(From MC’s perspective)
Red city,
John Meyers reached his favorite spot for interrogation.
Thud
After putting down the level-5 wizard’s body. He immediately sends the picture of the person to Vincent Carey.
“It will take some time for him to wake up,” John observed the body of the wizard. To not let him die, he fed him an antidote potion.
At the same time, inside the Little Star Gate High School.
Beep!
After receiving the message from John, I immediately sat in an upright position to read it. When I saw the image of the person, a quick glint flashed in my eyes.
No doubt, it’s him who sneaked into my room some time ago. After confirming, I replied to John Meyers.
After closing the message, I exhaled in relief. “Now, I can go back home,” I mumbled under my breath. I was just waiting for John Meyers’s signal.
Fortunately, he came in time and caught the enemy. Hmph, level-5 wizard? Later, I will ask John Meyers about this person.
The next moment, I got up from my seat and proceeded to leave. But before I could do anything.
Three people entered the room all of a sudden. Seeing that, I stopped my movements and looked at them.
“Vincent Carey, how are you feeling right now?” Chairman Benjamin inquired.
Hearing that I responded with a smile on my face, “I’m feeling much better right now, chairman.”
Chairman Benjamin nodded. But I see the class teacher’s worrisome expression. Has something bad happened behind my back? A doubt rose in my heart.
I remember the class teacher’s earlier words. It’s about the final duel. Looking at the Chairman, I feel he came here to confirm something.
Besides, Class teacher Eric. There is also the headmaster Chester who is looking at me with a scrutinizing gaze.
“Ha…Ha…Ha…,”
“Good” “Good”
Benjamin said with a laugh. He is now more satisfied with the response. This means the final duel will be more blockbuster.
He looked at Vincent with a hint of approval in his eyes. He feels Vincent is more pleasing to the eyes compared to Quinn’s father and son.
Then he decided to come straight to the point. He asked, “Vincent, how are you feeling about the final duel?”
Hearing that my eyes gleamed with a twinkle, “Sure, it is about the final duel.”
“Sigh”
I let out a deep sigh before saying, “I can do well even in my current state.”
Benjamin nodded his head in understanding. Then he said, “Before coming here. I just dealt with Quinn’s family. Danny Quinn’s father wanted some explanation for his son’s injury and he requested to see you.”
“But I denied his request straightforwardly.”
Hearing that, a solemn expression appeared on my face. I’m already feeling a headache when it comes to Frank Lambert. Now there is another crooked head.
Why can’t they digest this little bit of suffering?
I sighed inwardly. Looks like I have to cleanse my hand with some blood before going to the academy.
Dark league, Frank Lambert and now this Quinn family. My mind sprang up with some calculations.
A surprise glint flashed in Benjamin’s eyes. “Is he just a school kid?” He is impressed by Vincent’s calm demeanor at this young age.
“Alright, I just want to remind you that no one can harm you inside the school campus. But it’s different once you step outside,” Benjamin said in a solemn tone.
He doesn’t want to scare the kid. But it’s a fact. He can do whatever is inside the school. But if he takes a step to protect this kid outside, it’s tantamount to offending some forces.
Which is not good for him and his school either. Besides this kid, Vincent is not helpless. Behind, there is a giant behemoth. Since he is not officially enrolled yet. He will face some obstacles for some time.
And every obstacle will disappear once he gets inside the academy. Benjamin understands this truth clearly.
On the other hand, listening to the chairman’s concern. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. I can’t tell him that a certain big man from the academy is already here for my protection.
Then without changing my expression, I replied, “Don’t worry chairman, I’ll be careful.”
Hearing that Benjamin nodded before leaving the room with the others.
A few hours later,
I got discharged from the clinic. By the time I reached my house it was already midnight. But I see the lights in my house are still on.
Creak,
After opening the door, I entered inside. I saw mum and dad were sitting on the sofa. There is also my good brother speaking to them.
