Chapter 140: A Little Talk With Eleanor
"Let's go!!!"
"It's going to start the fight! It's going to be very exciting!"
"I bet everything on Invincible Camilla, I hope I wasn't disappointed."
Various shots and conversations were going back and forth all over the battlefield bleachers.
All the seats had long since been filled, having the capacity of over a hundred thousand people in the stands, cheering for their favorite Gladiator.
'Hm, there are several familiar faces,' thought Theos, looking at every one of the spectators.
After finishing the call, it was normal for him to enter through the main entrance to wait for Camilla in the arena.
However, he quickly regretted it. After all, knowing who was in the stands, the mood of it, and who was the most supported.
Obviously and naturally, the most accompanied was Camila. However...
Looking at a secluded spot, one could see several groups of fans wearing a black shirt and, in the center, an image of Theos' face; all the fan groups are entirely made up of women dancing and, a few, singing.
Theos couldn't help but raise the corner of his lips in a bitter smile. 'I just hope it's not those Religious groups about me,' he thought, remembering all those religious groups about him.
But all that to say, then if Theos regretted going out the main entrance, how does he see the whole grandstand now?
Simple...
He just walked out the main entrance, yes, but with a barrier that made him invisible in the world, no one could see him except beings much stronger than him.
So, he was walking all over the arena without being seen.
Looking up at the whole thing, Theos noticed the Academy's large private rooms for this kind of event.
He could see Alice, Luna, and Nora there, sitting peacefully. This is because the wall of the room is made entirely of glass so that the people inside the room can see the battle and the others can see them as well.
'Why does Nora look so strange,' Theos wondered, looking at Nora's expression.
She, along with Alice and Luna, were talking quietly. However, Theos could see and feel that something was not right with Nora.
He shook his head. For now, he has more things to do.
'I don't think it's a good idea to leave my phone with them either...', Theos concluded, remembering how the three of them had lost their key.
He would have to find someone to leave his phone with, so Theos looked around, searching for a trustworthy person.
He couldn't just leave it on the ring. He had already learned to be extremely cautious.
He is powerful, quiet, and a genius without equal; however, not because of that, he would arrogantly go about creating that not even the gods can against him.
It wasn't long before Theos finally found someone, a person who, at least, he considered trustworthy.
He quickly approached with a great leap, flying over all the onlookers.
No one noticed Theos' presence or flight, going completely unnoticed.
*Fall*.
He landed from the coliseum seats. However, unlike the others, the person sitting there was kind of set apart from the others...
The other students were moving away from her at least 5 seats down, up, right and left.
Quickly Theos widened his barrier so that the two could enter, leaving room to move.
"Who is it?" The woman asked, looking at the man in front of her, she frowned.
She felt as if she had entered someone's domain, a stranger's, plus the Mana they used was far from common.
'Is someone trying to kill me?' she wondered, turning slightly to look at the person who had locked her in a barrier.
Seeing the person in front of her, her frown disappeared, replaced by a surprised expression.
"Theos?!" she exclaimed, surprised.
He smiled. "Himself, Eleanor," he replied.
Yes, for the first time, he had willingly approached Eleanor, who is "legally" his fiancée.
Her eyes lit up but quickly turned to a frown.
"What do you want?" he asked again.
Seeing her guard up, Theos raised an eyebrow curiously. "Why are you changing your attitude so suddenly? I don't come here to fight you or look for trouble..."
She quickly replied. "I know very well that you don't come to fight me, at least from what you have shown, that's not who you are. However, I also know you well, you have almost completely ignored me. Now, you willingly seek me out; what would I think? You need something from me."
At Eleanor's explanation, Theos couldn't help but praise. It was what he was thinking of doing.
"You don't have to worry, even though I came here to ask you for a favor, it's no big deal."
Hearing this, Eleanor became a little interested. "Fine, say it."
Hearing her confirmation, Theos pulled out his phone and presented it to her. "You see, I need someone to take care of this phone for me; I don't plan on leaving it in my storage ring for some personal reason, nor do I plan on fighting with it, as I can destroy it mid-battle."
Eleanor couldn't help but roll her eyes at the phone Theos held and his explanation.
"Is it just this?" she asked, unable to believe that things would be so simple.
He shrugged. "Sure, what do you think I'd ask?" he asked with interest.
Eleanor opened and closed her mouth, unable to get her words out, for when she was about to say one, she regretted it, and so forth.
'Right, he's from the Fallen family; he doesn't need anything; my family isn't qualified enough to do him a favor,' she thought with some disappointment and frustration.
A few months ago, all was well; even though the Fallen family dominated among most of their kin, Teressa was not a danger beyond being only of the Royal family.
And Theos had not shown his full potential to the world.
They had two weaknesses, so the Fallen family could not dominate as brutally as before.
However, now Theos had revealed his potential, being a total monster.
Practically now the Fallen family would have nothing to envy anyone.
She could already see Theos' future, a fantastic future full of glory, and even he is already shaping that future.
"So, do you accept?" he said, interrupting Eleanor's fantasies and thoughts.
She blushed slightly, realizing she had been staring at Theo for a long time. "Fine, I'll do you that favor. But I have a question."
Seeing Eleanor so shy, he couldn't help but smile slightly. "Fine, you can ask me anything you are."
Hearing Theos' confirmation, she asked a question. "You're always surrounded by Luna and Alice, I think they're called... Why don't you tell them, or your sister?"
At this question, Theos shook his head.
Moving a little closer, he held out his hand, which had the cell phone in it. The meaning was clear: for her to grab the cell phone.
"Well, if I'm honest with you, I think you're a pretty responsible person, and you always keep your promises." after a pause, he frowned slightly, continuing. "Besides, relatively recently, I gave my keys to Nora, Luna, and Alice, and do you know what happened?"
Eleanor's eyes showed curiosity. ", What happened?"
"They lost my keys! Even Alice and Luna got into a fight, blaming each other that they lost the key. After that, I had to go ask for new keys!"
Eleanor couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard the story. Especially at Theos' somewhat annoyed and frustrated expression.
After a while of laughing, she stopped, clutching her stomach from the pain she felt from laughing so hard.
"Okay... Okay, I promise I'll take care of her, you don't have to worry," she assured him, responding with a charming smile.
Even though Theos didn't like being laughed at at all, this time he let it go. After all, he believed Eleanor wouldn't have had a very good time these days...
After she grabbed the cell phone from his hand, Theos slowly walked away.
"I would like to hear from your father. However, it is too late for me..." he said, looking at the arena where there were only a few seconds left for the entrance of the gladiators: Theos and Camila.
Eleanor nodded, a bit of sadness could be seen reflected in her face and look. "Okay, I understand, we'll talk later.", after saying this, she continued.
"I wish you the best of luck so you can beat Camilla; she represents Class Zero First Year well." having said this, she smiled at him.
Theos simply nodded. Walking away to face Camila.
'Hm, maybe Eleanor isn't so bad after all...', he thought, a half smile on his lips.
He couldn't say he hadn't enjoyed the conversation with Eleanor, who looked much more mature than the Original Novel.
'I hope she's improved her power as well,' he wished, wanting to see her full true potential this time.
Looking at the clock in the Colosseum, there were only 10 seconds left until the start of the battle.
Theos was quickly on the battlefield.
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