Chapter 75 - Two Problems (1/2)

Evan's performance was an indication not only of his strength, but also of his character. All spectators were amazed by this extraordinary young man, and Gilbert Jilles was no exception.

He attended the ”Tournament of Precious Stones” only out of personal respect for Koen and Fane. No one but Ronald interested him, at least not until Evan showed up.

”Ronald, what do you think? I think you and he probably will meet in the finals.” Gilbert said calmly.

Ronald's fight had finished long ago, but not to be bored he went up to the bleachers and took a seat next to Gilbert.

The young man looked carefully at Evan leaving the arena and said quietly: ”It's hard to say...I can't exactly determine his true strength, since he wasn't fighting, he was having fun. Nevertheless he looked very powerful.”

Roland hadn't met people like Evan before, as he was something of an outlier. Because of his status, Ronald only dated geniuses or young men from noble families. Most of them were either very arrogant or very polite, no variety.

”You don't know where this guy came from? I haven't heard of anyone like him in Mossy Vulture or the nearest towns.” Roland said thoughtfully.

Gilbert stroked his beard and replied, ”Oh, I don't know this young man, but it's not hard to guess where he came from. One look at Zak's contented face and it's obvious. By the way... wait a minute... about a month ago I got the news that a guy Zak brought to the Tower of Magic had destroyed a crystal ball in a fit of rage. Well, now I think I know who did it.”

”Zak? Isn't he just a simple hillbilly?”

Gilbert rarely told Ronald about anyone else, so besides Koen, Fane, and Marcel, the young man knew almost no one. Since Zak had no contact with anyone but Marcel, there was little point in talking about him.

Hearing Ronald's words, Gilbert smiled and nodded: ”That's right, he's a real hillbilly. But, this hillbilly can fight me on equal footing.”

Gilbert didn't say much, those words were enough to make Roland understand.

Of course, it was Fane who enjoyed Evan's performance the most. He was quite an eccentric person himself, so he liked Evan immediately. It's safe to say he was thrilled.

”Koen, what do you think of this kid? I wonder where he's from, I need to get to know him better. Oh, no, I've thought of something better. We should invite him into the Family! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.” Fane said happily.

The girl dressed in black reacted immediately to his words, ”Sir! You can't invite a stranger into the Family!”

She could not stop Fane, she simply did not have the strength or power to do so. But, she had to at least try.

Fane wanted to answer something, but he was interrupted by Koen: ”It won't work. I'm the one who invited him to the tournament.”

”What?! So you've already got him for yourself?! Give it back!”

Koen smiled, looked in the direction of where Zak was sitting and calmly said: ”If you want Evan for yourself, you'll have to talk to Zak personally. Good luck.”

Realizing what Koen was talking about, Fane quickly calmed down and said slowly: ”It's not even worth trying here, more trouble than he`s worth. Instant capitulation.”

Evan himself was pleased with the fight, but he was missing something.

<He was too weak. Even that attack with the multiple spell boosts, didn't hit me. Looks like I`ll be waiting for a worthy opponent for too long, only the finale will be really interesting.