Defeat

The woman's face reddened at the man's answer, she couldn't believe that there was a man who could speak those kinds of words. He was not a gentleman at all and to think that he came from an aristocratic family even made it worse.

"If you want to have this place then defeat me first. Since you have been using this area for a long time now, you should be stronger by now," Cygnus issued a challenge with a smirk. His laziness suddenly disappeared.

With no hesitation in her actions, she accepted the challenge with a smile. "Alright, just because the elders give you importance it doesn't necessarily mean that you are stronger than me."

She turned around and went back to the group of apprentices who were watching on the side. The other apprentices started to fawn at her and gave Astro and Cygnus a glare.

"Are you really going to fight her Lilia?" one of the women from her group asked. She was concerned that the man might use some petty tricks to defeat her.