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"But it's impossible to save him," Anon replied.

'I was thinking about separating them and breaking their bond, but I guess it just got stronger,' Anon thought as he looked at Melanie begging him and touching his feet.

"Please, Jule. Please help my son. I am ready to pay any amount... I will work day and night. I will..." Melanie started talking as she tried to show Anon that she is ready to pay any price in order to save her beloved, drug-addicted son.

'Hmm... Wait.' Suddenly, an evil smile appeared over Anon's face as he looked at Melanie.

"Are you sure? You can do anything to save your son, right?" Anon asked.

Melanie looked at him with a surprised expression.

"Y-Yes... I will do anything. I will work-"

"Yeah, I know. You will work day and night. Just stop saying that. I can save your son," Anon spoke.

'To corrupt a mother who loves her son is the weakest target in the world; you don't have to break her bond with her son. You have to use that bond in order to corrupt her,' Anon thought in his mind.

"Well, I have two conditions to save your son," Anon spoke.

"Y-Yes...?" Melanie looked at him with a smile as she knew that Anon had some way of saving her son.

"First... you can't say anything to me when I hit him because I will do it more often, okay?"

"I-I accept," Melanie accepted this term immediately.

"Second... you have to warm my bed, whenever I say. Do you accept?" Anon asked with a straight face.

Suddenly, silence covered the whole room... Melanie continued to look at Anon with a very shocked expression.

"Umm... Are you alright?" Anon asked as he waved his hand in front of her face.

"Ah... Y-Yes... This, Jule are you saying that I have to sleep with you in order for you to cure my son?" Melanie asked again.

"Yes, that's what I am asking for," Anon replied with a straight face.

"Are you blackmailing me into sleeping with you?" Melanie asked with a helpless expression this time.

"No, you can say no anytime, and I will just go back to my house. After that, we can just forget that this thing ever happened, okay?" Anon said as he looked at Melanie with a smile.

Anon stepped down from her bed and started walking towards the exit door of the room.

"W-Wait, I-I will do it... I will sleep with you," Melanie replied.

"Hehe... let's start now, shall we?" Anon said as he immediately closed the distance between him and Melanie.

"No... Not until you show me that you are helping him," Melanie replied with a strong will.

"Well, that's what I expected from you, but keep those milkers ready because I will drink milk with my morning breakfast, and it will be your milk hehehe... bye," Anon said as he touched both of her boobs, gave them a good squeeze, and exited the room after that.

"Anhh~ Y-You are d-disgusting," Melanie said in a low voice as she still felt his warmth on her boobs.

Anon exited the house and started moving towards the carriage.

'Hehe... one bitch has been captured successfully with literally zero effort. Once I corrupt her mind... she will forget everything except my dick, even her son,' Anon thought as he smiled like a psychopath.

After reaching near his carriage, he sat inside and started moving towards the academy.

In just 30 minutes, he reached in front of the academy.

Anon moved towards his class immediately... he was about 50 minutes late for his lecture.

Anon entered inside the lecture hall and saw that Richard was teaching the class.

As soon as Anon entered inside the lecture hall, he looked at the last bench and saw that... Deris is talking with Eve about something.

"Mr. Jule, are you going to sit or not?" Richard asked with an angry expression.

"Hmm... ? Okay." Anon replied as he started walking towards the last bench.

"Hello, girls." Anon said as he sat down.

"Hi, Jule." Eve greeted him

"Hello, Sir Jule." Deris greeted.

"I thought you died... because you didn't come with me today." Eve said as she touched Anon's body.

"Yeah, me too." Deris spoke.

"No. When I die, all of you will know." Anon said as he put his head on the table and started sleeping.

"So, why were you late?" Eve asked.

"None of your business, Just study." Anon replied.

Ringgggggg

"Okay, I will see you guys tomorrow. Mr. Jule, the principal is expecting you in her office. You should go and see her." Richard said as he exits the classroom.

"Hmm...? Why is she calling me now?" Anon wondered as he stood up and started moving towards the principal's office.

After reaching the principal's office he saw someone interesting sitting in front of the principal, it was faith.

"Can I come in, Ma'am ?" Anon asked the principal.

"Yes, Mr. Jule. Please come in." The principal ordered.

Anon entered inside the principal's office and stood in front of her.

"Did you summon me, Ma'am ?" Anon asked.

"Yes, I heard that you won the hunt festival this year," the principal said as she smiled at Anon.

"Yes, ma'am. That's true," Anon answered.

"Well, Mrs. Faith is here to give you your reward. I will leave you guys alone for the time being," the principal said as she stood up from her chair and walked outside of her office.

"Hello, Mr. Jule. I am-"

"Faith, Commander Faith. You are the most loyal soldier to this kingdom. You can kill anyone for this kingdom and you can even die for this kingdom, am I right?" Anon interrupted her immediately.

"Good, you have done your homework huh? So, you must know that I will grant one of your wishes now. You can ask for money; I only have 50 platinum coins... don't ask for more. I will not sleep with you or give you any type of sexual pleasure. I will not become your slave. You can't ask to date my daughter, and you can't ask for any other absurd wish, like a direct soldier post in the kingdom's army. Now, ask," Faith spoke in a cold voice as she looked at Anon with her chilling eyes.

'I knew this moment would come and I was prepared for this. Here comes my wish...'

