Chapter 197: The Competition is Imminent
Ella leisurely wandered in her beautiful little garden, watering the flowers and plants.
Outside the fence, a figure in red passed by and stopped at the door. A girl wearing a red swallow-tail dress pushed open the small door and led a little girl, also dressed in red and white, inside.
Ella smiled.
“Cheryl, is it done?”
The visitor was none other than the most popular beautiful girl in the academy, Cheryl.
At this moment, she still had that eye-catching short dark green hair, and she was wearing a very individual ruffled swallow-tail red dress. One of her long legs was hidden in the dress, and the other was mostly exposed to the air. Coupled with her already impressive figure, this attire made her look even more bright and lively.
Dongfang happily threw herself into Ella’s arms and said proudly, “Big sister, Big Sister Cheryl is now the captain of Team 4 in the Netherworld Selection Competition. She picked me first. Now I can participate in the Netherworld competition too. Big sister, you’ll see how I perform then.”
“You, I hope you don’t drag Big Sister Cheryl down,” Ella pinched little Dongfang’s pink cheeks and teased.
“Hmph, I won’t,” Dongfang snorted proudly, then ran into the house to find snacks.
Looking at the cute little girl, the two young women smiled at the same time.
Ella turned her head and couldn’t help but ask Cheryl, “Now that the selection competition is over, how are the preparations?”
“It’s okay. Everyone in our group except me is a member who emerged from the selection competition. They are all girls, which makes communication and cooperation easier. At the same time, I have already discussed with a female tutor who is proficient in eighth-tier water magic. She will cooperate with us.”
Ella blinked her eyes and asked in confusion, “If your team members are all girls who emerged from the selection competition, then their strength is generally around the sixth tier, and that eighth-tier water tutor is not good at attacking either. Compared to other groups, they generally have two or even three teammates with seventh-tier strength, and the tutors they choose are generally eighth-tier powerful types. I know you are very capable, but isn’t your team a little too weak in the competition?”
“It doesn’t matter,” Cheryl shrugged her right shoulder sexily. “Besides me, Team 6 only has one seventh-tier student captain, but the tutor is a ninth-tier earth magic tutor who is good at defense. The other groups have at least two seventh-tier students. The funniest thing is Team 1. It was the last one left, with three seventh-tier members, and they are three of the top five in the academy’s combat power. They are the president of the Knight Department, the president of the Swordsman Department, and the rookie king Seiya. The three of them fought specifically for the position of captain, and in the end, that guy Seiya luckily won the position of captain.”
Ella smiled, invited Cheryl to sit down, poured a cup of brewed milk coffee for Cheryl, and said worriedly, “Then your pressure is a bit too great. This is really a bit reckless.”
Cheryl didn’t care. She sat on the seat in the small courtyard, drank a cup of coffee, sensed something, and couldn’t help but praise, “This coffee tastes good. Where did you buy it?”
“My boyfriend gave it to me. He said it was sent by a friend of his from Ikadan. He let me taste it too,” Ella tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled. “It tastes pretty good, and I like it too. It’s just that there isn’t much. I’ll ask him to bring me more some other day.”
“It seems I came at the right time,” Cheryl quickly finished a cup, then turned her head and looked at Dongfang, who came out holding a pile of snacks. Seeing her skillfully summon a cute little panda to play with, she said, “Dongfang’s talent exceeded my expectations. If my prediction is correct, she is very likely to improve again during the Netherworld process. In this way, she can help us better.”
Cheryl’s expression was very confident. “Others think I’m crazy to choose a little girl who is only thirteen years old. Although no one denies her potential, she is really too young. But they don’t know that she might be the person in our team who can bring the most variables. To be honest, her talent is good. I didn’t have her strength at the same age.”
“Don’t overestimate her. After all, she’s just a little girl. If you praise her, she’ll get cocky. Actually, having such talent is all thanks to her big brother’s help,” Ella smiled. “Her big brother is a very magical person, with the magic to help people around him become better. No one would have thought that the current little Dongfang was originally just a stray child. And my cousin, without his help, my cousin would still be staying in his hometown, being his dandy young master. It would be absolutely impossible for the campus headline news of beating up the Heavenly King Seiya to appear.”
Cheryl’s eyes flashed, and she smiled. “It seems you have a good eye and found a guy with good ability.”
“Thank you. It’s just that he has too many things to do and can’t always stay by my side,” Ella smiled bitterly. “But now, I’m already very satisfied.”
After that, the two girls continued to chat. When they finished drinking the pot of special milk coffee, Cheryl finally bid farewell to Ella.
In Chen Ran’s room, his neighbors, Teacher Hans and Teacher Lawson, plus Colin, who had joined in, were playing poker at a table.
“Joker bomb!”
Chen Ran slapped the table heavily, showing his finishing ability, and said excitedly, “I finally won a round!”
Chen Ran got along very well with his neighbors, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
“Chen Ran, do you have any more of that Ikadan coffee at home? It has a lingering aftertaste,” Mage Tutor Lawson said.
