
In the dense jungle, heavy rain accompanied their journey. For their time is not much, there is no time for them to rest, with their black coats quickly set foot in the rain and strong winds.
Occasional roars of lightning sounded in the ears even visible in the eyes. But it did not make them tremble and did not stop their steps. Until they finally arrived in front of a pair of pillars that were connected to each other.
Two giant pillars made of granite and decorated with marble stone is a transportation route to enter a city that looks more advanced than Skull City. There is a post, where three guards are on duty to maintain security and check every immigrant who wants to enter the city.
"Please show me your identity!" The polite speech of one of the men who was attached to his body full of armor was well received by Vella. The woman has been entrusted with a token belonging to Jigan Mavros. Immediately after removing the collar covering his head, he gave the token to the guard to check its authenticity.
"You guys from the Slayer Guild, come to follow the Guild Tournament. Can I speak to Mr Jigan Mavros?" Ask.
Vella shook his head because Jigan Mavros was not with them. "Sorry but the director told us to go first because he has business."
A letter that had been entrusted to him, he gave it to the guard. The guard nodded slightly to read it. Not looking for anything, the man looks stuttering at the desk drawer. A piece of paper that was either inscribed with what was directly on the steps with a letter Vella gave him. He gave it to Vella.
"Give this to the committee at the registration place as usual. Of course, you already know if this is for registration verification, right? So, I don't need to explain it at length."
Vella nods her head after receiving the sheet. The man clapped his hands, giving the code to his two comrades who were guarding the way to let through the seven people from the Slayer Guild.
Just behind the pillars, the road that was originally only muddy ground is now turned into a neatly arranged concrete arrangement. The distance between that pillar and the city center was a range of five hundred meters away. On the edge of the city there is a high and magnificent barrier wall, the whole made of concrete so that the building looks solid. In both their eyes were seen two gatekeepers who were maintaining traffic order because it was clearly visible the crowd of people who were walking into the city. Most of them were seen carrying horse carriages full of goods, they were merchants who came to sell their goods. In addition, near the entrance is clearly visible a giant stone that has carvings that say, 'City Grade.'
"This city is wider than it looks." Ryuha muttered after entering the city area.
While walking, Vella suddenly stopped her steps, which made her colleagues stop in place.
"Raka, you come with me to hand over this document!" Her speech. Raka followed what the senior said. They went, walking separately after determining where they would stay, which is where they used to stay if they came to the city.
Once again as they walked, Ellisa suddenly stopped her steps. He then said. "Sister, you accompany me for a moment! There is a place I want to visit!" Ryuha only nodded confusedly in response to it.
"You all go first to rest! I'll take Ryu around for a while!" Added.
Unconcerned Drian only responded lazily. "Hehh, just do as you please!" The man continued his steps towards the inn with his two juniors, leaving Ellisa as well as Ryuha at that place.
"Come, sister! I'll teach you something!" Ellisa. Ryuha nodded his head. "There just so happens to be something I want to ask you!" Ellisa just smiled, and started to step foot forward, guiding Ryuha to go somewhere.
The remaining rain was just a drizzle, but a few flashes of lightning were still visible. Even so, the view of the city was still not very clear in Ryuha's eyes. The two of them did not stop their steps until they reached a bar.
"You know what the function of this place is?" Ellisa asked before entering the bar. The question momentarily made Ryuha's brain go round and round, until she heard a few pieces of the sentence. "I heard someone... "
Sontak Ryuha also gave a smile to her brother. He then said with satisfaction. "I'm really grateful for this."
Finding Ryuha who had understood without explanation at length, Ellisa also began to climb into the place followed by her sister behind her. There is a table that is still empty, the place is not far from the cashier table.
Seeing an acquaintance she did not want to meet, when Ellisa saw Ryuha who was about to take off the collar of the head-covering coat, she immediately stopped him, and said softly to him.
"Don't just show your face!"
Hearing that serious remark, Ryuha only nodded slowly in response. They sat down at the last table there, and ordered a glass of beer as usual.
"Well, what do you want to say?" Ask Ellisa. Ryuha also remembered everything she wanted to ask her brother. Without further ado, he began throwing them one by one.
"So, there's something I can't say, no, maybe not yet."
Ellisa kept listening to what her sister was saying.
"About my identity! I mean, my real identity. I want to ask, did a large guild like Heavenly Dragon participate in this Tournament?"
Not knowing what her sister was hiding, Ellisa did not want to bring it up. He also explained what his sister wanted to know.
"I will explain to you before. Heavenly Dragon is not a guild, but a guild. Unions were large factions where the members consisted of several guilds! And about what you're asking, the answer is, no!" Answer Ellisa.
Ryuha was a little overwhelmed when he heard it, it turned out that his understanding had been wrong to think that the guild was another name for a large guild. But he also felt relieved because he would not meet with Rin in this place. But it does not rule out the possibility if Rin will watch this match.
"Is that all you want to say?" Ask Ellisa. Ryuha slightly smiled as she nodded her head.
Just sipping a beer, laughter filled the room that made all the gazes shifted towards it. The laughter of a man who continued to boast about himself, the man was that he was an acquaintance whom Ellisa did not want to meet. He stood up, one leg he was massaging on the table, his hand holding the beer glass was held up high.
"Bwahhh, I'll bet if this time my guild Divine Crack will win the tournament for the third time! Otherwise, I'll walk naked around the city!" He said after sipping a beer followed by his evil laughter.
