'What did she just say?'
For a second I didn't know how to respond. My mind blanked out.
"Did I mishear? Are you saying that you're dropping out of the academy?"
"Mhm. You didn't hear wrongly."
Amanda calmly nodded her head.
"Haaaa..."
Leaning back on the bench, I looked at the blue sky above.
'How did it come to this...'
No, I knew exactly why it had come to this. I just didn't want to say it.
To be honest, I didn't know what to do. There was no solution to her problem.
No matter how much I tried to wrap my head around the problem, I couldn't think of a solution for her current predicament.
Saving her father from the demon world was not something I could do with my current abilities.
Unlike Immorra where I more or less knew the circumstances there, I knew nothing about the demon world.
Furthermore, the place was far more dangerous than Immorra. No scheme or trickery would ever help me in that place. I knew my limits.
Perhaps if I chose to hole up myself there I might be able to survive...
But that would be granted I had enough food and water for myself. If not, I'd die of starvation or dehydration before the third cataclysm arrived and the gate that connected the worlds opened up.
"Are you not going to ask me why?"
Amanda asked as she interrupted my thoughts.
"You must have your reasons, no?"
A bitter smile appeared on my face as I responded.
I already knew the reason why she was acting like that. I didn't want to ask too much.
No one liked it when someone asked too many questions. I didn't want to seem too invasive.
Especially since this had something to do with her father.
"Have you told the others?"
As such, I decided to change the topic.
"No, you're the first"
Amanda shook her head.
"I see..."
Hearing what Amanda had to say, somehow, a part of me felt happy.
I knew that she didn't mean anything special by telling me that I was the first person she told the news of her dropout as it could've just been because I was the first person she properly talked to for the past few weeks, but...
I was still happy.
Not sure why, but it made me feel better.
"What are you going to do about Emma? She's probably going to be in for the shock of her life"
I said as a thought suddenly struck me.
Without a doubt, Emma would lose her mind once she found out about this news.
"Can you help me keep it a secret? At least not until the tournament ends."
Amanda suddenly bit her lips, as her fists curled into a ball.
"...I want to tell her personally"
"I can do that."
I nodded my head slightly.
Not once did I plan on telling Emma the news. Given her personality, she would go on a small rampage which I wasn't too keen on being a part of.
"Thank you."
"Don't worry about it"
This continued for a couple of minutes before I eventually
"I should get going"
"Me too"
up. Looking at Nola, Amanda
"Bye, Nola"
"Say bye to Amanda"
Nola, I pointed at
"Um, bye sister"
"Sister?"
as I looked in Amanda's
a couple of seconds, and Amanda
her to call me
"Right..."
when did they become
as I looked at
enough to call her
Something was fishy.
of my thoughts, Amanda crouched down and patted Nola in the
good Nola, next time I'll see you I'll
"Whaaa!"
"Oy, that's my thing"
I protested.
I could do that. If there was another person doing that, the bribes would
couldn't allow such a
"Not anymore"
the edges of
me sister? As her sister, it
look beautiful. Otherwise, she
clicked my tongue. This was the power
"..."
"What's wrong?"
my head, I looked at Amanda. A
"...you called me beautiful"
so quiet that she sounded like
"Are you not?"
have to be
the world was she
"N-nothing, bye Nola"
at Nola one more time, Amanda turned around and disappeared
"Bye"
Nola waved back.
go to meet mom
towards the arena grounds. Looking down, I firmed my grip of her hand
sure you don't let go,
"Um"
***
ended
ones that were participating in games for the first
the first place spot in our respective group and
was absolutely mesmerizing to watch. Not only his looks, just the way
from Lutwik academy? She without a doubt will clinch first place in the dummy massacre games...though I'm a bit bitter about the fact that
turned dark. Many spectators brushed past me
back to my dorm, their
to overhear some conversations about me. Unfortunately, most of them were not
a narcissist, some called me an idiot, and some called me arrogant. Apparently, the interview that I
just turned a
words. Once I reached first place and did what I said I'd do
'”Ding!
in my hand,
gather
"...Tsk"
the message, my
time
and most
Mark Mendez,
At the moment they were all in their
rank that was comparable to some of the instructors in the
for the academy, but there was a slight
of one of the three major factions in the
approached a couple of times by
had not been approached by the Blood Supremacist group as my circumstances were
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