{Dolarus}
Countless figures from all over the world appeared to witness the next generation that entered the Dolarus academy. This includes royalty, nobles, heroes, and with the latest addition of TV courtesy of Luke, the academy decided to broadcast the entire event worldwide on M-tube. This became the very first worldwide broadcast of this level. If Luke had invented the genius book of world records, then this would probably be the most viewed live video of all time.
The stadium, which looked more like a Roman coliseum, had countless no-name characters but also the big players. Kalab, who also wore a red trench coat with a black shirt and white pants, had his golden eyes scan the other players already selecting his targets before landing on a blonde-haired beauty. He looked at her with unrestrained lust, landing on every curve of her body. She also noticed him and tried to cover her body from his gaze.
This was Claudia, the princess of the human empire. Somehow, everyone got to know of the deal between Claudia and the emperor, and that she chose Luke Wayne over Kalab. Most people thought it was love, but some, however, were ready to pounce on the opportunity and spread rumors that affected Kalab's popularity. Not that Kalab cared, however, his ego was hurt that she rejected him for someone with just slightly better talent than everyone. This ego hurt slowly turned into an obsessive desire for her just to get out of his ego being hurt.
Other than Kalab and Claudia, there was the princess of one of the elven empires, Isabela elvendor. The dwarf prince Romanos, Isaac Lionheart and Lily Lionheart, the heir of the Lionheart family, Blair Thornecrest and George Thornecrest, one of the four great family heiresses and heirs, and finally Nevin Duskgrave, another heir of the four great families. These were the big shots that are present here, as the rest are in another branch of the academy.
The noble academy has its branches all over the continent and is the leader of all other academies. Its influence is quite big, especially in international politics, as it could single-handedly start a world war on the continent if it ever so wished to. Thankfully, it is only concerned about the top scores in its academy, thus it doesn't participate in anything unless it affects those who score high on its test. As everyone gathered, waiting for the exam to begin, Claudia looked around, trying to find Luke looking at the public opinion sort of shifted from rumors to them being in love.
Meanwhile, Kalab clenched his fist as he looked at her and said, "Why do you have to care for the uni affinity guy? You know you have better options like me, who not only possess an SSS-rank ability but also 3 elements, all of them considered uncommon or even rare."
This turned the attention of the crowd to the scowling face of Kalab as the audience began to troll him and insult him for trying to break lovers apart, while the crowd there just frowned at the disrespect shown to a princess, but didn't care either way. It is a human going against a human, it is not a bother for another species to involve themselves in. Meanwhile, the podium itself had various reactions: some laughed, some looked on with unbothered eyes, while some frowned but refrained from saying anything.
'What is this guy doing? I am trying to protect his public image, and he is making it harder for me to. Does he think this is a competition to see if I can protect his public image from hitting rock bottom?' Claudia's face didn't seem to react, but inwardly she was quite icked by Kalab from the beginning. The lust, arrogance, and greed of now openly trying to break apart lovers.
'Is this the savior of the world? The one chosen by the goddess of light. He looks like the only thing he will save is his depravity.' She thought as she said, "He and I were in love since childhood, I don't think something like talent should break that apart."
Kalab just scoffed, usually hearing things like love would make the crowd go wild as it was seen in a bad light for ladies to love before marriage but Luke shifted this perception with movies like the Titanic, Casablanca, Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and juliet thus causing the populars to shift their views not only on women but also love in general. Of course, not everyone was influenced; there was a good portion of the populous, like 40 to 50%, that were rooted in their tradition.
Finally hearing a horse, everyone turned to a 16-year-old who just stepped out; it was Luke. He had removed his long trench coat on the ride because it was too hot and was now wearing it. He walked over as he pulled claudia closer to him and kissed her on the lips before saying "Long time no see, honey" and the crowd went wild as the women in the stadium and everyone blushed hard, claudia even though surprised was not immune to this as she blushed hard herself and brought herself to slowly mutter out.
"Hi, ho honey" before completely going blank as her face turned red enough to be mixed in with her red dress that she wore for fighting. Wayne clothing made specialized uniforms for men and women to wear during multiple events, although men only brought one cloth and wore it for the rest of the year, women brought as many as 300 clothes for each day of the year, it seems. Back to the story, the internet exploded with comments, likes, and dislikes, causing the internet, which is built on mana by the way, to go down for a couple of minutes before turning back on.
The girls blushed and dreamed about their men doing it to them while the men were already putting it on there to do before dying list or in simple terms bucket list. We see yet again another record being made with becoming the fastest hot topic on the continent. In the golden palace, the emperor looked at what was happening with a stern expression as his ministers thought of how to get the emperor to forgive Luke for his action, but unbeknownst to them, his thoughts were completely different.
'That's my son-in-law, unafraid to show public affection to the one he loves. Hahah, he reminds me of my old days when I used to challenge the norms. Now, don't lose control and laugh out loud otherwise you're going to miss the chance of your ministers kissing your ass to save your son in law. Kiss my ass ministers come one let me hear the praise' That was exactly what he was thinking.
Back in the academy, the crowd was going wild with blushes and laughter at the young couple's display of romance. Only 4 people were thinking differently, the first 2 were Claudia and Luke the other 2 were Kalab who was fusing and plotting to do the same before Luke with Claudia and Nevin who has no bitches to plan this with.