Confused, I stare that the now angry for some reason Isabelle.

The crowd, being completely quiet, increased the pressure in this situation.

I’ve been told by my parents and acquaintances that I’m terrible at social interactions, but I can’t believe it is to this degree.

Possibly because I’m usually wary of others, wanting to do nothing with their problems.

Exciting things might unravel if I stuck my nose into everything, but I’m not capable of doing so.

Finally breaking the silence, she spoke.

“Are you an SSS rank in disguise? Or were you an ex. SSS that reincarnated?”

Too farfetched!

To avoid any misunderstandings, I decided to tell her that she was wrong.

“No… I am the guardian of the planet, Zeon!”

They all looked at me, dumbfounded, but my poker face broke off.

I started laughing hysterically, gasping for breath, then laugh again even louder.

The confusion on their faces.. Ahahahaha..

“S.. Sorry.. I just couldn’t control myself… haa…”

Gasping for breath while I was talking, I said.

“Huff… But seriously, I’m neither of what you claimed me to be, and if you’d like another fight, I’m up for it.”

“I, Isabelle, once again challenge Archillies for a duel.”

We both got back to our positions, then I accepted.

The countdown once again echoed in my head, but this time, she didn’t dash.

Looking at me intently, as if last time she was holding back, a pop up showed up.

-Ding!

“You have learned the ability : Observe Lv12”

I ignored the message, but then I could realize that I saw her battle stance in a different way.

No flaws in here movement were shown, so if she came at me with full force, I do not know how it will end.

Actually, that was a lie.

No matter what she does, I will win for a few reasons.

Stat-wise, I top her off in everything, except for charm, and even more so due to the buffs I’m currently using.

While the Ki series are still weak, offering +20% boost to stats and abilities, that number combined with my stats makes it a large boost.

Not to mention Body Strengthening, which doubles all of my physical stats.

For some people, Body Strengthening is a double edged sword, due to the backlash from using it.

The reason is largely because if the VIT stat is too little, or the mana reservoir is too small.

What does the mana reservoir have to do with it, you might ask.

Well, Body Strengthening is a very costly magic dependant booster, and if no magic is present, it starts eating away at HP.

However, life isn’t all HP.

If a person is beheaded, or have their heart stabbed, it is game over.

Large HP or not, it is still the same.

There are some broken aspects in the system too, such as a person with a strong weapon scratching their opponent, to end with them dying due to..

A scratch.

Balancing is needed to keep the person healthy, which is why I took over the All-Rounder role.

Although one might say a jack of all cannot beat a master of one, what if it became Master of All?

An achievement to be looked up to, and with my easy access to Stat Points, it has become less of a dream and more of a reality.

My current problems at the moment is finding ways to increase the speed of my ability training, but that is for another time.

Back to the matter at hand, we kept observing each other while I was lost in thought, but Parallel Thought saves the day.

Now with my mind cleared up, I decided to take the first move by casting a large, ice boulder on top of her head.

Just when she noticed the shadow above her, she dashed towards me, but I could see her intent with my Battle Sense.

Waiting until I was in the range of her sword, she made a feint of attacking me head on, while moving quickly towards my back, creating an after-image.

Just as she was about to strike with her blade, an Earth Spike grew out of the ground, making her halt her attack and jump backwards.

Assuming the role of the mage, I conjured 20 defensive barriers combined into one, with air blades floating on the outside.

In front of the blades, a circle of flame surrounded me, then ending with creating Earth Traps that respond on touch.

As a precaution against air attacks, I summoned Air Wasps, having them take over the skies.

Of course, she wasn’t idle while I created my fort, and just finished the chant for bestowing a weapon multiple elements.

I could have interrupted her, as my parallel thought observed her actions, but I decided to give her a chance.

She dashed straight at me, with the intent of completely destroying my barrier, while nimbly avoiding the earth traps.

She passed through the flaming circle like nothing, until I remembered her magic nullifying effects.

She dodged the ice since it is a ‘Physical’ attack, same with the Earth Needle and traps, but the flames are not Physical, however, their heat is physical.

The Air Blades are also considered physical, since I don’t create ‘Magical Air’, i simply manipulate it into creating a sharp part in the air, then moving it towards my target.

Due to my impressive ‘Magic Manipulation’, she wasn’t able to avoid the invisible air which did not have an ounce of extra mana used for no reason.

Having cuts and scratches all over her robe and body, she continued on, until I decided to annoy her.

I cast Snowballs around her, then made them home onto her face.

She dodged many of the bullet-speed snowballs, but sooner or later they were able to reach their target.

Although harmless, they will disrupt the concentration, that or just agitate the target.

Just about 2 meters before reaching me, the barrier, which was 1 meter in front of me, hardened at the part she was aiming for.

-That’s new, I thought, but sadly, her magic nullifying sword was able to cut through it like butter, ending in front of my face.

The System didn’t deem it necessary to intervene yet, as I bent backwards, avoiding the tip by a hair's breadth.

With my back bent, I raised my right leg and kicked her wrist, making her let go of the sword, while I evade from it falling on my body.

I straighten my back and make a palm-punch on her chest, pushing her away and making her trip and fall over on her head, ending with her becoming unconscious.

I felt euphoric, staring at the announcement text.

“Winner : Archillies Duane.”

A smile from ear to ear formed on my face, unable to be held off by the poker face emerged.

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=====Chapter 7 end=====