Chapter 315


    <b><i>Arena Terror (1)</i></b>


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    Park Jin-woo shook his head andposed himself.


    Walking the streets with Cami.


    In fact, they had gone out together several times before, but walking together in the unfamiliarnd of America felt different.


    Moreover, America was Cami’s homnd.


    For Park Jin-woo, it was also a ce he didn’t know well, so he couldn’t help but tense his shoulders more to avoid making mistakes.


    “Jin-woo! Try this.”


    Whether she knew Park Jin-woo’s feelings or not, Cami ordered food from a food truck with an excited face.This was already the fourth food truck.


    At first, she had said strange things like ‘As expected, the n master is bold…’, but she quickly regained her enthusiasm and began exploring food.


    Hot dogs, waffles, pretzels, pizza slices….


    They had eaten all sorts of food, even skipping lunch, but she didn’t seem to tire of it and found another new food truck.


    ‘Bagel….’


    A bread shaped like a donut with a hole in the center.


    The shape split in half and the inside filled with cheese.


    It was a cream cheese bagel, said to be a specialty of the food trucks in this area.


    Although it wasn’t a food he particrly liked, he couldn’t refuse when Cami was feeding him directly.


    Park Jin-woo immediately bit into one side of the bagel.


    “Ouw- I mean, um… It’s delicious?”


    And just as he was about to use his usual exmation…


    He hesitated for a moment and changed his words.


    He remembered the special coaching his friend had given him in Queens before Cami arrived.


    – Don’t use that ‘ouw’ in front of Cami.


    – ……? No, why?


    – Ah. Just don’t use it if I tell you not to.


    – …Okay.


    Although he didn’t like it, his friend was his senior in terms of dating.


    There was no harm in taking his advice to heart.


    “Haha! Jin-woo, is it really delicious?”


    Seeing Park Jin-woo eating the bagel deliciously, Cami burst intoughter and pped her hands.


    She looked like she had seen something amusing.


    Park Jin-woo replied with an embarrassed feeling.


    “Yeah, it’s delicious. Why?”


    “This is super greasy. I thought Jin-woo would dislike it.”


    “Ah….”


    In fact, Cami was right.


    The food truck’s cream cheese bagel was certainly delicious, but it was a bit overwhelming and greasy to eat continuously.


    Above all, it wasn’t Park Jin-woo’s style of food.


    What Park Jin-woo liked was generally pork cutlet, stir-fried pork, bibimbap….


    A typical macho man’s diet.


    “Jin-woo, thank you.”


    “Huh? For what?”


    Park Jin-woo asked back at the sudden thanks, but Cami’s face was more peaceful than ever.


    “Just, for everything. For eating food that doesn’t suit you with me, and also….”


    Cami, who was awkward with Korean, slowly formed her sentences.


    “For helping me when I first came to Seoul, for sparring with me, for introducing me to your friends, for asking me to join the n.”


    It was just a sign of affection, and an action his heart told him to do.


    But she remembered all those kindnesses deeply.


    “For going on raids together, for protecting me in crises, for always being with me.”


    To be precise, it was Cami, who mainly used shields, who protected the team members… But that didn’t matter.


    What mattered was Park Jin-woo and Cami.


    The fact that the two of them were facing each other in the same ce.


    And in the gaze of looking at each other, Cami smiled brightly and said, “I like you! Let’s date, Jin-woo!”


    A real woman proves herself not by her diet but by her honesty.


    At Cami’s bold confession, Park Jin-woo stood dazed, looking at her.


    Then he slowly thought, ‘Special coaching… It waspletely useless.’


    He had made excuses to call Cami, created situations for them to be alone, and even nned out how to confess… But none of that mattered.


    What’s important is not the coach but the yer who scores the goal.


    Cami, who confessed before Park Jin-woo, ended the situation by scoring a wonder goal.


    In the end, what was meant to be was going to happen anyway.


    * * *


    Ippotrantion


    ***


    The course rmended by Cami wasn’t just about performances.


    New York, along with LA, is the center where most American Holders gather.


    Because of this, there were quite a lot of cultural activities prepared for the convenience and enjoyment of Holders.


    “Holder Arena?”


    “Yeah. It’s one of the most famous sports in America these days, and it’s especially popr in New York.”


    Kim Chae-eun and I were there to watch a unique sport called ‘Holder Arena’.


    Originally, the four major sports in America were baseball, basketball, football, and ice hockey.


    However, with the appearance of Holders and monsters in modern times, a new sport emerged where Holders fight each other under certain rules and determine winners and losers.


    Although it’s a bit dangerous, if safety regtions and priests are well prepared, it can be a sufficiently attractive sport.


    Since ancient times, people have said that the most interesting spectacle is watching a fight.


    People were enthusiastic about this sport where Holders fought each other and achieved victory.


    In particr, battles between Holders were even more popr because they were a spectacle that not only ordinary people but even other Holders rarely got to see.


