บท 131: Close Call

"Woah... is he going to fight seriously here?" A boy from the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

A boy next to him couldn't help but speak, "Didn't you see what that other guy did to him? Of course he would fight seriously after that..."

Everyone started to back up and make some space as Lyrian and Kedward neared the center of the crowd of examinees. As Kedward's aura exuded into the atmosphere, making contact with everyone in the crowd, Lyrian looked down at his hand.

'Perfect... I can test out my new power on this guy after absorbing the Molten Essence.' He thought to himself, looking back up to Kedward.

"Picked a fight with the wrong card? What are you talking about? You were hurting my friend, so I had to stop you." 

Everyone stayed silent for the most part as Kedward replied, "What a fool. Barging into a situation like that without any context only to attack without any thought behind that skull of yours."