While Aurelia and Loriel were busy admiring the unbelievable thing they had just witnessed, Duke Arselin was equally shocked—but for an entirely different reason. He couldn't help but stop in his tracks.
In that moment of confusion, it was enough for Phillips to throw the Duke outside the arena. Even if he hadn't gotten this opportunity, it would have happened sooner or later, as under his watch, the Duke would never have reached the actual match.
Duke Arselin barely managed to stay upright, using his water element to support himself. This should have been a moment of extreme anger, yet upon seeing his son healed back to his original state, he could only stare in confusion.
Have I been wrong? Duke thought
