Chapter 248 - Argunt
"What a rollercoaster! From one shock after another, Theodore has proved himself as the leader of Thersland. Now, we would like to see the other leader of Thersland Team, the one who has been officially nad as the leader.
"In any case, Italy Team has lost their montum and Thersland has gained a huge boost in their morale. No one can predict the outco of this match anymore. After taking a fifteen minute break, the participant will start the first 1 vs 1 fight."
Sheira kept saying everything about her observation, especially regarding Theo. It was such a scoop because Theo's life wouldn't be the sa anymore.
At the sa ti, the audience was perplexed as to why Thersland put Alea's na as their leader. Usually, the leader was chosen by one of the three criteria. They could be the strongest person, soone with extraordinary leadership or talent, or the oldest.
People didn't like the last one because it was simply deaning those who had the talent. Just because you were older didn't give you the right to suppress the young. Even Diego understood this principle and kept making constructive comnts no matter how poor their performance was.
If Thersland put Theo in that situation, despite the fact he had the potential to be the first Mythical Rank Expert from Thersland in the future, the people would have beco disappointed.
However, those who wanted to scout him actually hoped this was the case. After all, it would make the process of inviting him to their country easier.
Everything would be relying on Alea. Yes, the country's na would go bad if Alea couldn't show sothing big to prove she was worthy of being their leader.
Alea also understood the entire situation and clasped her hand with a grave expression. As she had expected, the number one threat in this competition was none other than Theo, not anybody else.
The waiting room fell into silence as Alea raised her head, finding Ellen, Sihan, and Theo returning.
She quickly rose from the seat and walked to Theo.
Theo had expected Alea would try to do sothing without thinking it through. Before she could say anything, he had stopped her. "Rejected. Keep your calm first."
Alea clenched her teeth. For the first ti in her life, Alea lowered her head to soone, let alone the fact that Theo was two years younger than her.
"Theo. I beg you. Please let participate in the first round."
Even so, Theo didn't want to risk the competition just because that person wanted to do it. His job was to win, not to satisfy his teammates after all.
"I already said, calm your head first," said Theo with a cold tone.
"I am calm. This is a decision I have made as the leader of this team. I promise you that I will defeat whoever my opponent is."
"Did you even listen to ?!" Theo raised his voice, feeling he might need to argue with Alea to stop her. No one said anything because they knew the third battle was important. Theo knew the best person to go, so they believed in Theo's decision.
"I…" Alea raised her head and looked Theo in the eyes. "I promise you I will defeat my opponent. Even if I need to put my title, reputation, or family na, I will defeat my opponent. If I fail to do so, I am ready to carry this sha for my entire life. You can even tell the world that I am just using my family na or my authority to beco the leader."
Theo widened his eyes as he knew what it ant to say sothing like that. Reputation to a big family or soone who received a God Rank Blessing was a big part of their life. Not only would it affect them, but her family might also start declining. That sha indeed would be together for the rest of her life.
On the other hand, if she managed to win with sothing special, it would restore people's faith in the governnt and Alea's family would beco a "hero" in the governnt's eyes. In other words, depending on the result, Alea could beco either the greatest loser or the bravest hero.
Seeing that determination in her eyes, Theo closed his eyes for a mont and sat on the chair, contemplating this matter. As expected, this was a hard decision for him. This matter might not affect him since if Alea ca up in the next match, people would think Thersland used their authority to force Theo to choose Alea, but it would affect the chance of winning.
After several minutes of waiting, Alea finally received the answer.
"Our opponent for the next round will be either Agata or Ignazio. They are the only two who can regain montum with their extraordinary prowess. And you just lost to Agata…" Theo looked at her intensely and asked with a cold tone. "Tell one thing that makes you think you can win against her."
Alea had been waiting for this. She would get what she wanted if she passed Theo's test. And it seed Alea had an answer even before he asked this question. She opened her mouth. "It's…"
…
While those two continued their argunt, Enrica chuckled as they were talking about the next battle. "So, it seems there won't be any strategy for the third round, right?"
"Yes. The one-on-one battle is the battle of might. I believe Theodore will send their strongest fighter or win it by himself. If they win this battle, they will gain huge montum and settle it in the next match.
"However, I don't know whether he's influenced by the political parties or not because everything can change if that's the case." Ignazio pondered for a mont.
"What makes you think he will play by the rules?" Enrica smirked.
"…" Ignazio had thought about it as well, but he still shook his head. "That's impossible. He won't throw away this match because our strength is still superior in this brawl. I can guarantee it. That's why it will be either or Agata who will fight in the third round."
Rembering the battle earlier, Ignazio couldn't help but clench his fists. "He used my own strategy to defeat . There's nothing more frustrating than this in war."
"Fine, fine. In that case, I can choose who will fight in the third round, right?"
"Yes. It's useless to read what's inside that guy's mind, so it's better if we go unpredictable as well. The leader will choose!" Ignazio agreed without hesitation.
"In that case, for the next battle, I choose…" Enrica licked her lips as if she thought sothing good.
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