Chapter 39: Sacrifice
It was already afternoon, and the arena was packed. Students, mages, and professors filled the thousands of seats, buzzing with excitement.
At the center stood a beautiful professor with long blue hair, clipped with a red flower hairpin. She wore a flowing red robe, and her voice echoed across the arena, amplified by mana so everyone could hear.
Her name is Professor Reya.
"Ladies and gentlemen," she announced. "Today, we’ll witness a match no one expected—it’s a chess battle!"
She continued, "On the right side, we have one of the Kingdom’s Top Ten Strongest. A mage who won a Nobel prize for his work on quantum mechanics and quantum magic. A hero who once defeated a demon general."
She paused, building suspense. "Introducing the undefeated chess grandmaster and Vice President of Robert’s Magic Tower... Professor Odel Hann!"
A man stepped out from the entrance. He smiled shyly and waved to the crowd as he walked to the center of the arena.
"Whooooaaa! Clap clap clap!"
The crowd erupted in cheers, their voices echoing through the dome.
Then the professor turned to the left side. "And now, the challenger! An exiled prince from Redstin County, believed to have died fourteen years ago. A freshman who placed third in the Academy’s Trial. From the Elite Class..."
She raised her voice, "Introducing the unrated chess underdog... Prince Gabby Magus!"
"Wooooo! Clap clap clap!"