Even before anyone could understand what transpired within a moment, all they saw was Vice Principal Josh standing in the rows where the Professor sat.
Professor Reid who was voicing out his grievance a moment ago seemed to have vanished and as everyone turned their gaze towards the source of the loud sound, they saw Professor Reid's body plastered onto the wall.
"Did you ask for my permission before speaking?"
"Are you questioning my judgement? A mere 5-Star is trying to judge a 9-Star.You dare speak without my permission."
The surrounding temperature froze as a deathly aura permeated from Josh.
"In class,when students speak out of turn they are punished so don't you even know this much?"
"You call yourself noble when you don't even have the manners of a gentleman."
"You!" Josh turned his gaze aside.
"Ahhh!"
The Professor saw cold gaze hidden behind the speck. Feeling a sense of crisis, he turned back to run but his whole body halted as he felt a tight hold.
Looking back, he saw his long hair held by Josh and before he could speak, he was pulled back.
Swish!
Pulling back, Josh toppled the Professor's body, sending him crashing to the ground and forming a large crack.
The man's face cracked and blood seeped out from his face.
"Ahhhhh!"
Cries of multiple professors and students rang out in unison. Their bodies trembled on seeing the bloody scene.
The Professor in the seat jumped back in panic while praying for the old man not to hit them.
The two professors who were hit weren't moving and no one knew whether they were alive or not.
"Take them away and throw them away. There is no need for such idiots in this institution."
"Now anyone else wants to voice out their opinion. Don't force me to show my wild side. If you want me to behave civilised, handle the process in a civilised manner. If you have any complaints, you should voice them out in the meeting."Josh snorted.
The Professors who supported Reid suddenly realised their mistake. Voicing out their opinion in the middle without higher authority permission is akin to undermining his authority which was a grave mistake.
Seeing the bloodied mess and damage all around, Herman almost hit his head.
'Damn, Old man! Even if you don't think about your image, at least think about this property. Why did you need to break the walls and floor? Who is gonna pay? And stop being a ruffian.'
Herman could only swallow his thoughts, otherwise the next day, he would be missing from here.
Lucas sighed watching the scene.
'This man is too brutal.'
Cough...Cough...
"Sorry, for the inconvenience," Josh spoke which embarrassed expression.
"Let me end with an important note."
"The Top 10 Prepare yourself to visit the Parish of Damita within a few days. The Student Council President will accompany you."
"I wanted to talk about the Tournament but I am not in the mood now because of some ignorants."
"Dismiss.'
'Are you kidding me? You don't even want to talk about it but just to make things difficult for the troublemakers, you knowingly add fuel to the fire.'Herman screamed inwardly.
Josh, noticing Hemran's glare, just shrugs his shoulders while praising him.
'You are quite sharp. As expected of my disciple.'
Lucas finally heaved in relief. He was now at the centre of the hurricane so he needs to be cautious.
'I should look to the Princess for help.'
Formulating his future, as Lucas walked down the stage, he heard a voice in his head.
[Don't worry about them. You did well. Don't let others undermine your achievement.]
'Who?'
Lucas jolted in shock hearing an unknown voice ringing in his head. Startled, he looked around to identify the person who spoke just now.
Gazing all around, his eyes finally fall on Josh who winked at him giving a small smile.
'Vice-Principal!'
Before Lucas could react, Vice Principal Josh's figure disappeared leaving Lucas bewildered.
'What is this? Telepathy?'
'Did he have such power?'
"Lucas, what happened, are you alright?"
"Huh!"
Lucas saw Frederick and Charles closing onto him with a frown.
"Your face looks pale as if you have seen a ghost," Charles said.
"I am alright. It's just that events that happened here feel odd."
.......
After the hectic ceremony, Lucas felt tired like never before. His eyes were heavy due to the lack of sleep and his mind was a bit messy.
"Something feels weird. My heart is heavy and feels stuck with an uneasiness."
"What can be wrong?"
Entering the room, Lucas jumped onto the comfy bed. Staring at the blank ceiling, Lucas took a moment to organise his thoughts.
This entire episode was way out of the plot which made him worried that things went way off track.
They should have been rewarded with an opportunity to choose a skill but instead of that they would be blessed.
The blessing was a power derived from divinity. You can use it as soon as you get it or you can store it in your body. The energy of blessing will help you overcome the wall, and would also nourish your vessel helping you to get rid of hidden injuries.
Lucas was on the verge of breaking to 3-Star. He could attempt a breakthrough but he halted it after hearing about the blessing.
"I would store the power in my body and after coming back I would ask Sir Harris to train me rigorously and point out the flaws. Before the tournament, I have to be twice or thrice as strong as I am now."
Lucas clenching his fist got up.
Recalling everything, he felt that name, Damita, was the cause of uneasiness. Unable to remember anything substantial, he took out his diary.
As he skidded through the page containing the events of the first year, he didn't find anything about it. Then he looked at the 2nd-year section, there was also nothing in there.
"Weird, there is nothing here."
Lucas for peace of his heart skidded through the 3rd year. There was an event where Frederick's squad would come across Saintess and the place was the City of Valco which was infested by Black Magicians.
Taking out his smartphone, he searched the content and as he saw the result, he cursed.
"Shit!"
"The Parish Of Damita is near Valco."
"The Black Magician wouldn't have started their work, would they?"Lucas spoke with a smile.
A hushed stillness lingered in the room.
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