Are you worthy of saving the world?

When she opened her eyes again, she saw Cynthia kneeling beside her, with an unprecedented angry expression.

"Lady Tia! You really deceived me after all. You came out to look for the murderer without permission!"

What followed was an hour-long sermon.

Tia just felt exhausted.

Was what I just experienced just my imagination? Was it because I missed Yuli so much?

Even if I tell Mrs. Walpurgis and Cynthia what happened tonight, they won't believe it...

The truth was pretty much what she had imagined.

No matter how much Tia explained that the murderer was killed by a mysterious young man with superb skills, people only agreed on the surface and were unwilling to believe it in their hearts.

They all thought that it was the brave elf princess who eliminated harm for the people and defeated the evil criminal.

Rosalia even took this opportunity to portray Tia as a city hero, having newspapers vigorously publicize her heroic deeds, further raising the reputation of the already respected elf princess to a higher level.

"Ma'am, actually...I think I saw Yuri last night."

Seeing Tia say this with an extremely serious expression, Rosalia was stunned.

Then, for some reason, her cheeks flushed and she smiled: "Me too, I've been dreaming about that child every night lately."

Tia: “…”

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And so, time came to the morning of the competition day.

Just after eight o'clock, the venue of the duel tournament was already packed with people.

The blue-haired elf, Cynthia, was running among the crowd. She was responsible for the operation of the duel tournament, coordinating the conflicts between the elf army and local officials, and also assessing and examining the contestants.

She hadn't slept well for three consecutive days, and she didn't relax for a moment and was highly concentrated.

Because she knew very well that compared to herself, Tia was the one who had a harder job, and she had to stand up and share more of the burden for the future Elf Queen.

Sometimes Cynthia would wonder: If I had listened to Yuli and run away that night, would everything have been different?

Yuli will not die, he is still his and Tia's companion.

"This kind of if doesn't make any sense..."

Cynthia patted her cheeks to sober herself up and returned to her work.

In the early morning, the duel conference officially began.

Mrs. Walpurgis and the Elf Princess also appeared in the chairman's area of ​​the venue's spectator seats as scheduled.

"Look! That's the next Elf Queen, Lady Tia! She's so beautiful!"

"Ah but! Mrs. Walpurgis is as dignified as ever!"

The enthusiasm of both the audience seats and the contestants' waiting area was ignited.

The Elf Princess was not wearing her ranger suit today as usual, but a gorgeous and graceful evening dress, like a princess from a fairy tale.

She obediently followed Rosalia's advice and attended the conference not as a "knight" but as a "princess".

She wants to be the most beautiful and perfect vase, arouse men's desire to protect and fight, and finally award the champion of this conference "Brave Man" with a medal.

——This is Tia’s job today.

Although Tia herself was very dissatisfied with this arrangement, she still agreed to it.

She benefited a lot from spending half a month with the lord's wife.

Rosalia is like her teacher, her best friend, and her compatriot who is determined to avenge the witches for Yuri's death.

Soon after the two took their seats, the conference officially began.

The number of applicants for this competition exceeded five hundred.

Of course it is impossible for so many people to compete in one day, so the preliminaries started a few days ago.

The rules of the competition are a real sword duel to the point where no one is killed.

After all, selecting a "hero" is a sacred ritual, and killing cannot be allowed.

After a week-long round-robin elimination round, 64 players remained.

Each of the 64 people who have now entered the finals venue is a top-level powerhouse with absolute strength.

Among them are warriors who have made great contributions in great wars, as well as well-known and prestigious knight commanders.

There is a warrior who single-handedly conquered the Frost Giants, and there is also a talented girl who has pushed the sword to the limit.

The glory of the past is no longer important. Now each of them stands in the venue as a contestant.

The first round of the duel tournament is played by 8 groups of contestants at the same time.

The people in the audience were attracted by the soldiers' dazzling performance and burst into cheers, and the venue soon became hot.

But in this boiling heat, the two beauties on the podium were surrounded by a lack of warmth and enthusiasm, as if winter had arrived.

"Tia, haven't you received a reply from the Saint yet?"

Rosalia held her chin with one hand and scanned the field with an extremely lazy look.

Tia shook her head: "I haven't received a reply from the Saint Lady yet..."

The elf princess had long been accustomed to light clothing and was not at all used to the heavy dress she was wearing today. The corset around her waist made it hard for her to breathe.

But in the eyes of the contestants and the public, her stiff and uncomfortable sitting posture became a model of a dignified and elegant princess.

"Is that so... It seems that the Vatican intends to completely ignore our actions this time and adopt an ostrich strategy in all aspects."

There were no contestants dressed in Tenrikyo attire.

I'm afraid the church has already put pressure on its subordinates and not allowed them to participate in today's duel competition.

“How could it be! Even if the Church is unwilling to acknowledge the existence of witches, at least the Saint Lady…!”

Tia bit her lip.

In her heart, "Saint of Ashes" Astraea is an extremely outstanding woman.

Gentle and kind, just and humble.

Tia believed that as long as she explained the situation clearly to the Saint in the letter, she would be able to get her help.

But she never thought that Astraea would ignore the letters she sent for help.

“Your mother also seemed unwilling to send more reinforcements, and only sent out an advance force.

In the worst case, we may have to rely on ourselves this time." Rosalia said calmly.

After a long silence, Tia showed determination: "No problem... Even if we are the only ones left, we must destroy the evil witch."

While we were talking, the first round of competition ended quickly, and only 64 contestants remained out of the 32.

In the second round, 16 contestants remained.

In the third round, the final 8 contestants were decided.

Amid the endless, thunderous cheers, Tia remained silent.

Whenever she looked out at the venue and saw the contestants fighting bravely to win her favor,

The figure of a person always appears in the elf girl's mind.

If she wasn't dreaming that night, she would meet Yuri again today...

The elf's intuition told him so.

"What's wrong, Tia?"

Rosalia noticed her strangeness and asked, "Is there a player you like among the top eight?"

The Elf Princess shook her head: "No. Each of them is an extremely outstanding and powerful warrior, but none of them is the one I am waiting for."

Hearing this, Rosaria showed a beautiful and sad smile: "What a coincidence... I am the same."

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When Yuri entered the Duel Tournament venue with the "Crimson Witch", it was just before the quarterfinals were about to begin.

After obtaining the power of crimson (50%), his physical abilities improved across the board, and his vision surpassed that of humans, allowing him to see a tooth dropped on the playing field from hundreds of meters away.

Of course, I also saw Rosalia sitting in the VIP seat.

For some reason, she and Princess Tia beside her exuded a strong aura of widows.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Your Highness."

Yuli murmured and stepped resolutely into the venue.

073 Rosa: Yuri...? (First order required)

The interior of the venue was very spacious and had a three-dimensional structure, which reminded Yuri of the Roman Colosseum in his previous life.

They found the seats assigned on their tickets at the edge of the venue.

Yuli was wearing a faded black robe and a hood today, so people around him kept their distance from him as a suspicious person.

As for the accompanying blonde witch, she was dressed gorgeously as usual.

This strange combination makes people think that the "Red Witch" is a noble lady and Yuli is her servant, which finally reduces the degree of suspicion a lot.

As soon as she sat down, the Scarlet Witch excitedly called over the vendors selling snacks in the venue.

"Hey...Yanhong, we are not here to play." Yuli said in a deep voice.

They are here to cause trouble today.

"What's the matter, Master? Ah, please give me two hot dogs, two glasses of juice and a portion of nuts! Thank you!"

Normally in Graycastle, the Scarlet Witch would obey Yuri's orders, but today she was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, or like a willful little girl.