It was the biggest humiliation Rio had in his life. all spectators were laughing at him. he can't let things continue like this, and his opponent has to pay for this, pay for this with his life. he now doesn't want to defeat nux but, he wants to kill that fucking asshole.
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Rio concentrated his mana on the tip of his sword, he then dashed in the nux direction instead of slashing his sword this time he tried to thrust his sword into the nux abdomen where his mana core was located!!
he used his full strength to thrust his sword, but the sword stopped one millimeter away from Nux's four-piece suit!!!
like there was an invisible wall stopping his sword, his momentum died in an instant.
'what is-'
before Rio completes his thought nux's slashed his sword.
This time it was not Rio who slammed to the ground, but it was his both hands??!
"....."
Silence the whole arena was silenced a second time,
"Isn't it supposed to be dule?"
this time It was the new dragon king 'Victor von Black' who braked Silence.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Rio cried out in pain, but nux never gives him a chance, he first saw in the direction of Ajux, but he don't say anything because cut limbs can be restored by light magic, so nux continued.
first time in the whole dule, he moved from his position and appeared behind Rio,
"Surrender," said nux putting his sword at Rios's neck. Rio who was on the wage of mental collapse because of pain, when nux put his sword on his neck he instantly surrendered
"I surrender," said Rio with a dying pig-like voice.
"winner of due is nux Ainsworth," said Ajux enhancing his voice with mana so everyone in the arena hears him.
'what was happening, Rio's momentum died out in an instant, but there is no physical touch or mana fluctuation, even my 'eye of Horus' doesn't detect anything. so it must be a coincidence, no it was not coincident. nux is the only one in Ainsworth without some spatial talent but what if that was not true?!' thought Ajux when he saw the tip of Rio's sword stopping right before it can touch nux.
'maybe his core guardian of 'golden helix galaxy'? That can explain many things but still, I have this feeling when I saw him first that his even stronger than he looks. but why did he pretends to be a son of the duke, it doesn't make any sense' Victor thought looking at Nux who was waking out from the arena.
(A/N; 'golden helix galaxy' is the galaxy in which Easter is located.)
POV: Duke Avitus
I saw my son trusting his sword in that Ainsworth basterds abdomen, but before that useless shit could thrust his sword, his hands were cut off?!!
'what piece of shit did he become garbage after slacking off only for a month? I think his foundation was weak from began with,' thought Duke Avitus.
"Isn't it supposed to be dule?"
' I heard even the new Dragon king humiliating my son, I'm definitely going discard him from my family after this shit is over' Duke Avitus thought.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh"
I heard my son crying in agony but it was about to end
"surrender," Ainsworth brat said
"I surrender," my son said
'It was over, I loose too much reputation because of that idiot son of mine, I will discard him and that brat.' said Avitus in his mind when he thought about Nux, an ominous grin appearing on his face.
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royal hull, ballroom.
after 1 hour and 3 minutes of dule.
Tony entered the ballroom he was wearing red velvet four-piece suit. black leather shoes. his crimson red hair was in a rough man bun, first Princess Celestine was wearing a light green ground, she has a well-curved body, blond hair, and blue eyes just like most of Elfreden family members.
bout of them walked toward the stage. On top of the stage was a sculpture of a goddess who look like an Elf with elegant and gentle beauty she was the guardian goddess of the Easter planet. Tony and Celestina are now standing in front of the sculpture. Tony put the Orichalcum ring on Celestine's ring finger.
'what if they find out their gentle and elegant goddess is really a tomboy and battle junky. haha~,' nux was having a hard time controlling his laughter after thinking about his personal maid and that sculpture on stage.
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"I Luminus Kristofer Elfreden XII welcome all of you to my daughter's engagement ceremony," said the king of the human kingdom or also known as Elfreden kingdom after the royal family's name.
"Also today almost all kingdoms and foreign nobles are present so there are also topics to discuss that might affect whole easter," said Luminus. because of the topic he wants to discuss, A few drops of sweat can be seen on his forehead and anxiety can be felt in his eyes.
after the king's long speech, which was about half an hour royal ball started.
the royal ballroom was on the third floor, and a beautiful view of the capital city can be seen from the balcony of the ballroom. nux was standing and appreciating the view of the capital.
"There are you, what are you doing here alone? we are looking for you for quite some time" said John. Rin and Leo were also with him.
"ohh, it was boring there so i'm standing hire," said nux looking at the black-haired and black-eyed boy in front of him.
"Isn't you supposed to be my partner after dule, and here are you goofing off out of the ball" It was Rin this time, she felt like she was dumped even though there was nothing between them.
"wasn't that all partner thing was only just act for getrid of Rio?," nux asked Rin with a confusing look on his face.
'why is this going like those Isekai anime with dance protagonists, there was nothing between me and Rin so why she is here' thought nux looking at Rin
"oh, that has nothing to do with that, we just want to have some fun, and isn't having a dance partner is a good thing in ball," Rin said her lips curved upwerds and clanging her tongue.