"You bastard!" Scott clenched his fists and stepped forward, raising his voice.
However, Theo ignored everything he said and walked toward his spear, passing them as if nothing happened.
When Scott was about to blow up after Theo passed him, Hontar grabbed his arm, preventing him from moving while glaring at Scott.
In an instant, there was fear in Scott's eyes as he shut his mouth and cursed Theo in his mind. This action became another point of observation for Theo, considering he had the chance to pick up the next member.
While Theo grabbed his spear, Alea furrowed her eyebrows, never expecting Theo to have this kind of side. When he was with her, Theo was passive-aggressive since she allowed it. But this time, Theo was full of anger, trying to piss this Scott off.
'A promise is a promise. It seems he has a lot of frustration since he has been in this situation for a long time.' Alea sighed inwardly as she sensed Hontar's gaze aiming at her.
He must be thinking about the reason Alea would pick a first-year, this kind of first-year. Either way, he didn't have the intention to back down in this matter. He whispered to Scott, "You handle that Theodore Griffith first. As long as we can get Alea, we will have a high possibility of winning."
Scott stayed silent, but his murderous gaze alone already told him the answer.
On the contrary, Alea couldn't help but shake her head in disappointment. She never thought that someone among the top would choose this type of guy as his partner.
He seemed to be strong, so she could also understand the circumstances since it was also the reason why she recruited Theo.
Still, she would rather choose a second or third place with good character instead of an easy one like this. But there was also another question in her head after working together with Theo for a month. She remembered Theo was a bit more submissive, letting the others talk down on him to make them underestimate his power.
It was at that time he turned the situation around, exchanging his role with the hunter. Hence, she never expected Theo to create this kind of chaotic situation.
After grabbing his spear, Theo returned to his position and made a mocking smile, saying, "Hehe? What did you say again? How about going into politics? I'm sure your words are effective in destroying your opponents. Oh wait, you're a muscle brain since you can only try to hit the person after you lose in an argument."
Scott wanted to hit this guy's face as soon as possible. If Hontar didn't hold him back, he would have charged at him from the start.
Theo snorted and returned to Alea while waving his hand. "You can't touch me here, right?"
"It's funny to see that Alea Eilric will partner up with a scumbag." Hontar couldn't let it slide and returned Theo's mockeries right back at his face.
However, Theo only shrugged and looked at Scott while saying, "It's better than a gorilla."
"You bastard!"
"Theo…" Alea decided to step in because she worried about his reputation.
Theo shrugged and said with a smile. "It feels good to get back at your bullies after experiencing it for so long. I couldn't help it."
"!!!" Alea widened her eyes, not because of the bullies, but it was due to Theo speaking his mind out loud. This had never happened to her, so she quickly realized Theo must be planning for something big. She assumed Theo would be showing his prowess in this battle, making the second opponents wary.
Still, Alea needed to say one thing. "You don't have protection after this, you know. Your life is going to be much worse after this."
"I am planning to win by relying on you. What's wrong with that?" Theo shrugged, acting like a scumbag while putting his hand on her shoulder with one finger lifted.
Alea frowned as if she got a signal from Theo. Although she didn't understand the whole meaning behind his words, she could safely assume that she needed to work harder to dominate the opponents in this round since that one finger meant she needed to fight alone.
She let out a long sigh and said, "This is only because of our agreement."
Hontar opened his mouth in surprise when he heard those words, thinking, 'Agreement? Is he blackmailing her?'
"You…" Hontar paused to contemplate his actions before saying, "Let's start the match!"
After having her shoulders tapped twice, Alea nodded and said, "Let's start!"
Just like the instruction, a huge number appeared in the middle of the field.
Theo sighed and raised his hand, "I'm going to watch the battle from there."
3.
2.
When Theo showed a nonchalant attitude, it became even more apparent that they would only face Alea in this round. However, right before it hit "1", Theo turned around and charged forward with his spear.
1.
Theo quickly closed their distance, arriving in front of Scott, who just lowered his guard after seeing Theo's back. But Theo just took advantage of the rule again like how he did when angering Scott.
The rule stated they could have physical contact after the countdown was zero, so it didn't count if they just positioned themselves… Even if Theo placed himself right before Scott with his spear on his throat, waiting for the countdown to reach 0.
0.
Scott quickly threw himself to the back to avoid this sudden movement from Theo, who almost pierced his throat.
"You bastard!" Scott gritted his teeth and raised his blue-colored sword. The sword itself was six inches wide, making it a pretty big sword that emphasized power instead of speed.
Before Scott could recover, he charged forward. Hontar raised his sword, which seemed similar to what Alea used other than the color, to prevent Theo from advancing, only to find Alea swinging her sword to stop him.
"Kh!"
"Your opponent is me." Alea smiled as they engaged in a fight.
Meanwhile, Theo kept charging at Scott and tried his best to suppress him.
"Pierce!"
Still, as expected from a person chosen by the number two in a group, there was no way he was that bad of a fighter. When he was about to get stabbed, he blocked Theo's skill with the huge body of his blade and laughed. "Is that all? Hahaha! No matter how many tricks you use, you won't defeat me! Just accept your fate. You won't go so far in your life."
Theo gnashed his teeth, looking very irritated. He stomped the ground and planned to do a second strike, but he suddenly felt excruciating pain on his right waist before finding Scott's foot at that spot.
"!!!" That kick launched him several feet away from them as Theo landed on his belly.