Chapter 344: Chapter 344 - King's Tournament
"How about that one?"
"Noo… she is kind of bland."
"huh… and that one?"
"Hmm… maybe, but not my cup of tea."
"Alright then… what about that one?"
"… I think that's a guy."
"…Are you sure? It doesn't look like on-"
"Look underneath."
"Hmm… oh! Now I see it." William said to Delmar who quieted down immediately after seeing Naomi come for them.
"What are you guys talking about?" She asked.
"Just thinking about what kind of people are going to attend today." William lied.
They were talking about the different kinds of women sitting on the large stage. He was talking about what kind of women was Delmar's preference but it seems that none was close to the demanding man's choice.
Naomi nodded, "Yes, it is going to be a spectacular event today, many people of different places and cultures are going to come here to fight."
"Have you seen the previous King's Tournaments too?" William asked.
"Only one." Naomi said, "I was 10 years old when the last one happened."
The King's Tournament
It was a tournament where various kinds of people with varying fighting styles are invited to come here and fight for the King's birthday event. But not every year, the King's Tournament is only hosted once every 10 years and all the kings have theirs on their birthdays and some don't.
So Naomi seeing it only one time was true and the last one before her had happened when she was not even born yet.
"Every fight that I had watched back then was very amazing to look at. People would come from many sects and houses and show off their amazing skills and I was immediately amazed at the start." Naomi sighed saying that, "If only the King's Tournament was every year and not only every 10 years."
William looked smilingly at her. He was surprised that she would love watching fights this much. Then he took a look at the large crowd and understood something.
She wasn't the only one, there were thousands, NO tens of thousands here that came to watch people fight. Why wouldn't they when the world they live in has supernatural powers in it and every fight had special effects.
Even though he understood her reasons, he still asked her, "You like the fights that much, hah?"
Naomi nodded instantly, happiness oozing out of the white haired beauty, "I do."
"For your general information, there isn't any bloodshed."
William looked immediately at Delmar and asked, "There isn't?"
Delmar shook his head, "Which is one of the reasons why there are kids allowed here.
"OH!"
"But it's one of the main points of why the tournament is so great." Naomi said, "It not only has different people with various skills fighting to show off their skills but it also has its elegance."
"If a good fight doesn't have at least one person losing a limb or something them I'm not interested." Delmar said and leaned on his comfy chair as William too had thoughts like him.
He didn't seem to think of how bizarre it was that he too thought like him or had some similarities to it.
"…" Naomi looked at him with evident anger but didn't say anything as she quickly smiled at William and said to him, "How are the seats?"
William leaned on his expensive comfortable chair and looked at the stage in front of him as he sat on the first row, "It's quite good. Good chair, front place and good food for order, so it's a GO for me." He said knowing his words would make her happy.
Naomi smiled, "I know right."
"But did you really buy this seats?... I'm sure it would take a lot of trouble to get seats like this."
"Oh! I didn't… it was the king."
William and Delmar looked at her with a weird gaze, "Excuse me?"
"I meant that it was the royal family that has invited us and given us the tickets." Naomi said, "It seems our previous few endeavors had made the king quite happy for him to send us such things."
"Or it could be that he is simply trying to buy off a good relationship." Delmar countered.
"It definitely is." Naomi said and her voice went to the professional one, "It would certainly show that he is favoring a new upcoming family and this was a good way to curry favor with us and not jeopardize to much too."
Delmar nodded, "And to add the fact that they had given us one of the best seat only preserved for such matters only ignites it."
Naomi nodded and was about to say something else but William interrupted her.
"I thought we had come here for a vacation." He said, "Can you guys for a few moments turn off those engines inside your head."
"Sorry, William."
"I'll try."
William didn't think much about their words and looked to the stage as a loud horn suddenly bellowed out before a man wearing a ringmaster like outfit came to the stage.
"My dear Ladies and Gentlemen." He started with a large tone.
"Today is the start of the 12th Kings Tournament and our Beloved, the King's 52nd Birthday, please give a round of applause to him." The announcer said as the camera's all pointed to the Royal family and viewed with the help of large holographic projections.
The whole stage erupted in cheers as the royal family smiled and waved for them.
William looked at the royal family it only showed off the king, his wife, and his two firstborn children. Then his attention went on the tall king who looked quite sturdy and smiled at the camera while waving in many directions.
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Looks ordinary enough,
' William thought, ' Chapter Experience:
But it may just be his way of trying to mask his specialty… who knows?
'
The camera's cut off the king and spoke loudly, "May the king reign for thousands of years and we get to see such grand tournaments in many years."
"Now without wasting any of your time, let's get to the real show. The CONTESTANTS!" He said before backing away as the side doors opened and a one walked inside from the side way.
A guy of average height walked towards the middle point as he smiled and showed off to the crowd his midrange features as the announcer called out his name, "Pete Lamb, A guy who is quite special… even though he doesn't look like it."
The guy he was talking about, gave him a weird look but he couldn't say anything as he was thrown out the next moment.
"Now to present someone who is actually special." The announcer said and gestured to the gate as a man walked inside.
The guy was wearing traditional robes which had white and silver features with long stripes on it, the guy had long black hair that went as long as his waist and his eyes seemed to not care about the announcer nor of the tens of thousands of crowd that was cheering for him.
"Presenting, Pan Huiling from the WaterBend Sect." The announcer's words got many cheers.
William too was interested but not on the guy but the weapon that he was carrying.