18 Unexpected Inciden (1/2)
Berean Drunnel was a simple-looking human. He wore a specialized black zenanium armor, which covered his skin very tightly, to say that if his armor were of the same color of his skin, he would seem naked.
”Special Awakened Skill, Size Shifter, it allows me to alter the size of things.” He said.
Well, it was to be expected that he would have a Special Awakened Skill because the humans' Racial Skill, Special Essence, which for ones was a curse and for others a blessing, forced them to always awaken a Special Awakened Skill.
”Fight!”
The instant Lenna Zelu's voice fell, and just when he was beginning to move Berean Drunnel with his wind, Thorn felt a pair of hands grabbing his legs.
In this fashion, the human, who was griping Thorn's legs so hard he crippled them, vigorously threw Thorn to swap the impulse of the wind.
Thorn had never thought Berean Drunnel could enlarge his hands this quickly. Now, he had no choice but to hit himself with his wind blast once again to avoid getting off the combat area.
*Fuumpp!*
This time, the impact made him spat a mouthful of blood, and his internal organs began to shatter. Evidently, his body had already reached its limit of endurance.
(Damn! This hurts more than what it should!) Grimacing, Thorn complained inwardly as he began to wrap the body of his opponent with his wind.
But while Thorn was doing that, Berean Drunnel didn't stay quiet, he shot his hands, which looked just like attacking snake type monsters. This time, however, he was viciously aiming toward Thorn's neck!
Thorn had just now experienced the extremely quick assault of those hands, so he was now prepared to face such attack.
*SssClang!* *SssClang!* *SssClang!* *SssClang!*
Thorn's wind blades loudly crashed against Berean Drunnel's armor-covered hands. Although the wind blades weren't able to cut Berean Drunnel's hands due to the specialized zenanium armor he wore, they still managed to completely break the momentum and direction of the quick assault.
This gave Thorn enough time to completely cover Berean Drunnel's body with his wind, and to move him out of the combat area.
When Berean Drunnel became aware of where he was standing, he was already hearing Lenna Zelu' pleasant voice. ”Thorn wins!” Though, the meaning of her words wasn't pleasant at all for him.
Without caring in the slightest about Berean Drunnel's sentiments, Lenna Zelu continued: ”This ends the second phase. Now, our secondary judges are going to decide the ten participants that will pass to the third phase.”
As for Thorn, he was about to climb down the platform. Actually, although he was the absolute victor of this phase, the sight of him getting off the arena was the most pathetic and pitiful of all the other participants. Due to the numerous wounds and broken bones he had, he couldn't even move his body, so he was tragically carrying himself with his wind.
It was at that juncture when someone suddenly said: ”Miss Thorn, please wait a moment. I have something very important to say to you.”
As nobody else was making any noise, everyone heard clearly these words. When all looked over in the direction of the origin of the voice, they discovered, to their surprise, that the owner of the voice was unexpectedly Arnold Alch.
This young super genius was standing and directing his passionate gaze toward Thorn's breathtaking violet eyes.
”He…? Y-yes?” Thorn, holding himself up with his wind, said perplexed.
Arnold Alch then smiled handsomely, and began his speech: ”Never before had I met a woman as extraordinary as you, nor had I ever feel this way for someone else…” He blushed as he paused for a short moment. ”What I am trying to say is tha--”
”Hahaha…!! Au, Au! Oh boy, Oh boy! Hahaha…!!!”
All of a sudden, a loud and unrestrained laughter interrupted Arnold Alch's words.
When Thorn shifted his gaze, he saw a human with disheveled black hair laughing his ass off as he rolled back and forth on the floor holding his stomach.
(Isn't he the head of the Medical Center of Lurep Village, Crok Alch? Why is he laughing with such abandon…? Has a clown kicked his brain or something?)Thorn wondered speechless.
Yes, the disrespectful fellow was Crok Alch. He barely managed to stop his laughter, crawled up to his feet, and said with much difficult: ”I-I am really sorry for this unwanted scene. P-please, don't mind me. I just remembered something funny.” He took a deep breath, and put on his most solemn expression. He then directed his next words toward Arnold Alch: ”Young man, you MUST NOT let this heavenly opportunity pass by. I BEG you, continue with what you were doing. I'll pray for your success.” After finishing his piece, he sat back on his seat, and prepared himself to watch a good show.
Arnold Alch nodded at Crok Alch, his face showing some embarrassment. He tried to calm himself down for a pair of seconds, and finally, posed once again his gaze on Thorn's eyes, it was a gaze which contained a desire so fervent it couldn't be ignored.
It was at this moment when Thorn suddenly understood that the bastard in front of him was going to screw him up. (Holy shitttt…!) He cried silently as his heart trembled in fear.
Arnold Alch was already done with the idle talk, so he directly said: ”I want to earnestly fuck you, Miss Thorn.”
”…”
”…”
After a long period of silence and shock, some spectators began to discuss this matter noisily.
”Wow! The always solitary genius of Lurep Village finally has been so impressed he couldn't help but declare his love so promptly and so decisively!”
”Right!? He even bravely took the risk of being rejected in front of so many witnesses and ruin his reputation! ”
”He certainly has immense guts.”
”Rejected? Who are you talking about? Arnold Alch's looks and talent aren't something a lady can reject!”
”But even if Arnold Alch were more handsome and had more talent, would he be worthy of Miss Thorn?”
”Of course not. Her understanding is already in the Peak of Control of the Skill after all.”