Chapter 227 (1/2)

Chapter 227

Chapter 227: Above Limitations

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GREY

“Hey It’s ain Anyway, the King’s Crown Coot oing out in the official competition really makes it feel… real “Did you know that Jiuy in our class with the lisp—is also a contestant too? When Lady Vera told ht of the time when you sold him that fake contraption that was supposed to help hiht while he sleeps I bet he’s still mad that you conned him like that

“Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I told Lady Vera to save a spot for you in her fareat if you could come by and watch me kick everyone’s asses… Ito you but just know that you’re not alone in this I’m here for you “You knohere to reach me Hope to hear fro the e had been sent and let out a sigh

“dachair and waited for the pain to subside

The last tiht It had been a feeeks after Cecilia was taken andharder as the competition dates drew near

I would train from dawn until sundown and then sneak out of Lady Vera’s manor in order to help Nico put up fliers and ask around local police depart scolded or kicked out of their offices

Tired and fed up with the lack of progress, I suggested we call it a night That’s when Nico blew up onbecause I was prioritizingCecilia

I couldn’t hold it in anymore at that ti that if the enforcers were really the ones who took her, the two of us ay out of our league Still, irlfriend was somewhere out there

I didn’t blareed with hihschool—ation that no one was investigating, was opti sure Lady Vera’s best investigators would help, I called it an early night

That was the last ti, I assured ht noinning the competition is the most important The city tournament shouldn’t pose much trouble and I’m fairly confident even for the county tournaht away after I win the entire King’s Crown Competition, I’d still have influence froet to the botto and protecting Cecilia so she and Nico could go live a happy little life together Despite Nico’s urgency, I knew Cecilia wouldn’t be har that the enforcers had taken her—she was too valuable of an asset to kill

That’s why I have to win Just a few

“Cadet Grey…” a soft mellow voice sounded nearby My eyes flickered open, my vision still a blur It was only when I felt someone touch my shoulder that I snapped awake The results ofkicked in, and by the time I was truly conscious of what I had done, ain the seat that I had fallen asleep in and ainst her throat

“M-My bad!” I quickly let theher back on her feet

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“No… ies, Cadet Grey Lady Vera had infor Iher head lower

She then gestured to the training uniform that she had laid out neatly on my unused bed “Lady Vera has instructed ht of the upco with the other king candidates sponsored by Lady Vera’s family”

“Will Lady Vera be there?” I asked, already changing intoclothes

The maid shook her head “Unfortunately, she will be busy with s She has assured me, however, that she will still make it to your rounds for the city competition tomorrow”

I was disappointed but I didn’t let it show as I nodded in reply After thewith the siven ators that tortured e nauished theolden arch

Whether it was the reassurance it gave ed to, or the fact that it was given to me after one of the o anywhere without it I stuck it back into h the unique-looking buildings and structures placed in between the flawlessly grooe estate, I was reminded of how different this place was froht’ve had to do with the fact that being in a named house’s estate for the first tie House members were actually citizens of a different country

I had learned fairly early on was that, while they were not from my homeland of Etharia, their home country—Trayden—had had an alliance with Etharia for over ten years now This s, and vice versa

I wasn’t too interested in the politics involved in all of this, but since the king still did have a weight in s of the Council, I was required to take extensive lessons about the different countries and their diplomatic alliances toward one another

By the ti arena, there was a flurry of activity and noises coovern platforms with proper safety features added were a variety of training equipment Some of the older—but still efficient—contraptions used lead weights while other more up-to-date tools utilized the user’s own ki to power and train

Nor machines but today was different Fa on their children or siblings that were duking it out in the arena while the cadets that weren’t able to make the cut to participate in the city competition had been expelled with their contracts cut off

I was just in time to see a facilitator I hadn’tto the back, I watched with curiosity as to how the other candidates under Lady Vera were doing

Having the privilege of being taught by her personally, I had never actually seen the others, much less knew their skills

The one to initially catch my interest was the one without a weapon His expression and the way he held hiainst the sword and shi+eld cadet

As soon as the an, the one without a weapon held out his empty hand and shouted, “For yellow spear

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Immediately, the crowd formed around the spar roared with surprise and pride

“It’s an actual ki weapon!” an older gentleman exclaimed

“And he formed it so fast,” another o, I would’ve reacted just like the ones in the crowd, perhaps even more because of my disability It didn’t just take a lot of time and effort to form a ki weapon, but a sufficient amount of ki as well

However, I knew fro the types of opponents I would face—and even seeing her manifest her own ki weapon—that this cadet’s spear was no better than an embellished plastic stick at this point

I had been taught that truethe type of weapon that they wanted to materialize in order to be able truly visualize how their oeapon wouldtheir own ki around the type of weapon they wished to form It was only after they had trulya weapon with just their ki

This cadet, who couldn’t be more than a year older than me, had obviously skipped out on a lot of steps It was obvious fron was The generic ki spear had almost bubbled into existence unlike the videos of true ki weapon masters I’d seen

Still, I couldn’t help but feel a pinch of envy at the fact that he could do soular weapons, that had to be inspected and constantly kept within regulations by the World Coy, ki weapons did not have restrictions in coon Duels that happened as over political disputes