The Goddess Made A Mistake Again

At one of the VIP rooms above the Arena

Ulvoric watched Henry come of the door and stand there with no problem as the people kept on shaming him. He's eyes still held the power that sometimes scared the shit out of him.

It was crazy for Ulvoric to see Henry dressed so casually. He was going to fight the Number 1 ranked guy in his class… at the very least he could have worn some armor. The craziest part was, he had a humongous black sword in his back.

'I wonder what he plans on doing with that.'

"Ulvoric!"

Ulvoric sighed as he heard the familiar annoyed voice. It wasn't Elivia, But Bethany who came with a strong head and asked, "Do we really have to do this?"

Bethany was talking about the arena arrangement. She could not understand why Ulvoric had suddenly made the choice to have Henry's and Taylor's ranked battle at the arena.

It wasn't that Bethany thought wrong of it or didn't want Henry to be in spotlight, she just wanted to preserve the academy's reputation.

From Bethany's view, it was clear to her that Henry would be the one to win this fight. But a student at the bottom defeating the very top of his class would mean many complications… especially in front of such a large crowd.

When Henry wins, the people will think bad about the ranking system. Because if a low rank person can defeat the strongest… then doesn't it mean he should have been ranked first to begin with?

Furthermore, it would also dwindle Taylor's growth.

"I'm only doing this because the crowd want it." Ulvoric lightly said with that gentle smile on him.

"The crowd wants it?" Bethany felt confused as she heard the numerous boo's being thrown at Henry.

"Don't only hear what's happening on the surface level but look beneath. It's because they are booing so hard that you can guess how much they want to see this match."

"That's it?" Bethany asked suspiciously.

Seeing that look, Ulvoric sweated for a moment. Bethany was smart, she didn't just join the student council because of her rank and beauty.

'Don't give me that look. It's not like I can tell you it's because that guy wanted me to do this!'

That's what Ulvoric thought but said something else, "Yes, it is. Believe me Bethany… have I ever led you astray?"

He was her weak spot, he knew that and played it like it.

Bethany sighed, "Yes, you may be right. The students should get some entertainment in a while. I may be thinking too much because the President is not here."

Ulvoric's smiley face almost cracked hearing about her, "Don't worry too much. If it's the president I'm sure nothing will happen to her."

"It's not her I'm worried about."

'I know…'

…

At the Arena

Taylor came out steadily with that long bow in his hand. It was so long that he couldn't even put it on his back.

I knew what that weapon is and also guessed that he might use it.

In the original story, when Arthur and Taylor had their ranked fight, Taylor hadn't used the bow and also lost the fight. But later, he got his rank back within the top 10 and participated in the BIG exam.

At that moment, he had a sudden upgrade of power and had first used that bow.

The Sky Angel's Bow

It wasn't just any bow but a Sigmat Weapon. A Sigmat Weapon is a type of weapon that is created by using sigmat crystals and therefore gets its aforementioned affinity too.

They were very powerful and extremely costly.

The Sky Angel's Bow was created by using many blue rank Air affinity crystals. As it sounded, the bow could fire arrows made of air from nothing and also more.

Because of the numerous crystals made to create the weapon, the sigmat weapons are much more powerful than a group of people using the same amount of ranked rings.

The bow was also the Harris family's Ancestral Weapon.

'So his family is also here then… to support the guy.' I look around the large arena and with the help of my eyes, I see them.

A big smile forms on me as I say, "Your father looks quite tense in his seat, Taylor."

!!

Taylor was surprised by what Henry said. He looked at the place where Henry was looking at and indeed his family was there.

A good archer can see a kilometer away. Even with Taylor's glasses, he still could see far enough to see the tense expressions.

His father was sweating himself while his brothers were worried.

"You better give them a good show, Taylor." He slowly turned to me, "Otherwise, you might become the loser of the Harris family."

"Hmmn!" Taylor gritted his teeth in anger, seeing how Henry smiled cruelly at him. But then he calmed down and took a breath.

"You should think about yourself."

"Hm?"

"If my lord, Henry Van Tax, gets ridiculed by a noble's son in front of such a crowd… I think it will be more embarrassing, right?" Taylor said as his gaze held eagle like sharpness.

Which just made me smile harder.

The announcer seeing that both of us were ready, called it.

"Alright then gentlemen. By my count, the ranked match will begin."

"Remember, no matter what trick you use… it's a fair deal. Just make sure to handle the repercussions later." The announcer said as he raised his left hand and waited.

Both me and Taylor glanced at the hand… that without warning strikes down.

"BEGIN!"

Immediately, I look at Taylor to see him already pulling back his bowstring. As he pulled that string, my vision slowed and I could see air suddenly compressing before the string and quickly turning into a long arrow.

The size of it was 4 and a half feet.

As soon as Taylor's fingers left the bowstring, the air arrow shot itself towards me.

The speed was phenomenal. It wasn't as fast as Ilon's lightning enhanced speed but faster than Marva's.

My body moved instantaneously as it dodged the bullet like arrow by an inch.

"Boom!"

Behind, where the arrow struck the wall, it penetrated the wall by a deep level and left cracks around the place. Just as the arrow hit, it also dissipated in air.

'Shiiiit! That thing has quite the power. I want one too!'

Unfortunately, Sigmat weapons are soo rare that you can't find them on the market, even on the black market it would take a long time to find one that's actually decent.

The best way would be to have a blacksmith with such expertise make a custom one.

My greed slows down immensely as I dodge another shot to my head. Looking ahead, I see Taylor pulling his string back for another attack.

'I need to think straight. Can't be greedy right now… I'll have a lifetime ahead of me, if I win this fight.'

Taylor let the string go for the third time as the arrow went straight for its target. This time, Henry didn't move from his spot.

Seeing that, a thought instantly flashes through everyone's mind.

'Is he going to take that head on?'

To their surprise, a sword… bigger than anything they saw suddenly shielded Henry's front.

"Boom!"

The arrow hit straight at the target but Taylor clicked his tongue in annoyance, 'Is he seriously going to use that thing?'

"WHOO!"

For the first time since the start, the crowd cheered for Henry as they saw his sword blocking the attack like it was nothing.