Although she tried to resist it, she still felt like punching these two at once.
She then quickly interfered between their sweet talk.
"Hey! The time is limited, you should quickly register for the duel. I will bet on you. The duel is soon goin to start so do it fast." She spoke.
"Yeah, I was just doing that." He replied and then asked Sarena to give him a form or whatever was needed to register in the duel.
She just asked a few details about Aiden and then the form was officially registered after a few minutes of wait.
"Finally, Now i can participate in the duel." He sighed as the form was successfully accepted.
"Hey... As i have said, I will also bet on you, don't you dare lose my money." She warned him and then both of them laughed aloud.
Rias thought that their behaviour were getting weirder so she decided to ignore them.
"The duel will be held in the underground arena, you can go there using this large portal." Sarena told him, pointing at the large blue portal that was imbued with magic and the life force of a ferocius Beast.
"Okay, thanks, I won't disappoint you." He bid his goodbye and then quickly entered the portal along with his master.
"Who was that girl?" This was the first thing Rias asked him after reaching at the underground arena's entrance.
"Oh, she was a good friend of mine, her parent knew my parents from a long time and they were the elders of the Roy sect." Aiden answered her without hiding anything because there was no need to do so.
"..." Rias only nodded and then continued to walk inside the entrance of the Arena.
"Hey, where is the betting area?" She asked a random stranger after entering the arena.
"Hm? There..." The stranger looked carefully at the beauty in front of him and then answered while pointing at a tavern like place.
They then walked to betting area to place a bet.
Aiden was a bit unsure if it was really the betting area of a luxury place like this.
The betting arena was like a tavern and was not very good looking or expensive like the Arena.
That was also why, Aiden had this thought in his mind.
Drunkardswere roaming inside the place like a swarm of bees.
The smellof alcohol was lingering in the air endlessly.
This caused a teenager like Aiden to feel a little dizzy.
They then quickly headed to the reception to place a bet.
"Hey old man, I wanna place a bet. I can, right?" Rias spoke in an informal manner as she very well knew that this was not the right place to be formal.
"Hehe, ofcourse, ofcourse. Young beauty, you may place a bet on whoever you want." The old man watched her with lustful eyes, rubbing his hands.
"K, i wanna place a bet on this player." Aiden's name was there as well because he had already registered for the duel. She chose Aiden to place a bet on and then saw the odds of him winning.
"..." Aiden was shocked after seeing the odds.
"250 to 1!!" He exclaimed.
"Hey, young lady, why are you betting on this trash? I would rather suggest you bet on someone better. Ofcourse I can help you..."
The old man had a grin on his face, greatly showing his old and ugly teeth.
"Mind you own business." She glared at the old man and warned him.
Even thought Aiden's odds lf winning were very very low, but she still saw this as a opportunity rather than a loss.
"I will place 6000 gold coins." She handed a pouch full of gold coins to the old man and then left along with Aiden.
They then headed towards the arena as Aiden's fight would be starting soon.
Just as they were entering the arena, A girly voice came from behind then. It was directed towards Aiden.
"Hey, Aiden!" She again shouted.
Aiden and Rias stopped on the spot and then turned back to look at the girl who was calling them.
"Sarena? What are you doing here? Weren't you supoosed to be at the reception?" Aiden was the first one to ask after seeing the familiar girl.
"Yes... but i took a leave as I wanted to bet on you and also watch you matches." She replied.
"Ah, you didn't have to do this much..." Aiden said with a smile.
"It's just one day of salary anyways... Its not a big deal. Also, what are you doing here, your match is starting soon, aren't you going to the participants hall?" She asked.
"Huh? What participants hall? I thought we had to go on the stage as our names were announced." Aiden was confused.
"Yes, your name will be announced but still, you can't just go on the stage from the audience seats directly." She replied, clearing his doubts.
"How much time do I have till I wont be permitted to enter?" He asked in a hurry.
"Its... 10 minutes." She answered after stopping for a bit.
"10 minutes!! Bye; I have to go. Also, tell me where the hall is." He quickly asked.
"there." Sarena pointed towards as Large hall which was quite far from their reach.
"Bye!! Cheer for me." He quickly ran towards the Hall as time was tight and he would not get entry once he was late.
