'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"
a couple of minutes before I
"I should get going"
"Me too"
Looking
"Bye, Nola"
"Say bye to Amanda"
I pointed at
"Um, bye sister"
"Sister?"
I looked
couple of seconds, and Amanda shook her
tell her to
"Right..."
when did they
wondered as I
be comfortable enough to
Something was fishy.
patted Nola in
time I'll see you I'll give you amazing
"Whaaa!"
"Oy, that's my thing"
I protested.
I could do that. If there was another person
such a thing
"Not anymore"
edges of Amanda's
hear her call me sister? As her sister, it is within my duty to
you look
muttered as I clicked my tongue. This was the power of beauty
"..."
"What's wrong?"
I looked at Amanda. A surprised look
"...you called me beautiful"
was so quiet that she
"Are you not?"
so many people gunning for her, she'd have to be dense to think that she
in the world
"N-nothing, bye Nola"
Amanda turned around and disappeared within the crowd much to Nola's
"Bye"
Nola waved back.
we should go to meet mom and
Nola's hand, I headed towards the arena grounds. Looking down, I firmed my grip
don't
"Um"
***
the games ended at 5
in games for the first years were Amanda, Jin, and
place spot in
watch. Not only his looks, just the way he dominated his match took away
the dummy massacre games...though I'm a bit bitter
headmaster was done with his speech, the sky had already turned dark. Many
back to my dorm, their
did manage to overhear some conversations about me. Unfortunately, most of
some called me arrogant. Apparently, the interview that I took after my
just
words. Once I reached first place and did what I said I'd do
'”Ding!
my phone in my hand, a notification suddenly clogged
to gather at the waiting room to
"...Tsk"
my tongue
guess it's time that I
most influential individuals within
Wills, Mark
a talent that rivaled the likes of Jin, Amanda, and the others. At the moment
that was comparable to some of the instructors in the
all for the academy, but
head of one of the three major
the past few months, I had been approached a couple of times by most factions
obvious reasons, I had not been approached by the Blood Supremacist group as my
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