The Gatekeeper Chapter 44- Try To Survive.

"Woah~~~!!!!! Princess Sylvia!!!"

The crowd, in simple terms, went crazy, especially the male faction. Sylvia, while walking towards the center of the field, softly raised her right hand and waved it in all directions.

"She's quite popular, huh."

I murmured to myself, but it seems to have been heard by Mirae.

"Yep. There are rumors that she roams around the city while dressed in ordinary clothes, they are still unfound but widely believed. However, she's out of your league, someone who is sitting beside you gently holding your hand might be a better choice, right?"

She said with a smile.

"Not happening."

I replied with a smile as well.

"Tch!"

She clicked her tongue and focused on the match.

When I turned my head in the direction of the field, Sylvia had already reached the middle and a man was standing before her. A man who was clad in armor that bore some similarity to the one Sylvia was equipped with, came into my sight. He was a young man of about 21-22, his face was fair with no sign of scars or bruises, his build was good and his sheathed sword seemed to be pulsating uncontrollably. His black eyes were l.u.s.tfully focused on Sylvia. The same colored hair on his head was short and perfectly arranged.

n.o.body… cheered for him. When I looked around, the people were tired after cheering and screaming for Sylvia with all their strength, and as such, they could not do the same for Virgil Mortanze. I couldn't help but snort at this situation.

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The various flying screens in the air showed the battle in close-up, not that I need it though. Just when I braced myself for the clash of swords and flying of spells, someone unexpectedly spoke in a confident tone.

"Princess Sylvia, I am in love with you. I ask you here and now, as the next head of the Mortanze family, will you marry me?"

He fell to one knee and asked with a confident and dominating tone. I felt my eyebrow twitching and my anger rising. The female faction in and around the dome started screaming while the male faction gritting their teeth and booing.

"Umm… This is all too sudden Mortanze-san…"

She took a deep breath and said with a resolute expression.

"I appreciate your sentiments Mortanze-san, however, I can't reciprocate your feelings. I am sorry."

His body jerked, but he managed to retain his confident att.i.tude.

"What if I win this battle."

"Still a no."

Sylvia said with an angelic smile, to which, Virgil got up while concealing his expression, and spoke in a calm tone.

"So the rumors were true?"

"Huh? What rumors?"

"There are rumors… That say… That you've fallen victim to a filthy commoner's seduction…"

"W-W-hat!?"

"They say... That you expressed your love for a commoner… Tell us… Tell us all that it is untrue… Tell us that our Princess, sacred and holy, has yet to be soiled... Tell us that a commoner, unworthy of even living, has not laid his disgusting hands on you…"

Sylvia kept her lips pursed.

"NO! This can't be happening! Our Princess… No. My Princess. Who is that filth that dares to defy a n.o.bleman and puts his hands on the Princess!? I will kill you! I will kill you and free the Princess from your curse. Commoners must die! Commoners shall all be purged! Weak creatures! Living off the strength of the strong! One of millions of such s.h.i.+ts dares put his eyes on the Princess!? I will-"

"Mortanze-san…"

Her voice just now sent a chill through my entire being, it penetrated even the soul. Cold, so cold. Angry, filled with rage. The voice of death, so this is how it sounds like…

Virgil stopped his screaming, scared, he looked at the Sylvia. Her eyes lowered, her body surrounded by enigmatic purple and white radiance.

"... It would've been completely fine if the only one you verbally a.s.saulted would be me. I can accept all forms of abuse and a.s.saults directed solely at me… But you committed the grave sin of speaking ill about the one I love… Insulting him… I am sure he wouldn't even bat an eye at the words coming from the mouth of someone as despicable as you… However… You mocked him in front of me… As a woman… I can't let such words and killing intent go unpunished…"

White fog could be seen forming in front of Sylvia's mouth. Her lips were moving ever so slightly, yet her cold and pressurizing voice filled the dome with an atmosphere of absolute terror and fear. My anger died down and I leaned back into my seat, grabbing some [Sylvia Sparkles] from the packet in the hands of a frozen in terror s.h.i.+rley, I watched the battle in antic.i.p.ation.

"...Fight… No… Try to survive… Mortanze-san…"

"Ice Magic- Halberd of Snow."

The surroundings went cold as numerous huge halberds in the sky made of white ice appeared. Even while sitting 150 meters away from the battle, the temperature could be felt dropping. The sky above the two partic.i.p.ants turned black, the halberds grew in size and density. The number of huge halberds in the sky went beyond fifty, due to their size, they were spread across the field as they couldn't fit in a small area.

Their tips turned in Virgil's direction, he panicked and was only able to cast a meager barrier spell.

"Wind Magic- Whistle Protection."

Sylvia remained indifferent and slowly brought her right hand in front of her body, and closed her palm, forming a tight grip. More than 50 halberds, measuring more than 5 meters each, came hurling at Virgil at inconceivable speeds. He increased the mana fueling his barrier, however, that wasn't enough to protect him, and after realizing this fact, he condensed the barrier and focused on protecting his vital organs.

All four limbs severed, eyes filled with tears and face contorted in pain, he begged Sylvia to spare his life, and then lost consciousness from pain. She took a deep breath, slapped her cheeks, and managed to regain the usual warm, cheerful and gentle look in her eyes, and spared Virgil's life before giving Zoya an exaggerated wave.

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With Virgil's limbless body at her feet, she spun around and waved in the direction of the stands. Looking at the warm expression on their beloved Princess's face, the audience finally managed to thaw out and started cheering with all their strength.

And this time, I cheered for her along with them.