The battle started again, and this time Rishi was fighting with all his strength. Now that he was fighting with her head-on, he could fight her on equal grounds, even when she was inside her 'Lightning Storm' spell with her semi-Zone activated.
The bored audience was thrilled again when they saw the exciting battle, and Rishi this time gave his all. He defended herself while counter-attacking her. He had decided the best way to end this battle was to cross the five-minute mark. He could attack Kajal because he knew he would easily defend against his regular attacks.
He blasted her many times and was sometimes even able to get close to her, but the next moment, he had to retreat to dodge her spells. The battle continued for a long time until the referee asked both participants to stop. They were both covered in sweat.
Kajal was tired and mentally exhausted from fighting such an intense battle for so long. She sat on the ground. Rishi appeared before her and sat with her, not saying anything.
She looked at him and asked in a high tone "You didn't use everything you had", He could see that she was not happy about it.
He replied, "I used every skill I had, Kajal. I accept that I was distracted at the start, but then I gave my all." As he took deep breaths, Kajal saw through his act and said, "Liar."
"Even after fighting for such a long time, You don't look tired. As for going all out, you can't fool me. You never used that Ice Giant form or your worn Chakram techniques," she said.
Kajal, why would I save them if I could use them? The Ice Giant skill has a one-week cooldown; do you believe I can use it anytime I want? As for the Chakram Technique, I didn't use that technique because it takes a long time to cast. You didn't give me a moment to use it, or else I would have easily defeated you," replied Rishi.
Only he knew what he was saying was a half-truth. He needed one week to recover his Ice energy fully, but he could use the Ice Giant spell after recovering thirty percent of his Ice Energy. As for the third technique of Chakram Art only took two seconds to cast, which was not hard if Rishi used his concealment technique to hide.
Kajal looked into his eyes. She was not sure what the truth was. She could feel that he was not telling him the complete truth, but it was not that she could force him to answer all her questions; everyone had their own secrets. She looked at him one more time before asking, "What excuse do you have for not fighting back at the beginning?"
Rihsi sighed; he didn't know how to respond. He thought of lying again. "I had a headache before the battle, and when your spell landed, I could not think properly for some time."
Kajal looked at him to see if he was serious. She punched him slowly and said, "At least say something believable. Do you want me to believe that you suddenly got cured and started fighting seriously?"
"How would I know that?" said Rishi, acting ignorantly. "I think you have the power to cure other people just by using words."
Kajal saw that he was teasing her, so she decided to taunt him back. "Let's see if I can do something about your disease of lying." She chanted some random incantation and blew some air at Rishi from her fluffy pink lips.
Rishi decided to play along. His whole body shook. He closed his eyes before opening them again. He then looked at his hands before looking at Kajl. "Miracle! I am feeling as if I am a completely different person now. You can ask anything; I will answer everything honestly."
Kajal giggled when she saw that. She decided to continue this game, not caring about the confused audience that was unable to understand what was going on. "Ok, then tell me, Honest Boy, why did you look so helpless at the start?"
Rishi replied honestly, "I don't know; I could not convince myself to hurt you."
Kajal facepalmed herself and said, "It looks like some people never change." She stood up and started moving out, hiding her blushing face from Rishi. When he looked at her back, he wanted to follow her and talk with her more, but soon he realized that the time and place were not right, so he decided to move back with a disappointed expression.
Many admirers of Kajal sighed in relief; they thought that Rishi and Kajl had an argument and she was now upset. The commentator and Ronny looked at each other; they didn't know what to say. At last, they decided to ignore the first half of the battle and only discuss the second half.
"Now, the result of the battle will be soon announced by the judges," said the commentator. Everyone started to wait eagerly for the result, and while most had guessed, they were still waiting for the official announcement. The judges announced the result: Kajal had won this battle.
When Shreya saw that there was not a trace of regret on Rishi's face even after losing the battle, she understood everything clearly. "It looks like my young brother has finally grown up. He is playing chess in Snakes and Ladders. This is also good. She wins the battle, and you win her heart. She gets trophies and praise, while you get Agastya Clan and Rawat Clan. It looks like I have been worried for nothing."
Rishi looked at her and didn't know what to say; she had guessed half the truth. If it were his past self, then this would have been his plan, but after meeting her, he had a change of heart. He didn't know what magic his parents had used to figure out that he would like her.
He coughed, "It's not like that; I really like her. It is not because of her clan."
Shreya didn't know what to say. She was disappointed, wondering why her younger brother wasn't looking at bigger things. At the same time, she was happy that he had finally found someone he really liked. It was very important for him, who had no one.
She said "Should I approach her and help you", Rishi looked at her and saw that she was serious about this, but when he thought about the nature of his big sister, he was unsure what she would do. He also thought Kajal might misunderstand if she approached her. "I don't need help from others," he replied.
Shreya giggled. "You thought I would help you; I was kidding. The matter of the heart is to be taken care of by the person himself. Your relationship is not even that complicated; I believe in my brother; he would be able to impress anyone," she praised him, patting him on the back.
"Stop it," Said Rishi, trying to escape her clutches. She was treating him like a kid. The image he had worked hard to create for the year has been stained today. He didn't know how he would show himself to his fans.
"I am going then, if you don't like me," said Shreaya as she stood up and started leaving.
Wait," said Rishi as he followed her, "I have more questions."
"Ask them from that girl you like: What would a simple girl like me know?" she said as she increased her pace.
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