For a second, nobody moved, shocked by the presence of a first year in their class. A group of third rate bullies walked up to him and stood,head and shoulders above him with a curious glint in their eyes
"Hey—"
"I'm a first year,my name is hobin."
"First year?!... I guess we have been sent so low to the ground that first years can now approach us."
"..."
"What do you want?"
"I'm looking for Kim"
The whole class turned, glancing at the sleeping boy before turning back to hobin.
"Hey, do you know who's name you just called—"
"It's him..."
He points, to the boy sleeping amongst the group that is feared in the class. Just then,kim raises his head, while turning to see the person looking for him. The instant their eyes met,hobin noticed the difference in the colors of him eyes, one red and the other blue
***
Back at the test, the top student of the magic department had finished,using her skill in magic to her advantage. Some others finished after and Ed turned in 19th due to the unnecessary bet with Paul. Paul and lemon finished within the quota of 100,and the test ended for the day. Right after the test, Ed rushed back to the dorms without waiting for anyone and began training. Since it was a free week for them anyways.
Days passed and the time for the second exercise came, bring anxiety to the minds of the entrees. Since the test wasn't revealed to them before the date, there was no way of knowing until the time came.
The second exercise was a personal battle, where a person would choose an opponent of their liking and duel. Although the test is underhanded due to the fact that there is difference between those with power and those without,it was a personal choice, where one can refuse. Although refusing means automatic disqualification
Ed rested in a corner, trying to hide face from the big shots. Since he'd rather not show his full power, fighting a weaker person was his only choice
"Yo..."
"Huh?—ah"
Ed let out a deep sigh before standing up
Dear God...of all people
Lemon had found him, and walked up to him to fight. Since he was someone he wanted to avoid,it was a bad start
"Let's—"
"Let's go and register..."
"Ah"
Ed walked ahead, leaving lemon behind to register the test. Since it was what lemon wanted,he preferred not to waste time
It's an opportunity to check his skills...
They walked to the arena,to begin their duel amongst over a hundred viewers. Lemon felt nervous since it was his first time participating in a formal duel in front of a crowd. While Ed warmed up,he asked a question
"Hey boss..."
Who's your boss?
"Yeah?"
"Why did you file for the test with me"
Ed paused and stared at him for a few seconds. Standing to his feet,he responds
"Huh?... you told me to—"
"I wanted to ask who you would choose for the test"
Ah... I see
"Oh well... I get to see your trade secret abilities now so it's a win for me"
"..."
When the referee signalled the start of the duel, neither of them moved,both glanced at each other waiting for the first reaction from their opponent. Since it was in a stalemate, Ed decided to talk with him
"Why don't you attack first, I'll give you that much..."
"Promise?"
"Yeah sure, I won't attack first—"
Lemon closed the distance in an instant, without using any special ability, just physical strength. Ed stayed on guard, waiting for the first attack. Lemon pointed his two fingers at ed, aiming for his eyes. While Ed dodged,a sudden effect exploded on his body, pushing him back.
Although he used determination to block damage,he was shocked by lemon's fighting prowess. Using understanding,he tried to evaluate lemon's ability but he deactivates it
"Seriously dude, what's your ability..."
"I told you boss, it's a trade secret"
The fight continued, with each attack leaving Ed on the defensive. Since lemon couldn't land a significant attack,it was pretty much a stalemate match. Shortly after it began, the student council president and vice president walked in, to see Ed fight. Since the fight started, Ed hadn't drawn his resolve collection blades at all or used anything other than determination. While they watched, the next attack brought lemon to his knees
Ed stood above lemon panting and gasping for air. Lemon struggled to maintain his stance after being hit with Ed's technique under his new skill called dance of time.
It is a skill that enables the user to predict the path of an attack and the weakest point in the body of anything. Combining it with determination makes it almost invincible
How do I steal the artifact without the school knowing ? the days are drawing closer but I still haven't figured it out yet...
After much struggling,lemon rose to his feet and pointed his dagger to Ed
"Boss, your mind is somewhere else you know...am I that weak to you"
"No it's just that..."
"Listen boss, I can't afford to fail, not here and not now"
Lemon launched another attack and went head on to clash with Ed. He who was planning to use the dance of time stopped due to the backlash of not mastering it.
Ed reached for his skyblade, before realizing something. Stopping Midway, lemon's attack connects dealing damage to Ed as he falls to knees. Before lemon could react, Ed raises his hands to the referee
"I quit..."
The crowd bursts in laughter, remembering his earlier statement of taking the number one spot in the school. While they were escorted outside the arena, Ed smiled. Just then lemon walks up to him
"Boss, why did you—"
"It's my loss lemon, celebrate"
Ed walks out and heads to the dorms where Melissa was waiting.
"Prepare my things Melissa, I'll be going on trip to France"