Chapter 98: Duel [3]
Chapter 98: Duel [3]
Chapter 98: Duel [3]
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"For a human, he's strong. He can also use Holy Magic. Are you sure he has no relation to the church?"
Inside a certain dark room in the school building, Sirzechs watched the match from a screen that Magic projected. Sona was on his side, sitting on a sofa, and her eyes were focused on the duel. Her Queen was standing behind him on Grayfia's side, also looking at the screen with an interested gaze.
Jin and Riser exchanged one move after another, using their fire to attack one another. None of their attacks hit their opponent, however. But Sona noticed something.
"He has no connection with the church whatsoever, Sirzechs-sama. Also Jin is only playing around this far."
Indeed. Jin was smiling all this time while only doing the minimum movement to dodge Riser's attack, making the blonde think he had the advantage in the duel while he actually did not.
"I see." Sirzechs nodded slightly. A faint smile appeared on his face. "That's indeed interesting. Once again, forgive me for asking so many questions, but He's a pure human, right? With no Sacred Gear or something."
"Indeed, he is. His parents are pure humans. Only his brother, Hyoudou Issei, is the host of the Welsh Dragon and the owner of Boosted Gear."
"I know about that. But" Sirzechs focused on Jin. The teenager was now creating the biggest fireball he had ever seen in the duel between the human and the Phenex's son. "That doesn't explain his strength."
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In the arena, Jin raised his hands to the sky, creating what he could call the biggest Magic he had ever created.
"Now then, try to match this as well, Eraser!"
"It's Riser, not Eraser!" Riser shouted back; a panic was clear on his face.
Who wouldn't? If their opponent suddenly created a fireball with a diameter of 10 meters, anyone would panic even more if that said fireball had their weakness mixed in it.
Riser certainly didn't expect Jin to be able to do something like that.
'He only hung on his rope all this time! Don't tell me that he hides his strength from me. From Riser Phenex?!'
Gritting his teeth in frustration, Riser tried to think of how to dodge Jin's fireball. Taking it directly with his body wasn't an option. He knew that he could be injured if he was hit by a Holy Magic.
Then stopping it? That could be an option.
'Let's try it. I can make a fireball that big easily!'
Riser began to extend her hands to the sky and began to create his own fireball, even bigger than Jin to show his ability.
"Hahaha! This is easy, human!"
The blonde man laughed loudly. He didn't notice a faint grin on Jin's face.
'This man is so simple.' Jin thought.
Yes, Jin had baited Riser into using a big move since the start of the duel. As Jin had planned, he wanted to show his strength today to gain Sirzechs' favor.
The first show of strength was his evasion and defensive ability, then about his sense.
This time, he wanted to show his endurance and power. He tried to defeat Riser's big move with his. At least he would also injure the Phenex youngest son, so he purposely baited him until now.
'He must've thought that his move would be able to swallow mine and emerge victorious. How simple.'
Jin's move was ready since way earlier, but he purposely waited for Riser to make a move first. And he didn't need to wait for too long.
"Hahaha! Too bad for you, human! Riser is the best in controlling fire. You can't even finish your Magic in time. Too bad. Now, die!"
He threw the fireball above him toward Jin. It moved a bit slower than the small fireballs he fired a few times earlier, but the force behind it was apparent.
The air around the fireball got distorted, and Jin's clothes flapped around in the air due to the shockwave that was created when the fireball traveled toward him.
But he smiled instead. Facing a big fireball was nothing to current him.
"Indeed. It's too bad." Jin said, casually waving his hands. The fireball above him shrunk into a small one, and he threw it toward Riser's big fireball. "It seems that your strength is only this much."
When Jin's fireball contacted Riser's, it sucked the latter and became bigger. The Holy Fire fed on the Phenex's fire to become bigger.
"What?!" Riser let out a surprised sound. He couldn't believe what he saw.
"You better dodge it, baby boy. Or you will be burnt by my flame."
"Tsk!"
As much as he wanted to deny it, Riser himself knew that Jin's fireball was dangerous. He immediately expanded his wings and flapped them around, pushing himself back as fast as possible.
The ground was burnt when Jin's fireball touched it. It flew toward Riser at a fast speed. The blonde guy flew away furiously, but he wasn't fast enough.
Jin grinned, looking at the youngest son of Phenex.
Finally, deciding that dodging with wings wasn't enough, he extended his hands forward and shot a flame tower to propel himself backward.
"Damn you!" He shouted furiously.
"Say that after you survive that," Jin replied with a smirk.
Then the fireball hit Riser, and a loud explosion rang in the field.
Boom!
As soon as the explosion sounded and the dust filled the arena, Jin shifted his attention to the side with a frown. Why? Because at the last moment, he felt Riser's energy move.
"What's the meaning of this, Grayfia-san?" Jin asked, clearly displeased.
A second later, Grayfia appeared on the side of the arena.
"The duel is over, Jin-sama." The maid said. "You won."
"That's what I am asking. Riser Phenex can still continue the duel. Why did you teleport him away?"
"I did not." Grayfia's answer was precise and clear. "You won the battle without any interference."
"Then why did Riser get teleported away before my Magic actually hit him?" Jin gradually became calmer as he took a deep breath. He descended to the ground, right in front of Grayfia, slowly.
"Did you remember the conditions to win the duel?"
"I do. The condition to win is to either make their opponent surrender or when the opponent can't continue." Jin's eyes widened in understanding as he recited the condition to win the duel. He nodded at Grayfia, "I see. So he surrenders?"
"Indeed. That's why" Grayfia smiled a little. "You win the duel this time." Then she turned around.
"I, Grayfia, as the judge of this duel, declare that the duel is over! Riser Phenex surrendered the duel and, as such..." She gestured her hand and pointed it at Jin. "The winner is Hyoudou Jin!"
'Talk about an anti-climatic win.' Jin smiled wryly on the side.