My Level Zero System-Chapter 208: Faith and Cecilia

Just as Kain was about to be eliminated, the last grains of sand fell from the top of the hourglass, signaling the end of time.

Instantly, the entire space seemed to freeze, to Kain's surprise, even the attacks that were about to land on him were frozen in mid-air, eventually disappearing into nothingness.

The students who hadn't gotten the flag had disappeared, but he was still here, indicating that it seemed like Mera's side had gotten the flag and had successfully kept it.

So, he breathed a sigh of relief, then calmly sat down on the sand.

The principal's voice rang in his ears.

"Congratulations to the victorious students, you fought bravely and are worthy of the flag."

"Here, sixteen flags will correspond to sixteen positions in the scoring round. And which group your team fights in depends on which flag your team owns."

"The next round will start in seven days, take a rest, recover to your best condition and prove your glory."

After the headmaster finished speaking, Kain realized he had been teleported back to the square. There, Mera, Myra, Katie, and Elna were all there, waving at him.

Mera also gave him a thumbs up and a big smile, obviously showing off her achievements.

Kain smiled, raising his hand in response.

They are already in the next round.

Jocelyn also returned to her party to a warm welcome, almost to the point of raising her to the skies. Although they had received Kain's offer and had a vague hope, this was still too unbelievable.

Jocelyn felt a little embarrassed, because she hadn't really done much. All she remembered was that in the final moments, Kain had asked her to let him go, and there had been a deafening explosion.

Seeing Jocelyn still unconsciously glancing towards Kain, the captain seemed to have discovered something very interesting. He walked over, nudged Jocelyn's shoulder, and whispered.

"How are you? You're already head over heels for him in such a short time?"

"No... I..."

Jocelyn quickly denied it, but her hesitant voice and red face seemed unconvincing.

Finally, she sobbed, comfortably admitted.

"It's true that there is a bit... after all, no boy has touched me for so long. But... I don't dare think too far ahead."

"It's okay, standing next to people like that, we will all unconsciously become self-conscious."

"But you're young, just pursuing what you love."

The captain patted her on the shoulder, then walked over to Kain to greet him.

…

The next seven days are the recovery time for the round of sixteen. So all the teams are quietly preparing.

However, the atmosphere inside the academy was getting more and more heated, the sixteen teams competing in the next round were already in sight of all the students. They even set up bets, such as betting on which team would meet which team, or which team would win, in short, the atmosphere was extremely lively.

But not only did the academy not prevent this, there were even bets among teachers.

In the teacher's lounge.

Toris took out a bag of money, then loudly declared.

"I'll bet on Kain's team. Next round."

The other teachers were not surprised to see this, because they knew that Kain was a student that Toris personally brought to the academy, and Toris also showed concern for this silver-haired student, so it was understood that he had faith in Kain.

Besides, Kain's performance wasn't bad either, bringing the students through the challenge with an unprecedentedly high survival rate in history, and even making it to the round of sixteen, was enough to show that Kain was a formidable opponent.

However, the other teachers did not completely appreciate Kain's team's winning rate. Because this year there were too many strong opponents.

Sword Princess Cecilia, she alone is enough to overwhelm all the first year students.

And there is no shortage of other formidable teams.

"Mr. Toris, isn't this a bit... too trusting?"

Seeing everyone betting on Sword Princess Cecilia, Alisa whispered in Toris' ear.

However, he just shook his head slightly.

Alisa and the others were right, Cecilia was very strong, strong enough to be said to be a top contender for the championship.

Cecilia was one of the most outstanding members of her sword clan that had ever existed. Toris couldn't help but admit that if Cecilia kept up this rate of improvement, she would soon become a Magus on par with them.

An extremely young high-class Magus.

Maybe in the future, she can also reach the high ladder up to the sky.

But even so, Kain gave him a completely different feeling.

His talent... was extremely strange, so strange that Toris couldn't find any reason to justify it other than talent.

And most important... that vague feeling at that moment.

It was at that moment that Toris rushed back after he found out that he had been tricked by Zeko for the second time.

When he ran to the mayor's mansion of Whesling, he saw Kain upstairs, looking through the glass door.

He was clearly just a low-class Magus, but it felt as if Kain had the entire world in his sights. Summarizing, encompassing, directing, controlling, manipulating.

It was an unforgettable feeling.

So, even though he was laughed at, he still wanted to bet on Kain. Toris wanted to see, even though he was old, if his belief was correct.

…

In the flower garden area of the academy.

Faith sat on a chair, in front of him was a chess board with a complex layout.

However, the other side did not have any players.

So Faith is playing by herself.

Behind him were four members of his team, except for Selena who was glancing around absentmindedly, the other three were extremely serious, standing there vigilantly like bodyguards to protect Faith's safety.

At this moment, a figure appeared in the distance.

Except for Faith who didn't even raise her head from the chessboard, all four people in Faith's team became alert. But when the face of the person who came appeared, their faces became solemn with fear, like mice seeing a cat.

Not even a single movement is dared.

Because the person coming is Cecilia.

Even though there was someone in Faith's team three times bigger than Cecilia, the pressure emanating from this small girl overwhelmed them all, like a huge rock pressing down on their chests.

Only Faith, who was bowing his head, seemed unaffected as he continued to move his pieces.

Suddenly, Faith spoke.

"Hmm, Cody didn't step forward to stop you, but instead stood still."

"Then there is only one answer. Meet again, my dear sister."

Only then did Faith raise his head, his standard faint smile still on his lips, showing no real emotions.

Seeing this smile, Cecilia's eyes turned unfriendly. She sat down on the opposite chair, speaking in a tone filled with oppression and severity.

"Faith, I'll give you another chance, come back with your things. If not, I won't show mercy."

Few people know that Cecilia and Faith not only come from the same family, but are also twins. If they lift their hair and observe carefully, one can see that they look quite similar to each other.

However, their styles are so different that almost no one can make the connection.

Faced with his sister's threat, Faith only smiled slightly, his arm moving, allowing another piece to advance.

"We'll talk about it later."

"Talk later? Faith, I'm tired of your evasive answers. You see, the glory of our family, the glory of the sword. If only you were like our father..."

"Enough, Cecilia."

The smile on Faith's face gradually disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented coldness.

Cecilia was not afraid either, the aura that rose from her body was even more terrifying, sharp like a sword drawn from its sheath. As for Faith, his aura was as gloomy as a bottomless well, although not as powerful as Cecilia's, it gave others a feeling of coldness that went to the bone.

The people behind were petrified, not even daring to move.

"Faith, if you insist on resisting, then I will really... really not hold back."

"Fine."

Responding dully, Faith returned to normal, only his usual smile was no longer on his face.

"If you think the useless people behind you can help you win, then keep dreaming."

"Don't say that, my sister. This world is built from countless small pieces, each piece has its role, to me, they are not useless."

"And like I said, I will win, no matter who is in front of me."

"That includes you, Cecilia."

"Cody, take my sister home."

Having said that, Faith lowered her head and focused on the chessboard again, not paying any more attention to Cecilia.

This made Cecilia extremely angry, she drew her sword, in everyone's panic, the surrounding flower bushes were all neatly cut off. An extremely obvious threat.

Then she turned and walked away.

Faith smiled faintly, violence was just a method of intimidation for the weak.