"I will challenge you to a duel with me in the battle arena!

"

Prince Fritz's words made the cafeteria quiet. But after that, the students shouted with excitement because they were about to watch an interesting show.

"Brother! What are you saying!?

" Princess Freya immediately stood up and pulled Prince Fritz.

"Fritz, please calm down. We're in public.

" Princess Aishia helps Princess Freya to calm him down.

"Let me go, Freya! He will keep bothering you if I don't do this!

" Prince Fritz removed his hand from Princess Freya. The two princesses just remained silent after hearing Prince Fritz's words because what they felt matched what he had said.

"Haa... You seem to have misunderstood me. I didn't mean to bother Freya and Aishia at all.

" Hikaru sighed heavily and walked over to Princess Aishia. He dared to call them without honorifics because he felt that heroes were nobler in position than anyone else on this continent. Then he continued his words.

"I just want to be friends and get closer to them, that's all. But if you want to fight with me, I'll be happy to accompany you.

" Hikaru smiled broadly and challenged him back.

"Wait, Hikaru! What were you doing on the first day of entering the academy!?

" Megumi tried to prevent what he was about to do.

"This is not what I wanted. He was the first to challenge me. Isn't that right, Prince?

" He threw all the blame on Prince Fritz.

"Even so...

" Megumi still didn't accept their behavior.

"Stop it, Megumi! Maybe it's better if they finish everything in the arena.

" Kyouka finally spoke after a long time checking the students in the cafeteria. She was annoyed by their argument.

"Okay.

" Megumi shrank after hearing Kyouka shout at her. She no longer dared to say anything.

"Then it's been decided. How about Prince Fritz? Do you want to withdraw your challenge?

" Hikaru smiled slightly and kept trying to make him angry.

"Don't joke with me! Let's go to the battle arena! I will never go back on my word!

" Prince Fritz came out of the cafeteria and headed to the battle arena followed by Princess Aishia and Princess Freya.

"Let's go too!

" Hikaru and the other heroes also go to the battle arena. Princess Reina, Princess Rinne, and Prince Albert also followed suit. The students left their lunch and followed there to watch the duel between Hikaru and Prince Fritz. They would never miss an exciting show.

"Let's watch it too!

" Clara excitedly invited the other three people sitting at the table. They nodded in unison accepting Clara's invitation. Coincidentally their lunch was also finished so they immediately went to follow the students to the battle arena. On the way, they met a group of teachers and finally walked together. Along the way, Princess Iris kept glancing at Kalya and Ziel.

"Iris, why do you keep glancing at Miss Kalya? Is there something wrong with her?

" Clara tilted her head, He realized that Princess Iris was a little different after returning from the survival test.

"Ah, nothing! I'm just a little captivated by her beauty.

" Princess Iris quickly withdrew her gaze from Kalya. She was embarrassed because she didn't notice Clara was staring at her the whole time.

"Hehe...is that true? Not out of curiosity or jealousy?

" Lilith whispered from next to Princess Iris so that no one heard what she said.

"Do not talk nonsense!

" Princess Iris panicked in response to her words. Her cheeks slightly flushed with embarrassment. She quickened her footsteps and left them.

"Iris, wait for us!

" Clara also quickens her steps to chase Princess Iris. Ziel glared at Lilith who was speaking carelessly. She immediately averted her gaze and chased after Clara and Princess Iris.

"Wait for me!

" Lilith involuntarily gave a tiny smile as she chased after them.

***

The battle arena in the academy was shaped like a large colosseum. Right now hundreds of students were sitting in the audience seats looking at the two people facing each other in the arena. Apart from the students, teachers, and principal also watched. There was also King Jonathan and King Gustave who was still at the academy at that time.

"Merlick, weren't you supposed to stop them?

" King Jonathan asked Merlick who looked calm and had no intention of stopping the battle.

"For what? This was my chance to see firsthand the power of a summoned hero from another world.

" Merlick rushes to the battle arena when he hears reports that Prince Fritz is challenging one of the heroes. They initially thought that Merlick wanted to stop the fight. But they were wrong, he was excited to see it.

"Haa... You're curious about their power aren't you?

" King Gustave smirked at him. He had seen the strength of the heroes firsthand, so naturally, he had no interest in seeing the fight. But that way the hero will have more experience in fighting. But he was happy because this way the hero would have more experience in fighting.

"It's not about my curiosity. I just want to see if those heroes can protect this world with their power. I'll have to check it myself. If you saw with your own eyes the battles in the Alba Mountain Range at that time, I think you'll understand.

" Merlick suddenly got goosebumps as he recalled the incident that had occurred. The two kings didn't know how to respond to his words, so they just kept quiet and turned their attention back to the arena.

Not far from where Merlick and the two kings were watching, the princesses sat together waiting for the fight to begin.

"Brother, what do you think of Hikaru's chances of winning against Prince Fritz? Both of them are at Master level.

" Princess Reina asked Prince Albert who was sitting next to her.

"Hmm... I don't know how far Prince Fritz's progress is at this point, so I can't answer that. But the power of Hikaru's skill is also not to be underestimated. I even had a hard time dealing with him when he had only been practicing his skills for a few days.

" Prince Albert gave his honest answer to Princess Reina.

