A few moments before Angus clashed with Jayna, "Huft.. Huft... Wake up, everyone. That's not the real 7th-grade combatant." Said Headmaster Anthony in a rough breath after enduring the full force of Jayna's aura.
Hearing this, The teachers wake up from their stupor, and a few quick-witted ones immediately follow after Jayna. Other paralyzed teachers could only sit on the ground shivering from the aura's side effect.
A 7th-grade combatant is in an entirely different realm than others. Just from their aura alone could paralyze and make someone crazy. Some cases even lead them to suicide themself.
Looking at the shivering teacher's condition, Anthony could only shake his head before deciding to wrap up this incident first. Using the [3rd circle - fly], he managed to catch up with the other teachers.
Arriving at the Jayna location, he saw Angus sitting near a crater where Jayna herself lay unconscious in the middle of it.
The moment Anthony found Angus at the spot, he felt that the matter just turned into the worst possible situation. Fortunately, he discovered that Angus was in an unscathed condition. The only problem Angus has is his rough breathing and his pale face.
Looking at this, Headmaster Anthony immediately commands the nearby teacher to bring both of them towards the school infirmary. After that, he closed the tournament for the day until the situation became clear and safe.
'Haa… I am already too old for this.' Lament the old principal inwardly.
Arriving at the school infirmary, which looks like a small hospital, Angus immediately pretends to sleep. After a few moments, he fell asleep naturally.
Meanwhile, Jayna receives intensive care from the teacher and vice-principal Ellen. Not too long after that, principal Anthony came.
"Ellen, How are the kids?" Asked the old principal worriedly.
"The fourth princess's condition is quite dire. Her body is forced to handle the pressure that is greater than her body could handle."
"She needs to recuperate for a long time and cannot do anything excessive for a while. For better recovery, she also should not cast any spell/skill at least in a month." said the vice-principal Ellen gravely.
"Haa… As long as she is still alive, that's already good news. How about the boy? Angus?" asked Anthony.
"The boy seems fine. He just got a little bit of shock and got a mental trauma, but he will heal in no time." Replied Ellen.
"Huft… At least we avoid the wrath of the Duke Fire Dragon and His Majesty. Make sure to take care of them carefully. We cannot offend their family and make things more complicated." said Anthony.
"Alright… Rest assured, Anthony. I will do my best to take care of them." reassured the vice principal.
Few moments after that, Angus woke up from the arrival of his brother. "Angus, Are you okay?" Asked Vergil worriedly towards his little brother.
"Ehh… Brother Vergil, Y-yeah, I just need a little bit of rest." Angus tries to excuse himself, so he has more sleeping time.
After that, the two brothers had more chatting a little bit before Vergil left Angus to rest. From Vergil's story, Angus found out that Princess Jayna was still in critical condition because of the forced [Soul Possession] she used.
'As expected of royalty with a strong lineage to have those possession skills. Well, none of it has anything to do with me anyway.' thought Angus inwardly.
Bored without anything to do, Angus checked his system and found new opponents in fiery red color inside his manual battle menu.
Princess Jayna (Possession)
Current chance of winning: 11%
"Hoo… This is new." Looking at this, Angus couldn't help but feel challenged. But, he is still sane enough not to try to fight her now.
He knows that he has a high chance of dying if he fights her in a possession state right now. As the system stated, he only has 11% chance to win against her in possession state.
Different from the fight he had before. The manual battle will create an exact copy of the opponent that only seeks his death. Furthermore, it will do anything without regard to its own safety to kill him.
From Angus's experience using the manual battle system, if the humanoid creature is cornered, it will always do some kind of a suicide attack. A suicide attack from Jayna in her possession state is enough to kill him few times.
Brushing this thought, Angus decides to go back to sleep. Unbeknown to him, princess Jayna is resting next to his room peacefully.
While Angus has his sweet peaceful dream, near the border of the academy, a hooded person walks silently under cover of the darkest night.
After looking around a few times, the hooded guy began chanting silently, and the transparent barrier that covered the royal academy trembled a little bit, making a human-sized hole.
Then, a few people in black hooded clothes appear from the barrier hole. The hooded person stops his chants after all the black hooded people pass the barrier.
The hooded guy only gives a silent nod towards the opposite group. Then, the other black hooded group disappears into the darkest night.
A few moments later, Angus wakes up silently after his instinct tells him something is not right. But, he didn't find anything wrong when looking at the window from inside his room. Trust his intuition. He uses [Mana Echolocation] silently.
'Tch… Another troublesome thing. At least do it when I am not around.' thought Angus silently.
Then, he wakes up and sits on his bed, taking a deep breath before screaming loudly, "AAAARRGGHH!!"
Hearing such a screaming from Angus, the vice principal Ellen and a few guards hurriedly come to Angus's room.
As soon as the people come to Angus's room, "M-Monster… I see monsters outside the window!! Help!!" Said Angus frantically while faking his shivering body.
Looking at this, the guard and vice principal focus on the window instantly. The guard didn't notice anything wrong, but the experienced vice principal immediately felt a few slight mana fluctuations on the outside.
At this moment, her eyes flashed a little bit [Mana Eye]. she instantly found a group of black-hooded people sneaking under the dark night outside the room.
Noticing this she immediately screams using an enhanced mana voice, "INTRUDER!!"
The black hooded people notice that being found out, decide to uncover from the shadow and launch the attack towards the princess room.
Without any moment, Vice-Principal Ellen claps her hand and flares up her mana, "Active defense mechanism, Entroot!!"
Many massive roots appear at fast speed and attack all the black hooded people nearby. The black hooded people seem not surprised by the sudden appearance of the root and keep approaching the princess room calmly.
However, few guards already notice this from all the commotion and manage to fend them off from entering the room through the window.
Although they only guard inside the academy, they still have the strength of third grade. Soon, with the help of root, they manage to subdue almost all the intruders except the leader.
Looking at all his comrades get captured while the leader of the hooded man tries to escape the root's grip, the guard feeling a little bit of relief.
But, the leader of black-hooded men suddenly flares up his mana, "Hmph!!" *BOOOM* *BOOOM*