Another World Mall
Author: Fixten
Chapter 900: Looked Down
Rose smiled while explaining, "As you may already know, I’m already Tier 7. I will do my best to provide you with any sort of explanations regarding the battle. Of course, I have also invited experts from the military. I’m sure that everyone knows him.
"Please welcome General Halcom."
A middle-aged man entered the stage. The people couldn’t help but widen their eyes, not expecting this person to get involved.
Rose straightened her back and saluted. "Thank you for your service, General Halcom."
The general smiled and saluted back. "Thank you for inviting me."
"Let me formally introduce him again. This is General Halcom, one of our four-star generals. He is known for his role as the general who protects the northern area from all kinds of beasts. In his entire career, he has suppressed over 81 beast outbreaks and protected 20 cities from destruction.
"We are lucky to be able to invite such a great figure for this sparring match. General. How about a word or two?"
The general nodded and gave a simple reply. "I am not a man with a lot of words, so I just want to say one thing. I believe the younger generation will surpass the old. There will be two people fighting here, and I hope that everyone can take note of their performance and use it to surpass the older generations."
They applauded him as Rose took over the conversation. "We’ll listen to the general’s advice. Thank you very much.
"Now, everyone. Allow me to explain one simple rule. No killing is allowed. We have three Tier 8 humans as our referees who will prevent anyone from killing each other while ensuring everyone’s safety, so everyone can feel rest assured.
"This is a sparring match between Clovis Hacfield and Iskandar Anatas. The battle will last until one of them surrenders or a clear winner has been determined.
"Without further ado, let us call our challenger today. Our country’s future Tier 9 human, Iskandar Anatas!"
The cheers erupted, shaking the entire stadium.
Iskandar walked to the arena with a solemn expression. He wore a long coat and covered his arms with spiked gauntlets.
It was clear that Iskandar’s condition was at its peak. And it looked like he was ready to fight.
Kanaria and the others, who were watching from the VIP box, couldn’t help but smile wryly.
"As expected of an away game." Kanaria shook her head helplessly.
"Unfortunately for them, Clovis is not someone who will be affected by the atmosphere." Melody rolled her eyes. "So, this is useless."
"I’m just worried about what will happen after he defeats the opponent. After all, Clovis actually asked us for an escape route..." Christina sighed.
All of them had darkened expressions after hearing it. Clovis wasn’t ordering them to secure an escape route unless he expected something was going to happen in this match.
It looked like the battle itself would cause a big noise.
Tienna assured, "Don’t worry. We have prepared an evacuation route that will bring you straight to the border. The Hatson family’s expert is ready to escort all of you at any time. We have also worked together with the military."
"Still, Clovis hadn’t told any of you anything?" Aileen asked. "Luci? Kanaria? Melody? Kanaria? Or maybe Jay?"
All of them shook their heads. Clovis hadn’t told his plan to anyone, which was rather concerning.
"I want to see what card he has been hiding this whole time." Erwin grinned. "Before the battle, I took another look at his eyes. For some reason, there was a trace of anger and annoyance, as well as mischievousness."
"Huh?" They were confused. It was weird for Clovis to be angry. He would be at most annoyed because he was rather peaceful until provoked.
However, mischievousness? That was definitely rare from Clovis. They had seen a few times he did a bit of mischief, so all of them couldn’t help but sweat.
"Erwin? You didn’t stop him?" Kanaria smiled wryly.
"Nope." Erwin looked like he was even excited to see it appear in the battle.
"Did he... want to humiliate that guy? But wouldn’t it cause a rift between the two countries?" Christina scratched the back of her head.
"Clovis should have known about that but still chose to do it. I don’t know what he’s thinking." Erwin shrugged.
All of them just fell silent, realizing that something big was indeed going to happen.
On the other hand, Rose continued with the event and ultimately called Clovis to the stage.
"And now, let’s summon the person that our Iskandar challenges today. He is a man from the infamous Hacfield family, the grandson of the infamous Michael Hacfield. Please welcome with a grand applause, Clovis Hacfield!"
Clovis entered the stage calmly. As they expected, people were booing him. They were trying to mess with his mental state, but Clovis never really bothered with it.
Rose smiled wryly and hurriedly stopped them by changing the topic. "Before starting the match, do you have any words you’d like to say to your opponent?"
She first approached Iskandar. The latter grabbed the microphone and pointed at Clovis. "Are you looking down on me?!"
"!!!" There was a sudden silence after that question.
Whether it was a normal spectator or the Libation Fiesta, they couldn’t help but drop their jaws, wondering what he was talking about.
Iskandar continued, "Do you think I’m an easy opponent? I am a Tier 7 human, and I am also a unique ability user. Even though my family doesn’t have someone like your grandfather, don’t you know it’s proper respect to face me with everything you’ve got?
"Yet, look at you now. You don’t even bring your beasts with you. You must be looking down on me. If not, are you looking down on our country?!"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Christina gritted her teeth. "What the hell is he saying? Their side is the one offering the contract to ban the beast and prevent us from talking about it?!!!"
Melody turned to Tienna. "Tienna. You got support from the military, right? Let’s call an airstrike right away."
"So, this is their plan. They want to smear our reputation so that whether they win or lose, they will gain something." Kanaria bit her lip. "We should have revised the contract."
"I thought my face was quite thick, but I guess I have to give that crown to that bastard over there." Erwin’s eyebrows twitched.
