The Author's POV

Chapter 242

It was early in the morning, and following what was sent in the email yesterday, I made my way towards the Lock private area.

As I entered the room, the first thing I noticed was three individuals sitting at a round table.

I could instantly feel a deep and oppressive aura emanating from their body.

'Ebonie Wills, Mark Mendez, Perry Crossley...', I muttered underneath my breath as I looked at the three individuals sitting on the round table.

The three strongest students in the academy, and the heads of the three major factions in the Lock.

Calmly walking forward, I joined the small crowd of students that had gathered around them.

None of them dared to sit down with them as they just stood and watched them.

At the moment, a solemn atmosphere shrouded the room.

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tapping on the table, a burly individual with short brown hair and green eyes spoke up, disrupting the silence. His voice contained hints of annoyance.

"Let's get this over with. I don't have much time to spare for the likes of this childish gathering."

"Shut up you brute. It's because of people like you that we have to hold these kinds of discussions"

Sitting opposite to him was an elegant youth with bright blue eyes and brown hair.

A look of disgust appeared on his face as he looked at the burly man opposite to him.

"Mark, Perry, can you guys shut up for five minutes?"

Standing up was a beautiful girl with tanned skin, black eyes, and dirt blonde hair.

Glaring at Mark, who was the elegant youth, and Perry who was the burly individual, the tanned girl, Ebonie Wills, walked towards one of the TVs and picked up the remote.

'”Clink!

Turning on the TV, Ebonie pressed a couple of buttons before a large data table appeared on the TV screen.

「Rankings」 - 「Points」

Lock Academy - 986

Theodora Academy - 904

Lutwik Academy - 888

Vellon Academy - 867

SilverWing Academy - 803

Kukz Academy - 745

DeathSigil Academy – 711

Dusk of Dawn Academy - 657

Everlight Academy - 656

PridedHorses Academy - 640

Looking at the TV screen I thought, 'Those numbers seem similar to the ones I wrote in the novel...'

Though I couldn't remember the exact numbers that I wrote in the novel, I remembered that on the first day the Lock did not surpass 1,000 points.

This was a very important piece of information to take note of since it suggested that as of right now the tournament arc was progressing just as it did in the novel.

Not sure how long this would last, but for now I could more or less be able to infer a little bit of what was to come in the future.

"Let's talk about serious matters."

Putting the TV remote down, Ebonie pointed at the scoreboard projected on the TV screen.

"As you can see, as of right now we are overall in the first place."

"Indeed. But I don't think we need to hold a meeting to point this out, no?"

Perry, the burly individual, spoke up as he crossed his large arms. Ebonie nodded her head in response.

"True, but there is a problem"

"What problem?"

"...According to the data, we're slightly behind last year's first-day record."

Ebonie gravely said as she looked at everyone in the room.

last

said as his

of his voice, it was quite apparent that he did not take this matter

managed to secure 1033 points on the

response, Mark's brows knit for

we are 47 points behind

and once pointed at the TV screen, "Furthermore, Theodora academy's score is

It's only

Perry as his voice couldn't help

result, and right now we're first. All we have to do is continue to be first. Simple as that. I don't see

his face gradually

the fact that he had to wake up this early in the morning to talk about this

and

deep breath, Ebonie tried to

only the first day, I believe that we shouldn't overlook this. If there is any chance that we might lose, we have to

in the end, you wasted our time for this

Perry abruptly stood up.

his body as the students next to him

then, I probably wouldn't have been affected

me of

"This is not nons'”"

You're just wasting

off, Perry turned around. Stretching his neck slightly,

everyone stepped to the side to make a

"Wait lis'”"

agree with

Mark similarly stood up.

the room. Behind him, a

Ebonie and what seemed

come crawling back to me later telling me that

room, Ebonie, shook

arrogant pricks. Why

cursed as her fists

'...As expected'

scene from afar, I secretly shook

that the Lock nearly ended

for Kevin's intervention, the

things, the situation was progressing exactly as it

now no longer in control of the

could not work with each

only. It was because of their ego that the

"What do you think?"

"Hm?"

on my shoulder. Turning around, I saw Kevin standing next

did he

as I looked at

do you

I see things, she's

for a bit, I

"You think so too?"

"...yeah"

unity between the third years was

was just as bad last year, this year it became even more apparent. Portraying this was the scene

game to be preparing

as I checked

I better get

my shoulder lightly, Kevin waved and left the waiting room. I followed

I managed to

meeting it was

worry

***

and it was now Monday. During the past

'”Click!

of a room illuminated by bright lights, a subtle clicking sound resounded across the

dummies fell on

"Huuu..."

a deep breath, I subtly touched the small bracelet on my

"This feels weird."

woke up after a few hours of sleep as

couple of dummies that were

remain level-headed throughout the whole time

'”Beep!

last dummy fell, a beeping sound resounded across the

Time

Smirk.

smirk invertedly appeared

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