Extra Of The Magus Academy

"Hold it right there."

The voice of a much older boy echoed in the air.

However, Kellion completely ignored it. The energy crackling around him was too loud, and the allure of his prey was too overpowering for him to resist.

He simply desired to fight… and to win.

WHOOOSH!

Becoming a crimson blur, he charged towards Seth—who was stunned by the voice that suddenly pierced the air, as well as the incredible speed at which Kellion was moving.

It was way faster than before, and the unarmed Seth could not react in time.

But—

BAM!

—He didn't have to.

Before Kellion could even reach Seth, a faster blur appeared and slammed the boy on the ground.

The earth beneath them shattered, and the stubborn Kellion was instantly subdued, knocked unconscious by a single act of suppression.

It all happened so fast that Seth couldn't tell the gap of time between when it started and ended.

All he witnessed was the final result.

An older-looking boy had a foot above the unconscious Kellion, both of his hands in his pockets as he calmly stared in Seth's direction. He had golden hair, with eyes that sparkled like diamonds.

A strange sense of familiarity and enmity instantly swelled up from Seth as he looked at the boy.

"Are you alright?"

Seth felt annoyed when he heard the question, almost like it was condescending.

Perhaps his pride was hurt since he was saved by someone else so effortlessly. However, this person was clearly his senior, and he spoke out of clear concern.

"He's clearly not alright." Someone else spoke before Seth could answer, appearing seemingly out of nowhere as well.

"Yeah… he was nearly attacked by a bloodthirsty hound from that Asura Academy."

"Do they raise all their students like wild animals?"

"Maybe… but this one seems especially feral." One of the girls said, staring at Seth. "But don't worry, boy, your seniors are here to take care of this mess."

Indeed, the five people that now gathered in the ruined courtyard were seniors of the Akashic Magus Academy—all of them in the Expert Stage.

"Ahh…"

Seth felt slightly overwhelmed by their presence but quickly composed himself.

"Thank you for your assistance." With a slight bow, he rendered his thanks.

"No need for thanks, junior." The senior who easily dispatched Kellion said. "We're all students of this Academy. It's only natural."

"Yeah, I suppose…"

"Where's the other kid? I could have sworn that I noticed someone else a moment ago." The golden senior muttered.

'Brother? That's true… where is he?'

Ashfelt had vanished, almost as if he was never in the courtyard.

With Kellion now unconscious and Ash nowhere to be found, all eyes fell on Seth to explain what was happening.

*******

'Sorry about that, Seth… but I'm sure you can handle this tedious task.'

Ash sighed as he sank into a sofa.

He was still upset that he couldn't get the Spirit Stones immediately, and with the seniors now involved, their transaction would be exposed to more parties.

That wasn't good.

'Should I just give up on it? I mean, it's not even certain that Kellion will deliver on his promise due to how unpredictable the whole situation is.'

It was a headache just thinking about it.

However, before he could think any further, Ash heard more commotion outside and he went to peek from behind his blinds again. Upon doing so, he noticed there were more people in the courtyard.

'Looks like they are seniors as well… from the Asura Spirit Academy.'

It was no mystery why they had come to the courtyard of the Akashic Magus Academy participants.

'They've come to retrieve Kellion, huh?'

Ash saw how a simple conversation between both sides slowly devolved into something else. Due to the existing friction and unending rivalry between the Akashic Magus Academy and Asura Spirit Academy, it was impossible to avoid.

'These seniors have been fighting each other since they were Apprentices, so it makes sense that they don't get along at all.'

Getting them to see eye to eye on this matter was nigh impossible.

'But, if I let it escalate any further, this could become a big issue.' Ash thought. 'I can't allow any future dealings I may have with Kellion be jeopardized by this one event.'

For this very reason, he considered interfering.

Thankfully, he didn't have to.

"Alright, everyone… that's enough!" Beatrice Lampshade arrived on the scene and ordered everyone to disperse.

Kellion was taken by his seniors, who woke him up with a slap on his right cheek. By the time he came to, they were already leaving.

"This… this isn't over, Seth!" Was all he could scream out. "I will have my rema—"

He was promptly silenced by his seniors who knocked him out with another slap, dragging him back to their dorm.

Ash watched all of this from the solace of his room and sighed. Find more to read on My Virtual Library Empire

'What a mess.'

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"You were too reckless, Seth Zephyr!"

The Head of Student Affairs spoke harshly, raising her voice as she looked at the boy before her.

Seth, who was a little overwhelmed by the commotion around him, merely nodded and silently apologized for his indiscretion. He was asked for the details of the fight, but he somehow managed to skim through it and left out all the important details.

According to him:

"Kellion wanted a fight, and I was curious about his strength… so I fought with him."

It wasn't as if he intentionally lied either.

To Seth, the entire exchange was as simple as that. Everything that Ash did was simply a mere distraction that didn't serve his main motivation for the fight, which was why he no longer had any interest after he won.

Beatrice listened to all of this, and after seeing that Seth was indeed apologetic, she decided not to ask any further questions.

Instead, she thanked the seniors for stepping in.

As expected, they remained modest about their involvement in the whole thing, and Beatrice believed them. After all, it was obvious that they also wanted to fight against the seniors of the Asura Spirit Academy.

'Kids these days are too eager…' She thought to herself before leaving the premises.

From that point on, she was determined to station appropriate guards and patrol officers around every single dorm. That way, nothing of the sort would happen again.

After she left, Seth began to walk towards his room.

But—

"Hey, junior… some things don't quite add up here. Do you mind if I ask some more questions?"

The same senior who saved him stopped him for another series of conversation. However, after having more than enough talk for a single day, and the fact that he still felt uncomfortable around that particular senior, Seth did not respond positively.

In fact, his tone was dismissive and his words were curt.

"I'm quite tired, so… I actually do mind."

Before waiting for the response of the senior, he simply walked away; not even bothering to look at the senior whose request he just rejected.

The other seniors watched this in shock, alternating glances between Seth and the boy with the golden hair. Absolute silence reigned in the courtyard, and it continued to be so until Seth entered his room and shut the door.

"I believe we ought to settle into our rooms as well." The boy with golden hair smiled, turning to face the rest of his comrades.

They all nodded immediately.

Even though they were still recoiling from surprise, they weren't going to make the same mistake the ignorant junior just did. Unlike him, they understood the kind of person their colleague was.

Nero Desgarron… the strongest student in the Academy.