Kapitel 108: A vendetta

After his intervention, Alex walked his way back to the highest platform in the seating area.

Thousands of eyes were upon him, and he attracted a lot of attention, but that didn't matter in the grand scheme of things, as they avoided a catastrophe.

Ashoka smiled, "You did the right thing, Alex, I would not have expected her to reach that level of apathy and cruelty,"

The ex-emperor clenched his fists on his lap and  sighed, "With the pressure I'm getting from Lord Indra and Chandra, it will be hard to refuse them the throne if they emerge victorious throughout all of the competition."

"If it comes down to it, I could speak to them," Alex confidently replied.

Ashoka laughed in response.

Upon seeing that Ashoka and Alex were acquainted, the gossiping wore off and the action-packed afternoon was back on track.

"Next is....

The host ignited the excitement of the crowd and loudly announced the next competitors.