While everyone had a different reaction, Clovis’ reaction was the only one among all tens of thousands of people. It was a smile as if he weren’t disappointed by Iskandar.
"Please welcome General Halcom."
A middle-aged man entered the stage. The people couldn’t help but widen their eyes, not expecting this person to get involved.
Rose straightened her back and saluted. "Thank you for your service, General Halcom."
The general smiled and saluted back. "Thank you for inviting me."
"Let me formally introduce him again. This is General Halcom, one of our four-star generals. He is known for his role as the general who protects the northern area from all kinds of beasts. In his entire career, he has suppressed over 81 beast outbreaks and protected 20 cities from destruction.
"We are lucky to be able to invite such a great figure for this sparring match. General. How about a word or two?"
The general nodded and gave a simple reply. "I am not a man with a lot of words, so I just want to say one thing. I believe the younger generation will surpass the old. There will be two people fighting here, and I hope that everyone can take note of their performance and use it to surpass the older generations."
They applauded him as Rose took over the conversation. "We’ll listen to the general’s advice. Thank you very much.
"Now, everyone. Allow me to explain one simple rule. No killing is allowed. We have three Tier 8 humans as our referees who will prevent anyone from killing each other while ensuring everyone’s safety, so everyone can feel rest assured.
"This is a sparring match between Clovis Hacfield and Iskandar Anatas. The battle will last until one of them surrenders or a clear winner has been determined.
"Without further ado, let us call our challenger today. Our country’s future Tier 9 human, Iskandar Anatas!"
The cheers erupted, shaking the entire stadium.
Iskandar walked to the arena with a solemn expression. He wore a long coat and covered his arms with spiked gauntlets.
It was clear that Iskandar’s condition was at its peak. And it looked like he was ready to fight.
Kanaria and the others, who were watching from the VIP box, couldn’t help but smile wryly.
"As expected of an away game." Kanaria shook her head helplessly.
"Unfortunately for them, Clovis is not someone who will be affected by the atmosphere." Melody rolled her eyes. "So, this is useless."
"I’m just worried about what will happen after he defeats the opponent. After all, Clovis actually asked us for an escape route..." Christina sighed.
All of them had darkened expressions after hearing it. Clovis wasn’t ordering them to secure an escape route unless he expected something was going to happen in this match.
It looked like the battle itself would cause a big noise.
Tienna assured, "Don’t worry. We have prepared an evacuation route that will bring you straight to the border. The Hatson family’s expert is ready to escort all of you at any time. We have also worked together with the military."
"Still, Clovis hadn’t told any of you anything?" Aileen asked. "Luci? Kanaria? Melody? Kanaria? Or maybe Jay?"
All of them shook their heads. Clovis hadn’t told his plan to anyone, which was rather concerning.
"I want to see what card he has been hiding this whole time." Erwin grinned. "Before the battle, I took another look at his eyes. For some reason, there was a trace of anger and annoyance, as well as mischievousness."
"Huh?" They were confused. It was weird for Clovis to be angry. He would be at most annoyed because he was rather peaceful until provoked.
However, mischievousness? That was definitely rare from Clovis. They had seen a few times he did a bit of mischief, so all of them couldn’t help but sweat.
"Erwin? You didn’t stop him?" Kanaria smiled wryly.
"Nope." Erwin looked like he was even excited to see it appear in the battle.
"Did he... want to humiliate that guy? But wouldn’t it cause a rift between the two countries?" Christina scratched the back of her head.
"Clovis should have known about that but still chose to do it. I don’t know what he’s thinking." Erwin shrugged.
All of them just fell silent, realizing that something big was indeed going to happen.
On the other hand, Rose continued with the event and ultimately called Clovis to the stage.
"And now, let’s summon the person that our Iskandar challenges today. He is a man from the infamous Hacfield family, the grandson of the infamous Michael Hacfield. Please welcome with a grand applause, Clovis Hacfield!"
Clovis entered the stage calmly. As they expected, people were booing him. They were trying to mess with his mental state, but Clovis never really bothered with it.
Rose smiled wryly and hurriedly stopped them by changing the topic. "Before starting the match, do you have any words you’d like to say to your opponent?"
She first approached Iskandar. The latter grabbed the microphone and pointed at Clovis. "Are you looking down on me?!"
"!!!" There was a sudden silence after that question.
Whether it was a normal spectator or the Libation Fiesta, they couldn’t help but drop their jaws, wondering what he was talking about.
Iskandar continued, "Do you think I’m an easy opponent? I am a Tier 7 human, and I am also a unique ability user. Even though my family doesn’t have someone like your grandfather, don’t you know it’s proper respect to face me with everything you’ve got?
"Yet, look at you now. You don’t even bring your beasts with you. You must be looking down on me. If not, are you looking down on our country?!"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Christina gritted her teeth. "What the hell is he saying? Their side is the one offering the contract to ban the beast and prevent us from talking about it?!!!"
Melody turned to Tienna. "Tienna. You got support from the military, right? Let’s call an airstrike right away."
"So, this is their plan. They want to smear our reputation so that whether they win or lose, they will gain something." Kanaria bit her lip. "We should have revised the contract."
"I thought my face was quite thick, but I guess I have to give that crown to that bastard over there." Erwin’s eyebrows twitched.
While everyone had a different reaction, Clovis’ reaction was the only one among all tens of thousands of people. It was a smile as if he weren’t disappointed by Iskandar.