Gacha Sovereign
chapter-64

"I won't make it" Alicia thought.

"NOOO!" John shouted

"Boom!"

A big fog covered the explosion. Everyone in the arena thought that Acacia kingdom Princess was done for.

After a moment, the fog start cleared away. They look a shadow standing inside the fog.

If they focus on it, they will notice there is not one shadow, but two shadows in the fog.

After the fog cleared, there was a man covered in fire standing in front of Alicia.

"Alex!" Alicia called him. Yes, That man is Alex using his flame armor protecting her.

Alex turned his back, looking at her. He smiled gently, "I'm sorry I was late Alicia"

Alicia stood up and hugged Alex, she didn't care about people in this arena. Alex only stood silently, he wants to hug back, but he needs to stay vigilant. He only patted her back a few times and separate with her, He looks at her face "Let me finish this"

"Ummm" A big smile appeared on her face, captivating all people. Before, she was like a snow fairy Aloof and looking down on the world. But now, she seems like a sunflower brightening the world.

The three girls were shocked to see there is a man that was more handsome than John come protecting her. While John also shocks when he saw this man protecting Alicia but soon his face full of hatred.

John jumped in the arena. He sneered "So you are her man, You can kill yourself. I decided to take her as one of my wives"

Alex ignored him, he searches for his teacher in the arena. He found his teacher already arrived in front of the rank 8 fighter from Zircodina Kingdom.

"It has been a while...no, it has been a year... right, John, Sandra? As well as Ayaka" Alex was surprising everyone with his speech. He seems to know those three, but if anyone noticed, he calls Ayaka like she was a side-kick.

"A year? Who are you? I don't know you" John said hatefully. He hates Alex who has a more handsome face than him as well as he was Alicia woman.

"Haha..." Alex giggled, Alex small laughed seems to mock John.

"You..." He glared at Alex with full of hate. But other than John, The three girls behind him were mesmerized with Alex's smile.

"Who...Who are you?" Sandra asked, her face was red.

"It was only one year ago when you make Zircodina's King banish me from the castle and you already forgot about me, my Ex-? No, you weren't my ex-lover since you, yourself never thought of me as your lover, right Sandra?" Alex smiled mockingly.

"You...you... No, it was impossible. That time you go to Alisia Forest, that person was so weak so he will die there. No, it was impossible you are..." Sandra desperately denied it.

Noticing his conversation with Sandra, Rieze immediately picks something. "You...you are the fifth"

"Oh, you know me? I thought we never met before?" Alex turned to Rieze.

"No, you don't know me. I wasn't present back then. I am Zircodina's First Princess Rieze de Andalla Zircodina. So you are Alexander, you are the student of this academy's dean. We already informed this academy's dean found a successor with the name of Alexander. We thought it was similar since the report about you, conclude that you are trash" Rieze shocked with Alex's identity.

"Hehe..." Alex giggled, "I was thankful, you all didn't finish me off after banishing from the castle, no... you see me like an ant that can be crushed whenever you want to. But you never knew that the ant become like this"

"It seems we are wrong at you back then. How about you coming back to us?" Rieze invited him back. Alex was this academy dean student, that means he was valued greatly, to boost it he was an alchemist like his teacher. So roping him back will get Zircodina to support them fighting the demon too.

"Alex" Alicia muttered in low voice worriedly, but Alex still hears her voice.

Alex smirked a little "Hehe... If I come back with you after you banishing me, where can I put my face after this? Also, I already have a new home here, and somehow become a baron"

"Baron?" She thought this move making Alex a baron was a good move to rope him in, but she never thought, this kingdom was never made that move to rope him in, instead they make him engaged with Alicia since that move was more effective. "If you come back, We can grant you more than a baron, we can grant you an earl title or even more"

If other nobles in Zircodina hear her words, they will protest again her, granting an unknown young man an earl title. This was a big problem. But on another hand, she thought it will be a beneficial move after all Alex was an alchemist, The dean's Student, and Alicia's man. This alone makes him one of the young pillars in this kingdom.

"Earl? You thought highly of me"

"Yes, your value was this much. I can fight for you, maybe we can grant you a marquis title. This is our sincerity"

"Hoo...Your offer was interesting" Alex said. He seems to be convinced if others looking at him, but he himself only acting this whole time

"Alex!" Alicia shouted his name behind his back.

Alex was smirked, he turned to Alicia "Let me finish first Alicia. They already make a big offer this time, If I don't at least act a bit interested in it, it will be rude to them right?"

Alicia was surprised by hearing Alex's response. She soon giggled.

