Chapter 21: 21
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"Winner, Van!"
The students didn't cheer, or perhaps it was better to say that they didn't have the opportunity to. They just stared at Van's hand which was raised by Mr. Jacobs in the air.
Unlike the first match, where they clearly saw what happened and thus they had a lot to say, here Everything happened in a split second, perhaps literally. And so, they just remained silent, and maybe because it is for the best. If they were Van's opponent, the cheerings would definitely hurt them.
Mr. Jacobs could not help but sigh as he looked at Van. At his level, he easily stopped Van before his fingers could reach Beatrice's eye from his position. But what happened before that, he could not even react.
When Van ran during the race, it was long enough for his eyes to adjust to Van's speed. But this time, since the platform was a whole lot smaller, all he saw was a flash of golden blur trailing across the stage.
'This is absolutely crazy', Mr. Jacobs could not help but slightly grin as a drop of sweat appeared from his face.
Of course, the one that was most affected by what happened was and is Beatrice. She blinked a couple of times as she stared at the ceiling of the covered field. Her neck was resting on Van's hand as he was still grabbing her uniform's collar.
"...Oh, sorry", noticing Beatrice's dumbfounded expression, Van slightly pushed up and released her uniform's collar, "Are you okay?", he asked.
"...Yes", Beatrice could only answer meekly as she was still quite at a loss as to what happened.
Did she just lose? But she didn't even have a chance to do anything yet.
Was their difference that big? Is she fated to be only a number 2 because of Van's existence? Then what has she been training for all this time?
'I am useless', she thought as she looked to the ground.
Before anymore clouded thoughts could come to her mind, Mr. Jacobs let out a loud clap.
"And that concludes the showdown for this year!", Mr. Jacobs raised his hand in victory as he howled in joy, "And as expected, I won again this year, Lang!", he then pointed his finger aggressively towards Mr. Lang, his head almost looking at the ceiling with how much he looked down on Lang.
Mr. Lang only raised his middle finger as the platform instantly dropped to the ground, returning the field to how it was before. Well, except for where Jacobs' was standing, that part of the field violently rose up, causing Jacobs to catapult into the air.
Jacobs landed beside the female instructor that was supposed to be using this field today. And of course, what he got was another nagging.
"Leave! My students have been waiting for almost an hour now!", the female instructor said as she pointed her hand outside the field.
"Okay, okay", Jacobs quickly raised his hand in defeat, "Let's go claim your rewards then, fishes!", he then ran towards his students and started pushing them out of the field, and towards the exit where the Explorer guild representatives were already waiting.
"Hey guys", Harvey waved his hand awkwardly as Van and Beatrice walked past him, "N nice match", he stuttered.
His eyes wandered everywhere as he took glances at Beatrice, whose head was currently looking at the ground. He then looked at Van with a complicated expression.
Sure, he was the first to tell Van not to hold back, but he didn't say to completely obliterate her. That might have damaged her pride more instead of lighting it on fire.
But after a few more seconds, Beatrice lifted her head as she released a deep breath. She then looked at Van straight in the eye and said, "Next time, I will do anything to win 1st place!"
In response to this, Van only nodded with a slight smile on his face.
"Hello! Hello!"
"We're from the Six-Headed Gryphon guild!"
"Perhaps you are interested in joining our"
As soon as the students passed by the exits, the guild representatives came in reaching out their hands, trying to recruit potential guild members.
The smaller guilds did not even approach Van and Beatrice, as they knew the big guilds were also looking at them. They would only be wasting their resources in trying to scout and poach them.
Well, there's no chance for them to recruit Bea or Van, but that doesn't mean they can't recruit his friend.
"Would you like to try to join our guild?"
"We have a lot of incentives!"
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"Winner, Van!"
The students didn't cheer, or perhaps it was better to say that they didn't have the opportunity to. They just stared at Van's hand which was raised by Mr. Jacobs in the air.
Unlike the first match, where they clearly saw what happened and thus they had a lot to say, here Everything happened in a split second, perhaps literally. And so, they just remained silent, and maybe because it is for the best. If they were Van's opponent, the cheerings would definitely hurt them.
Mr. Jacobs could not help but sigh as he looked at Van. At his level, he easily stopped Van before his fingers could reach Beatrice's eye from his position. But what happened before that, he could not even react.
When Van ran during the race, it was long enough for his eyes to adjust to Van's speed. But this time, since the platform was a whole lot smaller, all he saw was a flash of golden blur trailing across the stage.
'This is absolutely crazy', Mr. Jacobs could not help but slightly grin as a drop of sweat appeared from his face.
Of course, the one that was most affected by what happened was and is Beatrice. She blinked a couple of times as she stared at the ceiling of the covered field. Her neck was resting on Van's hand as he was still grabbing her uniform's collar.
"...Oh, sorry", noticing Beatrice's dumbfounded expression, Van slightly pushed up and released her uniform's collar, "Are you okay?", he asked.
"...Yes", Beatrice could only answer meekly as she was still quite at a loss as to what happened.
Did she just lose? But she didn't even have a chance to do anything yet.
Was their difference that big? Is she fated to be only a number 2 because of Van's existence? Then what has she been training for all this time?
'I am useless', she thought as she looked to the ground.
Before anymore clouded thoughts could come to her mind, Mr. Jacobs let out a loud clap.
"And that concludes the showdown for this year!", Mr. Jacobs raised his hand in victory as he howled in joy, "And as expected, I won again this year, Lang!", he then pointed his finger aggressively towards Mr. Lang, his head almost looking at the ceiling with how much he looked down on Lang.
