The Hero and the Witch (5K) (continued)
Her anger was no less than that of the acting archbishop Nelson, who prevented her from investigating the events surrounding the archbishop's murder.
"Natsume- sensei, what's wrong?"
Rose also noticed that something was wrong with Natsume- sensei, but unlike Alexia, she didn't overthink it and simply asked her directly.
"Haha, it's nothing, I just happened to see someone I know..."
Beta chuckled and brushed it off.
"An acquaintance of Natsume- sensei?"
Just as Rose was about to ask further, the emcee called out the name of the next challenger, catching her attention.
"Next up, a challenger from the Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy! Yotsuba Mahiro!!!"
Sigh, it's finally my turn...
Having grown tired of watching the match, Mahiro rose from his seat, while Niu, standing beside him, respectfully saw him off:
"May you have great success in your military campaigns."
"Let's give this brave challenger a round of applause!"
The emcee's voice was so loud that it drew the attention of all the audience members, but everyone's face was filled with doubt.
"Yotsuba Mahiro? Who is that?"
"Midgar Academy... does it still have a student named Yotsuba Clan Truth?"
"What a strange name..."
The VIPs in the audience began to whisper among themselves.
"What?! Yotsuba Clan- sensei?!"
"He actually came too?!"
Alexia and Rose were shocked when they heard this, and immediately stood up, holding onto the railing of the observation deck to look down.
Just then, they saw their teacher, Yotsuba Mahiro, walking out of the contestant tunnel.
On the surface, they appear unremarkable, seemingly only the age of a student.
Almost everyone had a low opinion of him, even the acting archbishop Nelson.
He didn't think such a pretty boy could have any real skills.
What puzzled him was that Princess Alexia and Princess Rose were one thing, but why was even Natsume- sensei lying there so excitedly?
It had even leaned halfway out, almost ready to flip over and give that person a big hug.
"Yotsuba Clan, you have to do your best!"
Beta could no longer control her emotions and shouted out loud.
This immediately drew the attention of Alexia and Rose to her.
Natsume- sensei (this woman) actually knows Yotsuba Clan- sensei?!
Just as the two were in shock, Mahiro, who had entered the arena, stepped into the semi-circular space.
"Let me see what we can summon."
If only I could summon the Demon King Lord from another world, that would be even better.
The moment he stepped inside, Mahiro felt something brush against his body.
X-ray?
That's roughly what it's like.
However, the next second...
The Sanctuary's magic system suddenly malfunctioned, exhibiting a completely different effect from the previous white light magic circle. A ferocious and ominous scarlet magic power appeared and lingered in the sky!
A red and black magic circle was slowly drawn.
The frenzied magic was like an evil god descending upon the world, wanting to look down upon it!
The immense magical pressure emanating from the area caused everyone in the audience to tremble!
"What exactly happened?"
The audience is unaware.
Meanwhile, the acting archbishop Nelson, who was in charge, was equally bewildered.
He had never seen anything like this before!
Immediately afterwards.
Then a slender figure emerged from the magic circle that enveloped the heavens and earth.
"An elf?!"
That's right, a blonde elf stepped out of the magic circle.
The audience had no idea who the elf was.
However, this does not mean that those in the VIP seats are unaware of this.
Upon seeing the blonde elf's face, Rose's eyes widened slightly, and she murmured softly:
"It does look like it..."
Beta also found it incredibly unbelievable.
New, sitting in the audience, shared the same expression, staring in surprise at the elven girl in the center of the arena.
She seemed to understand why Mahiro had told her she would be very surprised when she saw it.
That's true.
"Because, that's Lord Alpha..."
No, to be precise, she was an elven girl with the same face as Alpha, and the same long, flowing golden hair that danced in the wind.
When Nelson saw it, he almost swallowed his own tongue.
How could it be her who came out?
How could it be...
"Aoli..."
He had barely uttered two words when Nelson quickly snapped back to reality and covered his mouth.
That was close! I almost blurted out that name!
Fortunately, all three ladies sitting in the VIP section were focused on the competition and none of them noticed his whispered murmurs.
"No, it's not over yet!"
Rose suddenly said excitedly.
Normally, the magic circle disappears after the ancient warrior appears, and it will reappear when the next person enters.
But now, even though the elven girl is already standing there, the ominous crimson magic circle hasn't disappeared.
Instead, the magic materialized, sweeping across the ground like lightning.
Immediately afterwards, a second person emerged from within.
This time it's a beastman girl.
It has short, golden hair, golden ears, and a golden tail that looks like a cat's.
"Lord Zeta..."
New looked at the orcs on the field in disbelief.
But this is not the end.
Then a third person appeared.
This time it was another woman, and she was also very beautiful, in no way inferior to the previous two.
She had long black hair and striking violet eyes. Beneath a sheer black robe was a deep purple dress and fair skin, exuding an artistic beauty that made her seem like a statue come to life.
When this young lady appeared, she didn't react as mechanically as the previous two; instead, she glanced around briefly.
When she saw the elven girl and the orc girl, a clear look of surprise appeared on her face.
When he looked at the boy standing opposite him, Yotsuba Mahiro couldn't help but blink.
A moment later, she gave him a meaningful smile.
"How... how is this possible?! Even she managed to escape!"
Nelson was utterly shocked; his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"She is...?"
Rose and the others finally noticed Nelson was covered in sweat, as if he had just run five kilometers with his round body.
"The Witch of Calamity, Aurora... right?"
A soft voice rang out, answering in place of Nelson.
But Nelson looked at him with a face full of surprise.
How do you know that name?
"Because I happen to have some knowledge of ancient writing, and the magic circle had the name Aurora written on it, along with Olivier and Lili..."
Beta spoke with a pure and innocent smile on her face.
"But it's so strange. I remember that the three legendary heroes who slew Diablos were all men. Do you know why, Archbishop Nelson?"
"This..."
Upon questioning, Nelson was already drenched in sweat.
His eyes darted around frantically, as if trying to concoct a plausible story.
Oh, right, relatives!
"Um... perhaps, Olivier and Lili are actually descendants of heroes?"
"Yes, that's true."
Beta nodded, seemingly accepting the explanation, and then took out his notebook from the chasm between the peaks, quickly sketching Aurora and the two heroes.
He also sketched Mahiro, who was confronting them.
The latter should be considered the key point.
Mahiro- sama is as handsome as ever today!
After adding these notes, Beta, having completed her research, closed her notebook.
"Excuse me, Natsume- sensei, Aurora is...?"
Rose and Alexia were completely baffled; what was this Calamity Witch...?
And what about the three heroes? Isn't that just a fairy tale?
"The 'Calamity Witch' Aurora, she's a woman who brought chaos and destruction to this world in the past, but I don't know the specifics. I think Lord Nelson knows more about her, right?"
"If you don't mind, Lord Nelson, could you explain it to us?"
"Of course, no problem!"
Hearing Beta's sweet, coquettish question, Nelson replied with a smug look:
"It's understandable that the two of you know nothing about her. I'm actually quite surprised that Natsume- sensei knows. Even within the church, only a small number of people know who Aurora is..."
A somewhat smug Nelson was giving them a rundown of Aurora's exploits.
Meanwhile, the audience was in an uproar.
Many people here have witnessed the "Goddess Trial" festival many times.