Another World Mall

Aileen could feel the intense gaze of her opponent. With Ragna's victory, there was no need to try hard anymore.

However, she had gotten all the new things from Clovis. She would feel ashamed if she couldn't win this match.

Although she hadn't mastered them, she received two techniques from the mall's bookstore, she had gotten all the clothes and accessories. If she couldn't win against this person, would she be the right person to join the Libation Fiesta?

That was why there was something she wanted to prove in this match.

"Let's start the match. 3… 2… 1… Start!"

The moment they heard the announcement, both of them immediately leaped back and erased their presence.

The Tier 8 referees had to be careful and focused on their senses so as to not lose them. It would be bad if they couldn't find them and let them kill each other.

That was why all the referees were on high alert.

Yet, the moment the competition started, the principal, the three referees, and even Ezekiel couldn't help but stand up.

"This is…"

"En?" Utaha was about to shout to hype the match, but she was confused by the principal's reaction. Even the strong fighters from other academies were dumbfounded.

"Principal Vhalor? Do you find something wrong?" Utaha asked, while tilting her head.

Principal Vhalor shuddered in fear, realizing the terrifying power that the Libation Fiesta had.

Before he could react, the others already started screaming.

"What's going on?"

"Where is Aileen?"

"She is supposed to be there."

"We can see Gray, but where is Aileen?"

"Oi. Are you serious? Move the camera!"

The people were complaining because they couldn't sense Aileen, but for those who were strong enough, their gazes were fixated on a single screen. There was Aileen.

However, her presence was so thin that it even affected the camera.

Principal Vhalor chuckled. "Hahahaha… It's no wonder Clovis told me their new member is their trump card."

"Principal Vhalor? Can you explain what's going on?" Utaha asked, while searching for Aileen as well.

"Pseudo Unique Ability." Vhalor squinted his eyes.

"Pseudo Unique Ability?"

"Yes. That's what you're witnessing right now. Aileen Risevan has a Pseudo Unique Ability. All Tier 9 in this world have one common thing. That is a talent beyond one's comprehension.

"For example, you have Tesron, who will be fighting soon. He has the ability to see the future. This is not predicting but seeing. Even if you train your battle sense and even prediction ability, you won't reach that talent.

"However, there are still uncrowned kings among Tier 8. They're often known as a pseudo Tier 9 human.

"They can be said to be the gatekeepers for Tier 9. Each of them has a talent that is so powerful that it almost looks like the real unique ability.

"In our countries, there are two people with that kind of talent. The first one is the founding father of the explorer association in our country, Mr. Radric. The second one is the current strongest person in our country, Quill Razer. And right now, Aileen has become the third person.

"Her talent lies in erasing her presence. That talent of hers is so powerful that it feels like she is erasing her own existence from the world. You might not be able to see her, but those who have reached a certain point, we can see her standing on that screen." The principal pointed to one screen, which caused an agreement for people of the same level.

Utaha followed the direction, but she still couldn't find her.

"I have never thought that the Libation Fiesta is hiding such a monster." The principal smiled wryly. "Even though I have to be fair in my assessment, I can't see any way for Gray to win this battle."

Gray was experiencing the power of that talent firsthand.

'Huh? Where is she? Is she leaving? Is she hiding somewhere? Is she trying to lure me out and attack me? I don't plan to fall for her trick. I'm going to wait here and put myself in a favorable situation. I can't afford to lose…' Gray gritted his teeth.

Little did he know, Aileen's talent had been enhanced even more with the item from Another World Mall. He once gave the stealth equipment that could mask one's presence to Kanaria, but after reaching Tier 4, he got some new equipment.

If Clovis showered her with more items of the same type, coupled with her talent, her pseudo unique ability might actually reach the unique ability rank.

And she used it to show them who was the true champion.

Assassinate!

Aileen waved her short blade.

"Match ends. Won by: Aileen Risevan." The general's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

"!!!" The one who was shocked the most was definitely Gray, because he hadn't been defeated. "Why are you deciding the match already? Is this a sca—!"

Before he finished his words, several pillars suddenly got slashed and fell down, startling Gray's voice.

When he turned his head around, he saw Alan grabbing Aileen's hand while the other referee blocked her attack. The pillars fell down from the residual power.

And it was there he saw Aileen, whose presence finally returned.

"!!!" Gray was in utter shock.

Not just him, even Tesron stood up from his seat. If his grandfather were here, he would have the same reaction.

Even someone like Tesron would have a hard time fighting against Aileen. At the same time, the power Aileen unleashed earlier had far surpassed that of her tier. In fact, he was probably the only one who could match Aileen in raw power alone, but she was an assassin, not a fighter-type vanguard.

He realized Clovis must plan for Aileen to turn around the situation in case they lost the first two battles.

Still, the power was too shocking.

Even Ezekiel realized that her talent had far surpassed what he had seen a couple of days ago.

Aileen completely dominated the battle and captured the attention, not just from the people here but from the entire world.