Chapter 98: The Coliseum
After waiting for the potion to take effect, Neri stood up and said, "I’m going to take a shower. There are bathrooms next door for those who come here. I won’t be too long."
"Come on, I want to take a bath too," William replied as the three of them headed to some small rooms next to the potion sales area.
The bathing area consisted of individual, completely sealed cubicles that could easily fit one person. Inside, there was only a shower and some personal hygiene items. The shower had hot and cold water, but William chose only cold water. Although he hadn’t wanted to say it in front of Neri, he had overused his muscle strength, causing considerable internal injuries, and he still hadn’t recovered from his injuries sustained on the ship. If Neri found out about this, she would surely be disappointed in herself, as for her, it had been an even battle, but William hadn’t been able to use close to half of his physical strength or speed.
After a few minutes, both emerged with their tunics on, and William with his sword tied to his back again.
"It was a great fight; I learned a lot," William said, trying to be as polite as possible.
"I learned a lot too; I need to train much more from now on. I’ve never been controlled like that. You know, my pseudo-domain was destroyed by you too easily."
"Pseudo-domain? What’s that?" William asked with a confused look.
"You’ll learn about it during your classes, but a domain is control over your environment. You allowed me to attack first, so I unleashed my two control spells: Ice Field and Snow Field in Blizzard mode, to create perfect weather conditions so my spells wouldn’t be affected by the environment. With those combined spells, I can move faster, and my attacks are empowered. Also, they provide camouflage, although this time they didn’t work at all." With an inquisitive look, Neri stared at William, asking how he had managed something like that.
"I’m very sensitive; I guess it’s an advantage for pursuing my rivals."
"It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to tell me, although what impressed me the most is the mana shield. To obtain it, you have to go up to the third floor. Although I don’t judge you, my grandfather gave me this combination of spells which are from the fifth floor, so I can understand how you got your spells."