It sounded so ridiculous in Ryuha's ears. He wanted to move to fight with her, but Ellisa quickly stopped him, and said softly. "Not to be responded to! Remember our duty here!"
"Bellerophon. He's their team leader." Say again.
Those whom Ellisa meant, the six people sitting in their table group, Ryuha knew that.
Bellerophon did not stop chanting arrogant words, but none of them there dared to go against his words. They just fell silent while muttering out of what they said.
Bellerophon smiled coldly, on his face was a terrible expression. "Look! You guys can only be quiet on the spot while cursing me silently! Really a bunch of trash!" Laughter filled the whole room. The owner of the bar who knew his identity, certainly did not dare to stop the actual act that really upset him.
Bellerophon glanced next to. He did so because of a fragrant aroma that accidentally entered his nostrils. In his eyes was a man whose body was covered with a black robe. Realizing that it was a woman, he approached her. On his face an evil smile was still plastered.
"Yo, miss, do you know who I am? I am the one who will win the Guild Tournament this time! Hows it? Will you accompany me tonight?" Not to mention not, but he dared to very confidently tease that person who was none other than Ellisa, even he did not care about Ryuha sitting opposite him. Sontak Ellisa immediately stood up after leaving some coins on the table and said without caring about Bellerophon's words. "Let's go back, sister!"
The two of them who did not respond to him really upset him. He gritted his teeth and raised his hand. Quickly came threads of dust-like aura that instantly formed a huge bladed sword. He immediately stomped his feet and darted about to slash the backs of the two of them who were almost through the door.
It was realized by Ellisa, immediately she took out her disc and instantly fended off the slash.
Discs are no stranger to Bellerophon. He slightly widened his eyes before he jumped back.
"Yo, who do I think you are, Miss Elli?!" A cold smile returned to his face.
Ellisa opened her collar, revealing her beautiful face.
"I don't want to find a fuss here! You better keep your sword and-, "It's not over that woman spoke, Bellerophon suddenly cut out. "And I will humiliate your guild during the Guild Tournament, alright, that's not bad either!"
His comrades suddenly laughed, laughing at Ellisa as well as her guild that they had humiliated last year. Ellisa who remembered the incident where Jigan Mavros got down into the arena immediately clenched her teeth. Both of his hands were also tightly clenched to hold back his emotions that had been in the crown. In that condition, Ryuha who was still hiding her identity also advanced a few steps in front of Ellisa.
"I don't care what you say! But remember carefully what you've bet when you can't win the Guild Tournament this time!"
A small pressure gust came out after Ryuha finished speaking. Although a little surprised, but Bellerophon knew if it was just a bluff.
"Hey boy! You don't seem to know who I am yet?! I'm Bellerophon, never swallow my words! Besides, how do you guys beat us?" He laughed again after finishing his speech.
Without caring about anything else, he took the hand of his brother who was standing there to leave the place, although laughter and ridicule made their hearts like thorns.
The rain had completely subsided, the clouds had almost faded away completely, revealing the sparkling stars without being accompanied by the moon. Ryuha was really annoyed by her arrogant behavior, yet she knew that the feeling was no stronger than the woman beside her.
"Em..., sister?" A little speech that removes the silence between them. Ellisa took a slow breath, dispelling all the bad feelings in her mind.
"I'm fine. I'm sorry, I told you to hold back my emotions and I couldn't help it myself." Her speech. Ryuha smiled as she shook her head in response. He then said, "If there were no big brother, I would have fought it out with him already. This time brother has taught me a lot of lessons, really I don't know how to repay him. Besides, if you had just kept quiet earlier, wouldn't our bodies have been cut into two pieces?"
The words made Ellisa's heart become even more relieved, even she had a small laugh.
"Is there anything else I would expect other than success from my sister?"
The words made Ryuha only smile strangely because she could not reply with any words.
"Huhhh, really can only wait for the moment we are above the arena." Stimulants. Ryuha nodded and said with great confidence. "Tomorrow, we'll humiliate him in public!"
Ellisa nodded her head with great confidence. Their footsteps accelerated towards the inn, to rest while waiting for tomorrow to arrive.
The sun slowly reveals its figure, expelling the cool mist that makes a person's body shiver.
Simultaneously the Slayer Guild team walked towards the arena. On the way they separated, each group headed for their respective events.
In accordance with her group, Vella led two of her members to go to the High Team match arena located not far from the City Hall. While Ryuha still followed three colleagues to go to the Low Team match arena in City Square.
It was really very crowded, even on such a early day, if only he were not a tournament participant, Ryuha would definitely not get a seat there.
While walking into the arena area, Ryuha's mind again terbesit a few sentences said by Vella during the discussion last night.
"Low Team's first match tomorrow will be you guys, and the opponent, is the Divine Crack Guild! Remember not to push yourself because we only need to look for four winning points in the first five games! Sela will be the team's backup and take turns with Ryu after two games!"
Given the events at the bar, his heart was pounding even more as he couldn't wait to show them who he was, especially when he went on stage to do some remarks to the audience and the existing board and jury.
"Dirty boy, I won't help you if you get overwhelmed against those keroco!" Baal.
Of course Ryuha himself did not intend to ask Baal for help at all. Even if his team was in a desperate condition, he would not and was determined to not touch the sword wrapped in black cloth on his back at all.