?"Release me or I will..." before Sakshi couldplete her sentence, Dilip tightened his grip, "I don''t have time for you. Surrender quickly, or I will forcefully eliminate you." Sakshi tried to resist and struggle, but Dilip could not be swayed.


    Sakshi gave her contract beast the order to attack Dilip. Her contract beast approached Dilip''s feet and was about to attack when Dilip shifted his position while holding Sakshi''s neck.


    Dilip''s contract beast began attacking Sakshi''s contract beast; Sakshi''s contract beast was no match for ''Godzi''.


    "I''ll ask you one more time. Surrender quickly; I don''t have all day," Dilip said, letting go of Sakshi''s grip a little. "I surrender," she said, and a barrier appeared around her, allowing her to take a breath while teleporting. "I''ll get my revenge; just wait for me to..." she said but was teleported before she could finish.


    "The final member of Mineva has surrendered, which means All-STARS is this season''s champion. Please join me in apuding All-STARS members who won despite having no prior experience. Dilip was the MVP today because he eliminated three members and shifted the flow of battle." Thementator began exining the entire incident using video recordings.


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    "You just have to wait. If I didn''t make you apologize, my name isn''t Sakshi," Sakshi said as she entered Kajal''s room.


    "You, too, surrendered." Kajal began mocking Sakshi, which fueled Sakshi''s rage even more.


    "You have no right to mock me, Kajal; you surrendered even before me," Sakshi said, looking at the rey, which showed Kajal beating Rishi before surrendering for no apparent reason.


    "What happened? Were you able to catch him cheating on you? Seriously, you guys have only recently started dating; I expected more from you, Kajal," Sakshi sneered.


    "What kind of nonsense are you sprouting?"


    "It''s not what you think, and don''t pretend to be a rtionship expert when you''ve never been in one, and that idiot deserved it. How dare he?" said Kajal.


    "Kajal, why do you lie about it? Look at the video; don''t you look like a typical girlfriend who is upset with her boyfriend?" Sakshi stated.


    "You already know, Sakshi, that I am more interested inpleting my dream than wasting my valuable time in this rtionship nonsense. My alchemy exam is alsoing up, and I need to prepare for it," Kajal stated solemnly.


    "That''s what all female drama leads say before they fall in love," Sakshi mocked.


    "There''s a potion on that table; rub it around your neck; it''ll make you feel better; I''m going for a shower; don''t bother me," Kajal said as she began to walk towards the bathroom.


    "Kajal, your phone is ringing," Sakshi said as Kajal put her leading leg inside the bathroom.


    "I will not fall for it again," Kajal said before smiling and closing the door.


    "This girl," Sakshi said as she pped her forehead before adding solemnly, "I was not lying. Let''s pick up the call first. I''ll notify herter."


    When she took Kajal''s phone, she saw Rishab''s name. ''What is he calling her for? "Was I right? are they really in a rtionship?" She picked up the phone.


    "Hello, Kajal," said the voice on the phone. "Why did you call me?" Sakshi asked, imitating Kajal''s voice.<novelnext></novelnext>


    "Kajal, I called you to apologize for what happened in today''s battle arena," Rishi exined. When Rishi spoke again, Sakshi began to wonder what had happened.


    "I sincerely apologize, Kajal. I was in a difficult situation at the time. I didn''t want to hurt you, so I used that method to force you to surrender willingly."


    "What are you talking about? Could you provide some context?" asked Sakshi.


    Rishi thought it was strange, but he didn''t think much of it and cleared his throat before saying, "That ''white with pink stripes'' incident."


    ''What exactly does "white with pink stripes" mean? What could it possibly be? Let''s put it out of, for now; I''ll ask Kajalter. "How can you do it?" she said in a high tone. "And you think apologizing over the phone would suffice for what you did?"


    This question caught Rishi off guard. He also feltpelled to apologize to her in person, but he couldn''t go to a girl''s hostel for that, and meeting her in public would start rumors. Rishi didn''t care about these things now that he''d decided to be in the spotlight; he mainly called her because he suspected she''d attack him again.


    "Kajal, I really wanted to apologize by meeting you in person, but I thought you''d attack me again without even hearing me," he replied truthfully.


    ''What happened between them, seriously?'' Sakshi wondered in her head before saying. "Are you saying I''m a wild beast who attacks others for no reason?"


    ''When did I say that?'' Rishi wondered in his mind before saying. "No, Kajal, you are misunderstanding," he said gently. "I was saying that what I did deserved punishment, and I would have even let you hit me, but what about your reputation, Kajal? I didn''t want rumors to spread that Kajal likes to bully weak students."


    Sakshi smiled; she even wanted tough but restrained herself, thinking, ''He might not be an ideal type, but at least he had got the right spirit.''


    "So now someone with 30 kills in the guild championship could also y the victim card," Sakshi remarked sarcastically.


    "They were all weak, and I got most of the kills by ambushing them when they weren''t expecting it; otherwise, I''m nothingpared to a genius like you," Rishi responded. He had good boot-licking skills because he was surrounded by bootlickers.


    "That is correct, but inparison to Sakshi, I am only above average," Sakshi said with a sad tone and curled lips.


    "No, Kajal, you outperform her. She is a litter stronger than you because of the level difference and the extra year, but when ites to other things, she is no match for you," Rishi replied.


    "Really?" Sakshi asked her heart racing and narrowing into slits.


    "Yes, Kajal, if you post a picture of you and her, believe me, you will get all votes while Sakshi will get only one," replied Rishi sarcastically.


    Rishiughed but stopped when he heard Kajal''s rapid breathing.


    "What happened, Kajal? Is everything okay?" Rishi asked with concern.


    "Yes, everything is fine, but could you please get to the point? I am runningte for a meeting," Sakshi replied.