No. It was a girl.
Ian found a girl who appeared to have come straight from the Temple and had holy knights and priests standing behind her.
“At this place…”
The girl with her face hidden behind the veil spoke.
A soft voice, that felt like it contained a special power, echoed in the corridor.
As Ian thought about how she must be delivering divine messages or curing people with that voice, and that was making him overcome with a sense of piety.
“I heard that the guest who came to the temple yesterday is here.”
Priesia, the priestess from Solia Temple, continued.
It looked like she was looking for someone.
“…”
Gulp
Ian gulped.
‘That cannot be.’
‘That cannot be, right?’
Ian was picturing in his mind the trouble that transpired at the temple yesterday.
“By chance.”
Pricia carefully walked toward Ian.
As if there was nothing to it, Priesia walked all the way to the front of Ian, and then she asked,
“Have you always known?”
“That is…”
Ian’s face turned completely pale.
This fragile-hearted butler was now thinking about what Riley said at the temple yesterday.
‘Ugh, no matter how I look at you, you are ugly as hell!’
Just thinking about it made Ian’s heart pound like little girl’s. Because of the predicament he was in, Ian looked like he could cry.
‘Ah, why is my memory so good?’
He blamed his sharp memory.
***
The three matches for the day ended.
Sera stretched to loosen up her body that became stiff from sitting for so long, and she immediately relaxed back down.
She looked a little disappointed.
“How do I say this… Maybe it is because the contestant that I was rooting for lost. I don’t feel good.”
“Are there revival rounds or anything like that?”
.bg-ssp-10081{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} “I heard there isn’t anything like that in the rules.”
“That is too bad.”
Iris laughed as if she thought it was funny, and then she asked to Sera,
“Well then, did we watch all of the matches for the day? Somehow, it feels like they ended rather quickly?”
“Yes. There weren’t many matches today because there was the opening ceremony, but also because there were fewer contestants than the last year. Still, since there won’t be an opening ceremony tomorrow, they will have more matches then. They didn’t give a notice, but I’m projecting that it will continue until there are only four contestants left.”
“Hmm.”
“So, in the day after tomorrow, they will probably hold the semi-finals and the finals.”
“That makes sense.”
All of today’s matches were now concluded.
The nobilities in the spectator seats were starting to stand up here and there.
Sera and Iris followed suit and stood up from their seats.
“Anyway, they were surprising. The House of Erengium.”
Sera murmured as she got up and tidied up the place.
“That much?”
“Yes. Considering his skill for the age, he is almost at the same level as Master Ryan.”
“Hm. What if you compared him to Riley?”
“In comparison to the young master? Hm…”
Sera held her finger at her chin as she tilted her head.