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Leonard was planning to apply for the special course of the Magical Ace Academy like what his master had said. But when he was on his way towards the school registrar, he suddenly received a ssage from Arthur that he was also on his way. Moreover, the latter also said that Shin also arrived at the Blue Stone City too.
So, instead of registering himself alone, Leonard decided to wait for the two so that they could apply for the special course together.
While he was waiting for the two, he decided to take a walk on the school plaza for a mont so that he could see what kind of atmosphere the school had.
Being together with Shin and Arthur, Leonard would naturally have visited the Top Military School when those two asked him to tag along. And visiting that place was engraved in his mind even though it was already a long ti ago.
That place seed like hell from what he could see. Everyone was always wearing a serious expression on their face, whether it was a student, a teacher, or other personnel; everyone was always emitting a unique aura that seemingly said that they couldn't be provoked.
But compared to that place, the atmosphere surrounding the Magical Ace Academy was totally its opposite. The people in this place might be different, but those differences were creating a strange harmony when they ca together and made the atmosphere in this place quite enjoyable to feel.
"Yeah, this is how a school atmosphere should be," muttered Leonard as he was growing fond of the atmosphere on the school plaza.
Unfortunately, there were always a few people who tended to destroy that harmonious atmosphere by creating so chaos. And currently, such a person was currently making his way towards Leonard in an aggressive manner.
Naturally, Leonard was able to sense the hostile gaze that was locked at him. And given that he possessed the 'Bestial Instincts' talent, he would naturally be able to notice that the owner of that gaze was not a simple person.
"I sll the scent of a beast," muttered Leonard to himself as he turned his head towards the direction where that hostile gaze was coming from.
In that direction, Leonard saw a two-ter guy with a muscular body. And given that the tall guy was walking towards him in a very aggressive manner, he was sure that this guy didn't want to exchange so greetings.
And it didn't take long to prove that his thoughts were right. Because the 2-ter guy suddenly disappeared from his sight right after Leonard noticed his presence.
'This guy is quite fast despite having a heavy-looking body,' thought Leonard to himself the mont he saw the muscular guy disappear from his sight.
But that thought only lasted for a mont because he imdiately threw his fist forward after a second.
Bang!
His fist collided with the fist of the 2-ter guy which created a very loud sound that attracted the attention of every student present in the vicinity. But from the looks on their faces, all of them seed to be unsurprised of what they saw. In fact, they were seemingly used to seeing such occurrences.
After all, a school was still a competitive place – and it was even more true to a top-notch school like the Magical Ace Academy.
Moreover, the Magical Ace Academy was a place where a lot of hidden dragons and crouching tigers had gathered. It might be a school on the surface but it was actually a silent warzone when looked deeper into it.
Furthermore, a lot of geniuses from the other parts of the world were studying in this place. So, it was not surprising if soone t their archenemies from a rival country.
Due to that reason, a lot of conflicts were bound to happen every now and then. And it was also because of this every student in this place was not surprised if a fight suddenly occurred out of nowhere.
What's more, the school was actually encouraging such occurrences to happen since they were thinking that it would make their students grow a little faster. So, the school would not interfere in such conflicts as long as the students would not go overboard such as killing their opponents.
Leonard was aware of this fact which was why he was not surprised at all despite being attacked out of nowhere.
anwhile, the tall and muscular guy was quite surprised after Leonard countered his attack. He might not use his full strength when throwing that punch, but it was still more than enough to send soone flying even if it was blocked by soone as lean as Leonard.
Moreover, Leonard didn't only throw a strong counter despite being caught off-guard, but he also didn't budge an inch even after facing the powerful attack directly.
But what surprised his opponent even more, was the very strong force behind the counter that Leonard had thrown.
'That was a strong one. He really is worthy to be on the list. I guess my stay in his place is going to be quite enjoyable,' thought the muscular-two-ter guy while looking at Leonard with a pair of excited eyes.
"Hey! You seem to be a strong one, let's have a match!" said the tall guy at Leonard while wearing a huge grin with his lips.
Hearing that, Leonard suddenly smirked before replying. "You are just saying that after attacking ? I see that you are lacking in terms of Martial-Arts etiquette."
But despite saying all of that, Leonard didn't directly refuse the challenge. In fact, there was even an excited expression on his face. It had been a long ti since he fought soone as strong as this guy in front of him. What's more, they seed to be the sa age, so it even made Leonard wholeheartedly welco the invitation.
anwhile, the tall guy grinned even further before introducing himself. "I am 'Simone Bartoloo' of the 'House of Bartoloo'."
Hearing those words, Leonard couldn't help but raise his eyebrows a little as he heard that Family Na from his master before. 'House of Bartoloo? That Ancient Martial -Art Family who considered themselves as the one and only real 'Body Practitioners'? Interesting!'
