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[Initiating duel mode.]

[Preparing resources..]

[Generating protection fields.]

[Asking for battle start confirmation.]

There were two duel arenas with two opponents standing in each of them. Students were gathered around the two of them and the training ground was silent.

Two captains looked at each other with excited looks, while the two vice-captains were calm and composed, examining the opponent like a predator beast looking at its prey from the shadows.

But in the eyes of most of the students, the two just seemed like two opponents calmly looking at each other, giving off a casual vibe, nothing like the actual competitive atmosphere that the two of their captains were giving off.

The atmosphere in the training ground was quiet, calm, and heated as the students debated over who would win and what techniques they would use.

They were excited, cheerful, and also serious.

This wasn't just a duel between two students but a duel between four houses.

The students belonging to these four houses couldn't help but stall their hearts for what was to come and who was going to win..

And yes, the chances that the house captain of [True dragon] and vice-captain of [Aqua mirror] would win their matches were too great but, they hadn't seen any of their strengths with their own eyes so they weren't certain just yet.

Something interesting might happen. The two of their opponents might show them something that they weren't expecting, the result might be even more boring than their thoughts, and many other thoughts were clouding their minds but, one thing was certain in this.. they were going to see four of their house captains show their powers for the first time.

"Interesting.."

And the two teachers standing on the balcony, looking at the two duel arenas with their four interesting students, shared the same opinion.

"All four have experience."

The dwarven teacher complimented with a smile as he observed the four of them and the handsome Orc teacher beside him nodded and added to his compliments.

"They certainly know what mock duels are. And I wasn't expecting this level from the very first day.

The two vice-captains are observing the opponent as if they have faced strong opponents in official duels countless times. And the captains have a unique aura around them which almost gives away the fact that they have actual war battle experience."

He paused for a moment, and smiled while looking at the girl with brown hair and black eyes, the house captain of the [Dark society], and then shifted his gaze towards the boy with black hair and blue eyes.

"The girl from Heliox, Carla was it? She certainly resembles Captain Golden Hammer."

He was complimenting her but right now, his eyes were only locked on her opponent.

"The captain of [True dragons], I think he chose to go by Alpha? He is a rare otherworlder too. I'm seeing one like him after more than two centuries."

Again, his eyes were only focused on the boy as he complimented him and revealed something unprecedented about the house captain Alpha.

"His opponent, that gorgeous lady, is also a special witch. So special that even I'm seeing one like her for the first time in my two lives."

His eyes never left him as he said those.. strange things.

"But that boy.."

And then, he finally started speaking about the one that had stolen all his attention.

"What do you call someone like him, uncle Frór?"

He warmly smiled at the dwarf teacher beside him while addressing him politely. And at his warm smile that could certainly melt even the coldest of ladies, the dwarf teacher just shook his head and gave him a helpless look.

"We used to call Sir Alexander (A star that descends only once). Perhaps, in the future, people will address him as such too?"

As soon as those words left his mouth and he sighed at his own words, the orc teacher looked at him with wide, surprised eyes that couldn't believe those unfathomable words even after directly hearing them from him with his sharp ears.

-Tirrrr-ring!

But before he could pose any questions, a ring reverberated throughout the balcony, informing them that the students in the arena were ready.

"Watch it," the dwarven teacher said, "You will understand." He suggested with a serious expression while looking down at the four of them.

"Yes.." And after seeing that serious look, he knew there was no need for more words and looked down at the ground where the two groups were starting their duels with-

-Boooooooooooooom!

An explosion from the right side where the captains were and sounds of metal clashing from the left one.

-Clank! Clank! Clank!

But, there was something strange on both sides.

-Boooooooooooooom!

There were explosions from the right side where the house captains were fighting. And no, these explosions weren't caused by some flame-type spell.

-Boooom! Boooom! Boooom!

They were explosions of water. Strange explosions that even though were caused by simple water attribute spells were so potent that even her sword-wielding opponent was caught off guard by how some water bubbles suddenly appeared all through their arena out of nowhere and started exploding with the same intensity as high grade (tier-2) spells.

But, they were in no way (tier-2) spells. Their structure, which was visible to the mages for a very, very brief moment, was too different for a high-grade spell like that.

But, at the same time, it was so strangely complicated that even the protective shields that he summoned instinctively at the last moments weren't actually able to withstand them.

But, Captain Alpha didn't get hit by these sudden water explosions.

-Booooooom!

He grasped what was going on in an instant, formulated a strategy on the spot, moved through the exploding bubbles with his nimble movements, and quickly reached the caster, their captain Uriel, and swung down his Mana-covered sword at her.

-Swish..

But the sword only cut through a strange mist, missing its target completely.

-Boooooooooooooom!

And to make things worse, as soon as that happened, an explosion took place just on the spot where he was standing, almost cracking his new protective shields and throwing him back.

..

The spectators were surprised at what the hack happened in that brief moment and many of them didn't notice what had actually happened, but, many of them were recording this on their Maginet or recording crystals so they were certainly going to grasp it later.

But, for now, those who did notice what had happened were surprised by what they had just seen.. but they weren't as surprised as the students who were watching the fight of their vice-captains.. actually, they didn't see anything.

They couldn't actually see what was happening at all right now in the arena where their vice-captains were fighting.

This place was a complete mess as there were deep scars on the ground, swords, blades, and daggers, covering the entire floor of their arena, and arrows, some intact and some cut in pieces, were covering not just the floor but the blue protective shield that was surrounding their area as well.

It was strange, so strange that they didn't even know how to react to this situation right now.

-Swish! Clank! Swish!

It had only been a minute since their fight started and there was not a single person here that understood what was going on.

The deep cracks that appeared on the floor were out of the blue and they didn't even know where the hell those countless swords and arrows came from.

They didn't know what was going on and they weren't going to understand it either.

The things going on inside their arena might also be hard to follow for Alf, the person that had seen all their duels back home and knew what they did during their fights with each other.

He knew all that, and back home, he could also tell what was going on even when they were fighting in their own ZONE. But here, in a place crowded with this many people, there wasn't a way for him to grasp all the movements unless he was right before their arena.

But, that place was long taken by the house members of their houses.

He couldn't go there even if he wanted to so he was watching the fight of his sister-in-law instead. Seeing her enjoy the time with the strange yet unique house captain of the first-ranking house was enjoyable too.

Things were fun here as the two of them were going at each other at a moderate speed unlike his big brother and sister that didn't care that this was just their first day and the first duel in the academy.. actually no.

The two of them holding back quite a lot, especially his big brother.

He had gotten too strong during their last few years and he was now strong enough to beat two of them, their sister-in-law, and the worrier lizardman in mere moments.

His raw power had increased a lot in the past few months after he broke through the second Blockage of his Solnova physical body.The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via N0v3l.B(j)n.

And yes, both of them weren't discouraged by this fact one bit.

He was his goal while someone she had to defeat before she embarked on the journey to become a true hero.

If he was strong, they had to become stronger than him in the way they wanted and achieve what they truly desired.

That was their goal.. but right now, this goal of theirs, their big brother, was attracting far more attention than their sister-in-law Elle, as their fight came to an abrupt end.

"I surrender.."

Nope. This wasn't him. This was Carla, and there was a sharp sword tip right before her eyes.