The explosion sent the other students hurtling in multiple directions. If it were any other regular explosion, they would've been able to defend themselves from it. However, the explosion was all too sudden that they weren't able to brace themselves. It was an embarrassing sight to see, and the students who were caught up in the explosion were ashamed of themselves. The moment they picked themselves up, they couldn't look anyone in the eyes due to how ashamed they were.
Once the cloud of smoke settled in, two figures appeared in the middle of everything. It was easily recognized that the two of them were the cause of the explosion.
On one side was a familiar face. He was none other than the runner-up of the Official Beast Tournament, coming in a close second from the newly-crowned beast master Satoshi. Yun Zhe. On the other side was another familiar face. He was none other than the new transferee who lost against Emma Leisenberg during their exhibition match the day prior, Jonathan Ainsworth.
"You! Why are you here?!" Yun Zhe called out, gritting his teeth as he integrated with his Representative, the Primordial Excalibur. He was seething with rage, and it was evident from his facial expression and the way he wielded his sword in a threatening stance.
Everyone immediately recognized who he was, and they couldn't believe that someone who was at least as famous as Satoshi was in their school as well. Even the principal was surprised, frankly, because he was supposed to be having this moment with the entire school. Now that moment was instantly stolen from him, sweeping him off his feet as the rug was metaphorically pulled underneath him. He was so bewildered that he froze for a good minute, watching everything unfold while everyone's attention was taken away from him.
"Ah, Yun Zhe, long time no see." Jonathan casually spoke even though his new uniform was in tatters. For a split second, he was utterly outraged by Yun Zhe's welcome. It had only been yesterday since he got his own uniform, and now it was ruined.
In hindsight, it's not like he could blame Yun Zhe for his actions though. He did something unforgivable, and no amount of reasoning or justifiable reasons could change what he had done. At the end of the day, he killed a person. Of course, he had a good reason as to why he did so... but that didn't exempt him from the guilt he felt even until now.
He had gotten his revenge, but at what cost? Sure, he did avenge someone, but he couldn't help but feel regretful for doing something so evil. The moment he stooped that low, there was no excuse for him.
"Long time no see?! Do you hear yourself, Jonathan? Seriously?!" Yun Zhe called out, swinging the Primordial Excalibur he wielded and causing massive damage to the school grounds.
"What do you want me to say? Sorry? For what? It's not like I did anything to you." Jonathan reasoned, dodging Jonathan's attack by a hair's breadth.
"As if you didn't. You were the sole reason why we were the only two left! And now you killed her? You murderer." Yun Zhe snapped.
Before he could unleash another powerful attack, however, a student stepped into the fray. He was too fast that no one saw him at all. One moment, Yun Zhe was swinging the Primordial Excalibur. A split second later, a student appeared in front of him.
"Bro, you got to chill out. This is his first day. Do you want him to get expelled? I mean, he just got here. Us transferees worked our butts off to get here." The student reasoned, putting his fist on Yun Zhe's chest as if that was enough to hold him back.
"And you, mister. You are not a student of this school, I presume?" At the same time the kid appeared in front of Yun Zhe, Sai Tama also appeared right beside him.
Even the transfer student was surprised since he didn't see Sai Tama's movement at all. His speed rival the transfer student's, and he may even be faster than him.
At that point, Satoshi realized that the principal was holding back when he fought against him. If they were to fight at full power, he'd have lost big time. "Did... did the principal just use me for advertising this school? I mean... how come I didn't realize that until now?!" Satoshi muttered to himself.
Principal Sai Tama then cleared his throat before he continued talking. "I don't know if your claims are true or not... but murderer or not, this student is under my wing, under this school. If you dare threaten the safety of the school, I would no choice but to eradicate you."
A moment ago, Satoshi was willing to jump in the middle of it all so he could stop the fight. He was relieved that the principal and another student had stepped in. At least he didn't have to do anything.
'I guess I'll just talk to Yun Zhe later. Still... that Jonathan is the same Jonathan who murdered Jana, right? If I'd recognized him, I'd have eliminated him right then and there. I guess I have to put that provocation on hold for now, or else the principal will come after my neck.' Satoshi said to himself.
Fwooosh~!
"I'm sorry about that. It seems like there was a slight misunderstanding between these two. Oh, and I'm their guardian. I'll give Jonathan and this guy a good talking-to." A man drabbed in black clothing appeared, causing Sai Tama and the transfer student to flinch.
One thing's for sure, this man was definitely faster than them.
It was none other than Bucky Barnes. "Now, if you'll excuse us. Please disregard this issue." With a wave of his hand, Bucky Barnes reverted the school grounds to how it once was before he disappeared with Yun Zhe.
"W-what just happened?" Satoshi asked himself, perplexed. Unsurprisingly, he wasn't the only one who asked that same question.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from f(r)eeweb(n)ovel.𝒄𝒐𝙢