Gloom Hangs Over the Exhibition Match / Battles Inside and Outside the Arena

After all, no matter how much money you make at once, it's only once, and even if you eat at a terrible place, it won't cost much, which would only make you look bad.

Offending customers and having them check out and go elsewhere is a losing proposition for the hotel.

"Of course it's free, esteemed guest." The servant's words were exactly what Suika had expected.

She picked up the menu, ordered a plate of pan-fried pork chops, then flipped to the drinks section, picked out two drinks she hadn't tried before but which were available, ordered them, and closed the menu.

While I was preparing breakfast for her in the kitchen, she looked out the window.

Thanks to today's opening ceremony, there were even more people outside than yesterday.

Many ticket holders were already gathered around the venue, waiting for the doors to open and their tickets to be checked.

Suddenly a smile appeared on her face, because she spotted Tony and his group in the crowd.

At this moment, the family was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and their spirits were almost the same as when they met in Siesta. Compared to their previous disheveled state, they seemed to have been reborn.

Just then, the wine and meat were served, and Suika hummed a little tune as she ate the food in front of her.

After finishing breakfast, she followed the crowd to the ticket gate. When she took out her ticket, the staff at the gate looked at her in surprise.

"Ma'am, this ticket cannot be checked here..."

"Hmm, not here?"

"No, it's here, but this is a VIP ticket, so there's a separate ticket window. We don't check tickets here," the person patiently explained.

"But I don't know where the special ticket gate you mentioned is, and I've already been queuing for so long. Do you expect me to queue somewhere else? That doesn't reflect my VIP status at all."

Suika glanced at the crowd behind her. She didn't want to cause trouble, but she had waited in line for more than ten minutes before it was her turn. Now she was being asked to go to another place to have her ticket checked, which might mean queuing again, which made her a little angry.

After all, the location of the ticket gate wasn't specified on the ticket.

"No need to rush, ma'am, our staff will take you there." After saying that, the man waved to someone behind him, and a woman came over. After exchanging a few words, the woman led Suika out of the queue and around to the other side of the window.

Compared to the long queues before, there were hardly any people here.

After the woman helped show Suika her ticket, Suika entered the venue.

After walking along the path to her assigned spot, Suika finally understood the difference.

I was in a special private room in the lower middle part of the venue.

Compared to the wind and sun outside, the interior not only has air conditioning, but also a special fruit platter, a waiter at the door, and a menu next to it.

"Could you please remove the beverage and replace it with some alcohol... any good alcohol will do."

Looking at the juice on the table, Suika said to the waiter.

"Yes, ma'am..." After Suika finished speaking, the waiter carried the juice out of the private room.

"Ring ring..." Just as she sat down, her phone rang.

Looking over... an unfamiliar phone number.

Although she didn't know him, Suika still answered the call.

After all, Terra's telemarketing business is probably not widespread yet, so it's unlikely that you'll receive ten unknown calls, all of which will be scams or loan offers.

"Wow, it's connected! Hello, Suika?" As soon as the call connected, the first thing that came out was a cheerful, surprised voice from a little girl.

"Wow, little Winnie can use a phone now!" Suika replied with a smile.

"It's Sister Suika! Sister Suika, we're at the venue! When are you arriving?"

Winnie said loudly, and you could tell from her voice that she was in pretty good spirits.

"Oh, where are you?"

"We're here, we're here... Brother, where are we...?" Winnie looked around at the sea of people, and for a moment the little girl was at a loss for words.

"Let me do it, hello Suika- neechan!"

After a moment of fiddling around, Anthony's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Good morning! That voice is full of energy, looks like you're having a good time here!"

Looking at the sea of people outside, Suika realized that finding Tony and his family among such a vast crowd was no easy task.

"We're in the second-to-last row from the top right of the entrance." The boy's voice remained clear amidst the noise.

Suika looked up and quickly located the other person's position.

