Ben's mini dimension. Ben is 'repairing' Chris's left arm while having some small talks.
"I am very concerned about what plan you and Sky had made, as I am very clear of how reckless you two are, especially you." said Ben in a serious tone.
"Ah... Don't worry, it's really not a big deal. We merely schemed to provoke Blair into using his ultimate skill that has a great backlash effect if not handled properly. While Leah and his responsibilities as an elder brother are Blair's main concerns and priorities, we used that as a breaking point. With one of Sky's special skills, he should be able to counter that ultimate skill of Blair effectively, although the risk level for Sky is not low either." said Chris.
"I see. But do you really have to trick Mr. Blair like that? I thought you two were friends. Like you could have done the same thing on Colonel K but you didn't." said Ben.
"Well, Sky and Blair are equally strong, it is not easy for them to get a result if they insist on the proper fight, once the countdown ended it will be a draw again. To win someone who is equally strong or stronger, tricks are good moves" said Chris.
"Sounds reasonable but that's not what I am asking about. I..."
"Ah... It seems like the match just ended... Hmm... From this magic trace, I believe Sky had won the match." said Chris.
"Ah..."...
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On the field.
The black most slowly faded as the double-sided barrier crumbled down. As the black mist completely faded, Blair can be seen lying on the ground unconsciously, while Sky is standing in front of him, panting heavily as his whole body is covered by wounds of different sizes. After a minute, the judges and the emcee announced Sky as the winner of this match. Before Sky stepped out of the field, he crouched down and whispered to Blair.
"I apologize for what I did earlier, it was actually a trap planned by Chris and I the night before. I always know you are a responsible brother." Sky whispered to Blair before leaving the field...
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Ben's mini dimension.
"I am wondering that do you really have to win this tournament so badly? It doesn't matter if you win or not, with the deeds of the organizers being exposed, they will have to arrange a meeting with you all anyway. Is it worth it to ruin your friendship with Mr. Blair just for the winning prize?" Ben asked, in a concerned tone.
Chris silenced for a while before turning to Ben and frowned.
"Ben, I think we have some small misunderstanding here. First, I never really considered Blair as my friend, I don't really trust him as much as how I trusted K, if you didn't notice it. Second, it's not entirely about the prize, you do know that I am not such an inconsiderate person, right?" said Chris.
"Yeah, I know. To be honest I realized something is off between you and Mr. Blair since you came back from Null Dimension. I wonder if these two issues are related?" said Ben.
"Well... You are right about that." said Chris, before starting to tell Ben some confidential information he got when he was in Null Dimension.
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According to Chris, when he was in I'm Null Dimension, Rei told him that a young marshal of Alliance had been acting quite disrespectful towards her and The Kingdom ever since she was left in charge of the main authorities of The Kingdom. After a short investigation, Chris found out that the young marshal had just been promoted for less than a year and was actually suggested by Blair to take over the position after the former marshal passed away due to some unavoidable incident.
After Chris returned to Kapis Dimension, he tried to imply this matter to Blair in a more polite way but Blair doesn't seem to be giving any desirable response regarding that, which causes Chris to start suspecting Blair to have any weird intentions when nominating that marshal for the Alliance despite of being an outsider.
With that suspicion, Chris continued investigating in detail and found something even more concerning. Ever since the young Marshal has taken over that position, the mistreatment of the clone army increased drastically, Rei who is concerned about this issue tried to negotiate with the Marshal in the name of the Queen of the Kingdom. However, the young marshal told her that he has no interest in negotiating with a kingdom that is led by a female ruler.
To make things even weirder, Mr. Thomas, one of the highest authorities in the Alliance doesn't seem to be bothered by all these issues which are obviously violating the policies of the Alliance...
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Ben's mini dimension.
"Ah... That indeed sounds concerning." said Ben, in a serious tone as Chris finish telling him everything in detail.
"Well, although my sole reason to win this match is to prevent them from belittling Rei and the Kingdom even more. I mean Sky thinks that belittling Rei is a big issue as well, even if it has nothing to do with both Blair or K." said Chris in a rather casual tone, surprisingly casual tone, especially after he just told Ben such a heavy topic.
Seeing such a sudden change of mood, Ben can't help but laughed out a bit.
"Haha... It's really quite your style to stay so carefree even with such a serious issue. Anyway, I had done adjusting your arm, it should be functioning properly right now. You probably should get yourself ready, they will be announcing the winner in a short while." said Ben.
Chris nodded.
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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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