Reincarnated With a SSS-Rank Hypnosis Skill in Another World-Chapter 29 - Hopeless

I stayed focused.

I knew I had to do better. I knew the next few days would be crucial. I couldn’t let go of the tension that kept pushing me forward.

That’s why, even if Elena was trying moves on me, for this moment, I couldn’t do anything to her. I needed my mind focused on the tournament. It was simply too important. I couldn’t fail at any given time. I needed to continue on the same track where I obliterated everyone in my path.

I arrived back at the King’s Castle, where Lady Seraphina had been waiting.

"You did pretty well today," she said coldly. However, from the look on her face, it was clear there was something else going through her mind—something that she wanted to discuss with me in private. It seemed she had also understood that today’s performance wouldn’t be enough.

We quickly excused ourselves from Aria and Elena as she brought me to the side, clearly worried as she kept looking over in my direction.

"Winning the tournament is going to be harder than I thought."

That was the first thing she told me.

"Today, when I was watching you fight, I spotted a girl. An anomaly, someone who shouldn’t even be in the same category as you. You are a great talent, but... she’s on a completely other level."

I knew who she was talking about. However, I kept my mouth shut. I wanted to see what she had to say about her.

"A black-haired girl who has already reached the Peak of the 5th Mana Circle. For an 18-year-old, that is completely unheard of. And I will be honest with you, your chances of winning against her are ridiculously low. The only way for you to potentially win out of nowhere would be for you to steal my powers, which is impossible. So yeah..."

It was just like I had thought.

"Yeah, I saw her earlier. Do you know who she is exactly?"

She nodded her head. But even then, she didn’t seem too happy about what she had learned.

"What’s troubling about this girl is the fact that she is ridiculously powerful, and what’s even crazier about her is that she doesn’t come from any special family with incredible talent. Her background is one of an orphan who lived her whole life without anyone helping her. She’s a self-made talent."

I frowned.

That made little sense.

She had been found inside the room reserved for green bracelet participants. Everyone had been part of a great family.

"Then, why did she get that bracelet of mine? The green one. I thought those were for important nobles."

"Because she received some unknown backing before taking part in the tournament. It seemed that a powerful noble family found her talent before us and decided to use it to their advantage, which also means that she’s untouchable."

I could only sigh.

This girl was even more of an anomaly than I, who had received this body.

How was that even fair?

That stupid Goddess didn’t see that coming, I’m guessing.

Fucking useless, if you ask me.

"She could have at least made me the strongest in this world. That was the least she could do. Why am I fucking struggling my way to the top?"

I shook my head, remembering the skill I had used back then.

Hypnosis.

Maybe choosing a fighting skill would have been better. I could have become stronger, especially since back then I didn’t know about the limitations of the skill. I thought that I would have been able to hypnotize every single person I wanted to.

But I quickly realized that wasn’t the case, which meant that it would have probably been the case with the other skills. Nevertheless, it was annoying.

The fact that I wouldn’t win this tournament was annoying.

I wanted to win.

I needed to win.

I needed to make a statement in this world.

A statement that said that I was the best and no one was even close to me. I needed to prove everyone wrong. I needed to rewrite this poor public opinion. I wanted respect, and becoming the strongest is the best way to do that.

But more than anything, I wouldn’t succeed alone.

I needed help.

"If you want, we can train tonight, but I think you can easily make it to the quarter-finals with your current skills. I also think that resting might be the best option for you."

I nodded and let her go. There was no point in talking any longer. [Arcane Assimilation] wouldn’t save me this time. There was not enough time.

The final was around a week from now. But to learn a new skill would take even more time, given that I would be fighting all week.

No.

I needed something else.

I needed another [Arcane Assimilation]. Another cheat, something even more powerful.

It might be foolish. But here I was, praying in the back of my mind that the Goddess who had sent me here could hear my thoughts and could help me. It had happened in the past. I only wanted it to happen again, and I had a strong feeling that it would. At least, that’s what I truly hoped for.

And as if hearing my pleas, a message appeared before me. However, it was unlike the previous one that had given me a quest.

In fact, it was much different.

It was a request.

[A God wishes to have a talk with you.]

[Do you wish to accept his invitation?]

A talk with a God.

It was clear that he wanted to make a deal with me. A deal of some kind. And in the situation that I was in at the moment, I didn’t think that I could lose anything by agreeing. The worst that could happen was for me to refuse whatever the God would tell me.

It was a win-win situation, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I wouldn’t let go of.