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Chapter 17
Very quickly, the next day came. To Lemir, who didn’t pay attention the whole day, the lessons ended very quickly as well. He was preparing himself for the fight that would take place after school in the school gymnasium. His two friends, Luke and Arata, came over to his table and talked to him as they noticed something was wrong with him. Malaixa came too, but just to listen to their conversation.
Luke [Japanese] : “Hey, Lemir. What’s wrong? You look as though you are about to beat someone up.”
Arata [Japanese] : “Yeah… That’s one really scary face you have right now. Do you have something to do with those rumours we’ve been hearing?”
Lemir was a bit surprised, as he didn’t think it was so obvious. The rumours Arata spoke of was that the teachers allowed a fight between two students in the school gymnasium, but their identities were not known. Unexpectedly, the both of them were spot on. Lemir decided to tell them about the fight.
Luke [Japanese] : “Woah, we haven’t even been in middle school for a month and you’re already gonna fight someone!”
Arata [Japanese] : “Will you be alright? Your opponent is that one senior who fought with you for a bit in our class, right?”
Lemir [Japanese] : “It’ll be fine. I’ll try to finish this as quickly as possible, without causing too much of an injury to Mi Er.”
Lemir did not believe he would lose at all. He was happy that Arata would worry about him, but he felt that he did not need to worry so much. As for Luke, he had expected such behaviour from him, so he decided to ignore him. Malaixa still kept silent, and the three of them noticed it.
Luke [Japanese] : “What’s wrong, Malaixa? Are you worried about him?”
Arata [Japanese] : “I think Lemir will be fine, my worries were actually unfounded, so you don’t have to look so worried.”
Lemir [Japanese] : “Yeah, I won’t get hurt or anything. Don’t worry so much!”
Malaixa was actually a bit shocked after hearing their words, but she did not show it. She was actually thinking about whether she should send another drone over to record the fight of Lemir getting beaten up from another angle, that’s why she kept quiet. Understanding that it would be awkward if she continued to stay quiet, she decided to say something a normal girl would say.
Malaixa [Japanese] : “Alright… do your best! I’m cheering for you!”
Hearing those words, the fire that was lit inside him yesterday burned even greater. A smile appeared on his face and he reassured Malaixa, though Malaixa was just cheering for him on the surface.
Lemir [Japanese] : “Alright, I’ll do my best! You don’t have to worry about me.”
Luke [Japanese] : “This is his chance to appeal to her after all. Don’t you think so, Arata?”
Arata [Japanese] : “Indeed. Thus, the knight, Lemir, will return valiantly after slaying the dragon, Mi Er, and live happily ever after with the princess, Malaixa.”
Lemir decided to ignore their teasing, and decided it was time to head to the gymnasium. Luke, Arata and Malaixa followed him as well. Feeling puzzled, he asked why they were following him.
Malaixa [Japanese] : “To watch the fight.”
Luke [Japanese] : “Of course, we are going to watch the knight slay the dragon, right, Arata?”
Arata [Japanese] : “Indeed! We need to confirm the kill! Otherwise, the knight might just come back defeated but alive!”
Lemir sighed, but secretly he was happy that he had such good friends. Thus, the group of four slowly made their way to the school gymnasium.
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Just outside the school gymnasium, Chihiro and Mi Er were together. Chihiro was in charge of bringing Mi Er here, but Mi Er was being really slow today. At the same time, she was panting a little.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Are you ready, Mi Er? Don’t mess around, do it seriously.”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “O… Of course I am ready… Ugh… This is heavy…”
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Just what is so heavy? You aren’t even carrying anything.”
Like Chihiro said, Mi Er was not carrying anything at all. She could not figure out just what is so heavy. Mi Er just smirked at her.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Hehe… you will know later…”
Chihiro decided not to ask any further. She was still worried about the fight, but she understood that even if she continued to worry, it won’t do anything. So she decided to push it to the back of her mind. She opened the back door to the gymnasium and the both of them entered the place.
