With great powers, comes a great harem!

What did Yuki know about Ryan?

He was an exceptional athlete, maintaining his third rank since enrollment. He was assessed with a potential A rank. His elemental affinity was with Wind.

While Yuki had observed Ryan in combat before, he recognized that the blond wasn’t giving his all during those times. And since Yuki never intended to enter the Tower, he hadn’t looked into potential opponents prior to enrolling.

However, was there any reason to fall behind and accept his defeat? Not in a million chances.

Yuki was here to compete, and despite what grudge this Third-ranked held against him, Yuki was going to win this round.

“Begin!” Hearing the call, Yuki charged toward the guy, who stood all casual with his toe-tapping on the ground and hands tucked inside his pockets.

Yuki remained unfazed by such a nonchalant gesture. He summoned a shield in front of his left arm, aiming to shove Ryan off balance and pin him under another sturdy shield.

Despite not having a master plan, Yuki had to take the initiative.

Yet, just as he neared his target, Yuki was met with a powerful gust forcing him downward. The pressure was more than he could withstand with his current momentum. Before he could brace himself, his shield fragmented and he was thrown to the ground.

Before Yuki could try lifting himself back, some weight was pressed on the back of his head before he heard a voice reaching vividly in his ears,

“Tch…tch…tch. How pitiful from a person holding the fourth rank. Why don’t you just sacrifice yourself today in this ring and save yourself from embarrassment?”

Yuki didn’t give much weight to Ryan’s words, as his attention was solely on finding a way out of the confining space Ryan had trapped him in.

Somehow bringing his palms together he chanted,

“Bind!”

Soon the pressure was obliterated since a barrier shaped like a cage formed around the two which prohibits air supply whether it’s from outside or inside.

They were in a complete vacuum.

In less than half a second, Yuki propelled himself away from Ryan and severed the spell’s connection to reality.

The vacuum cage not only eliminates all traces of air within, but it also rapidly depletes the oxygen from the captive’s body.

Remaining trapped within that barrier for more than a few seconds would have been detrimental to Yuki.

Quickly getting back to his feet, Yuki presumed Ryan would need a moment to collect himself. However, when a punch struck him squarely in the chest, Yuki realized this round wasn’t going to be easy.

“Khuk!!” Yuki grunted, his feet sliding backward as he struggled to retain his balance. Suddenly, another fierce gust targeted the spot where Ryan had just hit him.

“Fuck!!” Yuki cursed as his body was no longer in control, and he was thrown meters away, with throbbing pain coursing across his chest.

‘…something definitely broke…’ Wiping the blood off his lips, Yuki focused on the blond boy who still was standing nonchalantly at his spot.

Yuki looked at the terminal to find more than a minute had already passed and until now, he hadn’t been able to land a single blow on his target.

Yuki realized he needed an unconventional approach. He couldn’t trap Ryan within a barrier since his objective was to snatch away the wristband. Similarly, he couldn’t shield himself with a barrier for the same reason.

‘First I need to throw him off guard…’ Yuki conjured a massive wall, meant to work like a shield, just above Ryan’s head before bringing it down the very next second.

True to Yuki’s anticipation, Ryan remained unfazed, employing his elemental magic to prevent the barrier from bearing down on him.

‘Damn…he is strong…’ Yuki was lost on choices, so he conjured four more shields around Ryan and deployed them from each direction to test his limits.

If Ryan failed to oppose the barrier in time, he might lose each bone of his body due to the sheer attractive force of the barrier four wall currently approaching him.

But, of course, nothing like that happened as Ryan flawlessly resisted the greenish-blue shields from nearing him more than three meters.

‘System.’

[Name: Shirazawa Yuki]

[Age: 15]

[Level: 8]

[Exp: 100/800]

[HP: 250/400]

[MP: 998765…… /∞]

[Str: 34]

[Stm: 60]

[Wis: 12]

[Int: 14]

[End: 30]

[Available stats: 25]

[Skills: 1. All weapon mastery- Lvl-Max

2. Revival – Lvl-Max

3. Gluttony- Lvl-Max

4. Healing- Lvl-Max

5. Bookworm- Lvl-Max

6. Infinity Barrier- Lvl-Max

7. Increment- Lvl-Max

8. Slavery- Lvl-Max

9. Pyrokinesis- Lvl- 1 (Max at 10)

Contracted Partner: Tsuyuri Shio-

Loyalty(Max)]

….

After taking a quick glance at the screen, Yuki invested ten points to stamina and fifteen to endurance, while his mind solely remained on how to advance near Ryan and draw him into a brawl.

The good part was Ryan’s immobility because of those shields surrounding him…or what Yuki assumed.

“Elemental Manifestation?!” Yuki couldn’t help exclaiming as he saw Ryan’s body materialize into thin air before he left the confinement of the shields, making them bash against each other.

The Manifestation form on Ryan was still of the same height, however, there were no clothes nor any definite form to look at. He was just a congregation of waves and what made his presence evident was his cold blue eyes.

Ryan moved at a high pace around the arena like he owned the place, and sent waves of air currents in Yuki’s direction from anonymous corners.

“Khak!!” Some were dodgeable and some just hit him hard at different spots.

Yuki’s clothing was in shreds, and his muscles were torn. Several of his bones had fractured due to the intensity of Ryan’s onslaught.

Yuki was trying to conjure barriers to protect himself but what could block thin air left Yuki with one option of relying on the vacuum cage…which in these circumstances would be lethal.

It hadn’t been three minutes, yet Yuki’s condition was torn down to a pitiful state. His uniform was merely now in shreds, left arm broken and hanging. Numerous spots from where the blood poured out and spread on the mat.

Ryan finally reverted back to his human form before he stepped inches apart from Yuki.

There was a smirk adorning Ryan’s lips as he leaned closer and whispered in a coy tone,

“Now it’s clear. You are not worthy to remain by her-mmghnnghh?!!”

Ryan’s eyes suddenly widened, and his words halted mid-sentence as, unexpectedly, a searing hand clamped over his mouth.

With a bloodshot gaze smoldering with raw, murderous fury, Yuki declared,

“Finally…caught you….”

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A/N:- Maya is mine!

Yuki: Say that again *conjures a meteor*

Maya: Kyah! Yuki-sama~

A/N: —_—

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