The Newbie Is Too Strong's
28. Luca Recognized by the Proud Senior
“Eh, what just happened? Areka just lost, right?”
“That's impossible Areka lost to Newbie.”
“But just now how?”
“The newbie must have cheated.”
“But how? It was obviously a fair fight just now.”
“If not, surely Areka just let her guard down and let her defense open right? Just look, he asked for another rematch.”
Suddenly the audience boisterously watched the defeat of Areka that occurred in that instant, especially the opponent was just a weak-looking newbie with his tiny body.
“Not like that. I admitted I officially lost the game just now and Luca has really won the bet.” Areka also made a statement on Nina's protest against her speech just now that can be heard by the entire podium.
The podium is also getting crowded.
“Eh, so Areka really losing?”
“How can the top number 1 e-sport player of our school lose to newbie?”
“Cannot be! This will definitely be a great disgrace for our school e-sport club.”
They also questioned the credibility of their school e-sport club and Areka who stood at the top.
“Hah, these commoners are really noisy. What if I lose once or twice. That means there's still something better above me. Why are they all expecting too much from me? That just pisses me off.” Areka who could hear their slurs from behind, could not resist the frustration.
Luca also witnessed severe slurs from the audience to Areka who even insulted him after previously so adoring him in just one defeat.
“Senior? You're all right? Because I've won the bet, it's okay for me to rematch with Senior and I will relent this time in order to keep Senior's good name from Senior willing to promise not to look down on Kak Nina again.” Luca, who understood nothing, sowed salt on the wound of Areka.
Areka never thought too much about the audience's words because it was common for him to be praised when winning and blasphemed when losing. That was the fate he had been experiencing as a hero in the cage, but a loser when facing the top 3 elite schools.
“You?! What do you know I feel?!” Areka was angry. However, he instantly stopped when he saw Luca's innocent expression. “Ah, this child is too innocent in judging the world apparently. There was absolutely no malicious intent in his words.”
Areka patted Luca's shoulder. “No. You don't have to go that far. If your goal is to comfort me, then what you just said, it just makes me more hurt, boy.”
Areka tries to be honest with Luca and Luca who basically rarely get along so that they do not understand the feelings of others just look at her in silence. But one thing Luca realized, he believed he had done wrong to Areka. “Sorry, Senior.” Luca apologized sincerely.
Areka smiled hearing those sincere words.
“Not mind the words of others. If you do wish to grant my request, then fight once more with me. I could have let my guard down and not unleashed my optimal abilities. I promise in this match, I will no longer disappoint you by bringing out my best abilities from the beginning. Then you too, bring out your maximum abilities, boy.”
Unknowingly, the corner of Luca's lips is singed, “Indeed like that should be the preoccupation of the fight.” Luca smiled happily with a passionate adrenaline rush.
The second round is ready to begin. Before the game starts, the referee gives his direction once again.
“Atal.”
“No problem.”
Both players answered confidently the words of the match referee.
Then with a cue from the referee, “Be ready... Start!” The second round of matches began.
This time, Luca is summoning one of his new creation dagger weapons, a high-level silver wolf fang dagger, with an attack power of 55, almost twice as powerful as Luca's previous dagger.
“Hei, boy. Don't tell me you're gonna pull that dangerous streak out on me again. Just once I was made to fear half-dead of it, being attacked in such a strange part. I will no longer let my defense slip.”
However, beyond Areka's expectations, apparently Luca actually issued a stab-crushing stance of his skull pointing directly at his shield.
“Hey, what are you doing, boy? You took out a lot of your MP in vain so as to bring out your ultimate skill just to attack my shield? Don't tell me you think my shield is going to crack with the ultimate attack of someone from the assassin class, moreover still the apprentice who hasn't received a decent workout.”.
But like the jinx, it really does happen. The shield of a shielder was cracked by the attacks of players from the weak attacking class like assassins, especially those who were still newbie status. No, not just cracked, but destroyed.
“What? How can?”
Without having time to improve his position after faltering due to the momentum when his shield was destroyed, Areka had to receive a skull-crushing stab attack from Luca. This time, it came directly from the front.
Areka is also game over.
For a moment, Areka gawked in disbelief.
“No. This is too awesome! Newbie is so much better than my shadow. Boy, let's rematch once again.” Areka once again asked for a rematch.
“But Areka, your training shield has been destroyed so..” Looks Yudishar wants to stop Areka who looks too passionate.
“Ah, I'm sorry, Senior, for destroying your shield.” The newly awakened Luca had destroyed his Senior shield, and apologized.
“Ah, it's okay, Luca. This is outside the game. Destroyed items outside the game will not disappear and will return again once we connect to the game. I still have this anyway.”
Areka immediately issued another shield after tere-spawn and then again challenged Luca.
However, Yudishar's mouth looked gaping, no, not only Yudishar, but also Nina, Raia, and almost most of the audience looked shocked as soon as Areka took out her shield.
Why everyone is shocked, because it is the mainstay shield of Areka that he always used every time he participated in an official e-sport race representing the school. The shield that always leads him to become one of the best e-sport players in SMA level matches. The shield that is almost never used Areka outside the official match because so unfortunately Areka on the shield that makes him not want to get scuffed.
The shield he put out outside the official match was only when he faced an opponent he truly acknowledged. That means, Areka is currently really acknowledging the newbie who is in front of him as a great opponent.
“Well, now, boy, let's start our third round match. This time, you will no longer be able to defeat me.” Areka said confidently.