Anyways, Olivus didn't dare to try Lawrend further. He lowered his head and bowed to him.
"I concede!" he shouted.
After that, he turned around and left. He was too embarrassed to fight further.
"..."
The crowd around them grew silent. The duel didn't even last for several minutes before it ended.
"Lawrend is the winner!" Galak declared.
"Whoaaa!"
"This is scripted, right?"
"Damn!"
The crowd burst into cheers. They were amazed that Olivus conceded, and they knew that he was someone who never gave up.
"No way! Senior Olivus lost!"
"Amazing!"
"Olivus must've held back!"
Cheers also came from the Lightning Department's building as the students and instructors on it had noticed the powerful pulses of mana coming from Lawrend and Olivus' duel.
They exited their classrooms and watched the fight just in time to see Lawrend defeat Olivus without breaking a sweat.
Lawrend, Elena, Galak, and the other students watching Lawrend noticed the cheers and turned their heads towards them.
Elena couldn't help but smile at Lawrend. She was happy for him.
"Elena, do you think that you can do better than that guy?" Lawrend asked solemnly.
"Yes." Elena nodded her head curtly.
"Instructor Galak, can we duel outside the city?" Lawrend asked.
"Outside? Do you think that you will destroy the academy?" Galak asked with squinted eyes.
"Frankly, yes. If I used my High Mage spell, the same thing would happen like yesterday," Lawrend replied.
"Hm… Who taught you, Lawrend?" Galak suddenly asked.
"What's with the sudden question?" Lawrend asked in puzzlement.
"The Dean Master revealed to us that your maid over there is an Arch Mage. Are you actually from the empire's capital?"
Galak pointed to Aezel, who was standing the whole time silently.
"Hm? How did he know?" Lawrend asked in surprise.
"You aren't denying it?"
"It doesn't matter, right?" Lawrend replied and shrugged his shoulders.
"Indeed. Answer my question earlier. Are you from the empire?"
"No. I'm from Lanika City," Lawrend replied truthfully.
"Then, who's your master?"
"Why are you even asking me all of this?" Lawrend asked with a frown on his face.
"Ah… I'm sorry. I just got curious. You don't have to answer me if you don't want to," Galak replied with an embarrassed look on his face.
"It's alright. Let's go now," Lawrend replied calmly.
"Oh, Xervius, what are you doing here?" Galak asked as Xervius approached them.
"The instructors in the building saw the duel, including some of the students. They all want to watch Lawrend and Elena's fight," Xervius replied.
"I see. That's good that they want to watch, but Lawrend and Elena will fight outside the city," Galak replied.
"Outside the city?" Xervius asked.
"Yes. Lawrend believed that he might destroy the academy if they fight in here," Galak explained.
"That's no problem then. Let's all go outside the city," Xervius replied.
"What…"
Galak stared at Xervius as if he couldn't believe what he had just said. If they all went outside the city, it would be a huge crowd. At least 1,000 students would come.
"It's not a problem, right?" Xervius asked with a smile on his face.
"Yes, it isn't. I'm worried what the other departments would think," Galak replied.
"We can get representatives from them, so they can see how amazing Lawrend really is," Xervius replied.
"That's a good idea. We'll be going outside the city and you'll invite the representatives. The duel will start in an hour," Galak replied with a satisfied nod of his head.
And so, Galak rounded up the instructors and students of the Lightning Department. They all stood in lines in front of the building, and once they were ready, they all headed outside of the academy.
Carriages from all around the city concentrated on the entrance of the academy as they all waited in line and carried the students of the Lightning Department to the outside of the city.
Of course, such a large movement of students and carriages attracted the attention of everyone in the city. Curious onlookers followed them outside the city and the news quickly spread.
Half an hour later, Lawrend's group arrived outside the capital city. They situated themselves right beside the Undrasil Monster Forest.
The instructors stood directly in between the students and the Undrasil Monster Forest just in case a monster ever comes out.
Galak floated in the sky and looked down at everyone.
"Good afternoon everyone, this will be the awaited duel between the Lightning Empress and the Lightning Emperor. It was only announced more than half an hour ago, but everyone in the city had already heard about this duel."
Everyone heard the smug tone in his voice. He was clearly proud of this feat.
"All of the students from the Lightning Department of the Undrasil Mage Academy will be watching and thousands of curious onlookers from the city. Not to mention, representatives from the other departments of the academy will be present. They will judge if we from the Lightning Department really made a bad decision," Galak said with an excited smile on his face.
"Instructor Jaila Mena of the Plant Department greets everyone," a voice of a female came from afar as a thin silhouette wrapped in a green cloak flew towards them.
"I'm Instructor Berka Heila of the Light Department," another female flew towards them. She was wearing a white cloak.
Soon, instructors from the other departments started pouring in. They sat cross-legged around the massive empty area where Lawrend and Elena would duel. They were all the most prestigious instructors in their respective departments. Similar to Galak, they were in charge of the tests.
"And I am the Purple Thunder Grand Mage. I'm the only Grand Mage of the academy as of current besides the Previous King that's currently at the empire," Verkoli said as he flew towards them cooly.
"The Grand Mage is here!"
"Of course he'll be here. That's his department right there."
The crowd erupted into gasps of amazement.. For common people like them, they would never see a Grand Mage except for important occasions like this.