Free Web NovelChapter 193: Behind The Scenes
Almost the entire student body was currently attending the special match between Loogam and Youra. That meant that the academy grounds were for the most part deserted. However, Payl, who had to admit his defeat early on, exited the arena and assembled a few men at the academy.
"What did you call us for, boss?" a boy, who was approximately a few years younger than Payl, asked relaxed.
He, Yamu Chen, had curly black hair and round red eyes.
"Hey, watch your mouth!" a bespectacled guy the same age as Payl scolded the boy.
He, Hyra Silan, had short brown hair and narrow yellow eyes.
"It’s rare for you to ask for us." the oldest of them, about a few years older than Payl, stated indifferently.
He, Pyson Nir, was bald and his pale blue eyes were void of emotions.
Including Payl, they were a group of four.
"I want you three to assist me with dealing with the foreign students." Payl announced with a vein on the verge of bursting on his forehead.
"Wouldn’t you usually be able to handle a problem alone?" Hyra wondered.
Payl clenched his teeth and fists.
"Those damn cowards always managed to catch me off guard... This time, I will be the one to surprise them...!"
He looked at his henchmen.
Those three were former students at the academy of Youra but were all expelled before they could graduate due to committing and being involved in crimes. Since Yamu and Hyra were too young back then and because the law stated that people under 17 could not be admitted to prison, they did not have to go to prison. But Pyson was put into prison as he was 18 at the time he was caught, sending him to prison. And theoretically, he should have been still in prison but he broke out of there not too long ago.
Payl, who picked up each one of them, created a small group, consisting of mainly people, who were labeled as criminals by the citizens. Asak and his friends were also a part of his group despite them not being official criminals yet. But Asak looked up to Payl due to his charisma, strength and authority that he absolutely wanted to be a part of his group.
"Enough talking. Just follow me and do and what I say." Payl said annoyed.
The other three nodded their heads.
"They are still in the arena fighting against Asak. They must be also somewhat exhausted now so this may be the best chance to ambush them." he added.
"How many are there?" Pyson asked.
"In total, there are seven students. Pyson, I want you to take on the three exhausted students. Hyra and Yamu, you two will deal with the other three students."
His gaze turned grim.
"I will take care of a certain guy." he stated sternly.
"Are you perhaps talking about me?"
"?!"
The group came to a halt and looked at the person in front of them.
"Sorry, but I just happened to overhear your little plan."
Surprising the group was Mika, who wore an apologetic smile.
"Is he one of those students?" Yamu asked curiously.
Payl immediately took up his fighting stance and summoned his dagger.
"Yeah."
He took a deep breath as he stared at Mika, who in turn, inspected his surroundings.
"No one here, huh...?" Mika murmured.
The other three stepped forward.
"Stand back! I will-"
"I would recommend you to do otherwise." Mika cut off Payl.
"?"
Payl’s mood turned only worse.
"The students will come out soon so I would like to be done with you as fast as possible. So please come at me all at once." Mika stated.
He smiled confidently as he gestured with his hand to come at him.
"!"
Their eyes widened for a moment when Mika transformed in front of them.
"This time, I will go all out from the beginning."
Mika’s tone turned more apathetic and his smile vanished.
"Tch..."
Payl clenched his teeth even harder.
"Let’s go, guys!" he yelled wrathfully.
A part of him felt uneasy but the other part felt weirdly confident as Payl charged at Mika with his men. His three men were not just some random criminals. If they had been allowed to stay in the academy, they would have been titled as the top students. While Yamu was almost on the same level as Asak in terms of hand-to-hand combat, Hyra bloomed in magic combat. And then, there was Pyson, who excelled in every field and was even stronger than Payl if Payl had not had a relic.
"Here I come!" Yamu announced himself joyfully.
He jumped in the air and retracted his leg.
"Don’t forget me." Hyra muttered calmly.
He charged lightning in his hand with an intensity that could be most likely at an S-rank.
"..."
Mika looked at them.
[10.]
"Urgh...!"
Mika slammed his leg into Hyra’s neck, sending him flying at a high pace.
[6.]
"!"
And Yamu did not have even the chance to utter a sound from his mouth as he was hammered into the ground by Mika, who suddenly appeared above him with his fists clenched together.
"What...?"
Pyson was flabbergasted.
[2.]
"?!"
Mika was already in front of him with his arm retracted.
[0.]
Just in time, Pyson managed to block his punch but his forearms were still throbbing.
[2 minutes and 47 seconds left. 49 seconds left until you can use Time Manipulation again.]
"..."
Payl was still stunned by the sight of Yamu, who could not move anymore and Hyra, who was sent far away.
"What are you...?" he asked with sweat rolling down his cheeks.
But before Mika could react to his question, Pyson dashed towards Mika.
His hands were emitting a cold fog as he summoned a handful of large icicles above him.
"..."
Mika drew Excalibur and let each one of the icicles, which were fired at him, disappear.
"?"
Pyson, who was already near Mika and was about to attack simultaneously, stopped and instead jumped back.
"You’re pretty smart." Mika said indifferently.
If he had attacked, Pyson would have been knocked out. After all, he sensed that Mika was waiting for him.
"!"
This time, Mika was the one to charge at Pyson.
He retracted his arm once more, showing that he was about to swing his sword.
In reaction to that, Pyson jumped further to the back but that was something Mika predicted as well.
Thus, Mika switched Excalibur with the Holy Spear right when he was swinging it.
"Enlarge."
And just like Hyra, Mika slammed Pyson away by swinging an extended spear at him, which hit him also in the neck.
"Now, it’s only you and me." Mika stated coldly while he skillfully swung his spear.
"Damn it...!"
Driven into a corner, Payl lost his ability to think clearly and decided to give it his all in his attempt to ambush him. He was holding onto his dagger tightly when he rushed at Mika.
"That’s right. Let’s end this now." Mika said.
Again, he switched his weapons and then, held Excalibur in a defensive way to block the incoming stab.
"Haa!!!" Payl shouted vigorously as he thrust his dagger.
But aside from the sound of the dagger clashing against Excalibur’s blade, nothing was heard nor did anything happen.
"H-huh...?"
More sweat rolled down his cheeks and forehead.
He dropped his dagger to the ground.
"H-how is it possible...?!"
Payl staggered backward.
"Your relic is useless against me."
Payl’s jaw was loose and kept shaking.
Since he wielded his relic, there was no one, who was able to defend against him. Nor was there really anyone among the students, who could take it on with him. But since he met Mika, he suffered from one loss after another.
However, he was still in the dark concerning Mika’s abilities. Thus, he did not know that Mika’s Excalibur was Payl’s worst match-up.
In other words, he was suffering from the same fate as Xander Maystra, who was relying on his relic, which, however, was also useless against Mika.
"Never bother us again. Do you understand?" Mika stated with a cold and threatening gaze as he was about to throw a punch.
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And before he, too, could say anything, Mika punched him to the ground, leaving a fist mark on Payl’s cheek.
[2 minutes and 15 seconds left.]
Mika undid his transformation.
"Alright, we’re done here." he declared after heaving a tired sigh.
He was about to turn back to the arena but it was at that moment when he noticed a new presence.
"Impressive!"
Tija, who was applauding Mika, approached him.
"Ugh... Did you see everything...?"
It seemed like Mika was too careless during his battle and started to ignore his surroundings.
"Yes!" Tija replied overjoyed as she was practically beaming.
Mika sighed again, hanging his head low.
"So...? How can I help you...?" he asked defeated.
Tija’s grin widened even more.
"We both know what I want..." she said playfully as she walked in circles around Mika.
"..."
Just like she said, Mika knew what she wanted.
