Chapter 404: Pick-up Artist (1/2)
”Hey, are you gonna talk to someone or not? We're running out of time! Are your standards that high?”
It had been several minutes of just aimless walking, and Rupert had begun getting restless.
”Stop rushing me! It's not as easy as it looks!” Regrit scratched his head.
”Is it really though? Let me show you then!” He smiled, looking over towards two girls in the distance that caught his eyes, lined up behind one of the roller coaster rides that were not as cramped.
”Hey! Wait up!” Regrit followed suit.
The two girls were gorgeous indeed, both talking to each other with clear excitement upon their faces.
One was a girl of average height, her deep blue hair like the night sky and her matching eyes almost sparkled, surrounded by her clean, pale skin and thick, arching brows. Her attire was rather casual, a cropped black tee shirt and jeans that fell down slightly above her knees, perfectly matching her low socks and blue sneakers.
The other seemed to be just as outgoing, yet slightly more glamorous. Her pink hair was tied into short pigtails, and her green eyes radiated fierceness within their sockets. Her white shirt fit rather tightly under her jeans jacket, and beneath that was a red skirt and black stockings that went up from her shoes and past her knees.
And before the slightly red-faced Regrit could even speak a single word, he found himself in the line behind them with Rupert taking the lead.
”Hello ladies, can I have a moment of your time if you don't mind?”
”Ummmm… Who are you guys? Do I know you? What do you want?” The pink-haired girl turned around and raised an eyebrow, her friend doing the same only her gaze was far wider.
”Apologies ladies, me and my brother are going around interviewing people to get an insight on what they think of the tournament.” He smiled.
”Elise!” The blue-haired girl nudged her friend. ”That's the student uniform for elite school! I think they're both in the tournament!”
”Oh-oh! Is that true!” Her eyes immediately went open.
”Well, yes… But I didn't want to make it a big deal—” He laughed slightly nervously.
”I— I see… But why us of all people? There are so many others... ”
”Oh! Well, you two caught our eyes! I'm not gonna stand here and start lying to you! Right Regrit?” He laughed and nudged his brother to his side.
”Uhhhh... Y-yeah…”
”Oooohhh! I see…” The pink-haired girl smiled.”What you're names? I should at least know the people interviewing me right?”
”Oh, of course! My name is Kai Fatebringer! And this is my little brother Regrit!”
”Fatebringer!” The girl with blue hair blurted. ”You mean the fire family!? You guys are experts at mana manipulation right! Can you show us something please!” She asked with star-like eyes.
”Ummm— well, that's getting a little off topic but—”
”Pleeeeaaassseeee….”
”Okay, Regrit! Why don't you show em something!”
Regrit was suddenly put on the spot, and his mind went blank before he remembered that Rupert could not exactly do these complex mana tricks.
”Fine, I guess I'll do it…” He sighed, lifting his hands and expelling orbs of mana from every colour of the rainbow popping upon his fingers. And by simply flexing his wrists, he controlled them up in the air like fireworks that exploded and formed a rainbow of mana up above.
The two girls were absolutely stunned, looking up towards the magnificent light-show displayed towards them in awe.
”Wow! That's really amazing! I can only get three colours myself! No wonder you're elites and members of the Fatebringer household!” The pink-haired girl spoke slowly approaching Regrit with hands clasped, maybe slightly too close as the rose on Regrit's cheeks became slightly more apparent as he instinctively took a few steps back and spoke.
”Uhhh… Glad you liked it. It was really no big deal…”
”Anyways!” Rupert clapped. ”I wanted to ask you a few questions! Are you two okay with that!”
”Yeah! Of course!”
”Great!” He cheered. ”First, what're your names?”
”Oh yeah! How could we not have introduced ourselves! I'm Elise Leona! It's a pleasure to meet you!” Elise, the pink-haired girl slightly bowed her head before looking them both in the eye and standing up straight.
”And I'm Jasmine Kale! We're both from country H! It's nice to meet you both!” She followed her friend's lead. ”So, what did you wanna ask us exactly?”
”I'm getting to that!” Rupert waved his fingers. ”First off, in your opinion, who do you think is most likely to win the tournament this year! And who're you gonna be cheering for?”
”Oooo! Now that's a tough question!” Elise pondered. ”But, if I had to choose, it'd have to be Adam Walker!”
”Mmhm” Her friend nodded. ”I'd have to agree with that.”
”The Supreme General's son? Not me? Ahhgg! You wound my heart with your harsh words, mademoiselle! counting me out so quickly!”
”Oh, I'm sorry,” She laughed. ”I'm just being realistic. I don't really know what you're capable off… I don't know, maybe surprise me in your first few matches and I'll change my opinion…” She narrowed her eyes and leaned in closer.
”Oh! So you're gonna spectate our matches!”
”Well, now we are!” She laughed.
”Ah! I guess that's even more motivation to impress!” He reciprocated her laughter that quickly spread amongst their peers, although Regrit was rather stiff doing so. ”Well, other than us, who're you cheering for? What were you looking forward to most when coming here?”