"I want to date you," Anon spoke with a smile.

"HeH?"

"I want to date you," Anon spoke as he smiled towards Faith.

"HeH?" Faith was left with a shocked face after hearing Anon's wish.

"Yes, I want to date you," Anon repeated again.

"Uhmm.... Cough I don't think you are talking in your right mind, Mr. Jule. What you are asking for is absurd, it can't be done," Faith spoke with a slightly angry expression.

"What I asked for is neither money nor any sexual pleasure. I simply asked for a few hours out of your precious time. I don't think that's something you can't give me... is it?" Anon asked with a smile on his face.

"Yes, I know that, but I can't do it because I am a soldier, and I have to protect the kingdom. I can't date a guy, and you aren't even my age. Just ask for something else... like a sword or a shield. You can even ask for hidden spells to increase your power," Faith replied, and her cheeks started to turn red.

"But I will not take that much time out of your schedule... just spare me one hour. If you don't like it, I will not ask you again," Anon replied as he looked at Faith.

"But... this... Damn it, today evening at 4 pm. I will meet you behind the Lake of Sahman, near the Evensong Forest. Don't be late; I don't like late guys," Faith said as she blushed a little.

"Thank you, ma'am. I will take my leave now," Anon replied as he started to leave the room.

"Wait..." Faith spoke.

Anon halted his steps and turned back.

"Yes...?" He asked with a cute face.

"No one in the last 50 years ever asked me for something like that. You won the Hunt Festival, or should I say the hardest Hunt Festival of all time. I don't know why your Village Chief decided to host it inside the Evensong Forest, but the fatality rate was very high this time. The Village Chief informed me that you saved a group of parents from the forest. I thought your reward expectations would be higher than this.

Let me ask you again. Are you sure, you only want a date with me as your reward and nothing else?" Faith asked again to confirm Anon's choice.

"Yeah, I am sure about it, and who wouldn't want to date a beautiful and cute girl like you?" Anon said as he smiled at her with the most innocent face possible on earth.

"O-Okay... you can go now," Faith said as she immediately turned around, and her cheeks started to warm up due to embarrassment.

"Yes, ma'am," Anon said as he left the room.

"C-Cute... did he just call me cute?" Faith immediately started blushing as she touched her cheeks.

'Heh... women are so easy. You just need to manipulate them with some words,' Anon thought as he moved towards the blacksmith class.

As soon as he entered the blacksmith class, he noticed two guys fighting each other in front of the teacher while the dwarf teacher tried to stop them from fighting.

"You fucking bitch... you think you can touch my things."

Slap

"I-I-I am sorry... please leave me."

Anon moved towards the front of the group to observe the situation more clearly.

"Step aside, Luv," Anon said as he entered from the side where only girls were standing.

As soon as the girls heard Anon's voice, they immediately gave him the way to go ahead because they were afraid of him.

"Oh my god... Anon is here."

"Oh no..."

"Fuck..."

They started murmuring something, but Anon didn't pay too much attention to their talk and continued to walk ahead.

As Anon walked towards the front line, he noticed Eve is also standing there with a very tense expression on her face.

"What's going on here Ev-" Before Anon could've asked anything, he looked at the ground and noticed that Deris was lying on the ground, her clothes are burnt, and she has hot iron on her body.

Her skin is turning white due to the high temperature of the hot liquid iron, but she is not uttering a word other than sorry.

"I-I-I am..... S-Sorry.... P-Please," Deris said as tears came out of her eyes.

Her face was also covered with a line of hot melted iron as if someone just took it out from the smelter and threw it directly on her face.

"You fucking bitch... you dared to talk to my boyfriend? Jeena's Boyfriend... Oh, you are one dead bitch." A dark elf girl with brown hairs, a thin body build, and tattoos everywhere on her body said as she kicked Deris again.

She is Jeena, the one and only daughter of the biggest drug supplier in the elven kingdom, Xander.

She can do anything here because her father is one of the biggest donors in this Academy. She can kill anyone; her father will save her by giving a big donation to the academy.

That's why she is so spoiled, that she sees no one above her inside this academy, not even the principal.

"Madam, Jeena... I think that will teach her the lesson." The dwarf teacher spoke as he tried to stop the girl.

"You shut up, Dwarf. I know what I am going to do with her; I am going to fill her mouth with this hot iron and after that she will never be able to speak anything ever again. Let me teach you what happens to anyone who dares to even look at my boyfriend." She said as she turned around and picked up a smelting cup that had red-hot iron burning inside.

"No, No, No, Ma'am... please. I-I-I will never speak to anyone ever again, please spare me. P-PLEASE MA'AM." Deris started shouting and crawling as she saw Jeena bringing the hot smelting cup of melted iron towards her.

"Oh... you are not going to speak to my boyfriend ever again... now open your mouth." She said as she sat near Deris.

"Ma'am, please-"

Jeena suddenly grabbed her mouth and opened it forcefully.

Suddenly Deris's eyes turned towards Anon who was watching this scene from a distance.

She looked at him and requested him to save her with just her eye gestures.

Eve also understood what she was trying to say and immediately turned towards Anon.

"Jule, she is nothing like Oxmaul. Don't you dare lay a hand on her; her father is very dangerous-" Eve stopped talking as she saw a smile on Anon's face as he puts his hands in his pockets.

