The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 151: Sword Style Festival
An existence that was never meant to be here. For some reason, that's how he feels.
Tiana, who was more receptive, said in a trembling voice, "What a disgusting divine power."
Rei Assar watched Kaizo and walked straight towards him. The silence descended and the ringing of iron shoes resounded.
"Kaizo's..."
Protecting the nervous princess behind him, Kaizo took a step forward and stood up against the red-masked girl, "It's okay."
"I can't believe there's someone who can break «Bind of Darkness»."
"Dearly enough. Things don't go the way you want." Kaizo returned a deep red-eyed look inside the mask.
"The blessing is just the purpose of jumping to start the awakening of the « Demon» King within you. Once «Gate» is opened, it will never be able to return as before."
"Devil King, what are you talking about?"
Rei Assar smiled behind his mask and whispered in a voice so that others could not hear him. "If you want to know, go up and face me, Rei Assar."
Kaizo clicked his tongue and groaned, "Rei Assar, yes. Once you say that, it's the biggest irony."
"But I'll clarify this. If I beat you, you'll tell me everything."
"Great trust for someone who lost their contracted spirit."
"Nyx will definitely be back. He's my best partner."
Rei Assar shrugged, turned around and left without a word. And thus the short exchange between the two Assar Rei ended.
The commotion returned to the large temple hall again. On top of the burning bonfire on the altar, five spirit girls appeared. Among them was Hilda Adonai.
When she met him yesterday, she was a normal submissive girl, but wrapped in her ritual attire and performing rituals, she definitely had the presence of one of the five supreme princess girls.
Finally, the details of «Tempest» appear from five spirit girls. The introduction of the Sword Style Festival was held in the northern forest area, Wind Palace.
The field was covered by a separation barrier created by all «Divine Obsession» Rituals, so it was impossible to go the normal way.
The representatives of each country were transported with their respective teams to random locations, and for seven days they would present their sword styles.
There's one rule, you can't kill an elementalist. «Switch Style Festival» is not a martial match, but a divine ritual.
It was impossible for it to be allowed to desecrate the ritual offered to the spirit king with death. The competition was decided by collecting special spirit stones distributed to representatives, «Magic Stone».
If competitors were separated from their «Magic Stone for more than a minute, they would be forcibly teleported.
Seven days from the opening of the battle. The four teams that own or collect the largest number of «Magic Stones» will be brought before the spirit king to present the final sword style.
At this point, even if a member had lost, the five members would proceed to the final.
"Godly luck and blessings upon the sword style princess girls!" The five spirit girls who read the oracle of the spirit king said this in tandem, it signified the beginning of the battle.
Amidst the deafening cheers, the elementalists entered the circular transportation drawn on the altar. Just before the transportation circle, Kaizo turned to face her daughter's co-host.
"Everyone, we're gonna win!"
"Ya♪"
The former second daughter of the Eldant Empire, Tiana Von Eldant.
"Yes!"
Hybrid Knight Captain Eve Veilmist.
"Of course!"
"That's, um, that's my line!"
The sister of the Queen of Disasters, Victoria Blade of the Lionstein family.
And the winner of the last Sword Style Festival three years earlier, Kirigaya Kaizo.
Four girls and one boy, each with their own «Wish», move to challenge the «Style Festival of Sword».
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After stepping into the transportation circle, a mysterious forest opened in front of him. The thin fog obscured his view. The cries of birds and animals could be heard from far away.
Victoria immediately spoke up after she gave a cursory look at the environment, "In the forest, huh? There are many places an enemy can hide."
"Should I ask my familiar to lurk in a nearby area?"
"That's good advice, but maybe it's better not. It's not that I don't trust Eve's abilities, but spirit magic users will find us right away."
"That's right." Eve nodded at the Victorian deduction.
"My fenrir will carry everyone's belongings."
Aura summoned a magical ice spirit with her finger. Fenrir clad in a blizzard raised the call of war. In an instant, the luggage of five people was sucked into his mouth hole and disappeared.
"That's convenient."
Aura stroked Fenrir's head and let out a sweet whimper, "The population of the Neidfrost region is isolated, so bringing things to Fenrir is a lifesaver."
"Haa, Salamander is cute, but Fenrir is cute too." Eve looked at Fenrir with an expression as if her heart had been stolen.
"The "freezing cold in Neidfrost was enough to kill. Or rather, I was stranded in the park when I came to the main house to play when we were kids."
"When I found you, you hugged me and sobbed. Haaa, where did the cute Victoria used to go, I wonder?" Aura sighed with a distant look.
"You, if you say it again, I will turn you to ashes!"
"How wide is the park if you get stranded?" Next to the two was the dumbfounded Kaizo.
"We either have to find a campground or we'll freeze to death."
"Yes that's right." Kaizo.
Although this was within the Wind Palace, whether it was due to the divine protection wind of the elemental spirit king or something like that, it was still cold. The school uniform of the academy also has a built-in «Cold» Protection, but it looks like it won't be effective against a cold night.
"It is also important to secure the water supply. It would be better if there was a river or lake nearby."
Victoria's advice was not just for drinking water, but also for the purification that an elementalist needed to do to remove any stains.
"After all, that means the first thing to do is search around this area."
"Our formation will consist of me as the front row, Aura and Tiana in the middle, and Eve and Kaizo in the back row." Victoria proposed a logical formation.
Tiana who was weak in battle was in a position to be protected by everyone and Aura was able to look in all directions.
Kaizo who possessed great power was positioned to monitor the surroundings and two people who had one-on-one strength, Victoria and Eve, were placed at both ends.
Kaizo and his comrades formed a formation and began to advance through the forest rift. They had been walking in the forest for about half an hour.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.