Those seats, almost at the top, weren't the best viewing spot, as the greater distance made it difficult to see the details of the knights' battle.

However, a broader perspective also allows those above to have a clearer understanding of the knights' strategic choices.

However, considering that these are tickets for the opening ceremony and exhibition match, which are extremely valuable outside, it's already quite generous of the Commercial Union to have arranged for them to get in.

This proves that their family holds a relatively important position in the eyes of the Commercial Union's senior management.

"Where are you, Sister Suika?" Winnie's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Suika looked around her private room. The windows here were all specially made one-way glass, so it was impossible to see inside from the outside.

Even if Suika reveals her location, they still cannot find themselves.

After thinking for a moment, she finally spoke.

"I'm not at the venue; I'm in a bar outside, preparing to watch the opening ceremony on TV!"

"Oh, that's such a pity... It's so lively inside, I'm sure Suika- neechan would love it."

The girl's voice was filled with regret.

"Oh!" Suddenly, cheers came from outside. Suika turned around and saw that the opening ceremony was about to begin, and the performers were entering the venue.

"The opening ceremony is about to begin, let's talk after it's over!" Suika said with a smile.

"Okay!"

After hanging up the phone, Winnie tilted her head. Just as she was cheering, cheers also came from the phone at the same time.

Is the live stream being conducted simultaneously?

Winnie was puzzled, but the performance below caught her attention and made her forget to ask. Otherwise, Tony would at least have guessed that Suika wasn't outside but inside the venue.

One spectacular show and circus act followed another, drawing continuous cheers from the audience.

Suika remarked that these bigwigs from the Commercial Union were quite insightful... at least they didn't select that kind of grotesque nonsense from last night, which would have polluted everyone's eyes and minds at the opening ceremony.

Chapter 243 An Exhibition Match Under a Dark Cloud

Just as Suika was enjoying the show below, she suddenly heard a woman scream from next door, followed by a man's angry roar.

Even though every room was soundproofed, the sounds could still faintly reach her side, and she couldn't imagine how wildly the people next door were playing.

As someone who's practically ingrained in the DNA of watching a spectacle, Suika naturally wouldn't miss out on such a scene.

Of course, this was also because of her tiny bit of curiosity and longing for pleasure.

When she sent a clone to the next room, she didn't see what she expected. Instead, she saw a man shouting angrily about something, and a woman not far away with a visible handprint on her face.

"Tsk, what a useless womanizer," Suika scoffed, finding the situation pointless and preparing to leave.

"I don't care what methods you use, assassination or poisoning, the Frost Knight must win today's exhibition match. The family went to so much trouble to send him to this exhibition match, not to watch him get defeated by a Leithanien wild dog."

The family's investment won't allow him to lose in this exhibition match!

The man's reprimanding voice reached Suika's ears and drew her attention.

Her eyes lit up; this was the real fun.

After the woman walked out the door, her face covered and streaked with tears, the man was still inside, smashing various things around him and wantonly venting his anger.

"Interesting!"

Sitting on the sofa, Suika smiled and directed her clone to follow the woman.

With less than an hour until the exhibition match, no matter how much trouble she wants to cause the Candle Knight, preventing her from playing or even if she does, she will lose most of her fighting strength, and she won't have much time left.

Therefore, she had to do it herself; otherwise, she would have no way to meet the man's requirements.

The woman navigated the passageway with practiced ease and quickly arrived at a place resembling a kitchen. After handing the chef a tip, she was fortunate enough to receive a dessert from the Candle Knight.

Carrying the dessert, the woman walked out the door, took out a syringe, carefully injected the medicine into the dessert, and then shook it to make sure the dessert was not damaged before carrying it towards the Candle Knight's location.

Upon arriving at her house, Viviana, the Candle Knight, was watching the opening ceremony on television and completely ignored her. She carefully placed the desserts in front of her and calmly walked out.