When they entered the gymnasium, what entered her sight shocked her a little, as she noticed a couple hundreds of students in the gymnasium. It seems the rumours had spread a little too well. She initially expected a couple of dozens of students, not hundreds of them. A quick count would number around 200 to 300 students. It was practically half the school’s student population.
Soon, a couple of students noticed Mi Er and whispered to each other about it. Murmurs of “Isn’t that Mi Er?”, “She must be one of the fighters”, “Who’s she fighting?”, “Idiot! It must be the Demon Lord of the Night! Who else could it be?!” could be heard.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “I didn’t expect so many students to be here…”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “I… It’ll be fine… Ah, look who’s here…”
At this time, Lemir entered through the front door with Luke, Arata and Malaixa following behind him. The crowd just gave way to them. Murmurs of “He’s here!”, “And he brought his followers too!”, “Damn, he’s really tall and scary” could be heard. Luke just chuckled.
Luke [Japanese] : “So we’re followers of the Demon Lord of the Night now, huh.”
Arata [Japanese] : “Indeed. Although it’s a bit late, isn’t Lemir technically the “dragon” in this case?”
Luke [Japanese] : “I guess you’re right… So…”
Lemir [Japanese] : “Cut it out. I’m gonna go ahead of you guys. Just stay with the crowd.”
Luke, Arata and Malaixa nodded, and Lemir walked forward to a clearing. Mi Er also walked forward ahead of Chihiro. She was grinning. The fight was about to begin!
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Fuhahaha! Demon Lord of the Night, I admire your courage to face me head on! However, today you still must be defeated by my hands!”
Lemir [Japanese] : “Stop calling me that. Get ready, because I’m not going to go easy on you.”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Kukuku, it seems that you are an impatient one. Very well! I shall unleash my seal right now!”
Mi Er started to remove her gloves that looked a little bulkier than Lemir remembered. As the gloves landed, it made a sound of something heavy hitting the ground. This shocked almost everyone at the scene. Most people had the thought, “If she was already so strong with her gloves on, how much stronger is she now without them?”
Lemir, on the other hand, was not fooled. When he touched the gloves that day, they did not seem as thick as the ones Mi Er just took off. From the sound alone, he could tell both weighed at least 5kg each, despite looking very thin. He could not understand why she wore such heavy gloves today just to take them off for the fight. As a result, he had a bewildered look on his face. Mi Er misunderstood his thoughts, and chuckled again.
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Mi Er [Japanese] : “Kukuku, surprised? Now that I’ve removed my seal, all my attributes have just increased by at least threefold! You are no longer a match for me.”
Lemir was surprised, as he didn’t think she would misunderstand his thoughts to this extent. So he chuckled a little, before giving her a smile and spoke.
Lemir [Japanese] : “Mi Er, just come at me instead of talking. I want to end this quickly.”
Chihiro, who was in the crowd behind Mi Er, was now even more worried. Mi Er, on the other hand, welcomed such a provocative attitude. Both Mi Er and Lemir got ready in their stances, and the fight began with Mi Er dashing towards Lemir.
As Lemir had expected, Mi Er was not much faster than she was on that day. Although he had also prepared for an increase in her speed, it seems that he was prepared for nothing. As Mi Er approached, she threw a punch.
Instead of avoiding the punch or parrying it, Lemir moved backwards together with the punch while grabbing onto Mi Er’s arm. He then threw Mi Er onto the ground behind him after lifting her body. As Mi Er did not expect this, she did not react in time, and hit the ground squarely. There were no soft mats to prevent injury, and thus she had hit the hard ground.
Everyone was stunned. The fight seemed to have ended in 1 move, with Lemir’s victory. Lemir then slowly left the clearing. The crowd just moved aside for him, as they were all afraid of him. Luke, Arata and Malaixa just stayed rooted in their spot. Lemir decided to speak to them.
Lemir [Japanese] : “See, what did I tell you guys? Don’t worry. So let’s go.”
