It was all well and good, but at the end, they didn't talk about whether they were going to use their real powers in the tournant or not.
With that realization, Zaroth woke up and sat on his bed.
Shifting his gaze to the side, he saw Luna silently sleeping, carefree as ever.
It certainly felt weird sharing a bed with her, considering that they hadn't slept together, but strangely, Zaroth felt comfortable when he was sleeping next to soone.
It reminded him that he wasn't alone.
Checking his bracelet, he saw that he hadn't received any new ssages, which was certainly weird, considering that he was supposed to receive one regarding the tournant.
Maybe there was a delay?
Not thinking too deeply about it, he got up with the intention to take a shower. It was going to be another normal day as ever.
*****
"Normal, my ass!" Zaroth cursed as he noticed the large number of students walking in the sa direction.
It seed that everyone was gathering toward the academy yard.
"What is happening?" he asked himself as he decided to follow the crowd.
"Attention!" a man who had stood up on a podium spoke firmly and clearly.
"The main event of the tournant has arrived! There are currently 128 participants left in the tournant, as such, all matches from now on will be held in the grand arena under the emperor's gaze and his family!"
A few murmurs began to resonate inside the massive crowd.
"As we want to give as many people as possible the opportunity to attend the grand event, every Sunday from now on, a full round will be played!"
Doing the math, Zaroth concluded that after seven weeks, the tournant would already be over.
This was clearly smart, that way, there would be built-up hype, ensuring as many people as possible would want to watch.
"Also, now you, as well as the public, will be notified about the matchups a week in advance! As today is Monday, you will be able to see the pairings on the boards around the academy!"
Zaroth's eyes narrowed. This was certainly a welco change, as now he would at least have the chance to get ready and study his opponent before the actual fight.
"Now, you might be wondering, how are you going to watch these matches?" the man spoke as he lifted up a finger.
"Fear not! For the emperor is generous, as such, you will be able to buy tickets for each round a week in advance. But be aware, as there are a lot of people that will want to watch the matches live, so buy the tickets before they run out!"
Reaching in his bag, the man continued, "But what if I don't have the money to buy a ticket?"
Getting out of his bag so kind of orb, the man tapped it, and a mont later so kind of hologram appeared high in the sky.
It seed that the orb was sohow casting an image without being affected by the light rays of the sun.
"If you are on a budget or going to be away from the capital, you can buy one of these devices. With them, you will be able to watch the fights as well! Just keep in mind that witnessing it live is a much more enjoyable experience than watching so hologram in the sky!"
Focusing his eyesight, Zaroth saw that the image that the orb was currently showing was the center of the grand arena.
"This is so cool tech," he couldn't help but admit.
With a cough, the man tapped the orb again and the hologram disappeared.
"If you wish to buy a ticket or one of these orbs, you can do so at a licensed shops that have been set up all around the empire. Well, happy day!" the man bowed and a mont later stepped out of the podium, disappearing into the crowd.
Ignoring the loud conversations all around him, Zaroth scratched his chin deep in thought.
'What do you think?' It never hurt to ask Luna for her opinion.
'There is a good side and a bad side to everything.'
Zaroth had to agree, at her words
But at the mont, he failed to see the good side as only negatives were jumping out at him.
For instance, now that he knew these orbs existed, it ant that much more people would be watching the fights than expected, aning that once you used so kind of skill in the arena, it would be the sa as announcing it to the whole world.
This imdiately ant that Zack would not be able to use his blood manipulation ability, as he had been forbidden by his uncle from doing so.
Zaroth, though not thrilled at the idea of revealing his abilities to the whole world, knew it was only a matter of ti before it beca a necessity.
"Or is it?" he muttered as he shifted his gaze to the clouds in the sky.
"What if… for instance, soone obstructs the whole arena, making it impossible to see inside? This could keep a person's abilities secret for longer…"
Coming to the conclusion that there would be ti for pondering later, he approached the board where the list of the participants was supposed to be displayed.
"For fuck's sake, why are there so many people?!" With a curse or two, he finally managed to push past the crowd and reached the nas.
Focusing his eyesight to read the small text, he began to search for his na and that of his friends.
Soon after, he licked his dry lips as he found himself.
Surprisingly enough, there was also a list of the known abilities of every individual, aning that Zaroth wouldn't need to waste ti trying to find and then spy on his opponents with the intention of learning what they were capable of.
Of course, he didn't rule out the idea that so people had hidden so of their abilities, like he had, but the provided information was better than nothing.
"…Oh?"
A nacing smile spread across his lips as he studied the analysis of his opponent.
This was a rarity.
It seed that his opponent was a Beast Master, just like him.
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