Chapter 250: The Whole Point

"Stand down!" Teacher Fielding roared as he descended from the podium upstairs and proceeded toward the arena. The uniformed students bowed sharply, and then withdrew reluctantly. As they did so, a couple of teachers threw ten sacks of rice at me. As Teacher Fielding approached, he kicked one of the sacks of rice at me, and it landed at my feet. He regarded me sternly. "Make sure you come again."

I glanced at the sack of rice at my feet, and then looked up to stare at Teacher Fielding determinedly.

"I didn't fight because I wanted the rice."

Then I scowled and gestured toward all the sacks of rice.

"What the hell is the point of all these rice?" I demanded, annoyed. "Why the hell are you giving rice out to students who scored victories in the qualifiers? Aren't the qualifiers supposed to help us score points for the purpose of trying to participate in the Spiritual Road training camp? What's with all the rice?"