The next morning, the academy was in an uproar.


    **"Lucian von Kaiser beat Dante?!"**


    **"How did he get so strong all of a sudden?"**


    **"No way, it must’ve been luck!"**


    I sipped my tea, ignoring the whispers.


    But as I looked around, I could feel **the change in atmosphere.**


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    Fear.


    The students who once mocked me now **avoided my gaze.**


    Even some instructors were giving me wary looks.


    And among the **Seven Prodigies**—


    **Elaine von Arden**, the cold Ice Witch, was watching me carefully.


    **Reyna Albrecht**, the paladin, frowned in thought.


    And worst of all—


    Leonhart Ascarion, the **Hero**, was studying me with sharp eyes.


    *Shit.*


    I was drawing **too much attention.**


    I needed to lay low.


    But before I could leave—


    A familiar voice called out.


    **"Lucian."**


    I turned.


    It was **Selene Darkmoor**.


    The **battle maniac** of the academy.


    And she was grinning at me like a predator.


    **"That fight with Dante looked fun."**


    She cracked her knuckles.


    **"Let’s have a match next."**


    …Damn it.


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