Shang was a bit surprised that he had to fight someone as powerful as Astor right at the beginning.
Did teacher Loran want to punish Shang for annoying him?
Teacher Loran noticed Shang's expression and snorted. "Don't think of yourself as too important," he scoffed. "You are the only person that I haven't seen fight yet, and I need to see your fighting style first."
"And that's why you're sending me against the strongest of the grade?" Shang asked with a frown.
"Blame your body," teacher Loran said. "You have an unfair advantage over everyone else."
Shang didn't like hearing that he had an unfair advantage, but it was the truth. It was already a shame that he was the only student in a lower grade than they were supposed to be.
"This is your first lesson in the academy, right?" Astor asked from the side as he slowly readied his huge sword.
When Shang saw Astor look at him with his readied sword, he felt his heart shake.
Powerful!