“No more,” Chen Ran said gloomily. “Except for the portion I gave to my girlfriend, the ones I kept for myself were all drunk by you guys. The brand-name ones are gone, but there are plenty of ordinary brands. Help yourself if you want.”
The loser, Warrior Tutor Hans, neatly stacked the cards, and everyone continued to play. Colin, at the side, brought up the matter of the Netherworld preliminary competition.
Chen Ran bit on a toothpick and couldn’t help but ask casually, “By the way, Colin, you are also a genius-level figure who has reached the seventh tier. You talked big before about fighting for a team captain position. I haven’t heard any movement from you?”
“Sigh, it’s a long story,” Colin shook his head. “In Team 2, where I am now, there is the president of the magic department. As a senior, he is a big brother figure who has tried his best to cultivate me, and has already designated that he will give the position of president to me after he graduates. I really feel embarrassed to fight for the position of captain with him again.”
Everyone gave him a pile of middle fingers.
Chen Ran continued to ask, “How confident are you of winning?”
“That’s too hard to say,” Colin touched the cards and answered, “Team 6 and Team 1 are both very competitive. Especially Team 1, with three seventh-tier students plus an eighth-tier archer tutor with good strength, is the most favored team. The competitiveness of the other teams is about the same. It depends on the specific performance. Among them, Team 4 led by Captain Cheryl has the worst lineup. Although Cheryl herself has the strength of the academy’s number one seed, the chosen tutor and the alternate Dongfang, that thirteen-year-old girl, seem very unwise. Anyway, no one thinks they can win the final victory with their frontal strength.”
“Indeed,” even the warrior tutor Hans at the side couldn’t help but speak up. “The whole team is full of delicate women. This configuration is obviously unscientific. Usually, there are one or two girls in a team, to give play to the spirit of men and women working together without getting tired. This time, among the top 24 students, there are a total of five girls, and four of them are in Team 4. And except for Cheryl, the other girls are all outside the top eleven students who were directly selected. Plus a little loli, and that eighth-tier water magician, Lady Enya, is not good at combat either. I think they are almost certain to lose. I bet a month’s salary.”
Colin, fearing that the world would not be chaotic, said happily, “Then let’s open a bet. A small bet for fun. I bet that my Team 2 will win, and Team 4 will be at the bottom, with my three months of pocket money and future scholarship.”
“How can you be like this!” Mage Tutor Lawson at the side scolded angrily. “Although the girls are weak, you can’t underestimate a heart that wants to win. That little girl Cheryl has never been a girl willing to admit defeat… But with such a lineup, I decided to bet four months’ salary that they will be at the bottom! Team 6 will win!”
“You animals, do you have any humanity?” Chen Ran looked at the shameless trio and had no ideas. But the bet had been opened. Colin bet on his Team 2 to win, Warrior Tutor Hans bet on Team 5 to win, and Mage Tutor Lawson bet on Team 6 to win. Chen Ran only had Team 3, 4, and 5 to choose from.
“Sigh, I really can’t stand you guys,” Chen Ran generously threw out his chips. Anyway, he was the least short of money, and the amount bet was not large, so he decided to scatter some wealth. “Then I’ll bet on Team 4. After all, my own little sister is also in Team 4. I don’t know anyone in the other groups.”
“Hehe, it seems Teacher Chen Ran is really a good person,” Hans smiled cheaply.
Now, the other three had already regarded Chen Ran as a sure loser. The final result would most likely be within the three teams they favored.
“By the way, during the Netherworld Challenge, the academy will have a week off. Except for Colin, the contestant, what are your plans?” Obviously, this was what Chen Ran was more concerned about.
Teacher Hans said excitedly, “I’ve already made up my mind. I’ll take this opportunity to ask Miss Mina out. She shouldn’t be so busy now. If I can ask her out, things will be perfect.”
Teacher Lawson at the other side sneered and teased, “She has so many suitors. Even that tutor from the Knight Department, who is tall and handsome, is among the suitors. Anyone with eyes can see who is better. I don’t think highly of you.”
“Tch,” Hans retorted. “That guy is actually just an embroidered pillow. How can he compare to the killing intent in my crotch!”
A fierce argument.
And speaking of this, everyone also asked Chen Ran how he would spend his time.
“I’m very simple. Taking advantage of this holiday, I’ll accompany my girlfriend to visit a few scenic spots in the City of Dawn and enjoy the two-person world. After all, there are still many things to do in the future, and I may not have so much time to accompany her. Now, every day I accompany her is a day gained.”
“Oh”
The three of them simultaneously gave a look of envy, jealousy, and hatred. Among the four people present, only Chen Ran had a beauty in his arms. The other three were all single.
But after this competition, Colin would probably have a clue. He was not stupid after all, and he wouldn’t stare at Cheryl relentlessly. But the goals of these two foolish teachers could only be far away…
Really, at this age, fallen young women were their best choice…
