240 The Day of the Duel
Lala was shocked by Lily's question. "Why?"
"I want to ask about his duel with Leo." Lily told her twin sister the reason why she suddenly wanted to meet Ace.
"But I still haven't found a way to apologize to him." Lala thought it was not a good idea because she still had not found a way to apologize to him.
"Don't you want to ask him about his duel with Leo?" Lily inquired.
"But I'm sure he doesn't want to meet us." Lala responded, "How about this, Lily? We go and watch their duel tomorrow. If Ace can injure Leo heavily, we will go to Leo's house and kill him secretly."
"Good idea!" Lily stated.
"Then let's watch their duel tomorrow." Lala said happily.
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Ace's Mansion, Living Room.
Scarlett, Layla and Valeria were currently sitting on the couch. The trio was discussing Ace's duel with Leo tomorrow.
They were not with him because he still had not returned home.
"Scarlett, you must bring your subordinates with you tomorrow because I believe Henry will do something bad if Ace defeats his son." Layla was sure about her guess because she knew Henry's personality.
"I intend to do that too." Scarlett had the same thought as Layla.
As they were talking seriously, Ace's voice rang out.
"I'm home." Ace was startled when he saw them in the living room together. "Oh! Are you guys discussing something important?"
"Ace, why didn't you tell us about your duel with Leo?" Layla inquired.
"I see. So, you guys are discussing it, huh?" He finally knew what they were discussing.
"Yes. We discussed it since you didn't tell us about it." Layla responded.
"Sorry. I forgot to tell you about it yesterday, so I planned to tell you about my duel tonight." He busied absorbing beast cores last night, so he forgot to tell them about it.
"Ace, what are the chances of you winning against him?" even though Valeria believed Ace would not lose against Leo, she still asked this question because she wanted to hear it from his mouth directly.
"Ninety-nine percent." He said confidently. "I believe I will win the fight if he doesn't use dirty method tomorrow."
"Then we will make sure he will fight fairly tomorrow." Scarlett stated.
"Please pay attention to Henry and his subordinates too." He did not want Henry and his subordinates to disturb the fight tomorrow.
"Leave it to us." Valeria responded.
"I will take a bath now because my body reeks of the blood of magical beasts." After saying that, he headed to the bathroom.
Ace did not talk with Layla and the others after taking a bath; instead, he absorbed the beast cores in his space ring.
He got four beast cores earlier, so he wanted to absorb it immediately.
'It's not enough to level up my strength.'
He slowly opened his eyes.
'But it's fine because I can hunt magical beasts again. Now I need to make plans to face Leo tomorrow.'
Even though he believed he would not lose against Leo, he still made plans because a single mistake could change the result of the fight.
After making a plan, he slept.
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Next Day, Arena.
Many people were heading to the battle arena.
All of them came to the arena with one purpose.
They wanted to watch the duel between Ace and Leo!
The news about their duel had spread across the entire city, so they did not want to skip it because they knew their duel would become a hot topic later.
"I can't wait to see their fight."
"Me too."
"Who do you think will win the fight?"
"I think Leo will win the fight."
"I think so too."
"I also believe Leo will win the fight. After all, he is the strongest awakener in the younger generation."
"But didn't the rumors say Ace was also a powerful awakener? I think there is a possibility of him defeating Leo."
"It's just a rumor."
"Yes. It's just a rumor. Have you seen him fight before?"
"No. This is why I'm in this place."
"Then Leo will be the winner."
One by one, they talked about Ace and Leo.
Of course, most of them thought Ace would lose the fight because they had never seen Ace fight before.
Sure, they had heard some rumors about Ace, but they did not believe it because they did not see it with their own eyes.
"Son, it seems like they favor you over Ace." Henry spoke abruptly.
Henry was currently walking on Leo's right side. Like what Layla had guessed last night, he brought his subordinates with him.
He did this because they could help him if everything was out of his control.
Leo, who was wearing a brown lethal armor, responded, "It's because they know I'm stronger than Ace."
"Son, remember. You can't kill him later." After saying that, Henry whispered in Leo's right ear. "Just cripple him. After that, we will think of a way to kill him."
"Understood, father." Leo agreed instantly because it would get them in trouble if they killed Ace in front of many people.
"Hey, it's Ace. He is with Layla."
"Eh? Where is city mistress? I thought she would be with him."
"She is city mistress, so she can't support him at this time."
"Ah, you are right."
"Damn! He is indeed a good-looking young man. I'm jealous of his handsome face."
"I can feel you."
"But good looks alone can't help you survive because strength is the most important thing in this world."
"Damn right!"
They began to talk about Ace when they caught sight of him.
Henry and Leo only glanced at Ace for a second. They did not make a fuss because it would ruin their plans.
"Oh! I thought they would speak ill of you." Layla spoke abruptly.
"We are in front of many people, so they won't do that." Ace knew that Henry and Leo needed to maintain their reputation.
'I have come to this place before, but this arena is amazing and huge.'
He said in his head.
The battle arena was huge, with the audience seats on the right and left of the arena.
The audience seats were divided into two levels.
The seats on the first floor were for people without status. As for the second floor, it was for people with high status and powerful awakeners like Henry and Scarlett.
"Ace, why are you standing there?" Layla immediately grabbed his right hand and dragged him to the "Let's sit there." Layla said as she pointed her right index finger at the empty seat.
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second floor.
Even though she did not have a high status, she could sit on the second floor because she was an awakener at the Master rank.
The strongest awakener in Nightshire city was only at Master rank, so it could be said she was one of the strongest awakeners in the city.
"Let's sit there." Layla said as she pointed her right index finger at the empty seat.
"Alright." Ace responded.
Not long after they sat on the chairs, People from three big families arrived at the arena.
"Hey, look! People from three big families also come to watch the duel."
"What?! Really?"
"Ah, you are right. Mister Aron, Mister Alvaro, Mrs Melissa, and Mrs Lexie are coming."
"I did not expect them to watch the duel."
"Me too."
"It seems like this duel is more important than we thought. Otherwise, there is no way people from three big families to come to watch it."
"I suddenly wonder why they want to watch the duel."
Most audiences were startled when they found out that people from three big families came to watch the duel between Ace and Leo.
It was just a duel between the younger generations, but it was enough to get the attention of people from three big families.
After stepping onto the second floor, Lexie and the others sat on the empty seats.
Coincidently, Ace looked at Lexie when she stared at him.
*Wink…
Lexie winked her left eye when they accidentally looked at each other.
Even though they were not a couple, but they had already had sex, so their relationship was more than friends but lower than lovers.
This was the reason why she winked her left eye when they looked at each other.
"She seems so friendly to you." Layla stated.
"I already told you everything, Layla." He had told Layla that he bought the restaurant building from Lexie.
Of course, he did not tell her that he had already had sex with Lexie.
"By the way, when will Scarlett arrive?" Layla inquired.
Coincidently, Scarlett and her subordinates arrived right after Layla asked that question.
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