
The arena is as full as I expected.
Nobles and commoners of all kinds sat in the stands, looking towards the arena with excited expressions.
Boisterous cheers, exuberant shouts, and cheers of encouragement rang out from every corner of the arena, aimed at the participants.
It seemed like many people had come to observe the tournament.
Mm.. That might be something that Lilia and Alan arranged as well. That way, Dina would be increasingly difficult to reject the winner.
Well, he never planned to reject her in the first place. How could he refuse his handsome and playful little brother?
I looked around the arena at the participating youths. And to my surprise, more than two hundred young men were already here.
Each of them looked like someone extraordinary, and most of them were young nobles from different families.
Even so, there were about 80 ordinary people.
I can only shake my head at that.
These guys, haaah …
They might come here with just a thought to test their luck, without knowing that they are putting their lives at risk.
Perhaps these young nobles would object to seriously injuring the other young nobles. But what about these commoners?
I'm sure most of them will leave this place with severe injuries, some even die.
Very regrettable…
Well, I don't have to care about them. It was their own choice. They must be responsible for their actions
As I watched my surroundings, Louis entered the arena.
He looked at me with a gaze filled with killing intent as soon as he entered, but when he saw I did not react, he threw his face away.
Little boy, are you trying to trick me with that miserable killing intent?
I mean, you have to fight about 1 million more life and death battles before trying to use your killing intent against me.
… Despite thinking about it, it's good that he intimidates all of these commoners. Otherwise, this battle would be much more troublesome.
At that moment, the arena suddenly became silent.
Then, both spectators as participants looked in the same direction as if they had agreed to it before.
Heading to the private booth at the highest part of the arena.
It was an exclusive booth for the Imperial Family.
And at that moment, the emperor entered the chamber, followed by the empresses Lilia, Alan, Dina, and Lena.
The emperor sat in the main seat, with the empress in his right and Alan in his left. Dina and Lena sat behind him.
I could see the empress and Dina looking towards the arena as if looking for something. They saw the participants looking for my figure.
Dina smiled back, but the empress kept a calm expression. However, I noticed he looked a little pleased.
Before coming here, I told Dina everything about my Clark identity (shocking him). So, she wasn't surprised when she saw the different color of my hair and eyes.
Plus, actually my face as Clark is exactly the same as mine as Claus. The only reason no one could connect the two identities was because of the spell (Introduction Interference) I used.
As I explained earlier, like a superhero using************* is red. No one can recognize him when he wears his glasses.
As soon as the emperor sat down, he looked at the spectators and contestants before nodding in satisfaction.
“I'm glad that many amazing young men are here today."
“As you know, today's tournament is choosing a husband for my daughter. As a father, I obviously want the best for my beloved daughter, therefore, I will only choose the most outstanding among you. Only that person is worthy of marrying her.”
I could only roll my eyes after hearing that.
Even Dina looked at my father dumbfounded.
Your favorite daughter? To think you can be so shameless as to say that in public.
I have to admit, however, that these words are very effective.
All the young men around me stood tall when they heard the emperor's words, as if they were trying to show how extraordinary they were.
The commoners in the stands, on the other hand, praised the emperor for his love for his daughter and how responsible he was as a father.
To be honest, I wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face when I heard these words.
Unfortunately, that's not possible now.
“Now, although I'm sure each of you is amazing, I can only choose one.” The emperor continued his speech. “So, you have to fight amongst yourself for that position.
“The rules are simple. You will all fight in battle royale until only 16 of you remain. These 16 would then face each other in individual duels, with the losers eliminated, until only one was left.
"That man will be the one who deserves to marry my daughter!"
Cheers rang out in the arena as commoners shouted in excitement. Simultaneously, the youths participating in the tournament looked at each other with fighting intent shining in their eyes.
Some of them even looked towards my sister with hot eyes, as if they could already see themselves marrying her.
I shook my head in silence. Oh God, these guys look like hot dogs.
… And you, who see my brother like that. Don't worry, I'll take special care of you.
After the cheers ended, the emperor continued to speak.
“Now after you hear the rules. Be prepared!"
All the young men nodded and took out their weapons, ready to start the battle.
Seeing that, the booming voice of the emperor reverberated throughout the arena once more.
"Start!"