After Eveline finished cleaning up, she chose to go and watch Zane’s match, but when she passed through the Tower barrier, she met Zane as he was about to pass through it.
"Zane, where are you going?" Eveline asked with a shocked expression on her face and blushing.
"Mmm, I was going to look for you. It’s good I met you here. Fast—do you mind if we can talk?" Zane said while looking the other way and scratching his head.
"Is there something wrong, or did I do something?" she said while getting close to Zane.
"Let’s have a walk and talk a little," Zane said while turning and starting to walk.
"I heard that you are still spending most of your time training," Zane said while looking at Eveline as she caught up to his walking pace.
"Who told you that? They are lying," she said while hiding her hands, which had been wrapped with a small cloth.
"There is no need for you to hide it. We have talked about this three times now. So how are we going to live together when you can’t even listen to what I say, huh?" Zane asked while sitting on a bench near the Martial Tower barrier.
"I... I..."
"There is no need to explain. I already know that you are doing it so that you can be worthy to stand by my side, but you are wasting your time. Even if you are weak, I have already chosen you, so why do you want to question my decision?" Zane asked, looking at Eveline as she sat on the bench.
"I am sorry about that. I will change how I train," she said while frowning her face and looking down.
"How am I going to enjoy looking at your face or hold your hand when it’s scratched all over, huh?" Zane said while fixing Eveline’s hair that had fallen across her face.
"Why are you always like this?" Eveline asked, looking the other way while a small smile appeared on her face.
"What did I do again?" Zane asked.
"Why do you always tease me after scolding me like that?" Eveline asked while looking at Zane and smiling.
"Is there a problem with that? I just want that cute smile back after I scold you," he said while petting her on the head.
Eveline then smiled while looking at Zane. "I heard you were participating in the trials for the Continental Competition," she asked.
"Yeah, although I didn’t want to participate, Father insisted, saying I should as a mission and stuff," Zane explained.
"That is weird, don’t you think?" she asked while resting her head on Zane’s shoulder. "For the King to send you there, that means there is something coming on that day. Will you be okay, though?"
"I will be fine. And after all, according to Father, they are after me too, which is weird considering I was in the old castle near the Demon Mountain for more than 10 years, and the people who know that I am in the Royal Academy are few."
"Well, with what you did in the Freshman Competition and entrance exam, you have already notified your enemies," Eveline said.
"By the way, have you ever heard of a prophecy about this Kingdom? My father mentioned that I am the Child of Prophecy, and Lilith also said that," Zane asked while looking at Eveline, who had already fallen asleep on his shoulder. "Never mind," Zane said while putting her head on his lap.
Few days later, Sofia, Maria, Joshua, Gloria, and Cain arrived at the cave where the demons had entered. When they were about to enter, they heard a huge roar coming from deep within the cave.
ROOOAAARRRR!
"That roar—there is no mistake about it. The demons have already started their process to capture it. Let’s hurry," Cain shouted while charging into the cave, followed by the other three.
FWOOOSH! BOOOOOM!
The demons were attacking the ice dragon from all sides with big smirks while it roared.
"I think it surrendered now," the demon in black armor said while looking as the dust cleared.
FWOOOOSH! BANG!
The black-armored demon was hit by the dragon’s tail and sent flying, hitting a narrow edge of ice that pierced right through from the back.
"This fool! He let his guard down. Let’s seal it now," the white-haired demon said while making hand signs to seal the dragon. Then...
FWOOOOOOOOSH! BOOOOM!... BOOOM! ... BOOOM!
Dozens of arrows started falling from above, and the demons were forced to scatter and break their formation.
"Damn you, royal brats!" the white-haired demon shouted, looking up at Sofia and the others standing on the ledge above the nest.
"You thought we didn’t know why you were here? Sorry, but we already know what you guys are here for," Sofia said while looking down at them in the nest and activating her barrier sword.
"I knew you guys being here was no coincidence, so you were after us all along. If that’s the case, we have to kill you guys before..."
BANG!
The white-haired demon was hit by the dragon’s tail, sent flying into the cave wall, and cracked it.
"Damn you, ice dragon," the demon said while standing up and wiping blood from its mouth.
ROOAAR!
The dragon roared while looking at the other three demons. Its roar was so immense that Sofia and others started covering their ears and closing their eyes as the shockwave created intense air waves.
"Are we even needed here?" Joshua asked while trying to open his eyes.
"You guys leave me no option than to do this..." the white demon said while making hand signs used by demons to unseal their powers.
FWOOOOOOOOSH!
DEMON TRANSFORMATION: WHITE DEMON INCARNET
A surge of intense demon aura erupted, shooting through the cave ceiling to the sky. The demon changed into a white body with black hair and two C-curved horns. Half of its face had a black, mask-like covering over one eye; on the other side, it was red, and its eyeball was pure red.
ROOOOOOAAAAAR!
The demon roared and looked at Sofia and the others while breathing heavily. "Even though I can’t use my full power because of the world rules, this will be enough to defeat you brats," the demon said while opening its mouth, its teeth growing sharp and long.
"Leave this big guy to me, Sofia. You guys deal with those three left," Cain said while removing his coat and walking towards the white demon.
"Are you sure about this?" Sofia asked while looking at the demon as it still breathed heavily.
"Don’t worry. The last time it was because they ambushed us—there is no way this demon can defeat me one on one," he explained while turning his head back at Sofia and smiling.
"If you say so, then don’t die on me," Sofia said while charging at the other three demons, cutting them down in one stroke.
"Huh, that’s weird. How can a demon have no blood?" Sofia said, looking at her blade without any bloodstains on it. When she turned back, she saw the three bodies she had attacked disappear.
"Mmm... I can smell the scent of the Gold Dragon on these two kids. Are they by any chance from that brat from the William Family?" the dragon thought while looking at Cain and Sofia.
"Haaaa haaaaa haaaaa! You thought you can defeat me with that shitty attack?" a voice echoed around Sofia. Sofia started to look around to see if she could find who was laughing.
As for Maria, Joshua, and Gloria, they had already charged at their opponents just like they had discussed when they arrived, before they attacked.