Heya me again i just want to tell you that since this side story start i kinda mistaking Therese name for Theresa... There is another Character with Theresa name so i mistake Therese name for that name....
So for this chapter I'm gonna use her correct name as Therese...
Well don't forget to give me your feedback on this chapter like usual thank you~
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Djeeta and the others are currently exploring this festival to find the girl mentioned by Richard.
However they couldn't find the girl at all even after roaming around for so long, so after searching for a while they decided to ask Sierokarte about her.
"Hmm, based on your description, it seems like the girl you're looking for is Therese" Sierokarte told them.
"Therese... such a beautiful name and it really suits her perfectly," Richard murmured as he learned the name of his beloved girl.
"Do you know where we can find her?" Djeeta asked Sierokarte while ignoring Richard's behavior.
"If that's who you're looking for, I'm pretty sure you'll find her on the Casino Liner. That's where all the duels take place" Sierokarte replied to Djeeta while clapping her hands together.
"Is that really where I'll find Therese?" Richard hesitantly asked Sierokarte.
"Yes, Therese is a Great Duelist who always wins in those duel matches, and she's quite famous among the people who often visit that place."
After hearing the answer he wanted from Sierokarte, Richard immediately put on a happy expression and gave her a thumbs up. "Thanks a bunch! I owe you one! Off we go, Djeeta!" he said then ran out leaving them behind.
"Hey, wait Richard, don't rush like that," Vyrn shouted at Richard as he running away leaving them.
Sierokarte looked confused with what was happening, while Djeeta and the others just sighed and said to Sierokarte, "Thank you for the information Sierokarte, we have to go now," Djeeta said, and they all went to catch up with Richard.
"Alright, I hope you guys succeed in whatever you guys doing" Sierokarte said to them as she waved her hand.
They easily caught up with Richard who had left them before, and after running for a while they finally arrived at the Casino Liner.
"Wow, this is really big!" Lyria said admiring the size of the Casino Liner.
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"Casino Liner, huh? Unfortunately, we couldn't visit this place when we were here before, but at least we can visit it now," Katalina said.
"Come on, let's hurry, we still need to buy tickets before we can go in," Richard reminded them, and they started walking again.
But as they started walking, some people overheard their conversation and asked them something, "Hey, you there. You here to enter the duels?" a very muscular man said to them.
"No, we're here looking for someone named Therese. Any idea where she is?" Djeeta answered the man.
But when the man heard Djeeta's answer, he started laughing hysterically while holding his stomach.
"Are you serious, pal? You've got business with Therese? You must be dreaming!" the man tried to respond to Djeeta while wiping tears from his eyes as he laughed.
"Ain't no one gets to meet Therese that easy. You wanna see her? Then you better get duelin'!"
Hearing that Djeeta and the others really didn't want to enter the duel because they came here just to enjoy the festival. But Richard on the other hand seemed more excited after hearing that.
"Being a champ will get me some private time with her... Alas, this must be a trial of love! Hahah! Now all I've gotta do is win this thing!"
"Whoa there, bud. It ain't gonna be a walk in the park. There are tons of tough duelists here just itchin' to meet Therese, and there's a new duelist who can easily defeat all duelists who fight against him with just one attack," the man said while looking toward the entrance of the Casino Liner.
"What?! There's someone who can defeat many duelists here with just one attack?" Katalina said, curious about the duelist.
The man nodded while answering "Yes, we who have seen his fights always cannot figure out what he does to his opponent because he moves so fast that suddenly his enemies are either unconscious or thrown out of the arena."
"Hmm, that's really interesting," Katalina mumbled as she heard his explanation.
"That's not important, let's hurry, I have to register myself too before it's too late," Richard didn't pay much attention to their conversation because he was too busy imagining what he would ask Therese when he won later.
Richard then left them again to register himself....
Everyone including the muscular man were all silent while staring at Richard as he left. "What's wrong with him?" the man asked Djeeta and the others.
"Well, basically he's fallen in love with Therese, so now he wants us to help him make her love him too," Vyrn replied to the man.
"Huh... all I can say is you guys have it hard..." The man felt sorry for Djeeta and the others because he knew it wouldn't be easy to defeat the man who can easily defeated other duelists.
Djeeta and the others could only sigh after hearing the man's words. They then parted ways with him and followed Richard to buy tickets so they could enter this place.
A few moments later, after they bought tickets to enter the place where the Duel is taking place, they all felt excited to see the duel especially curious about the person who could defeat their opponent with just one attack.
