"Winner, Machine Revolutio!"
The voice of the demigod arbitrating the battle resounded through the surroundings of Academy City.
Many of the people watching the battle were surprised. When the challenge started, they did not expect this result.
Sixteen A-Ranks and almost one hundred B-Ranks and C-Ranks, facing a club with less than twenty students and only two A-Ranks.
The obvious result was [Call of the Wild] overwhelming victory. But the final result was the complete opposite.
[Machine Revolutio] defeated [Call of the Wild]! And in an overwhelming way!
"Amazing…" The young man behind Isabella said with an astonished expression. "To think they would win so easily."
Isabella nodded. But her expression was one of the utmost seriousness.
Right now, she was looking at the black-haired girl that defeated five members of [Call of the Wild] by herself.
'Strong.' Isabella thought to herself. 'When such a monster appeared in the city?'
Although she did not want to admit it, she could see that Eres was very strong. Perhaps as strong as herself!
Moreover, Eres seemed younger than her. Judging from her appearance, Eres was just fifteen or sixteen years old.
To Isabella, who had been an unrivaled genius since she was a child, the fact that a genius even stronger than her appeared was a huge blow to her self-esteem.
Soon, though, she calmed down and her eyes glowed with fighting intent.
"… I want to fight her."
"Huh? Leader? Did you say anything?"
"… No, it's nothing. Let's go, there is nothing else to see here."
"Oh… Understood."
Isabella then stood up and left the place calmly.
Before leaving, though, she looked in the direction of the Machine Revolutio Tower one last time.
'Right, I owe Bloed a favor after what happened in the underground tunnel… Mm… Should I help him to investigate who is behind [Call of the Wild]?'
Nobody noticed it, but her lips had curled up slightly.
…
At the same time, the leader of Wings of Liberty, Nathal Sigel, bit her lips with an unwilling expression.
Watching Eres take care of five A-Ranks by herself carefreely, his heart burned with hatred.
"Dammit… How is it possible…"
He was confident that Machine Revolutio would be defeated this time. But to his surprise, the plan that he crafted carefully fell apart easily.
However, he soon calmed down.
"… It doesn't matter. I just have to think on another plan."
A ruthless and hatred-filled glint flashed through his eyes.
…
In the roof of a house close to the Machine Revolutio Tower.
A figure was observing the battle from start to end, watching it silently.
The figure was covered by a cloak, her features completely indistinguishable save by a feminine shape. Only her mouth could be seen slightly.
When the battle finished, the corner of the figure's lips rose slightly.
"Interesting…" The figure murmured in a soft tone.
Then, she turned around, disappearing completely.
From the start to the end, nobody noticed her.
Not even the demigod arbitrating the battle.
…
Meanwhile, Bloed was standing on the third floor of the tower with a speechless look.
Looking at the five unconscious A-Ranks, and Eres standing in front of them calmly, Bloed's lips twitched.
"Brother? Is anything wrong?" Eres asked curiously.
Bloed took a deep breath and shook his head.
"No, it's nothing."
He could not tell her that he had come prepared to make a grand entrance and use his ultimate moves to defeat the enemy leader.
However, his plan was completely destroyed by Eres!
His twin sister had eliminated all the enemies before he could even appear!
'This girl… How is she so strong?'
Bloed already knew that Eres was strong. As her twin brother and perhaps the person closest to her, he knew better than anyone about her monstrous talent.
However, even he did not imagine that his sister was this strong.
Defeating five A-Ranks so easily, and by herself, was already beyond the level of a genius.
'A monster…'
She was definitively the strongest peer that he had seen.
In fact, this was the first time that Bloed was not confident about defeating a peer even if he used [Overdrive].
'This talent… Compared to mine, the difference is enormous…'
Somehow, he could understand why people thought that she had stolen all his talent when they were in the womb.
Bloed smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Anyway, well done, Eres. To be honest, you surprised me this time."
Eres said nothing. However, her lips curled up slightly.
Obviously, she was satisfied with Bloed's compliment.
Just then, the rest of the club members arrived at Bloed's location.
"Is it done?" Liu Ying asked with an excited smile.
"It is." Bloed nodded. "This time, it was our victory."
Liu Ying grinned. At the same time, the other club members smiled at each other.
This was Machine Revolutio's second challenge.
And just like last time, they had won overwhelmingly.