"I won't lay a hand on her," Anon said as he moved forward.

"No, Anon, don't," Eve tried to stop Anon, but he didn't stop.

"You want to talk to my boyfriend, huh? Now this hot iron will talk to you, bitch," Jeena said as she tilted the smelting cup slowly into her mouth.

As the iron was about to pour out of the smelting cup, Jeena felt something on her jaw.

Thud

It was a leg that hit Jeena's jaw and resulted in its dislocation at once; she went flying to the other side with just one kick. The one who kicked her was none other than Anon himself.

Everyone looked at Anon, who had the same psychotic smile on his face that he had when he beat the crap out of Oxmaul in the immortal arena.

Everyone stepped aside as they looked at Jeena.

"Fuck... he kicked her."

"Brother, he dislocated her jaw... look at her."

"Fuck, Jule is dead this time for sure."

"I don't think he has any idea who her father is."

Every student inside the class started talking with each other as the dwarf teacher left the room because he didn't want to be in the same classroom as Jeena right now.

If her father came to know that the dwarf teacher was present in the classroom and he didn't stop Jule from hitting her daughter, then he will kill him immediately.

"Shit... I have to inform the principal as soon as possible," the dwarf teacher said as he ran towards the principal's office; he had a very scared look on his face, and sweat was covering his forehead.

Jeena stood up with her broken jaw and looked at Anon with a very angry expression.

She grabbed her lower jaw and pushed it with power to fit it right back in.

Crack

She fixed her jaw on the first try.

"You fucking bastard... how did you even dare to touch Jeena? Don't you know Jeena's fath-" before she could've completed her sentence, Anon kicked her again, and this time he kicked her in the abdomen.

Thud

Jeena hit the wall behind her, and some cracks started to form on the wall due to the impact.

Cough

Suddenly she started coughing blood out of her mouth.

"M-Mother... Fuck-"

Before Jeena could've completed her sentence, Anon kicked the duster that was lying on the ground, and it hit directly on her face.

"Huh...? What were you saying?" Anon asked with a smile.

"MR. JULE." A loud shouting sound came from the classroom's entry door.

Anon turned around and looked at the source of this sound. Although he already knew whose voice belonged to.

"Yes, Ma'am?" Anon asked with a smile as he confirmed that the one standing at the classroom's entrance was none other than the principal herself.

"My Office now." She said as two healers rushed out from behind her and took Jeena's unconscious body with them.

"Yes, Ma'am." Anon replied with a bored expression on his face as he started walking towards her.

Suddenly, someone grabbed his leg; he turned around to see who it was.

"Hmmm...? Deris, what are you doing?" Anon asked with a confused expression.

"I-I will come with you," Deris said as she stood up slowly, but her body was in extreme pain, and the metal that was stuck to her body was causing problems with her moving muscles.

"Luv, you can't even stand up properly; how do you plan to come with me?" Anon asked with a straight face.

"I-I will.... manage. Let's go," Deris replied as she started walking forward, but before she could've taken another step forward, she fell down on the ground miserably.

"Ouchhh..." she said as she tried to stand up again, but this time her top ripped apart, and her bra got exposed when she tried to stand up.

"What a stubborn girl you are?" Anon said as he immediately removed his coat and covered her top with it.

She started crying as she stuck to Anon.

"I-I-I didn't want this... Sob-Sob I just wanted my pen Sob-Sob," Deris said as she continued to cry.

Anon immediately picked her up like a princess in his hands and started walking towards the principal's office.

"Y-Y-You don't have to-"

"Shut up," Anon said as he walked inside the principal's office and put her down.

As soon as Deris looked at the principal, she hid behind Anon.

"Don't hide. You are the one who caused all of this... come out," the principal shouted at Deris.

Deris walked in front and stood in front of her like a log.

"What happened, tell me everything from the start, and if you tried to hide anything from me, I swear to god I will do things with you that are worse than death," the principal threatened her.

Anon stepped ahead and grabbed her hand.

"Just speak," Anon said as he looked at the principal dead in the eye.

'Why do I feel so safe? It's like I am standing inside a safe circle now. I don't fear anyone at this moment,' Deris thought as she looked at Anon with a smile.

"Ma'am, I was going towards the blacksmith class after the completion of Mr. Richard's class. As I was passing through the main halls where the fourth-year students were signing up for the realm expedition.

This guy walked up to me and asked me for my pen. He was good looking-" suddenly the principal interrupted Deris.

"His name is Jeffery. He is Jeena's future husband," she said with a very angry expression.

"Yes, so Jeffery walked up to me and asked for my pen, I gave him my pen as the junior, but when I asked him back for the pen, I felt someone grabbing my hairs from behind.

I shouted loudly and looked back; as soon as I turned my head towards the person, I noticed that it was Jeena.

I immediately requested her to release my head, but she kicked me brutally and took me to the blacksmith class. After that, she started to throw the hot iron all over my body and started talking about how I can't talk to her boyfriend.

But after doing all that, she decided to pour hot iron into my mouth, but-" suddenly Anon interrupted Deris.

"But then I entered inside the room and saw a mosquito sitting on Jeena's cheek. So, I stepped forward and tried to kill it, but one of my friends suggested that I should use my legs instead of my hands, and that's what I did.

