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Cornelia’s first match was over.
The other woman—I don’t remember her name, was jerking and twitching, her body twitching and her eyes white.
As a man, I feel sorry for her. The abomination was exposed to many people.
Cornelia, on the other hand, came back with a regular smack in her face……
“I’m back～! Luca !”
She hugged my body as if she was going to hit me.
Two soft, plump, soft lumps pressed against my arms as if they were going to kill me.
“Welcome back, Cornelia. How was it? What did you think of your first match?”
“Well, I don’t know, she was too weak. She’s no better than Shayla.”
“Don’t quote me there.”
Shayla glared at Cornelia with a miffed expression.
“I don’t mean anything wrong. I’m sorry. But…I wonder if there’s any point in playing such a low-level tournament? I feel like it would be faster if we just fought on our own.”
“You could say that.”
The one who expressed agreement was Lucia Morgan.
She raised her voice in a ladylike manner.
“I don’t think there are better users than us. It’s a waste of time.”
“You’re talking like a big shot without even having fought yet.”
“My impressions from watching the battles so far.”
“Well, I know how you feel.”
I was also disappointed at the low level.
I had entered the tournament for the prize of winning the tournament from the beginning, and I thought I would have a little fun.
But when I opened the door, I found that the majority of the participants could not even use their auras properly.
This is just bullying the weak.
I don’t have a hobby of picking on small fry.
I let out a sigh as I looked at the next group of opponents.
Then, I was surprised because I hadn’t heard the host’s introduction.
My eyes widened slightly.
“Hmmm? He’s……”
In the center of the Colosseum, just beyond my line of sight, a young man with familiar hair steps into the ring.
In the original story, he had the appearance of a man who was set as the initial character in the character creation process.
The hero of this world–Aiden.
“Why are you here……”
“Who is he? Do you know him?”
Cornelia, who saw the same person at the other end of my line of sight, tilted her head with a questioning look on her face.
I can only smile bitterly.
“It’s Aiden, from the same class. You know, the one who I beat up.”
“….I’m sorry, I don’t remember him because I don’t care about weak guys.”
“same.”
That’s Cornelia Schievald.
She said she had no recollection of the presence or absence of anything.
In case you’re wondering, you’re supposed to be his heroine.
Well, I decided to separate my thoughts and string together new words.
“Besides, I didn’t expect that he was also participating. Have you grown a little, hero?”
I stare at Aiden’s face.
It’s a good opportunity. Let’s see how strong he has become.
As I stare, Aiden’s match begins.
Aiden uses his aura. He emits only a small amount.
It was about the same amount as when he fought me.
There’s no way he’s not growing. He is probably holding back.
The enemy swordsman, on the other hand, also used the same aura.
This is a good opponent to measure Aiden’s strength.
However, he is not an enemy of Aiden, who can also use other abilities.
Debuffed by a curse and unable to play it with his aura,…..Aiden used his time to push his opponent away.
Finally, he was hit with a powerful blow and knocked out of the ring.
It was an easy end.
“Tch. You should hang in there a little longer…”
I couldn’t help but click my tongue, but his game was far from over.
Let’s see how well he can hide his moves.
I chuckled inwardly.
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Aiden, who won his first match without knowing that Luca was watching him closely, however, did not feel a sense of accomplishment.
Rather, his face was pale.
“W-why are Luca Salvatore and Her Highness Cornelia in a place like this……!”
He wobbled and his legs trembled as he returned to his seat.
This was instinctive fear.
He had not expected his old enemy, Luca Salvatore, to participate in the tournament.
Since being saved by Luca before, Aiden had experienced a moment of despair.
He had been beaten in a one-on-one fight, and his heart had been broken.
However, he managed to recover with the resilience of a hero, and after intense training, he chose the tournament as a place to test his abilities.
The result was this.
If I don’t do something about it, I’m bound to run into that monster sooner or later.
He couldn’t shake off his anxiety about whether or not he was capable of beating Luca.
“It’s okay…I’m fine. I’ve trained hard. I’ve been thinking about it with all my heart. It’s all in order to win against that man…!”
Gradually, a shiver consumes his entire body, but he somehow manages to suppress it and clenches his fists.
He quickly raised his gaze and stared at Luca, who was sitting on the opposite side of the table, in the distance.
Then, for some reason, Luca was also looking at Aiden.
Their gazes met, and Aiden quickly averted his gaze.
The vague feelings that were born in his heart will never go away.
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