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Reincarnated as Vivi chapter 235
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Chapter 235: The tournament part 1
"And how much is this fee?" Asked Vivi.
"Ten thousand beli. And is not refundable, even if you don't pass the preliminaries."
"I see…" Vivi had woken up on this island with only a bikini and Doflamingo didn't leave any bags of coins around.
"There are only five minutes left. You may wanna hurry up to pay if you want to participate." The big man was looking at the clock, probably eager to finish his job and go do something else.
"Hold on. I have something." She did not have money but instead had an idea.
Vivi knelt down to move outside the view of the big man and placed her hands together.
A moment later, a tiny crystal appeared on the palm of her hand. She made it look like she was taking something out of her dress and placing it on the counter.
"Oh, here it is!"
"This is?..." The man got his face closer to inspect the object.
"A diamond of course. A small one but very valuable."
"A diamond you say?...." He picked it up and looked at it.
"Yes, very expensive. You can keep the change." Smiled Vivi.
What she had just given the man was nothing more than an ice crystal shaped like a diamond.
However, her ice was very different from the normal one as it didn't melt and it wasn't cold either so it looked more like a crystal than actual ice.
The man placed the 'diamond' on the table and picked up a large paperweight that was resting on one side of the countertop.
"Let me test it. If it's really a diamond, it will not break. But if you are trying to decide me…you are going to spend some time in a cell."
"Go ahead, good sir. Hit it as hard as you want. Is real!"
"Bamm!" The big man did not seem to hold back at all as he smashed the small crystal with the metal weight. Vivi wasn't sure if a real diamond would be able to withstand such a blow. But she was sure that her ice would not break from that.
As soon as he lifted the weight, they were both able to see that the crystal had been embedded into the wooden surface but it remained intact.
The big man used a pocket knife to dig it out and examined it again. It was intact.
"Is real!, A diamond of this size… I'm rich!" He exclaimed.
"So…can I participate?" Asked Vivi.
"Yes of course."
He pushed the big book towards her.
"Just sign your name there. I'll get you a number."
"Let's see…" she thought for a moment on what name to put down. Then, an idea came to her mind.
"Right.!"
She wrote down the name on the book and gave it back to him who looked at it.
"Lucy huh?, Very well."
He wrote down the name on a square piece of paper.
"Here you go, Miss Lucy. Your number is 556 and you are in block C. Stick this on your clothes, somewhere visible."
He handed her the paper with her number.
"Speaking of clothes…" She looked down at herself.
"Is the a chance to get something else to wear?"
"Yes, let me call my assistant. Cindy!" He shouted.
A woman wearing skimpy clothes and a metal helmet appeared from behind a curtain.
"You called?"
"I want you to escort Miss Lucy here to the battle preparation room."
"Of course, boss. Follow me, Miss." She told Vivi before walking away.
"We must hurry, the tournament must start in one hour. The Young Lord would not tolerate any delays."
She guided Vivi to a massive chamber filled with people.
As soon as she entered, she could feel their stares on her.
They were looking at her with dangerous eyes.
"Who is that? , the entertainment?"
"Hahaha, I could use some relief before the fight!"
"Little girl, are you lost?, haha!, come with daddy."
The men in the room started making all sorts of provocative comments to her.
"Come here babe!" A massive man with a cape was the first to approach her while some of his companions tried to stop him.
"Stop it, Spartan!. You could get disqualified for this!" a man shouted.
"Shut up!" The man named Spartan used a horizontal swing of his massive right arm to send the other man flying with a broken jaw.
"It is not allowed to fight in here, sir!" The assistant warned.
"Stay out of this or I will have you too." Spartan gave her an intimidating look that made her take a step back.
The rest of the people in the room were just looking at the events unfolding with interest. As far as they were concerned, if she wasn't able to defend herself then she should have never come to this place.
Vivi saw the giant hand approach with complete disinterest. There were many strong individuals in this place, but this man was not one of them.
She moved to one side and took hold of his wrists with her right hand. Her fingers dug deep into his flesh and then used his own momentum combined with her natural strength to propel him upwards before making him fall down on his back, hitting his head in the process and knocking him unconscious with just one simple move.
The room was left in silence.
