Kapitel 38: The Strongest Student
"W-wait what...?"
Lily looked at the three white class students in disbelief.
"One person defeating all three of you at once...? Come on, Sylvia... That's a joke, right?"
She turned to Sylvia, however, she averted her eyes from Lily in frustration.
"He is a monster. I would even go so far as to say that even the teachers at the academy can't hold a candle to him." Harik said sternly.
Said monster, Belian Ziva, already took two hits from Mika.
This would have been a huge surprise to everyone if it was not for the condition that he was not allowed to use magic or his relic.
However, Belian was still shocked.
Since he was young, he did not only receive education in magic but also in hand-to-hand combat.
He was sure that his previous kick would have been enough to knock out an adult.
And yet, Mika was still standing.
[2 minutes and a half remaining.]
30 seconds passed since the start of the match and Mika was already banged up.
He gasped for air, had bruises everywhere, could not stand straight anymore and blood flowed down from his head.
"You truly are misplaced." Belian commented.
"..."
Mika had a stern gaze.
He knew that it was impossible to hide it from Belian.
Belian must have sensed Mika's magic, when he strengthened his body.
If he used magic appropriate for a typical E rank, then the match would have been over.
Luckily for him, his classmates, the black class students, did not catch on to him.
They did not sense Mika's magic, which was in reality a C rank.
As long as he would use his magic just to strengthen his body, they would not know.
In turn, he could not use a magic attack as it would expose him completely.
"I'm sorry, I must be talking too much again."
And in an instant, Belian managed again to close the distance between him and Mika.
"Wha-"
Not wasting his movements or time, Belian quickly launched a punch aiming at Mika's face.
"Tch!" Mika clicked his tongue as he barely dodged the attack as he moved his head to the side.
But before he could create some distance again, Belian grabbed Mika's head with both hands, pulled him down and drove his knee in the face.
"Argh!" Mika yelled in pain as he held his nose.
Mercilessly, Belian continued as he launched a kick into the stomach making Mika bend over.
"!"
And the last thing Mika saw, before he fell on the ground was Belian's knee again.
The arena was quiet.
Ophelia, who was this fight's judge, had a concerning look.
"You're hiding more, aren't you?" Belian asked the half-conscious Mika.
"Didn't I tell you...? You shouldn't have high hopes..." Mika said jokingly with a weak voice.
Then, he slowly and painfully rose up.
Even more blood dripped down to the ground.
[2 minutes remaining.]
Even though blood and bruises covered most of his face, Mika wore a smile.
"Now it's my turn..." he stated exhausted and determined.
He took up his stance and was about to rush at Belian, however...
"?!"
Before he could even take a step forward, Belian was quicker on his feet and appeared right in front of Mika.
With widened eyes, he could only watch as Belian was about to hammer his fist down on his head.
Then, with a sound akin to a thunder strike, Mika was slammed head-first to the ground.
He felt how his consciousness was slowly leaving him.
And as it did, he was pondering.
Facing Belian in a magic battle was suicidal, so his chance of surviving for three minutes in a pure hand-to-hand combat situation should theoretically rise.
That's what he initially thought.
And yet here he was, lying on the ground, whereas Belian seemed almost unfazed.
"And...? Are you disappointed...?" Mika asked sounding like his throat was dry.
"You may have thought that I was something special... But as you can see I'm just a normal black class student..." he added with a smile.
"Why are you holding back? Is there something bothering you?"
Belian did not bother with Mika's words.
"What makes you think that...?"
[1 minute and a half remaining.]
Then, Ophelia approached them.
"..."
And after she analyzed the situation, she was about to raise her arm.
She had an indifferent facial expression.
From the start, she did not expect Mika to win against Belian.
Deep down, Ophelia thought that he could somehow surprise everyone like he always surprised her by surpassing her expectations, but this time it was different.
She thought that it may have been impossible for Mika in his current state.
But he had no chance.
Belian was too overwhelming.
And he did it without even using magic.
