"Contestant Shen Fei failed to appear. Contestant Stella wins."
With the host's announcement, Stella left the training grounds looking thoroughly displeased. Shen Fei had been right: after they returned from their break, her next opponent had indeed been him. Although Stella was extremely unhappy that Shen Fei had forfeited to let her win, he had insisted on doing so, and there was naturally no way for her to stop him unless she forfeited as well. But remembering her promise with Ikki, Stella could never withdraw. She could only firmly remember this grievance and resolve to challenge Shen Fei someday to pay him back.
"Next, please welcome contestant Toudou Touka and contestant Shizuku Kurogane." The following match began immediately. It drew quite a few students to watch, because it was a battle between the B-rank knight and student council president, Toudou Touka, and the B-rank knight, the Deep Sea Witch. In order to show her older brother, Kurogane Ikki, that she had grown stronger, Shizuku Kurogane desperately wanted to win this match.
"Freeze everything—Frozen Tundra."
"White Night Barrier."
Shizuku Kurogane knew full well how powerful student council president Toudou Touka was, so right from the start, she froze the entire training ground. This move was somewhat similar to Shen Fei's previous battle. On ice, unless the opponent also possessed water- or ice-type abilities, her speed would definitely be restricted. Toudou Touka's Raikiri was renowned far and wide, and Shizuku did not dare let Touka get close.
Furthermore, after freezing the arena, Shizuku immediately released a mist barrier to restrain Touka. As a water mage, creating mist was simplicity itself. There was no Observation Haki here; impaired vision had a major effect on combat. At the very least, the mist had sealed off Toudou Touka's footing.
It had to be said that