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nThe next days Arthur spent training during the day, and **ing girls in the night-club at night. He wanted to get as strong as possible for the upcoming tournament.

n“Damn, these fire wings look awesome.” Arthur said.

nTwo fire wings stood behind his back, flapping around, and making him able to fly. He still could not use these wings for transportation, but to use them in a fight was fine.

nIt made him faster, which also meant stronger attacks as well. Mages would not hit him using their spells.

nAnyway, after a hard day of training, and the last day before leaving, Arthur went to the night-club for a good night.

nThe girls there seemed to know him, and some even offered themselves for the night.

n“Can we go to the private room tonight, captain?” a woman said.

n“You went last time. We also want our turn.”

nThere were other men inside the club, and they could not understand the fixation on Arthur. Some girls waited for him to come all week.

n“Don’t worry, there’s room for you all. Come.”

nAfter he said that, the girls were all smiles. They made a straight line and followed to the private room. A fun night, where they **ed for hours, and everyone went home satisfied.

n“Ahhhh, please keep going.”

n“Me now, me. I want the dick.”

nIt was like a war for Arthur’s body, but he endured it, and fought against all the girls on the bed, obviously.

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n“Come back anytime, captain. We will be waiting.”

nArthur left and went back to his room. The inn was quiet as a desert, as everyone else was already sleeping comfortably on their beds.

nWith a few steps, Arthur got inside his room, took a quick shower, grabbed his blankets, and wrapped himself. A good night of sleep after so much training.

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nThe next day would be chaotic. Arthur woke early in the morning to have enough time to do his things. He went downstairs and ate his breakfast.

nReno would wait for all of them at the port where their ship would leave. Arthur said goodbyes to everyone on the crew.

n“The tournament is on Ashew, all right? It is a city somewhat far from here. You can rest today and prepare your things, and go tomorrow.” Arthur said.

nKai listened to everything carefully to not mess things up. They planned on following Arthur to the city where the tournament was happening. If anything went wrong, his crew was there to help him.

nThe thing is, they could not leave on the same day, because it was too obvious.

n“Be careful out there, captain.”

n“I will. You too, Kai. After all of this is over, we will officially start our training, I promise you.”

nArthur said goodbye to all the crew members and left. He went directly to the port where Runo awaited him. The others were already there, and the only one left was Arthur.

n“You’re finally here. Let’s go, we cannot lose much time.”

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nThe ship looked like any other ship, so Arthur saw no problems on it and hopped inside. Phil also did the same and chatted with Arthur.

n“What’s up?”

n“Hey, Phil. Long time no see.”

nPhil got closer to Arthur, and whispered in his ears, “Actually, I saw you yesterday, my brother. Leaving a night-club. Hehehe, you’re a real man that I can tell.”

n“Shh, don’t say it aloud or people may think wrong things about me. I work there serving drinks.”

n“Surely that’s what you do.” Phil said, with a clear smirk on his face.

nArthur saw his face and laughed. Phil was a funny guy, and it was nice to have him around to make things more casual.

nThe journey would take a long time, and there weren’t many things one could do inside the ship. Arthur brought a few books to pass the time. He was sure he made the right choice after the 5th day of traveling.

n“So boring…”

nFor 14 days, all Arthur did was read, eat, and sleep. Well, Phil had come to his room a few times, and they drank beers and talked about lots of things.

nIt was a good way to change the routine from time to time, and if Phil wasn’t there, it would surely be a lot more boring.

nThe happiness Arthur felt the day Ashew City was in their sight was indescribable. He could not endure more time inside a ship.

n“Whoa, are you seeing all these people?”

nFirst, Ashew was an immense city. In Arthur’s mind, that place looked like the capital, or something like that.

nBut now there were even more people to watch the tournament. The port was packed up with ships, and the streets could barely fit all these people walking around, and that is with the tournament yet to start.

n“We will stay in a place where only the fighters can go. All the other inns are full, anyway.” Runo said.

nNo one had complaints about that, and they all followed him through the streets.

nThe first challenge was to walk without bumping into people. Arthur was sure he did that lots of times.

n“This is where we will stay? It’s huge!” Cheryl said.

nRuno guided them to the hotel where all fighters would stay. It had 6 floors, and an immense courtyard with pools and benches near trees. The place looked incredible.

nArthur chose the sixth floor. He felt it was the safest place for a room, as he could jump from the window and land without problems. Arthur could even use his wings and fly out the window.

nIt was a fact that Arthur did not trust Runo after knowing what he did. The best thing should be to watch his every move.

nThey all went to their rooms and stored most of their stuff. Arthur saw some other people in the halls, presumably the other fighters that would take part in the tournament.

nHe did not see anyone on a crazy level or anything like that. Maybe it would not be hard for him to win, although he had no motivation to do so. Arthur agreed to go there because Runo said something about beautiful ladies from another kingdom.

nIt could be Jane, Wisa, and the others. There was no reason to no go there, as it could be a chance to meet up with his friends. He also needed to capture Runo, so being that close to him could be a good thing.

nAnyway, after getting all of his stuff inside his room, Arthur went on an exploration trip to find more information about his friends.

nIf people from another kingdom were there, inside the city, someone had to know. With his mask and cloak, Arthur went to a few dark alleys and beat up some thugs to see if anyone knew about something.

n“I don’t know anything about that. I swear!”

nThe first did not know, neither the second and the third. Arthur spent hours interrogating people, and no one knew a thing. Was Reno lying to him? Or was it a secret information that no one knew expect him?

nIt seemed nothing was working out for him until he spotted two people talking to each other in an alley.

n“Did you hear about these girls from another kingdom? They will not take part in the tournament.”

n“Really? I was hoping to see them here.”

n“Yeah. It turns out they had to return to their school in a hurry.”

n“School? What is that?”

n“You did not know? They created a school to teach magic a few months ago, and it is getting a lot of famous.”

n“I might consider joining it myself. Are these ladies from that kingdom the owners of this school?”

n“Well, yes, and no. They control everything but students said that there is a statue there. A statue about a man that is the real founder of the school, but he’s not there.”

n“Oh, I see, I see.”

nIt shocked Arthur. The coincidence was too much. It had to be Jane and the others.

n“Excuse me, gentlemen. I overheard your talking, and I’m sorry for that, but could you tell me where this school is located?”

nThe two men first got scared, but when they saw Arthur’s youth face, they realized he only wanted to go to the school to see the beautiful ladies.

n“Ha, another young man. Well, the problem is getting there, actually. The school is on an island north of here.”

n“How far is it?”

n“Like I said, that’s the problem. If you go by normal ship, you’ll take at least 2months to get there.”

n“What the **? And how did the ladies from that school leave that place?”

n“They all fly on the back of a huge beast. Being honest with you, I have no idea how they tamed that beast, but they did.”

n“What is the island called?”

n“There’s no name, but the school has. It is called Odemore.”

n“Okay, thank you.”

nArthur left with millions of thoughts. The tournament was basically useless for him now.

n“I’ll wait for my crew tomorrow, kidnap Runo, and finish my task. Fuck this tournament. Also, how will I go to that place, anyway?”

nJust as Arthur thought that, the egg inside his magical backpack moved.

n“Sully!?”

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