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swing.

 
    “Earth Pillar!”   Following the upward swipe, he stomps
hard with his leading foot directly in front of the dwarf creating a pretty
fragile column of rock from the ground that hits the dwarf squarely on the
stomach.

 
    “Oof!”   The dwarf’s body lifts into the air from the force of the blow and his
shield breaks with loud shattering sound, signaling that the duel is over.

 
    Cheers go off from the humans that gathered but
the dwarves amongst the audience groan in embarrassment.

 
    Elijah just sighs and starts to leave but
before I follow him, I see the slight smirk on the human’s face as he once
again imbues mana into his two blades.

 
    That fool wasn’t planning on finishing it with
that.   He was going for the final
blow.

 
    If I were to use a long-range technique, that’ll
create even more problems but if I go there and directly interfere, everyone
would know it would be me.

 
    Gah!   Why couldn’t Elijah see that the human was going to cast another
technique?   If Elijah interfered
with a spell, it would be more natural since he’s a Conjurer.

 
    There was this way too. Sorry Tess.

 
    “IS THAT THE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT I SEE
COMING OVER?”   I deliberately yell
louder so that the human boy that won the duel would be startled.

 
    Just like I anticipated, he clicks his tongue and
puts his swords back into his dimension ring, jerking his eyes around to find
the President.

 
    The crowd that was talking amongst their
friends, analyzing the duel all started looking around for Tessia.

 
    “Where’s the Student Council President?”   Elijah stretches his neck above the
crowd to look for her.

 
    “Oops!   I must’ve been mistaken!”   I
just shrug my shoulders and turn to walk past when a hand firmly grasps my
shoulder.

 
    “Are you picking a fight with me or something
brat?”   It was the human that was just
dueling, Nick or Nicole or whatever.

 
    “Yeah!   What the hell man!   Getting
us excited for nothing!”   I see some
of the humans evidently disappointed at not being able to see their idol in
person.

 
    “I thought I saw her.   Once again, my bad.”   I use my hand to peel his hands off of
my shoulder, giving him a wink.

 
    “Yeah, your bad.”   He snatches his hand away before he
walks away, spitting on the ground in front of my feet.

 
    “You know, a good advice if you want to
graduate…I don’t think killing that dwarf boy would’ve done you any good.” I
stand still as Sylv spits directly at the back of his neck.

 
    He instantly whirls back around with his two
swords in his hands once again.   I
can almost see a vein bulging out of his forehead like it would in a cartoon.

 
    “Pfft.”   Oops, I shouldn’t laugh in this situation.   I take a quick glance and see that
Elijah is just shaking his head, knowing it’s too late.

 
    “YOU DARE??”   The thirteen-year-old boy with swords
too big for his immature body dash towards me in a manner I find clumsy,
preparing to cross chop with his two blades, his face bright red in anger.

 
    I lift an eyebrow as I lift one hand up to stop
the blow.   Why make myself look
foolish?
    Just as I prepare to shatter his two swords, a
voice stops him straight in his tracks.   It was the voice that all of the new students heard not too long ago and
the voice probably every male fell in love with.   It was also the voice of my childhood
friend.

 
    “Do YOU dare?”  

Chapter 45:   Not Quite As Planned

 
 
 
    I can see the face of the dual-wielding boy
visibly pale as he freezes at the unmistakable voice.   I turn to see that the whole Student
Council was walking towards us through a gap created by the students to make
way.

 
    Taking calm but hurried strides in the front
was Tess, her doll-like face expressionless. Behind her, I spotted Lilia giving
me a worried look.

 
    My attacker immediately recalls his two blades
into his