Chapter 19: Sparring
"Are you ready yet, Ray?" Skyler asked for the nth time.
"Just a few more seconds." Ray raised his hand.
He then beckoned for Belva to come to him.
Although confused by the ordeal, Belva could only follow orders and approach him.
"What are you doing?" Upon reaching him, she asked in a confused tone.
Ray ignored her question and held her hand. The action dumbfounded many, including Belva herself.
Had it not been for the fact that she doubted he was a lecherous bastard, she would have flipped out already.
’It really works!’ Meanwhile, Ray was trapped in his own world as he realized covering Belva’s hand with the elemental barrier work. But more importantly, he realized he could trap the surrounding mana in place, too.
And because Belva was too baffled by his action, she failed to notice what he did.
As for the others, they were completely blocked off from the scene because Ray made sure they couldn’t see through it.
"Okay, the test worked." Ray nodded and shooed Belva away.
Although confused by the ordeal, Belva could only tilt her head as she regrouped with the rest, albeit standing a bit behind.
Those at the front were all the Lord’s children, whereas she was a maid. The fact that she got to spectate was mainly because of Ray’s presence.
Needless to say, none of the children even batted an eyelid at her.
She was an insignificant person in their eyes.
The same would have been true for Ray if not for Marquis Robert’s words and intentions.
"Are you finally ready, Mister Staller?" Skyler’s mood soured when he asked this question again and again.
Who the hell agreed to a spar and took so long to prepare?
Fine, it would have been understandable if Ray were doing some exercise to get his body moving.
However, all he did was wander around and then touch a maid’s hand.
Was he here to spar or fool around?
Make up your damn mind!
"Alright, I’m ready." Ray stretched his neck and glanced at him in annoyance.
"Since you’re that desperate to become my lackey, I shouldn’t make you wait too long. That is your Master’s fault for not considering your lackey’s mindset."
"Shut up!" Skyler gritted his teeth and unsheathed his sword.
He then raised it and pointed at him. "I hope your combat skills are as good as your mouth."
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Ray stepped back and raised his hand. "I’m not into men. So please, if you’re looking for BL, find someone else."
"..."
At this point, Skyler had reached a boiling point of fury. He completely disregarded whether Ray was ready or not anymore.
Instead, he kicked the ground hard and immediately propelled himself toward Ray.
"A surprise attack?" Ray feigned an act of surprise. "As expected of a no-integrity and despicable bastard! Starting without any signal!"
Skyler pretended not to hear his remarks as he closed the gap between them.
He swung his sword high at an acute angle.
For those who had forgotten math, or more specifically geometry, an acute angle was less than 90 degrees.
Ray remained composed as he immediately cast an Elemental Barrier.
"Hah, a puny barrier!" Skyler snickered coldly. His sword was embedded with not just mana, but also aura at the same time. It could even slice through steel as if it were mere butter.
The others also laughed in disdain.
"Is this really his ability after all that talk?"
"I can’t believe he would try to use an elemental barrier to deflect a physical sword attack."
They all shook their heads and thought Ray was truly a clown in the circus.
’What is he doing?’ Only Belva thought otherwise.
As hateful as he was, Belva doubted he would do something that was disadvantageous to him.
Her question and belief would soon be answered when everyone realized the attack had indeed been blocked.
But more specifically, the attack was blocked because Skyler’s movement was disrupted by a barrier protecting him.
"What in the actual hell?" Skyler twitched his mouth when his hand was stuck midair because the barrier was trapping him.
"Surprise!" Ray smirked coldly and took advantage of his distraction to deactivate the barrier slightly. Through the opening of the crack, he quickly delivered a punch right in his guts.
THUD!
Since Skyler didn’t anticipate an attack on his stomach, there was no defense, which was why he plopped to his knees as he suppressed the urge to vomit.
"Hahaha, those defense tutorials really didn’t lie to me!" Ray laughed heartily when he saw how easily Skyler fell down from one punch in a particular area.
"Y-You dirty bastard!" Skyler clutched his hand tightly on his stomach, his chin lifted up to glare at him.
"Oh, you can still talk?" Ray gasped in horror and raised his right leg. Then, in front of everyone, he kicked Skyler right under the chin at a precise angle.
Skyler nearly choked from the impact as his body swayed to the left.
The other spectators quickly swallowed a mouthful of saliva at Ray’s ruthlessness.
However, that was only the beginning of a traumatic event for Skyler.
While the latter struggled to get up, Ray did the unthinkable.
"It’s so good that you’re a man. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to find weakness." He exclaimed.
"Huh?"
Skyler didn’t comprehend the meaning behind the sentence. But he quickly discovered what Ray meant.
BAM!
Skyler’s pupils constricted, his ears perked up, his face rapidly turning from red to purple.
As for the spectators, the women dropped their jaws, and Jake clutched his legs tightly. Sweat seemed to pour out of his forehead when he had just witnessed true horror.
To the cultured folks, they might have already guessed what had happened.
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And now, Skyler could no longer endure or resist the pain. Like a crying toddler, he screeched in a high pitch.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Shut the fuck up!" Ray was quickly startled by the sound and raised his leg again. "Scream again, and I’ll kick it once more for you to gender swap and become twin sisters with Skylar instead of just twins!"
Skyler seeped out tears from the corner of his eyes as he was forced to use one hand to clutch his lower part and another to cover his mouth.