The demon princess was defeated and captured? Sorry, I acted in it)

"hateful."

Young Count Xia Ya had accepted his fate.

He lay back on the seat and held the mask steady and straight.

It's true, this thing is really effective. Even when the brave hero Xia is standing here, those nobles who want to come forward and say something nice don't dare to come over, even though they don't have the chance to see the brave hero normally.

Wearing a mask and trying to talk to others is just looking for trouble and will only have a counterproductive effect.

This kind of interesting little rule among the human race is quite useful, huh...?

"The game hasn't started yet?"

"almost."

Shia stood next to her chair.

He used his knee to quietly push it closer to Xuefei, so that the two chairs were completely close together.

"I guess the time is almost up... Oh, I just finished talking and it's here."

"Hmm? Which way?"

Before Xia could point in the direction for the contestants to enter.

The light magic stones surrounding the venue entered a flickering state.

With the cheers and applause of the audience, the magic stone focused its light, and the extremely bright light shone on a man in a tuxedo holding a loudspeaker magic stone in the center of the venue.

It looks like he should be the host of tonight's game.

"Friends! Welcome to our Arena. Thank you to all the businessmen who have provided financial support to the Arena competition! I want to tell you in advance that tonight's competition will be very exciting, because among the contestants tonight... there will be mysterious masters who have never appeared in previous competitions. Please look forward to it!"

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65. Sea of ​​Fire ( words)

Hahaha...! Eating donuts and drinking iced syrup while watching others fighting is really bliss!

Miss Xia Ya, who was sitting in the VIP seat and constantly asking the waiter to bring more donuts, was almost smiling like a Muggle sun.

Hehehe, in fact, these happiness are not real happiness.

The happiest thing is that I can eat and drink for free!

As we all know, eating well for free is the most delicious thing. I suggest that you, the Arena, should increase your efforts and prepare more dishes.

Concentrate on enjoying the free food. Just when the whole audience cheered, Miss Xia Ya raised her cute little head to see who was being beaten on the field.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Xia, look at that lizardman. The guy on the opposite side has already fled, but the lizardman is still chasing him. He definitely doesn't understand that there will be retribution for not following martial ethics. I guess he will be killed soon."

"Ha... It's impossible for the Lizardmen to have such a huge advantage... Well, it really is."

【Oh my! Dear audience! Lizardman Zoid chased and ran into a trap! It turned out that Hatchku had set a magic trap on the field to lure him in! Zoid was hit by a [Flame Explosion] head-on and fell to the ground!! The referee has come on the field to check. If he can't get up, this battle will be a victory for the Kingdom Knight Hatchku! He is worthy of being a knight of our kingdom! He is really both wise and brave! In comparison, the lizardman Zoid is too reckless! What a pity!】

Hey, hey... to be honest, isn't it obvious that you are biased in your words as a host? You clearly said it was a pity but you were laughing wildly. Did the lizard people eat your rice? !

Poor lizard man Zoid. When he came on stage, the host implied that he was ugly. He was beaten half to death by his opponent's dirty tricks. He didn't hear a single good word until he was carried off the stage by the staff of the clinic.

The Kingdom's knight Hachiku, dressed in shining platinum armor, raised his sword high to greet the cheers of the audience, making full use of the home advantage.

Miss Xia Ya didn't think his victory was glorious, she just thought the competition was really interesting.

In the next few games, although Xue Feiya was still distracted, she was always able to accurately predict the trend of the game.

This situation made Xialett marvel at it.

"You're amazing, Xia Ya. How did you know that the mermaids would surrender? The game had just begun."

"Isn't it obvious? Mermaids are also fish. Look, she's facing a Fire Cat. Fire Cats are experts at catching fish and are also good at fire magic. If they don't surrender, they'll just be burned. There's nothing you can do if you're unlucky in the draw. Remember, Xia, if you run into a Fire Cat, you must grab the basket they're carrying. I guarantee you, there are definitely big fish inside!"

"Don't grab it! Hey... Let's not talk about this for now. I understand racial restraint, but there was no such thing in the previous matches? Can you judge the winner at a glance?"

"Ah? You

Now that I mention it... I don't know either, I can only say... go with my intuition? It shouldn't be that difficult, right?"

"..."

No... not difficult? Intuition?

Xia shook her head silently, totally unable to understand what Xue Fei said. After all, this was an ability beyond common sense.

Even though she is a hero, she cannot accurately say who is stronger in the duel. What Xia can do is to clearly feel who is stronger between the enemy and herself when fighting. From a bystander's perspective, it is impossible to make a definitive conclusion.

For example, in the previous duel with Jeffrey, Xia could clearly feel the danger signals, which was an "intuition" that had never appeared in previous battles.

No wonder Xue Fei said not to have a head-on conflict with Liu Yi...it really makes sense.

Xue Fei can make judgments in advance by observing with her eyes, which shows that her combat intuition is far beyond common sense...

Simply put, not only can he fight, but he is also smart.

I can only say that it is Xuefei who is worthy of it...

"Xuefei, you are awesome."

"Alas!!"

Xiaya's sudden whisper made Xuefiya feel a chill from her toes to the top of her head!

"Xia Ya? What's wrong with you?"

"No...it's okay! Hey, don't talk to me out of the blue! I'm watching the game!"

"But you didn't even look at it..."

"Then watch it now!"

Xia certainly didn't understand the power of her words.

But as the victim, Xue Feiya will never forget these words!

Ah...last night, last night! Whenever the "battle" reached its peak, Xia would whisper in his ear, "Xuefei is awesome."

As a result, whenever Xue Feiya hears these words, she will curl up to protect herself as a conditioned reflex.

Strong combat instincts? So what?

