After our snatch-ball fight, we went back to our locker-rooms. The teams for the next round were already drawn. The first match was Squad Heping Vs Squad Fighters and the second one was our squad against Squad Eclair.
During the break, everyone was getting ready and recovering from the previous match. I move out of the locker room to use the washroom. I see Squad Eclair's leader standing right in front of me. Her name is Crumi, she has her brown furry cat hears while most of her skin is human. She also has a brown tail sticking from her back. Through what I know she uses wind conjuration magic.
"You are...The leader of the team we are facing against, right?~" Crumi asks me in a very cute voice. She's about my age but she looks a cute little girl in all honesty. Even her voice is that of a little girl. "If I am correct your name is, Henry...Neh?~" Crumi asks me. Hey now, let me answer before you ask too many questions. "Yeah, I am Henry." I say to Crumi. "Nice to meet you." Surprising that Crumi isn't a rude captain. So far all the squads we have faced up against...Yeah, they have been pretty rude to us.
"Hey Henry." Crumi calls out for me. "Best of luck." Crumi says to me as she comes close to me and licks my face. "I know you are strong but I won't hold back against you too..." Crumi says then begins to leave. "Dear future husband~" Did she whisper something? I begin to head back to our locker room.
Near the locker room, I see Damien and Ditty. They seem to be arguing with each other. "I DEMAND A REMATCH!" Ditty says. "Nope, I have already wasted too much of my magic and I really am not going to rematch right now when such an important match is up on the schedule." Damien says to Ditty. Ditty seems to be getting angry and makes a pouted face. "You should let her have a rematch after the tournament. I think so that will be ideal." I say to Damien. "And who are you to tell me my decisions?" Damien questions me. Well...He still seems to have that rude boy personality with him. "HEY! Is that the way you speak your vice-captain?" Ditty questions Damien with a serious look. "Even if the team accepts him as a vice-captain, I will never do because that role of vice-captain...It belongs to someone whose even more worthy then he is." Damien says as he storms out. What did he mean by more worthy? Is he talking about himself or...Is there someone else in our class who is more worthy then me? "How can you let your subordinate speak like that to you?!" Ditty questions. "To be honest, he is right if you let him speak like that to you. You should have-" I interrupt Ditty before she could say anything else. "I just look at them as equals and not as subordinates. That's all there is to it. I don't think they are stronger or weaker then me nor does it bother me if they are criminals or nobles or even low class...All are equal in my eyes." I say to her. Ditty looks at me for a few seconds and then sighs. "I see...I will see you later..." Ditty says as he leaves. "And I want my rematch with that Damien bastard, you get it?" Ditty says as she finally leaves. I sigh.
I begin roaming around the backroom and see Cyan standing in the corner. She looks to be sucking her lollipop like usual but something seems different about her. I walk towards her. "Hey..." I say to Cyan. "Hey there, Henry." She says but her eyes...They looks sad. "Hey Henry..." Cyan calls me out. "Yeah?" I ask her. "Can you support me from the crowd?" Cyan asks me. "Sure thing!" I say to her with a smile. "Thanks..." Cyan gives me a slight smile. Cyan sighs. "I will be very honest here...I am scared...I scared to even look into my brother's eyes. I feel shiver down my spines even now..." Cyan holds herself while her lollipop falls on the ground.
*Tap*
I use a hand-chop on Cyan's head. "I will be supporting you from the crowds, so don't you dare be scared. Remember...If anything happens to you, I will protect you." I say to her. Cyan's eyes widen and she gives me a smile. "Thanks..." She says with a huge smile. A beep indicating that the teams need to make their way towards the ground. "Do your best." I say to her. She nods and begins to run towards her locker room.
From a corner, "I wonder...If it was me in her place...Would he have said the same thing? Would anyone say that they would protect me?" Ilora questions herself.
I begin to make my towards the crowd. I look at Sean and his team. "Hey Sean." I say to Sean. "Hey, I thought you would have been in your locker room." Sean says to me. "I can't be in the locker room, this match is important to me." I say to Sean. "Oh yeah, Cyan told me...You were training her. No wonder this match will be important to you." Sean says. "But the team she will be facing is...That man's squad..." Sean says.
Hayden stands right in front of Cyan and I can already see...that fear...It's building inside Cyan due to her brother's menacing smile. Cyan begins to look around her, then she looks at me in the crowd. Sean gives her a thumbs up. I smile from the side. Cyan smiles. "Thank you guys..." Cyan whispers to herself. She gives Hayden a cold stare. "Let's begin!"
The fight that Cyan and her team will be fighting is quite a simple one. 3 rounds of 1 on 1 battle. 1 on 1 huh? Amy...Will she participate too?