I kicked, but the mosquito flew away." Anon answered.

"Jule, don't try to-"

Thud

"Who dared to touch my granddaughter? Where is that bastard?" An elderly man asked as he suddenly barged into the office.

The elder elf had long white hair on his head. He had a thick white beard and mustache. His eyes were half closed, and he had a cane in his hand that he used to walk with.

Anon immediately used his skill on the elderly man...

<Demonic Eyes>[Name: Ion.]

[Class: Martial Artist]

[Race: Elf]

[Level: ???]

[HP: ????]

[MP: ????]

[Description: A very angry and strong old elf. He is in search of the bastard who hurt his granddaughter.]

'He is really strong... Link, get ready. We have to run at any time now.' Anon commanded.

[I am ready to pour out pure mana into your body, master. Just say the word.] Link spoke.

"Are you the one who hurt my daughter?" The elder man asked Anon with a suspicious look on his face.

"Yes, Grandfather. He is the one who kicked me continuously until I passed out," Jeena said as she walked into the office with Jeffery.

Jeena is fully recovered again, and she is angry, very angry.

"Oh, my grandbaby, come give me a hug," Ion said as he tried to hug Jeena.

But Jeena immediately stopped him from doing this.

"Grandpa, I am not a kid anymore, and I want you to kill him. He hurt me," Jeena complained about Anon to her grandfather.

Ion immediately pointed his cane at Anon's chest and touched it slightly, but as soon as he did, Anon felt very heavy pressure on his body.

"Tell me one reason for not killing you right now," Ion asked with a serious expression.

'Fuck... I can't run; the pressure is too heavy,' Anon thought as he looked at Ion.

Anon might be feeling the ultimate pressure on his body, but he is not showing it on his face; he doesn't want his opponent to think that he is weak.

"Speak, boy, or I will kill you in 3 seconds," Ion said as he looked at Anon with a dead serious expression.

The principal couldn't speak because of his aura covering the room.

Anon looked around for an opportunity to escape; suddenly he looked at Jeena's boyfriend, Jeffrey. As soon as he looked at him, an idea struck into his mind.

"3...2...1-" Ion started to count down.

"Wait, I can tell you one reason," Anon spoke.

"What?" Ion asked with a smile.

"That guy, why would you select him for your granddaughter?" Anon asked.

"Hmm...? Who? Jeffery?" Ion asked.

"Yes."

"Well, because he is the strongest in his class, and he will protect my granddaughter even with his life. Right, Jeffery?" Ion asked.

"Obviously, sir-" before Jeffery could've completed his sentence, Anon summoned a sword and threw it towards Jeena.

Jeffery saw the sword coming, but he couldn't move faster to save Jeena.

Tang

Before the sword could've touched Jeena's body, it shattered into thousands of pieces.

It was Jeena's grandfather's instinct. He moved faster than the sword's velocity and used his cane to break the sword into many pieces.

"Grandpa, you saw him, didn't you? He tried to kill me once again. Please, Kill him," Jeena complained about Anon.

"Why would you do that, Young man?" Ion asked with a confused expression.

"Her boyfriend didn't even try to defend her; don't you think that's too weak?" Anon spoke.

"Oi, are you saying I am weak-" Before Jeffery could've said anything else, Ion showed him the cane, signaling to stop talking.

"Y-Yes... sir," Jeffery replied as he went silent.

"So, what are you proposing?" Ion asked Anon.

"I am proposing that he is Jeena's future husband, and he should know how to fight more than anyone of us, right? If you can't even protect her, then why not just let her get beaten by me?" Anon spoke.

"Hmm... good question. What do you have to say to him, young Jeff?" Ion asked as he turned towards Jeffery.

"I-It was my mistake that I didn't get the news of him beating my Jeena earlier, or I would've killed him already," Jeffery spoke with an angry expression.

"I bet you couldn't have done shit about it, even if you knew," Anon spoke with a smile.

"Oi, don't challenge me, or I will kill you right here and right now...." Jeffery replied with an angry expression.

"Well, why don't we have a match then?" Anon proposed.

Thud

Suddenly, the gates of the principal office broke down. Everyone fell silent as they saw a tall, dark, and muscular man entering the office.

This guy is none other than Xander himself.

"My boy, Xander. You are here," Ion said as he looked at Xander with a smile.

"Who is it, Dad?" He asked without beating around the bush.

"Well, it's this guy, but he is challenging Jeffery to a death match to prove that we have selected the wrong child for Jeena's marriage," Ion replied.

"So, what are we waiting for?"

"The terms," Anon spoke up.

"What terms?" Ion and Xander asked at the same time.

"If you win, I will do anything you want. I will work as the lowest-grade servant in your house, and if you want, you can also take my life after my loss.

But if I win, you guys will go back to being a normal family, leave me alone and give me the permission to beat your daughter at any time I want without any stops," Anon spoke without any hesitation.

"Huh...? Are you in your right mind, boy? Leaving you alone should be the big thing for you, but you want the permission to beat my daughter? That's impossible. It's time to die, kid," Xander spoke as he started walking towards Anon, but before he could've done anything, Ion stopped him.

"Wait, we accept," Ion spoke up, leaving everyone surprised in the room.

"Eh-What are you saying, Dad? He is asking to beat your granddaughter, and you are saying yes to that?" Xander asked with a surprised expression.