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Huff huff... I have arrived!!" He had finally arrived at the Participants hall after 5 minutes of running.
He was heavily panting because he had run too fast just now.
The guards at the entrance looked at him weirdly because of his sweaty clothes.
"Halt! What is you name, You're not allowed if you are not a participant in the duel." One of the guard stopped him from entering as it was strictly prohibited to let anyone enter except the Participants of the duel.
"Ah, I am Aiden, a participant in duel." Aiden quickly answered, taking out a card and showing it to the guards.
The card was proof that he was a duel participant. The guards then let him enter as they couldn't stop him anymore because he had the participant ID, or rather they didn't have a reason for stopping him.
"You may enter..." They said, giving way to let him enter.
Aiden then quickly entered the hall. Just as he entered, he was dazed by the beautiful interior. It had everything that was needed in daily life... but ofcourse, it was only for 1 day.
Aiden decided to not look at it anymore as he didn't want to look like a country bumpkin who had never seen something so great. Well, even if he was a country bumpkin or not, the building could still provide him with a lot of things.
He then took out his card again and checked the room number he had to stay in.
"Room no. 21..." He kept chanting under his breath as he looked around for room no. 21.
"Found it!" He exclaimed and then quickly opened the door.
"Finally! I can rest now..." Just as he opened the door, He saw something strange.
The walls were strangely painted and a lot of magician and alchemist paintings were hanging on them.
"Woah" he prsised the paintings under his breath just after taking a glace at them.
(Guys... That was it, this novel is now coming to an end. Well, as to what happened to our mc... He loved the paintings and started a painter businesse and died of old age in the end... Give powerstones to pay respect.)
"Hey, you dumb author, I am not dying now, not until I achieve something in my life."
(Sorry for the bad joke guys, it was for fun, lets continue with the story...)
Aiden then quickly closed the door behind him and walked further inside the room.
"Yo!" A big man (Who looked like a gigachad) greeted Aiden just as he walked into the room.
"Hello." Aiden also politely greeted him.
"You like my posters at the entrance?" The man raised an eyebrow while asking Aiden.
"..." Aiden only gave a thumbs up to the man. (Maybe he would even ask the man to get him a few of those posters.)
"So, who is your opponent in the duel?" The man asked Aiden curiously.
"I think it was... The mighty eagle?" Aiden replied.
"Whoa, I was just thinking that who was so unluckly to face Eagle and now it seems like a fellow roommate is not going to make it past the first round." The man didn't want to hurt Aiden's feelings but he just gave his own opinion.
"But dont you worry, If you use good tactics, you might have a chance of winning." He said to not hurt his feelings too much.
"Yes, I will try my best... What about you? Who is your opponent?" Aiden asked.
"Oh, he isn't worth mentioning in front of me, man." the man said as he flexed his muscles in front of him.
"Good luck for your match." Aiden then went to the bedroom.
He had to wait until his match so he decided to rest a bit.
Just as he entered the bedroom, he could only see all kind of luxury materials. Whether its a sofa or a bed, everything was a top class luxury material.
Aiden was amazed at the beauty of the room.
He then quickly lay on the bed and looked at a weird device in front of him.
There was a magic array on the stone which was not ordinary looking.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today we are hosting a duel in the Kings's duel underground arena!!" Just as Aiden touched the magic array, a loud voice startled him.
A bird eye view of the underground arena became visible on the stone.
Aiden now understood why it was not an ordinary stone.
"Well, let's enjoy the show first." He then dismissed every thoights in his mind and started to watch the duel match.
"Our first two participants today will be... Rezen and Iron fist!" The commentator announced the first two participants loudly using a sound amplifying magic skill.
Just as the announcement was made, Two people entered the fighting area.
Loud cheers came for them from their fan groups, cheer ladies and other supporters. The noise was echoing everywhere in the arena. People who placed a bet on their player were watching with anxiety.
Aiden was enjoying the show, lying on the bed.
"Everyone Ready! Let the battle start!!"
(Author - The real battle is starting now, are you excited? Write in the chapter comments and to show your support to my little book, please dont forget to drop a few powerstones. You may as well remind me of my mistakes, I wilk try to fix them as soon as I know of them. Ty :)