Chương 70: C66 Tournament (1)

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The week goes by and it's finally time for the tournament to begin. The streets were packed with people on their way to the coliseum. Stands were set up all around the outside of the coliseum selling refreshments for the coming fights. My family and I have already arrived at the coliseum. The participants are here as well and they are waiting for the start of the tournament. Since I had nothing to do during the tournament but go to the dungeon, I convinced my father to let me be the announcer/referee for the tournament.

When the seats were filled and the coliseum was full, I appeared in the center of the arena in a flash of fire. Dressed to impress with Nova on my shoulder, I address the stunned crowd before me.

"Good afternoon, and welcome to, hopefully, the first of many tournaments held by our kingdom. I'm Syrin Fortis and I'll be officiating over this competition." I stop for a moment as the crowd roars in cheer. "This tournament is single-elimination and will be split into separate sections. Three to be exact. Participants have been assigned to each section based on their rank. The sections are as follows, Rank 70s, 80s, and 90s. If you are in the 90s section, you are in the main section of the tournament. Only participants in the 90s have the chance to be named the strongest in the kingdom. The other two sections are the undercard of the tournament but don't think so little of the undercard. The winner of each section will be awarded handsomely."

As I announce the prizes of the tournament, the crowd leans in with curiosity, and the participants hold their breaths in anticipation. They were told the prize would be generous, but they don't know what they'll get.

"Speaking of the award for the winners of the tournament. The winning participant from the 70s will receive 500,000 gold crowns. The winner of the 80s will get 750,000 gold crowns, and last but certainly not least. The winner of the 90s section will receive 1,000,000 gold crowns and a binding weapon from the palace vault. Each winner will also be offered a high-ranking position in the royal guard." The crowd roars in cheer yet again.

I guess that amount of money being given away excites them. The royal guard thing was my idea. I had to speak to my father about ending the tradition that only allows people of noble blood to enter the royal guard. He caved after I explained how much stronger the guard could be without that one stipulation to join.

"Due to the high amount of participants in the undercards, we will be conducting some unusual matches to cut down those numbers to something reasonable. Free for all matches with fifty participants each will be held today, and the last five standing in each match will proceed to the next day. Let's start with the 70s section and work our way up, shall we? If you hear your assigned number called, report to the arena immediately. Failure to appear when you are called will result in your immediately disqualification. I do not wait on you, you wait on me. Be on time for your matches and you will have no problems." That last bit was for the participants.

When the participants of the first free for all were called, I stood in the middle of the arena and addressed them.

"The rules of this tournament are simple. Do not kill and do not cripple your opponent. No outside interference will be allowed. Other than that, everything is permitted. If you want to bring your weapon of choice to the arena then do so. If you want to throw sand in the eyes of your opposition then have at it. Do you all understand?" They all nod and eye each other carefully. "Good, then let the tournament begin!" I exclaim and disappear in another flash of fire.

The crowd cheers and the participants look at each other unsure if they should begin. I appear again in the middle of the fifty participants scratching the back of my head awkwardly.

"Umm, that was your cue to start the match." I say and disappear again.

The crowd laughs and the participants just start attacking each other. I appear next to my parents in our section of the coliseum. I could see the fighters going at it from over the balcony.

"Hahaha, 'that was your cue to start the match' that was hilarious, sweetheart." My mother openly laughs at me.

"Yeah, well it was my first time officiating a country-wide tournament." I say to wiggle my way out of my embarrassment.

"You did very well, son. I'm sure you'll only get better as the tournament continues." My father says as he watches the match closely.

"Thanks, dad."

"I thought you did well too. You are so cute when you're embarrassed." My mother says as she hugs me.

"Well, I would say that everyone in the stands got a good dose of my 'cuteness'." I say with self-deprecation in my voice.

As we are speaking, we all peak over the side of the balcony to keep track of the match. Half of the participants have already been incapacitated or given up.

"Have you decided on the marriage contract with the Bestia Kingdom yet?" My father asks earning himself a glare from my mother.

"He'll let us know when he's come to a decision, so don't pressure him to make a choice. Do you hear me?" My mother berates my father.

"Calm down, Honey. I'm only asking if he's decided. I'm not trying to rush him. I promise." My father holds up his hands in surrender.

"I haven't decided if I will marry either of them yet. Something has been bothering me ever since my first day out with Ruby."

"What's bothering you, Son?" My father asks.

"It's just something she said. It's nothing that will affect the kingdom, but I just feel that there's something off."

"Then you should follow your gut and look into whatever she said. One thing that I will say about this is, as a king you should always follow your instincts. The mind picks up on things that we can't express in words. Whatever your feeling is because your mind picked up on something that you haven't realized yet." My father imparts his wisdom.

"Huh, I'll send Souei to look into it then."

"Good, and if it's nothing then at least you looked into it to be sure." My mother adds.

As we finish talking, only five participants remain. Marking the end of the match. In a burst of flame, I appear before them and see that they are battered and bruised from the match.

"Lady's and gentlemen, we have our first winners! The next match will begin shortly." I announce and the crowd goes crazy. I then address the participants. "Congratulations, You've qualifies for tomorrow's matches. Please return to your waiting area to receive medical treatment."

After they file out of the arena, the next group of fifty were called and the matches continued.

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