The Demon Queen's Disciple
Chapter 15 - Arena

Lucius and Damon were currently standing opposite each other in the middle of the arena. Both of them were waiting for the start of their fight.

From the middle of the audience on the East side, two students were seen in slightly different uniforms. On top of their usual uniforms, there is a short coat that only covers from the neck to slightly above the elbows.

The short coat is pure white with a shield coat and two horses on his right shoulder.

Meanwhile, from behind that short coat, the occasional gust of wind made an emblem that showed their class visible for a glance.

"Class A?! And that coat.... Aren't they Student Council?! Why would they themselves come to take care of a duel like this? Isn't it usually handled by ordinary students?!" sophia cried out in panic after seeing the two of them in the stands.

"Eh?! Long silver hair, ice-cold face, don't tell him...."

Before Oliver could finish his words, Emily cut him off in a soft voice.

"Luna's.... Frostbourne.... One of the most genius magic knights of the third year...."

"Next to him, there's no mistaking Ethan Ironheart from the fourth year. Short brown hair, a stocky and big body, and the symbol B in his uniform." said Max.

"eeh? Why did the chairman and vice chairman of the Student Council come here? It's not even a duel that's so interesting to them isn't it?" ask Alex who just came to sit next to them.

It is true what Alex said. This arena should be able to accommodate up to 5,000 more spectators. But right now, the only ones watching were hundreds of people.

Showing that the match will be done, is not an interesting thing. However, Damon's opponent from C class was just an unknown student from F class.

Even if the entire arena is almost filled with spectators, it is not certain that the vice chairman of the Student Council will be present. Especially including the chairman.

"Oi, Alex! Where the hell are you?" ask Max annoyed.

While showing off a small sheet of paper in his right hand, Alex replied.

"Lucius asked me to bet on him. So I did. And you know what? The winning ratio is 19 to 2. In other words, 1 gold coin would be 19 gold coins if Lucius won." explained Alex casually as he immediately sat down on one of the chairs.

1 Gold coin on its own, was a considerable amount of money. Enough to finance a decent life for 2 to 3 months.

Even among the nobles, it still included quite a lot of money.

"Huh?! You crazy?!" max shouted increasingly irritated.

"Even so, that means Lucius' big chance of losing isn't it?!" keep Oliver.

"No problem. I believe in the words of Lucius. And if he turns out to lose, I've already taken the chance to earn a lot of money. So for that, I risked almost all my savings. 81 gold coins."

"I was expecting, you're really starting to lose your mind huh?!"

"If you lose, I won't lend you money."

"No problem. I'm aware of the risk I'm taking." Alex casually replied.

Not long after, the chairman of the Student Council began to speak.

"With this, I, Luna Frostbourne, represent all the students of this distinguished Damacia Academy, declaring the fight between Lucius Nightshade and Damon Emberheart to begin!" luna said loudly.

'Twoong!!!'

The sound of that huge drum blow echoed throughout this arena. The battle between the two has begun.

'Zraaat!!!'

Quickly, Damon swung his greatsword towards Lucius. Making his head almost beheaded if not fast enough to avoid.

'So soon?!' lucius shouted in surprise in his heart. He immediately jumped back twice, keeping his distance from Damon Emberheart.

In front of him, Damon's figure was seen smiling widely while laughing lightly.

If it wasn't for the extreme training from Carmilla in the cave, Lucius' reaction wouldn't have been quick enough to avoid it.

..."WUUUOOOOOOOOOHH!!!"...

The sounds of screams and cheers from the spectators were heard echoing in the middle of this arena.

But none of this affected Lucius at all. What he had to do remained the same. That beat Damon.

From his right hand, a small dark red magic circle appeared on the back of his hand.

At that moment....

'What do you think you're gonna do? Using demonic magic this fast? For an opponent like this? Ahaha! Lucius, I take back all my compliments!' carmilla shouted loudly while laughing.

Carmilla who had always been silent, now suddenly spoke while laughing loudly.

His impressed laughter was so disdainful, that Lucius immediately stopped the demonic magic he had almost used. Turn it into ordinary fire magic.

'Swuooooosshh!!!'

Lucius pointed his palm forward, making a burst of fire strong enough to burn Damon's body alive.

But from a distance, a loud laugh could be heard.

"Haha! Fire magic?! You kidding me, Lucius?! You're kidding, right?! Who do you think I am?!" shouted Damon Emberheart who slowly began to absorb all the fire magic that was around him.

There were no cuts or scratches on his body. It was as if such a huge fire was completely useless to him.

Lucius's flames gathered in Damon's left hand, forming a small reddish-yellow fireball.

"I'll show you how to use fire magic" Damon continued with a big smile.

Quickly, Damon swung his left hand forward. Throwing a fireball just now that had been strengthened with his own magic.

Unlike the burst of flames created by Lucius just now, this time the burst of flames was moving at a very fast pace. In an instant, it had engulfed Lucius' entire body in that rosy yellow blaze.

...'SWUUUUSSHHH!!!'...

Not only fast, Damon's fire magic is really very powerful. In comparison, Lucius' magic was like the bite of a cat.

Damon's fire magic, just like a lion's bite.

"KUUUUUGHHH!!!" lucius shouted in pain. He held the fire with both arms in front of his face.

'In fact, the shield magic is not able to withstand even the slightest bit of this fire?! Isn't this even stronger than Carmilla's fire magic?!' lucius thought that he was panicking in his heart.

Damon Emberheart's. As a noble born in a family with fire as a tradition for hundreds of years, naturally the fire element was the strongest for him.

While the other children were still playing games, Damon had to train hard to accept fire as part of his body.

And Lucius? A commoner who had just studied magic seriously for 2 months? Thinking about surpassing it?

'Your arrogance made me want to vomit, Lucius. Alternatively, I will show you how to use your useless body, Carmilla said in a cold tone.

Lucius could only fall silent without a word. Because after all, what Carmilla said just now, might be true.

During this time, Lucius assumed that he had grown much stronger. That's not wrong. But when compared to those who have been training his body since childhood?

Lucius at this moment, was just like a child who had just been able to walk. As for the other nobles in this academy, it was the teenagers who had gotten used to running.

That's reality.