"What did you just say?!"
"Didn't hear ? I'll repeat: Ren Ashbell is on my team. I'm here to recruit teammates for my Laurenfrost team."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Ellis shook her head furiously.
"How could Ren Ashbell join your team?!"
"Because I'm strong enough. Even Ren Ashbell, formidable as she is, isn't my match. She wants to win the Blade Dance festival, and the simplest way is to join my team. Together, we're unstoppable." Rinslet declared.
"What? You're saying you're stronger than Ren Ashbell?!" Ellis's eyes widened in disbelief.
Rinslet placed her right hand on her chest, brimming with confidence. "Exactly. With my contract with Master Altair, I'm the strongest elentalist. No one can rival , not even Ren Ashbell."
Altair himself had affird this, and Rinslet trusted his word implicitly.
If anyone doubted her, she'd prove it in combat. Even if Kamito regained his strength from three years ago, he'd be no match. He might be the protagonist, but Rinslet had the advantage of Altair's power.
"I don't believe it! I want to see Ren Ashbell and ask her myself!" Ellis's faith in her idol crumbled. The invincible Blade Dancer who dominated the festival three years ago, undefeated, couldn't possibly lose to Rinslet. Even knowing Rinslet's contract with the mighty black dragon spirit, Ellis refused to accept it.
"Whether you believe doesn't matter. Ren Ashbell knows the truth." Rinslet said, lifting her chin and addressing the students behind Ellis.
"As for eting her, that's not possible now. She's not soone anyone can just see. Every person behind you wants to et Ren Ashbell. Should I let them all have an audience?"
"Well…" Ellis glanced back. A massive crowd had gathered, nearly every student not on duty or otherwise occupied. Ren Ashbell was a universal idol; missing a chance to see her was unthinkable.
"To et Ren Ashbell, pass my selection and join my team." Rinslet offered.
She respected Ellis's strength. As leader of the Sylphid Knights Radiant, responsible for academy security, Ellis hailed from a noble family and wielded a high-ranking wind spirit. Her Elental Waffe and spirit magic were exceptional, making her a strong candidate for the team.
But Rinslet's pride demanded she assert dominance. Ellis's stubbornness required a lesson in Rinslet's power to ensure compliance if she joined.
"So, do you still want to et Ren Ashbell?"
Joining Rinslet's team was the only way to see her idol.
"I do! I must see Ren Ashbell!" Ellis knew Rinslet was baiting her, but she accepted the challenge. She needed to confirm if Ren Ashbell had truly lost to Rinslet and why she'd joined her team. If Ren Ashbell was part of it, Ellis had no issue joining.
"Then prove yourself alongside those behind you. I'll judge who's worthy based on your performances."
Rinslet raised her right hand, and Carol, her maid, stepped forward, bowing to Ellis and the other students.
"Ladies, our team requires high-ranking elentalists. If your contracted spirit isn't of that caliber, you may leave now."
At Carol's words, so students departed regretfully. They'd co hoping to glimpse Ren Ashbell despite lacking high-ranking spirits, but now saw no chance.
About a third remained, those with high-ranking elental spirits, the elite elentalists Carol addressed.
"Those remaining, follow ."
Though the coliseum was still disordered from the berserk spirit incident, it offered ample space for demonstrations.
"This arena is sufficient for you to showcase your abilities. Please summon your contracted spirits."
So elentalists bristled at taking orders from a maid, but for a chance to fight alongside Ren Ashbell, they complied, eager to impress her.
The candidates summoned their spirits, representing diverse elents: earth, fire, water, and wind. Ellis's spirit, a wind elental, took the form of a giant eagle with green feathers, wreathed in whirlwinds.
The coliseum brimd with a vibrant array of spirits.
From a raised platform, Rinslet surveyed the spirits below, evaluating which candidates suited her team.
Claire and Kamito joined her, marveling at the display. Claire grinned broadly.
"Not bad, Rinslet. Using my contracted spirit's na to lure people was clever."
"Mind your words, Claire. I didn't lure them. I promised exactly what I said: join our team, and they'll et Ren Ashbell." Rinslet replied, glancing at Kamito with a smirk.
Kamito's mouth twitched awkwardly. "I just hope whoever joins doesn't co after when their dreams shatter."
Rinslet flicked her hair, smiling. "That's your problem. As the forr strongest Blade Dancer, Ren Ashbell, it's your duty to soothe your fans' wounded hearts."
"Enough of that. Let's focus on picking the two who'll join our team."
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