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Yiwen immediately asked angrily, "What?"

Negi was startled by Evan, then looked at him somewhat weakly and said, "Asakura-kun mentioned that you played in the match, and I noticed you hadn't reacted, so I..."

Upon hearing Negi's words, Evan immediately revealed a terrifying smile and said, "Oh...that's wonderful!" He then walked towards the arena.

Kotaro looked at Evan who had just walked out and couldn't help but say, "Negi, didn't you notice how scary her expression was?"

Negi broke out in a cold sweat, nodded, and said, "Yeah...right!"

Chapter 282 The Bet

After seeing Evangeline and Keiichi Yamashita step onto the ring, Asakura announced, "The next match, the eighth one, will be between Keiichi Yamashita, a master of '3D Jiu-Jitsu,' and... Evangeline AK-McDowell from the Mahora Junior High School Go Club!"

When Evan was mentioned, Asakura paused, because Evan on the stage exuded an astonishing aura, his eyes radiating a chilling gaze. Yamashita Keiichi was on high alert, just in case; the previous matches had taught him that appearances didn't tell the whole story.

Seeing this, Asakura took a deep breath and said, "Then... the eighth match... begins!"

The instant Asakura finished speaking, Evangeline vanished from her spot and reappeared in front of Yamashita Keiichi, delivering a punch to his abdomen.

Upon being hit, Keiichi Yamashita immediately groaned in pain, saying, "Ugh... Ugh...?"

Seeing Yamashita Keiichi writhing in pain like a shrimp, Evangeline's eyes had returned to normal, and she revealed a wicked smile, saying, "Oh dear! Sorry... I was thinking about something!"

"Bang..." Yamashita Keiichi didn't hear what she said at all and collapsed onto the stage.

After counting, Asakura immediately announced loudly, "...10! Evangeline wins!" Pointing to the large screens around the arena, she said, "The first round of matches is over. Now let's look at the results on the special screens!"

The match schedule for the second round was displayed on the big screen. Because Gufi's injury was more serious and he could not participate in the next match, Evan, who was given a bye, could directly participate in the next final. The other two matches were: Negi Springfield - High Note - D Goodman.

Kagurazaka Asuna – Kuchiki Ten.

Nagase Kaede – Gunnar Santas.

Upon seeing the match schedule, Asuna and I were both stunned. Already feeling down, I ran to the corner and started drawing circles on the wall, while Evian grinned smugly and said, "Serves you right for being a womanizer! See... you're getting your comeuppance!"

Hearing Evan's words, Asuna blushed and looked at Evan, asking loudly, "A womanizer? Evan... what are you talking about?"

Seeing Asuna blush, Evangeline immediately laughed and said, "Hehehe... I didn't say anything about you, why are you so excited?"

Asuna was immediately taken aback by the question. She first glanced at me, who was drawing circles, then at Evian, who was smiling broadly, and didn't know what to say for a moment. Evian continued, "Your reaction... hehe... you wouldn't happen to have fallen in love with him, would you!" As she spoke, she turned to look at my reaction.

But she miscalculated. Aside from a slight pause in my fingers as she spoke, my expression remained unchanged. Seeing my reaction, Asuna felt a pang of sadness. Just then, Gunnar, wearing a cloak, walked over and suddenly placed her hand on Evan's head, saying, "Wow...it's been so long! I didn't expect you to have grown so much. Looks like life at the academy is pretty good!"

Upon hearing the voice, Yiwen was stunned and said in surprise, "This...voice, you...you...you are...how is this possible...?"

Seeing Evan's surprised expression, Gunnar smiled slightly, lowered his right hand from Evan's head, walked to Asuna and placed his hand on her head.

Asuna was taken aback, quickly brushed his hand away, and asked loudly with a puzzled look, "Hey! Why did you suddenly touch my head!"

"Hehe... Miss Asuna, seeing you this close still feels unbelievable... You used to look like a doll... but you've become such a spirited and lively girl... You have many good friends, and you're already in the dating stage..." At this point, Gunnar glanced at me, then looked at Asuna and continued, "It seems that entrusting you to Ryudo's care was a good choice, Cato."

Hearing Gunnar's words, Asuna couldn't help but show a surprised expression and said, "Ah..."

Seeing Asuna's surprised expression, Gunnar simply smiled and said, "Miss Asuna, try not to think about anything and put yourself in a state of mindlessness! You should be able to do that."

Asuna asked in confusion, "Who...who are you...?"

At this moment, Evan finally couldn't help but ask Gunnar, "Hey, why did you come here? I've been looking for you!"

Without answering her question, he simply disappeared from the spot, leaving the group of contestants momentarily stunned. Nagase Kaede couldn't help but ask, "Evangeline, who was that person just now?"

Evan said somewhat angrily, "He's one of Negi's father's friends!"

Upon hearing Yiwen's words, Nagase Kaede immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Father's friend?"

