บท 1: Round Three Begins

As Theo had expected, his three duels went by uneventfully. There weren't a lot of adversities, but Theo could tell that his opponents had gotten significantly better than the first round. All of them required a couple of back and forths for Theo to gain the high ground and take complete control.

This time, Theo went to the spectating room and watched the other fights. There were even more spectators this time than the previous day. Almost every walkway was totally crowded. Within the masses, Theo couldn't make out Bella and the others, but he knew that they were there. Almost all the peasants knew Theo's name by now, along with some other contestants. They were chanted onto the field every time they entered. The nobles were no different, excluding Gabriel, though, for some reason. It felt like nobody knew who he was, which made sense to Theo as his identity was supposed to be kept a secret after all.