Chapter:55 The Competition Begins! pt-3

"Alright everyone, the 8th round has been concluded! First-High School and Third High-School, both of you have qualified into finals due to the high number of tiles, both of you have destroyed within a second...."

"The final round will be conducted in 15 minutes, you both are allowed to take some rest and treat your C.A.Ds to prevent overheating..."

The organizers immediately motioned towards the staff to clean the destroyed tiles from the field so that the final round can be conducted without any problem.

Mayumi and the other contestant moved towards the restroom, booked for each of the Nine-Schools so that the participants could rest and get ready for the next event.

The final round was going to be a close fight even with Mayumi's advantage, her opponent from the Third-High School was Morisaki Rin, the Morisaki clan was one of the 100-clans, famous for their quick-draw technique which enabled them to cast faster.

She supplemented her accuracy with move speed, scoring 240 points, one point less than Mayumi, there was a fair chance of her winning the event, defeating Mayumi.

Mayumi entered the restroom and sat down on one of the sofas, she picked up a bottle and drank some water. Placing her C.A.D on the table her moved towards the sink to wash the sweat off her face.

𝕊𝕙𝕚! (Shi!)

The faucet was turned as the water started falling into the sink, she collected some water in her palms and splashed it onto her face.

She turned the faucet to stop the water and grabbed a towel from the holder, she gently wiped the water from her face and let out a deep breath.

"The upcoming match would be a tough fight but I will win!....."

"That's the spirit...."

Mayumi immediately turned around after hearing the voice, only to find Erik sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and a book in his hand, titled "Watching the World Burn".

"When did you get here, Erik!....."

Mayumi was embarrassed, she couldn't sense Erik's presence even when it seemed that he had been inside the room for quite some time, this discovery even made her a bit afraid.

She had noticed this once before, Erik had a strange sense of presence. Sometimes you wouldn't feel his presence at all while he would be standing near.

"No need to feel embarrassed or afraid, Mayumi. The event after [Speed-Shooting] is [Icicle Destruction], so I ought to be preparing to enter the field using the passage."

Erik clarified his presence within the room to which Mayumi replied.

"I don't doubt you, Erik. It's just that your terrifying concluding and presence concealment abilities surprise me a lot...."

"I don't even understand how you are able to so easily guess what I am thinking with just a look!....."

Hearing Mayumi's words, Erik just smiled as he looked straight into her eyes, unblinking even for a second.

"Nothing can trick my eyes, Mayumi. I see the world for what it is, that's why I am able to conclude what others are thinking..."

'What does that even mean!?.....'

Mayumi always felt vulnerable and helpless when faced with Erik's gaze. His chartreuse phosphorescent eyes made her feel like he was looking at her soul.

He continued to look at her until she couldn't take it anymore and averted her eyes.

"Anyway, we were watching you destroy the tiles with a flick of your wrist. If I didn't know better, I would have reported you of using aim-bot....."

"Pft! Haha.....!"

Hearing Erik's words, Mayumi burst out laughing as all the atmosphere around her changed from one that of seriousness to happiness.

Erik had a slight smile on his face.

He lightly joked to calm Mayumi's nerves, as he observed her using [Hollow's Eyes].

The deep yellow colour of Mayumi's soul turned light red, signifying that she had calmed down and was feeling relatively relaxed after hearing the joke.

'Hmm.....now she will perform a bit better against Morisaki Rin, Mayumi's opponent too focussed, that will surely affect her movement, making her a bit stiff when compared to Mayumi.'

'The flexibility and accuracy that Mayumi has, will become the deciding factor of the upcoming finals...'

"Thank you, Erik. I will win!....."

Consider this, if Rin has an accuracy:-90 then Mayumi had an accuracy:-100 and if Rin has a speed:-100 then Mayumi has a speed:-90.

Being focused would certainly increase Rin's accuracy to 100 at the cost of her speed, which would likely go down to 90.

Whereas, now that Mayumi is relaxed and calm. Her speed would go up by at least 5 points, making it speed:-95 whereas her accuracy will stay at 100.

Mayumi has a 5-point advantage over Rin, it may not seems much but in a neck-to-neck battle, it would make a huge difference.

Mayumi wasn't a kid, she soon realized what Erik was doing.

"Er—"

"Now, you should be going back to the field, Mayumi. The 10-mins are about to be up, all the best!....."

Mayumi bit her lip as Erik interrupted her before she could say anything. She walked forward with her palms clasped.

Before Erik could say anything, she stood on her toes to reach up and planted a kiss onto Erik's cheek before running towards the passage, picking her C.A.D from the table.

"Thank you, Erik....."

Mayumi face was burning up as she tried to forcefully calm down her frantic heartbeat.

Thousands of thoughts were running through her mind, thinking about the worst that could happen due to her actions.

'What did you just do! You fool!....'

'Y-You can't j-just kiss Erik!.....'

'What if he didn't like you doing something like that out of nowhere!.....'

'What if he stops talking to you! Due to your rash actions!.....'

'You are the eldest daughter of the Saegusa clan! How can you behave like this!.....'

'What will happen if father learns about this!....'

'Ahhh....!'

'Calm down, Mayumi! First, you must win the event, you can apologize to Erik after that...'

(Meanwhile)

Erik was still a bit shocked by Mayumi's actions as he remembered her personality in the anime.

She had been a bit more mature and reserved but this Mayumi was bolder when compared to her anime counterpart.

"Guess treating this world as fiction is indeed wrong, I never thought I would ever see Mayumi's character development to her anime counterpart."

"I wonder how becoming the president would affect her....."

Erik just shook his head as he focused on the screen which projected the field where the final round was being conducted.

But what Erik failed to notice was the grin on his face.

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