74 Tournament 5 (1/2)
”As for the winner, he will get a grade F house on the campus.”
When the last reward was announced an uproar went through the participants. A grade F house may sound like nothing special, but one had to know that one had usually be a member of the alliance for at least ten years, as well have a high enough rank, to buy a house on campus. And then the prices weren't small at all. As such normally this was a great reward for the first time. But if as expected Miss. Tang would get this reward, then it would just be wasted. After all her grandfather was the grand elder and as such she would surely have a much better place to live in.
”Alright, now that the rewards are announced, it is time to continue with the fights for the best five. We will start this with the fight between Ivan Hope and Miss. Tang.”
When Ivan heard his name he hurriedly ascended the platform, while his opponent elegantly walked towards it too. Her face still held the same ice cold expression she had on since the start.
When she ascended the platform there was a loud cheer from the spectators, as well as loud shouts, encouraging Ivan to help them see a flustered expression of her. It seems like he wasn't the only one who wondered how she would look if her face showed another expression.
”Both of you greet each other.”
As before they greeted each other with a small handshake, allowing Ivan to feel her smaller but ice cold hand in his. * Is this girl an iceberg?*
”And, start.”, the referee announced the start of the fight, after the both of them had arrived at their starting positions.
Since he hadn't gotten any information about his opponents fighting style, Ivan thought that the best way to go forward was to stay true to his tried and tested methods. As such he summoned Vlada and together with her he shot towards Miss. Tang.
At the same time his blade did slide out of its scabbard, she too had her staff in her hand, while already starting to cast her spell.
While closing the distance to her in a sprint, he applied his flame enchantment and hacked down on her with as much speed as he could muster.
”Bang”, with a loud bang his sword hit the just coalesced ice shield surrounding her. The backslash of this swing was then used to make a circular movement at which end his sword was once again slashing towards her.
There was no facial reaction, but a small glint of surprise flashed through her eyes, unseen by nearly everybody. But on one tribune he grandfather managed to catch it. *It seems like this young boy of Carl isn't that simple.*, he mused.