[152] "Help"

[At night]

[At the World Awakened Academy]

[Jiwoo's room]

Jiwoo adopted a meditative posture, surrounded by a blue glow, while Kayden, next to him, was also immersed in the same luminous serenity.

When Jiwoo opened his eyes, he directed his gaze towards Kayden and formulated his concern. "Mr. Kayden, will my brother and Mr. Kartein be okay?"

Kayden responded, opening his own eyes and looking at Jiwoo calmly. "Yes, don't worry so much. "They are just observing the situation."

Facing Jiwoo's frowning expression, Kayden continued. "The families of these young people and the world association should have sent a representative as soon as they found out what happened. With our presence here, they must be very worried about what might happen, besides another possible attack from Frame."

"Is the situation that serious?" Jiwoo asked.

Kayden smiled nonchalantly and said. "It's not serious, it's just annoying."

….

High on the roof, Kartein and Ares watched the hectic activity in the academy, with people moving back and forth.

"They're pretty fast," commented Kartein.

Ares smiled and responded. "They are very afraid. If Frame attacks again, we will not intervene. Jiwoo is under our protection, and the rumor that Kayden repelled Andrei should have spread like wildfire."

Kartein nodded and said. "I didn't think that the world association would send that person here."

Ares frowned and responded determinedly. "If we want, this place could be his grave, and I don't think only he will come. The others must be arriving."

Kartein just smiled and crossed his arms as he watched the stars in the sky.

Ares, with his hands in his pants pockets, followed Kartein's gaze toward the starry firmament.

….

[In a room]

In the medical room, Arthur, Cain, Leah, and the other members of the top 10 lay with their bodies bandaged.

Laura and Jean, upset at sharing the room, pushed their beds together with disapproving glances at each other.

Their gazes converged on Arthur, who was circulating his force control.

Cain, lying with his gaze lost, questioned himself silently. 'Duke is a traitor... Since when?... How did no one notice?... Are the Grayne family traitors too?'

He looked up, scrutinizing each one. 'Will there be another traitor?'

Arthur opened his eyes, took a deep breath and squeezed his hand, feeling pain throughout his body. 'I need to be stronger...'

Laura, with a mocking tone, looked at Arthur. "You seem quite worried."

Arthur smiled and responded. "You should be, you lost miserably."

Jean, next to Laura, frowned.

Laura, angry, replied. "You lost twice."

Arthur, unfazed, got out of bed, put on his slippers, and declared. "They should train instead of wasting time."

His words caught the attention of everyone, who looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

"You heard Roist and Muse's words... they want this to be solved by the rookies, and if so, we will have to fight, and that means a fight to the death" Arthur said seriously.

His words darkened everyone's expressions immediately.

"You know what it means," Arthur concluded, leaving the room and leaving it plunged into silence.

….

[Garrith Luterain Office]

Garrith, fully recovered and dressed in his usual attire, sat on a leather seat with one foot on the other, his hands resting on his knees. In front of him, another individual, muscular and around 190 cm tall, dressed in a peculiar manner with formal shoes, jeans and a light blue shirt with the first two buttons unbuttoned, exposing his chest that has tattoos and a hat. Brown jeans crowned her shoulder-length hair, a tone similar to the hat, and her deep brown eyes.

The man looked at Garrith and commented. "I was surprised when I found out that you survived after fighting a top 10."

[Mauricio Fernandez]

[World Ranking: Top 50]

[Awakened Power: Body Absorption and Release]

Garrith, with seriousness on his face, responded. "I was lucky... just like these young people."

Mauricio nodded sternly and asked in a serious voice. "Is it true that Kayden, Kartein and Ares are here?"

Garrith nodded seriously.

"Where is Kayden's disciple, Break?" Mauricio asked.

Garrith frowned, looked at him seriously, and answered. "In his room. Don't cause trouble...that's the only time I'll warn you."

Mauricio smiled innocently and responded. "Worry about yourself."

"I already told you," Garrith stated forcefully, leaving Mauricio with an unpleasant expression.

"Your mission is to help protect this place until the plan is ready and not cause any more problems," Garrith commented.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything. Besides, someone else still has to arrive. If they show up, you and I won't be able to defend this place and I really don't want to interact with Kayden or Ares" Mauricio added seriously.

….

[In Frame]

[Zone Affiliated with Andrei]

A man knelt in front of Andrei, who occupied his throne with his arm bandaged, as well as his entire torso.

Andrei tapped the armrests with his fingers, showing an unpleasant expression on his face.

….

[Supri Office]

Supri, with one foot over the other, stood in front of Muse, who was behind the desk separating them.

"Ma'am, the world academy did not give us a response. I made them the offer, but they said they were going to talk about it," Muse reported.

Supri nodded and responded. "Give them time. It was the normal thing to do, but they won't dare start a war. That only hurts them, and no important person died. They just want to protect their image in the world."

Muse nodded, showing understanding.

….

[Schnauder Training Area]

Schnauder was standing, with Roist and Duke kneeling in front of him.

"Duke, you should focus on understanding the force control I taught you. You will most likely have to fight your former WAA teammates," Schnauder said.

Duke, with a serious face but obvious inner happiness, responded. "Yes, Mr. Schnauder. "I won't let you down."

"I hope so," Schnauder responded. Then, he turned his gaze to Roist and added. "Roist, you do the same. Train. The challenges ahead are not easy."

Roist nodded in agreement.

….

[Where Astra]

A tall, middle-aged man, pale skin, long black hair, a goatee, and a scar on his neck and part of his torso, meditated surrounded by a dark purple aura.

"Mr. Astra, Guram has returned," the kneeling young man reported in a worried voice.

The aura surrounding Astra disappeared, and he turned his deep dark purple eyes on the young man. "What happened? Was he able to complete that mission?"

The young man lowered his head, not daring to look at Astra, and responded. "No, sir, Edward Whitehead managed to escape. Guram returned with serious injuries."

Astra frowned and sentenced. "Let him not show himself to me," as a dark purple aura enveloped him, emanating an evil and angry feeling.

The young man frowned and added carefully. "Sir, furthermore, Kartein has appeared."

Astra immediately looked at the young man and asked. "Where?"

"At the World Awakened Academy." answered the young man.

Astra frowned and questioned. "World Awakened Academy?"

"Frame attacked the World Academy and Kayden Break's disciple was there. It is said that Kayden fought against Andrei, ending in a draw, and then Schnauder and Supri appeared, as well as Ares and Kartein" explained the young man.

"Kayden and Kartein are said to be together," he added later.

Astra narrowed her eyes and muttered. "Kayden fought Andrei, it was a draw, and Kartein was with him."

The young man remained silent, not daring to interrupt Astra's thoughts.

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