Gavin arrived with bluster but left in disarray.
William and his companions continued their meal.
In the present era, the affairs of Soulmancers were no longer a secret, and ordinary people held a certain reverence for them.
The law's constraints couldn't limit the power of Soulmancers,in a way, a Soulmancer wishing to kill an ordinary person could do so without detection.
Finding evidence was not so straightforward.
By the next day, the news of Alice's life-and-death duel with Gavin had spread throughout the entire academy.
"Gavin must be crazy to sign a duel contract with Alice for a fight to the death. Has he become overconfident?"
"It's more than overconfidence; he's completely lost his mind. A little bit of success and he's courting death, ruining his future!"
"I've seen the video of their argument. It's clearly that shameless William who stirred up trouble."
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