Facing Kiyohara Yuki's low-voiced protest,
Zhou Hongfu said coldly, "Why should we of Dragon Kingdom give you any explanation? Your Fusang Kingdom students only brought this upon themselves!"
"You!!"
Kiyohara Yuki had never expected the other side to remain so forceful even after killing someone.
"What? Want a death match?"
Liu Huanran let out a cold laugh from the side.
Kiyohara Yuki's expression instantly turned utterly grim.
Among level-one-hundred powerhouses, death matches usually ended with both sides severely wounded—or both perishing together.
Dragon Kingdom was strong, and over the past several centuries, geniuses had emerged one after another. Its number of level-one-hundred powerhouses far surpassed that of many nations.
Even the Holy Light Empire, which called itself the strongest in the world, had recently been forced to treat Dragon Kingdom as an equal.
In contrast, Fusang Kingdom...
The Demon-Slaying Squad had formed its own faction, standing in opposition to the ruler's faction.
On top of that, the little ghost monsters of Takamagahara had been launching frequent attacks lately, causing unrest after unrest. The people were filled with grievances, and the country's interior was already a complete mess.
If he, the dean of Eastern Emperor Academy, were severely injured in a death match, that fragile balance would be thrown into complete disorder.
In other words...
Dragon Kingdom could afford to drag this out. He could not!
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Liu, no matter what, your Dragon Kingdom student killed someone in the arena. That is wrong."
"I don't think you should be acting so righteous about it. You had best offer a proper apology, since this concerns the relationship between our two countries."
At that moment, a Holy Light Empire noble could not help but interject.
He was a noble on friendly terms with Fusang Kingdom.
However.
Faced with this noble who