Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 903 I Am Enough

Klaus was taken aback when he heard this, he thought Gregory would let his pride take over and he would agree to fight with him for Luthera.

He didnʼt give up after this setback, another chance would present itself, and all he needed to do was to be patient.

”Now, if you donʼt mind, I have a marriage to complete.” Gregory said as he turned around.

Klaus chuckled, ”As expected, refusing a challenge. The real geniuses donʼt refuse such. But what can I say, after staying under the protection of your family for so long, it is normal. I wonder what the condition of your home would be without your familyʼs support.”

Gregory paused when he heard this, he turned to look at Klaus with an annoyed expression.

He looked around and noticed the crowd were all staring, whispering among themselves. When his gaze met his fatherʼs, he saw the disappointment in his eyes. Although his father was annoyed by Klaus coming to disrupt the wedding, he felt embarrassed for having such a disgrace of a son.

Klaus was only in the Second stage of the Sage Plane while he was in the Fifth, he didnʼt even use the excuse of having a higher stage and not wanting to bully Klaus, instead, he outright refused the challenge. Against a powerful opponent, it would be deemed wise, but against one weaker, it was only cowardice, except he gave the right excuses.

”You want to challenge me, for her?” Gregory turned around with resolution. Seeing his fatherʼs expression gave him a change of heart. Besides, he was confident in his abilities.

Klaus nodded, not showing any signs of backing down.

Just as Gregory was about to step forward, Lothar, Lutheraʼs father, stepped forward.

”Hold on, since you two want to fight for my daughterʼs hand, itʼs only right I approve of it.” He said calmly.

If both youths fought on their own without him saying anything and then gave out his daughter to the winner, it would mean he didnʼt have a say in this.

Even if he wanted to create a good bond with the Robertson Family, he was not going to bring down the dignity of his family in the process. Since Gregory has agreed to fight, then he would be the one in charge, not Gregory or Klaus.

”Itʼs only right you do this, uncle.” Klaus was the first to speak up, wearing a bright smile on his face. The first part of his plan had been achieved, with this, the rest will fall perfectly into place. Well, so he hoped.

From when Klaus and Grey stepped into the Braun Family compound till now, Luthera hadnʼt taken her eyes off Klausʼ figure, other than taking a glance at Grey who was standing beside him when he came in, she kept her full focus on him. He was the only shining light in this dark world of hers.

Lothar gave the order for the place to be adjusted so a battle could take place. An Earth Elementalist stepped forward to set up a platform for the battle.

He stepped on the platform and gave out the rule, there would be two rounds of battles, and each individual would give whatever stipulations they wanted, so long as it was not out of line.

The winner of both rounds will be the victor, but if it ends in a tie, then he would be the one to state the rules for the final battle.

Klaus and Gregory accepted this.

”Who would go first?” Lothar looked at the duo.

Gregory threw a glance at Klaus, ”Heʼll go first, I donʼt want to take advantage of him.”

Lothar nodded and turned to Klaus.

ʼThe person with the most handsome friend wins.ʼ

Klaus almost blurted this out, but seeing how serious the situation was, he swallowed back his words. He couldnʼt afford to annoy Lutheraʼs father. The fact that he agreed to this already seemed to be his limit.

”I challenge you to a duel.” He stood facing Gregory.

Being three stages below his opponent didnʼt make him give up, he was confident in his ability.

The thought of putting Grey against him came to mind, but this was his battle, and he had to be the one to fight it.

This was one of the few times Grey saw Klaus this serious.

ʼCould it be that heʼs really in love?ʼ He took a long hard look at Klaus, before moving his gaze to the person making his friend take such a risk.

Luthera was a beautiful girl with black hair and brown eyes. Her oval face and still somewhat chubby chick from baby fat made her look cute. She was not the most beautiful girl Grey had seen, but she was still beautiful, at least on the same level as Alice, if not above her.

Gregory laughed when he heard Klaus challenging him.

”You weakling, you think you can beat me?” He mocked, ”Okay, to be fair, why donʼt the two of you fight me?”

Klaus almost burst out laughing when he heard this. It wasnʼt even certain if Gregory could beat him, yet he wanted Grey to join him. If that wasnʼt suicide, he didnʼt know what is.

”Only I am enough.” Klaus said coolly.

Fighting against Gregory was a huge risk for him. He knew Gregory was a talented figure, and he had heard of some of his battles as well, so he knew he wasnʼt weak. If he lost this round, all Gregory had to do was come up with some insane stipulation in the next round, and he would win.

Klaus had to win this battle, it was a must for him. Losing it would be detrimental to his cause.

Lothar looked at Klaus, he shook his head before stepping off the platform. He called an Elder from the family to preside over the battle.

”This is a friendly battle, no deaths allowed. Of course, injuries canʼt be avoided, but no life-threatening attacks should be used. Once you canʼt fight anymore, admit defeat.” The Elder said to the two.

They nodded, prepared for battle.

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