Volume 4: Chapter 22: Pathetic


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 4: Chapter 22: Pathetic


    <span style="font-weight:400">I can''t let this go on. Keith knew. He also understood how to stop this. After helping the student, Keith got up from the ground.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith?" Ophelia and Carolyn noticed how Keith got up. He looked so much different in those few seconds. The expression on his face was something. There was no emotion.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The direction he headed toward was none other than Herrick and Melor.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Herrick, let''s fight." Those were the only three words he needed to say. Herrick''s grin widened when he heard that.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I ept."


    <span style="font-weight:400">I''m going to put an end to this. Keith noticed the stunned expression Tennol and the rest had. He turned to Tennol, "Professor, I''m going to fight him here and now. Can you clear everyone?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." Tennol stared at Keith''s eyes. He took a big sigh, "Fine. Only because you''re the one asking for it, I leave it up to you on what you want to do,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Understood."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Everyone, we''re going to get out now," Tennol pped his hands. Carolyn and the rest stared at Keith in worry. They were afraid something like this would happen. Like that, all the students were brought to the stands, watching them. They stared at the two in the training grounds.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"This is going to be an interesting fight,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Indeed."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Principal! Vice-principal! Why are the two of you here?!" Tennol turned his head to see Cadmus and Sohma standing next to him!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Because we heard a student got injured. And we came here to find a fight between two of our best students."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Who do you think is going to win?" Cadmus questioned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"...I don''t know. Keith didn''t take off those bracelets," Sohma frowned. Keith was still wearing the gravity bracelet. If he fought without them off, Keith would win hands down.


    <span style="font-weight:400">But since he still wore it, the oue would be different.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It will be a tough match between the two," Tennol agreed. The two couldn''t hear what was said outside as they stared at one another.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Herrick stated, "I''m going to prove today I''m the strongest in this grade."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Do you only care about being the strongest?" Keith frowned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Being the strongest is the only thing that matters!" Herrick stated as he threw a punch. Like that, the battle between the two started.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith quickly took a step back. He had a tense expression as he watched Herrick swing his fists. A lot of power. That was the impression Keith got as he saw this. He continued to redirect the attacksing from Herrick.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Get him, Prince!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You''re the representative!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"He''s too weak for you!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Look at him running away!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">The crowd continued to scream like no tomorrow as they stared at him. Well, it was the beastmen and dwarves saying this. They watched as Keith was getting pushed back by Herrick.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"They don''t get it." Gabriel shook his head. That caused the beastmen to re at Gabriel.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cadmus questioned, "What do you mean, student Gabriel?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith isn''t dodging Herrick because he''s scared. What he''s doing is analyzing." Gabrielmented. This was something Keith did all the time. He would take it slow in the beginning to get a grasp of the other person.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Who do you think is going to win?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith," Gabriel answered with a calm expression.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You!" The beastmen red at Gabriel. He was asking for a fight!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Can you tell us why?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That''s because Keith is superior to Herrick in everything besides power," Herrick was strong. But he should be equal to Keith with the bracelets on. But that was only in strength. Keith was a cut above him in everything else.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I understand what you mean. But I doubt Keith will beat Herrick through his skills," Cadmus smiled.


    <span style="font-weight:400">That caused the rest of the students to tilt their heads when they heard that. What did he mean by that?


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What''s going on down there?" Everyone turned their head back to the battle. What they saw was Keith with a calm and sad expression while Herrick with a green one.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What did you say?!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s pathetic," Keith repeated as he shook his head,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Do you think you''re the strongest with punches like this?"