"Do you see any of your friends on stage Sylvie?" Laura asked her.

"Mmm… I only see one of them, he's the boy with the katana near the middle. He's wearing those samurai-like armour pieces just without the helmet." Sylvie said as she explained it so it would be easier for her mother to spot Lance.

"Oh, I see him now. He even has a lot of MP too. There isn't really anyone strong in this bracket, so he will cleanly sweep through it." Laura said as she looked at Lance before swiftly glimpsing over the rest of the contestants.

"He's a swordsman though. Why would he have so much MP and not become a mage?" Sylvie asked her mother.

"If you're a swordsman with a mage, you can unleash your attacks using a physical boost to make it stronger. Or, you can even use special skills which will take a lot of MP." Laura explained it to her.

"Oh," Sylvie said as she had not learned any skills yet, and had only been referencing to stuff from games an anime.

"Well, it's starting now, let's watch," Laura said as both of their eyes went towards the ring.

"Okay!" Sylvie said as she watched Lance.

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"Welcome ladies and ladies! I have no idea where the gentlemen areas I can't see them." The announcer said as he used a device that resembled a microphone from Sylvie's past world and spoke through it.

"Pfftt! Hahaha!" The crowd started to laugh when they heard the announcer clearly didn't pay attention to any of the men.

"Anyway! Welcome to another year of the Academy's Summer Tournament! You all already know the procedure, there will be six brackets! Bracket A, B, C, D, E, and F!" The announcer explained.

"Only five from each bracket can move on! Afterwards, the battles will go from a one on one fashion! This will happen all the way to the grand finals! There will be six matches every day after this battle royale!" The announcer continued to explain.

"ANYWAY, I know you are all bored! So why not just start the tournament now! As I can't wait either! I am actually just here for my salary, so the quicker this is done, the quicker I can get my money and go get myself some beauties!" The announcer joked as he indicated for the tournament to start.

"Now on my count!" The announcer said as he started a countdown with the spectators counting down with him.

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Start!" They all shouted as the students began to fight whoever was nearest to them or silently trying to hide and avoid until they were the top five.

"You're Lance aren't you! Top 10 in the academy entrance exams! Too bad you had to be placed in my bracket! Now I shall crush you!" A kid that was much bigger than him said as he wielded a battle-axe before slicing it at Lance.

"You talk too much, don't talk during a battle," Lance said as he dodged the battle-axe before kicking the kid off the ring in the colosseum.

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Author : :D

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