The next moment, everyone turned towards me after hearing the door opening sound.
“Vincent!”
“Are you alright?”
“How is your injury?”
“Brother?”
Hearing everyone’s concern, I signed inside. Then it took me half an hour to convince them that I’m alright.
After getting inside my room, I finally got some privacy. Fortunately, mum and dad were healers. They felt relieved after checking my body.
But again why didn’t they come to school to see me? I heard their hospital is also a major organization. Since it’s in the medical field it didn’t garner much attention.
I feel their organization is not an easy one. Besides, I also feel good that they didn’t come to school. Otherwise, it’s impossible to handle all those dramas.
Also, Chairman Benjamin sounded displeased when he mentioned Quinn’s family. Anyway, I have Elder John Meyers with me. There is no need to worry about my safety.
After removing those unnecessary thoughts, I decided to get a bath before going to sleep.
The following day, 𝙚𝙙𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙚𝙡.𝙤𝙧𝒈
I woke up pretty late. But I stayed in my bed to watch some latest news. Due to yesterday’s tiredness, I forgot to look at the online articles.
After opening the browser in my communication watch, I searched the recent news about my school.
Soon various headlines popped up in seconds.
[Final Duel: Who is going to win?]
[Is that new dark horse going to forfeit?]
[Vincent Carey: A mysterious wizard?]
[Brent Dale: Unknown magic ability?]
Looking at the series of articles, I revealed an amusing smile on my face. These reporters are something.
But it’s okay that there is no negative news about me. Are some media houses saying that my odds of winning were a little low?
Which made me frown a little. Then I see extremely exaggerated news about Brent Dale. Can defeat an opponent without lifting a finger?
Seeing the headline, a quick glint flashed in my eyes. Is this some kind of propaganda? I clicked the headline to read it. After a few seconds, I sighed inwardly.
Biased news is already starting to appear. But no worries, I have confidence in my gravitational power. Then I got up from my bed to freshen up.
30 minutes later,
I wore casual clothes. I have no plans on visiting outside. Except, I want to know about the level-5 wizard enemy. Sitting in a chair, I sent a message to John Meyer.
A couple of seconds later, I received a reply back. After reading the message, I became excited. “I had never expected a sudden visit from him,” I uttered in surprise.
John Meyers is on his way towards my home.
Then I quickly went downstairs to inform my parents. Seeing my mum and dad in their comfortable clothes, my eyes gleamed with a twinkle.
“What about work?” I blurted out all of a sudden.
Hearing that Father Brad Carey grinned. He answered, “Of course, we took a few days off from our hospital.”
“What?” I exclaimed in response. Is this real or what?
“Dad, how come your hospital administration became so generous?” I asked back in surprise. They used to suck the life of healers like leechers. So what happened now?
“Brat, watch your mouth?” Brad Carey retorted.
Mother Lila Carey added further by saying, “Our department head already became a huge fan of yours.”
“So this time our request was accepted easily because of her.”
No wonder, I felt something amiss yesterday. But I came here for a different reason.
“Ha..ha…ha…, I’m a bit surprised that’s all.”After saying that I revealed about John Meyers’ visit.
The next second, my dad became serious. His expression looked the same when he met John Meyers for the first time.
Then after chatting for a few more minutes, I walked back to my room. I don’t want to step outside. Because I knew a lot of reporters were waiting outside.
They can’t wait to get a bite of me.
After entering the room, I decided to meditate.
I sat cross-legged and started to run the gravity ark method. Slowly the gray mana particles started to move towards me. It is a really slow process compared to the mana chamber.
When the gray particles entered my body. I started to guide the energy according to the mental method. Slowly the energies finally settled down inside my mana core after some circulation.
This slow process frustrates me. Since I have no other schedule. I decided to concentrate more. I don’t know. Elder John’s current whereabouts. But I believe it will take some time for him to get here.
Time passes in a blink of an eye,
One hour later, I opened my eyes and stopped the meditation.