Seeing Nagase Kaede's surprised expression, Evangelist immediately said, "That's right, his name is 'Al'..."

Gunnar, who had disappeared, reappeared before everyone as she finished speaking and said, "...Just call me 'Gunnar Santas.' Just call me by my name from the match list. Please call me Gunnar!"

Evan shouted at Gunnar, who had reappeared, "Stop messing around! Where did you go? And... why do you know Kagurazaka Asuna?"

Hearing Evangeline's question, Gunnar feigned surprise and said, "Eh? Evangeline doesn't know? Oh, I see... Hehehe... Then let's keep this a secret for now!"

Seeing this, Gunnar Evan immediately said angrily, "Damn it!"

At that moment, I stood up, walked up to Gunnar, and said, "Are you a friend of Negi's father? Thank you for your help earlier. I am Negi's brother... Nice to meet you!"

Hearing this, Gunnar smiled and said, "Thank you for taking care of Naji's son for so long. I've heard a lot about you, and I'm quite interested in you too!"

I immediately laughed and said, "Sorry, I'm not interested in men!"

Upon hearing what I said, Gunnar immediately laughed and said, "Hehehe...Me too!"

Seeing the two laughing, a cross appeared on Evan's forehead. She jumped up and kicked at us. The moment her kick came, Gunnar and I, like partners who had worked together for years, simultaneously took a step back and reached out a hand to grab Evan's collar in mid-air, no matter how much she struggled.

Evan immediately waved her hands and struggled, saying, "Let me go, you two bastards!"

Gunnar looked at the struggling Evan and said with a smile, "How about we make a bet?"

I asked, somewhat puzzled, "Huh? What?"

Gunnar smiled slightly and said, "Let's bet on your match with Asuna-san!"

I asked, puzzled, "How do we gamble?"

Gunnar immediately smiled and said, "If you lose, let the cute little Evan wear this outfit for the next competition!" As he spoke, a primary school swimsuit appeared in his empty left hand.

Looking at the swimsuit in Gunnar's hand, I nodded without thinking and agreed, "Okay, no problem!"

As soon as I finished speaking, Evan, who was being held by me and Gunnar, began to struggle violently, shouting as he struggled, "Don't joke around, you bastards, why did you use me as a wager in your bet?"

Ignoring Evan's struggle, Gunnar looked at me and asked, "Do you want to raise the stakes?"

I smiled slightly and asked, "So what's your bet?"

Hearing my question, Evan softened his movements slightly, while Gunnar smiled and said, "My bet is... Nagy Springfield... information about THOUSANDMASTER!"

After Gunnar finished speaking, I immediately laughed and said, "I'm starting to lose interest in this bet. I think we should..."

Before I could finish speaking, Yiwen, whom we had caught, immediately shouted, "Raise the bet... Of course we'll raise the bet! You bastard!"

Seeing Yiwen's slightly excited expression, I immediately smiled and said, "Then... I'll raise the bet!"

Gunnar immediately laughed and said, "Hehe... I understand! Then... I'll ask Little Evan to... add cat ears, glasses, a sailor uniform, a cat tail, and bells!" As he spoke, his free left hand held the items he had just mentioned.

After seeing what Gunnar was holding, Gunnar and I exchanged a glance, simultaneously released our grip on Evan's hand, and then shook hands with a smile, saying, "It's been a pleasure doing business with you. Consider this a return gift from earlier!"

Gunnar said with an expression of meeting an old friend in a foreign land, "Thank you so much, I never expected Negi to have such a good brother!"

At this point, Yiwen realized she'd been tricked. She jumped onto my shoulder, wrapped her arms tightly around my neck, and said angrily, "You bastard..."

With my neck being strangled, I immediately laughed and said, "Cough cough... Yiwen, don't get so agitated. If you want me to lose, then continue..."

Hearing me say that, Yiwen let go, then looked at me with murderous eyes and said, "If you dare to deliberately lose, I will kill you!" With that, she jumped off me.

With a smile on his face, Gunnar said, "Hehe...it seems the competition has already started. Why don't you go and take a look?" He then led the way out.

On the stage, Gao Yin was dressed in a similar black gothic style to Yi Wen. In addition, there was a slightly exaggerated 'shadow puppet' behind her. Negi was attacking her relentlessly, but he was always blocked by Gao Yin's shadow puppet at the most crucial moment.

Upon seeing the 'Shadow Puppet' behind Koon, Asuna exclaimed in surprise, "This is too exaggerated! Why would Koon-senpai have something so outrageous on the stage? At this rate, Negi has no chance of winning."

Hearing Asuna say that, I smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, if it's just relying on 'Shadow Puppet,' High Note won't be able to beat Negi in his current form! But..."

Asuna asked, puzzled, "But what?"

Seeing Asuna's puzzled expression, I smiled and shook my head, saying, "Nothing... probably!"

"Probably?" Asuna asked, sounding puzzled.

