THAT DAY I BECAME A STAR

The teacher steps on the stage and reaches us in a matter of seconds. He is pretty fast for a conniving bastard.

"You yourself said that both parties have to agree in order to stop the match so why would I stop when he hasn't said anything?"

"It doesn't matter. This match is-"

"Or then you will admit that you let them cheated on the duel?"

"What?!"

"Oh, please you know what I am talking about."

"Urgh…" Trevor tries to move, his teary eyes look cute. Is he calling for help from the teacher?

"I…"

"Yeah, you should leave us."

The teacher looks at Trevor one last time then goes back while clenching his fists.

"So, where were we? Ah, yes. You see. My game is really simple."

"Urgh!!" Trevor touches my foot with his other hand while crying. It's no use looking at me like that.

"I will give you one minute to choose one of your guys and then I will cut one of his hands. The same as yours, so that you don't feel lonely. If he doesn't scream the way you did, then we continue the game. If he does though, we stop."

"Urgh!!!!"

"Yeah, I know. It's a really funny game, right?"

I remove my foot on his stomach and then walk to one of his guys.

"So, you have one minute. Ah, yes, if you don't choose then I will cut one of your limbs instead."

"Urgh!!!"

"Come on. Choose already. People are looking. Don't you want to show the world just how much of a peasant I am?"

Trevor stays silent for a moment. Tears and blood dripping off his face.

"What kind of monster is he?!"

"Hey, teacher, stop this thing already!!"

"This guy should be expelled from the academy!! We don't want monsters in here!!"

The crowd starts manifesting. So, you guys aren't used to this world's cruelty? How funny. You stay here with your stupid ideals and fairy tale like life while the world outside is waiting to destroy the weakling that you all are.

"It has been one minute. Have you decided?"

"Urgh!!" Trevor looks at me with pitiful and begging eyes.

"Well, if you don't choose."

I walk to him, ready to slice his other hand when finally, his hand points at the bow guy.

"Ah, finally, we have a winner." The guy was right next to me so I just turn and then kick him.

"Argh!! What?!! What is happening?!!!" He wake up and tries to stand but I block him with my foot.

"You have been chosen. Congrats."

I slice off his hand as well.

"Ahhh!!"

He holds his hand while screaming as loud as he can.

"Well, the scream was different. You choose somebody else."

"Urgh!!!!!"

"What? I explained the rules earlier, right?"

Trevor tries with great effort to change positions. He kneels and places his forehead on the ground. No way…

"You are begging me? Really? Aha..Ahahaha!!!"

The whole crowd turns silent. I can clearly hear my laugh resonates inside the training grounds.

"Ahaha...Oh, man. you are funny. Sorry, though. That's not what I asked you to do."

Trevor still doesn't change positions.

"It has been a minute again. Either you choose somebody else or you lose your leg."

The stubborn guy still doesn't change positions. I walk to him and grab his head. He is crying like he just lost a family member. The tears which flow from his eyes are so huge you could fill a cup with them.

I release his head and raise my sword.

"Well, say goodbye to your leg then."

"Urgh!!"

I bring down my arm but something, no somebody blocks it. When I look to my left side, there is now a guy wearing a white uniform.

"That's more than enough."

He punches me but I manage to block with my other hand. He used Angas though so I am projected quite far, to the end of the stage in fact. I regain my balance but when I stand back up, there are other students wearing white uniforms as well. No, all of those I saw are here, the heroes as well.

"I see. The heroes have come to save the weaks. It was predictable but still."

"Yeah, kill him!! He is not human!!!"

"Finish him!! He doesn't belong here!!"

And of course, the crowd cheers them up. That would be natural.

Fighting all those guys I don't even know will be really difficult. Farner alone is already a deadly threat but now I have to face her and her sisters as well as the other unknown students. That's going to be hard. It might be the hardest fight I will ever have to face…But it might also be the most enjoyable one!!

"I think it is time to get serious." I will have to use my draconic power.

"What are you smiling about? Don't tell me you hope to defeat us all?"

The same guy as earlier talks with a surprised look.

"Why not? You have interrupted the duel so now, I can go all out."

"You are a brainless fool."

The guy raises his hand and then he starts shining gold. He has light Angas? I haven't seen other people using it so far. That's pretty cool.

"You will pa-"

"Stop it, Cordel. We didn't come here to fight."

Farner stops him middle way through. Too bad, it looks like what he was about to use something really strong.

"Teacher, please call the priests. The wounded should be handled as fast as possible."

"O-okay."

The teacher runs away like a dog who just got beaten up by his master.

"You didn't have to go that far, Kevin."

"I thought you were just a little violent but you are actually no different from Longinus."

"A monster, clearly."

The heroes all make comments about me while the other white uniform students, including that Cordel guy, fire glares of comptent and disdain at me.

"This world is ruthless and unfair. You are either strong and feared or weak and stepped on. You are free to judge me however you want but those are just your opinions. They can't make a reality. They never will."

They have spoiled the mood. There is no excitement in fighting anymore.

"No matter how much you suffered, bringing pain to others-"

"Is selfish?"

"Y-yeah." Farner, you speak just like my mother. No, I am pretty sure she is the one who told you that.

"You should ask the one who told you that…No, nothing." I already decided that I would let them live their fake happy life.

Let's just get out of here. As I get down the stage, that Cordel guy launches something at me. It is a piece of white cloth.

"You should cover your wounds with this."

"Unnecessary." I throw it to the ground and walk away.

"You are really-"

"You act quite familiar for somebody I don't even know."

"Cordel DITORRIA. That's my name. Can you pick it up now?"

"Ditorria?"