“Half of us have assembled.” A student reported to the blond-haired man in front of him. “Your Highness. We should be able to break through with this number.”
Rudeus smiled as if everything had gone according to plan. “How is August?”
“One of us has spotted him far away from here. He only has two people around him while we have nine.”
Rudeus nodded. “In that case, we’ll be going straight to the hut and dominating all the top positions without letting others have the chance.”
“Yes!” The guy waved his hand at the others. “Let’s move out!”
His action didn’t escape the eyes of the observers.
“It seems that Prince Rudeus has done his homework.” Flora smirked, watching his every move from the mirror.
“You have realized what he is doing?”
“Of course. From the very start, he seems to be mobilizing the masses to separate Nathan and Selena Ashton for some reason. This way, they won’t be able to create an alliance, which might be capable of throwing the balance.
“If you look closely at one of the guys under the blacksmith guild’s successor, you’ll realize he is a double agent.
“This way, he can monopolize the battle royale… and more importantly, the people who receive the benefits from this will support him more, creating a powerful faction in the class. What a clever trick.”
Vivian shrugged. “I wonder if that’s going to happen.”
Flora smirked. “Vice principal, you have to be impartial. I know that your disciple is good. He can even take down three people at once. That strategy of him baiting his opponents is clever, but it won’t be enough to defeat that massive group.
“Unfortunately, in the Frexia Academy, the royalties have to be excellent. If we end up becoming a scum that people can look down upon, the pride of the royalty will be diminished. If you can’t even do well and have a lot of nasty rumors in the academy, you won’t even be considered for the throne.
“I know your disciple is excellent. He might be able to reach the end and produce an excellent result. In fact, if he continues his performance for the next three years, he won’t have trouble marrying into a good noble family. Of course, I will take care of my subject. However, no matter how good he is, it’s impossible for him to deal with that number, let alone Rudeus himself.”
Vivian smirked. “That’s why I chose him as my disciple. Someone who dares to go against the flow, creating something new that no one has ever achieved before.” Vivian pointed at the mirror as if knowing what her disciple was planning to do.
In the mirror, Nathan was actually smirking as he said, “Alright. Let’s go to the goal and camp right in front of the hut!”
Anubis and Fenrir widened their eyes in shock.
“Are you trying to fight every single one of them? I mean, it’s effective if you want to gather their headbands…” Fenrir’s eyebrows twitched, feeling it would be a lot of trouble.
“If you do that, you will end up antagonizing everyone.” Anubis rejected the idea. “No. More importantly, even if the academy is stopping people from abusing their influence, there is a prince, right? If you kill him, there is a high chance that you will be in trouble.”
Nathan shook his head. “Like a famous person once said, don’t think so much when killing people. Life and death is nature’s laws. All living beings are equal, and everyone has their right to survive and be killed. There might be royalty and lower beings, but in the face of death, a person’s death is no different from a pig’s. What’s the difference? They’re both dead.”
Anubis was speechless. “Why does he sound like an insane person rather than a wise one?”
“You don’t look down on the lord of Gu like that.” Nathan sighed. “Well, what I’m trying to say is that I have a way to not antagonize everyone. If we succeed, we will get a lot of cores.”
Fenrir had already known that Nathan might not be the smartest person out there, but he wasn’t a fool. That was why he confidently said, “Let’s go then!”
“You should stop his reckless plan!” Anubis wondered if he had made a mistake by responding to the call.
“What’s wrong? You’re chickening out? How about we make a bet? If I contribute more than you in this plan and the plan is working, you will act like a dog for a week!” Fenrir smirked. This was him paying back for all the insults Anubis had thrown in the last few weeks.
“Fine.” Anubis clicked his tongue before turning to Nathan. “Summoner. If this plan doesn’t work and you are only a reckless person, I won’t be helping you anymore.”
“I know.” Nathan smirked. Now that he had gained their cooperation, he could finally do it. “Let’s go!”
The three of them immediately headed in the sun’s direction, approaching the hut as close as possible.
There was a big smile on Nathan’s face as he kept muttering, “Point, point, point, point, point!”
Those who watched Nathan had different reactions.
Jason just pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to act as if he didn’t see anything. Vivian crossed her arms with a proud face. Nathan possessed the courage that she didn’t have in the past. That was why she put all her bets on this disciple of hers. “Go for it!”
Still, the reaction from Flora couldn’t be any more different.
The dryad had actually summoned roots from the ground, shackling Flora’s ankles, wrists, and body so that she couldn’t chase after Nathan.
After all, Flora was sweating heavily as she couldn’t help but drop all the etiquette and just shouted, “Are you insane? Stop that right now! Vice principal Vivian! You should stop your disciple right now.
“Even if he might become my future retainer, I can’t help him if he makes the entire class his enemy!”