Book 2: Chapter 75: Guardian of the Stars

Book 2: Chapter 75: Guardian of the Stars

In a Private Booth somewhere else in the Stadium

Astra watches the final match of the fifth round close up, neither of the participants in the battle being of much interest to her. So before the match even finishes, she turns her attention to her children and their team.

You know shes pissed that he surrendered, the girl going by the title of Mystic Guardian says with a snort, making the others laugh from their place seated a few meters away from her.

Probably, her son says, sounding both amused and exasperated at the thought.Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

From everything shes heard from her children about the girl Scarlet Asger she sounds quite interesting. And quite reckless as well.

Absolutely someone she wants her children to know, but not necessarily someone she wants on their team. Particularly because of how reckless she seems to be.

After a few seconds, Astra shakes her head and focuses on the battle again, just to find it ending with the two students being sent out of the arena.

I shouldnt think about their friends based on their capabilities. Theyre friends. Thats all that matters.

Despite these thoughts, Astra cant help but subconsciously consider the benefits of her children getting to know Scarlet. Since it would likely give them a boost in both popularity at least for Emily, considering Michaels whole being in a team of women issue and connections.

Astra glances at her son at that thought.

If he was building a team, couldnt he have at least put a guy in it besides himself? Even if I know hes not like that, and his team knows that it still doesnt look good to the public.

Lets see how your teammate does against an offensive mental magic user, Astra says offhandedly to the team sitting in the room, making them go silent. But despite their silence, she notes a faint look of confidence on their faces. Confidence in their friend. In their teammate.

Or I guess they arent really teammates anymore. Wasnt she going to ascend after this tournament ended?

Astra certainly hopes so. Because regardless of how reckless the girl is, she seems to bring danger to whatever Fracture she enters somehow. Or at least ends up in dangerous situations in them.

And Astra cant figure out why or how.

Does she just have some sort of skill that affects karma and fate or something? But she uses blood magic, so that shouldnt be possible.

Her thoughts are interrupted when Black declares, Now, lets get this quarter final round underway!! following which the two girls are sent to an arena that is in the form of the top of a very large tower with fog surrounding it, making the ground around the tower impossible to see. In fact, the fog covers everything all the way up to a couple floors from the top of the tower. Meanwhile the entire magical reality changes to be the middle of the night with a full moon hanging high in the air.

The crowd goes crazy about the battlefield and the sight of the two girls already beginning to prep their skills for the fight on top of the tower as some snow begins to fall around them, along with a faint breeze.

Even Astra cant help but feel her attention fully drawn into the battle, and shes one of the seventy or so Class V Guardians in the world. Not one of the Knights, obviously, but still a Class V Guardian in her own right.

This will be very interesting. Very interesting.

Astra glances at the team in the booth before focusing on the battle again when she finds both of her children absolutely focused on the arena as well.

Lets finally see just how strong the girl is. Because if she can handle even a mental magic combat focused Guardian, then maybe, just maybe I might consider offering to take her in as an Apprentice.