As soon as the judge announced the start of the fight, Paul started to prepare several explosions on Erza standing spot as well as on the path between him and her. He was planning to catch her off guard, regardless whether she decided to stay at her spot or dashed forward to attack him.
However, he suddenly found that Erza had vanished from his view. And the next thing he knew was his left rib was almost broken by her kick. Paul was then sent flying few metres away due to the impact.
Before Paul could regain his balance, he received an uppercut straight to his lower jaw which sent him flying upward. It was the start of his misery as he was being assaulted numerous times in midair before been slammed and crashed hard to the ground.
The floor was destroyed and now there was a hole in the middle of the stage. Paul was then seen laying in the middle of the hole groaning in pain. His face was swollen and he felt half of the bones in his body were broken.
As Paul was trying to sit up, he received an elbow drop attack to his chest. Erza's attack caused the ground behind Paul was further destroyed and he was buried deeper inside the hole.
The audiences were flabbergasted by what they were seeing. Was this a final match? It had only been around 15 seconds since the start of the fight but one of the finalist had been laying down below the ground.
"Wow.. I forget that she is a knight. If she is this strong, why did she was struggling in her previous fight?" A senior student asked Lance. He was one of his friends.
"No idea." Lance muttered. He was also shocked by her display.
"Is she the junior who you said had a close fight with Qi Long yesterday? Have Qi Long grown this fast?" An elderly woman asked Qi Yang, Qi Long's father.
"Yes, Old Ancestor. However, she was not this strong yesterday." Qi Yang found Erza change was unbelievable.
No one expected that the final would end this way. Yes, Paul had not admitted his defeat, but it was clear to everyone who was the winner.
"Did she really like me? She was intentionally going easy on me?" Qi Long thought went wild.
Floating slightly above the ground, Erza was looking at her opponent who was laying down below her with a smile. The wind was blowing her tied long black hair and her Eyes of Chronos were visible to the audiences. If ones looked closely, there were faint sparks of black lightning around her body.
This picture of her left a deep impression in everyone hearts. Years later, they would often talk to their friends and juniors about what they were seeing right now.
"She is really His daughter." Beel muttered to himself.
A bit further from him, Mozart was also looking at Erza. He had an interesting expression on his face. "Is she..."
"Are you okay?" Erza snickered.
"Not okay at all. Could you go softer? I do not remember that I ever offended you before." Paul tried to force a laugh but he ended up coughing out more blood.
"I will, next time." Erza winked and chuckled as her feet touched the ground. She knew that the match was over.
Paul almost choked on his own blood. The girl in front him was truly a little demoness. "Does she have a twin sister?" That was Paul's thought as he was brought to the infirmary.
Subsequently, Erza was announced as the winner and became the champion of this year New Students Championship. The audiences gave her a big round of applauses and congratulations. Some boys were even shouting out loud their affections and asked her for a date. Erza chuckled as she heard their confessions and simply waved her hands to the audiences.
The judge then delivered a closing speech and concluded this year New Students Championship at Black Snow Royal Academy. Erza, Qi Long, Harry, Qi Di, Qing Tian, and Meghan were given a pin to attach to their uniforms, while Paul and Elsa pins would be delivered straight to their rooms.
Finally, the guests made their ways back to their respective homes after saying goodbye to their juniors.
"Please wait a minute." Erza called out to Bella as she heard that she was Elsa' sister. "Yes?"
"Hi, my name is Erza and I'm friend with your sister. I just want to know how is her condition now?" Erza queried about Elsa condition.
"I know you. She was still in coma." Erza was disappointed with what she just heard. She was hoping for a good news.
"Give me your contact number. I'll let you know once she regain her consciousness." Bella said as she saw the sad expression on Erza face. 'It seemed like Elsa found a good friend.' Bella thought silently in her heart.
"Okay." Erza agreed and gave her contact information to Bella. After that, Bella directly went back to Menzel clan. For old students, the new semester would officially begin from next Monday. Today was still Tuesday.
"Is that you Erza? What happened to you?" Lisa and Linda came. They were still shocked by Erza change.
"No. You got the wrong person." Erza joked. Lisa and Linda had silly expressions on their faces. Erza could not hold her laughter anymore. Lisa and Linda decided to drop the subject about her change since it seemed like Erza did not really want to talk about it.
"Let's go." Beel said to the fatty.
"Hey, do you think I should go to talk with that little girl? I may not have a chance with Pres, but how about her?" The fatty suddenly asked while pointing at Erza.
"If you wish to end like the boy before, buried within the stones, then have a try." Beel sneered.
"Jeez, I just want to talk with her, not to offend her."
"Your face say it all."
...
Erza and her friends had their lunch together at the cafeteria. Meghan and her friends were also there but they were so quiet. They did not dare to make a fuss again, at least not when Erza and her friends were around.
After finishing their lunch, they each went to do their own things. Linda went to collect her winnings from all her bets, while Lisa went to the library to do her own research. Erza decided to visit the lake inside the academy.
She and Elsa discovered this lake when they were strolling around the academy in their first few days. Erza found this place to her liking since it brought peace on her mind. She currently needed a quiet place to relax her mind.
As she walked around the lake, she suddenly noticed there was another person nearby. It was a boy with short black hair. He was quite handsome and there was a peaceful expression on his face. He was laying down on the grass with both of his eyes closed. Erza assumed that he was sleeping.
Somehow, there was something about him which attracted her. She felt that she could just be herself when she was with him. But she could not explain where this feeling came from.
She walked to the side of the boy and picked up a grass leaf. She then brushed the leaf against the boy nose. As expected, the boy woke up sneezing due to the leaf. Finally, Erza could not hold her laughter any longer. She was laughing so hard while holding her stomach.
The boy was totally bewildered looking at the girl. He did not expect that his instinct did not wake him up when there was a person near him.
"Sorry, your sleeping face was just too peaceful. I could not help myself but to disturb your sleep." Erza was trying to apologize and explain herself. However, one could clearly see that she did not feel sorry at all as she was still laughing at the end.
The boy smiled wryly at the girl. He knew who she was. Still, he had to punish the girl. All of a sudden, Erza found her forehead was flicked by the boy. It was so painful but what surprised her was she didn't see that coming.
"Meanie…" Erza pouted. She really felt at ease around the boy.
"Hmph, next time if you do it again, then I will spank your ass." The boy smirked.
"Damn! You will ruin my reputation in front of my friends."
"Like I care?!" Erza and the boy were bickering for a while before they were both smiling at each other.
"I'm Erza. The strongest student you could find amongst the new students."
"Pfftt, do you have to emphasize on that point?" The boy giggled.
"I'm Beel. You can call me big bro if you want." Beel had a smirk on his face.