Ludmila stirred in her bed, feeling around for a warm body, which was no longer there. Her eyes popped open as she moved to leave the covers, but a gentle voice stopped her. “Ludmila, you don’t have to get up so early today. It’s your day off. Enjoy it for a bit longer.” Indeed, the
The first time I met Violet Lingonberle was shortly after the whole wedding fiasco with Duke Charlemagne. Having caught wind that I created the Sangria served at the reception, Viscount Lingonberle reached out to the Faulkner trading company with avid interest. A spiked wine had been just the idea to rejuvenate his flailing vineyard sales.
My gaze wandered across Saki’s body. Just like Violet had done before, the Electi of Attack, my next opponent, had stepped onto the arena without her bulky armor. Instead, she was wearing a cute shirt and skirt similar to that of a Japanese school uniform. I mentally slapped myself for momentarily fawning over the attire
“And now, the final match of the quarterfinals! Due to the forfeit of the entire group, the winner of this match will move straight to the finals!” Somewhere in the stands, Goldar and Horwitz were both kicking themselves. They had forfeited in fear of the masked fighters, who had unexpectedly been knocked out of commission.
Marquis Deggendorf – a giant of a man whose presence could be solely defined by the bulging muscles that peeked out from his fancy attire. The arrangement of a formal short-sleeved shirt and vest, barely containing the rippling arms, was quite peculiar. It was like a bodybuilder that had been placed uncomfortably in nice clothing
A shrunken, lanky man in a strange robe stepped onto the stage, where a young knight stood with crimson hair flowing upon his armor. Sword brandished, the magic knight known as Trypt preemptively sent flames coursing down the length of his blade. A confident sneer was upon his face as he felt lucky to have
A young girl equipped with a twin set of mallets stepped up to the arena, where a soldier gripping a spear was waiting. Metallic clunking accompanied their steps, coming from the extremely thick and sturdy armor the two had on. If it weren’t for their exposed faces, Saki was certain that a particular chef would
A young girl with rose-colored hair in light armor sailed past several combatants as they jumped away to dodge her. No one wanted to get in the way of a flame-encased sword that stuck out from the speedy blur. One unlucky fighter was slow to turn his head, being occupied by another in front of
Having escaped quickly from the baths, I didn’t get the chance to ask Cornelius about the tournament details. Rather than separating magic talent and physical prowess, like done in the past, the new tournament would allow for competitors of any specialty to fight at the peak of their abilities. In battle, it was difficult to
After returning from the Divine Isles, we unloaded a treasure trove’s worth of Resonance Stones in front of Queen Katalina. Giddy with the prospect of her new inventions, she picked up one of the smaller ones and examined it before walking toward her lab. Before she got too far, she paused and gave me a