Abnormal Moon

Chapter 200 The Third Round of the Competition (43, I just wanted to add an extra chapter)

For example, the Black Furnace Demon Sword consumes an alarming amount of stellar energy. Ordinary Star Pulse Generations would have their stellar energy drained in an instant. Only those born with powerful stellar energy, like Roy, can wield it.

However, the Black Furnace Demon Sword is still relatively good. A large part of its cost lies in the entry barrier, coupled with its rather reclusive nature, making its users extremely rare. As long as you gain its approval, at least there won't be any torment waiting for you.

But Pandora is different.

Even if you become Pandora's master, Pandora will not easily let you go.

No, it should be said the other way around: it is precisely because they became Pandora's masters that they suffered even worse torment from her.

The holder will be trapped in the nightmare it creates, constantly experiencing the death they may face one day in the future. That fear and pain will be truly etched into the holder, causing the user unbearable suffering.

It is said that previous users of Claudia only lasted three days before going insane.

Claudia has owned Pandora for nearly three years.

This means that she has experienced more than a thousand different deaths in her dreams.

Claudia endured a price that no normal human being could possibly bear for three whole years!

The reason Claudia is so dependent on Roy is probably because Roy is the only person in all these years who has been able to enter the dream created by Pandora and save her from death.

"Is there anything you want to say?"

Claudia recovered and regained her charming smile, looking at Roy with a beaming smile.

"...No, it would be too tactless of me to say anything."

Roy remained silent for a while before shaking his head and refusing to comment.

In any case, Claudia was not bewitched by Pandora. Continuing to hold onto Pandora was a decision made by her own will and a result of her persistence.

If Roy were to ask her to give up Pandora here, it would be tantamount to negating her three years of perseverance.

"Hehe, I thought you were going to persuade me to give up. It's so great that you're the one who intruded into my dream!"

Claudia smiled gently, her eyes seeming to gleam with an unusual light, and her gaze upon Roy was filled with a rare tenderness and affection.

Roy didn't say anything.

He met Claudia's gaze, which showed no hesitation and boldly revealed her love.

"...Claudia, what is your wish?"

"desire?"

"Yes, my wish is to win the Star Martial Festival."

"This."

Claudia turned around, put her hands behind her back, and walked in front of Roy, as if deliberately avoiding his gaze.

"My wish is to find you, don't you know that?"

No.

Of course Roy knew that.

When Claudia suggested teaming up with him and he said that his wish had been fulfilled, he knew that Claudia's wish was to find him.

"But that was a wish from before. Now you can have a new wish. Nobody says you can only have one wish. Haven't you thought about what you'd wish for if you won this championship?"

"Well... that's a secret!"

Claudia turned around and stuck her tongue out at Roy.

"Don't forget to keep training tomorrow!"

After saying this, Claudia turned and left with a big smile on her face.

Roy stood there, watching her departing figure without saying a word.

The sense of unease in his heart lingered and could not be dispelled.

Claudia has been acting very strangely these past few days.

Claudia was deeply in love with him; that was a fact that was obvious to everyone.

On the other hand, Claudia also hid her true feelings from him, making her seem like she was hiding behind a curtain, and it was impossible to see what she was really thinking.

"what……"

Roy sighed, a vague unease creeping into his heart.

If this person were someone else completely unrelated, he wouldn't bother caring whether they were alive or dead.

But this person is Claudia, and he cannot stand idly by.

…………

Time flew by and it was already the seventh day.

"Ugh……"

With a worried sigh, Yobuki Eishiro arrived at the contestant preparation room of the Sirius Dome.

"Who?"

"It's me, Yoru."

With a click, the door to the preparation room opened.

The spacious preparation room, as large as a hotel, came into Yoru's view. Inside were not only Roy and Claudia, who would be competing here today, but also Yulis and Kirin Toudou, who had come to cheer them on.

"Oh, it's surprising that everyone's here today! Her Highness the Princess and Sister Kirin are here too!"

Eishiro Yobuki entered the room, greeting the group with his signature frivolous smile.

"Because today is the third round..."

Kirin Toudou lowered her head, her face slightly flushed as she fidgeted with her fingers.

"It's about whether we can get into the main competition, so we're cheering them on."

Eurythm sat there, her legs crossed in a very elegant posture.

"What are you doing here?"

Yulis's gaze fell on Nightblower, her eyes as cold as if she were looking at a termite.

"Is this yet another news story about people scrambling for the championship nominees like parasites?"

"Hahaha, Your Highness really has a big problem with me!"

Ye Chui, covered in cold sweat, found an empty sofa and sat down.

"If you didn't always shamelessly come to Roy's place to piggyback on his news, I would look at you with a little more respect."

Yulis smiled slightly, but her smile carried a hint of sarcasm.

"Actually, it's nothing..."

Kirin Toudou forced a smile and tried to smooth things over.

Claudia smiled without saying a word, while Roy looked completely indifferent.

Roy and Claudia's team, as championship contenders, were the hottest contenders in this year's Star Martial Arts Festival. Countless top TV stations from all over the world wanted to interview them, which annoyed Roy to no end. Just when he was considering whether to refuse all interviews, Night Blow came knocking on his door, shamelessly hoping to interview them. For the sake of his disciple's peace and quiet, Roy simply gave him the exclusive interview rights. In this way, the outside world's perception of him would not be that he looked down on TV stations, but rather that he was very considerate of his brothers.

We'd like as many advertising and business-related services as possible.

Ye Chui gained a huge amount of attention after releasing the interview video of the second round of the competition two days ago, thanks to his exclusive interview rights with the champion candidate.

Today is the third round of this year's Star Martial Arts Festival. As long as you win this match, you can enter the main competition. I'm sure there will be a lot of viewers. That's why Ye Chui came running over here all day.

"Ugh……"

Sitting on the sofa, Ye Chui unconsciously drifted off into daydreams, finally letting out a long sigh after a long while.

"You have something on your mind?"

Claudia looked him up and down for a while, then suddenly smiled and asked him a question.

"That's it."

Ye Chui snapped out of his daze and scratched his head.

"As you all know, I actually ran away from home and came to the Academy City."

"we do not know."

"Your Highness, could you please spare me?"

Night Breeze pleaded with Yulis for mercy with a sorrowful expression.

Eurythm raised her eyebrows slightly; she was simply stating the facts.

"so what?"

Claudia asked again with a smile.

"My old man came to learn about the War City."

Nightblower glanced at Claudia, paused, and his face was filled with exaggerated bitterness.

"Ugh, this is such a headache. I wonder if that old man will come and take me back. Actually, I'm quite happy here. I don't want to go home at all."