Ch. 49 'Teammate'

Kazuto realized each of the girls in this academy would find him terrifying. Hence no girls tried to strive for a conversation towards him.

Most girls preferred not to become acquainted with him. Even though the girls were in A-class, they still chose not to bother him.

Every clan in this world had a prestigious background such as the Sun clan, the Moon clan, the Bloem Kingdom, the Wolf clan, and the Dragon clan.

Among those clans, only The Wolf and The Dragon clan had their guardian beasts. These guardian beasts made their clan arise to the top, which was feared, other clans.

The guardian beast of Wolf clan was a giant white pureblood wolf. Its eyes were bloody red, which could penetrate and control the human mind.

The white pureblood wolf was called Supreme Alpha. The rumor said the Supreme Alpha was a spirit beast and owned by one of wizard of the Zeed.

Since the mass killings on the Zeed region, its white fur became black, and it became a killing machine that only fed on human flesh.

While the guardian beast of dragon clan was a red dragon, no one has ever seen the dragon in this lifetime as the dragon still inside the shell of the egg. It was waiting for the rightful master to call it.

That was the reason why elementalists were afraid of both clans even though Kazuto was weaker than them.

It would be a miracle if Niken were not afraid of him.

"Are you afraid of me?"

"What? No... no... it's just... " Niken's head began to feel dizzy. Why did Kazuto think she was afraid of him? Could it be because of her nervousness?

But how she can't be nervous when the guy she admired kept talking to her?! And she had no idea to answer him while trying to make the best impression.

There was no way she would spill out the real reason, right? That would be so embarrassing!

While she searched the right answer, the man gave her another question making Niken's heart jumped out of its place.

"How about both of you join my team?" Niken fell silent, hearing the invitation.

What!? She'll be on the same team as Kazuto?! Moreover, the guy invited her first! What should she do?

Her heartbeat began to beat abysmally.

Calm down... calm down... she said, silently calming herself.

Meanwhile, Kazuto, who had a very sharp hearing, could hear Niken's heart beating accelerating rapidly. Kazuto had been watching Niken's gestures earlier, and not once had the girl glanced at him since he sat beside her.

So it was true. The girl was afraid of him as expected.

What must he do so that Niken would not be afraid of him? He did not want the girl to hate him, let alone scared of him.

Did he see wrong when their eyes first met? He thought he could not find a ray of fear there, making him hope that she wasn't scared.

Then again, he was wrong.

"It's fine if you don't want to," Kazuto could not bear to see the girl beside him scared like that. "I just want you to know. I don't want to force you. So you don't need to be afraid of me."

After saying the last sentence, he felt Niken's body become stiff and tense. He wished that girl wasn't as scared as before. In the end, he got up, walked, and sat on his favorite desk, and pretended to sleep there. He hoped no one would speak to him at that time.

Niken immediately regretted her action as Kazuto stood up, leaving her. Once again, she glanced at Kazuto, who was sleeping there. She should have directly said yes to that man's invitation.

But she really could not hold her heart beating making her voice could not come out as she wanted. For the nth time, Niken sighed and supported her face, putting on a sad with a pensive expression.

"Hi, do you want to group with me?" Once again, Niken was surprised by invitation. She got more confused when she discovered Shin Ha was the one who invited her.

"Well, if you don't mind, we will group with Kazuto as well. What do you think?"

Niken immediately got up and answered in a hurry. "Yes ... I want ... cough," she said it so quickly till her throat get choked.

"Are you okay?" asked the senior worriedly.

Niken immediately took her drinking bottle and drank it slowly so she wouldn't choke again. "I am alright. Forgive me. I mean, I'd love to be a group with you."

"That's good. We will discuss it once we receive the location from Sir Hak."

"Ah ..." Niken called as Shin Ha headed to the bench beside Kazuto. "Can I invite my friend?"

"Of course." Shin Ha smiled.

"Thank you."

Shin Ha walked to the sleeping Kazuto with a frown look. Why the girl looked happier with him instead of Kazuto?

This is not going well. If the girl fell in love with Shin Ha, what would happen to Kazuto?