False Hero

Killian proceeded to get up as he prepared to walk out of the ring, but before he could he was interrupted by Win who spoke, "Are you going to leave without making him say that he gives up? if I remember correctly he was ready to die in that ring, so kill him if he doesn't say that I give up."

Killian who was going to step out of the ring paused, looking at Win he said, "I think it's enough, I think ---- I think he can't fight anymore."

Hearing this, a smile spread across Win's face as he said "You are naive Killian, this is how you maintain your status. Your enemies should know the price of fighting you and they should know the fear of fighting you."

Killian looked at April who was standing back up, staring at him Killian thought of the time when Grey beat him. 

The hazy memory of punching rained down on him as he tried to say that he give up, but he couldn't. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't use his mouth to speak. At a point, he was left with no option other than hoping that he makes it out alive.

The memory of blood clogged in his nose, extreme urge to cough out blood, and just non-stop pain, he was forced to bear all this while he was not able to say anything. Just three words 'I give up' was enough for him to stop suffering, but his broken jaw made him unable to speak.

When he thought that he would die, Grey stopped and he was left alive. But that was just the beginning of his fear. At nights he used to see flashes of getting beaten by Grey while he was powerless to do anything.

There aren't many people with white hair, but whenever he saw one, he purposefully avoided those people. Grey eventually left the city, but Killian's fear for Grey never left him.

Looking at April trying to stand, he somehow remembered the fight between him and Grey. looking at April his nerves boiled up. His facial expression instantly raged up as he walked quickly towards April who just stood up.

Walking ahead Killian formed a rod-shaped stone in his hand, getting closer to April, he swung it. But April was able to dodge it by ducking down and connecting a right hook in the chest. 

"Guh!" groaned Killian as he stepped back. 

Being enraged more, he cast a wide range spell. Mana gathered at Killian's hand along with a cluster of stones formed across Killian which eventually became rock.

"Stay down!!" screamed Killian as he fired the rocks at April.

To block the barrage of rocks at him, he blocked the first rock by punching with his bare fist, then second, then third, with each punch his knuckles were getting more and more messed up. 

April swung his fist, punching through the fourth rock, but as he looked up to see the fifth rock.

"Gah!!!"

He felt an instant pressure, pressing down against his entire body. The force that he felt pressing down him was so much that he was knocked away eventually crashing to the wall.

The force that he felt against him was a rock that was bigger than his expectation. 

Crashing to the wall, he collapsed down. Taking advantage of this April got on the top of him, grabbing April's collar Killian asked "Do you give up?"

"Never!!"

Killian swung a punch at his face as he asked again "Do you give up!?"

"No."

Killian drove his fist inside his nose as he asked "Do you give up?"

Punch after another, Killian punched April, but April showed no sign of giving up, and eventually, April was in a half-conscious state. But Killian didn't stop with his punches, Killian remembered the time where Grey didn't stop.

His blood instantly boiled up just by remembering that, Killian didn't stop with his punches as blood splattered all across the ground, and April's face was getting more and more messed up. 

"Bastard! who do you think you are?! if you really don't want to give up I will kill you today!!"

Killian kept pounding his face with his fists as he screamed "Fine, I will kill you today!!"

Killian raised his hand, gathering mana in his hand he wrapped rock knuckle around his fist. Grabbing half-unconscious April's collar, he swung his right fist which was covered with rock knuckle at April, he swung his fist as he said, 

"Please give up, I ----"

"Killian that's enough." said a certain boy as he grabbed Killian's hand before it could reach April's face. 

The voice that those words belonged to was someone that Killian recognized very well. It was a voice that Killian could never forget. 

Killian instantly stopped, his pupil shook vigorously as he slowly looked behind to the person who grabbed his arms. Upon confirming the identity of the person, his entire body shook uncontrollably. 

Looking at the boy's face, Killian remembered the nightmarish memories of that day. His body also seemed to recognize the fear that he felt being around the guy that was standing in front of him. 

Somehow Killian was able to speak, "Grey?"

Yes, the person who was standing in front of him was Grey, Aetna was standing beside Grey.

"get up from him or he will die." 

As if Grey's order was Killian's instincts, Killian got up from April without thinking much. Killian tried to get out of the ring, he didn't like the feeling of being around Grey.

He didn't want to stay even a second more around Grey, he couldn't look at Grey without getting flashbacks of those days.

But before Killian would walk out, Win interrupted as he said loudly, "the match is not over, and no one can interrupt it.  Especially people who are not of this academy can not interrupt this match. April hasn't said that he has given up and ---"

Win laughed before saying "He was ready to give his pathetic life away, so why not just take it!!"

Grey turned around as he looked at Win, Grey didn't have any expression on his face as he said, "I see..." 

"Then get away from the ring before I ----"

without paying heed to what Win was saying, Grey turned to look at Killian who was walking away as he said "Killia, ----"

As Grey called him, Killian's body froze up, Grey continued "You might have a good idea of what it's like to be in a situation like April, being punched non-stop in the face is not a pleasant experience and you should know it better or -----" 

Grey moved his pupil towards Killian as he asked " ---- or have you forgotten Killian?"

"N---no."

"Good! if you understand, then say you 'I Give up' right now," 

A conflicted facial expression took over Killian's face as he said "But---"

But before Killian could say anything Win interrupted him by saying this to Grey, "Why do you think you are?! you interrupted the fight and now bossing your way around. You seem to not understand how things work around here. Killian is among my people, if you try to boss him around, then I will make your life in this academy a living hell. Now get out of the ring before I make, " Win chuckled as he continued "You think that Killian will agree to what----"

Ignoring what Win was saying, Grey spoke "Killian, your jaw is still intact right? say 'I give up' till your jaw is in one piece and you are able to talk."

Win couldn't hold his laughter as he asked "Do you think such threat would work----"

"I---- I  give up!!" 

Killian said before Win could say anything else. In shock, Win looked at Killian. But Killian tried his best to avoid eye contact with Win.

"Good," said Grey as he proceeded to walk out of the ring towards where April was fallen down. As Grey was walking with showing his back, Win readied a fireball aiming at Grey, firing it towards Grey.

But before fireball could reach Grey, a ain't hand made out of fire caught the fireball. The giant hand was coming from Aetna's side. 

She looked Win furiously, but Grey stopped her saying "Let it be, I am not interested in fighting anyone."

Grey crouched down to check on April before saying, "he will be fine,"

"As Killian gave up, The winner of this fight April!!!" announced Dean. He sounded very much excited while announcing this. 

Grey has already caught Dean's eye, Dean looked at Grey as he wondered 'Who is it? he has signature royal family hair, is he one of the princes? but I don't think there is a prince named Grey. Whoever it is, he will be an excellent pawn and subordinate. I will have to make him work under me, no matter what.'

As he was checking on April, he heard a bunch of people talking about it.

"Isn't that Grey Hoffmann?!! from Hoffmann family?!!"

"Yes, it is!!! I never knew that he would come to join this academy."

"I have a head that he is very powerful,"

"He is also pretty handsome, that makes me jealous."

These four following lines were said by four different boys who were seated on the chair at the side of the sparring ring.

People talking about him didn't make Grey happy in the slightest since the people who were talking about he were ----

Looking up Grey squinted his eyes as he looked at Frank, Phil, Idiot A, and Idiot B.. These four were the ones who were talking about him.