Chapter 537 - Tension In The Waiting Room
It was finally the day of the tournant and John felt even more determined than before. After eting one of the children of the Emperor, as well as the other powerful people in the Empire, John now understood that he wasn't a dragon among n, but a frog in the bottom of the well.
'Even knowing all that I will keep moving forward.'
John held the talisman that his childhood friend gave him. He grabbed hold of his wooden sword and alongside the other geniuses headed for the arena were the tournant would be held.
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The yearly tournant had no na but most people have called it the gathering of geniuses, the other people call it the Emperor's stage. There were many nas for the tournant since it didn't have an official one.
This unnad tournant was held in a gigantic arena outside of the city. The arena could easily accommodate the entirety of a population of three cities. The people who work in the arena were the Primordial Demons that Ren caught, and the previous champions of the tournant. The entire place was also being watched by the Shadow Clan that was led by his disciple, Arthur, and his adopted sister Shera.
During this period the Capital City New Grenton was at its weakest, but even at its weakest, the Capital was strong. The people who were guarding it were the noble clan the Regalcrags and Lance another disciple of the Emperor. Many of those who wanted to kill the Emperor and take over the Empire had tried to attack during this period but before they could even begin their attack the Regalcrags would have already killed them.
Also unknown to most people there was another layer of protection the Capital had during this period. The half-demons who were now ruled by Harold a descendant of the strongest demon lord Kretos were also guarding the city secretly. Those enemies that the Regalcrags miss, the half-demons would dispose of.
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John and the other contestants of this tournant have all been guided into the waiting area. The contestants in this waiting area numbered in the hundreds. Each one of them were praised as geniuses all their lives, so they didn't regard the other geniuses as their equals. Each one of them believed that they were stronger than the rest.
The people in the waiting room only spoke to those they were already acquainted with. John had ford a group with the geniuses from his own region.
As the different groups were having their respective conversations a group of children that looked to be around nine to twelve years old appeared.
The geniuses were confused as to why such young children were in the waiting room. It was true that the minimum age requirent to join the tournant was nine years old, but none of them expected to see soone of that age enter. Even they who were proud sons and daughters of heaven knew how difficult the tournant was, so they had waited for their strength to reach a certain level before deciding to co to the tournant.
Yet these young children ca here the mont they reached the minimum age requirent. Most of the participants thought the children were too arrogant and were looking down on the tournant, aning they were looking down on them.
So of the participants thought that the children were naive and didn't know the true horror of this tournant. Even though the rules state that there will be no killing, accidents do happen and people do die from this tournant.
While many of the participants were looking at the newcors with various thoughts in their minds, John spotted soone he knew. One of the children present in the group was Kiara, the mont John saw her he already guessed who the other children were. These children were most likely the children of the Emperor.
"I was so excited for this year's tournant to co, since father finally allowed us to join, yet look at this they all look so weak. I don't think any of these people will be a challenge."
The one who spoke was a girl with flowing silver hair and deep dark eyes. She had four swords by her waist and wore golden armor. She might be young but her beauty was apparent.
"Heh, don't say that little sis you never know so of them might surprise you."
The young man who seem to be the oldest in the group of children spoke. Among the children he was with, his looks were only slightly above average. He was wearing a cloak that covered his entire body.
"Yeah big bro is right, yesterday I t soone who claid he would beat all of us."
Kiara spoke and then looked directly at John with a smile on her face. The other siblings noticed her actions and also looked at John as well. As they were about to approach John to strike up a conversation, one of the contestants suddenly confronted them.
"Hey you kids I understand that you might be geniuses but everyone here is the sa so there's no need to act so arrogantly. In fact, you children shouldn't even be here."
This person was infuriated when he heard how casually these children dismissed them and even called them weak. When the Emperor's children heard the person's comnt they looked around confused but after a while, the oldest of the children who was wearing a cloak pointed at him and his siblings.
"Are you talking to us?"
"Who else do you think I'm talking to?!"
"Oh, I was just confused cause what you said doesn't seem to be right, so we thought you were talking to soone else. You said that we're all the sa and that my siblings and I were arrogant but that's wrong."
"How so?"
"Well, first of all, my siblings and I are better than all of you here it's pretty rude for you to compare us with you guys, and secondly we aren't arrogant we were just stating the facts. Oh right, also it's not right to say we aren't supposed to be here, it's you people who shouldn't be here. If you stay here you'll just embarrass yourselves."
When the other geniuses heard that response they were all infuriated… The geniuses gritted their teeth and wanted to attack.
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