"We can't be with her all the time; that's why we chose Jeffery. If he can be beaten down by this kid, then that would mean anyone can beat her up. Just like today. I want to see if it's true or not." Ion spoke.

"Oi principal, arrange the arena," Xander ordered.

"Y-Yes..." the principal ordered as she immediately went outside of the office.

"It will be fun to kill you," Xander spoke as he looked at Anon with a smile.

"Yeah, your son-in-law too. I will take my sweet time with him." Anon replied with a smile.

-x-X-x-

Behind the Academy, a big crowd of students is covering the arena.

Although the arena was used for immortal matches, today the array that keeps the players unharmed is turned off.

The environment is very dense and silent; no one is saying anything as if someone just died.

The commentator of the match is also silent. On the side of the arena, there are three seats arranged.

One for Ion, second for his son Xander, and third for the principal.

"Oi, start this shit," Xander spoke in a deep voice as he stood up from his seat.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here today to witness the match between Mr. Jeffery Lawson of the Lawson house and Mr. Jule.

Mr. Jeffery is also the next leader of the Lawson family, and he is the future husband of Mrs. Jeena Janes of the Jane Household.

Whereas Jule is someone who I don't know very well. This kid came in sight when he beat the crap out of Mr. Oxmaul last week.

Today our special guests are Mr. Xander Jane and the current Leader of the Jane Household, Mr. Ion Jane.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome our competitors. Please give them a big round of applause because one of them is not going to go back to his house today," the commentator shouted as the whole crowd started clapping.

Anon and Jeffery both came out from the same side.

"I will kill you brutally. You don't even know what you are playing with, kid. If you would've just let the half-elf die, you wouldn't be standing here, and I wouldn't have to kill you," Jeffery said as he smiled and waved his hand toward the audience.

Anon was calm; his hands were inside his pockets, and he was walking lazily, as if he didn't care about anything.

"Oi, speak something. Aren't you afraid of your death? I am really going to kill you today. You can't run or escape from this arena," Jeffery asked with a confused expression.

"Yeah, I am very scared of you and my death. Look, my body is vibrating," Anon spoke as he showed his hand to Jeffery, but his hand was very steady and it wasn't moving even an inch.

"That attitude, you have too much attitude, and that is going to be the reason for your death today. Remember it, kid," Jeffery spoke with an angry expression.

"Let me tell you one thing, I don't fight anyone unless I know that my winning chances are above 100%," Anon replied with a smile.

"I think you are losing your mind, kid. Don't worry, it happens. I will try to finish you off while I see that smile of yours turn into a very horrible expression. You will beg me to spare your life, and do you know what I will say? I will say 'No, Bitch,' and kill you," Jeffery spoke as he looked at Anon with a smile.

Anon just looked at Jeffery and smiled as he used his skill.

<Demonic Eyes>[Name: Jeffery Lawson]

[Level: 75]

[Race: Elf]

[Class: Archer +1 Hidden Class(Sword master).] [HP: 130,000/130,000]

[MP: 75,000/75,000]

[Description: Wants to kill you and save himself from Xander's wrath. He is considered a genius in his age group, and most of the elders inside the academy treat him as a gem of the era. Everyone has expectations from him; everyone wants to see him succeed Faith's post after her retirement.]

'That extra class is the only reason why everyone thinks of him as a genius of the era, but I don't see anything special in him. I can kill him easily, and he wants to succeed my darling Faith's post; I can't let that happen. He will ruin all of my plans.

It's good that I checked his status back in the office. It's the only problem of the rich people; they have real big egos and they can be rolled into word traps easily just like I did with him,' Anon thought as he looked at Ion.

Both of them stopped as they came in front of Ion, Xander, and the principal.

"Let me explain the rules of this competition to you. Each side will play the game of cards before the match starts," the commentator announced as a table filled with 10 cards was revealed in front of Anon and Jeffery.

The cards were facing the table, and they can only see the backside of the cards, which looked exactly the same.

"Jule and Jeffery will get 4 turns each. They will turn the cards and state their one rule that will be applied in this match; the number on the card will decide whose rule will be applied.

If Jule's number turns out big, his rule will apply, and if Jeffery's card number turns out bigger than Jule's card, then Jeffery's rule will be applied, and just like that, four rules will be applied.

So, ladies and gentlemen, let's start the game of cards," the commentator announced.

"Jeffery and Jule, this coin will be tossed, and you will have to choose your side to start the game of cards," the principal said as she walked up to the front and showed them a gold coin with a lion on one side and a snake on the other side.

"Yes, Ma'am." Both of them spoke at the same time.

"Good, here it goes," she said as she tossed the coin high in the air, she threw the coin so far up that it stopped appearing.

Ting

"Now, select," she spoke.

"I will go with the lion because a lion hunts with his full power and without any hesitation," Jeffery spoke with a smile.

"Good. Now Jule, do you have any objection to-" before the principal could've said anything she observed Anon looking at the clouds with his full focus.

"Mr. Jule...?"

"Hmm...? You said anything?" Anon asked as he looked at the principal.

"I asked, do you have any problems with him selecting the lion or do you want it because you are the failing party here?" the principal asked again.

"Oh, no. I don't want any lion; just give him the lion... I will take the snake," Anon replied.

"Good."

