Chapter 20

Taking a stance, holding his MKnife with his left hand together with his handgun on his right hand, aiming it towards "Princess".

She used her right hand to take out her handgun from her holster while her other hand had none, she just stood on her place without showing any stance.

But Vayne knew that she is using a passive stance, where she wouldn't make the initiative.

".. If this is what you want, then so be it. I'll take you head on!" «Vayne»

He immediately charged towards her released two rounds aiming at her shoulder and knee, in response to his action she jumped backward dodging the bullets that is flying towards her.

While in air, she took out her second handgun from her back and fire two rounds as well before landing on her feet.

Vayne used his MKnife to deflect the bullet flying towards his head and ignored the second bullet that about to graze him, still continued charging towards her.

Closed enough, he thrust his right toward her right handgun from pointing it at him and use his left hand to push away her left handgun.

If this were a sword fight, they should look like they had locked their swords together preventing each other on making a move.

"So that's where the handgun went...." «Vayne»

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"The match is now at its epilogue folks, the challenged team is now only had one player left while the Vhecule's side is down to eight player.

It is really surprising to see how many they had taken out so far, but it seems that in the end for them. Vhecule alliance had won the match, but they had lost the battle.

Truly, this match haven't had the chance to seized to amaze us." «Commentator»

She said as Vayne had been surrounded and the twin were killed from behind by the ace of Vhecule.

"Little girl, you seems to had mistaken something here. It's true that this is a wonderful and it had about to reach it's end, but he haven't lost yet. The fire in his eyes had yet to be extinguished." «Instructor Fujiwara»

"... mistaken... fire... What do you mean?" «Commentator»

"You still don't know? The match wouldn't end here, look." «Technical Hermine»

The video feed showed that the three of them are changing to a different location. Vayne, Alexander and Princess are heading toward the roof outside.

The Vhecule's leader just stood next to the stair case while Vanye and the Princess stood at the center ten meter apart from each other.

"I may not be a player that fight in the front line, but I do know that after losing a lot of member on the match by three enemy, the Vhecule alliance's pride had been hurt very hard that they couldn't just finish it like this. So they would have a duel between aces." «Technical Hermine»

"I'm with Hermin in this one. If it was me, I wouldn't just end it here just like that. Winning the match but losing the battle, is the right phrase.

This is no longer a group war because they already lost when they were reduced to this number, this a match to redeem their lost pride." «Instructor Fujiwara»

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Both aces still having a heated battle where both of them had no intention of backing down. Those who are spectating couldn't even tell who had the upper or who is losing the fight.

Alexander, the judge, only kept quiet and focus at the match while he ignored his teammates that slowly gathered around him.

Not a word came out from their mouth as they watch the two fight closely, the figure of that battle on the center seems like they were dancing fiercely and at the same time passionately to the rhythm of a imaginary song.

It is to say, both had lost the ability to sense their surroundings and instead focus on what is in front of them. Strong wind and heavy rain couldn't even halt the dance of the two, neither it would be an obstacle for them.

They were, as if, one with the wind and rain, dancing at the center stage. Vayne symbolizes the wind, where he could be gentle and at the same time fierce. The Princess symbolizes the Rain, where she can show how merciful and merciless she is.

Throwing one another, shooting one another, chasing one another and even restraining one another. This is the scene that they are seeing, but what they felt that this is only nothing but just a performance.

The one who witness this scene and so do flatter them, if put into word as they witness this performance, or even if one is force to tell, then that word would be "Majestic".

—No, this scene is just beyond anything they could and the word "Majestic" is not enough for it to be comprehend, it was on a divine realm where one cannot step on and yet "Majestic" is what they could only compliment highly of.

This sort of scene, this battle, this duel. It is enough reason to be imprinted on their memories for even if they successfully recorded it, it wouldn't be enough to fill them for the excitement can't be capture with it.

Now as the storm receding, everyone could already feel that the dance would very much end anytime soon as the storm clouds slowly fades away. And just they had put a distance between them, a moonlight peaks from the holes of the clouds and shined upon them.

Both stood limping and were panting very heavily, guns were discarded and only that is left to them is a MKnife. Traces of burn marks, grazes and scratches cover all over their body except for their back.

It was miraculous that they could still endure up till now even though they had already passed their limit, but there is already signs of collapsing any moment.

