Picking up Girls With My System

Kane moved both of his hands, creating magical symbols which floated in mid-air. These symbols gathered the mana from the surrounding area, and the temperature of the building increased at a rapid pace.

It was a spell of tier 7, which had a decent destructive power, and did not require a long time to cast, making it perfect for a first quick move in that fight!

The size of the arena was immense, and there was a barrier that blocked all the spells from coming out of it, so all the fighters could go all out as the crowd would be safe.

Laura also moved the moment Kane did, not wasting time, preparing a counter spell of her own. A massive spear of fire shot from Kane’s hands, flying toward Laura, piercing through her body!

“I did it!” Kane thought, but what happened next was out of his expectations. It turned out the Laura he attacked was just a clone made of lightning, perfect to fool someone.

Kane was unquiet, nervous. He looked everywhere and could not find Laura. What saved him was an instinct, a sense of danger.

He looked behind his back and saw Laura tossing three balls of lightning. It was a powerful attack, and one Kane would find to dodge in such a situation.

“I will have to use it!”

It was impossible for Kane to defend against such a spell, as he did not have the time to cast a strong enough barrier to stop it. What he could do was dodge it, so he opted to use one of the signature moves from his schools, the Phoenix Wings!

Two wings of fire appeared on his back, allowing him to barely dodge the balls of lightning, taking fully advantage of his increased speed.

Arthur, who was watching the fight, did not like the fact Kane was copying him.

“My dragon wings are stronger, anyway. Phoenix? Bird heads.”

Kane smiled, looking at Laura with a proud face.

“Oh? Your surprise attack did not work? Remember, you are facing the strongest youth of our generation!” Kane said to her.

Laura did not answer him, as actions spoke more than words, and what followed Kane’s sentence was a funny scene. The lightning clone he previously destroyed was now behind him, as Kane had turned around to face Laura after dodging the attack.

He did not notice the clone reconstruct itself, and then cast a spell! It was only of tier 5, but Kane was taken by surprise!

A figure of a translucent tiger appeared, with sparks all over its body. It ran toward Kane, who took some time to notice it, receiving the full blow!

“Agggr!”

Kane yelled, feeling an excruciating pain all over his body. The robes he wore now had a few holes in it, burnt by the attack!

His whole being was a mess, but he was still awake, so the judges did not stop the fight.

“It is impossible for him to win the fight after that attack. He should give up…”

“Right? Just accept his adversary is stronger. What is the problem with that?”

The voices of the people in the crowd entered inside Kane’s ears, making him even angrier. He would not give up, especially against Laura!

He liked her for a while, but after seeing it was impossible for the two to have something, he acted like an idiot, and now wished to cause pain to her!

A madman who was not ready to accept defeat. Kane laughed and then tried to cast a few more spells, but it was all useless.

The damage from the previous attack made all his actions slower. Both he and Laura were already at a similar level at first, so now that he was hurt, it was impossible to bounce back.

Laura hit him with a few more spells, making him faint at the middle of the arena. Arthur gave her a thumbs up, while the Official Mage in charge of the Phoenix Blood Academy was pissed!

“You were supposed to be the strongest student, yet lost like that? You are lucky the rector likes you, or else…”

The funny part was that the Official Mage yelled at Kane, but he did not hear a single thing, as he was unconscious…

After that win from Laura, the mood of all the students from the One Hundred Thunder Academy got even better! Even if Jeremy and Richard lost their fights, they would still win against the Phoenix Blood Academy!

All the top ten schools had a similar level of power, so the results of the tournament were unpredictable. In the last tournament, for example, the Phoenix Blood won against the One Hundred Thunder.

Well, they did not have Arthur back then.

“You only won because of how stupid Kane is. But good job.” Arthur said.

Inside, he was happy about the way Laura fought the battle, but the tournament was just starting, so he had to be harsh or else these students would think the tournament was already won.

Jeremy was the next to fight, going up against an ugly youth who had big ears and a bowl cut. The battle was more equal this time, with both parties receiving damage, but Jeremy came on top and got yet another win for the One Hundred Thunder Academy.

As for Richard, well, he fought bravely, and surprised Arthur a few times during the fight, but still lost! He was the weakest among the tenth circle mages of the school, but his improvement was clear.

“Good job Richard! You will get em next time!”

For the looks of Richard, he did not seem that shaken after the fight, and was in fact happy about his performance. That was a rare trait, and that very thing could lead him to great heights some day.

The crowd was going wild after the incredible fights from both schools, but the school who would fight next was the most famous of all of them, the school who was ranked at the top.

“The Ouroboros!”

A school which never lost its position after centuries! Everyone on the entire continent knew them, yet the school was still a mystery to most people.

The reason for it was because of how little information they had access to. To enter that school, one had to have incredible talent, and probably something else which people did not know about.

Another thing was the location of the school. It was on an island inaccessible to normal people, and even the rank 1 and 2 mages could not go there without permission!

Some rumors said that the rector of the school was a rank 3 mage! Rank 3 mages were scarce, and just the rumor was enough to scare anyone of trying something against the school.

During all the previously tournament, the Ouroboros school barely showcased their power, using only a small fraction of it to win against everyone.

Arthur was optimistic about the One Hundred Thunder Academy getting a decent position, but he knew it was impossible to win against those monsters.

The black-haired youth who was the mage in charge of Ouroboros, the same one Arthur met back at the Icy Cave, went to sit just beside him.

“What’s up? Can I sit here?”