I Can Contract Beauties-Chapter 255: Grand Championship

"Hmm? So Maras has not returned since that incident?" Miguel said thoughtfully.

The man nodded his head, not daring to hide it from him.

Maras has been missing for quite some time now.

The last time they heard of him was when he tried to search for the twin.

Usually, if Maras planned to disappear for a long time, he would actually inform them in advance. If he has something to do, and he did not inform them, that would usually mean that he will be back if not in an hour, at most in a day.

It has been more than a day since they last saw Maras, though, and for that, they were already very worried.

With no news regarding him and the twin, their worry compounded even more.

He knew that their boss and this Elder Journey had some kind of friendship and connection. If by any chance, Elder Journey knew of their boss’ situation, that would be great.

However, considering Elder Journey’s question earlier, that seemed very unlikely. Now, he became even more worried regarding Maras’ situation.

On the other hand, Miguel pondered for a bit before shaking his head.

"The food today doesn’t taste right," he said.

Aaliyah and Edith looked at him before nodding their heads in affirmation. Although subtle, they could also tell that the food today really did not taste like the usual.

Miguel just shook his head inwardly. The chef might also be worried in regards to Maras’ situation, affecting the food that they were cooking in the process.

Hearing his comment, the man assigned to the front table felt nervous all of a sudden.

Elder Journey was a known menace in Blazing City. With his strength and terrible reputation due to what happened before, the man was afraid that Elder Journey might get upset because of bad food and take it on him.

However, it seems that he was overthinking it.

Even though Elder Journey made that comment, he and his summons still continued to eat their food silently. After paying, the three of them also left the vicinity of Maras Tavern without causing any trouble.

The man heaved a sigh of relief. Still, the worry in his face as well as the other workers in the tavern continued to deepen.

On the other hand, Miguel and the two continued to walk forward in the street leisurely.

As for Maras’ matter, truthfully, Miguel doesn’t have any plan on intervening.

Even though Maras was good to him, it was only because of his identity. If there was any favor, it would actually be Maras owning him one.

From the start, Miguel also knew that Maras was clearly aware of the danger involving the twin, still, he decided to go and search for them anyway.

As for the twin, Miguel thought that they were quite idiotic to say the least.

However, he could not blame them either.

For those less unfortunate, risking their life from day to day basis to get by, and have a chance of turning their situation around was quite normal.

The twin’s action might seem foolish, but it was actually a bet and risk that they must take sooner or later if they want to improve their situation.

It’s just that the bet they had taken had also unknowingly implicated those around them.

Anyway, Miguel put this matter at the back of his mind as he continued forward with Aaliyah and Edith.

Today, who will become the division champion in the academy will be decided.

The freshmen summoner champion versus the freshmen martial artist champion. And then the sophomore summoner champion versus the sophomore martial artist champion.

When Miguel and the two arrived in the academy, it was already boasting with activity.

He knew that in one corner of the academy, the betting game was still going on.

However, unlike before, Miguel does not plan on placing a bet anymore, considering it a waste of time. He was just here to enjoy the fight and possibly learn something on how summoners in this world usually fight with martial artists who have equal or greater strength compared to their beasts.

To be precise, he was curious on what kind of performance Erika would deliver.

After the near-death experience from before, Miguel knew that Erika had already changed. When she was fighting before, Miguel could feel the ease in which she defeated her opponent one by one.

She was already considered a genius before so the changes were quite subtle.

If Miguel had not fought with Erika before, there was a chance that he might also not notice that change that happened to her.

As compared to before, she now moved and ordered her beast meticulously and with great confidence.

Of course, her previous opponents were quite weak compared to what she faced from that time.

Her opponent, Victor Hall is a very powerful Martial Artist and was considered a genius in Blazing City.

How would Erika fare against this kind of genius, Miguel was also curious.

Time passed in the blink of an eye and the academy gradually became even more crowded.

Miguel, along with the other elders and teachers of the academy sat in the same place as before.

Looking around, Miguel saw a lot of new faces. Each of them actually introduced themselves to Elder Journey one by one and Miguel did not turn them down.

In order for him to investigate that thing, he must also start with the top brasses. If he wanted to obtain information, getting them from the local tyrants and families with a long history was the most ideal.

Of course, knowing the hand behind the scene, he must also take extra care, lest he startled the target prematurely.

Some time later, the stage preparation was already done.

The first to duke it out would be the champion of the freshmen division.

Simon, the one who defeated Gasper, stood on the stage with a calm gaze. What happened yesterday made him feel ashamed.

Considered as a young genius, but could not even control his own summon. He thought of himself as quite lacking, and due to that, he got embarrassed in front of so many people and especially the elders.

Hence, today, he vowed not to repeat the same mistake and fix his reputation in Blazing City.

Since his opponent was only a Martial Artist, he was not worried and was very confident.

This battle was his to take!