Chapter Four

Silly Little Prince VS Silver Princess

Both of them stood still on the duel arena, neither moved an inch.

“Big brother... will he be down in a single second...?”

Alice murmured worryingly, holding her beloved teddy bear while biting her nails.

She bet all her 1,000 gold coins on him. For a man who appears super weak without even knowing his root, Alice only hoped the night rain wouldn't lose too horribly.

Or else she would look like a fool for her bets.

No, Alice is not a fool. She merely trusted the one in ten thousand chance of survival on him.

Achoo--

“Strange, why did I suddenly sneeze?”

After wiping his nose, Ye Yu looked up at the sky curiously. Thanks to his regular workouts, he was in great health and couldn't possibly catch a cold.

“...And it's not like I'm sick...It feels like being looked down on with compassion...”

“Probably...just a misconception...”

He murmured to himself.

But Bella, who was waiting on the other side, seemed impatient. She spoke with her cold voice full of irritation.

"NanGong YeYu, how long will you stand there? Twenty three minutes have passed since you stepped on the stage."

"I'm just digesting my food, Princess. You know, if I move vigorously or get hit with a full stomach, I might vomit. It will end upon you."

"Could you be even more disgusting...!"

Bella, exasperated with Ye Yu. Not to say his behavior was inappropriate, but talking with him made her feel like her IQ was dropping.

“Most of the food should be digested by now, can we start the attack?"

"Not yet——!"

"......Are you mocking me!"

She held her anger, there was a crack in her cold demeanor. To make this cold beauty show other emotions, NanGong YeYu was quite special.

But provoking a normally calm girl, this was not something good.

Ye Yu was sizing up Bella's current outfit.

It was a uniform-like suit.

“Hmm, is this the uniform of your academy?”

“Yes, this is the women's uniform of the Royal The Brilliance Knights Academy.”

Ye Yu frowned.

"I remember you being the headmaster, why are you wearing a student uniform?"

"Wh-what, th-th-this, does this matter?!"

Blushing and suddenly retorting, quite adorable.

Bella.Pendragon, the third princess, possessing the great power of The Brilliance, known as a great scholar, and now appearing as the headmaster of The Brilliance Knights Academy.

Despite her many titles, she was still just a seventeen-year-old beautiful girl. The uniform fully displayed her youthful vibrancy.

"So why did you choose to wear a student uniform? You're the Headmaster, I've never heard of this before."

Ye Yu asked while frowning.

"I told you this has nothing to do with the duel. What I wear is my choice...”

"Well, well, so this is the case. I finally understand..."

"What do you mean...?"

Bella gave him a cold stare, his stern gaze made her feel uneasy.

Looking as if he knew the truth, Ye Yu said with an 'I understand everything' face.

"It's understandable that older people yearn for youth, so I won’t comment on you dressing young with your uniform...”

His words were cut off abruptly. Ye Yu was stunned to see several strands of hair on his fringe had been cut off.

"Is it my imagination? It seemed something just whizzed by my head... Um, Miss Bella, where did your sword go?"

You should know the answer without asking? Isn't it just unwilling to admit this is reality. He turned back.

The sword, originally in Bella's hand, was stuck there, shaking at frequency.

"Um, Miss Bella? This is quite dangerous."The night rain, which was already trembling with fear, spoke up weakly, and the silver-haired beauty, still with a cold face, pulled out another sword.

"The duel begins, I have the first move."

Bella, who could no longer wait, lost her patience completely and charged forward with her sword.

Ignoring the astonished screams from the night rain, who was pleading her to stop, she instantly appeared in front of the night rain. Even without The Brilliance, she still had considerable power.

With a swing of her blade!

What caught her eye was the silver-white light of her blade.

"It's over, big brother is going to be one-shot by Sister Bella." Already foreseeing the end, the little girl's hope was shattered, she covered her eyes with her hands, betting on that one-in-ten-thousand chance, Alice was such a fool.

However, things did not go as they thought—"She... evaded it...?!"

Bella didn't feel the sensation of cutting through cloth with her sword. Her intention was not to harm the night rain, but to cut through the clothes he was wearing to prove that she could take his life at any time. This would be proof of her victory.

But what she didn't expect was for her guaranteed strike to miss.

"I've said it before, that guy is like a rat that's good at running away." Lelia, who was standing off to the side and watching the duel, crossed her arms over her chest and took a deep breath.

If he were to be killed instantly, she, as his wife, would also lose face.

"Oh, Alice is suddenly praying for the insignificant chance of a miracle happening to big brother." The little girl said, her eyes twinkling as she held a teddy bear.

If he could dodge Sister Bella's attack, didn't that mean there was still hope, especially when Sister Bella wasn't using 'The Brilliance.'

Little girl was so certain that Sister Bella wouldn't use The Brilliance because big brother is just a normal person, he can't even feel the existence of Seed of Brilliance in his body.

The old king took a sigh of relief, "That kid really isn't disappointing, I must say. She dodged that attack quite skillfully."

He had come to watch the duel to confirm a suspicion he had. If Night Rain was too disappointing, that suspicion would also be crushed.

"Perhaps, the prince is more impressive than we thought…" The servants had this thought in their minds.

"Surprisingly, you managed to dodge that. Unexpected…” Bella stood up, the tip of her sword slanting towards the ground. Her eyes flashed with surprise as she glanced towards Night Rain who had staggered off a few ten steps.

"Thanks for the compliment…" He can't joke around anymore, he almost got chopped just now. Even though he would only rip his clothes, he didn't feel any hostility from Bella's sword. Did it mean she had no intention of hurting him?

"The opponent is formidable, I haven't used that thing called 'The Brilliance' yet, so I have to fight back with full strength." He holds the sword with both hands, the aura around Night Rain changes.

Everyone felt this change and held their breaths.

"This guy... is more complex than I thought…” Lelia was amazed and murmured.

"The whole person…is like a sword…"

Killing intention in the sky…

Stars change position easily.

Killing intention on the ground…

Dragon and snake dance.

Killing intention in people…

The earth is overturned!

Taking a deep breath, adjusting myself to a calm state, his eyes clear and sharp. Even Bella across him felt an unknown aura, holding a battle stance of 200% seriousness.

The sword flashes, the wild battle starts.