The next morning, the atmosphere in the restaurant turned awkward as Ashton would frequently come over to Kate's table as if he is babysitting her.
Noah and Abbie knew of Kate's status so it isn't really that rare for her to have a bodyguard, but this 'bodyguard' acts more of a babysitter than a bodyguard.
Ashton sat on the table closest to the counter so that even if he were to drink, he could still protect the young miss.
Apollo didn't know of his customers' statuses so he was a bit surprised when he saw Ashton being a babysitter to Kate.
Ashton and Levi sat the opposite of each other, his gentle attitude turned to dust and his gaze turned sharp as he stared at Levi who is holding a beer can, "Do... Does the name 'Lucas' ring a bell?" Ashton asked.
Levi almost spat out the beer in his mouth when he heard the question, "Yeah... Why?" he became wary of the other party, he knows someone who is named Lucas but the other party's question is too vague so he became wary just in case.
Ashton nodded, he heaved a sigh of relief. Deep in his mind, he thought that there's an even more powerful person that could teach a monster like Lucas. But there was still a question that is left unanswered.
Before he could ask, Levi already spoke up, "If you mean Lucas Wiflheim, then you're right. I do know him."
"How did you know of him? Are you perhaps his teacher?"
Levi looked at the distance outside, he chuckled, "The kid begged me to take him in as a disciple, what else could I do?"
Kate who overheard their conversation spurted out her drink, her brother who is prideful and acts noble and brave in the outside really has the courage to beg someone to be his teacher.
That still answered her question though, her brother suddenly gain profound knowledge in martial arts, if he didn't have a teacher, then how? Even though their father hired a master to train Lucas, the master's skill are at most, mediocre.
But, the more she thought of it, inconceivable it was. How could Levi who has a friendly attitude be a teacher to Lucas? His attitude is sometimes cold, but that still doesn't answer how could Levi be a martial arts master.
Another moment later, her eyes grew wide and she couldn't stop herself from laughing. One night, she overheard Lucas boast to his friends how much of a genius he was that even a martial arts master begged him to take him in as a teacher.
Kate looked at Ashton and Levi, mysteriousness reaks on the duo's aura, she doesn't know anything about martial arts but watching her brother beat up everyone in the tournament proves that her brother's skill isn't just 'normal.'
Ashton chuckled, "Haha, so that's how the kid got his skills. To think that Lucas also learned from the battle maniac."
Not only is Levi renowned as the new death god, he was also a battle junkie in his prime. But now that he matured, he thought it's best to lay low and not join in to fights.
Levi shook his head and chuckled, "He still has a long way to go."
Meanwhile, Kate perked up her ears, 'Battle maniac?', her brows furrowed. She instantly thought of Levi laughing while slicing an enemy in half, it sent shivers down her spine so she didn't dig deeper into the matter.
...
Waking up in his room, Lucas immediately felt his body ache so much. He removed the blanket covering his body, and what he saw terrified him so much.
A huge black spot could be seen in the side of his body, just below the kidney. What terrified him even more is when he realized that he got injured.
Injuring a Black rank martial artist is no joke, even more so if the Black rank martial artist fainted along with getting the injury.
Lucas tried to recall the match but the only thing he remembered was looking at all the contestants and being scared out of his wits, he may be a Black rank martial artist, but that doesn't mean he's a courageous one.
Just recalling the scene where all those people who looked as if they were about to kill somebody almost made him pee his pants.
The only reason he won those previous matches is because of a skill passed down to him by Levi, although it isn't some kind of skill which could make the user's agility or strength soar high, it made him possess some kind of killer instinct.
Of course, the user doesn't have control on whether the skill could be activated or not, even Lucas doesn't know how it triggers.
Skills and battle techniques are different from each other, although the power they release are the same, Skills are passed down either by a relative or a teacher. It could only be passed down by a blood related person or passed down by a teacher, if it was forcefully passed down, both the one who passed and the one who received will receive a backlash.
Whenever his [Battle Maniac] skill triggers, Lucas' cowardice would immediately disappear and would be replaced by his battle junkie side deep within him.
When that happens, all Lucas would think is fight, fight, or fight, even with the skill activated, he could still control himself as to not kill the opponent.