"Is there no other way?" Erza sighed.
"No. Currently, you still have no idea regarding the method to cultivate your eyes. Hence, your only hope is my power and to control my power, you need 'that' power." Ash stated the fact.
"Also, whether you like it or not, sooner or later, you will be one with 'that' power. You will still be exposed and you will end up using 'that' power. It is a part of you in the first place. You will change. It is just a matter of time." Erza shuddered after hearing what Ash just said.
"Therefore, you should not afraid of the changes. Rather than having it later, why don't you have it now? The changes will still happen anyway." The more he talked, the more she found his words were true.
"By the way, while I still remember it, I would suggest you to get close with that Seven Colour Pagoda clan young master. He seemed to be interested in you, so it should be easy."
"Why?" Erza was puzzled.
"In my memory, the relationship between Eastern Sage Imperial clan and Seven Colour Pagoda clan was very close. Even though others might not know, but Seven Colour Pagoda clan might know the method to cultivate the Eyes of Chronos."
"You want me to use him?"
"Yes." Ash firmly answered.
Erza forehead was full of black lines. She was silent for a moment as she was seriously contemplating about his suggestion.
"Actually, I don't think you should worry about tomorrow fight."
"Why do you think so?"
"You will see."
Erza decided to stop thinking over all of these complicated matters and continued to meditate. She needed to consolidate her foundation first.
There were pills and magical fruits which could help a person to stabilize and consolidate his foundation after a breakthrough. However, Valentine clan had not given it to Erza yet since they did not expect that she would make a breakthrough this quick.
Last night, she decided to directly go to bed because she thought that she could easily win the championship without using her full power. She underestimated the rest of the students. However, her fight against Qi Long taught her a valuable lesson.
She always needed to be prepared. There would be a sky above the sky. She was strong but it did not mean that all of her opponents would be pushovers.
Ash was happy to see Erza growing up day by day. She was afraid of pain and not too ambitious in life. She did not have a big revenge which pushed her to the edge, nor high ambition to live forever. Hence, he was worried that she would grow up to be mediocre.
However, Erza proved him wrong. She kept learning from her mistakes and grew up in a steady pace. Her destiny pushed her forward. Ash just did not know what awaited her at the end of her tunnel. Anyway, too much desire to grow stronger would often lead a person to make a reckless and short term decision. Getting stronger in a steady pace was a good thing.
As he was going back to rest and left the girl to meditate on her own, he was shocked to see the flames around Erza were turning to black! Soon, this world of flames had changed its colour.
The sun rose from the east and this marked the final day of this year New Students Championship at Black Snow Royal Academy.
There were even more people who came today to watch the final fight. As long as they were still blood related to any of the new students, then the academy would still grant their entries. There were also more senior students who decided to come and watch the fight.
"Pres, I do not expect to see you today." One of the senior student was surprised to see Bella today. Unexpectedly, Elsa's older sister, Bella decided to come today. Her arrival attracted a lot of attention from the audiences.
If Elsa and Erza were like small flowers who had not bloomed yet, then Bella was a blooming flower. She was absolutely beautiful.
Not only beautiful, she was also a great leader and her strength was unquestionable. Last year, she led the academy to glory in both national and intercontinental competitions. She was the current pride of Black Snow Royal Academy.
"Bella, I heard that your little sister was beaten so badly in this year New Students Championship. As her elder sister, you won't lower yourself to bully a junior, right?" A boy wearing a luxurious golden robe laughed.
"Alexander? I'm surprised that you still have the face to talk with me." Bella snorted before continued "Rather than worrying about me, you should be worrying about yourself. I heard that Lance had surpassed your prestige in Valentine clan."
"Bitch!" Alexander was Loki's older brother and also the eldest son in Valentine clan. He was a year older than Bella and just graduated this year. Similar to his father, Alexander was a spoilt boy who kept flaunting his background wherever he went.
Thanks to his father never ending supports, he managed to become one of the leading figures in his generation. However, he was repeatedly beaten by Bella in these past two years, including in the student council president election two years ago. In the end, he graduated as a loser. He never won against Bella.
Bella ignored her past rival as she was greeted by many people around her. Many of them asked about Elsa condition and sent their best wishes for her recovery.
"Pres was really beautiful. When will I get a girl like her as my girlfriend?"
"When the sun rise from the west and set to the east." Beel mockingly replied to the fatty beside him. He had to admit that Bella was an amazing girl. The current him was not her equal in a fighting competition. Of course, it would be a different story if it was a life and death battle.
Standing a bit further from them, Mozart was also looking at Bella direction. "Damn, hopefully that little girl could get well soon and grow up to be a beauty like her sister."
As it got closer to 10AM, Paul finally arrived on the stage. Today, he was wearing a special flame resistance battle armor. He clearly prepared that armor to especially deal with Erza flame. His arrival attracted many cheers from the audiences, especially from the young girls.
After all, Paul was the future head of Glacier family. Coupled with his handsome face and robust body, he was the prince whom most girls were dreaming for.
Shortly after, Erza also made her way to the stage. The audiences were truly stupefied by her outfit. Erza unexpectedly chose to wear a sexy black outfit for this fight.
She was wearing a short front open jacket in black colour and a loose grey shirt inside. The hearts of many boys were pounding as they could clearly see her belly thanks to the shortness of her shirt. Coupled with her black hot pants, she really looked like a naughty girl from next door rather than a fighter.
Beel coughed for a couple times before shaking his head and chuckled, while Mozart was suddenly feeling thirsty.
"What did you do to her?" Qi Di was totally bewildered.
"I just kissed her on her cheek." Qi Long was also puzzled. He was wondering what was wrong with Erza. The girl looked totally different from yesterday.
"Is she the Flame Child of Valentine clan? Elsa's best friend? She looks different from what I heard." Bella muttered to herself.
Paul felt his throat was dry as he looked at the girl in front of him. She was totally not like a flower who had not bloomed yet. She was an inborn temptress, a little demoness! There was something about her which invited people to make sin.
"Shall we start?" Erza asked with a smile. Her questions brought everyone attention back to the fight.
"Is that your outfit for this fight? If you need some time to wear your armor, we can wait for you." The judge spoke to Erza.
"Yes, this is my outfit for this fight. Is it a problem?" Erza giggled.
"Nope." The judge replied with a smile but also not a smile.
"Are you both ready?" As per usual, the judge asked for their confirmation. Both fighters then nodded in reply.
"Fight!"