Chapter 139: Provocation
“Brother Claude, I want to eat this.” Xuelian happily pointed to a large piece of beef while linking her arm with Claude’s. Claude couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, thinking to himself that Xuelian was indeed Her Highness Xuelian.
And he couldn’t help but unconsciously turn his head to look at the lonely girl in the corner, even though Leia and Noah were with her, there was always a sense of loneliness in her demeanor.
Xuelian smirked in a sinister manner where Claude couldn’t see her, “Trying to compete with the current Imperial Princess for a man, but your skills are far from enough. Remember the insinuations from Yuehai a few months ago? She just wanted to make a scene in front of Claude, causing a rift between him and his brother. Then, when the time is right, Yuehai can swoop in while playing the innocent victim. Easy victory! Hmph!”
Xuelian is such a character, the current imperial princess, graduating as the top student in the imperial academy. If she didn’t possess this bit of scheming, she would have been outmaneuvered long ago by the dozens of sisters in the imperial palace.
Now, ironically, my beauty has become a barrier to connecting with others. Alone like this, it’s as if I’m a stray dog huddled under a gutter in a poor alleyway, seeking warmth from the foul water. It’s delightful.
“Hahahaha.”
“What’s wrong, Your Highness Xuelian?” Claude looked at Xuelian in surprise as she suddenly burst into laughter. Xuelian couldn’t help but freeze awkwardly with her mouth open, glancing around before blushing and lowering her head.
“It’s nothing, Brother Claude.”
“123, Your Excellency,” in the crowd, Diaz strode over, raising his glass slightly towards Tyr. Tyr casually took a glass of wine and smiled in return.
“Your Excellency Diaz.”
“After taking a sip, Diaz said lightly.”
“Haven’t seen you for over a month, Your Excellency 123 seems to be somewhat different from before?”
“Oh? It should be me saying that. Your Excellency Diaz, it hasn’t been long since we last met, yet your skills have improved so much. If I were to face you again, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even be able to hold on for a moment.” Tyr was already curious, and now that Diaz brought it up, he could also find out what had changed. Diaz chuckled, the wine glass in his hand swaying slightly, and replied.
“This is also thanks to Your Excellency 123. If it weren’t for the battle with you back then, how could I have realized? Unfortunately, I still ended up completely defeated at the hands of Your Excellency Claude.”
“Mr. Claude is truly formidable. No wonder he has such a resounding reputation as the top talent in the northern part of the empire.
“This is truly my heartfelt opinion,” Tyr said, because even though he lived with Claude day and night as a companion, he had no idea that Claude was such a powerful genius. Seeing is believing, and this saying couldn’t be more apt here.
“Yes, however, we will compare again on the stage of the future. By then, I’m afraid the result won’t be like this.
“Diaz has been defeated by Tyr and Claude consecutively, but he becomes more courageous with each setback, never feeling despondent or disheartened. This resilience is truly commendable for a proud genius like him. However, Tyr is unaware that it was precisely because of the words he spoke to Diaz at that time that made Diaz have an epiphany. Otherwise, Diaz wouldn’t have accepted today’s defeat so calmly.”
“Arena, why don’t you greet Mr. Diaz?” Tyr furrowed his brow slightly, watching the cheerful little sprite eating nearby. He couldn’t help but scold softly. Startled, the sprite quickly set down the food in hand and, with a slight imitation of human lady’s etiquette, hastily greeted Mr. Diaz.
“Mr. Diaz, hello.”
Diaz nodded lightly and smiled as he spoke.
“Arena, hehe, you guys don’t know, actually, at that time, I casually glanced at the surveillance screen of the Magical Girl Contest with disinterest. Although it was only for a few seconds, your appearance was deeply engraved in my memory. However, Lord 123 was playing a Magic Sound Stone on the side at that time, which made me unable to compliment. If it weren’t for Arena’s sake, I’m afraid I would have reported it then.”
“Ha ha.” Tyr awkwardly smiled, feeling embarrassed in his heart. Luckily, he didn’t heed the department head’s advice to casually choose a female mage; otherwise, he would have been reported and eliminated in the first round. But thinking back, he was indeed careless. Because he already knew the answer well, he answered confidently without considering that you couldn’t use the Magic Sound Stone in the void space.
Remember who called back then?
Never mind, it’s all in the past now.
Arena then looked at Tyr with a hesitant expression before bowing to Diaz and saying.
Thank you, Mr. Diaz, for not reporting.
”What kind of thanks is this, Tyr couldn’t help but sigh inwardly,this little elf always becomes incoherent whenever he gets nervous, Diaz chuckled, ignoring the strange looks from the people around, and shook his head, saying,”It’s nothing, just a momentary thought.”
“Well…,” Tyr was about to continue speaking,when suddenly, a harsh sound came through.
“Oh, oh, oh, isn’t this, Lord Defeated Dog Diaz, Lord Crazy 123, and Miss Arena, the Wind Spirit ? Tsk, tsk, tsk, it really confirms an ancient saying from the East: ‘Things gather together by type, and people separate into groups.’ Eccentrics will always be attracted to eccentrics.”
Tyr frowned slightly, looking towards the source of the sound, where a man with green curly hair dressed in noble robes was slowly approaching.
Tyr had some impression of this person, but obviously, he wasn’t anyone important, and now he had completely forgotten about him.
Diaz, on the other hand, also frowned. Although he didn’t particularly care about winning or losing, it didn’t mean he could tolerate insults either.
Arena tilted her head, evidently not understanding the meaning of the ancient Eastern saying nor knowing what ‘eccentric’ meant.