Vayne understood that he isn't on a very favorable position, so as well as the Princess. Forcing his tired lungs bit further, he forces himself to stood straight.

"Looks like this match prolonged too long than expected... you look like you're about to collapse..." «Vayne»

Seeing that Vayne first broke the silence between them, she copied him and stood up right as she retorted on his comment.

"Well look who's talking.. You're even worse than I am.." «Princess»

"Seems like it.. Could you still make one more attack? My left hand already felt heavy.." «Vayne»

Vayne suggested that both of them should finish this in a final attack, but Princess didn't said anything instead kept quiet.

He looked at her carefully and waiting for her respond, but because Vayne is already limping he couldn't wait any longer.

"..So is it a”—up..”Huh? Come again.."

Vayne couldn't get what she was saying and ask her to say it once more, and this time he attentively tried to listen what she is trying to say.

".. I.. ve... up.." «Princess»

Still he couldn't understand what she is saying, he once again gestured her to repeat it once more and this time he perked her ear. But Princess couldn't repeat what she wanted to say, so she toss the MKnife towards him.

Vayne seeing this his reaction had already run dull from exhaustion, but in his instinct told him that he does not need to dodge it.

The MKnife flew up in a huge arc and Princess slowly tried to raise her hand up high but could only raise it to her chin-level. The MKnife that in the air landed to the left of his feet with an inches away.

".. give up... I surrender.. Don't have any strength left to move.." «Princess»

Vayne couldn't grasp why Princess surrendered, he could still sense that she still had some spare strength to spare for one last move and instead she forfeited.

At that moment, the challenged side won the match by default. Those who was with them didn't said anything in regards to Princess's action and instead applause for their performance.

"Woo-hoo!! Nice show!!" "That's our Princess!" "You did great Princess!"

Even back at the stage, audiences were giving them a round of applause and fireworks bursting into the air. The noises of them cheers are loud as compared to the fireworks.

Vayne was very dumbfounded and took a bit amount time before his brain began to process once more, and when he came to his senses he only wryly smile.

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Just as they were being transported back the main sector, The twin had already woken up and now getting along with "Princess".

Vayne couldn't believe the scene he is seeing, at first they were enemies and now they were like closes friends. Yet, he couldn't stop smiling.

When they arrived at the main sector, those who were still unconscious and had a minor injuries were brought to the infirmary.

"You girls aren't coming? You'll be left behind." «Vayne»

He said to the girls just when he noticed them going through a different direction of the infirmary.

"Yeah, we had some quick business to attend to. Just go on ahead, we'll just catch up to you later." «Eliza»

"Then, I'll just come along with you." «Vayne»

Princess giggles to herself just when Vayne offered them, Vayne was a bit confused if he did something funny and had turned red when he heard Erica while teasing him.

"Well aren't you a gentleman, then you would like to watch us do our business inside the comfort room." «Erica»

"On second thought, I'll just wait you at the infirmary." «Vayne»

Vayne immediately dashed away from them and back towards the group that is heading towards the infirmary. Just as he left, he became a topic of the girls as they were walking.

"I'm surprised that he couldn't even take a hint. Is he always like that?" «Princess»

"Yea, even since we were kid.. he wasn't like that, but it seems that dull head of his turn worse as we grow up.." «Erica»

"There is one time, three years ago, some girl in our class had a crush on him and made some few obvious advances towards him. But poor girl, Vayne didn't even notice it one bit.

Almost everyone on our school had a crush on him, be he just didn't see it that way, he just thought that they were being friendly." «Eliza»

"Uwa... That really is worse, not to notice it one bit." «Princess»

Princess gave her comment about him after she heard a bit of Vayne's past, and began to pity the girls that fell in love with him.

"Well that's the thing... Because he see it that way, he was very friendly towards those girls that made them his fans without him knowing." «Eliza»

Eliza shook her head as if she is saying that he is hopeless and Erica nodded in agreement to what her twin had said, this made the third person shock at the revelation.

All of them gave a sign at the same time, and they notice themselves doing it synchronised they just laughed all together.

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On the infirmary, Vayne already had himself treated and is right know waiting for the girls to return. His a bit worried that they were taking a bit too long, but he couldn't come along with them so instead he had to wait.

"KYYYAAAaaaahhhh!!"

[The end of the Second Arc]

Thank you everyone for following my story so far, and sorry for my errors including my grammars..