Mr. Lang only raised his middle finger as the platform instantly dropped to the ground, returning the field to how it was before. Well, except for where Jacobs' was standing, that part of the field violently rose up, causing Jacobs to catapult into the air.
Jacobs landed beside the female instructor that was supposed to be using this field today. And of course, what he got was another nagging.
"Leave! My students have been waiting for almost an hour now!", the female instructor said as she pointed her hand outside the field.
"Okay, okay", Jacobs quickly raised his hand in defeat, "Let's go claim your rewards then, fishes!", he then ran towards his students and started pushing them out of the field, and towards the exit where the Explorer guild representatives were already waiting.
"Hey guys", Harvey waved his hand awkwardly as Van and Beatrice walked past him, "N nice match", he stuttered.
His eyes wandered everywhere as he took glances at Beatrice, whose head was currently looking at the ground. He then looked at Van with a complicated expression.
Sure, he was the first to tell Van not to hold back, but he didn't say to completely obliterate her. That might have damaged her pride more instead of lighting it on fire.
But after a few more seconds, Beatrice lifted her head as she released a deep breath. She then looked at Van straight in the eye and said, "Next time, I will do anything to win 1st place!"
In response to this, Van only nodded with a slight smile on his face.
"Hello! Hello!"
"We're from the Six-Headed Gryphon guild!"
"Perhaps you are interested in joining our"
As soon as the students passed by the exits, the guild representatives came in reaching out their hands, trying to recruit potential guild members.
The smaller guilds did not even approach Van and Beatrice, as they knew the big guilds were also looking at them. They would only be wasting their resources in trying to scout and poach them.
Well, there's no chance for them to recruit Bea or Van, but that doesn't mean they can't recruit his friend.
"Would you like to try to join our guild?"
"We have a lot of incentives!"
← PREV NEXT →
"Winner, Van!" The students didn't cheer, or perhaps it was better to say that they didn't have the opportunity to. They just stared at Van's hand which was raised by Mr. Jacobs in the air. Unlike the first match, where they clearly saw what happened and thus they had a lot to say, here Everything happened in a split second, perhaps literally. And so, they just remained silent, and maybe because it is for the best. If they were Van's opponent, the cheerings would definitely hurt them. Mr. Jacobs could not help but sigh as he looked at Van. At his level, he easily stopped Van before his fingers could reach Beatrice's eye from his position. But what happened before that, he could not even react. When Van ran during the race, it was long enough for his eyes to adjust to Van's speed. But this time, since the platform was a whole lot smaller, all he saw was a flash of golden blur trailing across the stage. 'This is absolutely crazy', Mr. Jacobs could not help but slightly grin as a drop of sweat appeared from his face. Of course, the one that was most affected by what happened was and is Beatrice. She blinked a couple of times as she stared at the ceiling of the covered field. Her neck was resting on Van's hand as he was still grabbing her uniform's collar. "...Oh, sorry", noticing Beatrice's dumbfounded expression, Van slightly pushed up and released her uniform's collar, "Are you okay?", he asked. "...Yes", Beatrice could only answer meekly as she was still quite at a loss as to what happened. Did she just lose? But she didn't even have a chance to do anything yet. Was their difference that big? Is she fated to be only a number 2 because of Van's existence? Then what has she been training for all this time? 'I am useless', she thought as she looked to the ground. Before anymore clouded thoughts could come to her mind, Mr. Jacobs let out a loud clap. "And that concludes the showdown for this year!", Mr. Jacobs raised his hand in victory as he howled in joy, "And as expected, I won again this year, Lang!", he then pointed his finger aggressively towards Mr. Lang, his head almost looking at the ceiling with how much he looked down on Lang. Mr. Lang only raised his middle finger as the platform instantly dropped to the ground, returning the field to how it was before. Well, except for where Jacobs' was standing, that part of the field violently rose up, causing Jacobs to catapult into the air. Jacobs landed beside the female instructor that was supposed to be using this field today. And of course, what he got was another nagging. "Leave! My students have been waiting for almost an hour now!", the female instructor said as she pointed her hand outside the field. "Okay, okay", Jacobs quickly raised his hand in defeat, "Let's go claim your rewards then, fishes!", he then ran towards his students and started pushing them out of the field, and towards the exit where the Explorer guild representatives were already waiting. "Hey guys", Harvey waved his hand awkwardly as Van and Beatrice walked past him, "N nice match", he stuttered. His eyes wandered everywhere as he took glances at Beatrice, whose head was currently looking at the ground. He then looked at Van with a complicated expression. Sure, he was the first to tell Van not to hold back, but he didn't say to completely obliterate her. That might have damaged her pride more instead of lighting it on fire. But after a few more seconds, Beatrice lifted her head as she released a deep breath. She then looked at Van straight in the eye and said, "Next time, I will do anything to win 1st place!" In response to this, Van only nodded with a slight smile on his face. "Hello! Hello!" "We're from the Six-Headed Gryphon guild!" "Perhaps you are interested in joining our" As soon as the students passed by the exits, the guild representatives came in reaching out their hands, trying to recruit potential guild members. The smaller guilds did not even approach Van and Beatrice, as they knew the big guilds were also looking at them. They would only be wasting their resources in trying to scout and poach them. Well, there's no chance for them to recruit Bea or Van, but that doesn't mean they can't recruit his friend. "Would you like to try to join our guild?" "We have a lot of incentives!" PREV NEXT
