Chapter 314: Chapter 314 Match begins.
However, she puts aside other people\'s circumstances and turns to look at Soma. He is being spoiled by Hina, wiping his tears and being comforted because of his conflicted feelings.
Unconsciously, she turned to look at Serafina, who rarely maintained her sincere attitude. It is unheard of for Seafina Lawrence to show this soft side to others because Serafina herself was aware that Xiao Rui was none other than Soma\'s relative.
This sparked her curiosity about how many his girlfriends were; Xiao Rui glanced at Serafina and softly whispered something.
"Um?".
Serafina, who understood the gesture, closed her distance and pried open her ear.
"Yes, what is it?".
"...This is pretty awkward but, how many girls is he dating right now?".
Xiao Rui gave a slight pause for the uncomfortable question she spilled.
"As of now, he is dating two, me and the girl Akabane Hina over there. There is one more candidate who always stays with us, but still couldn\'t grasp what she is feeling inside".
"What do you mean?".
She followed Serafina\'s gaze and looked toward Xiao Lian, who sat in silence and looked at Soma, feeling conflicted as her face stiffened.
"Don\'t tell me?".
"Yes, Me and Hina decide to see her from the side and let things go at her own pace, apparently Soma also realized it already but he didn\'t want to rush things".
"I see. …Well, how should I say this…".
"...Well, damn sister, your son is such a playboy. But it seemed he got the approval from the girls around him. He is truly admirable compared to your meek husband". Xiao Rui muttered while looking at Soma, who had already calmed down.
From her sight, Xiao Rui could catch a glimpse of her niece, who looked at Soma. Unknown to her, this event greatly impacted her perspective regarding her relationship with Soma.
"So I assumed the next girl that has feelings for Xiao ma and still hasn\'t realized it, must be…". Xiao Rui Muttered while looking at her niece meaningfully. "Fufu, Lian\'er you also have reached that age. This Aunt is proud of you!".
{Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you to those who accompanied us from the second stage. Now, we are entering the fourth day of competition, and thirty contestants will partake in fifteen matches today. I guarantee today\'s match will be full of surprises…}
The cute and energized voice from the emcee brought much attention to the arena where Lee was standing.
"...".
Soma, who heard the announcement, looked toward the Arena and abruptly stood up, garnering much attention from his group.
Hina, who stood near him the most, opened her mouth.
"Soma, where are you going?".
"I need to cool my head off, preparing for the match".
After he said that, everyone who understood the schedule noticed that he was still feeling shaken after what event had transpired earlier.
Soma, who usually stands strong, alone away from the comfort of his family and the one who most longs to have one, now faces the fact that he had one, the true one that shares the same bloodline.
That fact was not only shocking to him but also to everyone around them. Soma never mentioned this, or he probably already forgot about this fact because of his miserable childhood experience as a rabbit lab for those detestable demons.
Under everyone\'s gaze, Soma glanced to his neighborhood seat and looked at Xiao Lian, who seemed out of focus.
"Xiao Lian!".
Her body flinched after being called by Soma, an unusual hoarse voice.
"Mm?!".
"In the match, bring everything you have got, because if not. You will lose miserably!".
"?!".
The room\'s atmosphere took a sudden turn as the cold tone that escaped from Soma\'s mouth reached them. It gave their body a shudder; not only Xiao Lian but others also felt it.
They know how powerful Soma is, and if he decides to get serious from the start, everyone in the room will have no chance of beating him.
However, not everyone in the room feels the same. Hiroshi, Hisako, Xiao Rui, and her assistant think differently. As they never saw Soma perform in real-time, they could only appreciate his confidence and his bold attitude towards his close friend.
Without waiting for her reply, Soma walked away and left the room while others looked at him dumbfounded.
Silence descended on the group as the word since their throat got blocked in their throat. Only Hina, who knew better about Soma\'s power, glanced at Xiao Lian, whose body was shivering in fright.
Hina\'s sighed loudly to bring everyone\'s attention to her and opened her mouth.
"I envy you, silver hair!".
Xiao Lian\'s body stiffened, and her eyes turned to Hina, but she still couldn\'t understand the meaning behind Hina\'s words.
As for Hina, she noticed that Xiao Lian was still out of shape; darkness clouded her sight, and she couldn\'t gather her scattered mind.
"Hey, be serious, okay! Or you want to be defeated easily, like he said!".
Hina\'s rough and harsh words that rang in Xiao Lian\'s ears struck down her own consciousness, shattering it apart. Her worry and the gloomy feeling that gnawed at her heart disappeared.
Notice that Xiao Lian\'s gaze had become more focused, Hina parted her lips and thrust his fist forward, asking Xiao Lian to bump it.
"Give him a good punch once in a while!".
Light started to gather in Xiao Lian\'s eyes. Her cold heart froze by hearing the truth about Soma\'s family, thawed by the fire that ignited by the person who standing in front of her.
Her presence was blinding and also at the same time, reassuring. The simple words that came from Hina, who had always stayed together ever since they met, awoke her from slumber. She was like a sun that shone her light toward the darkness that clouded her mind, bringing life to her entity.
"Mm, I will work hard to achieve it".
Xiao Lian extended her right fist and bumped it together, unifying the feeling they had into one single will, which was to beat the boy they always chased.
"Me too! I hope you can give him some lessons!".
From the side, Serafina bumped her fist, and now the three will unite and, with their strong bonds together, vow to have their grievances reach him.
****
Meanwhile, from Soma\'s side, he is wandering aimlessly in the corridor, following the flow of the human river, before he arrives in front of a maw that gives him a view from the spectator\'s seat.
{Everyone, thanks for the wait. We will conduct the first match; the match will be put together…}
After the cheerful tone from the emcee finished, the ground beneath him shook because of the enthusiasm of the spectators who had wanted to see the match ever since they arrived.
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"This is completely different?!".
The euphoric atmosphere provided in front of him was enough to calm his distracted mind and rouse his curiosity, making his feet move on their own, bringing his body to watch the match from the spectator\'s seat.
"The match, start!".
Another deafening roar shook the entire stadium as the match began, and two contestants of different styles engaged.
Soma stood near the mouth of the entrance tunnel and witnessed the match in a serious manner. Both contestants fought ferociously, and it seemed like they were more enthusiastic than yesterday.
"Right, there is also that".
From where he stood, Soma could see the VIP glass that watched the entire venue with a gaze down; on the upper floor, he could see several people, wearing formal suits or clothes, observing the Arena in detail in search of the seeds for their future guild.
With his excellent vision, he could see their faces, but sadly, none of them rang a bell in his mind; it was a different story if he had heard their name, though.
However, in the first place, Soma had no interest in joining any guild; furthermore, in the story, he read. Leon, the protagonist, only focuses his entire life on doing his best for the Camelot guild. The legacy of his family had passed down.
Rather than joining, Soma wanted to build it himself; he also already had several people in mind for recruiting. But he still didn\'t have what it takes to create it.
It will also make it easier for him to keep the important people on his side in check, especially Hina, whose death Flag is approaching closer.
As the battle in the Arena was intensifying, Soma\'s senses reacted, and he could feel a presence approaching him from the back.
"...You alone!".
With the cold, indifferent tone that was familiar in his ears, Soma didn\'t bother to turn around and speak casually.
"Yo, It\'s rare for you to greet me first, right Lin Fan?".
Lin Fan approached his side, then leaned his back toward the other side of the entrance tunnel and cast his gaze aside toward the arena, not wanting to face Soma.
"...".
"What is it? You keeping quiet now?".
"...I heard you are having problems with the Jiang family?".
"?!".