"Sigh..." Everyone except Richard when he found out that he couldn't register for the event because it was too late.
"It's okay, Richard, at least you can watch Therese fight," Lyria tried to console him.
"But Lyria... if I don't join the event, I won't be able to meet her in person..." Richard felt very disappointed with this.
"I'm more interested in this event, seeing many fighters testing their skills against each other really sounds interesting," Katalina said enthusiastically.
"Yes, I'm also excited to see the fight!" Djeeta nodded in agreement with what Katalina said.
After that, they finally arrived at the place where the duel was taking place.
They could see a fairly large arena in the middle, with spectators surrounding the arena, shouting to begin the final.
It seemed they were late as the event had reached the final, but at least they could watch the duel.
After finding their seats then they sat down, waiting for the final to start as they talked to each other.
A few moments later, they saw the announcer begin to walk towards the arena and stand in the middle. "WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE FINAL OF THE DUELS AT CASINO LINER!" the person shouted to the audience.
"YEEEAAAAA!!!" the entire audience began to cheer loudly while clapping their hands.
"Wow, they're really excited for this!" Vyrn spoke while trying to cover his ears.
"WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET ME INTRODUCE THE FINAL CONTESTANTS FOR THIS FINAL DUEL, THE ELEGANT DUELIST THERESE" the announcer said while pointing towards a direction.
The audience became even more excited and started calling Therese's name. Shortly after they could see Therese walking towards the arena.
"Hey look Richard, that's Therese," Lyria said to Richard.
But Richard had been staring at Therese the whole time while murmuring, "So beautiful..."
While Richard is still admiring Therese, Therese had already reached the arena and looking ahead to where her opponent would appear.
"THERESE THE CONSECUTIVE WINNER OF THIS DUELS TOURNAMENT. WILL SHE BE ABLE TO DEFEND HER TITLE TODAY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH HER OPPONENT IS A NEWBIE, HE ALWAYS SURPRISES US ALL BY DEFEATING HIS OPPONENT WITH JUST ONE ATTACK."
"WELL, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S WELCOME OUR FIGHTER," the announcer then pointed in the opposite direction of Therese.
"There he is!" Katalina and Djeeta were very curious to see who the person mentioned by the man before and the announcers was.
"....Hey, Djeeta...," Vyrn said as he saw who appeared.
"Yes, Vyrn..."
"Am I not mistaken? Is that really Rei?" Vyrn said while rubbing his eyes.
"No, Vyrn... I saw it too," Katalina replied to Vyrn this time.
"Ehhh!? Rei!? What is he doing there!?" Lyria was very surprised when she saw the person called by the announcer.
Meanwhile, Rei had arrived at the arena and was staring at Therese with a smile. "I can't wait to duel with you," Therese said with a smile.
"I also want to see your abilities," I nodded to her.
"Alright, are you both ready? Remember not to kill or permanently injure your opponent, I want a fair fight," the announcer said, then he started to descend from the arena.
"Of course," I and Therese said simultaneously to the announcer, then I saw Therese take out her weapon.
As usual, when she took out her weapon, Therese's aura changed drastically from a soft and approachable aura to a cold and expert fighter-like aura.
"Aren't you using your weapon anymore?" Therese asked me when she saw I didn't take out my weapon.
During this tournament, I didn't use my weapon at all and only fought with my hands because my weapon was too excessive for them.
"Unfortunately not, but I won't go down easily," I said, then I readied my stance.
"Hmm, I hope so!" Therese directed her weapon towards me.
"ALRIGHT EVERYONE!! GET READY!!!...."
After hearing that I immediately regulated my breathing and prepared to advance to attack Therese first, but suddenly I sensed something very powerful emerge causing me to look in another direction.
"!!!??" Lyria also sensed it and looked in the direction where I felt the aura.
"*SCREEECH!*" Then we all heard a very loud and sharp sound attacking us.
"Aghhhh" Everyone here immediately tried to cover their ears from the sound.
The sound lasted for a while before finally stopping... And I immediately felt a very familiar aura. "Primal Beast!?"
"Djeeta, I can sense a Primal Beast that suddenly appeared!" Lyria screamed, informing Djeeta and the others.
"What!?"
"KYAAAAA HELP, many monsters appeared!!!" A voice suddenly heard from the hallway leading out of this place.
Djeeta and the others immediately ran out of this place without hesitation to see what was happening.
"Rei, what was that sound just now!?" Therese tried to stand up as the sound made her head spin slightly.
"Primal Beast..." I muttered, and I could even see many spectators fainting from the sound, even the announcer also fainted.