When Jimina Saine entered the main competition, her first opponent was a man clad head-to-toe in golden armor.
"Jimina Saine, I advise you to surrender! You only made it into the main competition by sheer luck. As a weakling with only 22 points of combat power, you have no hope of victory against me, Ever-Victorious Golden Dragon. Let me tell you, my combat power is 4456 points!"
Jimina Saine tilted her head, indicating confusion.
At this moment, Sino was seated in the VIP section, with Alexia on his left and Milia on his right.
Milia was able to sit there only because she was invited by Alice, while Alexia directly occupied Alice's seat.
Both women were incredibly beautiful, and many envied Sino's position.
Alice walked over and saw Alexia.
"Alexia, did you come to cheer for me?" Alice asked.
"No, Princess Alice, I also signed up for the Martial Heart Festival!"
Alice suddenly remembered that while Alexia wouldn't represent the academy, she could represent herself.
"Never mind, even if Alexia wins, it's still good for the Midgar Kingdom!" Alice thought to herself.
Since Alice's seat was taken by Alexia, Alice now had nowhere to sit.
Alice also didn't want to ask her sister for a seat in public.
"Lady Alice, please sit here!"
Immediately, someone offered their seat.
"Lady Alice, you can sit in my seat, the view is better here!"
"Lady Alice, sit here, I'm closer to you!"
Sino, however, did not stand up to offer Alice his seat.
He, the seemingly most ordinary person present, was the one who should have offered Alice his seat.
"It's fine! There are empty seats in the VIP section, I can just sit over there!"
Alice sat in an empty seat in the back row.
These were reserve seats, specially prepared for people of high status.
The person might not come, but the seat had to be prepared... "It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin!"
Ever-Victorious Golden Dragon drew his treasured sword and charged towards Jimina Saine.
With a swing of his sword, Jimina Saine moved just enough, narrowly dodging the attack with only a tiny distance from the blade.
"Was that a coincidence?" Alexia murmured to herself.
Ever-Victorious Golden Dragon was now drenched in cold sweat. His sword was heavy, and missing like that left a huge opening.
If the opponent attacked now, he would surely be injured.
The anticipated attack from Ever-Victorious Golden Dragon did not come, and he retreated rapidly.
Only then did he realize that his opponent was slowly drawing her sword.
"Do you know? You just missed your only chance to defeat me!"
"Hmm?"
Jimina Saine tilted her head, indicating confusion.
"You, you didn't even notice that opportunity?
For a moment there, I actually worried I might lose. I truly overestimated you.
Now I won't hold back. You're dead!"
Ever-Victorious Golden Dragon gripped his sword and took a stance.
Magic power slowly emerged from his body, solidifying.
It ultimately transformed into a golden dragon.
"Golden Dragon Sword!"
Ever-Victorious Golden Dragon swung his sword and rapidly charged at Jimina Saine, with the golden dragon following him into the fray.
"Ah~~ A-choo!!!"
Jimina Saine let out a sneeze.
Ever-Victorious Golden Dragon felt a terrifying surge of air.
The golden dragon instantly dissipated, and he himself was blown away, spinning rapidly in the air before crashing into the wall at the edge of the arena.
The entire venue fell silent.
Sino noticed that as Jimina Saine sneezed, a normal person couldn't see the magical power erupting into an air current, directly dispersing the golden dragon and sending Ever-Victorious Golden Dragon flying.
"Milia, did you see that?"
"I vaguely sensed it, but I didn't see it!"
Alexia was a bit bewildered.
"What just happened?" Alexia asked.
"I don't know, nothing should have happened! I was just talking nonsense, Milia was just agreeing with me!"
Alexia felt that Sino's words were off. She turned her head and looked at her sister, Alice.
Her gaze was directed this way, completely ignoring what was happening in the arena.
Alexia stood up and left.
At the start of the match, Sino had told Alexia to watch this match carefully.
This was a small test Sino had given her.
But Alexia hadn't seen anything.
"Jimina Saine, huh?"
Alexia went to find the schedule.
Tomorrow, Jimina Saine would face Queton.
As soon as Alexia left, Alice returned to her seat.
"Student Xi Nuo, could you and Milia switch seats? I have something I'd like to discuss with her!" Alice said.
