ground and pulled her down. It made her avoid Leonhart's kick by a hair's breadth away. Mina quickly turned around and clenched her fist.

"I'll pay you back!"

The situation had reversed, and it was now Leonhart's turn to be unable to avoid her attack. Her fist made an impact on his stomach, his body became bent, and his face scrunched. Leonhart coughed up blood and flew out of the arena. Mina, who was struck by his blood, had an expression of disgust.

"Ew …." she said disgustingly and walked toward her representative's side.

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"The winner is Mina from Class Seven! What an overwhelming victory! It is clear that Class Seven has won against Class Two!" Will excitedly announce the result.

"Now then! The third round will begin after the arena has been repaired!"

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