Popularity is everything; I play a super genius

Yes, that's what Ciel thinks!

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're actually this weak? That's beyond my expectations!"

Having gained the upper hand, Ciel didn't hold back with his words either.

"Where did your arrogance from the Sea of ​​Consciousness go? Weren't you so cocky? Why are you acting so pathetic now?"

If that's all you've got, then you can just wait for my sister to break off the engagement! Your abilities are far from being on par with my sister's!

Hearing Charles's mockery, Su Shi was filled with extreme resentment.

That despicable spoiled brat, isn't he just relying on his knowledge of the concept of weaponry?

If we disregard the difference in equipment and it's a fair fight, Su Shi is confident that Xia Er is no match for her!

With her brother's help, she refined six epic fragments and built the prototype of the Heart Palace, making her strength far beyond what it used to be!

When she used the [Dictatorship] card, that guy named At who appeared in Kalentia was no match for her at all!

Just like a stray dog ​​on the street, she kicked it to death!

This is enough to prove her strength!

Of course, what frustrated Su Shi even more was—

After using [Dictatorship] and changing the format to a single-elimination match, she defeated At, and should have already secured the victory and advanced smoothly!

However, the people of Kalentia are really too shameless!

The item card [Scattered Flowers] that Ciel is holding not only splits the team into two smaller groups, but also has another, even more powerful, mechanic:

When they were matched, they were two teams.

But when it comes to calculating wins and losses, they become a team again!

It's only considered a loss if both teams lose!

That's right, the mechanism of [Sanhua] is superior to that of [Dictatorship]!

Therefore, the idea that "one game determines the outcome" was rendered invalid.

Looking at Su Shi's unwilling eyes, Xia Er felt a sense of relief.

Actually, he was a little apprehensive when he first faced the prospectus.

After all, the shadow this guy left on him in the sea of ​​consciousness was too deep!

During this time, Ciel even frequently dreamed of the fox mask, waking up in fright in the middle of the night.

He never expected that the stinky fox, who had almost become his nightmare, would turn out to be just an ordinary genius after leaving the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

That's hilarious!

This level of skill might be impressive in the City of Fire, but it's nothing special in Kalentia!

Indeed, some echoers are naturally favored by the Sea of ​​Consciousness, where they are granted all sorts of strange and wonderful abilities.

According to Charles, this is the type of appeal.

Although he is outstanding among his peers, that's not enough to be a good match for his sister!

Charles made up his mind; he would go back and ask his father to reconsider the marriage.

Want to be his brother-in-law? You think you're worthy?!

……

"Without conceptual weapons, without item cards, you've already lost. You can't beat me!"

Su Shi gritted her teeth and spoke; she really wanted to prove herself.

Her brother had done so much for her!

She entered the competition full of confidence, but is she destined to suffer a crushing defeat?

So unwilling!

"Ha, what a familiar loser's face."

Charles chuckled.

"To this day, many of the people who have lost to me have said this."

but--

I have conceptual weapons! I have item cards!

Are you not convinced?

If you're not happy about it, then keep it to yourself!

Moreover, speaking of item cards, isn't your "Dictatorship" also an item card?

However, your "dictatorship" is the reward for being second in the East Island, while my "scattering of flowers" is the reward for being first in the East Island!

The reward for being number one on the East Island is that you have to be stronger than the number two on the East Island. Is there a problem with that?

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for only getting second place instead of first! Useless!"

……

On the "Loser's Square".

At, who was kicked to death by Su Shi, looked at the image projected in the Sea of ​​Spirits—

Not only did Charles utterly defeat Su Shi, but he also completely dominated the verbal battle!

He admitted that he enjoyed watching it!

As wise as he is, he even recorded the whole thing with a dashcam right away.

Upon returning to Karentia, he planned to send it anonymously to Vivian as soon as possible.

Lady Vivian, please take a good look!

This fox-faced woman is not someone you should entrust your life to!

He's not good enough for you! He's not good enough for you at all!

