When Parker presented the pendant to Darryl, she obviously treated him as a friend.

“Alright!” Darryl admitted, then kept the pendant.

They chatted for a while before bidding each other farewell.

Once he was back at the inn, Darryl was relieved. He succeeded in qualifying for the next round at the martial art competition semi-finals and the literary competition semi-finals.

After a good night's rest and giving his mind a break, Darryl felt extremely fresh when he woke up. The next day, when he arrived at the martial art competition venue, he saw on the notice board that the participants were split into small groups.

The ten people that progressed from the semi-finals would break into five groups to battle. The winner would progress to the next round while the loser would be eliminated. You did not need to look for Internal Alchemy Elixir for this battle but actually, battle with real power.

‘Asher? He helped me a lot during the previous semi-finals. It won’t be easy to battle