Of course, challenges like Tartaglia's were not free. Just as the Virtual Universe on the Devouring side had the Slaughter Field and dueling arenas, things were much the same on Shen Fei's side. Challenges—especially naming specific people to challenge—cost money. The stronger the opponent, the higher the price. And for figures on the level of The Seven, like Zhongli and Venti, there were also restrictions on challenges. They were The Seven, after all; it was perfectly normal to treat them a little differently.
"A duel of Pyro, huh? I'll find another chance later to give Marivik the Heavenly Fire."
Seeing that both Lumine and Marivik were using Pyro, Shen Fei immediately thought of the Heavenly Fire from the DanMachi side. If he gave that to Marivik, it would definitely increase her strength tremendously, and greatly extend her lifespan as well. Among The Seven, she was the only one with an ordinary human lifespan. As for Furina, so long as Focalors was still around, she did not have that problem.
Of course, although he wanted to give Marivik the Heavenly Fire, it would not be now. He planned to choose a suitable moment. Marivik was a good person, but right now they were only friends, and he would not just hand out power like that.
"All right, let's stop here."
After the two sides had exchanged several dozen moves using Pyro, Marivik and Lumine opened up the distance and put away their weapons. After all, this was only a spar. If they kept fighting, given Pyro's destructive power, it would probably affect the banquet venue.
"Cheers. No wonder Venti keeps thinking about this divine wine. It really is something special."
After the banquet began, Shen Fei rarely took out a bottle of divine wine and gave it to Marivik. Although she