"Leonard – I am Leonard Fireheart, the first disciple of the 'Blood Slaughtering Fist: Galileo Freeman," replied Leonard, introducing himself.
Right after that, both of them put more strength on their arms before simultaneously pushing it forward. And due to the opposing forces, the two of them were suddenly separated from each other before finding their footings right after their feet touched the ground.
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On the other hand, Jean and Thomas were watching the sight with amused expressions on their face.
"That red-haired guy is really sothing. Should I join the fun a little?" said Thomas who was getting ready to jump in the fight.
"You know that Simone will kill you if you spoil the fun, right?" sneered Jean while crossing his arms in front of his chest.
Hearing that, Thomas suddenly smirked and replied. "As if killing is that easy," while starting to walk towards the two.
Seeing that, Jean could only shake his head haplessly since he knew that he couldn't stop these two when they found so worthy opponents. In fact, he was also tempted to join in the fight. But he couldn't do it for now since it was going to be overkill if the three of them ganged up on a single person.
Actually, he was against the idea of Thomas joining the fight. But he didn't stop him because he saw soone walking out of the crowd when Thomas decided to join the fun.
"Looks like this is going to be even more interesting," muttered Jean with a smiling face as he decided to watch a little more.
But not long after, his face suddenly turned weird as he noticed that there was actually another person right beside them since earlier.
Turning his head to the side, he saw a young with ash-grey hair sitting beside him. And what shocked Jean even more was the fact that this particular young man was not even emitting any kind of aura despite him focusing his senses.
'Since when did this guy sitting there?' thought Jean as he looked at the young man with a slightly cautious gaze.
anwhile, that young man sitting beside was currently looking at the ongoing battle with a slight annoyance. And after a few more monts of observing, he suddenly muttered with a soft voice. "Tsk! Why are there always so troubles every ti we are together?"
After that, he turned his head at Jean before saying. "Yo! Are you going to join that fight? If you are going to, can you not do it instead? I just ca back from a hellish place, so I am not in a mood to fight right now."
And that was when Jean finally recognized Shin. So, he slightly squinted his eyes while thinking to himself. 'Shin Kinghad? Another person on the list.'
Realizing that, Jean wanted to give it a shot and exchange so blows. But he decided to go against it since he felt that it was still not the right ti to clash with him. Moreover, the current Shin sitting of him was giving a completely different vibe compared to the reports that they had received.
Given that, Jean shook his head and said to Shin. "No, I'm actually also not in a mood to fight either."
After that, he turned his head at the ongoing battle before adding to what he had said. "And I apologize on my friends' behalf. Those two are quite hot-blooded, so they are quite eager to fight whenever they find so worthy opponents."
Hearing that, Shin imdiately beca overjoyed before shaking his head. "Nah! You don't have to apologize. I actually understand how you feel since I also know soone who always jumps in front of trouble just to gather so attention."
When he was done saying those words, Shin turned his head back to his front and looked at the person that Jean had seen earlier before continuing. "He is quite a showoff, which is why I am always being dragged in trouble due to him."
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At the sa ti, Thomas was currently sprinting towards Leonard with great speed. He was quite eager to test how strong were the people on the list. But before he could even reach the halfway-mark towards his target, he suddenly felt another presence who was charging at him with a great speed.
Sensing that threat, Thomas imdiately halted his advance and quickly hopped backward to see who was the person that dared to interrupt him.
The person who blocked Thomas' path removed the sunglasses that he was wearing before saying. "Hey! You reek so blood. Are you an assassin? If you are, then what type are you? White Hats or Hitn? If you are the latter, then I guess I can't let you freely walk on the streets."
Given that this particular young man was wearing a pair of combat boots, a military shirt, and camouflage paths, it was quite obvious that he was a part of the military – or most probably a young talent who ca from a Military Family.
Since Thomas ca from a 'dark' Assassin Family, it was natural for him to be hostile to a person who ca from the military. Moreover, this young man blocking his path was also on the list, so he beca even more eager to pick a fight with him.
'Arthur Springfield. Now, things are getting even more interesting,' thought Thomas to himself before saying to Arthur. "White Hat or Hitn, you, military people will never listen to soone like us after all, so why bother asking such stupid questions?"
Hearing that reply, Arthur put down the military bag hanging on his back before saying. "Given your tone, I am guessing that you are the latter. After all, only those people are the ones who will think that way."
"Since that is the case, then how about we cut off the chase and you co at instead?" he added before taking a brief pause.
After that, Arthur's eyes suddenly turned sharp as he pointed his sunglasses at Thomas while saying with a provoking tone. "I am actually quite eager to teach you so lessons."
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