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Chapter 42 - Sudden Encounter (2)

"Oh no, I'm so sorry."

The nameless person apologized in shock. The Chameleon Troupe's boss seemed just as shocked as she remained completely still. First, I took the soda cup off of her head. The ice cubes sitting on her head immediately drizzled down, and Boss shut her eyes close.

"Please wait just one minute. I'll go get a towel..."

But at that momenet, the nameless person suddenly froze. His eyes turned lifeless and he began to walk out in a strange zombie-like manner.

I glanced at Boss' neck on which a faint light was glimmering. It seemed what just happened was her necklace's ability. That necklace... I felt like I knew it, but I couldn't quite remember it. I wasn't too keen on item settings.

"Haa."

She suddenly let out a deep sigh. Then, she turned towards me.

I scratched my neck.

I had a tiny pack of tissues in my pocket, but it was nowhere near enough to take care of the mess on her head and clothes.

"..."

But because her eyes were fixed on me, I took out the tissues.

"Um, you can use this..."

She looked back and forth between me and the pack of tissues. She then grabbed the tissues and wiped her face, legs, and arms.

"Thank you."

Then, she gave a light bow and thanked me. I fell into a daze momentarily. What just happened?

At that moment, the host's loud voice resounded.

—We are now starting!

The crowd cheered loudly. A countless number of reporters aimed their cameras at the arena. Although they weren't allowed to film the duels, they were allowed to take pictures. The reporters from England were especially excited.

—Duel between rank 3 Rachel and rank 4 Chae Nayun!

A battle between a rapier and a bow.

This was something that happened in the original story. In other words, I already knew who would win - Rachel.

I stared at Rachel and Chae Nayun standing on the arena. Though they were far away, I could see them as though they were only a couple feet away. Chae Nayun's mouth moved. I could hear what she was saying.

—Princess, our rank will be changing today.

Rachel didn't react to Chae Nayun's provocation.

—Beginning countdown! Three! Two!

Chae Nayun aimed her bow at Rachel, and Rachel held up her rapier.

Facing each other, neither side had even the tiniest imbalance in their postures. Waiting for the start signal, they concealed their openings while searching for their opponent's openings.

—Start!

Chae Nayun fired her arrow immediately. Her magic arrow flew out at lightning speed. However, Rachel skirted past the arrow by a hair's breadth with refined, efficient movements.

Chae Nayun continued with a barrage of arrows. When the arrows raining down from the sky hit the ground, they split into several offshoots and took on unpredictable paths. It seemed this was the plan Chae Nayun made for this fight. Since Rachel would just dodge her arrows if she shot at her directly, Chae Nayun was trying to box her in.

However, Rachel dodged the terrifying barrage of arrows elegantly. Not only that, but she didn't hesitate to stab with her rapier when given the chance. The magic power from her attacks shot towards Chae Nayun like beams of light. Even so, Chae Nayun didn't dodge them. Instead, she emitted magic power in the form of a shield to block them.