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  A blinding golden beam shot down from the sky.

  BOOM!!!

  The beam struck the ground, creating a massive explosion that engulfed a kilometer-wide area.

  The earth shook violently, and a mushroom cloud rose into the air, resembling a nuclear explosion.

  The audience was stunned into sileheed in cheers.

  "One of Saira Bael's Knights has been elimihe winner of the first round is Roy Lucifuge!" the announcer decred excitedly.

  The cheers grew louder.

  "That's amazing!"

  "We won!"

  "Mine, you did it!"

  "That was awesome!"

  ...

  When Miurned, Asia and the others showered her with praise.

  "Well done, Mine," Roy said with a smile and a thumbs up.

  "Hmph! Of course," Mine replied with a smug grin, though her eyes sparkled with joy.

  Saira, oher side of the ptform, wasn't disced by his Knight's defeat. He looked at Roy with a burning fighting spirit.

  "Now, let's move on to the seatch. Please roll the dice," the announcer instructed.

  Roy and Saira rolled their dice.

  "The total is 10! So, for this round, each side must deploy servants with a total value of no more than 10 points," the announcer expined.

  ...

  [Roy's Team]

  "Who wants to go ?" Roy asked the girls.

  With a total of 10 points, they could deploy three Knights or Bishops, all their Pawns, or a bination of Pawns and a Knight or Bishop.

  There were many possibilities.

  "Who wants to show off their skills?" Roy asked with a grin, his arm around Asia.

  Saeko and Kurome shook their heads, not ied in fighting such pos.

  Esdeath was even less ied.

  "Buchou, let us go!" Aika, Murayama, and Katase volunteered.

  Roy readily agreed.

  "Go ahead. Show them what you do."

  The three girls had trained hard in the world of Bdedance of Elementalers and had mastered all the teiques of Water Breathing.

  Moreover, they had formed tracts with high-ranking Water spirits, raising their strength to the mid-level of High-css.

  They were more than qualified for this match.

  "Good luck!" the girls cheered as Aika, Murayama, and Katase were teleported to the arena.

  ...

  "The seatch is about to begi's see..."

  "Saira's team has deployed a Knight, Liban, and a Rook, Gandoma," the announcer decred.

  "And Roy's team has deployed... what?!"

  "They've sent three Pawns with a total value of only 3 points! What's going on? Is this a mistake?"

  The announcer's surprised excmation caused a otion among the audience.

  "Why did Roy-sama only send three Pawns?"

  "With 10 points, they could have sent out much stronger servants!"

  "Could this be a strategy?"

  "Yes, it must be! He's using a 'dark horse' tactic!"

  ...

  Amidst the audience's chatter, both teams materialized in the arena.

  The battlefield idated church.

  Fag Aika, Murayama, and Katase were a blonde-haired Knight in shining armor and a massive, rock-like Rook.

  "I am Liban, Knight of Saira Bael. And this big guy is Gandoma, a Rook. We shall be your oppos!" the Knight introduced themselves.

  Aika, Murayama, and Katase also introduced themselves.

  "We are the Pawns of Roy-sama..."

  "Aika Kiryuu!"

  "Murayama!"

  "Katase!"

  "Pleased to meet you."

  This was their first time participating in such a rge-scale event, and they were a bit nervous.

  "Thehe seatch begin!" Grayfia appeared and annouhe start of the match.

  The match began.

  Aika, Murayama, and Katase summoheir Elemental Waffes.

  Elemental Waffes were ons formed from tracted spirits, perfectly suited to their wielders.

  All three girls were swordswomen, so their Elemental Waffes were naturally swords.

  They charged towards their oppos.

  This was their first time participating in such a petition, and they didn't want to disappoint Roy.

  They unleashed their full power.

  "Water Breathih Form: Waterfall Basin!"

  "Water Breathing, Seventh Form: Pierg Rain Drop!"

  "Water Breathing, Sed Form: Water Wheel!"

  With a few fshes of their bdes, the three girls appeared behind their oppos.

  The Knight and the Rook colpsed before they could eve.

  They had beeed in an instant.

  "Oh my! Another instant kill! A Knight and a Rook from Saira Bael's team have been elimihe winner of the sed round is Roy's team!" the announcer excimed.

  The audience roared with excitement. Although there hadn't been a prolonged battle, the swift and decisive victory was still thrilling.

  "They're quite something. Do all of Roy's servants possess Sacred Gears?" Azazel wondered aloud.

  As an expert on Sacred Gears, he was surprised to see that almost all of Roy's servants seemed to have one.

  And they were Sacred Gears he had never seen before.

  He was itg to study them, but he k was impossible.

  Sirzechs was also curious about where Roy had obtained so many Sacred Gears.

  "So far, three members of Saira's team have been eliminated, while Roy's team remains unscathed."

  "Let's move on to the third round! Kings, please roll the dice again."

  Roy and Saira rolled their dice.

  This time, the total was eight.

  Saira deployed a Bishop and a Rook.

  Roy, however, sent out Sheele and Chelsea.

  The audience was abuzz again.

  He was sending out Pawns again. But this time, no one questioned his decision.

  After all, even his weakest Pawns could easily defeat Saira's servants.

