Chapter 255: Last Battle (1/2)
”Theodore Griffith has a God Rank Blessing?”
”Having a clone that powerful, it's weird if he doesn't have it.”
”His brain is also on par with Ignazio as both of them have been clashing in the entire competition.”
”That's right. I wonder how many countries will approach him this time.”
”We don't know. That depends on the next performance. Whether losing or winning, he will have two more rounds to compete after all.”
Laust gradually opened his eyes after recalling what people's thought about Theo. Most of them were his imagination, but half of them had been discussed by Sheira out loud.
He couldn't help but clench his fist when he saw Theo looking at the screen with a calm expression as if he had expected the outcome of the fourth battle.
He never cared about Alea, whose head was on his lap. Instead, his focus remained on his blessing this whole time. Although he already knew about his blessing, no one knew about its rank and identity.
His brother, Ben Lange, acted almighty in front of him, showing an action he would never understand whenever they met. He felt his brother was actually mocking him for not understanding his actions and words.
His father's continuous insults also haunted him.
”You're useless.”
”Why were you even born? If not because Ben wants you alive, I would have disowned you and fed you to the dogs.”
”Trash, don't make this house smell with your continuous failures.”
Everything had been haunting him for a whole ten years. Laust knew if they returned right now, Theo and Alea might become the hero in the citizens' eyes while he became an eyesore, considering he once wanted to kill Theo with his skill in a sparring match.
If he didn't participate in this competition, his fate would have been the same as Scott's. And even he couldn't imagine what kind of things his father would do after that.
”…” Seeing the match had ended, Laust grabbed his sword and used his shoulder to support it while rising from the floor. ”There's no more battle after this. No need to wait, right?”
Theo glanced at him and nodded. He then tapped Alea's shoulder and asked, ”Are you alright?”
Alea's body shook as she quickly raised her head from his lap and fixed her hair. ”A-Ah, yes. I am fine now, I think. Thank you.”
Since her face wasn't red anymore, Theo nodded and rose from his seat before taking a peek at Phyrill, who actually had left the room.
”He's fast,” Theo muttered and turned around, leaving the room with a calm expression.
”Theo…” Alea called his name with an unsure tone. When Theo glanced at her, she couldn't help but flinch while saying, ”Ehm… Win, okay?”
”No one can predict the future, but I will do my best.” Theo nodded and left the room.