31: Dungeon incident 1

It had been two weeks since the ghost kill.

Everyone saw blood splashed around the walls in class 1-D but no student was recorded to have died or be injured although some people had seen one pink haired girl rushing in.

A traumatized Marigold appeared in class with a limb missing and some cuts on her skin. She'd barely survived the incident and she was fixed up by Cashel.

Whenever she caught sight of Asher, she'd avoid him totally and Cashel, well... She still stayed around him.

Whenever she was asked, "What happened?" She became mute and two weeks passed that way.

It was time for the dungeon outing with the fourth years.

There were 4 years of study in the academy. The first upto third year took classes in the school and when they reached their fourth year, they would spend most of their time outside for missions and dungeon outings.

The top two hundred first years would be split into 5 groups of fourty students each and with two upperclassmen fourth years for each group.

Cashel had successfully made it into the top two hundred, just barely and he was placed into the last quarter group where the weakest of them were paced and it annoyed him to the core.

Asher's group had the top fifty with him at the top and he could feel many eyes on him and soon enough they shifted to the two that had just appeared.

"Yoooo!" A cheery pink haired girl appeared. She looked just the same as Marigold except for the little slash scar on her eye but it didn't ruin her beauty at all.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Marisilver, Nice to meet you!"

Before they knew it, everyone had their hands shakes by the overhyped girl.

"Oh, Berry!" Marisilver rushed to her sister.

"How've you been, you're finally here!" She hugged her sister.

"I'm... good."

"Huh? What's with that sour reply?" Marisilver started to pull her sister's cheeks.

"Hehehe." She laughed.

"JUST STOP IT! LEAVE ME ALONE!" Marigold burst out and walked to another side.

"Hm?" Asher watched this scene with a surprised gaze.

Weren't they sisters or was this some siblings quarrel?

"That's enough." A loud cold yet arrogant sounding voice was heard.

"Marisilver, I thought you said you wouldn't make a fuss?"

Asher turned to see the second senior that would be leading them to the E rank dungeon they were 'visiting.'

He had caramel coloured skin and yellow eyes that formed a slit in them and a perfect jaw. His entire body was ripped and even through his clothes, one could trace his muscles.

The most outstanding feature about him was his sharp and monstrous pair of teeth. Asher could have sworn that he saw images of himself being eaten to bits and a little sweat ran down his face.

'What is a werewolf doing here?' He thought. The pressure coming out of this guy seemed equivalent to his mother, yet not.

~Gulp~

"Stop it Artonio, you're scaring the kids."

Marisilver's voice broke Asher out of his daze and he turned away from the werewolf identified as Artonio.

"Heh, looks like some were able to resist." Artonio smirked.

Wondering what he was talking about, Asher looked up and saw about over fourty of the students lying on the floor.

Only he, Mikey, Flynn and Marigold were still standing although they were in a much worse condition than he.

"Hey, fox boy! Or elf? What's your name. I like you." Artonio walked over with a big smile that showed all his teeth.

Marisilver heard those words and her expression turned to one of pity.

"...Ah... The pretty boy is doomed..."

Anyone Artonio said the words I like you to suffered a horrible fate. Training to meet his tastes and having a fight with him thereafter to satisfy his bloodline issues.

... but neither did any of them know that they'd picked the wrong guy. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

The pressure in the air was still there and Asher immediately came up with a thought.

He unleashed his own mana aura at Artonio and his smile only got bigger.

"Oh?" Artonio was surprised that a first year had actually managed to push back his own aura and he increased it by two.

Asher regretted his choice and he grit he activated his own hidden card.

[Magic Fox Eye]

[Magic prowess increased by 1000%]

His aura exploded and his and Artonio's aura reached a stalemate, unable to push back against each other.

This had long crossed the line of a friendly test.

"You're enjoying this too aren't you!" Artonio smiled.

Asher touched his face and found himself smiling. Since this was going nowhere he decided to try something else.

[All mana has been converted to Essence]

Asher's previously invisible mana aura got smaller and became a condensed purple colour.

"Hm?" Artonio's smile disappeared and he raised an eyebrow.

Could it be this fox-boy's bloodline? He had seen how his eyes gained a beast like slit like his but how his energy had reduced and changed colour?

Even though it had reduced in size, if didn't seem any weaker than before, if fact, it seemed to be getting stronger.

Artonio finally used the last tank of mana he had in stock and his aura grew larger and Asher could finally feel the pressure.

"I won't... lose!" He unconsciously started to absorb Essence for the first time ever and his core seemed to grow.

"RAAAAHH!" Artonio shouted.

"GAAAAAAHHHH!" Asher shouted too.

~BOOOM!~

A small explosion occurred and Asher's body was flung back like an expired doll. Artonio still maintained his position although his clothes had ripped off in some places.

"You're one interesting first year." Artonio spoke as he walked out of the crater.

"Everyone says that." Asher smirked back.

Artonio stretched out his hand and Asher accepted it and everyone watched with a stunned look as the strongest first year and the strongest fourth year became best friends although they didn't say anything.

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Woah, it's gonna be tough dealing with a battle-crazy werewolf friend.

Send powerstones to feed me– I mean... Oh well.... ミ●﹏☉ミ