"Red, you're coming with me"
"Hell no!"
"Just go on and listen to me, okay?"
This guy....
"I have no obligation to do as you say"
"Why so annoying?"
"You're the one who's annoying!"
The two of them argued, but Airi remained persistent. Red doesn't want to listen to him, Airi on the other hand, isn't going to give up that easily.
"I'll give you anything you want"
"No thanks" Red declined.
He isn't that petty, who does this guy think he is?
Airi frowned that Red refuses to give up. "Want me to drag you?"
"You dare?"
"Want me to show you?"
Red knew Airi will do as he said, and will sure drag him if he still refused. He learned that the hard way when he stubbornly ignored him when he wanted Red to come with them and sneak into a secret room in the school at night. Kishi also have experience in his persistence more than he needs to. Knowing that, he would rather give up than to be dragged into his ideals forcefully. Since he had no choice to, he wanted to know the reason at least.
"Why me anyway?"
Airi grinned in his resignation "You need to have a good fight every once a while. And with you, my chances of winning are higher. You should prove yourself worthy of being rank one."
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( >* )
Akamura was casually walking around the school. If there's one thing he noticed, the students wandering around was way fewer than it was yesterday when he touring around. Considering that most students spend their time in the library, and there were only a few who wanders around, the fact that there was no one to be seen around was unusual.
He didn't pay any heed and just continued to walk around, he heard distant cheering. As walks further, the louder it gets. Soon, he reached an outdoor stadium.
The stage of the stadium was lower than the ground he's currently standing at. Four majestic pillars stood at the four corners of it.
It was currently filled with many students roaring and cheering loudly. Looking the stadium's flatform, he saw some familiar faces.
"Hey, you, what is going on here" He asked a cheering girl.
"Some of the Elite-class is having a duel. Both of the two rank one is here too. Those boys are all so adorable!!" the girl cheered
"Oh yeah! That's E-class for ya!"
"Prince Kishi's partner is a new girl, right?"
"Yeah, I haven't seen her before, but OMG she looks exactly like him!"
"Whoa, your right!"
"Let's place a bet. Who do you think will win?"
"I bet Prince Red, and Lord Airi, the two of them were just so cool"
"Ha! You guys heard the rumor? That girl is Prince Kishi's twin sister! With the two of them together, I bet they would be sure to win!"
"Got that right! This is two vs two after all. Teamwork is going to help them win. Lord Airi and Prince Red isn't that even close to win against twins"
"Your expecting too much from them. Both the Young Lord and the Prince is high ranked and the girl is only a newbie. This is even the first time I saw her; I mean she completely has no fight record; can she even fight?"
"Of course, she can. She's also ranked two you know"
"Fine then, there's only one way to find out! I can't wait to get started!"
"GO!"
The stadium was pretty lively. The sun and is also beautiful. It was perfect day for a good duel. Because so many people showed up, Kira became even more nervous and hid behind her brother. The other three also got goosebumps and their hands are secretly trembling.
"I didn't expect this much people to show up" Said Red
"I didn't even tell anyone except the whole E-class" Airi looked at the crowd and spotted Rex, who was smirking at them. "That dammed Rex, he's gonna pay"
"I give up, you win"
"No way Kish! After all this trouble, there's no way I'm gonna let you give up"
Kishi sighed "Whatever, just don't call me that"
He looked at Kira who was cowering behind him, and gave a soft pat on her head. "You okay?"
"I-I can manage!" She replied bravely, raising her hands to a fist.
"Well, you heard the girl" said Airi
The teacher referring the match arrived and looked at all of them.
"Ready?"
The four of them nodded after they went to their positions on either side of the flatform, and after Kishi helped her tie her long wavy hair to a ponytail so it wouldn't get in the way once they started.
Airi smiled at Red "Prove yourself worthy"
The previously cheering crowd were now silent, trying their best not to blink as if they'll miss something once they did. Even so, they were all just too fast for naked eyes to catch.
As the teacher signaled them to start, Red immediately went forward and launched a spell toward Kira which she easily avoided by jumping back. The two of them watched each other for a moment before both their spells collided. Red's spell was a red beam while Kira was gold.
Kira casted a second spell and five balls of light appeared and dashed toward him. Red then touched the balls careful enough that he didn't get hurt, and all five of it turned red and became a spell of his own, and he throwed it back to her. Kira swiftly dodge every single one with elegant twirls.
"I didn't think a wimp like you could fight"
"Your mean"
Kira casted another spell that is hundreds of golden lights like petals but extremely deadly as it slices the skin without Red even realizing it.
Meanwhile, Kishi attacked Airi with a lethal strike with a sword that appeared out of nowhere, which he parried with his own sword. The two of them fought evenly and are very fast that their movements turned to nothing but blur. Without even noticing, the two of them already exchanged fifty blows.
Panting, "You're the only one except for Kira who managed to last this long against me" Kishi told him.
"See, I told you not to underestimate me"
Kishi attacked him again with a deadly slash straight for the neck. Airi dodge again by hair's breadth, cutting a few tips of his hair, and he countered but Kishi blocked it.
Realizing how long they were fighting, Kishi dared peek over to Kira and Red. The two of them were still evenly exchanging spells, but none was fighting seriously nor having any plans to finish each other.
"What the hell are the two of them doing?" he asked impatiently.
"They sure are having fun. I only told Red to keep Kira busy for as long as he can, but never did I expect Kira to do the same. But now, the two of us could have a fair duel."
Airi raised his katana in an offensive stance with one hand on his back. With a provoking smile, his eyes glowed pink and rose petals gathered around his sword.
"Now, show me if you're really worthy of the Rose's name"