Chapter 209: Opening Ceremony (1/2)

Three days went by swiftly. Although everyone didn't mention a single word about Theo's cousin, all of them knew they were still thinking about her. They simply wanted to know who she truly was.

After a series of simple checks, they all found out about her identity.

Nella Griffith, her name was real. And just like Theo, she had been living a quiet, humble life because both of her parents were still with her. She was the representative from the United Kingdom because she was well-known to be a genius of Magic Power coupled with the blessing from the Goddess famous for her magic and spell, Hekate.

Other than Alea's level advantage, there wasn't a single of her traits that were actually superior to Nella.

They finally realized that Nella was actually one of the strongest contenders in the entire competition. That was why the group kept thinking about Theo and Nella's relationship.

With a blood relationship, they would think Theo was a spy sent by her, but Radvils dispelled that thought because there was no reason for them to use Theo as a spy. Their country was simply too weak.

In the end, they continued their training according to Radvils' menu, adjusting their body to Italy's environment.

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The awaited day had finally come.

The city was filled with euphoria and cheers as they all had been waiting for Grand Gaia to start.

Many drones and small planes were dispatched in the sky, flying banners upon banners. More than a hundred flags were standing tall in a grand fifty-foot-wide entrance.

Still, compared to the building behind it, the entrance looked small. The building was a gigantic circle. The size alone might go as far as thirty thousand square feet, similar to that of a soccer field.

But they had looked inside the building and found that instead of a giant green field, there was only one round arena where the students could fight each other. In other words, the stadium could hold more people inside.

Due to the traffic, all countries were to arrive at one middle point where they did a parade for thirty minutes before entering the stadium. Of course, all people were to remain on the bus to protect the safety of the students.

Theo looked at the window and saw many people cheering for many countries, not just their home country. Their cheers were shaking the ground as the theme song kept replaying over and over again until they reached the stadium.

Theo had no interest in them, so he calmed himself down with his headphones.

Ellen got a bit carried with the atmosphere, slightly pulled his headphone and whispered. ”You're not going to wave your hand to them, Theo?”

”You can hear their cheers. It's obvious they don't have any thought about us winning. All their eyes are on other great countries like China, the United States, and so on. That's why I don't really care about them.” Theo shrugged and closed his eyes after putting his headphone back.

Ellen showed a small smile and left him alone. Although what he said was true, it was hard for them not to get carried by the atmosphere.

After a long parade, they finally arrived at a special parking lot where only the buses from the respective country could enter.

As soon as Theo came out of the bus, he heard someone shouting.

”Please go to your own line. Simply follow the person holding your flag for the opening ceremony.”