    “After watching this, meeting Jin-woo’s group again for dinner, and seeing a show, the timing will be just right.”


    “Wow- we’re really making the most of our time right now.”


    We spent the daytime shopping at Times Square, and now during this slightly free time, we’re at the Holder Arena.


    It was our first day in America without much of a n, but thanks to Cami’s guidance and Kim Chae-eun’s enthusiastic exploration, we were making good use of our spare time.


    ‘If only things would go well for Jin-woo…’


    We did everything we could.


    We used us as an excuse to call Cami to Manhattan, and after getting her guidance, we gave them time alone saying we wanted to be by ourselves.


    We even gave special coaching beforehand on how to win Cami’s heart.


    From here on out, it was beyond our control.


    ‘Surely he’s not just sitting there saying nothing again…?’


    Maybe because he’s my only friend, I was needlessly more worried.


    It’s already been over half a year since they met, and since we created an atmosphere for the two of them to be alone today, I hoped they would produce some results.


    “I want to eat Shake Shack!”


    With that onement from Kim Chae-eun, we went near Madison Square and bought premium burgers.


    We bought lots of burgers, shakes, and french fries.


    It was the preparation stage for enjoying the new sport called the Holder Arena.


    “Yes, your tickets are confirmed. Please go to the inner Premium Section A-13 and take your seats.”


    Arge stadium located in Manhattan.


    Following the employee’s guidance, we slowly entered inside.


    Kim Chae-eun, who was linking arms with me with an expectant face, suddenly asked, “Jae-hyun, you didn’t buy the tickets today, did you?”


    “Yeah, that’s right.”


    “Then how did you get premium seats? Were there seats left?”


    The Holder Arena is a popr sport.


    Although it hasn’tnded in Korea or other countries yet due to issues with regtions and safety, it was a popr sport in America that sold out every game.


    Of course, there were no seats left for today’s game either.


    Not just premium seats, even regr seats were hard to get in reality.


    “Money doese in handy.”


    I smiled at Kim Chae-eun as I told her.


    Scalping is legal in New York.


    Anyway, we took our seats in the premium section closest to the arena.


    Our hands were full of the Shake Shack burgers and snacks we bought earlier.


    “This must be a magic barrier.”


    “Yeah. They must have used a ton of magic stones to make this?”


    The transparent wall separating the arena and the spectator seats was made of [Magic Barrier].


    Since ordinary barriers could be prated by Holders’ abilities, it wasposed of fouryers of [Magic Barrier] ovepping.


    Considering the size of the arena and the wide spectator seats, it seemed like they used quite a lot of magic stones for the barrier.


    In other words, it means they poured an enormous amount of money into it.


    ‘…No wonder other countries can’t easily bring it in.’


    A sport that requires massive funds just to set up the arena.


    Unless a definite profit structure is established, it didn’t seem easy to bring it into other countries.


    -Wee to the New York Holder Arena,dies and gentlemen!


    As we were looking around the arena and waiting for a while, the announcer seated high in the center took the microphone.


    -The 121st New York Holder Arena match will now begin! I’m sure you’ve all checked when entering, but please carefully review the precautions and lineup once again!


    There wasn’t anything special about the precautions.


    Points like be careful because weapons will be used and magic will appear.


    Points like be cautious as blood might ssh or injuries might ur sometimes.


    Most of the precautions were for the consideration of ordinary spectators.


    And the lineup.


    “There are five teams?”


    “Yeah. More than I expected. Maybe it’s because matches that end quickly end too fast?”


    A total of five matches were prepared.


    If we look only at their sses and grades, it’s like this:<ol><li> Mage(B) vs Warrior(C)</li><li> Mage(C) vs Mage(C)</li><li> Assassin(C) vs Warrior(C)</li><li> Archer(C) vs Archer(C)</li><li> Warrior(B) vs Warrior(B)</li></ol>


    Most matches wereposed of C-grade Holders, with asional B-grade Holders mixed in.


    The lineup expected to be the highlight was obviously the fifth match.


    A battle between B-grade warrior sses.


    It seemed the organizers also knew this would be the most interesting, so they ced it as thest match.


    -Now! Let me introduce the first match of the 121st New York Holder Arenapetition. It’s a face-off between Caroline, a B-grade mage ss Holder, and Henry, a C-grade warrior ss! The match will start in 30 seconds!


    As the announcer finished speaking, a 30-second countdown began on the central tower’s electronic disy board.


    The two introduced Holders were entering the arena.


    Henry, a C-grade warrior ss with a tall build and typical American appearance.


    And…


    ‘…What’s this?’


    Caroline, a B-grade mage ss.


    She clearly had Western features, but her body type, hair color, and subtle parts of her face were different from the typical American appearance.


    But her appearance felt familiar somehow.


    That’s definitely…


    -The match begins!<hr>


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