Suddenly the coin appeared coming down from the sky and landed directly into her hands.

"...and the winner of the toss is, Lion."

"Oh, the conditions for Jule are not looking very good. He has already lost the first toss of the match," the commentator announced.

"Hahaha... that's my son-in-law; he has lady luck on his side. You punk, you can't do anything to him," Xander spoke as he looked at Anon with a smile.

'Ha... what pathetic fools they are. They don't even know that this coin landed on the lion because of my will. If I wanted, it could've easily landed on the snake side, but I don't want to take control of the game so soon,' Anon thought as he smiled at Xander.

"Sit down, or I will kick you out of your seat," Ion said as he pointed his cane at Xander.

"Y-Yes, Father," Xander said as he sat down on his chair obediently.

"State your rule, Mr. Jeffery," the principal asked.

"I want to ban magic from this match and only allow physical weapons to be used," Jeffery spoke as he looked at Anon.

"Okay, now turn any card, and remember this: 2 will be the lowest number, and Ace will be the highest," the principal ordered.

"Yes, Ma'am," Jeffery said as he turned the card around. The card was the jack of diamonds.

'Wow, that's a hard card to beat. I don't think he can beat me,' Jeffery thought as he smiled at Anon.

"Good... Now Jul-" Before the principal could've said anything, Anon moved his hand over the top row of cards and picked up a card.

"I want to allow both physical weapons and magic artifacts in the match," Anon spoke as he turned his card around.

The card was an Ace of Hearts.

"This trade has been won by Mr. Jule. Anything can be used in this match, whether it's physical weapons or magical artifacts," the principal announced with a smile.

"Fuck..." Jeffery spoke as he looked at Anon with an angry expression.

"Jeffery, state the second rule and turn your card around," the principal spoke again.

"No pre-made Arrays will be allowed inside the arena," Jeffery said as he turned the card around. This time the card turned out to be the queen of hearts.

"Woohoo.... way to go champ," Xander shouted as he looked at Jeffery.

Jeffery simply bowed to Xander in reply.

"Drugs will be allowed," Anon spoke as he turned his card around.

Xander stood up from his chair to look at the card and he couldn't believe what he just looked at.

It was another Ace. Ace of Diamonds.

"That's impossible... how could he pull two Aces in a row?" Xander shouted.

Bonk

Suddenly Ion hit him with his cane.

"Sit down," he said with an irritated expression.

"S-Sorry, Father," Xander spoke as he sat back down.

"Another trade has been won by Mr. Jule. Drugs will be allowed inside the arena," the principal announced.

This time Jeffery didn't wait for the principal to tell him anything; he just started speaking and turned his card around.

"Poison will be allowed inside the Arena." As soon as he turned his card around, he saw the King of Spades on it.

"Haha... try to beat this, kid," Jeffery spoke as he looked at Anon.

"Now, Jule," the principal spoke.

"Poison will not be allowed," Anon said as he turned his card around.

This time Anon left the whole stadium in awe because the third card he pulled out was also an Ace of Spades.

"Dad... he is cheating. That thing can't be possible even if you manipulate lady luck. Please do something about it," Xander requested Ion.

"Mr. Jule has pulled three Aces in a row... does this mean that luck has taken his side? It doesn't look like a good sign for Jeffery," the commentator announced.

"Well, Mr. Jule has won this trade too, so no poison in the arena," the principal spoke with a smile.

"Now-"

"Wait." Before the principal could've said anything else, a voice interrupted her.

She immediately turned around and looked at the source of this voice. Suddenly she noticed that the one speaking is none other than Ion himself.

"Yes, Mr. Ion?" The principal asked.

Ion stepped out of his chair and started walking towards Anon and Jeffery.

He started walking in a circle around both of them and started observing Anon from all sides.

Anon also looked him dead in the eye.

After reaching the same position that he started from, Ion stopped and stomped his cane on the ground, and suddenly, a notification popped up in front of Anon.

[You have entered inside the <Null > Area]

Suddenly Anon felt his mana leaving his body.

Both Jeffery and Anon looked down and noticed that a circle was made around them in a circular shape.

'You sly bastard,' Anon thought as he looked at Ion who was smiling at him.

"Something wrong, Son?" Ion asked.

"Nothing," Anon answered as he gave him a wide smile in reply to his little trick.

"Let's start the final round, shall we?" Ion asked as he looked at the principal.

"Y-Yes, Sir," the principal replied because even she didn't know what Ion was doing until he activated his spell.

"Nice move, Father. Now that bastard will get caught easily," Xander spoke as he looked at Anon with a smile.

"Okay, Mr. Jeffery, choose the last rule," the principal ordered.

"Huh...? Y-Yes ma'am," Jeffery spoke as he snapped out of his trance.

"I want to allow the use of healing artifacts and healing potions," Jeffery spoke as he turned his card around.

The card this time turned out to be a charm for him... it was an Ace of Clubs.

"Yes, My son-in-law. I knew that you are really lucky," Xander spoke as he started cheering for Jeffery.

"All 4 Aces have been opened; Jule lost this trade," Eve spoke as she looked at Anon with a very hesitated expression.

Ion smiled at this view and started walking back to his seat.

"Mr. Jule, please-"

'Ha... I won 3 trades. Losing one is no big deal,' Anon thought as he turned a random card around because he knew that he is going to lose anyway.

