Chapter 61: Airi’s Upgrades

Amphere Harrison

The sunlight shoves upon my face. Like regular mornings, as always. It is Sunday, certainly a no-class day. But that means that I have to get up as soon as possible, because this is the Semi-Finals of the Dragon Knight’s Tournament. As much as I want to keep my remaining eye shut, I can’t. My punctuality is always a part of me.

My eye gave me a blurry vision of an adorable face. Her passionate red eyes are locked on mine, and I can feel her breathing on my cheeks. Our noses are even sticking. It’s like we’re in a romantic movie, where we’re about to kiss. W-What the heck! I immediately reacted and made a karate chop on the forehead of this pervert!

“Uwa!” Airi uttered a quick yet cute cry. “Amphy totally hit me again! I thought my new womanly charms are enough for him to love me, but I was wrong!”

“Stop your nonsense and let’s get prepared.” I said coldly as I removed my upper shirt and went to the shower room.

As I indulge myself with the warm sprinkling waters, I was drowned deep in thought. Just what did those priestesses do to Airi? She has become more perverted, trying to steal a kiss while I sleep! Did they mess her brain? But even though she’s more green-minded, I don’t mind if she’s still active and safe. Totally.

When I was finally finished, I turned the shower off and turned back. But then speak-of-the-devil. Airi is stark naked in front of me, sharing the very same narrow shower room! My cheeks became red and my jaws kept hanging.

“Would you want to do it in the shower? Totally!” She answered her own question immediately.

Another karate chop made her silent for the next two hours.

We finally arrived at the coliseum. Rudolf on the wheelchair and Kyrie was the first who greeted me. The too was also the pioneers of being the witnesses of our transformation. Both of them are filled with mixed amazement and confusion.

“W-Wow!” Kyrie was stunned. “Your body is a lot sexier than before! You look like those top models the internet talks about!”

Rudolf’s comment is slightly different because he’s pertaining to me. “I understand Airelina’s transformation because of the Cathedral Exa’s priestesses. What I don’t understand is your behavior, Amphere. You keep hopping around…As if you’re a moron.”

“W-Well…” Airi answered on my behalf. “Duchess Carousel teased him again for being a boring character, so he’s trying a new gimmick…totally.” She forced a smile as if she’s embarrassed for my sake. Hey, I’m not the only one weird here! You too!

Since Airi’s revival, almost eighty percent of her changed. Not only her body matured, or mind stained with dirty adulthood…There is some weird aura on her whenever I slightly attempt to synchronize our heartbeats. Richard said that there will be a drastic increase in her magical prowess upon her resurrection. And that is what we’re going to test out in this round of the tournament.

“Welcome to the semifinal round of the Dragon Knight’s Tournament!” The emcee proclaimed, and the crowd goes wild. “One of this glorious knights will have the privilege to be the Princess’s Knight! Who will it be? Will it be the unmatched wits of the student council president Reina Fleuret? Or the pseudo general magic canceller Mark Anthony Octavius? How about the hero of the Twilight City Siege, the lawyer-knight Amphere Harrison? Or will it be the plebeian’s choice and the skillful swordsman Cleru Neos? We’re here to find out!”

The large screen rolled on the randomizer. There was no climactic effect. The names and faces immediately gave off the first and last matches to be conducted this morning!

“The first battle would be Mark Anthony Octavius and Amphere Harrison!”

This is not the best matchup. I’m quite confident about fighting Cleru Neos. Reina Fleuret would put up a good fight, but at the end, it will not matter because she’ll support the Dragonoid Rights Bill anyway. But now, I’m in charge in taking down a General-level dragon knight. That just means that I’m going to fight Kyle Leviticus’ caliber.

Mark Anthony Octavius is a curly-brown-haired man who has amazing physique. In the classroom, he is said to have matched Reina. He is the current salutatorian of our year, so I expect that this will be a bloody fight. He’s wielding a steel halberd that has a short sword on the edges. His dragonoid is Abigail, who has an ancient Greek fashion. She’s wearing a pure white robe that makes her sexy curvy body stand out. Sword and shield is her weapon of choice.

“Let the battle begin!” The emcee proclaimed and the buzzer went loud. The crowd went wild as they cheered their idols.

My cheer is a lot louder, by the way. Those cheerleaders, each wearing a letter and they aligned themselves to spell out my name as they dance with pompoms. “L-O-V-E!” Then they made a sexy pose. ”A-M-P-H-E-R-E” Sexy pose again. “H-A-R-R-I-S-O-N” These idiots are embarrassing me!

Both knights bolted forward and our blades clashed! Being a single sword wielder at the moment, I find it hard to block and parry Mark’s attacks! The way he gracefully spins his halberd all over his body makes it almost impossible to win a one-on-one fight! He’s a fast attacker, but his strength is his biggest criteria!

Because of this, I stayed on the defensive side as I watch my shield plate chip of little by little. Three halberd pinwheels and five flips were made, until he finally got an opening! Mark smashed his dangerous lance to the hilt of my photon saber, which flew out of my hand! Then the gladiator prepared for a stab to my chest!

“Maximum Clearance Authorized.” Two gigantic mechanical arms emerged and blocked the darn halberd from harming my shield plate. But I prepared for a counter attack! I materialized another two mechanical arms and smashed the enemy! Mark’s reflexes are also topnotch, so he dashed backwards just before he was hit by my additional limbs. The ground cracked open, and several dust particles few in the air.

It was weird for me having able to deploy four Deus Ex Machina arms. Maybe I got it from Airi since I’m just borrowing her powers in the first place. Richard said that upon revival, the dragonoid’s powers became four times stronger. I checked at Airi who is having an intense swordfight with the enemy dragonoid.

Airi noticed me staring at her and then blushed. She held her warming cheeks and smiled. “Don’t stare at me like that as if you’re undressing me, Amphy! Totally!” Then she ducked, barely evading the sword hack her enemy made! That was close!

Richard is maybe right. Airi’s autism became four times stronger.

Seeing my Deus Ex Machina deployed, Mark kept his distance. “Fall back!” He commanded his dragonoid, which she immediately obeyed. Their chest glowed in blue light. Finally.

“Activating Vesryn Pulse!” The two shouted. Abigail’s body became engulfed in golden light and shaped itself into an eight-meter-tall humanoid dragon. This dragon is different because it somehow resembles a human body with dragon’s black scales. This dragon has a golden helmet similar to Chaos Dragon’s, and it has golden Egyptian-style wings. It is wearing the armor of Athens in the ancient ages. What’s more is that this dragon is wielding a gigantic golden round shield and a sword that reveals fair light. This is the majestic Gladiator Dragon.

Airi went to my side and we both stared at the gigantic dragon with determination. Suddenly, she asked me.

“You finally noticed that your Deus Ex Machina got stronger. That is because I’m no longer a Futuretech Dragon now… I evolved…to a Chimeratech Dragon. Now, let’s show them my new form, Amphy! Totally!”

I was surprised when those words entered my ears. Due to excitement, I didn’t hesitate to grab my chest. Airi’s body was enveloped in a shape-shifting light!

“Activating Vesryn Pulse!”