SSS-Ranked Skill in a New Filthy World-Chapter 172 Confidence

Chapter 172: Chapter 172 Confidence
"Do you know where the girls are staying? I’d appreciate it if you could show me," Roman spoke, and the maid nodded almost immediately.
"Follow me," She muttered as she turned around, leading Roman to the room.
Roman followed behind, passing other maids who bowed their heads as Roman walked by. Even though the maids there had seen him many times, they still couldn’t get their eyes off Roman, staring at him till he was out of sight.
They arrived at the room, and the maid pointed to it and then walked away. Roman knocked on the door before pushing it open.
This particular room was much bigger than him, and it had ten beds in total. The room was built to accommodate ten people all at once.
At the end of the room, Roman saw Joanna sitting on one of the beds. She was curled up with her knees drawn to her chest, her face buried between them, and her back pressed against the wall.
She didn’t even look up as Roman walked in. He had no idea what he could do to cheer her up, and he was sure she was crying.
Roman walked towards the bed and sat down right in front of her.
"Hi," Roman spoke, and she looked up as she knew that wasn’t the voice of a female.
She looked up and saw Roman seated in front of her, she had no idea why he was here, but no one was inside the room, just the two of them.
’Is he here for me?’ Joanna muttered as she cleaned the tears off her face.
"Reina didn’t mean what she said, she was just angry that you called her a commoner. I’ll make sure she apologizes to you," Roman spoke, and she was shocked.
*Cough*
Joanna cleared her throat before speaking, "There’s no need for that, I’m the one at fault and what she said isn’t a lie, I’ll never be an S-rank, but she can easily be adopted into a noble family, and if we faced each other, she’s going to win"
"That doesn’t mean anything. Among 200 students, you were one of nine students selected. That alone means you’re stronger than all the rest. You just have to continue training and not give up," Roman replied.
"I wasn’t planning to, my family wouldn’t let me, and even if they did, I wouldn’t give up" Joanna spoke as she brought her legs down.
’Well, I’m quite good at cheering someone up, my job here is done but do I leave, I can probably get her if I want, before that system’
[Name: Roman Quinn]
[Race: Human]
[Level: 3]
[Encounters to level up: 72]
[Ability(s): Arcane Supremacy, Dual Cultivation, Null Effect]
[Curse: Lustbound limit]
[Spell(s): Fireball, Flame Arrow, Flame burst, Scorch Wave, Explosive Ember, Stone Bullet, Light Rune, Protection Rune, Self Mirage, Conceal, Sound Attack, Blood Bind, Blood Extraction, Blood Barrier, Arcane Spark, Summon, Binding, Minor Enchant, Protection Enchantment]
[Skill(s): Hawk Eyes, Vision Enhancement]
[Mana: 815/815]
[Strength: 120]
[Agility: 170]
[Stamina: 197]
[Vitality: 142(+30)]
[Spell power: 830]
[Charm: 900]
Roman wanted to look through his stats to see what he got from Faylen, and just like last time, it was vitality.
"We haven’t spoken before now, what made you want to talk to me?" Joanna asked.
"I didn’t see the battle, but Reina said you lost easily. I just wanted to cheer you up It’s not easy to fight in front of the Queen and the nobles’ families. I’m wondering how I’ll do," Roman replied.
"Ohh thanks...Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure, go ahead"
"Who would you like to face?" Joanna asked.
Roman nodded his head as a smile formed on his face, "Before I answer your question, I’d like to ask you one first, if we faced each other, who do you think would win?"
"I haven’t seen you fight, but I think I’ll win, not because you’re a male, but because you haven’t been training as long as any of us. Reina is just lucky to be powerful, and being a summoner, she just needs powerful beasts to help her fight," Joanna spoke.
"That’s true, but as an elemental mage I need even more time to develop...to answer your question, I’d like to face Aurelia," Roman mouthed with a smile on his face.
"The princess, you’ve seen her fight, right? She had an elemental resistance enchantment in her armor; her enchantments are way too powerful for an A-rank because of her Royal blood, and you still want to face her?"
"I’ll face her either way as I’m sure she’ll make it to the finals, but I’d like to face her before the finals so I can eliminate her," Roman replied.
Joanna was impressed by Roman’s confidence, but she still didn’t believe Roman could beat Aurelia in a match; she wasn’t even convinced Roman could beat her in a match.
Joanna leaned back against the wall, her eyes still a little red from crying but calmer now. She stared at Roman, trying to figure him out.
"You sound confident," she muttered, "But do you really think you can beat the princess? She’s trained her whole life with the best teachers in the kingdom. I don’t think even Ava would win against her, and if she did it wouldn’t be easy"
Roman smiled lightly. "Confidence doesn’t mean I’ll win easily, it just means I’m not afraid of facing her but I do think I’ll win"
’Why is he this confident, does he have a trump card or a powerful spell up his sleeve, come to think of it, I haven’t even seen him train, where does he train’
"I think my job here is done, you’re feeling better... I’m pretty sure I’ll be fighting tomorrow, so I hope you can cheer me on" Roman spoke and Joanna chuckled with a smile on her face.
Roman stood up and walked towards the door but before he could open it, the door was opened from the outside and it was Reina.