But the next card he turned around changed everything.

"Mr. Jule has won the final trade. Please State your 4th rule," the principal announced.

As soon as these words fell into Ion's ears he immediately turned around to look at the card that Anon was holding in his hands.

As he looked at the card, his eyes were left open wide due to the shock.

The card that Anon holded in his hands was none other than the joker itself.

There are 52 cards in a deck and only 2 jokers in them. That means you have a very low chance of picking out any of the jokers.

Now, if you separate 10 random cards from the deck and put them on a table, the chances of having a joker among them are even lower.

But when you pick four cards from the ten cards on the table, and three of them turn out to be Aces, while the last one turns out to be the joker, you can be assured that lady luck is standing on your side.

The probability for this to happen is very complex, but Anon did it, and even he was surprised at this point.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, as all of you can see, Anon has won the dead card's trade that was meant to lose. Is this what solid luck feels like?" The commentator announced, getting very excited by the view that he just saw.

"Heh... seems like the goddess of luck is really looking at him with a smile," Ion said as he smirked a bit and moved back to his seat.

"Father, what should we do? We are losing here," Xander asked.

"We are going to do nothing. Just prepare your boy, and I will go and talk to that kid," Ion said as he looked at Anon.

"What? That kid? Why would you-"

Bonk

Before Xander could've completed his sentence, Ion hit him with his cane.

"Shut up, Don't ask too many questions, just do as I say," Ion spoke as he looked at Xander.

"Y-Yes, father," Xander said as he moved towards Jeffery.

"Shut up, won't ask questions," Xander spoke in a low voice as he mimicked his dad in a funny way.

Bonk

"I can hear you, bastard," Ion said as he threw his cane at Xander and hit his head with it.

"S-Sorry Father," Xander shouted as he started walking faster.

'I am the most powerful... No, the second most powerful man in this kingdom, and father is hitting me in front of everyone as if I am just a spoiled punk,' Xander thought with an angry expression on his face.

Anon was getting ready for his fight inside one of the empty classrooms, or more like he was sleeping.

Tap-Tap

Suddenly, he heard a sound of someone knocking on his door.

"Come in," Anon spoke as he didn't bother to stand up and open the door.

"Hello.... Kid," Ion said as he opened the door and looked at Anon with a surprised expression.

"Hmmm...? Jeena's grandfather? What do you want?" Anon asked with a shocked expression.

"Call me Ion. I am going to live for another 5000 years," Ion spoke.

"Well, Ion. I don't think so," Anon replied with a smile.

"I am not here for the chit-chat about my age," Ion spoke.

"So, what else do you want?" Anon asked.

"I can tie that match..." Ion spoke.

"Hmmm....? You do realize that this is a deathmatch, right? This ends when one of us turns out dead. Why would you want to tie this match anyway?" Anon asked with a confused expression.

"I can make anything happen here, kid. I can turn this match into a tie. I can even make you win in this match, if I want to," Ion spoke with a smile.

"Well, I don't need your help," Anon replied.

"There is something different about you. I don't think anyone else would've rejected this offer, but you did. It only means one thing, that you are sure about your victory. You have a hidden card up your sleeve," Ion spoke.

"I can't tell you that. Just tell me, what do you want, Sir?" Anon asked with a serious expression.

"Hahaha... you are a sharp kid, not like that Jeffery. He is just a flattering machine. He is buttering me and my family from the day we selected him to marry my granddaughter.

I don't like him anyway, but Xander does, that's why I am here. I am not the guy who likes to lose... that's why I play from both sides," Ion spoke.

"Are you here to buy me off with money?" Anon asked.

"No, and I don't think you have any lack of money because if you had, you wouldn't have kicked my daughter inside the academy that's working on my money entirely, am I right?" Ion asked with a smile.

"Well..."

"I know I am right, kid. These hairs are turning white from experience... I don't read books, I read people, and I read you," Ion spoke.

"You are still missing the point of this conversation," Anon spoke.

"Yes, I want you to play for me. Kill that Jeffery kid... here," Ion said as he summoned a ring and threw it towards Anon.

"Hmmm....? What is this?" Anon asked with a confused expression.

"Every top-grade weapon you can find in this kingdom, from physical to magical," Ion spoke.

"Why do you want me to kill him? Isn't he your grandson-in-law?" Anon asked.

"He was, but I have seen passion in your eyes. You are the best for her, and you should be the one who would marry her," Ion spoke.

"Who? Your daughter?" Anon asked.

"Yes. I am a grandfather; I have to select the best and the strongest man for her. You are passionate and calm. You will achieve strength, massive strength in a very short time, I can say that for sure.

I will teach you my Sword technique personally," Ion spoke.

"What if I reject your offer?" Anon spoke.

"You can, but if you survive today, I will still teach you the technique, even if you don't marry my daughter," Ion spoke with a smile.

"What if I died ?" Anon spoke.

"Then I will consider that you were not worthy of learning my sword technique." Ion replied.

"Why are you stuck on that? What is it that your sword technique can do, and I can't do?" Anon asked.

"Well, use your best spell on me. I will not use any defense, and believe me, use the most powerful technique you have," Ion spoke.

"Huh...? Are you sure?"

"Just do it, kid."

"Well, if you are asking for it, but you don't have a sword. Do you want this ring?" Anon asked.

