Chapter 216 Resolve
’What is the most efficient way to train, there’s probably no way for me to catch up, with the increase in demon activity, I don’t think it’ll be long before the demon lord attacks the kingdom himself’
’If that happens, what would I do, the only reason I have gone this far in this tournament is because of the little tricks I pull that no one finds out’
’Tomorrow is going to be me against two opponents, Ava and Aurelia would come for me and then I’ll lose the fight, is this a good time to expose my secret?’ Roman pondered to himself still staring at the ceiling.
Roman knew that if his secret were to come out, he would be unable to continue at the academy, and at the same time, he wouldn’t be able to train more efficiently since he was different from others and would require specialized training.
At first, he wanted to keep his [Arcane Supremacy] a secret but now that he had seen what demons could do, it wasn’t the best idea.
Even if he somehow wins the tournament and continues the academy, he still wouldn’t be training efficiently since he would be doing so in secret.
’Maybe I should talk to Victoria first and see what she thinks?’
*KNOCK!!*
Roman immediately turned his attention towards the door and it was pushed open, Victoria stepped into his room and closed the door behind her.
"Hey...wait, what’s wrong?" Victoria asked as soon as she came in.
"There’s nothing wrong, we ran in as soon as we heard there was an attack" Roman replied as he sat up.
"Your mana is shaken, I can sense it, your heart is also beating faster than normal, like you’re afraid, tell me what is wrong, I’m serious?" Victoria spoke as she closed the distance between them.
’So I really am afraid, I thought I was just shaken from the experience, why does it feel like I escaped death today’ Roman mumbled to himself.
"When the attack came, I summoned my hawk so I could scout and see the battle, I was planning to see how you and Miss Evelyn fight, but before ,that my hawk was on the other side of the wall, this side" Roman pointed to the side of the wall.
"What did you see?" Victoria asked.
"A figure, I saw her face and she looked human but she wasn’t, I think she touched the wall and left, I guess that she came for the barrier, but as she was leaving she suddenly turned towards my hawk, and the next moment I heard her speak, directly in my ears" Roman muttered.
Victoria closed her eyes placing her hand on her forehead as a frown formed on her face. Suddenly, the entire room felt heavy, just like the beginning of training, but only this time it was worse.
The next moment Roman fell to his knees and immediately used his hands to support himself.
"VICTORIA!!" Roman shouted and she opened her eyes, and the pressure stopped.
"I’m sorry, I losty cool...I knew it was her, I knew it, my senses cannot make a mistake, she was the demon general we found years ago" Victoria spoke.
Roman could see it on her face, she was angry, he hadn’t seen her get this angry ever, even though he hadn’t known Victoria for long, there weren’t a lot of things that could make her emotions flutter like this.
She usually keeps a straight face and the occasional smile in training, but this was different, it was like seeing a whole different side of her.
’I knew she wasn’t normal, a demon general... that’s the reason my heart was pounding, imagine meeting the demon lord, I wouldn’t be able to move’
"What happened then, and what did she say?" Victoria asked.
"She was surprised a male was a mage, and then she left, I don’t think their goal was to attack the kingdom, it was probably a distraction for her to get what she wanted, which is the barrier" Roman spoke.
"It wasn’t just her, four demon generals came to the kingdom, but they didn’t fight or show strength, they just stood far away from the walls, one of them came close but didn’t lift a finger to attack" Victoria spoke and Roman’s eyes widened.
"Four demon generals, four...wait four of them came to Avalon, why? Just so one of them can check a barrier, I’m sure they can break the barrier if they choose to attack, why?"
"That’s the question, Evelyn is coming to report to the Queen, I told her I’m going home...I know you’re afraid but you have nothing to be worried about, you’re protected" Victoria spoke.
"That’s the reason I’m afraid, why should I be protected, I want to fight, I want to stand my ground against a demon, I want to join the fight against the demon lord" Roman spoke.
Victoria couldn’t believe, she knew Roman was a special exception but she had no idea he was this special, for a male not to care only about his well-being was almost unheard of, a male who wants to fight on the Frontline was something entirely different.
"I’m planning to show my magical prowess tomorrow at the tournament, and after that I want you to train me, I’m sure the academy is suitable for that, but it would take too long to attain the base strength I need" Roman continued.
"When you do that, you might think that way, you’ll be given a free pass since you’re a magical genius, just like the founder of magic, but instead you’ll just be a diamond among stones, you’ll be even more protected, and under no reason would you be sent to any battlefield" Victoria replied.
"Still, I’m going to do it, and after that I want you to train me" Roman said the line again.
"Attaining strength isn’t something you can do overnight, you need years of practice to be good at a single thing, and in your case, you’ll need to be the master of all magic types. Do you think you can do it?" Victoria asked.