Another World Mall

"We have witnessed two amazing performances. It's time for us to continue to the third round. Before that…" Utaha turned to the principal. "Principal Vhalor. Are we going to witness all six matches in total?"

"Yes. This is an exchange, so we'll have everyone fight instead of going for the best of three or something." The principal nodded his head. "Just like how it was done last week."

The principal was back for revenge. Tesron had humiliated the students in their academy by using this approach. So, he let them eat the same thing. This humiliation would be too much for Tesron. At the same time, he couldn't do anything because making a fuss with it would just embarrass the entire team more.

The principal was set on turning them into a laughingstock together with the other academies.

"I see. In other words, we will be able to see four more amazing performances like this. I'm sure that you can't wait anymore. Hence, let us call the next participant." Utaha looked at Clovis' room.

Clovis casually picked up the microphone and said, "Aileen Risevan."

"…" Tesron gritted his teeth. If his grandfather were here, he would have been furious, and there was no telling what would happen. At the same time, if they lost again, they would be in trouble.

Considering Aileen was an assassin, there was only one person who could deal with her in their team. "Gray Louvet."

"Oh! Both teams have picked their fighters." Utaha became excited again. "Aileen Risevan is a new name. I have never heard of her previously. However, from the articles I have seen so far, Aileen Risevan is a prominent young talent from Axolonia.

"Clovis had extended his hand previously to invite her, but Aileen actually took the path of learning in the capital city.

"After a few months, they ended up meeting again and Aileen finally took this chance to join the Libation Fiesta.

"However, I don't have enough time to find out about her information. All I know is that she is a good Tier 5 assassin.

"Meanwhile, her opponent is also an assassin known as Gray Louvet. He comes from the Louvet family, who is known for their assassination ability under the Melesviet family. Gray Louvet is known as the White Mist.

"In that case, let us begin to draw the map!"

As Utaha finished her words, the map started moving until it stopped at a city landscape.

"Is this really a coincidence? The map is City C. The map is known for its complicated city terrain, perfect for assassination. However, I might not care about it because we'll be able to witness the fight between two assassins to the best of their abilities."

The arena started changing, forming a massive building. The building only had two floors with complicated pillar positions and other furniture. There were a lot of spaces to hide.

"Because of the landscape, we'll be spreading drones to follow the fight inside this building." As Utaha waved her hand, multiple screens appeared, showing every nook and corner of the building.

Now that the landscape had changed, it was time for the two fighters to enter the room.

"The first one to enter the arena is Gray Louvet."

"Oohhh!" The women in the stadium had their eyes lit up. Gray had a tall and fit body, not too big or too small. However, he still had enough muscle to look manly together with his handsome face. Compared to others, he might actually have the highest popularity.

Meanwhile, Aileen was covering her face with a mask all the way to her nose. Instead of wearing her usual assassin outfit, Aileen actually came out with rather casual clothes.

However, these clothes came directly from Another World Mall. She had the dark elf's pants that boasted of its flexibility and the elven shirt and boots for mobility.

She couldn't help but recall the first time Clovis actually presented this item to him.

"What? You want me to wear them?" Aileen thought Clovis had suddenly become a creep, but Erwin immediately stopped her. "Wait a minute. This guy might be a playboy, but he's certainly not a creep.

"You will actually find out the reason we're able to get stronger once you put them on. Basically, this is an artifact for us. It's hard to explain, so we'll hear your complaints later, but please put them on."

"…" Aileen wanted to say something, but because Erwin had said it, she chose to trust them first. "All right."

The moment she put on those clothes, Aileen couldn't help but widen her eyes. She felt a surge of strength coming from within her body.

She put everything on and came out with a shocked face. "W-What is this? Why do I get stronger all of a sudden?"

Erwin smiled wryly. "I told you, right? These are our artifacts. There are other things for us. You know Clovis has Blood Affinity, right? And his unique ability is related to it. So, you can say that these clothes…"

"Don't tell me. You made it from blood?" Aileen frowned.

"Something like that. Clovis has done his best to produce it. I'd be glad if you don't mind putting them on.

"If you're going to say this is actually relying on outside items, then I can only say that it's a unique ability. Besides, taking advantage of good equipment is also something we should do. If not, people won't buy expensive items for their safety."

"No. I don't care about that. It's just… I have never thought you were getting stronger because of this. If we both fight without these clothes…"

"Of course you would win," Erwin answered without hesitation. "I'm not able to win against you yet. However, clothes are not the only thing he has refined here. Let me bring you around and introduce them to you one by one. Is that alright, Clovis?"

"Yes. You should be the one taking care of her." Clovis nodded.

Aileen got the shock of her life that day. No one would have ever thought the Libation Fiesta was hiding all those items. It was no wonder they were able to grow this quickly. With this, she might be able to become a Tier 7 human fast enough before anyone could target her family.

She was actually more determined to utilize them to get stronger.

…

"Huu…" Aileen took a deep breath, looking at her opponent. To show her determination, she planned to win.

No one would have thought that the match where Gray was supposed to show his worth by saving his team from losing would actually turn into the shortest match.