Ramiel understood the severity of his action and knew the best attack should always have a better defence, as a kid, Grandpa Tang let him read a lot of books, especially The Art of War by Sun Tzu and Bushido by Inazō Nitobe and other books that were filled with written documented war strategy,
He decided to apply the lessons he learned from those books and come up with a plan to rectify his previous mistakes and prevent them from happening again in the future. especially with his action that needs a certain amount of patience and discipline,
So with ten days on his hands to investigate those he considered possible suspects, he just made a thorough search and mixed with the locals to manipulate certain conversations to be directed toward identifying the purple-haired man with golden eyes among bystanders and native shop owners
He spent most of his time in the area where many different people were gathering, even in one place, observing people's behavior and trying to find any clues that could lead him to the suspect. He also talked to the travelling merchant and even some warriors, as he would act as big supporters and enthusiasts and gathered information about the suspect's appearance and possible motives.
until he notice something peculiar with some of the people in the city, they were suspiciously acting weird and were in an erratic state of trance, he was thinking they might be just drunk due to the Regional tournament festivities in the city, as thousands of different people in walk of life, and in different races and social status were flocking the city by droves,
He decided to investigate the matter and discovered that they were under the influence of a new drug that was being distributed in the city. With this knowledge, he wanted to also confirm if the so-called drug was the slave potion; it was becoming complicated considering he was there for only half a day.
so he went back to Arcane and ask Irles Filri Hellmane to accompany him, while both in disguise and brought twenty of her unit to look into the so-called new drug that was circulating in the city of Avarel,
Irles Filri agreed to accompany him with delight, as twenty of her unit investigate the new drug secretly, They planned to gather information discreetly without drawing attention to themselves, as soon as they returned they both walked toward the registration and listed their pseudonym name wearing clothing that was worn out and look old and average,
because of the problem with the organisers of the Regional Tournament and the massive influx of participants, they immediately change the battle rules and consider incorporating the guild measurement device to give those who were lower in level a fighting chance in facing a fighter with equal skill and rank them in eight colours divided and range from the lowest level 25 up to the highest level 120, in order to accommodate all of the fighters,
the rules stipulate that the participant and the committee representative are the only ones who know what colour rank they should be fighting in
the yellow rank with nearly two hundred participants already started to segregate the weak from the strong has already started hours ago with a battle brawl until one warrior remain standing after two hours of intense hostility, a winner was declared, and each winner from every color rank will be given a chance to continue their battle against a higher rank or go home with the winnings
this format ensures that only the strongest competitors advance to the next round, creating a thrilling and competitive atmosphere for both participants and spectators. The stakes are high, and the pressure is on each contestant to prove their skills and claim victory.
due to the situation and confusion of informing the nobles the Regional Tournament committee had to drastically adapt to this problem, so with this information considering some warriors who were sponsored by local nobles were coming in late due to the distance of their travel they allow them to register until high noon, the last remaining twelve were accepted without further delay ,
the three rank colors yellow, and green, had already declared a winner, the two champions decided to stop and went home to their respective home holding their head high, as they are now about to begin the blue rank competition where sixty participants were getting ready to fight, and one of them is the pink hair warrior,
Eiresti Nimwen Gallien was waiting patiently as she finally saw one of her targets entering the open battle yard with the same rules of the strong shall remain standing, and surrendering was accepted but frowned upon by most spectators, and admissibility of killing the opponent was legal,
The atmosphere was tense as the participants prepared to compete, Each one had worked hard to get to this point and was determined to give their best performance, the audience watched in anticipation as the blue rank competition began.
With a strong possibility of pain or death the other side desperately fights whoever attacks first without knowing which side is stronger, Some succumbed to panic and are bursting out in pure adrenaline and screams of war cry, and just swung their weapons hitting anybody who was in their vicinity,
The chaos and confusion were palpable as both sides clashed in a fierce battle, each determined to emerge victorious. The air was thick with the sound of clashing swords, the smell of blood, and the cries of wounded warriors would crawl as they get stepped on by the other participants trying to elude an attacker,
The battlefield was a gruesome sight, with bodies strewn across the ground and the injured writhing in agony. The outcome of the battle was uncertain, but one thing was clear it would be a long and brutal fight to the bitter end.