What he showed everyone today was just a glimpse of his strength.
Even among his classmates, he was in a different league.
He was rightfully called the strongest student.
Wanting to end this, she wanted to declare a winner.
However, before she could do that, Belian stopped her by grabbing her arm.
He looked at the audience.
The black class and then the white class plus Lily.
"Ms. Ross, could you please order the students to leave the arena?"
"Are you sure?"
She knew exactly what he had in mind.
"Yes. I assume that he will feel less restrained if nobody is watching."
"W-wait..."
Mika wanted to veto the idea, but his voice was too weak for them to hear.
"Everyone, the match is over for you! I hereby order you all to leave the arena as fast as possible!" Ophelia declared loudly.
Of course, multiple students started to whisper among themselves.
She did not declare a winner yet, even though it currently seemed obvious who would win.
Still, they could not ignore their teacher's commands and reluctantly left the place.
"What is Belian thinking...?" Harik pondered deeply.
"I don't know, but we have to leave for now." Rachel responded uninterested.
"Huh? What about the outcome?" Lily wondered.
"We will ask later. Let's leave for now." Sylvia said as she stood up.
Thus, the white class' side also was about to leave.
But before Sylvia entered the portal, she took a quick glance at Mika.
"..."
"Sylvia, what are you doing?" Lily asked when she saw her standing still.
"Nothing."
Thus, the arena was deserted.
Only Ophelia, Belian and Mika were left behind.
"Can I ask for another favor, Ms. Ross?"
"What is it?"
"Can you use a healing potion on him?"
Ophelia was taken aback by his suggestion.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
Following that, she took out a potion and crouched down.
She gently put Mika's head on her lap as she tried to make him drink the potion.
"?"
However, before the potion could so much as touch his lips, Mika suddenly took her arm.
"Don't..."
Then, he rose up, even though his legs were shaking.
His vision was blurry from all the blood and attacks it received.
"Don't pity me..."
He weakly pointed with his finger in the direction of Belian.
[One minute remaining.]
"Everyone wants to see my 'true power'. Everyone wants to challenge me. They want to know more about me. They assume that I'm hiding things. They think I'm stronger than I look like." Mika ranted annoyed.
He took a deep breath.
"Belian!" he shouted.
"Starting now, use everything you got! Be it your magic or your relic, use them to beat me because I will do the same now!"
A smile crept onto Belian's face.
"Fine."
[It is great to see you being so motivated, but keep in mind that I cannot give you permission to use Excalibur.]
"Heh, when did I say I would use Excalibur?" Mika muttered with a smug grin.
[...]
[I see.]
Mika turned his neck to Ophelia.
"Ms. Ross, I would advise you to watch from the stands. I can't guarantee for anything."
She snickered.
"Do you think-"
"Fine." She cut herself off.
Normally, she was confident in her strength, but after she witnessed Mika's power, she had no choice but to listen to him.
[40 seconds remaining.]
It did not take her long to make herself comfortable in the stands.
"..."
"..."
The two students had no need for words anymore.
Belian ignited his arms.
Mika rose one hand up slightly, in which white particles gathered.
[This will be the first time you will be using it on your own.]
He remembered from back then that he received a mysterious reward after he defeated a monster in the Great Jungle.
Said reward was then used while he entered Autopilot.
The white particles were now forming a straight line in his hand.
Those white particles created the same white spear with two spiky and thick spearheads.
It was metallic and snow white with double-helical mustered grooves engraved in the spear.
[Loading data of the Holy Spear.]
"Huh? Wait? Wasn't it already loaded?!"
Mika panicked a little due to the system's statement.
[It may be true that your body already used the Holy Spear. However, as it was wielded during Autopilot, your mind did not get fully accustomed to it.]
"Wai- Ugh!"
He suddenly experienced a stingy headache.
[20 seconds remaining.]
Geschenke
-- Geschenk
erhalten Wöchentlicher Energiestatus
-- Power-
Rangliste 
-- Power-
Stein