Released Bond

Note: This chapter is in third person's view.

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Rosh was about to enter the room where he left Andromeda to call her for dinner and also to talk about Hawk's situation when she dashed with full speed past him. It was so fast that one could even mistakenly thought it was just a strong wind.

What could make Andromeda leave in such a hurry? Rosh thought.

Andromeda ran through the forest with so much haste for three reasons. One, it is for her training. Two, so that no monsters can stop her. And three is because she needs to go back to school.

Andromeda lost her connection to anyone, right? That means her [Ash Magic] (previously [Smoke Magic]) was dispersed. She is no longer connected to the magic-infused beast that she used as a clone.

Her Task: [Acquire Martial Arts Attribute ×3] made her think that what if she test out her skills in her previous life? And after further analysation, she decided to test it on her opponents that participated in the tournament.

With Andromeda's speed, she still crossed path with some monsters, of course. She used her daggers and continued running through her opponents, slashing them to their deaths like butters.

After a few hours of that exhausting run, she reached the capital. She was so tired that she wanted to just collapse and sleep on the spot. But she cannot. She must reach the school, get sleep, and participate on the last part of the battle which is the ladder battle.

The capital was still busy despite the time. Andromeda walked towards the stalls when she realized she had no money.

Well, let us just solve our problem with sneaky steal! She stole a bag of fried fish balls just the size of a toddler's fist, unnoticed.

She ate happily and when she finished, she realized, eating made her more drowsy.

She used [Camouflage] skill to walk pass the knights guarding the entrance of the mansion where the portal is located. She somehow managed to reach the spot and teleported to the other side.

Just as expected, the guards were notified to her appearance. She knocked them down real quick and left the place. She went out and immediately rushed to the dormitory. She knocked at the door and the angry, worried, and stressed face of Sarah welcomed her.

"Where have you been, you little brat?!" Sarah held Andromeda's shoulders and shook them hard.

What's up? Andromeda thought. Her expression remained unreadable and bored. Her tiredness was also showing.

"Didn't you hear? There is a rank-A beast caught inside the campus perimeters. What's more, the possible reason why such beast could enter the school barrier is unknown."

Must have been my clone. Andromeda sighed and patted Sarah's head to assure and console her. Sarah and everyone treat Andromeda as a kid. Even Oliver thinks of her as a younger sibling.

Andromeda went to the bathroom and cleaned herself up. She was top tired to even comb nor dry her hair so when she reached the bed, she let herself fall, face front.

Sarah is considerate. She knows Andromeda is tired, so is she. The tournament is going on, afterall. She sat on Andromeda's bed to comb and dry her hair. When she's done, she listened to Andromeda's soft snores. She is really like a younger sister although a part of me is reluctant to trusting and befriending her since the beginning. Look at how innocent and cute she is. Sarah thought and smiled.

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Priscilla felt like something was taken from her. She felt sad and worried for unknown reason. I must be tired. She thought but she knows something is wrong.

Just then, a warning sound was heard. Screens flashed everywhere. A beast appeared inside the school, in the arena to be exact. The beast seems to have intelligence and power. It was a rank-A but even so, the third years should be able to fight it. But they weren't able to stop the beast from rampaging.

Priscilla had a bad feeling about it. How could a mere beast enter the school?

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The angered beast continued its rampage. It was angered by Andromeda and it struggles to find her. The magic casted on it was gone so the effects are also gone. Its abilities, appearance, and status went back to normal.

The beasts eyes were red and a strong dark aura surrounds it. The type of beast it belongs are considered rank-A but this one is even higher. The causes? The causes are the extreme anger towards Andromeda and the exposure to Andromeda's deadly sins skills, worse is that the deadly sins skills were bestowed to it thanks to Andromeda hacking the system that clearly favors her.

The class 3s cannot do anything against the rage of the beast so the officials decided to take care of it themselves.

One of the higher rank knights that serves as a teacher in the school went inside the huge wrecked arena to fight the monster one-on-one. He was wearing formal fancy clothes and boots. Although he looks old and his hair is white, his posture and body built could make any middle-aged man jealous.

It was indeed higher than A, must be A+. The old man thought.

He drew her magic sword and in a blink of an eye. He was already pass the beast, facing back. He put his sword back and the monster's head fall to the ground.

"There is a trace of control magic and some kind of ash magic," the knight confirmed. "This beast was brought here as a familiar. Find everyone that uses Taming, Seducing, Brainwashing, and Controlling Magic. Also, bring everyone who can use Ash Magic into questioning."

The apprentice knights nodded and walked away with the injured students, leaving the old man behind.

This could become shadier than I thought. He thought.

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