
The next morning, I walked towards the main arena of the city using my Clark identity.
Different from usual, the city was filled with a festive atmosphere, with men and women talking with excitement on their faces.
The topic of conversation was of course the Dina wedding tournament.
With each step I took, I could hear different people mention something about the tournament. Some of them talked about who was the favorite to win, others about who the princess wanted to marry, and others about this person or the person who would participate in the tournament.
The number of participants is far more than I thought. With just a glance, I could see dozens of young men walking towards the arena with enthusiastic faces.
And that's just on this road. If other roads were taken into account, the number could probably reach into the thousands.
Of course, most of them are people who go there just to have fun or try their luck. There may be one or a few idiots who think she can be the lucky goose who wins the heart of the princess and becomes her husband despite her weaker power.
my brother must be popular.
Unfortunately for you, he's mine.
Sorry, but you don't have a chance.
Laughing at the young men around me in my mind, I arrived at the arena.
And as expected, there was a large crowd gathered in front of the arena, waiting for their turn to enter.
The crowd was so big that I could not speak.
I mean, if all these people needed to be eliminated to win, this tournament wouldn't have finished today.
Several Imperial Guards were at the entrance of the arena, writing information about each of the challengers before allowing them to enter.
… But judging from the number of people waiting for my turn, I had to wait at least four hours before my turn.
… Sigh, how troublesome.
Should I intimidate them? Or should I use some spells to cut the line without anyone else knowing?
But before I could decide, a commotion broke out.
Suddenly, a strong presence descended upon the crowd.
Many young men shivered, and others turned pale. Instinctively, the entire crowd including the Imperial Guards turned to look towards the origin of the pressure.
There, a young man was walking towards the entrance of the arena quietly.
With each step he took, the crowd split into two, giving him a path as if he was a ruler and they were his subjects.
I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the scene.
At that moment, I heard some muttering from the crowd.
"That's young master Louis!"
"So he came for the Princess …"
“Of course, hyung. Did you not hear the reason she and her teacher came to the capital was to propose to Princess Dina for marriage.”.
"Surpride.I heard he was already where the tenth layer was at twenty-four years old. Against such a monster, who could compete?”
“... Looks like he will win the tournament this time.”
I see, so this young man is famous, yes.
Now that I think about it, I think I heard about the powerhouse outside of the twelve who brought his disciple to ask Dina's hand for a recent marriage.
And if I'm not mistaken, the student's name is Louis, yes.
Seeing the good looks of the young man and his imposing presence, I inevitably thought of something.
… As expected, I am much more handsome.
The young man arrived at the entrance of the arena without interruption. No one was stupid enough to stop him from cutting the line.
"Young Louis, you're here." The imperial guards who received the participants greeted him with respectful gazes.
“Mm.” He nodded indifferently. “Can I log in?”
“T-Of course. We have registered you before. ”
Louis nodded and passed the guards to enter the arena.
But suddenly, he stopped.
He then looked back at the large crowd with a frown.
"Too many people." I heard him whisper.
He then unsheathed his sword and walked towards the crowd.
"Young Louis, what are you doing?" The same Imperial Guards asked in shock.
"Just take out the trash."
Then, he slashed towards the crowd.
A powerful sword slash was released from his sword, rushing towards the crowd!
Instantly, some people paled in fear. Many of them could not help but take up their weapons to survive such a powerful attack.
I, however, raised the corner of my lips interested.
Looks like this kid isn't too bad.
A sword slash flew through the crowd. It cut off each of the participants, ignoring their defenses and weapons.
At that moment, each participant saw a sword slash slashing through their body, beheading them or cutting them in half.
“Aaaak..!”
“Ugh..”
“T-No...!”
In just an instant, the entire place was filled with screams of pain and despair.
But suddenly, everything returned to normal.
And each participant was still standing, as if nothing had happened.
Each participant looked towards Louis with a surprised and frightened expression. None of them could understand what had just happened.
Then-then
“Ugh..”
“Ak..”
“B-Mother..”
The participants knelt on the ground, held their stomachs and vomited all over the ground.
The worse ones even have a damp sign on their.
"What the hell is that?" One of the participants could not help but ask.
"Warning," said Louis indifferently. “If you do not leave the tournament now, this warning will be real.”
These words made most of the participants pale in fear.
They could still remember the great fear of death they felt when the sword slash pierced through them.
"W-You can't do this!" One of the participants gathered up his courage and shouted. "W-Who do you think you are to stop us !?"
“I'm stronger than you. That's more than enough. Of course, you are more than welcome to ignore my warning, but it is under your own risk. ”
The whole square became quiet. Every young man shivered in fear and dread.
Most of them were people who were here just to enjoy a good show, the strongest of them was only a sixth-tier practitioner.
How could they muster up their courage to fight a strong tenth tier practitioner?
When Louis saw their reaction, his lips slightly curved up.
"perfect."
But just as he was about to turn around and enter the arena, he heard a series of footsteps.
Surprised, he looked towards the footsteps to see who was so bold as to oppose him.
There, I walked calmly towards the entrance, with a smile on my face as if the shivering young man on the floor was non-existent.
"You ... Who are you?" Louis asked with a frown, but I ignored him. Instead, I walked towards the guard and mentioned my fake name.
“Clark. I'm here to register.”
“H-Huh? O-Oh, okay.”
The guard hurriedly wrote my name, although his expression as he looked at me was a bit strange.
I nodded at him and walked towards the entrance, ignoring the icy-cold gaze that Louis threw at me.
Mm... Should I upset her a little?
Laughing inwardly, I saw a young miracle with a playful glint in my eyes.
"You're a very funny man."
Instantly, a strong and sharp pressure descended on me.
I, however, ignored him completely and entered the arena.
I think it's time to put on a good show.