As they were talking, Negi used a 'flash step' to stand in front of Gao Yin on the stage, and then, in the instant Gao Yin was surprised, he placed his small hand on her abdomen.

The attacked Gao Yin lost consciousness in a brief moment, and the shadow puppet behind her also slowly disappeared from the arena the instant she lost consciousness. But this was not the end. Amid the audience's exclamations, the Gothic outfit on Gao Yin's body also disappeared, revealing the girl's youthful body.

As before, as Asuna showed a surprised expression, I took off my jacket and threw it onto the ring. Just like that, Koon ran off the ring crying again, leaving Negi, who had been declared the winner, standing on the ring.

After Negi stepped off the ring, Asuna immediately rushed up to him and shouted, "What are you doing! Why are you taking other people's clothes off again!"

Negi hurriedly explained, "I didn't do that..."

Asuna said angrily, "Was it that British gentleman who said he wouldn't take girls seriously?"

Negi explained, somewhat aggrieved, "Well... that's because High Note is just too good..."

Asuna still couldn't forgive Negi for taking off her women's clothes, and she looked at her and shouted, "This has nothing to do with anything! What are you going to do if High Note Senpai gets hurt?"

Negi, his clothes on the verge of tears, said, "I...I tried so hard not to hurt him..."

Just then, Evan spoke up, "That's what I taught him, Kagurazaka Asuna!" She looked at Asuna and smiled, continuing, "Since we're going to the battlefield according to our own will, then we shouldn't distinguish between men and women, young and old... We're all warriors, so there's no reason to hold back! Kagurazaka Asuna, you're no exception! Anyway, it's your turn to go up!" She pointed at me standing on the ring.

"Ah..." Asuna saw me standing on the ring in the direction Evan pointed and couldn't help but exclaim, then quickly ran towards the ring.

Meanwhile, 120 meters underground beneath the World Tree, six young men and women dressed in black cloaks sat beside a strange magic circle, observing the martial arts tournament through a long-range spell. One of them, seeing Asuna hurriedly run onto the stage, said, "Looks like it's my turn!"

Another person hurriedly said, "Asuna, please don't hurt Brother Tian, ​​okay?"

The person called Asuna is the Asuna who returned to the present from the world ten years in the future. At this moment, she is absolutely beautiful, with fiery red long hair, light blue eyes, an oval face, and skin as smooth as mutton fat. There is a faint confidence and composure between her brows. However, at this moment, she is frowning and saying angrily, "Don't hurt him! I wish I could tear him to pieces! That bastard, a pervert, a level ten pervert... He did that kind of thing and then disappeared without a trace, saying 'he didn't want to either.' We've been looking for him for ten years and still haven't found him. If it weren't for Negi coming up with this way of using the magic of the World Tree to return to the present, I don't know if we would still be together with him..." As she speaks, she becomes very depressed. Countless vertical lines appear in the background behind her, and even the future Konoka and Setsuna show expressions of disappointment.

Seeing the expressions on the three people's faces, Negi from the future quickly comforted them, "Um... don't worry, everyone, we will definitely stop our brother. No matter what, we will definitely stop him!" He said with a determined expression.

Future Kaori also chimed in, "Yes!"

At this moment, the sixth person, who had remained silent until now, spoke in Evangeline's tone: "Little brother, you don't need to say anything more. No matter what, what he owes us isn't just a simple ten years..." As she spoke, she revealed her face from beneath the cloak—the appearance Evangeline had made after using illusion magic. Long, golden hair peeked out from under the cloak, and she smiled, saying, "I'll settle things with him all at once! Including Chachamaru's share..."

Seeing Evan's smile, Negi knew he couldn't change their minds with his own power, so he quickly changed the subject, saying, "The competition has already started, Asuna, hurry up and get ready. I'll combine your consciousness with another version of you. Remember, don't do what Setsuna did, otherwise, Asuna possessed by you will be completely drained, both mentally and physically..."

"Stop arguing, hurry up and get on with it! You have to teach him a lesson in the ring, otherwise I won't be able to vent my anger..."

"Yes…"

On the arena, Asuna stood in front of me, holding a folding fan version of the Demon-Slaying Sword. She looked at me and said in a slightly nervous voice, "Kuchiki-sensei, um... here I come!" As she spoke, she raised the folding fan in her hand.

Seeing her like this, I smiled slightly, assumed a defensive stance, and said, "Come on!"

After I finished speaking, Asuna didn't attack immediately. She stood there, her face full of doubt. She looked around as if searching for something, but she found nothing.

Seeing that Asuna hadn't come over yet, I couldn't help but smile and ask, "Asuna, what are you looking at?"

When I called her that, Asuna finally realized what was happening and hurriedly said, "Ah... nothing?"

I gestured for them to go, smiled slightly, and said, "That's good, ladies first!"

Seeing me like this, Asuna blushed and gripped her folding fan tightly again, saying, "...Here I come!" and then rushed towards me.

Chapter 283 The Battle with Asuna