Sky and Chris's hostel room.
"Ah... Seriously! Why is this level so difficult to pass? I had used three lives and five extra tools! Damn it!"
Sky exclaimed as he was playing with some candy matching games. With no doubt, Chris ignored him, he is reading some daily reports from the Kingdom.
Suddenly, they heard a slightly gentle and formal(?) knocking on their room door, followed by a soft lady's voice.
"Good evening, I am from the staff of the tournament, I am here to deliver some messages from the organizers." said the lady, in a really polite tone.
"Oh... Okay! Hold on, I will open the door for you." said Sky as he paused his game and walked towards the door.
Chris did not show any response towards that and continued with his works.
Sky opened the door and was greeted by a young lady with short bob hair and wore a clean and neat uniform.
"Good evening, Sir, I am here to deliver an important notice from the organizers. 'Due to the sudden parasite's invasion, one of the finalist team is suffering from the effect of the parasite with more than half of the team infected. Thus, unable to fulfill the requirements needed for the final. By right, the remaining team should be won by default, however, after considering several reasons, we had negotiated with the said team and the potential number three team that also suffered a great loss, and decided that the two teams will merge into a single team'. The organizer would like to consult your opinion on this matter." said the lady, in a polite and formal tone before passing Sky an official letter from the organizer.
"Heh? K and Mr. Blair cooperate with each other as a team? This is interesting. Let's see... Mr. Blair, Gerard, Yiren, K and Sergeant C-760... Ah... What an amazing combination, this will be an interesting match." said Sky, rather excited.
"Mhmm... This indeed sounds nice. I always want to have a proper fight with Colonel K, just saying." said Chris without even turning his head away from the reports he is reading.
"Uhm... Chris? Don't you think it's a bit too obvious?" said Sky.
"Well, they are asking for our opinion, I am just giving them my opinion. By the way, since Kenji hasn't really gotten into any proper match yet, I guess we should let him participate in the final, and it would be great if he could fight with that Yiren on the first match." said Chris.
"Ah... You definitely did not listen to what I said huh?" said Sky.
"It's alright. I will forward it to the organizers." said the lady in a polite tone as she bowed to Sky and Chris before leaving the room.
"Ah-ah~ That was rather unexpected, never thought the damage of those parasites could be this huge. I am actually wondering how did they got infected aside from those who participate in the Stamina Test." said Sky.
"Mhmm... Seriously, I should have arranged the order for the match as well just now, what a waste..." Chris mumbled as he continues reading the reports.
"Ah... You are not even listening to me. And why the hell would they let you arrange the math's order as if you are in charge of the whole tournament?" Sky dissed Chris.
"Hmm... It would be great if Kenji, Junior, and Maria are in the first three matches. And I would be happy to see you against Blair." said Chris, in a casual tone.
"Ah... Haha... He is definitely not listening to whatever I am saying..." Sky mumbled...
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The day of the final.
"Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen! Today is the Final for the battle arena tournament! Congrats to all the contestants that successfully reached this stage after all the obstacles! Now let me introduce to you all the participating contestants for the final five matches of the tournament. Now, have a look at the banners!"
A lady emcee that wears a pair of cat ears announced in an excited tone. Yes, for the final, they finally have a real person as an emcee instead of the robot mascots.
As soon as the lady did her greetings and announcements, a row of five poles with gigantic rolled-up banners slowly emerged from the ground that split into halves. Then, the banner at the left end opened showing Seito's face and Yiren's face side by side.
"First match, Mr. Seito Kenji vs Mr. Yiren!" the lady announced as the audience started getting heated up in excitement.
Then the second banner opened up, showing Junior and Gerrard, followed by the third banner that shows Maria and C-760.
"Ah... Chris, I believe this is not a coincidence. Care to explain?" Sky asked as he stood on the field and stared at the banners with Chris at his side.
Chris smiled without saying anything.
"For the fourth match, Mr. Chris versus Colonel K-095! Oh my God! What an amazing combination! I had been waiting for this!" the lady announced and exclaimed in pure excitement.
As soon as she announced this combination with the banner opened showing Chris and K, the whole field stirred up in extreme excitement, the commotion is so overwhelming that the whole stadium feels trembling.
"And finally the fifth match, Mr. Vlansky versus Mr. Blair!" the lady announced again, and the excitement level of the audience increased even more.
"Ah... Chris, have you done anything behind me last night?" Sky asked.
"Nope. Why would you think so?" said Chris, with a rather suspicious smile.
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might caused the writer to stop writing."
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