Chương 7: A Duel Under A Minute?

Finally arriving at the center line, Six pushed through a comb of students while pulling Ace who had casually tucked his hands in his pockets.

Standing inside the sacred centerline while being surrounded by hundreds of students who had come to watch the duel were two boys. They both were ready for what was to come and as the crowd around them grew, the intensity of the incoming duel tightened.

One of the boys, a bulky kid with obvious years of experience with handling magic and fists. His appearance looked domineering and daunting with his face twisted as the anger within him brewed as the minute swept by.

The other boy, adorned with a perfectly balanced body anatomy with beautiful red hair with stripes of silver tied in a bun at the center while the rare end was let loose.

His passive reaction to the pre-duel made the legs of the girls quiver as they adored his well tailored build from birth— plus some workouts and it seems they had their bet on him.

Some students who had their cameras and phones with them were quick to fall in position in order to get the right angles perfect for the day's trending news. Some even launched their drones into the air to cover the event from above, their blades swirling in order as their owners maneuvered them seamlessly.

"Why are they suddenly having a duel?" A boy raised a question at his friend who was the one who had initially brought the news to the students.

"Isn't it obvious," The second boy replied, positioning his phone properly and clicking the record button. "Damien caught Armin smiling with the school beauty— something he had always wanted. And rumors have it that…" The boy paused, moving closer to his friend before delivering the news, but Ace was close enough to hear him. "Armin might be in a relationship with her."

'Such a pitiful reason to start a duel.' Ace scoffed in his thoughts and taking that as a cue, the duel began.

Damien was the first to make a move as he summoned a spiked chain coated with immense mana that shot out of the ground at his summon.

"ARGHHHH!" He raged towards Armin, swinging his arm with full force in an attempt to wrap him up with a single wipe in the butt.

Anyone could have missed the silly smile that tugged on Armin's lips as Damien charged towards him and with great precision upon his opponent's arrival, he vanished from his spot causing Damien to halt immediately as he searched for him with a dazzled expression on his face.

'He is fast!' Ace said to himself, his brows raised in surprise as he watched Armin vanish with the wind.

Damien's teeth gritted against each other like a mill grind as he watched the crowd, his thoughts laced on where Armin would reappear next, but he lost his timing as he felt Armin's hand grab his collar from behind, his uniform tightening around his neck while being lifted in the air and with a loud BAM, he was back on earth.

The ground buckled slightly, his weight boring a hole into the ground as it left an ugly shatter.

The crowd cheered hard for Armin, who shoved them all a smile as he was used to being in the spotlight. The continuous cheer caused Damien to boil further and with a quick flip, he was back on his feet while launching himself into the air at the same time, ready to attack the occupied Armin one last time.

As he launched himself into the air, summoning his spiky chains once again, a smooth whiz flew past Ace's face and it spawn towards Damien, causing him to fall back to the ground, his body suddenly turning limp and cold.

The crowd gasped in awe, wondering who the third party was. The path began to clear up, preparing to host the one who had taken Damien down with one single pin.

"Everyone, back to your classes. Break time is over." A woman, the one responsible for the final attack commanded as she matched into the center line.

An emblem of Nirvana was positioned on her chest while her overall outfit was tailored perfectly to her style. A perfectly made turtleneck crop top sweater with a well balanced leather trouser with stoic leather boots while a white lab coat overall completed with fit.

The look in her eyes seemed deadly, surrendering everyone to an assumption that she was not to be messed with although they were enhanced with some— mascara.

"Armin, to my office!"

The students began to scurry away back to their classes and dorms at her command as they wouldn't want to get into further trouble with her. Ace took a glance at his side, ready to leave as well, but to his surprise, Six was gone.

***

Ace eventually made it back to his dorm and now, he was ready to clean up the messy room that had been assigned to him. He headed towards a frame that looked like a mirror and he undressed it.

Taking a brief stare at his oversized self, he finally took notice of an odd thing about himself. His hand crept towards his face and he realized he had no glasses on.

"Is… is this really happening?" He asked, a smile tugging on his lips as he felt he had been freed from the boundage of wearing those sick ass frames.

With the realization settling in fast, he knew he had to check on something— something really important.

"System!" He called.

—HOST STATUS WINDOW—

Host: Ace Kiryū

Age: 17

Race: ░░░░░░

Class: Unidentified

Level: Nill

STATS

-Strength: 86

-Agility: 25

-Intelligence: 68

-Endurance: 50

-Mana: •••

•-TALENT•-

[This feature will be finally unlocked after host acquires mana points and complete the available quest]

-SKILL

[This feature will be finally unlocked after host acquires mana points and complete the available quest]

A sharp sigh escaped his lips as he watched the letters continue to materialize. Without mana, everything seemed impossible, but at least, he knew he had to fill up his mana core as soon as possible.

SHOP/QUEST SHOP

[Mission(s)/ Quest(s)]

[Available quest]

[Daily quest]

[Daily mission(s): Improve and perfect your body condition]

[Press-up, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)]

[Sit-ups, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)]

[Squat, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)]

[Running; 10km: Incomplete]

[Mission(s) reward: 1000 system token]

—System token can be used to purchase in-system items in the shop.

"I better check out what items are in the shop." Ace muttered to himself, ready to arch on the next panel, but the loud creak of the door pulled his attention, forcing him to pretend he was trying to pull some objects away.

He slowly turned towards the door, dropping his stupid act and as he did, his eyes flustered before settling for a frown. The one at the door gave a wide smile as if he was happy to see him.

"You!" Ace said, his brows raising with suspension.

"Yowaimo!" The boy at the door sang, his cheerful voice overriding his insult.