I could see Victoria deflecting one of the swords aid at her, while crouching down at the sa ti.
Mana had begun to condense around her, as she purposefully let all of my clones approach closer to her.
I quietly moved behind her, as Victoria was preparing to execute her spell.
My presence had been reduced to a near negligible level, and was impossible to sense for soone who couldn’t use mana sense.
And Victoria too, thinking that all of my clones were now around her, had let herself delude in the dream of her supposed victory.
The ti was near.
I willed mana through my muscles, while my stance was set to attack Victoria the mont she would execute her spell.
"Don’t! Please!"
"Kael, back off, you coward!"
I could hear the shouts from Alicia and Kevin along with many others, who were able to see with their eyes.
My lips stretched in an amused smile, as I found it funny.
They wanted to save their sister, but didn’t dare to intervene in the battle to defend her.
And calling a coward...
It was amusing.
Without letting any of the background noise distract , I focused my entire attention on Victoria.
One.
Two.
"Epentra."
Heh.
Boom!
The mont Victoria uttered the words, I dismissed all of my clones, as a loud explosion engulfed the area around her.
Victoria was now covered in a cloud of smoke, which took so seconds to settle.
I could also sense so water projectiles launching themselves into the open sky.
Water bullets may have been the right word for them, as the projectiles were small, yet the speed at which they were launched was... terrifying.
I had to admit it, had my clones been in its area of attack, they would have surely sustained lethal damage.
Fuu...
I could now see Victoria as the dust had settled a bit.
"Just where are you—"
Swoosh.
Spurt!
"Got you."
Victoria couldn’t finish her statent, as my sword moved in a chilling arc, severing her dominant hand, which had gripped her sword tightly in order to finish after the impact from the spell.
Too bad.
Victoria was strong, and I couldn’t say whether I could defeat her again using the sa thods, as her ignorance about my strength and her bias towards the Kael in the past had led her to believe in her victory.
Still... I had won.
The fact was clear.
"That was easy."
Walking from behind her, I stopped just before her face, as Victoria raised her head slightly to look at .
The pain might have taken so seconds to register, as Victoria looked confused.
Crouching down, I looked her in the eye... Or maybe I looked down on her.
Seeing Victoria’s face, which still had the determination to fight... sothing clicked in .
That look...
I didn’t know why, but I had an instinctive urge to put her in the place that she deserved.
Humming slightly, I raised the sword in my hand, before resting it on Victoria’s neck.
Victoria was soone who had no use in my goals.
She wasn’t worth enough to even act as bait of any sort.
Should I—kill her?
"Stop!"
Hm?
I turned my head to look at Alicia, who ca running in my direction—Victoria’s direction, to be specific, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Don’t."
Victoria’s silent whisper reached my ears.
Did she really think that the situation was in her control?
Despite everything, Victoria looked like she was ready to fight another battle with , and her eyes still had that look of invincibility in them.
Sigh.
Maybe...
Death was the only way for her to learn.
I pressed the blade deeper into Victoria’s neck, as the latter was trying to stand up.
"Don’t test ."
My voice was calm, and so were my actions.
I thought that maybe Victoria would back down after sensing the threat from my words, but—
"Wasn’t I clear?"
I was proven wrong.
My mana pressure descended on Victoria, as her body lost its balance under the pressure—
But my sword held her in place.
The girl was too delusional.
"Stop, please!"
Before I could speak again, Alicia stood between us, her delicate hands placed on my sword, as she desperately pleaded for her sister’s wellbeing.
Sigh.
I couldn’t really understand the actions of these nobles.
Just so minutes ago, the sa girl had an arrogant look on her face, as she looked at with contempt.
Like I was sothing that wasn’t worth her attention, and now—
The sa girl was pleading before .
Where was all the self-respect and the honour of nobility?
Wasn’t she a Frost?
Shouldn’t their kind have more dignity in their re selves?
Being the protector of their subjects and all that crap.
"Alicia... move."
Victoria uttered the words, as she looked at with the sa contempt in her eyes that she had shown earlier.
Did she think I was afraid to kill her?
I knew the consequences of killing her, as it was a cri that wasn’t tolerated by the academy.
But—
I didn’t think Nemur would really want to get on my opposite side only because I had killed the daughter of so duke.
There may be repercussions, including the wrath of Castor Frost, but—
It wasn’t like I was helpless either.
I hadn’t co to this academy to be so destined hero.
I was here for my goals, and at the end of the day, I wasn’t innocent.
Being the head of a criminal organization would surely put against all the powerhouses of this world, so making that outco arrive faster wouldn’t really affect much.
It was just that I wanted to preserve my identity as Kael Frost, as soone who was under the law, so that I could exploit that very law to its utmost limits.
And killing Victoria would surely destroy many of my goals, as I could even be labelled as an international criminal.
Haa...
The choice was a little tedious task. But—
Maybe...
I should just kill her—
"Student Kael, please restrain yourself."
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