Alex turned back to Rieze "If it was the naive me from a year ago, I might accept your offer princess. But Now... I can't even see any seriousness in your promise. You might banish me again after using me"

"No...There's no way..." Rieze wants to deny all his words. But before she can, John Cut in.

"You all, Ignoring me all the time" John stepped in, His face full of hatred, he glared at Rieze "Why are you even invite that trash back. As long as there is me, everything will be solved!. Attack him!"

Rieze looks at John sadly. Even though she was one of John's woman, she never touched by him because her father still protects her. She looks at John's behavior, she was wondering if he was a hero, because she never saw any hero behaviors from him except his status and job.

She also never know why his father starts a war with the demon and summoned a hero. She only knew that she suddenly called back and forced to become one of the hero women.

She looked at Alex who determined to reject her she sighed, she raised her sword.

"Sword Strike"

Ayaka and Sandra also followed the suit.

"Fire Spear"

"Wind Spear"

Alex looking at this attack, shook his head. "You can't hurt me with this attack"

Alex then raises his hand and makes a grabbing motion. Soon a big claw made of fire emerged.

"Fire Claw"

This is one of Alex's magic, the big claw grabbed all the magic that comes to him. The claw squeezes them and destroys the magic.

They shocked, even John was in shock with Alex's capability. Alex has destroyed all the attacks from those three girls easily.

"You can fight me together like what you did with Alicia"

...

Meanwhile, in the arena seat. There are two old men facing each other faces in silence.

"It has been a long time we have met right, Zircodina's previous marshall, Brandon"

"I just following them, to ensure my pupil is alright. Marco, you seem to become an old man like me"

"Hmph, I just waiting for you to die. You are already so old, far older than me so I think you should prepare your own coffin after you come back from here"

"Hmph"

Yes, That two old man, was the dean and the previous unknown old man. The unknown old man turned out to be Zircodina's previous Marshall.

Brandon observing Alex's movement. He didn't know why but from Alex's movement. His instinct screaming at him, this Alex was powerful and dangerous.

But After seeing Alex's capability. Brandon was shocked so much. The power he used when he made a big fire claw seems really powerful.

"Rank 5?" He was shocked after analyzing Alex's power.

"Hehe... Your hero was only so-so"

Brandon wants to step in the fight but dean Marco didn't let him.

"You... If something happened to my pupil. I want to see if you have the capability to stop my rampage! This academy's principal can, but you might be not even if you can I can still manage to drag many people to the grave with me"

"Brandon, are you going to attack Acacia? Do you think Zircodina can stand our onslaught if you do that!"

"I don't care, I only care about my disciple"

Seeing this old madness, Marco thought for sure, this Brandon will do rampage in here if something happened to his pupil, he sighed. If the principal was here, together with him, they can suppress this old marshall completely, unfortunately, the principal wasn't here, So he can't be careless. If they fought, he can be sure that the other rank 8 will come immediately, but that will be too late. This old marshall will already kill many students in here when they arrived

"Well, you said 'pupil' right? That means only one, I was curious why you don't pick the hero as your pupil too? He is using the sword too right..." Dean Marco probed.

"Only a brat with a bit potential. With his character, I'm sure that his achievement will be limited in later years. I even wondered why the king even engaged her as one of his fiancees. In this old age, I don't really want to fight in another war. I just want to watch my pupil grown up. She is really a nice kid. She only thought for her kingdom." Brandon Snorted then sighed.

He vexed about Rieze becoming that hero's woman. He can only shake his head helplessly, after all, he was her teacher, while the latter is her father. Brandon only wants to watch Rieze grown up. Brandon was ready to rampage after hearing her engagement with the hero. He has seen the hero, but his personalities were trash. He was unsure if that guy was really the hero.

"Well you can't blame him, if she resist too much, it will be bound to have some minor injuries" Marco look at him solemnly, then he turned to Alex. He shouted"Alex!"

...

Back to Alex and the rest.

"You can fight me together like what you did with Alicia"

As soon as he said that, Alex heard his teacher shouting his name. He looks at him but surprised. Because when he looked at him, his teacher pointed his finger to someone, and that someone is the Zircodina's Princess.

"You can do whatever you want to them, just make sure you go easy on her"

Alex frowned, he didn't know why his teacher like that but he must have his own reason. He thought for a reason, but he can only come up with the mysterious old man in front of his teacher. If it like that, then the hero wasn't valued greatly by him or the kingdom, or there is a special relationship between the old man and Rieze.

He nodded, he also didn't have any feud with the current princess he thought. He decided to knock her out and move her away.

Alex looked at the hero's face that full of hatred for him. "My teacher said to go easy on him, but I can do whatever I want with you"

"You think you are great just because you can repel their attack" John snorted.

Alex ignored him and smiled, "Come!"