Inlander

Isn't There A Risk In a Duel?

The siren sounded, signalling the end of the game. Emcee's screams echoed throughout the arena. How not, the audience was presented with a very epic match. They are equally strong, neither one of the teams give up.

The organizing committee swiftly performed first aid and transferred participants' bodies to the medical room.

The Hanging Party members' states were weakened, and the magic tools measured HP and Mana nearing 0. So was the state of the three silver Noble Party members.

The medical room building is not far from the arena. Just north of the arena. The place is for the recovery of the participants who suffered defeat and were injured in the battle.

There have been provided with the best facilities and the best doctors to heal wounds caused by the fight.

The three of them lay on separate but parallel beds in the building.

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Three hours later. It was late afternoon, all the day's matches were over, the arena was almost empty.

It was in the medical room. The was so calm, all white and almost everyone who lay there received treatment. Jim, Cia and Ayabelle are no exception. They lay limp in bed.

"You're awake," Xyros said when he saw Cia started to wake up and slowly opened her eyelids. Even though Xyros was also injured, it didn't seem as bad as Cia's.

When Cia started to open her eyes, the first thing she saw was Xyros's face. Because he had been waiting for Cia to wake up, after Xyros had fainted for a moment and received treatment, he immediately went to Cia's bed when he immediately realized.

Maybe Xyros felt guilty towards Cia because he attacked a woman with his full strength.

"Are you okay?" Xyros asked who was sitting right next to Cia's bed with a worried face.

"Shut up!, annoying" was the sentence that Cia said when she lay weak and helpless. Cia could only wink and turn her face to the right.

Although she seemed quite annoyed, she seemed embarrassed, because in her heart she said "why is Xyros here?" All she could do was move her neck and head, while his body was immobilized due to the injuries.

Cia got a crushing attack from Xyros, to be more precise she suffered a strong magic impact. even Aya is still unconscious. Meanwhile, Jim also lay not far from Aya. Here Jim is the one who gets the most serious wound on his back.

Before they were all transported to the medical room, Eliza had been waiting there, they were so worried that they wanted to wait in the medical room.

Luckily there was Eliza who took care of the three of them while they slept and recuperated. Eliza was the one who cared for and waited for them.

Seeing that Cia looks awake and awake. Eliza, who was sitting next to Jim's bed, stood up and approached Cia and brought a drink.

"Just slow down," said Eliza while helping Cia to get up from her bed.

"Thank you Eli" replied Cia who knew that it was Eli who helped her to get up from the bed

Then, suddenly Cia said, "what about the others?" Cia is worried about the condition of the other team members.

"Calm down, they're fine, look on your left, they're sleeping resting" Eliza replied in a relaxed tone so that Cia wouldn't worry.

Cia took a deep breath and now she is relieved and not worried anymore because all the members are okay.

Then Cia looked to the right, she asked Xyros. "What about you? Why are you here?"

With a sweet smile, Xyros replied "don't worry, I'm fine, what's important now is that you rest"

Cia also wondered why Xyros was so worried about her. It was the first time she had known him in battle.

Out of curiosity, Cia repeated her question, but in a slower tone. "Why are you here? Aren't you worried about your friends?"

"Don't worry, they're getting the treatment too. They're fine," Xyros replied. But he still didn't answer why he could be sitting right on Cia's bed.

Suddenly Eliza interrupted their conversation, she said "okay, I will meet the queen, I will tell her that you are awake"

Eliza slowly left, leaving the two of them behind.

"Wait Eli," said Cia who stopped Eliza's steps.

Eliza stopped her steps and said, "do you need anything?"

"No, by the way, who won the match earlier?" Cia asked.

Eliza just smiled and replied, "just ask him". Eliza moved her eyes towards Xyros as if she was signalling Cia to ask Xyros. Then Eliza left again.

Now only Cia and Xyros are there. After Eliza left the two of them, The atmosphere became awkward. I don't know why Cia suddenly felt embarrassed.

"Um… I'm sorry for hurting you so badly". Xyros said. Finally, he dared to say something. It turned out that he was worried about Cia's condition after he attacked Cia with strong magic and made Cia seriously injured, Xyros felt guilty.

"Don't worry, isn't that the risk of a duel?" Cia also softened a little to Xyros' goodwill.

Bowing his head, Xyros said "Indeed you are right, but I'm still sorry because it's not appropriate for a man like me to attack a woman like you with all his might"

"If you don't do that, maybe now you will be lying like me. So don't blame yourself too much, and I'm very happy that you fought so seriously with me, that means you don't underestimate me," said Cia with a smile.

"Thank you then," said Xyros while looking into Cia's eyes.

"If I may know, who won the match?" Cia asked.

"I don't know directly who won, because I also fainted after the duel with you, but I heard that my party won it," said Xyros

Hearing her team was defeated, Cia lowered her head, she was a little disappointed. Again she still can not win the title.

Xyros also stroked Cia's shoulder while saying "calm down, it doesn't mean you don't qualify for the next round".

"Ha? We've lost," answered Cia. She didn't understand what Xyros was saying.

"This is a general level wizard tournament, your team still has a chance to represent East Meridion, because only the two selected teams can proceed to the semifinals," said Xyros trying to give good news to the Cia

"Is that true?" asked a surprised Cia, because she forgot about the general level wizard tournament system.

"Did you forget? We're taking part in the general level tournament, not the academy level" Xyros replied.

Then Cia remembered again, that the system used for the general-level tournament was different from the academy-level wizard tournament.

Cia smiled, she was optimistic again after hearing that her team still had a chance, by clenching her fists. He said, "I'll try harder".

"Haha, I'm looking forward to our second duel in the final," said Xyros, encouraging Cia.

"Okay, we will meet again in the final, Xyros," said Cia optimistically.

"Then you better rest again," said Xyros while covering Cia's body with a blanket.

"Thank you," said Cia to Xyros.

Finally, Xyros left Cia and he went back to check on his friends not far from there.

A few minutes later, there was an uproar going on at the door of the medical room. There was a scream of a soldier saying "queen Lyana entered the room"

Immediately the medics and everyone in the room stood up and paid their respects to the queen.

Queen Lyana was accompanied by Eliza, Deryck and several other guard soldiers. She intended to visit Cia and the others. Because she had just heard from Eliza that Cia had woken up.

Queen Lyana walked slowly towards Cia's bed. Cia knew that she tried to wake up her body, but what power, her body could not move.

"Just relax," said Queen Lyana to Cia.

Queen Lyana was standing right in front of Cia. Then she said, "how are you?"

Because Queen Lyana bothered to visit Cia and others, Cia was a little happy and a little nervous she answered. "Thank you, queen, I'm fine. Thank you for bothering to visit us"

"Thank God, the important thing is that you are okay," said Queen Lyana with a smile.

"What about the other?" Queen Lyana asked Eliza.

Eliza replied "Jim and Aya are still unconscious, Your Majesty"

Suddenly Queen Lyana gave an order to Deryck, she said "Deryck, move the three of them to our inn, takes care of them there".

"According to your orders, Your Majesty," said Deryck swiftly.

Finally, Deryck ordered his subordinates and carried out the queen's orders.

Due to the luxurious inn where the current queen resides, Jim and the others will be given VVIP facilities and receive better care.

The queen did this out of gratitude to Jim for freeing Eliza. It was right for him to do this even though he knew the three of them were representatives of the East Meridion kingdom.

Finally, the three of them were transferred to the luxurious inn.

After giving the order, the queen again left the medical room, followed by Eliza and behind her.