Another World Mall-Chapter 551: Insanity

"Ah. I’m satisfied. The food here is the best. I guess they truly bring good chefs. I even feel stronger after eating." Hana stretched her body.

"Yeah. The food is indeed different. No wonder why we need a cook for something like this." Kanaria nodded.

Clovis walked silently before they were stopped by Christina.

"Is there something wrong, Miss Christina?" Hana asked.

"No need to be polite. I just wonder if I can have a spar with…" Christina glanced at Clovis. "…It doesn’t need to be in the arena. Somewhere more secluded is fine to prevent anyone from seeing your secret. Besides, we all want to hide our unique ability as much as possible."

"Clovis?" Hana and Kanaria turned around, looking at Clovis, who had a nonchalant expression.

Clovis thought for a moment before nodding his head. "Sure. I don’t really mind."

"In that case, at the back of the hotel? There should be an empty field within the forest. I saw it yesterday."

"Alright. Ten minutes from now? I have to grab my weapons."

"Of course."

After Clovis accepted her offer, Christina immediately left. Her face didn’t show any sign of excitement, as though she was just trying to test Clovis.

Kanaria and Hana were confused but decided to follow, wondering what would happen in this battle. Christina was a strong Tier 5 and had a unique ability. It wouldn’t be weird for her to defeat Tier 6 easily.

Clovis probably wanted to gauge her strength as well.

Since they didn’t need to bring their equipment, they just went straight to the field and waited for them.

Hana couldn’t help but ask, "Are you jealous?"

"Jealous of what?" Kanaria tilted her head in confusion.

"I’m talking about Christina. Considering her strength, family, and even her potential, it wouldn’t be weird for her to be the one standing on his equal."

"Is there even a need to do that?" Kanaria shrugged. "I have gone past the stage where I care about it. Whether I’m coping or accepting it, it doesn’t really matter anymore… at least for me."

"Hmm…" Hana fell silent for a moment, not knowing how to respond. She thought Kanaria would be jealous and tried to prevent him.

Fortunately, she didn’t really have any inferiority complex. It was probably because of her mother that she ended up accepting it much easier, since being one was much better than not, like her mother.

"Besides, having a bigger family will also allow me to realize my dream." She smiled. "And Clovis’ family will be in a much safer situation."

"Fair enough." Hana was speechless. It might be because she expected a different answer, she couldn’t reply to her answer. "Still, it sounds like they’re trying to sell her off."

"What’s the difference between you and her then?" Kanaria squinted her eyes.

"That’s slander. My intention is much purer than hers!"

"And what is that?"

"Money!"

"…" Kanaria chuckled while looking away.

Meanwhile, Clovis and Christina walked to the field together.

As soon as they reached the field, Christina said, "We’ll be fighting for several minutes. Since there will be an auction soon, we’ll need some time to make sure our injuries recover. So, keep that in mind while unleashing your full strength. I’ll also be using my unique ability."

"Got it." Clovis nodded.

"In that case, I will be calling the shot." Hana raised her hand. "Are both of you ready?"

Clovis and Christina nodded their heads at the same time.

Without wasting any more time, Hana immediately shouted, "Start!"

Both of them moved forward.

Since Christina was a guardian, she was holding two shields and abandoning all weapons, unlike Ragna.

These two shields were even bigger than her body, making him wonder if she could actually see him if she accidentally covered her vision with those shields.

Clovis immediately began the spar with several diagonal strikes, attempting to make her twist her shields so that it would cover her vision.

To his surprise, Christina actually blocked his attack with almost little to no effort.

"What’s wrong? If you don’t use your full power, you won’t be able to make me budge."

"…" Clovis frowned and immediately activated his perfect state, trying to overwhelm her with the sudden change of strength and pace.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Their weapons collided more than fifty times in a second, but Christina actually remained steadfast.

"Have you truly eaten your breakfast?"

"…" Clovis maintained his silence but he tried to use his full power this time. He gathered all his strength and momentum and unleashed it in a single swing.

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Christina instinctively sensed it and immediately pressed the ground harder with her feet. For some reason, Clovis noticed the change in her atmosphere as she stopped the attack with her shield.

’This one is too strong for a Tier 3 human. As expected, he has a unique ability.’ Christina didn’t show her shock in her face. She simply smiled and asked, "What’s wrong? Are you done?"

Clovis frowned. There was something he couldn’t describe from her that made him want to unleash his full strength without caring about anything. If it was her, she could definitely take it.

Clovis didn’t realize that the system was glitching once again because he was fully immersed in the fight.

No matter what kind of swing he made, Christina actually received them with no trouble.

Normal people would start to lose hope, wondering if they could even hurt her at all. In fact, most people who fought her were defeated like that.

But the thought that appeared in Clovis’ mind couldn’t be any more different. ’This is fun. So I can try everything in my mind without worrying about her. If it’s her, she can definitely take it… She won’t… break!’

Clovis didn’t realize that his thoughts had changed. It might be because he had been using his Perfect State multiple times in a short period of time or it was because of last night’s battle, but something had changed inside Clovis.

Because no matter what he did, Christina would be able to receive it. Clovis gradually changed his fighting style from the systematic way of fighting to something random. It was as if Clovis had turned into a beast that was trying to do everything he could to defeat her.

"!!!" Christina noticed the change and worried inwardly. Did she do something wrong? Clovis had gotten stronger, but his fighting style had changed. If his form ended up changing because of her, she wouldn’t be able to explain it to her father.

However, Clovis didn’t care about it. He increased his pace and struck her shield relentlessly.

’This is… What is going on?’ Christina frowned. ’This strength is not normal. Is he getting stronger in a fight? I can believe it if it’s his technique, but there’s no way strength can get stronger during a fight.’

Clovis, on the other hand, felt something different. The more he used his Perfect State, the more he realized the state he was in.

Right now, he was in a trance, feeling as if he was sinking in the bottomless sea.

’What is this? I get stronger? I actually haven’t utilized the Perfect State to its full potential? Anger can activate it, but this feeling… Does this mean I’m in the zone? No, not yet. Maybe I’m approaching the zone. I should try it. Christina should be fine.’

Clovis chose to trust his instinct this time. Little did he know, a smile—different from his normal excited smile—appeared on his face. This one was much creepier and filled with bloodlust.

’This is exciting!’ Clovis struck the shield.

*Bang!*

Christina clicked her tongue as she couldn’t help but take a step back as though she was overwhelmed by that attack.

"!!!" Kanaria and Hana were stunned. Clovis actually began to overwhelm Christina.

Christina took a deep breath and pressed the ground even harder, increasing her strength to withstand Clovis.

But the latter had actually prepared for something else. He had gathered his strength and momentum and tried the same strike again, this time with his stronger self.

*Bang!*

"!!!" Christina used all her strength to block it, only to find it much stronger than anything she could imagine. ’What is this strength?’

"NO!" Christina twisted her shield a little bit so that both her shield and Clovis’ sword were knocked away together.

After that, Christina used her other shield to block him, but Clovis stopped it with his short sword.

Christina saw the incoming hand, so she grabbed it as hard as possible. However, Clovis seemed to not feel any pain as he forced his arm to slide on her hand until his hand reached her face.

Both Hana and Kanaria dropped their jaws in disbelief. No one in this place, including Clovis, thought this was possible.

"!!!" Christina was trying to escape, but Clovis held her hard before slamming her head to the ground.

What terrorized her was not this absurd strength. For some reason, Clovis was grinning like an insane person. It was as if he found enjoyment in doing something like this.