Chapter 126 - 389 (1/2)

After being discharged from the nurse, Luke, instead of putting on the components of his armor, chose to keep them in his inventory.

”Luke, you're going to be okay, aren't you?” Nathalia inquired worriedly.

The half-wolf placed his large hand on the top of the girl's head and stroked. ”Don't bother with that...it shouldn't be a big deal.”

As the two left the infirmary, they found Martha and Ayumi waiting for them. The long white corridor was empty except for the presence of the four of them.

”Hi, are you okay? Did they explain anything to you?” The Matriarch asked, in a voice caring enough to show concern but not so much to reveal to Nathalia her relationship with the half-wolf.

Luke looked at her and smiled slightly. ”It's okay...they don't know what happened, but they told me to see a doctor who specializes in my race.”

In Luke's mind, if even the doctors in the medical wing of the Central Palace couldn't help him, maybe no one could. And he didn't want to frequent some crazy guru who could open him up with bizarre tools.

”Where are Shiro and the other two girls?” He inquired to change the subject as quickly as possible and push away the negative thoughts.

”They are resting. Phase Two should start in two or three hours. All the birds have already been killed.” Martha replied. She had an unwavering expression as always.

Nathalia was surprised at this revelation; after all, Phase One was still going on until half an hour ago. She hardly had time to rest. ”Wasn't that too fast? How many people passed?”

”From what I talked to Mikaela Åkerman, Phase One was scheduled to last twenty-four hours, but the clans are pretty tight this year, so only 389 participants passed.” Ayumi revealed.

”How many died?” Luke inquired; after all, Phase One is known for having a lot of deaths.

”Over two hundred people didn't come back. That's why I say rest now... there's no telling how Phase Two will be...” Ayumi said as she walked away, with Martha following closely behind her.

”Wait a minute... have you heard from Alexis?” Luke asked. He was still worried about the secondary mission.

”She's made some progress, but she's asked that you focus on the tournament. You are one yourself, Luke.”

The half-wolf had no choice but to accept that answer. The night before, he had passed the address of Matthew's girlfriend to Alexis so that she could find him. However, Matthew could still reject the plan, thinking that an S-Class might draw too much attention, so Luke was apprehensive. But he decided to take the wise counsel of the women and focus on the tournament.

As soon as Ayumi and Martha left, Nathalia and Luke were directed by a competition auxiliary to the lodgings in the Central Palace itself. Since there were no more single rooms, the two were left together in one room.

Nathalia threw herself on one of the beds in the room and sighed with fatigue. ”Ah... Phase One was not easy at all.”

”From what I remember, last year's Tournament of Legends didn't have that many deaths.” Luke said as he sat on the bed and admired the room. All the furniture in the room was white and had gold details. ”By the way, why are there so many rooms in the Central Palace?”

Nathalia pouted and began to ponder this as well. ”Maybe it was some kind of house in the past? Or a church with nuns? Anyway, forget about it. Tell me about what the other tournaments you've seen were like...”