"No, just do it. I don't have time."

<Thunder Javelin: Final Form 100% mana use.>

Suddenly a massive trident sparkling with blue thunder was formed in Anon's hand.

"Here you go, old man," Anon said as he threw the spear at Ion with his full power.

The Thunder Javelin was moving at a whopping 320 km/hour, and this Javelin held the power to destroy a very large mountain into pieces with just a single hit.

Anon wasn't sure what the old man was about to do, but he was sure that he would activate a defensive spell or dodge the spear. However, if he dodged the spear, the whole academy would turn to dust.

'Well, who cares...? It's his academy anyway,' Anon thought as he observed the old man closely after throwing the Javelin.

The Javelin reached Ion in just 0.02 seconds; this time was very, very low for an old man like him to even activate his mana.

Suddenly Ion raised his hand and opened up his index finger towards the Javelin's incoming direction.

Zzzzzzzz

As soon as the Javelin touched Ion's finger, a very bright light was released.

Anon immediately closed his eyes and opened them after a second. He suddenly noticed that Ion was standing at the same position with zero scratches on his body, only his index finger had a little cut on its top.

Suddenly Anon noticed something else.

Whenever a human or elf uses a spell, they leave their mana traces in their surrounding atmosphere, but Ion was missing it.

"Y-You..." Anon's eyes opened up in surprise as he looked at Ion.

"Hehehe.... you got it. I knew it. You are built differently, just like me," Ion spoke with an evil smile similar to Anon's smile.

"You did that without using your mana? What kind of monster are you?" Anon asked with a smile.

"I am not a monster, I am just a regular elf. But in today's generation, you can't find many with a physique like yours or mine. You have a different physique than anyone in this kingdom, maybe it's because you are a human." Suddenly Ion spoke something that Anon wasn't prepared to hear.

"H-How do you ?!" Anon asked with a very shocked expression.

"Hmm...? Ah, are you wondering how I know about your identity, right?

Well, I knew it the first time I touched your chest with my cane. This cane is not a weapon, kid, it's like a part of me, and it caught you the first time it touched you. But I didn't tell anyone about you because I need to pass my technique to you without causing any fuss," Ion spoke.

"You will pass your technique to a human?" Anon asked with a confused expression.

"Techniques are made for humans, spells are made for elves, and Craftsmanship is made for dwarfs. I am teaching you this technique today, and someday you will want to teach it to someone else, and on that day you will come to know why I am teaching this technique to you instead of my own son.

My teacher said the same thing to me when he taught me this technique; he was also a human, and I was just a slave back then.

He bought me for one sole purpose, and that was to teach me this technique. My physique was perfect to learn it, and today when I touched your body, I understood what my master meant at that time.

This technique will work best with your physique, and if you master it, I don't think anyone in this world would be able to defeat you. But there is one drawback to this technique...." Ion said as his expressions turned dark.

"What is the drawback?" Anon asked with a curious expression.

"The survival rate of this technique." Ion spoke.

"What is the survival rate of this technique?" Anon asked with a curious expression.

"10."

"10%?"

"0.0010%," Ion spoke.

"What? That's like almost 0%," Anon answered.

"I know, but not only do you have the physique for this technique, you also have the luck that I need," Ion spoke up.

"I don't think I can risk my life for that. I am better off without that technique," Anon answered as he prepared to leave the room.

"I will tell everyone that you are a human," Ion said as he looked at Anon with a smile.

"W-Wha-? Are you blackmailing me?" Anon asked with a surprised expression because he was always the one who blackmailed everyone, but today he was getting blackmailed for the first time.

'Wow, getting blackmailed doesn't feel good,' Anon thought as he touched his neck and looked at Ion.

"I will kill your grand-"

"You can't, I will kill you and your whole family before that." Before Anon could've replied with another threat, Ion spoke up.

"Look kid, I don't want anything from you in return for teaching you the world's best technique, and you can keep doing whatever you are doing here... I will not take your extra time.

Just give me 1-3 hours daily from your schedule," Ion said as he looked at Anon with hope-filled eyes.

Anon had no other choice but to listen to his conditions.

"God damn it. Okay, I will share 1 hour after college," Anon answered.

"Good... I will go now," Ion said as he exited the room.

"Fuck... that old man is sly," Anon said as he looked at Ion leaving.

"Both of the contestants, please come out. It's time for the match," the commentator announced.

Anon left his room and started to walk towards the arena.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the moment you all have been waiting for is here. The most awaited match of all time is about to begin. It's been 50 years since we saw the last official deathmatch in this kingdom.

On one side, we have the young master of the Lawson house, Jeffery Lawson...." the commentator announced as Jeffery walked up on the stage.

"On the other side, we have a guy who is also known as the 'Psychopath Killer.' Mr. Jule...." the commentator announced as Jule started to walk on the stairs that were connected to the Arena's ground.

As soon as he stepped on the first stair, a message popped up in front of him.

[Your Authority has been activated, 'The Child Of Thunder.']

Suddenly dark clouds started to cover the sky, and in just seconds, cold winds started blowing.

As soon as he stepped on the second step, a crow appeared on his head, a dark crown.

On the third step, he summoned both of his sickles in his hands.

"Come motherfucker..." Anon said as he entered the arena and looked at Jeffery with an angry expression.