The fight with Eselin in the arena was still waiting for me, and fuck, it was for nothing too. I'd thought Pix might have lied about where she had been that day, but she hadn't. That meant I was going to have to entertain Eselin's ego for a while and then lose anyway, because if Null had not been able to beat her, what chance did I really have? I was still just an F-class student who barely understood spells, let alone this world.
When I looked back, I saw the seats filling up fast. The arena in the boys' dormitory was packed with students, and there were even a few civilians among them too. Null had also let the girls come over to watch, which only made the whole thing feel more like an event than a sparring match.
"Eselin!" a boy shouted from the stands. "Beat him up, girl!"
"Yeah!"
"Come on, Ace! Bust her butt!"
"Woo!"