  The matded quickly. Chelsea didn't even have to fight.

  Sheele, the airheaded girl with the Teigu "Scissor Bde: Extase," sliced through both oppos with a siack. It was over before it even began.

  Sheele might be clumsy and airheaded in her daily life, but when it came to battle, she was decisive and merciless.

  ...

  "So far, Saira's team only has their King, one Queen, one Bishop, and one Pawn remaining."

  "And Roy's team is still at full strength."

  "This is an intech! Let's see what happe!"

  Roy and Saira rolled the dice again.

  "Oh! It's a 12!"

  "This means both Kings participate!"

  The announcer's excited decration riled up the audience.

  "It seems Saira will be participating. Anyone want to volunteer?" Roy asked the girls, still not pnning to join the fight himself.

  "Haha! I'll go!!" Leone, jumped up excitedly, crag her knuckles.

  She was eager to face Saira, who shared her love for hand-to-hand bat.

  Leone's strength, after trag a high-ranking Wind spirit, had reached the peak of High-css Devil.

  Her Teigu, allowed her to fight those strohan herself.

  "Alright, Leone, you're up. Good luck!" Roy gave her a thumbs up.

  "No problem!" Leone grinned fidently, then gave Roy a pyful noogie before leaving.

  'She's so mischievous,' Roy thought with a chuckle.

  "Roy, I do it too!" Asia puffed out her cheeks, a bit jealous.

  "I think you o get a bit stronger first, Asia," Roy replied with a thoughtful expression.

  "Waaah!" Asia's eyes welled up with tears.

  "Haha, I'm just kidding, Asia. Don't be sad," Roy said, quickly f her.

  ...

  Both testants had been transported to the arena.

  "Saira Bael has finally ehe arena! And his oppo is... a Rook from Roy's team?!"

  The audience was surprised once again.

  "Roy's team has only sent out their Rook, Leohis is incredible!"

  "A King versus a Rook! Let's see how this matfolds!"

  After the announcer's enthusiastientary, Grayfia sighe start of the match.

  "It's a shame it's not Roy," Saira ented, disappoihat his oppo wasn't Roy himself.

  "Hmph! You're not even worth Roy's time. I'm more than enough to handle you," Leoed with a grin, crag her knuckles.

  "Is that so? Then e at me!" Saira's fighting spirit ignited.

  They both charged towards each other, the ground crag beh their feet.

  BOOM!

  Their fists collided, sending a shockwave that shattered the surrounding ground.

  "Hey, you're pretty strong!" Leone said with a grin.

  "You too!" Saira replied, impressed. He had uimated her.

  This girl was incredibly strong.

  They exged another blow.

  The two fought like wild beasts, their punches and kicks devastating the arena.

  If Saira used his Sacred Gear, his strength would reach Ultimate-css.

  However, due to the rules of the game, he couldn't bring his Sacred Gear, the "Regulus Nemea," which was worth 8 points, into the arena.

  Leone, oher hand, had her Teigu, "Lionel," whihanced her physical abilities signifitly.

  bined with the power boost from her Rook piece, her punches were starting to overwhelm Saira.

  After all, Leone had better regeive abilities.

  BOOM!

  They cshed again, and one of them was sent flying, crashing into the rubble.

  "Haha, that was a good fight!" Leone said, stretg and crag her knuckles.

  It was Saira who had bee flying.

  "Hey, are you still alive?" Leone shouted, seeing that he didn't emerge from the rubble.

  BOOM!

  The rubble exploded outwards, and Saira emerged, pletely unharmed.

  Leoared at him in disbelief.

  "How... how are you not injured?"

  "I am injured, quite severely in fact. I have almost nth left. But I used this..." Saira held up a small, empty vial.

  It was the vial that had taihe Phoenix Tears.

  He had used it to heal himself.

  "Oh, I see. Then I'll just have to defeat you again," Leone said with a shrug, her fidenwavering.

  "e on then!" Saira ched his fists.

  Just then, a uniagic circle appeared beside Leone's ear.

  "What? Why?" Leone looked fused as she listeo Roy's instrus.

  Roy expined his reasoning.

  ...

  "Okay, fine." Leone sighed aivated her Teigu. "I forfeit!" she shouted.

  "What?" Saira was dumbfounded.

  Why would she surrender when she had the clear advantage?

  "The Rook from Roy's team has forfeited! What's going on?" the announcer excimed, equally fused.

  He had never seen someone surrender while they were winning.

  The audience was in an uproar.

  "Roy, why?" Saira demanded as soon as he was teleported back to the ptform.

  "Saira, you haven't shown your true strength yet, have you?" Roy asked with a chuckle.

  "That's..." Saira eechless.

  He couldn't use his most powerful on, the Regulus Nemea, so he couldn't fight at his full potential.

  "You've been wanting to challenge me, haven't you? Then I'll give you that ce."

  Roy turo the announcer. "I request that the match be a team battle with the remaining members. Is that possible?"

  "Um... that..." The announcer was flustered. He couldn't make that decision.

  He was just an announcer.

  But then, he received a message from one of the Maous.

  "Roy's request has been approved!" he announced.

  "The match will be a team battle with the remaining members of both sides."

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