"Alright!" Sino stood up and swapped seats with Milia.
"Thank you, Student Xi Nuo!"
This way, Princess Alice was next to Milia.
"Milia, what are your thoughts on this Martial Heart Festival?"
"You will lose miserably!"
Alice's heart sank upon hearing this.
"Are you saying I'll lose to Alexia!"
"No! According to the current match schedule, in the semi-finals, you should encounter the contestant who just won, Jimina Saine! He is stronger than me!"
"He's stronger than you!!!"
Alice said in disbelief.
"So, I can't beat him?
I understand!"
Alice left.
Now, Claire entered the arena.
Her opponent was Su Te.
Su Te was the Son of the Marquis and had served as the Vice President of the Student Council at Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy.
He had previously lost to Milia in the Martial Heart Festival qualifiers at the academy.
Su Te was a perfect senior who wasn't interested in women.
Ever since he was defeated by Milia, he suddenly developed an interest in her.
Learning that Milia's father was only a viscount, his thoughts grew stronger.
But what made him unhappy was that Milia had a boyfriend, and he was the son of a baron.
"The lowest-ranking noble, does he even deserve to touch my Milia!"
"You must be Sino's older sister, Claire!"
"Yes! Do you have a problem with that?" Claire retorted.
"Let me give you a piece of advice, your brother is not worthy of Milia!"
"You're full of nonsense! Milia is clearly not worthy of Sino! You infuriate me!"
"What did you just say? Milia is not worthy of Sino! You're looking for death!"
"Begin!"
At the referee's command.
The two swords clashed.
As the Vice President of the Student Council of Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy, his strength was by no means weak.
He believed that only Princess Rose, Princess Alexia, and Milia were stronger than him in the academy.
This ridiculous daughter of a baron must also be a weakling.
However, the moment they engaged, he realized his mistake.
Claire's sword skills were terrifyingly strong.
As soon as they clashed, Su Te was completely suppressed.
Every swing of Su Te's sword was perfectly seen through by Claire.
There was no magical power suppression, just pure sword skill suppression.
When Su Te first enrolled, he challenged Princess Alice and suffered a crushing defeat.
Because of that, he also noticed Milia, who had similarly challenged Lady Alice.
But even against Princess Alice, Su Te hadn't felt this much pressure.
Every one of her attacks was countered.
Her sharp swordsmanship forced him into a defensive stance.
Their magical power and speed seemed to be similar.
Yet, he was completely suppressed.
She was like a sword master.
After a minute, Su Te couldn't withstand the pressure and made a mistake.
But Claire didn't stop her attack; instead, she withdrew her sword and fiercely kicked Su Te in the face.
"You bastard! How dare you insult Sino!"
Claire stomped on Su Te again and again.
Of course, Su Te couldn't stand this humiliation.
Lying on the ground, he swung his sword in retaliation.
But his sword was blocked by Claire's sword.
No matter how he attacked, Claire would perceive his intention and parry it.
Claire continued to stomp on his handsome face.
The referee wanted to call a stop, because this looked like Claire was desecrating a corpse.
But Su Te, lying on the ground, was still swinging his sword.
Stopping the match like this wouldn't comply with the rules either.
Su Te had never suffered such humiliation.
His face was fiercely trampled under Claire's foot.
He was furious and channeled all his magical power, wanting to counterattack.
But as Claire's foot pressed on his face, she used her sword to block his full-power magical attack.
One person lay on the ground swinging a sword, while the other stood on their opponent's face, blocking with a sword.
It looked strange no matter how you viewed it.
Everyone could see that Claire was intentionally holding back.
One person was lying on the ground, unable to exert full strength, while the two swords seemed evenly matched.
Finally, Su Te's magical power was depleted first, and he could only feign unconsciousness.
His pride wouldn't allow him to surrender.
The referee only called a stop when he noticed Su Te was no longer resisting.
But Claire seemed not to hear, continuing to fiercely stomp on Su Te's face.
"Damn it! I'm already unconscious, and the referee has called a stop, yet she's still stomping on my face!"
Seeing that Claire refused to stop, the referee stepped forward and forcibly pulled Claire away.
The audience was gossiping, curious about what grudge or animosity Claire and Su Te had, as Claire refused to let go of Su Te even after the fight was over.