The battle started ruthlessly, the same as always, Gia fighting upfront with physical attacks. The sword moved masterly towards Emma, delivering rude hits to every side to push her back. Then she stopped for Emma to gain some breath. However, this time, the next attacks would be harder than the last time."This time we are not training, Your Highness," Gia teased and started another attack. "You should block better."Emma smiled while panting heavily, she felt her heart running widely. If the continuous waves didn't stop then she will lose painfully. However, as Gia said, they were not training this time. The many times she asked Gia to help her, well, she didn't use that much of her power. She wanted to train her close-range battle abilities. The same as Gia doing right now.However, didn't Gia kindly helped her earlier to make everyone know about her identity? Why should she still conceal her powers as a witch? Even more, why should the battle still be an exch

The Duke was the first to react, he was the most resistant apart from Master Jin to the fragrance. He pushed the ones holding him and created a big barrier of barrier around his dear husband to let any dragon that was now aroused from the strong aroma approach her for even a slight of a second."Emma!" he jumped to the center of the platform and wrapped her in his robe. That way the aroma could be a little less, at least until the scale he had gifted her before started to take effect.Emma was scared, she couldn't deny it. The feeling of being easy prey in the middle of hundreds or even thousands of dragons was depressing. She was even shaking a little.Then… as the aroma was being suppressed, the barrier of fire came down."What happened?""Did you feel it?""I… I don't know… why am I feeling so heated?""What… how shameless!""You are the same, look at your face. You are blushing…"Th

The next battles were as uneventful as the last one, Kal had won against Segen, the indifferent warrior, in a singular and strange battle. It seemed that any of them wanted to pass into the last round to fight those extremely powerful warriors or even worse, to battle the Duchess. They will be dragon's food if they dared to.Or more like, the two of them were told beforehand to lose the battle. Kal because of his vow to the Duke, and Segen because of her new job position. She was recruited into the Duke's new squad and so it was not allowed to lay a hand on the Duchess, but protect her.So the battle was on who will go out of the platform first. Kal was trying to give up but Segen didn't let him. So they were trying to make the other stay on the platform for the longest time.It was becoming a foolish show as no one of them wanted to step down the platform, the show was so silly that Segen tried to tie Kal and shoved him in a swift straight line while she steppe

The strange battle continued for a few minutes. The movements didn't decrease, and the strength only became more powerful with every hit. Madame Lu had to reinforce the barrier as the cracking was making the island shake every time.Now, not even the ones in the VIP room were enjoying their fun and conversations, all the eyes were focused on the battle below."Their strength is formidable," Madame Lu whispered in the ear of Master Jin. He was looking with intense attention at Liam's moves. "He will surpass you one day, old man.""Yes," Master Lu didn't even desire to negate it. He was sure that the brat was fated to do that from the moment he saw him.Madame Lu was a bit stunned by the response. The old man was always shameless to answer that it will take at least a hundred years for that brat to even grasp a bit of his level. However, this time…"Is this all you can do?"The Duke stopped taking the attacks, they were coming even stro

Before Emma could reach the mighty butt of the Duke, her husband, he turned around so fast that she could only widen her eyes and do nothing."Don't…" she said as the odious Duke was taking her leg and pulling her to him.He smirked when her body was already pasted on his chest. "Darling, are you done playing?"Emma could hardly contain her furious expression with the mask. She pushed again the Duke and decided that the combat face to face was impossible. She would never win him on that, so…"My dear, we can solve this combat if you promise me something…" the shameless Duke said without caring the audience hearing, "a baby as cute as you."Emma blushed and couldn't help but imagine their life together with a baby. 'No… I should focus.'"However, we have to start the making very hard for at least a month, what do you say, my dear?"Emma was about to lose it again. "You are a shameless dragon!"The cro