Chapter 42: Festival (3)
"And the winner is PERSEUS SILVER" the announcer announced and everybody cheered
-Well Ace, is this enough for you?-
-Not really, but it will do- he replied
-Is that all our goals done?- Diana asked
-For now yeah-
A bunch of healers headed to heal the bastard and his bear, they were skilled healers because the guy was back in shape in no time.
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"We were right, he won and with barely any injuries at that" Anthony Magus said
"What about the noblesse family sir?" professor White asked
"They'll be charged of course, almost all of the people affiliated with that family have been found associated with the Red Sword, but we'll delay the news a bit, a marquis household working with a criminal organization is bound to stir up panic, we'll spread rumors little by little before we release the full news, it'll cause lesser problems this way"
"Brilliant plan sir" Professor Blue replied
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-Seems like he opened his eyes-
-He's glaring at us- Dabria said
-Let him, being defeated by the same junior twice is bound to hurt his pride-
-He won't be able to accuse us of cheating this time, not with everyone here as our witness- Siege replied
I then walked toward him.
"Impossible, impossible!" He shouted "How can I lose to a filthy commoner like him?!"
"Watch your tone kid" Professor Steel said from behind me "He beat you fair and square, if he cheated, I would've known"
The bastard just got even more angry, he then took out a pill from his spatial ring. The professor has a look of shock
"GIVE THAT TO ME!" he ordered but the noble swallowed it
"I got nothing to lose, hahahaha" he laughed "I'd probably go to jail after this anyway, but I'll at least kill you before I go"
His eyes then turn red and his hair grew longer and turned white, his teeth sharpen and he grew bigger, his skin turn black as oil. He also grew another pair of eyes and his fingers become sharp and pointy
<It's always during the festival, why can't I just have a nice day>
Screams were filling the arena, the announcer is shouting for everyone to evacuate the arena. The bastard then roared
"RAAAAWRG" and his spit flew into my face
"Dude for a noble, you should be able to afford a toothbrush, it smells horrible"
"This ain't no laughing matter, kid, that's a corrupted" Professor Steel pushed me behind him
-That's new, I didn't see those in your memories-
-Neither have I, I wasn't really allowed to explore much, since the gods don't want you to know too much after you bond with me, I do have this new manual they gave me after my bond with you, give me a few seconds- Dabria replied
-I don't think we have that right now- Damon said as he ran to my side, the rest of my bonds also joined me
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"Damn a corrupted, what is it doing here?!" Professor Blue exclaimed
"And it's one of our own students that got his hands on it, our reputation is going to go down the drain, we need to save Perseus" Professor White said
"Calm down, Professor Steel can easily handle one at that level easily, and with his bodyguard, Perseus should also be safe" Anthony magus responded "Our reputation will be fine, but I'll have to send more people to join the investigation team, that pill he consumed is the result of forbidden magic"
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-Found it, it's basically a mindless creature that feed on living beings to survive, a creature that has lost all his reasonings, very rare to find in nature, no cure- Dabria read
-So we gotta kill it, man I wanna run, but it'll look bad-
-I can handle it, it doesn't feel that strong- Damon said
-I can also beat it, it definitely is stronger than his regular self sensing from the aura it's emitting- Diana added
It tried to claw Professor Steel but then Albert warped in an push him away.
"What the-" Professor Steel exclaimed in surprise
Albert then got nauseous and got smashed by the corrupted noble, Albert passed out in one hit.
Aenon then came in and healed Albert
-Siege distract it, Diana and Damon can beat it, but I wanna learn how to fight one before we fight a stronger one, Ace follow my lead-
Siege then shot out spells and taunt the corrupted towards him, Me and Ace warped in the air above it's head, Ace fell down clad in lightning and fire, he exploded on impact. I held Dream Eater and came down and stab its head, my sword went through cleanly, Damon charged in and punched it in the head of the body and Diana shot a fire beam through its chest.
It fell down without another scream, the corrupted then transformed back to his original form after its death, the hole at his chest remain and the top of his head was spewing blood
-Good job guys- Dabria said
"You guys handled it quick" Professor Steel complimented "Kid, head back to your family for now, my sister will help guard you guys, I'll stay here to investigate this further, how's the kid?" he turned to Aenon
"He'll be fine, I didn't think he would warp himself into the fight" Aenon shook his head "You would have withstood the creature's attack, even without Albert's help"
"Thank him for me, when he wakes up"
I picked up the greatsword that used to belong to the noble and gave it to Aenon
"Give it to Albert, melt it and make something else if he doesn't like it"
Aenon took it "I will do as you wish, young Perseus"
I then head over to find my family, I found them standing waiting for me outside the Arena.