At the top of that list was Ryan's name, following down were other names of students within the institution. 'Should I have this?' he thought, as he lowered his eyes to the bottom of the page. The table had hundreds of names, which were sorted by guild rank, element, and age. Some of the names were marked in pen.
<She also scribbled over hers>
'That must be a mark of who she doesn't like...'
At the bottom of the page was a handwritten note. 'That handwriting looks feminine' he thought, as he read the message "Dueling will be decided randomly.
<Is that the table of registered participants within the dueling event?>
'Yes, I imagine she wants me to hurt her opponents a bit'
<If you do well in the event, when they reveal that you are an ally of Laila, hardly anyone will object to her decisions>
'She is really smart' he was looking suspicious as he evaluated that table.
Putting the sheet in his pocket, he went about his day as usual.
* A week in the future
The days before the start of the dueling event were relatively quiet. Ryan did not receive any updates from the open quest he had received, nor was he able to activate the compass ability he had received as a blessing. After these quiet days, the day of the duel had arrived.
Slowly opening his eyes, Ryan was lying on his bed. Lyza and Olivia were in the kitchen preparing food, while Sara and Alice were focused on tidying up his equipment.
Getting up carefully, he was feeling completely rested. His body was energized as that delicious pancake aroma wafted into the room and mesmerized him with hunger.
*grr*
"Your alarm clock is a little different than usual" Nyx said, loudly, as she poked Ryan's belly. She was floating, above the bed.
"You were hiding?" Rose said, looking through the door that led into the bedroom.
Nyx disappeared and appeared in front of the nurse, with a smile she replied "Maybe?"
"Today is the day of the first duel" he said as he sighed and got up from the bed.
<Have you seen who you're going to fight yet?
'No idea' he mentally replied.
Ryan's footsteps echoed across the floor, letting the rest of the girls know that he had woken up. "Good morning" Lyza and Olivia said from the kitchen, Sara and Alice were in the office and also responded.
"Your first duel will be with Ethan Winter, he is the brother" Lyza said
<Laila's older brother> Nyx mentally concluded.
"Elder brother of the student council president, he's a bit strong even" Lyza continued, not imagining she had been cut off by the succubus.
"He's a water mage?" Ryan said, looking at Lyza, but the redhead shook her head "He specializes in ice, just like his family. That was relatively positive news for him, since his main element was fire.
'Ice... '
<Can we defeat him easily?
'You saw Laila's skill, I don't think it's impossible that he also has some hidden tricks'
The talks between Ryan and Laila had progressed quite a bit over the past few days, but there was still a resistance from the student council president about having sex. She was insecure, and with that, it was impossible to assess what secret skills she has.
Opening his cell phone, he found a message from the president.
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[Laila]: The duels have just been decided
[Laila]: You will duel with my brother
[Laila]: If you stay out of his hand, the duel will go pretty fast
[Ryan]: Can he also create a domain?
[Laila]: No, he only has a blood control ability
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'Blood and ice control, so he's also a water mage...' The pieces fell into place and with wide eyes, he turned to Lyza "Have they revealed where the first battle will be yet?" The redhead nodded "In gym nine, near the pond."
"Fuck" he said, clenching his fists. While the element of fire has significant strength over ice, the same cannot be said between water and fire. Higher level fire mages can negate this problem with a greater amount of flames, but this requires a significant expenditure of mana.
However, with a place with an almost infinite supply of water, this situation would be a bit more complex.
"Food is ready" Olivia said, as she pulled the pancakes out of the oven. Ryan sat down at the table, accompanied by his servants. They all noticed how worried he was, but they preferred to remain silent.
Sara opened her mouth to say something, but Alice put her hand on her shoulder. The girls were letting him have a little more time to think about his strategies, but the truth was that Ryan's mind was preoccupied with other thoughts.
'The quest I received had no update... That's strange...'
<Maybe it's interference between the two systems?>
'If that were the case, it would be gone by now. But the quest is present like the one in Crystaldrift'
<Hmm... maybe the best option is to close some more portals>
As he put a pancake in his mouth, his thoughts and worries subsided. Ryan raised his head and looked at his table, he was surrounded by beautiful women who genuinely loved him. With a smile, he just shook his head and chose to focus on the now.
"This is delicious, thank you Livia, thank you Lyza" he said as he put some more food on his plate.
Leaving breakfast, Ryan did his routine workout together with Lyza. After a series of stretches, he got ready to go to gym nine, which was relatively close to the Rank S dorms.
"Did you get everything you needed?" Olivia said, as Ryan stepped into the elevator. He nodded "I'll just take the rifle and some cubes" he said, pulling his backpack forward. Then the elevator descended.
'What's that weird noise?' he thought, looking down.
'<They're dragging some boxes downstairs, looks like some students are being transferred to this building>
'So we have neighbors. That's good.'
<You'll need to make less noise master>
I'm not the one making the noise
* * *
After two hours, the whole town was silent. Every house in the area was paying attention to the start of the Neodrazzil Traveler's Academy duels, the internet was going crazy. Journalists, guild members and even housewives were watching the television, mainly for the mysterious master of the black flames.
"Ladys and gentleman, or first fight of the day is!!!" A girl said, announcing into the microphone.
"RYAN WHITEMANE VERSUS ETHAN WINTER" Torek the Dwarf shouted.
*ROAAAAAAAAARRR* A roar echoed through the audience as the two young men entered the arena.
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