The moment Reinhart used Mana Reinforcement, the outcome was already decided even before our swords clashed.0

Reinhart’s body was engulfed in the blue flames of mana, and Scarlett lost her grip on her sword as it was instantly knocked away.0

Clang!0

Reinhart had disarmed his opponent with a swift and decisive blow of his own weapon.0

Most martial arts were designed to be used against opponents of similar caliber. A fight between someone who has reached the superhuman level and someone who hadn’t was not a matter of skill but of sheer difference in class. It was impossible for the latter to win.0

The loss of a weapon counted as being incapacitated in combat.0

—Th-The… The third bout goes to Reinhart!0

The announcer’s cry ended the third bout.0

“What the heck is going on?”0

Olivia did not understand what had happened. She didn’t know that Reinhart needed the aid of Self-Deception to use Mana Reinforcement. 0

To her, it just looked like Reinhart had been deliberately not using Mana Reinforcement until that moment.0

Only Ellen and Scarlett knew the truth.0

In the audience, Ellen was the only one who knew exactly what a huge step Reinhart had achieved in such a brief moment.0

She clenched her fist unconsciously.0

‘Reinhart…’ she thought.0

Reinhart had advanced to the next level. There was no way anyone else around her knew it, but Ellen understood all too well how significant such an advancement was.0

Ellen was so overjoyed that she could barely contain herself from jumping up and running to Reinhart. Despite Ellen’s excitement and the audience’s bewilderment, the match continued.0

The score was now 2-1 in Scarlett’s favor.0

Even though Reinhart had succeeded in using Mana Reinforcement without the aid of his supernatural power, the ability itself was still a double-edged sword.0

There were two bouts remaining, and he had to defeat Scarlett in both of them with only the aid of Mana Reinforcement.0

If he managed to do that, though, would he be able to compete properly...0