"Are heroes that strong?

" Princess Freya asked after listening to their conversation. She was also curious about the power of a hero.

"I want to know that too.

" Princess Aishia also had the same feelings as her.

"I can tell they are very strong.

" Prince Albert smiled proudly in response.

"Their battle has begun.

" Princess Rinne's words stopped their chatter and began to focus on the battle in front of them.

Prince Fritz and Hikaru faced each other only a dozen meters away. In this fight, they were allowed to use real weapons. Prince Fritz with his favorite golden sword while Hikaru uses a silver spear.

"Are you sure you want to use the spear against me?

" Prince Fritz narrowed his eyes at the sparkling spear in Hikaru's hand.

"I'm sure. Even though I can use any weapon. But this time I want to use a spear against you.

" Hikaru grinned and stabbed the tip of his spear into the concrete arena floor. The tip of the spear easily stabbed into the floor.

"That spear is an artifact huh?

" Prince Fritz was a little surprised to see it. Then he smiled and burned his fighting spirit.

"Your sword is the same, isn't it?

" Hikaru just smiled faintly in response.

"Alright, stop your chatter! For this battle, I will be the referee. The rules are very simple. Any student who surrenders or loses consciousness will be announced defeated. You are strictly prohibited from killing your opponent in this battle. We can tolerate serious injuries as long as they are not permanent. Do you understand!?

" Flavio would be their referee in that battle because he was the homeroom teacher of their class.

"Understand!

" They answered in unison.

"Then the battle begins!

" Flavio's shout is a sign that the battle between Prince Fritz and Hikaru has begun.

Upon hearing the signal for the start of the battle, Hikaru was the first to make a move. He disappeared from where he was and reappeared right behind Prince Fritz and thrust his spear.

Prince fritz who noticed his attack dodged it with minimal movement and counterattacked by slashing his sword at Hikaru. But his slash was quickly blocked by Hikaru with the spear shaft.

"You're pretty good for someone who's only been learning to fight for a month.

" Prince Fritz honestly praised him.

"Thanks to my skills I can use this spear as easily as I move my body parts.

" Hikaru smirked and pushed Prince Fritz's sword from his spear shaft. After gaining enough distance, he began to launch his attacks again. His spear attack was extremely proficient and unlike a person who had only been learning to use a weapon for a month. All because of his innate skill 'Master all Weapon', he would become familiar with whatever weapon he used.

Prince Fritz kept slashing his sword at Hikaru's blind spot, but he was always able to parry it and counterattack. Although he could wield the spear proficiently, it was clear that he was still inexperienced. Therefore his counterattack is not as sharp as Prince Fritz.

After many times they pitted their weapons, Prince Fritz and Hikaru both kept their distance. They found a stalemate in pure combat with weapons.

"Hmm... At this rate, we'll only be wasting time and energy. How about we finish with the next attack?

" Prince Fritz makes an offer to Hikaru. He felt like he would run out of stamina in the middle of the fight. He didn't take out his trump card because Hikaru hadn't shown it either. He felt it was dangerous if he took it out first and failed to defeat him.

"I agree with you. I also don't like wasting my time just to fight with you. So feel the attack with my full power, Prince. Be careful! Don't let yourself die from this attack!

" Hikaru held his spear with both hands. He pointed the tip of his spear at Prince Fritz. He opened 5 of his fiery circle patterned aura seals.

In the audience, Prince Albert and Princess Reina suddenly stood up from their seats. Their faces looked very panicked.

"Brother isn't that...

" Princess Reina muttered in a trembling voice.

"Yes, you're right Reina. It's dangerous for Prince Fritz!

" Prince Albert had sweat dripping from his forehead when he saw Hikaru making that move.

"What do you mean my brother is in danger?

" Princess Freya panicked after hearing Prince Albert's words.

"It was a combined attack using his two innate skills. An attack that would scorch anything in front of him. I received that attack from him once, and it was extremely dangerous. He promised not to use that attack carelessly.

" Prince Albert explained it to Princess Freya.

"Brother! Stop the fighting! Please give up!

" Princess Freya shouted warning her brother. She was afraid that Prince Fritz would be really in danger according to what Prince Albert had said. But Prince Fritz didn't hear what she was saying at all. Right now he was focused on countering Hikaru's attack.

Five-colored flames began to appear one by one and swirled at the tip of Hikaru's spear. Red, blue, green, black, orange. The five flames began to compress into a spherical shape. This fire attack was another of Hikaru's skills, 'Sovereign of Fire'. Hikaru thrust his spear from afar at Prince Fritz.

Blazing Nova

The 5-colored compressed fireball shot towards Prince Fritz. The fireball suddenly shattered and turned into a 5-colored firestorm that would scorch anything that got in its way. The temperature in the battle arena rose rapidly.

Prince Fritz was sweating profusely from his forehead after seeing Hikaru's attack. He immediately opened his 5 crown-patterned aura seals and brandished his sword. He took out every ounce of his aura and compressed it into his golden sword. After his sword was shrouded in thick golden light, he slashed at Hikaru's attack.

Sword Obelisk

Their ultimate attack met in the middle of the battle arena and caused a great explosion.

Booooommmmmm!