JLEB!
Jerry had wide-eyed blood splashing in his face. He pushed the body over him to the side. He saw his trembling palms with her gaping mouth.
Jerry pulled the sword from the man's body until it fell off. He checked on the man and turned out to be dead.
"What's going on?" Jerry murmured.
The once quiet audience erupted. They cheer for Jerry's name. This is the first time it could possibly go down in history. That an immigrant wins a match in just one unprecedented attack. Even Prince Ken didn't beat an opponent that quickly.
Prince Ken saw Jerry from the bleachers. He felt something strange when he saw Jerry. He could see Jerry's aura radiating in the arena.
"Who is he?" Prince Ken mumbled.
***
Jerry slowly walked toward the bleachers with an empty stare. He didn't realize the audience was watching him. Some even cringe in horror as Jerry passes.
"Jerry! Wow! You're amazing!" Jirou with spirit. He hugged Jerry tightly.
"You killed him in one fell swoop!" Ichiro added with a big smile.
"I'm obnoxious Kill him?" asked Jerry, who still couldn't escape his surprise.
"Yes. You do it when you're on the edge," says Jirou proud.
"I didn't do it."
The expressions of Jirou and Ichiro instantly changed. "What do you mean?"
"The sword moves itself."
There was silence between the three of them. "Hahaha! You gotta be kidding me," says Jirou, laughing away.
"Haha! Yes, he did. You're so funny," Ichiro also laughs out.
Jerry's not taking it anymore. He was speechless to contemplate the events of the arena. Remember his hands that moved quickly when he was weak from the violent fall.
"Hey! Did you hear that?" asked Jirou as he suddenly changed the subject.
"No," ichiro answered quickly.
"Well, I haven't told you yet," annoyed jirou.
"So say it!" Ichiro's orders are impatient.
"The princess is getting married."
"What? I want her for a long time," he says with a listless face.
"What kind of nonsense is that? Princess Alice would never go out with a guy like you," mock jirou.
"What a nasty mouth you have. What kind of man would she marry then?"
"Prince Ken," replied Jirou.
Ichiro speechless. "Wow! He tastes great. I'm insecure."
Jerry suddenly lost focus on the two brothers talking. His eyes fell upon a familiar woman in his eyes. He immediately got up and walked quickly toward her.
"Lisa," Jerry called after pulling the woman's hand. The woman looked up to see the face of the person who was pulling her arm.
She squinted. "You?" Jerry wasn't wrong. The woman is Lisa. "Jerry, what are you doing here?"
"I'm in a competition."
"The Golden Sword Competition?" asked Lisa, who could hardly believe it. Jerry nodded. "Wow! You're so great."
Ichiro and Jirou just noticed Jerry's disappearance from the audience. They were distributing views in order to locate Jerry. Until finally, Jirou managed to see Jerry talking to someone.
"Jerry is talking to who?" asked jirou.
Ichiro's following jirou's perspective. "I don't know, like with a girl."
"He's amazing. With her face like that, it shouldn't be hard to get a girl."
"Never mind. Just be thankful for what you have," Ichiro says.
***
The Gold Sword Competition was decided to continue the next day for a reason. Jerry and the gamegoers were not even sure why.
When today's competition is over, Jerry takes Lisa for a walk outside the arena and the palace.
"You have got a job yet?" Lisa asked.
"I worked at a restaurant."
Lisa nodded in understanding. "Now?" she asked.
"I'm training at the palace."
Lisa looked surprised. "What? - seriously? Then, how come I haven't seen you there?" he was very curious.
"What do you mean?" Jerry asked, confused. Why did Lisa have to be able to see it?
"Oh, that's convenient. I used to go there to play with the king's daughter," Lisa answered a little nervous.
"Oh, I see."
Jerry smiled a little after that. She remembers meeting Lisa in the palace courtyard while she was sneaking around.
Jerry was suddenly envious. He also wants to be close to the prince. That way, you can put him in the army and get where he wants to be.
"How?" asked Jerry. Lisa frowned.
'hm? What way?"
"Close to the royal family. You're just a peasant.
Though Jerry was a little hesitant to say it, he was relieved. He knew Lisa as a commoner and without any title. Of course, Jerry was curious about how Lisa got into the palace and even made friends with the princess.
"It's contagious. Sure it wasn't easy, haha. You see the time I snuck up to see the princess?" Lisa said with a laugh.
"Oh, yeah. You're right," Jerry said with a big smile.
Jerry thought Lisa was saying the right thing. Maybe Lisa's in a lot of trouble. So, he shouldn't be jealous of Lisa.
***
"Where are we going?" Jerry asked in confusion. His two arms were drawn by the Ichiro and Jirou to the crowd gathering in front of the palace.
"Cut it out, Jerry. Just follow us, you won't regret," Jirou continues to draw Jerry around people who are saying things that Jerry doesn't understand.
"Why is it so crowded?" asked Jerry.
"Today is the announcement," Ichiro replied after they had stopped and felt they were in enough position to see clearly.
"What announcement?" Jerry asked again.
Ichiro and jirou signal directly to each other.
"The princess Alice whom Prince Ken is about to propose to."
"Gossip is mischievous Real?" asked almost distrustful Jerry. At the time, he thought that Jirou was just a rumor.
"Yes. Wait till the princess comes out," Ichiro blurted his mouth closer to Jerry's ear.
"Ladies and gentlemen. Please welcome Princess Alice from Horathomi!"
The people who were waiting for Princess Alice to arrive burst into applause. Jirou and ichiro called out the most loudly to Princess Alice's name. Even jerry was a bit shaken up by the atmosphere.
It's the first time jerry has seen a people who are very happy to welcome the princess. Before, she only saw this kind of thing on the idols.
Jerry, too, wanted to settle his curiosity. It was then that he saw princess Alice and froze, while the others were clapping and cheering.
"Lisa?" Jerry murmured as he looked into princess Alice's eyes.
Until the two of them met. Princess Alice's smile suddenly faded.
To be continued....