Chapter 106: A breeze (1/2)

The host awkwardly coughed and stuttered, ”Well, t-the mighty Vajra has concluded the fight, and the v-victory goes to.....Princess Ranya!”

The crowd was rather silent at first, but they soon regained their enthusiasm and cheered for the princess.

Meanwhile, she indifferently stepped outside of the stadium, uncaring for any of the praise.

A few state medics then entered the stadium and carried the injured prince to care for his countless wounds.

Aadityapal was biting his lips very hard, and he was suddenly less confident on his own chances to win.

*Bam*

However, in the midst of his self-wallowing, Alex had jabbed his arm on the prince's shoulder, and he whispered, ”Look, she's very strong, but I still think you can win.”

'Honestly, I'm not too sure...' Alex simply encouraged him to increase his confidence, since lack thereof was never a good thing.

Aadityapal gulped, and he gave him a thumbs up, ”I'll....win!”

”That's the spirit!”

Alex returned to his seat, and he perceived that Ashoka had a hand on his head.

”She's a troublesome child.....” Ashoka was speaking of Princess Ranya.

It seemed he didn't want Alex to react, as he continued his words, ”She's extremely strong, unnaturally so for a mortal, but I don't think her personality would fare well with the position of a ruler.”

Then, he halted his words and stared at Alex.

Alex nodded and said, ”I think she'd be very fit to be a military leader since it seems she doesn't know the intricacies of diplomacy, and her straightforwardness will not fare well with foreign rulers.”

Ashoka nodded and added, ”And then, there's Aarush, and he has the opposite problem, he is simply too good at scheming and diplomacy, and he doesn't inspire trustworthiness.”

'Imperial life is troublesome.' Alex clicked his tongue.

”What about Aadit?” Alex wished to know the ex-emperor's opinion on his dear disciple.

Ashoka sighed and replied honestly, ”I wouldn't know of today's Aadityapal, but in the past, he always suffered from a lack or excess of confidence, and I wouldn't honestly trust a person with a fickle psyche to be a ruler.”

Fortunately, the prince in question was quite far away from them, and he didn't hear their discourse.

Alex nodded and thanked Ashoka for sharing his feedback.

In the meanwhile, a few uninteresting battles had taken place, but the crowds were still quite enthusiastic nonetheless.

Then, as the two continued speaking on mundane matters, Alex heard the name of a prince that also intrigued him.

”Disciple of Lord Chandra, Aarush against Princess Prisha!”

The crowds cheered at the mention of 'Lord Chandra', and Alex's attention once again fixated on the venue.

Two people had entered the stadium.

The cunning Aarush had a thick rope in his hand, and he grimaced menacingly at the princess who also came into the venue.

The host shouted, ”Start!”

Alex perceived that the princess's lips moved, and from that motion, she was mouthing the sentence 'I give up.'

However, Aarush didn't give her any time for that, as he charged by extremely quickly, and unexpectedly, he wielded the rope and wrapped it around her neck, before swiftly tightening a knot.

This gesture shocked the crowd, and the princess was having difficulty breathing and could not even speak.