The Goddess Made A Mistake Again

"Just accept the challenge and we'll both get what we want."

"I…" Taylor hesitated as he tried to find a way out of this. But no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't find a solution.

He had studied long and hard to get to this point. His dream of being accepted at Lancelot High had finally presented itself… but was it really a good choice?

Taylor may have gotten the No. 1 Ranking at his class, but his class was the worst one. It was said that nobody from Class F were actually able to make something of themselves.

All those that had talent and skills, were erased as they got in Class F.

If that wasn't a big enough problem, this humongous guy standing before him, presented one more. The reason for Taylor to study so hard was his family. He wanted to make his father and big brothers proud.

And now this guy was trying to take that away from him as well.

"I want to-" Seeing no path, Taylor was going to accept.

"Stop It, Henry!"

"Tck!" My tongue clicks hearing the annoying noise again, "What do you want, Arthur? And don't you dare say you're here because you saw some big injustice or anything similar."

Arthur who had come here with that mindset, blushed, "Wh- What do you mean by that! I only came here because you were bullying the guy."

"If he's not complaining, why the fuck are you?" I wave him away, "Now shoo from here, I'm making a deal?"

"So what'd ya say?" I ask.

"You don't have to agree to him, I'm sure the academy will not let him get away from this."

"Haha… man, you really don't know what the academy's like." I say as a twinkle spread from my eye.

"What do you mean?" Arthur asked, as he really didn't know.

"Before I answer that, tell me… miss Jennifer over there," I point to a fictional figure of hers, "Was thinking of punishing me when she left, right? Then why did she suddenly change her stance after coming back?"

"She…"

"Can't say huh." I smirk, "Let me make it easier for you, Arthur. It's not because she doesn't want to do something to me, it's more like she can't do anything to me."

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Arthur's eyes went wide at my speculation but he did not say anything to deny it.

"The only thing she could do was to complain a bit and then did a bet because… why the fuck not, right?" I smile, "Now that I wasted a significant amount of time on your ass, let's back to Taylor."

I turn around, "I know that it's a big decision and because I'm such a great guy, I'll let you have some time to think about it."

"I'll do it!"

"Huh?" I look at him in confusion, "Really?"

'He accepted that quickly?... Thought it would be a bit longer.'

"But I have my own condition too!"

'Okay, now it makes sense.'

"Shoot"

"If I win then you will clear all the debt my family has and you'll leave me alone. You'll never talk to me, you understand!"

'Hmm… that does sound like a good deal… why not make it more interesting?'

"Why don't we do it like this?" I say, shoving aside Arthur and seating over the bench next to Taylor's, "If you win, not only will I do what you asked but also add in a bit extra for your family… by extra, I mean another 100 Thousand!"

Taylor looked at me like I was the crazy one over here. But he didn't lose himself completely.

"And what happens if I lose?"

'This guy… he's quite smart.'

"Then…" I tap my chin and think for a while.

As with every tap of my chin, the suspense growing within Taylor and Arthur only intensified.

Finally, a smile of victory bloomed on my face, "Then when you graduate from this place, come work for me."

"What!" X2

Both of them felt as if they heard wrong.

"You want me to work for you?" Taylor raised his brow, "What kind of work?"

"We'll talk about that when the time comes… so how about it, wanna do this my or your wa-"

"Let's do this your way." I wasn't able to finish my words as the guy stood up and faced me straight, "I'm going to defeat you and wipe that smile away from your face forever."

'Okay… now this is fun.'

"You're on!" I say and before I could say anything more cool, Arthur interrupted.

"You don't have to do this; you'll lose if you fight against him-"

"So what if I lose? Hah!" Taylor screamed out in frustration, "The only thing you're telling is how to waste my time. Give me a solution if you have one."

"I…" Arthur felt stumped.

"Besides, why should I trust you? How can I be sure that you don't want the same as him!" Taylor pointed his finger at Arthur.

Seeing that the drama pointed up to a good flare, it was time for me to leave.

"Alright then, my works done, I'll leave you two to it."

"Hey!" I turn around as Taylor called.

"When do you want to do this?"

"Eager to lose, are we?" I give him a smug look, "Since I was the one who initiated the challenge, it would be graceful of me for you to decide."

Taylor snickered, "Graceful, my ass! Alright, the time and place will be-"

"You can't decide that." A new voice interrupts.

Turning to the sound, we see a new guy leaning against the door.

He's face was bright and he looked like the popular type with his spotless face and blonde hair. The guy had a strong figure in the lean style and stood up to 5.7.

"And who are you to tell us that?" Taylor asked, a bit angrily that an outsider barged in.

"Cough Cough… I'm sorry for the intrusion." The guy coughed as he gave a bright smile, "But my name is Halos Gradois. I'm a first year like you guys… just from Class A."

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A strange current of jealousy waved through from everyone in the classroom.

'That name!' I take a good look at him as I remember, 'He's one of the strong ones.'

"Oh? So you're one of the best huh?" Arthur asked, "Mind telling us your rank?"

"It's nothing…" He shook his hands dismissively before giving a dark smile, "Just rank 10."

!!!

If previously a slight shock went through them, then this time everyone in class F, except for Henry, felt that a lightning strike fell upon them.

"About that challenge you both had, it's still not verified yet." Halos said, "You need to talk with the student council and get them to authorize it for you and when they give a specific time and place, that's where you'll have your fight."

I walk forward, "Thanks for the information."

'I know what type this guy is.'

"But mind telling me why you've descended from heaven to mingle with us mortals, your grace?"

Halos didn't mind one bit of how I talked with him, "You see, I've recently heard a rumor about a student betting with a teacher. Something about… A Class F student beating the best of Class A and becoming number 1."

'He's the type that barges in conversations.'

"So I came to check it myself." He said, finally showing his fangs. His eyes boar into me like a crazy psycho's.

'The one who's crazy about fighting strong bastards.'

"I wanted a taste of that person myself."

'The Devourer of Talent, Halos.'