Ten days had finally passed by. Ten days full of relentless training and perseverance. On the eleventh day, Ery made his way towards the Grand Hall with his newfound confidence.
The mont he entered the peripheral area of the hall, Ery saw sothing much different than the previous two gas. The area outside the grand hall had turned into such a chaotic yet festive situation. There were thousands of people gathered outside of the hall trying to get into the arena.
As he walked towards the familiar arena, Ery realized that so of the crowds recognized him, as he heard shouts containing his na or aiming at him.
"That's Ery! The Savage Acolyte!"
"I am rooting for you, kid! Good luck!"
"Aaa.. he's more handso up close"
"Woof woof! I ca to see the wolf transformation!! Don't disappoint !"
As his eyes scanned the sea of people before him, Ery realized there were more guests from outside the academy, who had co to watch the Magus Gas. The reason he thought of that was because there were many people wearing different attires that weren't commonly seen in the academy.
Much to his surprise, the first familiar and friendly face Ery saw was actually Silva. The white-haired girl imdiately said sothing to Ery the mont her eyes landed on him. "Hey Superstar... Don't you think they are really your fans now… you will see that none of them will rember your na next month. No, maybe even less…"
"Hi Silva. Nice to see you too." Ery answered with a grin on his face, decisively ignoring Silva's sour remark.
After a while, Silva decided to put her clenched fist down and sighed. "Aah, whatever! Just focus on the ga later, alright?! Don't think about anything else. And also, if you happen to face . Rember. I don't give any rcy."
"Ah, yes. Thank you for the kind reminder, Silva."Ery said, while holding back his chuckle.
"Huh! Go then, go to your friend over there." Silva said, pointing her finger in a certain direction. "I have sothing else to do."
"Alright then. Good luck for you too, Silva." Ery said with a smile.
Silva, who was about to walk away, swiftly turned her body around when she heard that, "I don't need your luck. Keep it to yourself you will definitely need it more than ." She then turned around and disappeared among the sea of people.
As soon as Silva's figure was gone, Ery noticed his two friends, Thrax and Chumo, had been waiting for him in the distance. The mont Ery appeared in front of them, Chumo imdiately opened his mouth, "You have reached rank 7, didn't you Ery? Congratulations!"
"I still can't believe I used to think you were the weakest among us..." added Thrax.
Chumo approached Ery and patted his shoulder a few tis, "I wish you the best my friend. Make us proud!"
Ery was all smiley when he heard the two words spoken out by his friends. But his confidence was instantly gone when Klea approached the trio.
"Ery!!! There you are?!!"
The exotic beauty jumped towards Ery with a mischievous grin. "You look very different, Ery. Very, very …" Klea delayed her words, as Ery could see she was staring at him, scanning him from top to bottom, which made Ery a little bit uncomfortable.
Klea approached near and touched Er's arm "Wow i just realised your arm turned more manly than before.. This muscle...hmm" Klea unconsciously starts to compare it with Thrax arm. "Not much different than yours Thrax.." Klea grin to them both. She then stares toward Chumo which instantly makes him hide behind Ery's back.
Selectively ignoring Klea's usual teasing mont, Thrax continued his words, "Ery, we have not seen each other for 10 days. Hence, I really wish to have a spar with you soon."
Upon hearing that, Ery swiftly shifted his gaze away from Klea to Thrax, "Yes of course, Thrax. We can do a spar after the ga."
Thrax smiled when he received Ery's confirmation, clenching his fist and raising it to the air, Thrax said, "I have to warn you, Ery, we will soon catch up to you. In fact, during the last 10 days, this boy here has really impressed Lord Izta with his archery." Thrax said, pointing at Chumo. "As a result, Lord Izta has agreed to impart his archery legacy to Chumo."
"That sounds really impressive, Chumo! Congratulations!" Ery exclaid, shocked yet happy by the unexpected surprise.
"Damn it! This sucks! Everyone is getting stronger, then I shouldn't lose either!"
Klea let out a small chuckle, as she found Thrax's competitive spirit to be entertaining. After chatting for a while, Ery didn't catch the shadow of his other friend, causing him to wonder what had happened with him. Unable to contain his curiosity anymore, Ery decided to ask, "Where is Julian? Is he not with you guys?"
Upon hearing the question, as if it was a forbidden one, the three except Ery suddenly turned quiet. Seeing the strange reaction from his friends, Ery thought there must be sothing wrong, "Why did you guys turn quiet? Did sothing bad happen to Julian?"
The expression on Thrax's face quickly beca annoyed, "Yes! Sothing bad will happen to him!... By !"
Looking at Thrax's unexpected outburst and the others' reactions, it appeared Ery missed sothing during his 10 days of training. When Ery was about to ask what happened during the ti they separated, a familiar voice was heard from the distance, causing the four teenagers to turn their heads over.
"Hey!! You boys talking about ? Hahaha! You Thracian can't do anything to even if you wanted to!" Julian said, making his way over to the group.
"Huh, traitor!!" Thrax hissed, as he beca a bit emotional, but Chumo quickly held him down.
Seeing Chumo holding Thrax from attacking Julian, Ery beca even more confused, "What happened, Julian?"
Instead of answering Ery's question, Julian waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about that Thracian, Ery. I am fine.."
Klea stepped forward and sneered at Julian, sothing Ery wouldn't expect coming from her, "Last week, this friend of us suddenly walked out of Lord Izta and joined the Harlight Family. Yeah, the one that has a connection with that bastard Roran."
Ery was shocked when he heard that. He swiftly approached Julian and asked, "Is that true?"
Julian quickly grabbed Ery's shoulder and said, "Let's go into the arena. Alright?"
Ery didn't budge, as his eyes indicated he wanted an explanation right now. Seeing that, Julian shook his head and could only say, "I will tell you later. Let's go into the arena first. The ti is near."
Julian then swiftly walked towards the arena. Ery realized he could only follow this friend of his, as he waited for the explanation. As the group walked up the stairs, Julian started to explain, "Ery, trust . I have thought a lot about this matter before deciding to do this. They can give sothing that Lord Izta can't. And actually, Lord Izta agreed with my decision."
"Lord Izta did?" Ery asked, which answered with a nod from Julian.
"Of course. Why else do I dare to do this and bring wrath to that great Thracian?!" Julian purposely raised his voice to exclusively annoy Thrax.
Julian glanced at Klea and looked at Ery, "You two should really just focus on the ga. If any of you manage to successfully enter the privileged class, then it will be easier for the remaining of us. We will talk more after the ga, alright Ery? Klea?"
At the top of the stairs, the group went their separate ways, as only Ery and Klea would be participating in the ga. While the two of them walked down the path to the center of the arena, Klea asked, "Are you nervous, Ery?"
Upon hearing that, Ery turned his head to the side and noticed Klea wasn't looking at him, "Surprisingly, I'm not. Not really. Are you?"
"A little bit actually." Klea said, as she stopped her steps and stared at Ery. She closely scrutinized him and smiled.
"What is it?" Ery asked confused, as he didn't know why Klea was smiling looking at him.
Klea chuckled, "Rember the first ti I t you? At that ti, I already knew you would beco a great person."
Ery was startled with Klea's unexpected words. While Ery was in daze, Klea quickly held Ery's hanging arm and jumped in to kiss his cheek.
Ery was obviously startled, he then saw Klea's embarrassed face.
"That...That's for good luck… Thank later." Klea said, as she ran towards the center of the arena, leaving a speechless Ery behind. Klea moved so fast Ery couldn't see her expression at all.
The final ga was about to begin.
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