" Here, I'll show you what true strength looks like "
Arthur whispered as sparkles of ice began to surround his hand, and soon the hand was then coated in a hardened cold ice, which made Alice shiver
" Skaði's Pillar "
Arthur added, ending his speech, before a small marble of ice formed below his palm, and then, that small marble would soon fall on the floor, the moment it did, the entire field was trapped in a pillar of ice, which froze Alice completely.
" You've overdone it a bit, don't you think? Prince Arthur? "
The announcer questioned, snapping his fingers as the ice began to melt rapidly, the entire field soon being filled with steam
" What was that? "
A spectator questioned, as the others followed along, beginning to ask questions similar to the first one, talking amongst themselves, trying to figure out, what it was that had happened
" And the winner is Arthur! "
The announcer yelled as Alice's cold, wet and unconscious body disappeared in a bright shine of light
" That fight was totally one-sided "
A man amongst the crowd say as another turned to look at him
" Yes, I agree, I kind of feel bad for her to be honest with you "
The man said as a woman nodded, shaking her head at what could have been
" I was hoping she'd at least make him bleed "
The woman said, as all the spectators sighed simultaneously at the short-lived battle
" It seems that you all have been disappointed by the fight that had just finished, but fret not! Because the last battle of the tournament is slowly but surely approaching, after all, once this current fight is concluded, we'll get to see the best of the best, fight against each other at full power!! "
The announcer yelled, spreading his arms wide, as he flew around the field, the crowd getting more and more excited as Eran walked into the ring
" Damm, this pressure I'm feeling "
Eran whispered to himself, as he stood on the opposite side of the arena to Arthur
" There's no way this is coming from him, is it? "
Eran asked himself, his eyes slowly turning to look at Arthur, who simply stood there, his arms crossed, and his eyes coldly looking back at him
" Yep, it's definitely him. Is this what you call killing intent? No, I don't feel threatened. Maybe fighting spirit? No, I'd be at the edge of my limit if this guy was releasing fighting spirit, but maybe.. "
Eran stopped thinking, looking carefully at the blue-haired royal, with eyes of nervousness and fear
" No there's no way, he can't be that strong "
Eran said to himself as sweat began to rapidly fall down his face
" I know what you're feeling right now "
Shu whispered, a gigantic grin growing on his face as he looked at the two standing there
" It's the gap. The power difference, it's like when a pig stands in front of a wolf, its instincts automatically tell it, that the enemy upfront is way out of their league "
Shu said to himself, smirking as he imagined Eran's mind-breaking apart, trying its best to figure out a way to fight Arthur, to adapt to Arthur's strength and possibly win, to later realize and admit that its host has no chance at winning against the enemy
" Hey what's the big deal!? "
" Yeah! Start fighting already! "
" This is boring! "
" Yeah what he said! "
The crowd began to scream, yelling at the two to fight already, they wanted to see an entertaining battle, but they weren't moving and that annoyed them to the utmost extreme
" Uh, excuse me, mister announcer "
Eran said, raising his hand up in the air as the announcer soon appeared in front of him, his eyes staring deep into Eran's
" Yes, is something wrong participant? "
The announcer questioned, tilting his head to a side, somewhat confused, no one before Eran asked him anything before starting their fight
" Am I allowed to forfeit? "
Eran questioned, slowly and nervously lowering his arm, trying his best to smile at the man
" Oh, Oh!, Ooooooohhhh!! "
The announcer began to scream, flying high into the air, laughing loudly, loud enough for everyone in the field to hear
" The most unexpected thing has just happened folks! Participant Eran Dialo has decided to throw the match, he no longer wishes to fight! "
The announcer revealed, surprising everyone in the crowd
" Wait what? He can do that? "
" Well I mean, it makes sense, I would be scared out of my mind too if I was facing Arthur "
" Yeah, after he filled the field with ice, I too would have been scared to fight him "
" So what do we do? "
" Uh, I guess we allow him to forfeit? "
" Yeah! let him forfeit, Let's move on to the last match already! "
The spectators said, talking amongst themselves as they soon came to a conclusion, that they did not want to see Eran fight, but instead they wanted to see Shu and Arthur fight
" Thanks, Eran! "
Shu yelled as he jumped up in the sky toward the Arena's direction, falling down at a fast-paced speed, crashing against the ring's floor, landing next to Eran
" Thanks to you, I get to fight Arthur early! I'll take it from here buddy! "
Shu said before patting Eran's back with a huge smile of excitement on his face, making Eran sigh, somewhat disappointed in himself before walking out of the ring, standing where Shu once stood
" Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready! Because right now, the last and final match is about to start! The match that all of us have been waiting for, a match that'll satisfy you more than Ean Lianert's match! Arthur Bermudez Against Shu Hellgard!! "
The announcer yelled, causing the crowd to yell standing up from their seats, expecting to see nothing more than a glorious match
" Give him hell Arthur!! "
" Kick him with all your strength Shu!! "
" Fight with all y'all got!! I wanna see the best fight in this academy's history! "
The spectators began to yell, beginning to grasp for air, to then start over again, yelling and yelling till their mouths got dry and their throats got sore
" Hear that Arthur? They really, really, really want to see us fight "
Shu said, walking toward Arthur while cracking his knuckles, a giant grin overtaking his expression as Arthur himself began to walk toward him as well
" I guess they have the same mindset as me "
Arthur replied, a vein of annoyance growing on his forehead as he slowly unraveled his arms while walking toward the smaller boy
" Let's kill each other!! "