Taming My Vampire Servant - Chapter 183

Josie Kimson and her clown Spirit Servant, Jokerion were called on stage, followed by Martina Ginterdame and her shadow tiger beast Servant, Tigra.

But before Josie stepped further away from Martina, she told her, “Josie, I have a favor to ask.”

The black-haired Master looked at her curiously.

Martina told her in a soft tone, “Just fight me. Do not hurt my little cub.”

“O… kay?” Josie raised her brow. “You know this is the Servant Competition, right? Why don’t we just give our best shot?”

She shook her head, “You’re one of my closest classmates, Josie. I’ve seen your hard work since we were first year. I know that you deserve to win this competition, and even if both my Servant and I try to fight you, I know that you’ll win,” she tugged her shirt, “What’s the use of having a strong weapon and a strong Servant, if what I really wanted is to become a sculptor and not a warrior?”

“Martina… Are you sure?”

And Martina shook her head, giving her a serious look.

The battle was on the terrain of Windy Mountains, wherein several rock mountains were floating in the sky.

While Martina was trapped on the rocky mountain wall with knives pinning down some of her clothing, her shadow tiger Servant could only observe their enemy because of the plan.

The crowd yelled Martina’s name. It was as if they knew that Martina could still go on, yet she was doing nothing.

But amidst the loud cheers, Martina didn’t get encouraged at all. She was dead sure of what she wanted to do in the future, even though her family was against it.

In the Blue Gem section’s area, Ivory and Sigmund talked about the battle.

“What do you think? Why was she not moving? Seems like she didn’t have the will to fight anymore.”

Sigmund shrugged, “I do not know, and I do not care.” Still, he initiated to check her mana, “Her mana quality’s great. Almost on par with you, Ivory.”

“Huh, then why…” she stopped talking when she remembered the true reason, which she told them during the Graduation Ceremony. She recalled that she wanted to become a sculptor and be recognized by the Royal Family!

Moments later, the battle already ended. While Martina and her Servant were taken to the treatment area, Josie, as the winner, went back to Blue Gem’s resting area.

“Congratulations,” Ivory said with a smile as she passed by in front of her.

Josie gave her a smile. “Thank you… But I only won because Martina had other plans for herself,” she sighed. “I actually admire her for chasing her dream. Dreaming is easy, but not everyone can chase their own dreams in their lifetime.”

Soon after, the last battle for the second round started. Caspian Reagan and Andrew Talonpierce were called by Principal Arthurdane, and together with their Servants, they entered the stage.

Their battle, which was held in a Forest terrain, lasted the whole thirty minutes. Both had good control of their mana and had shown their impeccable wits and skills. But Caspian had already mastered Water-type in ice form, so he only used that element throughout the battle. Most of the spells he used were mana-efficient, Advanced techniques that he developed, which gave him an edge in their battle.

When thirty minutes passed, the terrain went back to its initial appearance of a wide stage. Principal Arthurdane then activated a spell that was already rooted on the stage. It was a spell to analyze the contenders who would last the whole thirty minutes in battle.

After a few seconds of activating it, glowing colors of two kinds of mana could only be seen by the principal. For the Educators to determine the winner, the principal controlled the used mana and collected them in an enchanted glass bottle, converting them into the form of a glittering, colorless liquid.

Educator Heidi looked at the two big glass bottles. Andrew had the most liquid, meaning to say, he used the most mana than Caspian.

The Educator announced, “Congratulations, Mister Caspian Reagan!”

Losing the battle, the worn-out Andrew approached Caspian and shook hands with him. Displaying a wide smile on his face, he exclaimed, “Congratulations!”

Caspian also smiled at him, “Mister Talonpierce, thank you for giving your all. I really enjoyed our fight.”

Leaving with his shadow horse Beast Servant, Andrew immediately went to the treatment area to rest and tend to his wounds.

Principal Arthurdane peeked at the Blue Gem section’s resting area. Seeing that all four winners of the second round were already there, he announced using his conical-shaped, magical sound amplifier, “That ends the second round! Congratulations to Miss Ivory Sprucemint, Mister Lucius Goldwine, Miss Josie Kimson, and Mister Caspian Reagan! Okay, we’ll have a one-hour break before the third round!”

The crowd cheered happily and also chanted the names of the four. The event was getting more and more exciting as the Masters were decreasing in number.

Ivory and the other Masters faced each other on a small dining table at the side of the resting area. Lucius also came, refreshed from taking a thorough bath.

Lycus, who chose to still work as a part-time academy assistant, was the one who brought them food. From the big basket of woody vines, he set the plates and utensils on the table, as well as mugs. Aside from that, he also placed on top a large jar of spring water. He then put down that basket and another assistant handed him another basket.

He placed in the middle of the table two platters of grilled tuna and scallops, as well as a plate which had sliced pieces of sour bread.

“These came from Marina Town,” Lycus said, “If you want something to eat, please tell me, and I’ll go to the academy eatery to see if the food you want is available. It’s nearby, so it will not be a problem.”

Ivory then said, “I want your mashed potato, Lycus!”

Seeing his Master’s sweet smile, he said happily, “Yes, Mas- Miss Sprucemint! I’ll be glad to make some for you.”

“Assistant Lycus, me too,” Josie uttered, “I heard from the Educators that you were the one who made the mashed potato during the Graduation Ceremony.”

Lycus nodded at the short-haired Master, then excused himself. He hurried to the academy eatery to borrow the kitchen.

An hour ended very quickly with the four Masters chatting about the previous battles while savoring the delectable mashed potato of Lycus and the other dishes. It was already five in the afternoon, yet the arena was still filled with expectators. They started cheering loudly when they saw the Principal hold his conical, magic sound amplifier.

“We’re going to resume the third round! Is everyone ready?”

The crowd cheered even louder than before, anticipating what kind of interesting battles were going to be fought soon. All of them were torn on whom to cheer for!

“For the first battle,” Principal Arthurdane read the scroll given by Educator Alexandra, “Miss Josie Kimson and Miss Ivory Sprucemint! Please go onstage!”

Ivory and Josie glanced at each other and chuckled as they walked towards the center. Thanks to the chit chat they had during lunch, the two of them became closer. They could feel her heart race just by thinking about having a thrilling battle soon!

The principal then picked up a marble from the bowl. When he saw its color, he said, “This battle will be in a Forest terrain!”

Educator Heidi and her corundum Golem Servant started preparing themselves to change the stage. Soon after, the ground shook, and in only a few minutes, the whole stage became a sloped forest full of cypress trees.

After the Educator explained the rules, a loud horn was then played.

As soon as it did, Josie called out for her clown Spirit Servant Jokerion, and they moved to the further back of the forest until they reached the peak.

“They saw what we did in the second round, that’s why they’re cautious,” Ivory pursed her lips, “What should we do now?”

“Think of a way how one of them can fall into the quagmire,” Sigmund replied.

“But her Spirit Servant can float. It can even disappear and appear at will. I don’t think it would let its Master fall into the quagmire.”

The Vampire sighed, “Why are we always at a disadvantage in this kind of terrain?”

The two of them spent a whole three minutes thinking about their plan B. They only developed one special Advanced technique for the Forest terrain. Josie had seen it, and now she’s guarding the peak.

“I know! I have an idea,” Ivory grinned, then she told Sigmund about her big plan.

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