If the battle was on the big white bed, the invincible Xue Fei would also feel a tremor. She knew last night that she could not defeat this magnificent opponent who pounced on her!

Is this also a kind of combat instinct?

"Xuefei, how on earth did you..."

"Ahhh, stop talking about this...! Eat donuts!"

“Hmm…?!”

Xie Xuefei always manages to win with donuts at critical moments.

Xia swallowed the donut stuffed into her mouth with difficulty and was about to say something.

——But the host's sudden high-pitched voice drowned out all the other sounds in the venue.

[Here we come...! The most important contestant tonight, let us cheer with applause and welcome the glorious second prince of the Kingdom of Aulus, Lord Mirh Aulus!!]

It doesn’t matter whether it is sincere applause or not.

The moment they heard this name, ordinary people quickly clapped their hands together.

The royal majesty is absolute. Applauding consciously at a time like this is not a sign of respect for the royal family, but a sign of wisdom for one's own life.

The great nobles in the front row were even more exaggerated. Not only did they applaud, but they also stood up and clapped vigorously with fake smiles, almost wishing they could clap their hands off. Flattering expressions are common behavior in the aristocratic circles of any country.

And along with these cheers, whether real or fake, the person who slowly walked out from the east passage was none other than His Royal Highness the Second Prince.

He was wearing a gilded robe, slim-fitting trousers with gold edges, a long sword on his waist, jet-black hair, a straight posture, and a confident and hearty smile as he waved to the audience.

Xuefei and Xia definitely did not join in the applause.

After all, Miss Xia Ya's hands were occupied by donuts, and she didn't have much free time to deal with such trivial matters.

Xia was busy poking her on the forehead and telling her to eat less. Why did she start overeating after discussing so many topics?

Both of them realized it later and looked up to find such a "heavyweight" appeared in the venue.

"Ha...A prince can even come to fight in your arena? That's pretty casual."

"This... seems to be His Royal Highness the Second Prince, the second brother of His Royal Highness Livra."

"Is he confident in his own abilities? Or is he just as playful as Livra? Generally speaking, royal families don't participate in such activities, right?"

"How should I put it... Well, if I remember correctly, the second prince seems to be only at the third level. Princess Livra is also at the third level, but maybe she is stronger than the second prince."

"You can't even beat Livra?! Isn't this just to get beaten?!"

"How should I put it... Well, Xue Fei, just take a look for yourself later. I guarantee it will open your eyes."

"Then I'll have to take a look."

Xue Feiya took the initiative to open her eyes and "open her eyes", and the emphasis was on a person who always occupied the dominant position.

move.

And the one who appeared in the western passage was the prince's opponent.

This person looks familiar.

Isn't this the Kingdom Knight Hachiku who just used a dirty trick to kill the poor Lizardman?

"It looks like we've reached the second round." Xia touched Xue Fei's shoulder and explained, "The royal family or special guests participating in the competition are eligible to go directly to the second round, so he was able to draw someone who passed the first round in the first round. However... it's hard to say whether he was 'drawn' or not."

As soon as he finished speaking, the referee announced the start of the game.

The second prince, Milhe, drew his sword gracefully and took steps towards the knight, Hachiku.

Hachiku, as if very frightened and exhausted, raised his greatsword to collide with the prince's sword, and retreated step by step with a very painful expression.

In the previous battle with the Lizardmen, although Hachiku also fought and retreated, this time was obviously different. He had no strategy at all. He was simply beaten under suppression. Occasionally, he would counterattack, but would be easily resolved by Milh.

Except for the nobles in the front row who were cheering...

The ordinary audience, however, did not understand what was going on and were discussing the matter.

"Hachiku's performance this round was terrible... Could it be that he has some backup plan like he did against the Lizardmen?!"

"Is the Second Prince so powerful... His strength is at least at the level of a fifth-rank warrior. He can actually suppress the Kingdom Knights. Hatchku is at the sixth level..."

"I don't think so. It's obvious that Haqiku is a match-fixer. He must have received money and then played..."

"Shh!! What are you talking about! Are you trying to kill yourself?!"

Amid the tide of discussions from the crowd, on the field, the second prince Mirh had already put the tip of his sword against the throat of Hachiku who was sitting on the ground.

Hachiku raised his hands in surrender with a look of panic on his face.

At the same time, the referee's decision suddenly exploded on the field!

[It is the victory of His Royal Highness the Second Prince...! His Royal Highness the Second Prince has successfully entered the semi-finals. Let us congratulate His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness is so awesome!! ]

The nobles led the common people in standing up and applauding.

The second prince put away his sword gracefully, shook his black bangs in front of his forehead, waved to the audience again, and walked back down the competition venue without looking back.

When it was all over, Xia let out a light sigh and looked at Xuefei who was still "opening her eyes" beside her.

"How about it...get it?"

"You spend money to buy victory, but that knight is really dedicated, and he acted really well. Haha...! Look at him leaving the stage! He crawled out! It made me laugh to death!"

Xuefei was amazed because it seemed as if she was not watching a game.

The behavior of the two sides in this battle made her feel as if she was watching a primate show, which was very funny.

Xia deeply agrees with this.

"Well... the games in the arena can sometimes be disappointing... If the children of the royal family or the nobles want to gain fame, winning in the arena is a shortcut. After all, it is a great stage to show off their strength to the public. They use money or power to coerce their opponents to do things for them and gain so-called honor."

"Do they think those people are fools? Do they believe in such a fake game?"

"The public still knows too little information. They can only tell who wins and who loses. And Xue Fei, you saw that the knight's acting skills were very good and he was able to deceive many people. The most important thing is... even if someone can see it, they dare not say it."