Shortly after she left, Viviana looked away, a smile playing on her lips as she saw the dessert in front of her. Just as she was about to reach for it, a childish voice suddenly reached her ears.

"If I were you, I wouldn't touch that dessert!"

"Who!" Upon hearing the voice beside her, Viviana cautiously stood up and touched the candlestick on the table.

"I am not your enemy; on the contrary, I have come to save you."

The dessert in front of you has been drugged; whatever the person's motive, it's definitely not good for you.

The reason is that the other side needs to ensure you lose to that Frost Knight in the upcoming exhibition match...

Believe it or not.

"And I am just Captain Dragonfly referee robot who happened to witness this, and who cannot tolerate even the slightest injustice and will not allow anyone to use such despicable methods to influence the battle."

As she finished speaking, the Candle Knight grasped the candlestick, yet she noticed nothing in the candlelight.

She glanced at the dessert, hesitated for a moment, then carefully wrapped it in paper and threw it into the nearby trash can.

Although she didn't know who came from or why they wanted to help her, she knew one thing: she wouldn't lose anything by eating one less dessert.

But if there really is a problem, and she stubbornly refuses to believe it, then her death is entirely her own fault.

However, she happens to be someone who is very good at listening to advice.

So she threw the dessert away, turned around, and walked out of the room.

She felt that if the other party really wanted to harm her, they would have hidden nearby and only left after confirming that she had been poisoned by the dessert.

Therefore, that person must be nearby.

She tried to recall the person who had just delivered the food, and vaguely remembered them. Although she wasn't 100% sure, she was certain she could find them if they were standing in front of her.

Thinking of this, Viviana walked to the door and opened it.

"Candle Knight, is there anything you need?" A waiter approached her after she opened the door.

The Candle Knight sized up the other person, and only spoke after confirming that it was not him.

"Could you please tell the kitchen that I was very satisfied with the dessert just now, and I would like to request another one before the competition?"

After she finished speaking, she closed the door.

She did this because she was certain that if the other person was nearby, they would come to check on her personally after receiving the message.

All she had to do was stay here and wait for the rabbit to run into her trap...

On the other side, Suika, who had been watching the performance outside the window, suddenly reached out and patted her chest.

"Alright, that was close! We almost got discovered!"

Suika never expected the Candle Knight to be so stubborn. She had already said that she wasn't going to harm her, but the Candle Knight still resolutely picked up her weapon.

Unsure of the effects of her Originium Arts, Suika immediately dispelled her clone's consciousness and returned to her main body.

Considering that her connection with Rhodes Island wouldn't be established for another four or five years, it was still a long way off, so Suika gave up on continuing contact.

Recalling her impression of Viviana from the story, she felt that Viviana was not a brainless person, otherwise the White Empress would not have taken the initiative to invite her to join her ranks.

So after being reminded, even if she didn't trust herself, she wouldn't continue eating that dessert, thus ruining the other party's scheme.

As for the person next door...

Having said all that, I believe Viviana will be able to find him.

This matter originally had nothing to do with her, but she did it for two reasons. One was that she didn't want Viviana to lose this exhibition match. After all, her ticket was quite expensive, and it would be a huge loss if she couldn't see a great performance.

Secondly, he couldn't stand the other person's despicable behavior. If he hadn't encountered it himself, he wouldn't have let it go, but now that he had, he was determined not to let him continue to have his way.

With the end of the last program, the host finally came to the front of the stage.

"Isn't that Big-Mouthed Mob?" After glancing around and realizing she didn't recognize the host, Suika paid no more attention. Instead, she looked towards the two exits of the arena and sent a clone to the next one, preparing to watch him get furious when he saw the Candle Knight emerge unharmed and defeat the Frost Knight.

Chapter 244 The Battle Inside and Outside the Arena

Accompanied by the rapid beat of military drums, the two knights participating in the exhibition match emerged from the gates on either side.

When the two appeared, the audience erupted in a deafening roar of cheers.