Fantasy Library.

Chapter 34: Number One, Here I Come
Comprehensive arena, the biggest stage.

At this point, most of the audience had already taken their seats.

"Is this the third official ranking battle this year?"

"It's been three months since the start of school. The most worth watching event next month won't be our school's official ranking battle, but the Star Warrior Festival, right?"

"Speaking of which, this season's Star Warrior Festival is finally about to begin."

"The first one to be held is the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival, but I don't know if anyone in our academy has signed up to participate."

"I heard that the fifth-ranked [Huayan Witch] signed up for the Phoenix Star Martial Festival."

"What? That princess actually signed up?"

"Who is her partner?"

"Not sure, seems to be an unknown person outside the rankings..."

"Let's watch the ranking battle first. This ranking battle has a highlight."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that [Wave Star Demon Sword] would actually challenge [Swift Wind Blade Thunder] by name. He's really brave."

"Last time, the tenth-ranked [Xia Shen Witch] easily lost to [Swift Wind Blade Thunder]. They are not even ranked thirteenth among the twelve people in the First Page. Is it really possible for them to win against the number one?"

"They say that the strength of the Wave Star Demon Sword is not inferior to that of the Twelve of the First Page, right? We just have to wait and see!"

"Heh, I hope the Wave Star Devil Sword doesn't lose too badly..."

The audience chatted with each other, and the focus of the topic was undoubtedly the highlight of this official ranking battle, that is, the duel between Aize and Toudou Qilin.

This official ranking battle was the same as the last one, with only two duels involving the twelve people from the First Page. However, unlike the last time, this time, both duels were specific challenges launched by people within the rankings to the level of the twelve people from the First Page.

Among them, the match in which Aize specifically challenged Todo Qilin was undoubtedly the finale.

Because, the other match is between the 15th-ranked player and the 12th-ranked player.

The former was ranked 13th and was considered by most people to have the strength of the twelve people in the first page, and was nominated to challenge for the first place, while the latter was only ranked 15th and was nominated to challenge for the twelfth place. No matter from which perspective, the match between Aize and Todo Qilin was the finale and the highlight.

Therefore, the duel between the two was placed at the end of the official ranking battle, and would not take place until all other duels were over.

"Really? Those two are too sudden, aren't they?"

In the VIP first-class seats in the auditorium, Julis also came to watch the game this time. She sat there with her arms folded, looking unhappy.

"Yeah." Amagiri Ayato also came and sat next to Julis, saying with a wry smile: "I still can't believe that person would specifically challenge Toudou-san."

Not long ago, the four of them went out together and had a happy meal outside. The atmosphere between them seemed very good.

Therefore, Amagiri Ayato was really surprised. He didn't expect that Aize would suddenly challenge Todo Kirin.

“There seems to be some other hidden story here.” Claudia was sitting on the other side of Julis. After hearing what Amagiri Ayato said, she smiled and said, “But no matter what, the duel between the two will actually take place. All we can do is wait and see.”

Claudia suddenly changed the subject.

"By the way, I heard that the two of you seem to have decided to form a partnership and participate in the Phoenix Star Martial Festival together. Isn't this something that is really unexpected?"

Hearing this, Amagiri Ayato seemed to smile somewhat consciously, while Julis's expression looked a little unnatural.

"…After all, a lot of things happened on our side, and it happened like this without us noticing."

Julis blushed slightly as she made a statement that was unclear whether it was an excuse or not.

In the past two weeks, a lot of things have happened to Amagiri Ayato and Julis.

In fact, Julis was completely targeted by the person who had attacked her before. The other party had been attacking her for some time, so that Julis was really in a lot of trouble.

However, Amagiri Ayato accidentally got involved in these events, and after a series of developments, he helped Julis repel the attacker.

As a result, the two resolved all their previous grievances and even opened their hearts to each other.

So, the two decided to team up together to participate in the upcoming Phoenix Star Martial Festival.

“That’s a good thing.” As the student council president, Claudia naturally knew what Amagiri Ayato and Julis had been through recently. She smiled and said, “I was a little worried that Julis wouldn’t be able to find a partner. This kid has never been very popular in the academy.”

“Why are you so nosy!” Julis snorted and said, “Compared to this, it’s more important to focus on the duel between those two, right?”

"Indeed." Amagiri Ayato scratched his face and said, "I really don't know who to cheer for. I feel so complicated."

“Haha.” Claudia didn’t seem worried at all. She still had a smiling face and said, “As I said before, all we can do is watch the battle.”

"Just watch from here and see how things turn out."

Hearing this, Julis and Amagiri Ayato looked at each other and had to suppress the complicated thoughts in their hearts. "Who do you think will win?"

Julis began to pay attention to this matter.

“I don’t know.” Claudia shook her head and said, “Logically speaking, Toudou-san should have a better chance of winning.”

"Yeah." Amagiri Ayato nodded in approval and said, "I've seen the video of Toudou's duel. To be honest, I was really surprised by that kid's swordsmanship. It's too strong."

Amagiri Ayato himself uses a sword and is a true swordsman.

There is no need to elaborate on his strength. All he lacks is a stage for him to demonstrate his abilities.

Even though he was like this, after watching the video of Todo Kirin's duel, he felt ashamed of himself.

At the very least, in terms of swordsmanship, he admitted that he was not as good as Todo Kirin.

Thinking that he was only thirteen years old, even a tough guy like Amagiri Ayato felt a little chilly at the time.

only……

"It seems that Aize is not the kind of person who can't see the gap between the enemy and us. Since he has challenged Toudou-san, it proves that he at least thinks he has a chance of winning, right?"

This is what Amagiri Ayato thinks.

"That person does give people a feeling of being unpredictable." Julis frowned and said, "But I really can't imagine the scene of Qi Lin losing."

Claudia didn't say anything else, but reached out and touched the condom around her waist.

"You're going to give me a surprise, right?"

Claudia smiled happily, not knowing what she was thinking of.

Under such circumstances, the official ranking battle was announced to begin.

…………

As the official ranking battle continued, the people on standby in the player area came on stage one after another, making the place gradually empty.

Just like last time, Aize leaned against the wall in the corner and closed his eyes to rest.

In the contestant area, everyone who was about to go on stage was looking at him furtively, unable to conceal the scrutiny or curiosity in their eyes.

The last time he was here, Aize was just a nobody and no one paid any attention to him.

But this time it is different, he has become one of the most watched stars in this official ranking battle.

Unfortunately, Aize ignored these people. Instead, he closed his eyes and thought about things in his mind.

He recalled the scene when he last absorbed the Universal Mine a while ago.

At that time, with the help of the Black Furnace Demon Sword, he absorbed all the universal ore in the underground storage room at once.

Yes.

The mountains of Wanying ore had now all been absorbed by Aize.

However, the results can only be described as disappointing.

"Even though I have absorbed so much universal ore, the increase in strength is no longer as obvious as before..."

Aize was thoughtful.

"Is it because my current strength is no longer as strong as before, and it is no longer so easy to improve it?"

"Or... the ordinary universal ore can no longer meet my needs and can no longer play a significant role?"

No matter which possibility it is, the occurrence of this incident seems to be telling Aize something.

That is, his period of rapid growth in strength seemed to be coming to an end.

"But this is enough."

Aize opened his eyes, with a gleam of light in them.

“Number one, here I come.”

A huge star force flashed across Aize's body, causing the air to vibrate.

(End of this chapter)