……

Seeing Charles's arrogant demeanor, Su Shi was enraged!

So, in a fit of extreme anger, she snapped.

Then he was kicked to death by Ciel.

It was at this moment that Ciel finally emerged from that nightmare!

He burst into laughter.

From now on, he will never have to be afraid of being startled awake in the middle of the night again.

Overcoming inner demons feels so good!

……

The spirit disintegrates, and consciousness sinks.

Su Shi opened his eyes in "Loser's Square".

The butler had been standing guard nearby, looking at him with obvious disapproval.

"Young Master Su Shi, you've lost! How could you lose? Especially in front of the whole city!"

Su Shi was in a bad mood at the moment, and upon hearing this, he immediately spoke coldly:

"Shut up! Get one thing straight: it's not me who lost, it's the Thousand Faces family that lost!"

If it weren't for that conceptual weapon, how could that guy be my opponent?

Therefore, you should think about a question: why can the Isolde family provide him with conceptual weapons as support, while the Thousand Faces family cannot?

The Thousand Faces lost to Isolde, that's all!

Okay, stop making that face. It's just a loss, it's not the end of the world.

I will win back; it's only a matter of time.

After having her older brother, Su Shi's wings, it must be said, grew much stronger.

She is no longer the girl who can be manipulated by her family.

She believes she has really made a lot of progress.

At least this time, even though I lost, I didn't cry at all.

Of course, it was also because the sense of oppression she felt from Ciel was far different from that from Saki.

Having witnessed true hell, why would she be afraid of a small swamp?

When she faced off against Saki, she was the one who relied on external aids, yet she was still beaten so badly that she had no chance to fight back.

This time, she knew in her heart that her true strength was no less than that of Charles, and might even surpass him!

A perfectly matched conceptual weapon can bring an enhancement to the Echoer that far exceeds the imagination of ordinary people!

Of course, a loss is a loss.

Thinking of her brother, Su Shi couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Brother, I'm sorry, I still embarrassed you.

Moreover, not only would it be embarrassing, I might also lose your wife along with me...

Brother, you won't blame me if the engagement is broken off, will you?

Of course, Su Shi knew that her brother, who was her guardian spirit, could not marry Vivian. Her current wild thoughts were just to relieve her frustration at her failure.

……

Outside the stadium.

Seeing that Su Shi, on whom they had placed so much hope, had ultimately failed, the audience of Xin Zhi Cheng couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, they still have Saki!

Now, Saki is their new hope!

Moreover, this new hope is clearly more reliable than the old one!

At this moment, the Thousand Faces Clan's accomplices still wanted to continue to associate themselves with Qi Ji and market the claim that he was "on par with the number one genius," but the public no longer bought into it.

First place is first place, there's no such thing as a tie!

How could our great and valiant man, Ji Shen, be compared to Xiao Su, who has suffered repeated defeats!

In their opinion, even the fragments of mythology that were supposed to be told to the world should be handed over to the God of Silence!

They can jointly elect the God of Silence as the next King of Cinder!

……

The lounge of the elite class was deathly silent.

Everyone is feeling desperate because of the failure of the lawsuit!

Su Shi is their team's super ace, their absolute captain!

Even the world has lost, so who can stop Ciel?

Squad leader Pan Yan was so anxious that he beat his chest and stamped his feet, but he couldn't think of any way to turn the situation around.

However, the next moment, he no longer needed to think about it.

Because the fireworks on the big screen had already determined the outcome.

Charles won the entire match!

Seeing this, Cho-ah was stunned for a moment, then immediately felt it was unfair:

"Wait! Why is it that when Su Shi won against Atreus, the single-game victory didn't count, but when Xia Er won against Su Shi, it did count?"

Although Pan Yan also felt aggrieved, seeing the words "the outcome is decided" brought him a sense of relief amidst his resentment.

At least, I don't have to think about how to defeat Ciel anymore.

There's no need to do something impossible anymore.