Chapter 40- Another Duel

After their arrival, Kazuki and the girls returned to the academy because they have their exams in 2 days. Rhyle on the other hand was discussing with Griffin some thing about the two kingdom's current military capacity.

A few moments ago, a messenger entered his room carrying a message that the envoy from Order has arrived. He told him to let him in but as Rhyle walked nearer, Griffin felt a heavy aura almost as strong as him. When the door opened, Rhyle along with his royal guards entered. Stella also entered and almost ran away because their aura was stronger than hers. If she dared piss Rhyle she's not sure if she can get out alive. Even if she did manage to get out, the two royal guard waiting outside has the same power as Rhyle so her chances of escape is almost zero. If she teams up with Griffin their chances would only increase by 5-10 percent so she just sat down quietly and listened to the discussion.

Meanwhile, Kazuki and the girls entered their classroom. Everyone except for their adviser was shocked seeing them go to school. They thought that Kazuki along with Coppelia, Sakura and Maggie were expelled after the duel with the son of earl Phenel. The class adviser on the other hand, received a letter from the head master saying that Kazuki along with Sakura, Coppelia and Maggie will be out for a few days because they will be sent in an errand to Crux.

Kazuki sat down and someone immediately stood up and glared at him.

"Kazuki! How dare a mere commoner come back here after being gone for days!" he shouted angrily. He was the second son of the Watkins family, Alfred Watkins.

Kazuki ignored him and continued sitting down which made him more angry. He was just pretending to be angry but he was actually jealous of Kazuki because he has a big crush on Maggie and she went on a trip with him. He wished that he was sent instead of Kazuki.

" I challenge you to a duel! Or are you scared?" he mocked. He was confident that he would be more powerful than Kazuki because both of them was in S-class and he was in their top 5 while Kazuki was ranked last. Obviously it was because Kazuki was hiding his identity but none of the students knew that so they assumed that he is the weakest in S-class.

" After class at the arena" Kazuki coldly said and left. Just as he was about to be stopped by the teacher, the bell rang and the students also stood up and went out to have lunch. Kazuki told Yozuko to inform Rhyle about what happened.

After class, the S-class students went to the arena to witness the duel between Alfred and Kazuki. A few minutes later, the both participants arrived but what's more shocking is when Griffin and Helgard arrived. The students' jaws dropped but before they could recover from shock, rhyle along with two royal guards came to watch. This was their first time seeing a paladin and when Griffin introduced them as High paladins from Order the students almost fainted. They didn't expect important people to show up in a mere student's duel. Kazuki and Alfred went to the center of the arena and a portal opened. Stella came out and became the referee. This time, some students fainted while others almost spat blood.

A few minutes later, the students finally recovered from shock and the match was about to begin.