Ramiel saw this fight was no longer a tournament but an open entertainment of pure violence, which he found disturbing and similar to what he witness before, He couldn't help but wonder if the audience's thirst for bloodshed had reached such a level that they were willing to watch people get hurt just for the sake of entertainment. Ramiel wanted to leave the arena, feeling disillusioned and saddened by what he had seen, but he held a promise to Eiresti Nimwen til the very end,
he could see those who were not happy, considering this was a festival created to test and acknowledge the achievement of a warrior from different parts of the land, but something was not right most of the spectators were happy and delighted with this honorless carnage now He wondered if the people had become so desensitized to violence that they had lost sight of what it truly meant to be a warrior, or if there was something more sinister at play.
a few nobles who were disappointed in the new rules started to voice out their opinion and went to meet the Regional Tournament Committee, unlike the first three-rank battle it was not as violent and disturbing,
The nobles who went to meet the Regional Tournament Committee were hoping to convince them to change the rules and prevent further bloodshed,
two of them were Viscountess Hilas Ugrihron and Countess Herleva Mirielis, but it seemed that some participants were not following the rules and were using deadly force and illegal acts. It remained to be seen whether the committee would take action or if the violence would escalate further.
while this was happening the battle continued in the arena, as sixteen remained in a defensive posture and relaying on long-range attacks by using arrows and low-tier spells to incapacitate the other participants but among the sixteen one particular aristocrat was killing the other without hesitation while six of the remaining warriors were like protecting him in the process,
now Ramiel saw what was truly happening, the real culprit of this vile display of malicious act was orchestrated by the son of a wealthy Aristocrat named Sionn Kavanaugh, who registered hired mercenaries to participate in the same Rank in order to win and carry him toward a higher rank, Ramiel felt a mix of anger and disappointment towards their actions, knowing that the essence of the honourable battle was being corrupted by those who could afford to pay for it, it was not against the rule but even if it was written down the fact is was distorting the true value of being a warrior, this was making the remaining other ten furious,
the pink haired warrior dashed toward the ring leader , her movement was agile and violent which took the other participant by surprise, unlike the first few minutes her attack was subtle and without a hint of anger and malice, the nine warriors saw this and were dumbfounded to see how enraged she was, without any hesitation she broke one of the mercenaries right leg leaving him screaming in pain,
Multiple punches were released to the second mercenary in his solar plexus, as he kneel down in pain, she gave him a flying Front Kick straight toward the wall without resistance,
and sidekick another as the female mercenary fell ,the pink-haired warrior gave the fallen mercenary a full weight front leg axe kick in the chest breaking her metal chest plate, and she flips backwards as she evade the swing from the two mercenaries' swords and as soon she stood up and was at a safe distance she delivers Double Roundhouse Kick, while the two mercenaries were caught off guard by the pink haired warrior's swift moves and were knocked out cold.
Earl Reeve Gallien was standing and was biting his lip and was filled with excitement and adrenaline seeing her niece fight like that, it was life-changing for her and he was filled with pride, he couldn't help but think about how far she had come and how much potential she had, He knew that with her determination and skill, she was destined for greatness,
she didn't waste any effort and lunged toward one remaining mercenary , she ran toward him and suddenly stop and gave an outside crescent kick with a snapback force hitting the mercenaries head and just dropping toward the ground motionless,
the first of her four targets was Sionn Kavanaugh, he was standing a few feet from her, like a ragdoll she would beat him up by punching him all over the body and broke both of his legs instantly crippling him, Carvan Kavanaugh saw what was happening to his son and orders his men to stop the battle but the guards with him were not moving as if they were paralyzed from head to foot,
Eiresti Nimwen Gallien totally and brutally destroyed Sionn Kavanaugh chances of having a normal life, Eiresti's actions have caused irreparable damage to Sionn's mental, emotional and physical well-being, leaving him with deep scars that may never fully heal.
It is important for Eiresti to take responsibility for her actions and make amends for the harm she has caused, so with this in mind she didn't kill him, this was her way of being a responsible and honourable person and not being branded as a murderer