Chapter 147
Chapter 148 Ten Minutes
Crispin was the first to sign the contract.
“Joanna, you’re not just using a bluff, are you? Trying to scare us off so you don’t actually have to
fight. You’re acting confident, but maybe you’re just putting on a show,” he said.
Joanna sneered. “If even one of you refuses to sign, I’ll look down on all of you p>
That single sentence enraged the crowd.
Names immediately began appearing on the contract, one after another.
Of course, not everyone signed. Some chose to apologize instead.
Belle and Phyllis were the first to do so.
“Joanna, I’m sorry. I was just joining in for fun. I really like you. I think you have a special presence. I didn’t expect you to take it this seriously. I’m really sorry. I’ll apologize for every comment I made,” Phyllis said.
Belle bowed as well. “I’m sorry. I really didn’t mean to offend you p>
Joanna did not forgive them. She said coldly, “If you think it’s just a joke, then the person being joked about also has to find it funny. A lot of what they said was insulting to me, and you encouraged it. That says a lot about your character p>
Both girls turned pale. Phyllis nearly burst into tears, but she understood that everyone had to take responsibility for their words. She had said things she never should have said. Being disliked by the person she admired was something she deserved.
Even after being scolded, her feelings for Joanna somehow became even more unwavering.
A few male students also stepped forward to apologize.
“I’m sorry, Joanna. I was just joining the crowd back then. But after seeing you now, I really think you’re brave and admirable. I’ve already left Keith’s private group. Later, I’ll pursue you properly and seriously, not because of a bet. I hope you can forgive me p>
“Don’t interfere with my life,” Joanna rejected him coldly.
Another boy spoke up. “Joanna, it’s not that I can’t beat you. I just don’t think things needed to get this ugly. I posted that comment without thinking. I didn’t expect you’d actually get angry. We’re all classmates. There’s no need to take it this far p>
“Is your brain completely smooth? You don’t think before you talk. You just think you can’t beat
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ime. If you really believed you could win, you’d sign the contract. If you were truly sorry, then beat me first, refuse to make me your girlfriend, and apologize after. That would show humility and accountability. Otherwise, your apology means nothing,” Joanna snapped.
Joanna glared at him, her presence overwhelming. The boy flinched, hesitated, and finally signed his name.
These people were stubborn to the end.
Some were afraid of losing. Others felt a bit of genuine regret, realizing their jokes had crossed the line.
Joanna had never provoked them. If they joked about her, she had every right to decide whether it was funny or not.
Apologies kept coming in.
But every apology only made Crispin and the others who had signed look more like clowns.
Crispin’s face turned ashen. At last, he said, “Joanna, you’d better keep your word. There’s a system contract. If you lose, you become my girlfriend. When that happens, I’ll make you regret it p>
Joanna looked at the list of names on the contract. Thirteen people. Fewer than she had expected.
But it was enough.
All of them were SSS-rank talents, with minimum scores of 32 points. Thirty from talent bonuses, one from placing tenth on the SAT, and one from placing tenth in the Star Domain Battle.
If she took all of their credits, she would save an enormous amount of time grinding points. She would be able to obtain talent upgrade stones very quickly.
“Then I’ll start with you, Crispin p>
The two entered the gladiator arena.
“Place your bets, place your bets! This time, we’re not just betting on whether Joanna wins each fight. We’re betting on whether she keeps winning all the way through. The dealer is in too. The odds are insane,” Katherine shouted.
“Just her? I’m betting on myself. Ten billion,” Garfield scoffed as he stepped forward.
“I don’t believe I’ll lose either, so I’ll bet ten billion too,” Perry said as he threw in another ten billion. He was extremely confident in his assassination talent. Against a skinny-looking
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Summoner like Joanna, he believed he could take her out with a single strike.
Ten minutes passed.
The battle inside the arena finally began.
Those ten minutes of preparation time were not requested by Joanna. They were requested by Crispin.
Crispin’s talent was Prime Arcana (SSS), and he had mastered a forbidden spell called Frozen Expanse (Epic-tier p>
Epic-tier skills were worth ten additional credits.
Once activated, an Epic-tier skill could last an absurdly long time, fueled purely by mana consumption. Using this spell, Crispin had waited until the tenth hour of the Star Domain Battle before casting it. Frozen Expanse had lasted a full ten hours, earning him ten million. points and instantly wiping out every other contestant in the Star Domain Battle. For a time, he had been unstoppable.
He delayed the preparation phase by ten minutes because his forbidden spell required exactly
ten minutes to cast.
The timing was perfect. The spell would finish the moment preparation ended, striking Joanna instantly.
No one survived a forbidden spell.
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