Avoiding Death in an Otome Game

Chapter 33: Chapter- 33: First Encounter with an Evil Magic User

*a few minutes later*

”Earthbender can’t fight anymore, Young Nightingale wins!”

The fight was completely one sided. Her opponent was earth magic user with moderate abilities, Elena had absolute advantage in terms of both attribute and magic core ability so she won without a hitch.

”I won!”

Elena said cheerful as she came back in the waiting area. Maybe fighting is the only thing that boosts her enthusiasm.

”You did great. I think you will reach the silver rank in a few months”

We are students so we can’t regularly come to the battle arena but once in a while is not a problem

Elena now just needs to win nine more battles to reach the silver rank and honestly, she might be one of the strongest in the copper rank.

After that we watched several fights and it’s finally the time for the first silver rank battle of today. Means it’s time for my battle.

”For the first silver rank battle! Let’s welcome the fighter no.1, with 3 wins and 0 losses, Flamedemon!”

A tall man in red clothes entered the battle ring, he is wearing a mask but by his physics one can tell that he is in his mid twenties.

”And his opponent for today is the fighter no.2, with 2 wins and 0 losses, Albatross!”

I entered the battle ring on the call of the host.

Yes, I have registered with the name ’Albatross’ because all my other choices were already taken.

There’s already an ’Azure Dragon’, ’Sky God’, ’Blue Dragon’ and even ’Leviathan’, because Cerulean City is the base of the best Water magic users in the kingdom and somehow there are also several Wind magic users as well.

so I finally ended up with ’Albatross’

[Author: If anyone has a good idea for the name then please suggest, I may change it in the future]

”Flamedemon! Flamedemon!”

This guy has quite some fans. He has won three battles of silver rank without any losses so he must be a strong opponent.

”Both sides get ready!....the battle begins!”

At the call of the host, both of us lifted our magic staff.

Mine is an azure color staff with a white pearl in the middle of its head, embedded between the fin shape design that makes it look like a spear.

On the other hand Flamedemon’s magic staff has a red metallic shade and looks heavier than standard magic staffs.

Both of us simultaneously used our opening moves. I used ’Water Arrows’ while my opponent used ’Fire Balls’.

A few of his fire balls collided with my water arrows while I dodged the rest. But unlike me, flamedemon didn’t dodge, instead he cast another spell ’Fire Storm’.

A torrent of flames appeared before him and blocked the water arrows and approached in my direction.

*This is weird*

Water has a natural advantage over fire but his fire balls were able to equally match against my water arrows and his firestorm also suppressed them.

This is normally only possible by ’Extreme Fire’ attribute but his fire is not that hot, it’s still only at the level of the normal fire.

But then how? Let’s test it.

I activated my ’Horizon Eye’ and cast more Water Arrows.

”Hahaha what a novice kid! Is this the only magic you can use?”

Flamedemon tried to provoke me but I am already more interested in something else.

My Water Arrows collided with his Firestorm as he also increased his magic output to block them.

Then I noticed something. Whenever my arrows collide with his firestorm, the flame on that area faintly becomes purple for a moment.

*gulp*

*Oh god! I just hope it’s not what I think it’s*

I am starting to feel nervous but I can’t back down without verifying my doubt. As I made up my mind, both of us almost simultaneously launched another magic spell.

Flamedemon used ’Fire Line’, pure fire attribute version of ’Solar Flare’. It attacks in a single direction at much faster speed than fire balls.

I countered it with my ’Aqua Drill’ as both our attacks collided in the middle and it became stalemate.

Generally speaking, ’Aqua Drill’ should have beaten the fire line because of its heavier mass and natural elemental advantage but again, the fire line resisted it and this time the purple shade was more visible than before.

*This feeling!....It’s similar to the one I felt that day at the marketplace, though it should be much weather since I can only feel it in such close proximity.*

*It’s no doubt now. It’s the feeling of evil essence*

Although it’s not as apparent as an evil magic user, this flamedemon certainly has an evil essence and it means he is already in contact with those evil magic users.