My SSS-Rank Class Is Blood Monarch!

Chapter 263- Duels Day (Part 5)

"mind if i join you, girls?"

as arthur was looking inside the hall, he heard someone approaching them. looking back, it was the boy from earlier, kev.

"what do you want now?"

"we're busy now."

"no, you can't join."

weirdly enough, the girls' reactions to his appearance weren't as favorable as he expected. they seemed almost disgusted with him.

'hm? they don't seem to like him for some reason. i wonder why.' he mused as he stared back and forth between them, trying to figure out why it was the case.

kev's face darkened slightly when he saw their reactions but he still tried to keep a polite smile. "i'm just here to duel just like you guys. i mean no harm."

"hmph..."

"let's go, elise."

as they turned around to drag their friend away, elise stopped them. "hold on guys. he's just here to look for duels just like us."

"but, elise..."

"hey now, don't be mean to him. kev isn't a bad person." she replied in a firm and serious tone. her usual jovial smile was gone for the first time ever and arthur was surprised by it. she seemed almost unable to be serious with how smiley and energetic she was.

'i guess everyone has a cold side, after all.' he thought to himself as he watched the scene silently. it was really none of his business what was happening. he only knew elise out of the entire group and even then, he wouldn't consider them friends and more like acquintances.

'should i just leave? this is really awkward.' arthur contemplated as he turned around to walk inside. at that moment, he felt a hand grab his shoulder.

"hey, can i have a moment of your time?" kev asked with a smile.

arthur felt the young man subtly grip his shoulder even harder than he should've. his eyes squinted for a moment before he turned around, making him release his grip.

"of course, what do you want?"

"ehem, i was wondering if you want to duel me if you don't have any partners yet."

"kev? what are you doing?" elise frowned.

"is he crazy?"

"isn't he s-class?"

"yes. the capsule will register all the information. but, before that, do you want this fight to be with basic characters or with our main characters?" kev asked.

"... hmm, i guess i wouldn't mind it being with our main characters."

'that way, i can see how i can do as my usual self.' he added in his head.

"well, that's fine by me." kev smiled. "i wanted to use our main characters to, to make the fight as real as possible."

at the same time, the girls went to the stands and sat down, curiously watching as the two young men got to their capsules and prepared themselves.

"why is he doing this?"

"he will clearly lose."

"maybe he has some sort of plan to win? what do you think, elise?"

as they discussed the possible outcome of the fight, elise simply remained silent as she stared at the large tv, waiting for it to start. nobody knew what was going through her head at that moment.

arthur closed his eyes slowly as he found himself entering the world of the game. he found himself inside the training realm.

however, before he can even step into it, he is met with an option.

[which character do you choose?]

[base character.]

[main character.]

staring at the options, he tapped the second one and immediately, he felt his body get covered in a weird sensation. looking down, he watched his attire and weapon load into the game world. arthur's body also shifted as it accommodated to the intense rise in stats. in a matter of seconds, he looked exactly like his game character.

"nice, this feels like home." he muttered as he stepped into the training realm.

looking up, he noticed that kev had also arrived. his clothes looked exactly like that of a normal warrior.

'interesting, no special class.' arthur squinted his eyes.

at the same time, kev slowly opened his eyes and looked around him. eventually, his eyes landed on arthur.

'... isn't he wearing an armor? what's that white frame around his body? also... this feeling...'

even though arthur was hiding it very intentionally, kev couldn't stop himself from feeling it... a sudden sense of great danger filled his mind.

a//n: don't forget to give the book some golden tickets for good luck! :3