(Bianca POV)

Emotionless. That's how people describe me. My schoolmates unanimously gave me the title of the "Ice Queen".

They're not wrong. I don't feel most emotions that much. Sometimes a twinge of happiness, sadness, or something else. But not often.

There's not a reason. No underlying trauma, or secret past. I was just born this way. A lot different from my older brother, who is full of emotions.

Maybe that's part of why I admire him. But the biggest reason is his fighting. When I was younger, I'd watch him train with his weapon.

And once he unlocked his Arcana, I'd watch him train with that too. Watching him, I felt an emotion.

I was excited to watch him fight. I became interested in combat. So from the first moment I could pick up a spear, I started training.

I put in most of my time into training, because that's what made me felt an emotion. A nice feeling which helped fill my empty heart.

You could say I've become obsessed with fighting. Most of my time goes into it one way or another. Whether it be training, watching fights, or fighting itself.

It was...enjoyable.

My brother eventually became the strongest Arcana wielder in Japan, one of the few S Ranks. Not only that, he was the youngest as well.

I'm determined to become as good as-

No. To succeed him.

And as I grew up, I finally reached an age where I could at least participate in spars. But there was an unfortunate fact.

No one could beat me.

The only person who could was my own brother, but he's multiple years older with much more experience. A prodigy.

But anyone at my age? They couldn't touch me. Even some a couple years older couldn't beat me.

When I entered highschool, I was met with an annoying circumstance. My male schoolmates kept on confessing to me.

It was annoying, having it happen over and over again. Especially since most probably didn't have any actual love behind those confessions.

And if some did, then unfortunate for them. I wasn't interested in weak men. And then I realized something as a battle lover.

I wanted someone strong. Someone who could defeat me. And that's when I made a promise to myself. I would only accept a person that could defeat me in a fight.

Of course, there were restrictions. My brother didn't count.

I also kept this fact a secret to myself. If it got out, I knew that people would come running in hordes, and that would be annoying.

I don't want them to be like my annoying childhood friend...

But I kept that promise deep in my heart as I started to become more aware of the other sex. No one ever made my heart thump though.

I went through middle school without a care for anyone else. I applied to Legacy High, and was immediately accepted.

And a year ago I unlocked my Arcana. With years of practice with my spear and using most of my time on training, I quickly climbed up tiers.

In my first year I reached Tier 6. I was prodigy, just like my brother. Unfortunately this school year I've hit a slump, only being able to go up two tiers.

I'm still the strongest in the school however. Not a single person could beat me. And I never found someone who even had a chance.

And then two people caught my attention.

Ken Kage and Eric Arthurson.

Well, Erica Arthurson, but that's not the point.

They helped people evacuate from a B Rank Monster, one that could easily squash them like bugs.

And yet, they took the risk of danger and helped the other people. That caught my interest.

The Principal then invited them to come to Legacy High, seeing some sort of untapped potential in them. I was curious to see how they would grow.

Erica ended up with an S Rank Arcana. It was surprising and out of nowhere. The Principal was right.

And then Ken Kage got a C Rank Arcana. Disappointing. Principal was half right.

Erica challenged Cole to a battle, and then almost lost. Disappointing.

For a while I thought that maybe Principal was wrong all along. But then something interesting happened.

Ken Kage became the bodyguard of Irene Aegis.

Why? How? Those questions circled my mind. A person that didn't stand out at all suddenly became the bodyguard of one of the most important people in Japan today. Right after someone tried to assassinate her.

And she's a Tier 8.

It didn't make sense. He had caught my curiosity once more.

And then he became the bodyguard for Yui Yosei. Again, those questions plagued my mind. What was so special about Ken Kage?

The average man with a C Rank Arcana, becoming the bodyguard for two of the most famous and important young people in Japan?

The First Princess and the Fairy Idol?

It didn't add up. My curiosity was reeled in like a fish by a fisher.

And then I discovered some interesting facts about him when I started to research him. He didn't have any sort of training before he moved to Tokyo.

And when he did move, he became a student of Taiyou Dojo, and one of the few students of Goku Taiyou, one of the S Ranks of Japan.

He had somehow caught Goku's attention. My own attention was caught again.

And then when Principal announced that Ken would be one of the tournament fighters, I couldn't have been more excited to find out how Ken fought and what made him so special.

And then I found out he was going up against Eiko, a strong but overconfident individual.

And he shocked all of Japan by defeating Eiko. When I saw that fight, I realized how formidable of a first year Ken was.

He used Eiko's overconfidence to catch him by surprise and release a relentless volley of attacks that Eiko didn't have the preparation to stop.

A battle genius.

I couldn't help but pat his head for not disappointing me after that match.

Before I knew it, I started to watch his matches intently, curious on what ways he would take to defeat his opponents.

He was strong, smart, and clever. It allowed him to defeat opponents he wouldn't have with straight brawn.

And when he won the semi-final, I knew I needed to defeat Iris to have a fight against him. Unfortunately the tournament was cancelled due to these "Children of Lupercio".

How utterly crushing. I wouldn't stand it.

I had to have a match against Ken. It would eat away at me if I didn't.

And that leads to the present moment.

Ken walked off, having officially defeated me under the eyes of Principal. A strange feeling started to manifest in my heart.

"I can't believe he actually beat you..." She gasped.

"He...did." I stated. "Amazing. His fire was able to completely counter my ice, rendering it useless. Because of his fighting style I wasn't able to do anything long range, and he is clearly skilled in close quarters combat, otherwise I would have been able to beat him."

"And he was able to almost perfectly copy my technique after observing it for a short while. That and him jumping over my ice wall and tricking me into a stab while he was 'defenseless.' And then placing the knife to my neck to force me to surrender, even though we both could have gone on for much longer. How clever." I continued.

"He was the perfect counter to myself." I finished.

"That's...the most I've heard you talk about a person..." Principal noted.

Really? How strange.

I stood up, brushing off the dust.

"I will be heading back to my house." I stated.

"Uh, alright..." Principal nodded.

I walked away. I left the arena and Legacy High, heading back to my house. Contrary to what you would think we lived in a normal house.

And by "we", I mean my brother and I. My mother died a long time ago, and my dad is too busy as one of the Council Members to live with us.

Unlocking the door, I entered the house. I noticed my brother and his girlfriend sitting on the couch, watching a movie.

"Oh, hey Bianca!" Waved Brandon.

"Hey Bianca." Smiled his girlfriend.

"Hello." I replied, giving them a short nod, before heading to my room.

"You seem happier than usual. Did something good happen today?" Brandon asked.

"It's just your imagination." I replied.

"How cold." Joked my brother, making the two of them laugh.

I left the lovebirds on the couch to go into my room. Entering it, I leaned against the closed door.

My heart was beating and the corners of my mouth slightly lifted in a rare feeling of emotion.

How strange.