The entire academy seemed to be in a joyful mood. Several students could be seen talking loudly among themselves in an excited tone.
"The bets are still going on. Ethan Hawk vs Kai Boulder," a student yelled out loud.
Since today was the day of the match, the student-organized betting activity Surprisingly, the academy didn't restrict the students from betting; they saw it as a form of encouragement for the fighters, so this gave the students the approval to freely gamble without any disturbance.
Of course, most of the students were betting on Kai since he was pure blood, and Ethan, on the other hand, was a nobody. It was a logical decision for them to make. Although some of them witnessed his prowess in the assessment, they still didn't believe he would win against pure blood.
Despite all this, a particular group of students were busy betting on Ethan, and among these were Noah, Ileus, and, surprisingly, even Block, who Ethan fought against, was busy placing his points on Ethan.
After his spar with Ethan, Blocky developed a respect for Ethan. Although the fight was cut short, he still knew the outcome would have been the same with him losing.
And naturally, Blocky gave respect to those who deserve it, and naturally, Ethan does, but Kai, on the other hand, was a different case since he had not seen him act, but he was a tough opponent.
Inside one of the betting booths, a fairly large student stood across a high counter table. He was the student in charge of the betting activities. The reason he was given this position was his ability level and bulky physique.
A lady soon walked in, past everyone standing in the queue, and stood at the front.
"Get back!" The bulky student was about to kick the girl back to the back of the queue again.
However, his expression changed to a friendly one after seeing who was standing in front of him.
"Miss Heina, how many points are you placing and for whom?" The bulky student said in a respectful tone.
His normal harsh words were nowhere to be seen, as he spoke with respect towards the red-haired girl with her two friends, Shasha and Quincy, by her side.
Heina flashed an arrogant smile before saying, " I'm not here to place bets. Instead, I will be doing a little giveaway. Whoever places a bet on Kai Boulder will get a free 50 points, and also, you will still get your money gained from the bet. You can take this as a little giveaway to you, hungry folks. "
After hearing what she said, more students started placing bets on kai. Even the ones who didn't bet flocked in and began placing them, and all of them only had 50 free points in their mind.
As for the bulky student who was in charge of the place, he had a wide smile plastered across his face. If this was an anime, one could even see a point sign in his eyes.
Shasha and Quincy shook their heads, disappointedly.
"What a waste. The money could have been used for more important things, but not this, "Quincy mumbled out loud.
Shasha had a similar thought in her head. Before they walked in, the students were already voting for Kai, yet Heina still doubled the amount, and the worst thing was that some students didn't even vote for the 50-point mark she was giving away.
Considering the number of students placing bets on kai, Shasha knew Heina would be broke after this. However, she didn't think that would be possible since her boyfriend had a lot of points to spend.
When the betting was coming to an end, Heina said again,
"Since I am giving free points, I think it is logical for me to ask something as well."
Murmurs began to fill the betting hall.
"I know there is cash. I mean, who does things for free nowadays? " Some students mumble to themselves.
"Oh, it is nothing much. I will just need you to cheer kai and boo for Ethan," Heina said with a smile that made all the male students nod as if they were being controlled.
Ever since the gift from Ethan, Heina had a sleepless night, planning how she would repay the humiliation she felt, and after thinking for some time, she came up with the idea of humiliating Ethan in front of the entire student.
Some of the students thought her request would be something over the top, but, luckily, it was just to cheer for Kai and boo for Ethan.
"So what do you say?" Heina asked, with her head held high.
"Consider it done," the student echoed their answer.
"Good, very good," Heina said with an arrogant smirk.
**
Ethan lay in his king-size bed, deep in sleep, and his face had no hint of fear or worry. In fact, if one looked closer, one would be able to see a soft smile across his face. coupled with the cool condition feature in the room, Ethan slept like a baby.
*Creak
The door of the room suddenly opened, and Noah and Ileus walked in. They seemed to be having a conversation.
"I overheard some students saying that Kai's girlfriend, Heina, is giving out free 5o points to anyone who bets on Kai," Ileus said, as they walked in.
"I heard a similar thing, but I fear she is going to be broke," Noah said with a smile.
"Hey, where is the man of the day?" Noah said in a loud voice.
"Yawn." Ethan sat up and stressed his stiff muscles and legs before he moved the heavy fluffy blanket to the side. He stood up and twisted his body sideways, as one would do in the morning.
"This looks weird. Aren't you supposed to be a workout or some sort? I mean, you have a fight in an hour, "Ileus said, with a wrinkled forehead.
"I know," Ethan said casually.
" He is pretty confident, huh?" Ileus mumbled to himself. The way Ethan acted proved the point that he was not afraid of facing Kai. In fact, he was treating this whole thing casually.
"I wish I could face him as well," Ileus thought, and his expression darkened as bulging veins emerged on his forehead.
Sometimes later
"Are you ready?" Noah asked after a while.
"Come on, let's get this done," Ethan said with a determined face, as they walked out of the room.
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