The Goddess Made A Mistake Again

'This guy… always crazy for a fight.'

"You've heard that huh." I say, "Is there anything else about that rumor you've heard?"

"Yes, there is." The guy had a annoying smile on him that you really wanted to beat the shit out off, "The guy who made that ridiculous challenge was supposed to be quite big… big enough to actually be called a giant."

"And is there someone like that around here?" I ask, as the students felt the heavy surrounding overwhelming them.

"Hmm…" The guy had the nerve to actually look around before coming back to me with a supposed realization, "Oh my! It seems you fit that description perfectly."

"So… are you that guy?"

"And what if I- you know what? Fuck this suspense shit, it's me. I'm the one who made the bet." I say, not wanting to make this any longer than it has to be, "Well… what'd you want with me?"

"If you're going to be upfront with me, then I'll do the same too." His eyes quickly turned dark and had a smile on them, "I want to fight with you."

"Actually, I wanted to say that from the start. You have this scent on you, that made me felt a itch for a while. But since you were acting stealthily, I did too."

'He thought they were stealthy?!' The whole classroom had the same thought as they kept seeing the show.

"So what do you say? Wanna bring out your sword or whatever and have a fight ourselves!" He said, prepping his body for a fight.

"Hold your horses there for a second." I said and he froze, "If the situations were different I would have accepted that in a heartbeat. But not now."

"Why? Is the timing wrong… or is it this place?" He asked, tilting his head as if he didn't know, "If we get rid of these guys, I'm sure we'll be able to have a nice fight!"

Everyone and even me glanced at the guy like he was 100% certified crazy. Actually, he was the type that didn't even need to be certified.

'Ahh… such a golden opportunity but at the wrong moment.'

"Listen, man. I really want to fight with you-"

"Then, let's do it!" He said and jumped towards me.

His figure reaching me in a bare moment.

Arthur, Wilson, Xavier, Taylor and all that saw him appear in the air before Henry with his legs ready to slash went through one thought.

'So Fast!'

Halos smiled and thought he would give a solid strike at Henry's head.

"Pak!"

"Grab!"

But right before it could hit, he felt his leg being grabbed by a large hand. Looking down, he saw that Henry had successfully held his leg in his grasp.

Halos's eyes shook in the next action.

No matter how much he tried to move his leg, he couldn't. Halos felt as if his legs were stuck inside cement that had been dried shut. But he didn't take it lying down and tried to attack with the other leg.

Unlike before, this one wasn't caught. Instead, in the eyes of everyone, they saw the leg bypassing Henry like he wasn't even there.

But Halos and Arthur saw it. They saw the instant quick turn that Henry did right before the leg would hit.

'He dodged that like it was subconscious instinct.'

That was the thought Halos had as he now swung below Henry's grasp.

"You done with your attack?… because it's my turn."

!!!

Halos instantly felt his survival instincts flare. He saw Henry clench his fist and strike at his face. The attack wasn't fast, it was slow. It was unusually slow, slower than the attack Halos did.

Halos could have easily dodged it.

But somehow, Halos's body couldn't move. He didn't know if it was because Henry had grabbed him firmly or was it because of the large booming shadow that overcame him.

Even as the fist came dangerously closed in, the only thing Halos could do was face his death. But right at the end, when everyone thought Halos was done for, even he himself thought that… he felt click at his forehead.

Halos realized that, at the end Henry only flicked his head.

"Bam!"

Then let go of him as Halos mercilessly fell flat on the floor.

Halos didn't feel the pain of the ground nor the embarrassment of failure, the only thought going inside him was… what if that attack had hit him?

'Would I be still alive?'

"Yo, Devourer!"

He heard Henry call him, "Was that little demonstration enough to scare you?"

'Scare me?'

Halos smiled in the next instant, shocking Henry. He did a jump roll and straightened himself before instantly coming back to Henry.

"Now I really really reallllly want to fight you!"

…

'Damn! I can literally see the twinkle flying off this freak.' I see the look and say, "Yeah, not gonna happen."

"Whhhy?" The guy whined like a child. "I wanna fight you?"

"Listen to me, you freak, before I punch you through this academy's roof!" I angrily say and somewhat get the guy's attention.

"Hahh… first of all, I need to fight with this guy." I point to Taylor, "And then when I defeat him-"

"Then you'll fight m- Ouch!" Halos was quickly knocked on his head as he rubbed it in pain with a painful baby face.

"First I'll defeat this guy. Then when I pass the secret exam at the end of this month and get admitted to Class A, then I will fight you." I say as relief comes to me as I was able to finally finish my words.

"But that's like a thousand days away." Halos whined.

"I literally said it was a month."

"But a month's still too long! Let's do it now, okay. Let's do it!" He came before me, his face almost centimeters away from mine.

"Not gonna happen man." Before he could complain again, I said something that would shut him up, "Besides, with your current strength, the end results can already be seen."

"Hmm?"

"You won't last a minute against me. And even if you did it'll probably be by dodging and staying away from me."

The smile wiped away from him as his face paled until it was empty. It was almost scary when you know how chirpy he was a second ago.

'Did I say too much?'

Halos suddenly turned around and quietly walked away. But right before he could disappear in the hallway, the guy stopped.

Halos turned and looked at Henry with a devilishly angry expression, "I'll train."

"Hm?"

"I'll train until the time you come to Class A and then we will fight. I promise you, I will defeat you!" Halos said and walked away.

'What a weird guy! He didn't even learn my nam-'

"Phoosh!" The door opened again and Halos came back as he asked, "Oh yeah, Can you tell me your name?"

"It's Henry… Henry Van Tax."

"Henry…" He took in the name deep in his mind, "I, Halos Gradois, Proclaim you as my Rival!"

"Make sure to eat healthy and drink lots of water. Also make sure to win the exam and meet me in Class A."

"Bam!"

With that, the guy was gone.

I sigh my head in disappointment.

'Almost forgot this was a novel world. There are more like him out there.'