Chapter 183.

PART 1.

The names of The Magical Girl Academy and Subcontinental Academy show up on the screen, and both teams are ordered to select their first fighters. They all huddle close to Avinash. “So, who will it be?” asked Praduman.

Avinash hums for a moment. It is the first match, and they are not certain how good the other team is. In this case, he can think of only one duelist from their team who is fit for this match. “Hatori, You’re up.”

The seemingly blind boy smirks, and saunters to the ring. His opponent is Bahar. Hatori learns this because the name of her flashed on the screen along with his own name. the commentators start to talk about them.

“Bahar may look like a bubbly girl, but she cannot be underestimated. She was one of the top performers in the selection tournament of her Academy,” said Michael.

“On the other hand, if you think that blind boy has no chance against her, then you are mistaken. He had the first rank in the selection tournament, beating out everyone. That, and I’ve seen him duel personally.” Said Samudra.

“Conflict of interest?” teased Michael.

“Not at all. I’ll roast him alive if he loses. Go win this match, Hatori!” cheered Samudra.

“Riiiiight.” Michael deadpanned. No conflict at all.

Hatori notes that the referee is a human here. he considers to be a waste. A Yantra can do a better job in his opinion. “Here are the rules. You can use any spell you want. you cannot go outside of the ring. You will stop when I say stop. You will win if your opponent gives up verbally, leaves the ring, or is knocked out and is unable to defend themselves. Is that clear?” at their nod, the referee continues. “Now, shake hands.”

“No. I refuse!” declared Bahar.

“Ooooohhh! Already to an explosive start, I say.” Said Michael.

“That is true. Though what could be the reason for such a behavior, I wonder?” asked Samudra, as the duel started.

The first exchange of the duel was very simple for Hatori. he didn’t have any trouble avoiding the slow and clumsy spells of Bahar, and he managed to tag her multiple times with his own spells. the exchange ends when she falls to the ground, the wind knocked out of her from taking a hit from Hatori’s spell.

A new exchange starts. this time, Bahar moves, thinking to take advantage of Hatori’s blindness, and the noise of the crowd. she is certain that he won’t be able to track her by his ears in this noise. She balks as many spells come at her and explode above her head, throwing her to the ground once again.

She gets up, furious with herself and with her opponent. She has not tagged him once. He hasn’t even moved from his initial position much either. And yet she looks like she has gone through a ringer in the very early part of the match.

“You think you’re so special? Just because you’re blind and are competing in this ring?” The Magical Girl Academy does a facepalm. They know what’s coming, and they cannot stop it from happening, since the things are out of their hands already. “You’re nothing but a cripple. I bet no woman would ever dare to marry you. And even if she is forced to do so, she will get scared of your face in the night!” Bahar smiled. She knew that the spells may not work, but the cutting words she had just said would certainly do.

“Are we watching another version of Vivek?” asked Ravina.

“Yeah, except this time, it is a female version of him,” said Shin.

Daphne Glares at Bahar in fury. ‘Who is to decide whether someone marries him or not?’ she thinks silently.

“She pushed all the buttons.” Said Josh, looking at a stoic Hatori.

Bahar smiles and attacks Hatori once more. Knowing that the victory is in hand. Hatori on the other hand, defended himself quite well, once more, Bahar fails to tag him. Hatori of course, is quiet because he hates talking during a battle. Unless he is having fun. Even then, he doesn’t speak beyond a few exchanges of words.

He retaliates, and Bahar is too shocked to react to the conjured chains. She is snared, and Hatori takes a vicious satisfaction in shocking her, and in her screams. He binds her arms behind her back and blasts her out of the ring, where she lands face-first to the ground. “Winner, Hatori Eagle!” declares the referee.

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“Well, that was a one emotionally charged match, folks.” Said Michael.

“Yeah. and to be honest, I don’t feel bad for Bahar at all. She had it coming.” Said Samudra.

But in the crowd, the matter is different. Though no one is defending Bahar, people are talking about the respect for the females and the viciousness of Hatori. does he have to be so brutal?

Daphne shakes her head after listening to some comments. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but they are morons. I bet they won’t be speaking about it so much if Hatori’s opponent were to be a male.”

“Ignore them,” said Avinash. “We need to decide who to send next. I’m thinking of sending either Tom or go myself.”

“I think you should send Daphne.” Said Hattori.

“Why?” asked Avinash.

“To prove that we have strong female fighters, and they don’t need petty words to win.” Said Hatori.

“An excellent suggestion.” Said Avinash, liking this idea. “Daphne, go show them!”

“I will.” She said and left for the ring.

Daphne notes the name of her opponent. She is named Apurva, which sounds like a Subcontinental name. Daphne wonders what is she doing in the other academy then, before banishing such thoughts. It is not her job to think about it here. her job is to defeat her and take her team one step closer to victory.

“The match starts and both girls are trying to find holes in their opponents' defense, and this commentator is ashamed for using such words for two honorable female competitors.” Said Samudra.

“Daphne has the initiative in this match. Apurva is struggling to duel her on an equal footing, much less gain an upper hand.” Said Michael.

The audience finds this match to be much less exciting than the previous one. true, it was one-sided, but the words of Bahar made it interesting for them. speaking of Bahar, she is sitting in the corner of her Team’s bench, her head in her hands. She did not get injured in this match, but her pride took a vicious beating.

“Apurva is getting tired, while Daphne seems to be a machine! And the final mistake for Apurva, as she stepped into the explosive spell of Daphne, and lost consciousness. Looks like the Subcontinent is closer to another victory here.” said Samudra.

The next two matches are skipped to save the digital pages. Save the digital trees! the final match is between Farah and Avinash, both are the captains of their respective teams. “This will be interesting. A captain’s duel between two mages. Will Farah manage to get a win for her team, finally?” asked Michael.

“Don’t put your hopes on it. that kid is strong.” Said Samudra.

“Of cour

se, you would say that your blatant favoritism is unprofessional.” Said Michael.

“And your blatant opposition is not?” argued Samudra.

The match was a short one. a few fire spells were needed, but Avinash gained a victory for his team. The entire team of The Magical Girl Academy lost, and The Subcontinental team won their first match five to zero.

PART 2.

After they return to their hotel, they all think about their day. “Are all the teams going to be this easy?” asked Praduman.

“You should not underestimate them,” said Dimitri. “The other teams will present a greater challenge.”

“I feel like they lost because they were either overconfident or didn’t prepare properly.” Said Hatori. “I doubt that the other teams will be like this.”

“Correct. Which is why we will not underestimate them,” said Avinash. “But for now, we will take a rest. Our next match is two days later, so we have time to rest and do some practice.”

PART 3.

The monarchs meet after the match is done. “Man, I didn’t know you were raising such villains. Treating the ladies like that, what are you teaching those kids?” asked Henry.

“Yeah. where’s the chivalry?” asked Zuo Chi.

“They di

d what they had to do.” Said Porus, sitting like an honorable man among them, who is doomed to be hated.

The truth is, all these monarchs may tease Porus for the performance of the boys from his country. But they all know deep in their hearts that if they were in the ring, facing those girls, they wouldn’t have shown any mercy either, gender be damned.