The three of them recovered, but were still unable to say anything. While Luke and Arata had hoped for his victory, they did not expect him to end it in one move. Malaixa, on the other hand, was just a little shocked that he would win so easily. “It seems that I misjudged his martial prowess in this world”, she thought. They then headed towards the exit.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Wait… You haven’t… won yet…”
Surprisingly, Mi Er managed to stand up. Lemir just turned around and walked towards Mi Er. As he approached her, Mi Er threw another punch. Lemir just thought, “She didn’t learn her previous lesson…” and threw her on the ground again using the same move. No mercy was shown. This time, Mi Er had passed out. Lemir spoke to Chihiro, who was still stunned.
Lemir [Japanese] : “Chigusa-senpai, you should bring her to the infirmary. I won’t be staying here much longer. See ya.”
Lemir then quickly left the gym with his friends. Chihiro then recovered, and quickly brought Mi Er to the infirmary office. She also reported the results to the DC, which also shocked everyone in the DC.
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On the way back to their class to grab their bags, Lemir and his friends started chatting again.
Luke [Japanese] : “Man, to think that our “dragon” beat the “knight” so easily.”
Arata [Japanese] : “Yeah… It was totally one-sided. I didn’t think Lemir would be so strong.”
Luke [Japanese] : “Indeed… Maybe I should start training at his dojo…”
Arata [Japanese] : “Me too. I’m having thoughts of going to his dojo...”
Lemir [Japanese] : “If you guys really want to, I can bring you there today. The training will be tough though.”
Luke [Japanese] : “Ah, it’s fine for now. Give us a few days to consider.”
Arata [Japanese] : “Yeah, a few days will do! I need to prepare my heart for it…”
Although Malaixa accompanied them, she didn’t speak until now.
Malaixa [Japanese] : “Lemir, were you always this strong?”
Even though Malaixa had been monitoring him for a long time, she did not expect him to be this good at a fight. After all, what she saw through those videos were mostly of him getting beaten up in spars with his grandfather or ending in a draw. What she didn’t know was that Lemir never really fought seriously in those sparring matches, except with his grandfather. But Lemir misunderstood her question.
Lemir [Japanese] : “Nah, I had to train for many years to become this strong. Even then, I still can’t win against some people in my dojo.”
Although Malaixa knew Lemir misunderstood her question, she decided to not continue pressing him for answers. She had to re-evaluate Lemir’s martial prowess again.
Soon, they reached their class, and they grabbed their bags. They then continued chatting about the fight before bidding each other farewell at the school gate.
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Maids [Japanese] : “Welcome back, master.”
Malaixa had arrived home after watching the fight. The maids greeted her, and she nodded in acknowledgement. She immediately went to her room and turned on her computer. Zahhak immediately spoke to her when she closed the door.
Zahhak [Japanese] : “Welcome back, master! You must be really happy today since you got to cheer for your “dragon” and your “dragon” won the fight against the “knight” too! I, as your number one subordinate, am happy for you too! I can definitely tell that his “love points” for you increased a whole lot too!”
As the controller of the drones, of course it had to watch the scene through it. Thus, it had learned of Luke’s and Arata’s teasing and seeing Malaixa “cheering” for Lemir when they were still in the classroom. Malaixa just ignored what it said, and asked it about something else.
Malaixa [Japanese] : “What’s the progress on the VRMMO project?”
Zahhak [Japanese] : “Don’t worry, master! Progress on the VRMMO project is as steady as ever! At our current rate, it should be done in 8 to 10 years!”
Malaixa [OWL] : “Good… Although I would like to quicken the pace, it is next to impossible unless the humans of this world advance their own technology…”
Malaixa had understood several things about herself; even if she has the knowledge to advance technology by leaps and bounds, she was still a single person. She would also be considered extremely young, and nobody would trust her. Thus, no one would give her the required resources to improve technology for her own benefits.
Unexpectedly, the thought of using her parents’ fortune never came across her mind. While Zahhak had noticed this, it never suggested this to Malaixa. After all, to it, watching its master going about such days is a form of entertainment, and it did not want to lose this form of entertainment so easily.
Thus, the day ended for the both of them without much else happening, except that Malaixa was once again peeking on Lemir in the bathroom while using the excuse that she’s monitoring him.
End Chapter 17