Chapter 320 - Bliss the Talented (1/2)
Everyone's eyes were looking above the field as they waited to see what number would be revealed. As the firework-like magic burst away, the first number was 54.
”Wait a second, how do we know whose number belongs to who?” Max asked as he looked around.
Then from their group that were sat together, the white uniform that Bliss was wearing was starting to glow.
”Ah, Bliss.” The little tower master said, ”Looks like you will be going first, I have high hopes for you.”
Bliss stood up confidently and walked past the students in the stands to head down the field. She was now stood on one end of the area near the tower masters.
”So who wants to be a judge first?” Roy asked with his feet up on the table.
”Well, if you're volunteering for us,” Mia replied.
”Tut, Fine.” Roy then stood up from his seat and walked to the centre of the field.
”Please declare what class of opponent you would like to go against.”
”The middle-class students please,” Bliss said.
It was suspected. Only in very rare circ.u.mstances did a lower class move up straight to the upper class and Bliss was a cautious person. She was always going to choose to go against a middle-class student.
Once again, one of the students from the middle-class uniforms started to light up, and he made his way to the opposite end of where Bliss stood around ten meters apart.
”Now remember.” Roy said, ”We will be looking at both of you for this assessment. This isn't about beating the other person or overpowering them, but showing us what you can do, understand?”
The two of them nodded and got into their fighting stance. The boy she was going up against had a glove with a beast crystal imbedded inside, while Bliss held onto a long staff with a beast crystal just at the tip.
”She really does remind me of that witch even more now with that staff,” Ray said.
Before the twos fight was about to begin, Ray received a strange message from the system.
[Direct communication magic is trying to be used, allow?]
[Yes] [No]
Ray was trying to figure out why he was suddenly getting a message from the system like this. He looked around and then he noticed that the Tower master Mia was looking right in his direction.
'Is it form her?” He thought.
Meanwhile, Mia was stumped herself.
”Can he not here me, it's like somethings blocking my magic. I could use a large speaking array like the other tower master, but then the others will hear?”
Just then though, Ray had clicked yes on the other end, and it felt like her magic had gotten through.
”Speak,” Ray said.
”I've been told by Lenny to help you locate the divine being, I'm assuming Springett has brought you up on the details. Lenny also informed me that you have the skill to form decoys.”
”Decoys?” Ray thought, ”Oh, he must be talking about my cloning skill.”
”When it's your turn to do the assessment, I will be the judge. You need to make a big enough distraction and replace yourself with the decoy. At that moment, I will help the two of us leave the arena.”
”What about you, won't they notice your gone?”
”Don't worry, I have prepared a doll beforehand. It's tricky to control at the same time while using my actual body, but no one should notice I'm not there.”