Hero Tournament
"Line, from now on your identity is the maid of the cat Aura. You must take good care of Aura's food and daily life."
Li Yan reached out and touched Line's head. He wondered if he had played too many Naruto games in his past life, because he liked to touch people's heads. Of course, this only applied to cute little girls, but mature women were also acceptable. And if it was a sophisticated young woman, ah~ he loved it even more.
"Line understands."
Line nodded her head innocently as she was patted on the head. As long as Lord Aura was around, she didn't care even if she was restrained by humans.
It must be said that Line has a different kind of cuteness than Aura. Her cute girl image features short pink pigtails and deep purple eyes full of innocent charm. She looks like an obedient and well-behaved girl, a cute and obedient porcelain doll.
"Learn from Line, Aura, or I'll spank you later."
With Line as a stark contrast, Li Yan patted Aura's head in annoyance, making Aura's aggrieved and humiliated expression even more pronounced.
"Don't spank Lady Aura. If Lady Aura misbehaves, let Line take the punishment in Aura place."
The adorable Line stood timidly beside Aura, and Li Yan felt a string in his heart being touched, his innate male protective instincts were aroused, and Li Yan had already decided to find more fault with Aura in the days to come.
In the year of the Unified Kingdom, Aura had grown accustomed to staying in the Castle. Every morning at nine o'clock, she would eat breakfast and then sunbathe on the balcony until 11:30. At that time, she would get up on time and go to the dining table for lunch. After lunch, she would find a comfortable garden to take a nap, during which Line would always accompany her. For her, Lady Aura was her everything.
Aura wouldn't get up until dinner time. Compared to Macht's desire to understand malice and guilt, she had no ambitions. Since she was already under the control of Obedience Magic, being a pet was indeed quite nice, so she silently accepted it.
Aura's violin talent is indeed quite good. Macht taught Aura the violin for a period of time, and she can definitely bring out the atmosphere of violin playing. As for musicality, let's not talk about that. Li Yan just watches Aura play the violin for fun.
Frieren seemed to have grown accustomed to a life of leisure and indifference. She proactively sought out a teaching position at a Magic Vocational Technical College, seemingly trying to recapture the feelings Flamme had experienced. When Li Yan inquired, Frieren would always say, "Senior brother, I want to understand why you fell in love with Master back then, so I'm going to try teaching for a few years."
Although Li Yan didn't understand Frieren's thought process, she was very supportive. After all, if she became Magic Teacher, Frillian could wake up early on her own and wouldn't have to act as her alarm clock every day.
Although Frieren was half an hour late for her first day of class, Li Yan felt that Frieren had already tried her best.
A year passed slowly. Li Yan gazed at the statue of Flamme with a touch of longing on his face. Lifespan Magic was really, really difficult. Even now, he hadn't figured out a single new trick. However, he had researched quite a bit of attack-type magic.
Recently, the Flight Magic of the Demons has been analyzed, and a nationwide craze for Demons flying has begun. Many mages are choosing to use Flight Magic to go to Magic Vocational Technical Colleges.
In a small town in the south, a trial for genius Warriors is held every year to select the most outstanding Warriors to go to the Royal Capital, where they will be trained by better teachers and resources to become truly all-around powerful heroes.
This year, an outstanding young man defeated all his competitors and earned the opportunity to advance to the Royal Capital. The royal Royal Capital is the place that all heroes yearn for. The King not only provides full financial support, but also offers a team of outstanding individuals to choose from. Defeating the Demon King and gaining prestige is no longer a dream.
"Frieren, are you going to watch the National Hero Tournament this year?"
Li Yan warmly invited Frieren to watch the competition, knowing that this was a competition with a chance to win a gold card, and he was extremely fond of those famous geniuses from all over the country.
"I want to go see it, young master."
Solitär looked on pitifully; she also wanted to go see it with the young master.
"I want to go too. Pets have human rights too."
The pet Aura held up her hand, clad in black silk gloves. She had grown tired of staying in the Castle all these years, and Li Yan rarely took her out to play, even though the human world was so interesting.
"Go, go, all of you, that's enough."
Li Yan rubbed Aura's cheeks with a hint of helplessness. Over the years of feeding, Aura had indeed gotten a little chubby, including a larger frame Frieren.
Frieren puffed out her cheeks. She was still hesitating and considering. What was supposed to be a private time with her senior brother had been ruined by these damned Demons.
Leaving the Castle, Li Yan was alone with four beautiful girls, which attracted the attention of many passersby. The horns on Aura and Line's heads caught the attention of many adventurers. After seeing the Subjugation Collars around Aura and Line's necks, the adventurers relaxed. These were peaceful Demons living in the human world. So far, in all these years, there has never been a sign that Demons wearing Subjugation Collar had harmed a human.
Upon arriving at the venue for the National Hero Tournament, Aura couldn't help but gape in astonishment at the massive steel arena before her.
"This is the Dragon's Nest, big enough to hold 100,000 spectators. Pretty impressive, right?"
Li Yan introduced the Dragon's Nest with a light laugh. As the initiator of its construction, he was well aware of the wealth spent on its Dragon's Nest.
Most of these are made of Macht Metal, capable of supporting warriors from all over the country in their fiercest battles, showcasing the most valiant posture of Warriors.
A long queue had already formed at the entrance, with many adventurers traveling thousands of miles just to witness the battle of heroes and see who was the strongest.
There are three passages in total. The first is the contestant passage, which requires proof of being the champion of each Small Town in the region to enter. The second is the VIP passage, which is only accessible to Nobles of the Earl level and those who have made great contributions to the country. The third is the ordinary people's passage, which requires a ticket to enter.
As the ancestor of all the Lionheart Kings and the initiator of the establishment of the Dragon's Nest, Li Yan only needed a Dragon Head Emblem to smoothly enter the Dragon's Nest through the VIP passage where there was no queue.
Many adventurers in line looked on with envy. No words were needed; regardless of whether the other party was Earl or someone who had made great contributions to the country, they couldn't afford to offend him.
"I'm really looking forward to it. The battle between heroes from all over the country, I wonder which hero will win the championship."
Li Yan led everyone to Box Number One, the best viewing spot in the entire arena. Most importantly, it was very secluded, so there was no need to worry about being seen by their Grandmaster was also interested in this battle of heroes.